The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress

Chapter 148: A fool's paradise.

After the untimely demise of her mother, Lettice York had stayed at Stormwind, she was neither a servant nor a

relative of Roland's. In a way, she was an unofficial ward that he had been taking care of since he was a

teenager. Lettice was only six years younger than Roland, four and two currently.

Roland had given her every advantage and treated her with kindness, raising her as if she was a noble lady. As

the years passed Lettice York's admiration for Roland grew into something far more dangerous: a deep,

unspoken love.

She always watched him from afar with admiring eyes, accompanied him on his morning rides during which time

they sometimes watched the sunrise. She often took walks with him along the shores of the sea.

Every decision she made was about him. All of her education was dedicated to helping him manage Stormwind,

as his right hand woman.

Lettice’s heart always fluttered at Roland's every word and gesture. In her mind, she wove fantasies of a future

where they would stand side by side, not as ward and guardian, but husband and wife. She was aware that the

position of main wife would have to go to a titled lady and as much as she did not like it, she was willing to

concede and give it up.

She had convinced herself that they could be like the king, queen and Rina. Roland as king, with a queen he did

not love but needed for politics, to appease the nobles and her as the beloved secondary consort who owned his

heart.

Lettice lived in a fool's paradise, her dreams were foolish and when news cto Stormwind of Roland's

wedding, her heart had shattered. When it was announced that he would not take a secondary consort, a dagger

was taken to her heart.

When Roland didn’t bring Sigrid to his fief, Stormwind, her hope was reincarnated. If he loved or recognized her

as his wife, surely he would have brought her and introduced her to his businesses and tenants. So, Lettice

continued on dreaming, weaving a fictional life with him.

That dream had been ripped apart when Roland showed up with Sigrid today. Not just her, but her family too. He

had taken her on a tour of Stormwind, held her hand, hugged her in public and he was now locked in the

bedroom with her, laughing happily.

Lettice could not stand to hear the sound of Sigrid’s laugh, she wanted to go into the bedroom and demand that

Roland throw her out immediately for his wife did not belong there.

Her hand almost reached for the door knob but a sword stopped her. When she lifted her eyes, a fierce knight

whose face was hidden behind a black mask said, "If you want to lose your hand, go ahead and open that door."

She recognized the knight__, not him but the mask. A few of the knights that had accompanied the crown

princess had veiled their faces behind those masks.

"What are you doing?" Lanai turned Lettice around, looking at the young woman with cautious eyes.

She was not the only one of Sigrid’s close servants that were watching Lettice as if she was a threat. They looked

at her the way lions and hyenas eyed each other when they met like rivals. Lettice, as far as they were

concerned was a potential rival to their crown princess for heart of the crown prince.

They had been at Stormwind for a few hours and already the had been told about Roland's ward that behaved as

if she was the lady of the house.

Lama moved over, with a sneer on her face. "You are not dressed like a maid. Whose family’s noble daughter are

you?

Lettice was not any family’s noble daughter, a thing that caused her incredible pain and shame. She always

thought that if she was one, her path to becoming Roland’s queen would have been paved long ago.

Lama’s words angered her and made her clench her fists.

"Who is she?" Lanai asked a Stormwind maid, pretending she did not know the identity of the young woman they

were looking at.

"She is Miss Lettice, the ward of the crown prince." The maid answered. "Her mother was his highness’s first

governess. He took her under his care after she passed on in order to repay the kindness he had receive."

Lanai scoffed, Lama sneered even more and the other maids were not impressed either. The crown prince's

kindness was well known to them. It was what had brought Emmah to the Vale after all.

Lettice raised her chin proudly and faced the maids head on. "I am Miss Lettice York, it would do you all good to

speak towith respect." She spoke with authority and acted as if she was a titled young woman. "This is your

first tat Stormwind so | do not blyou for your lack of manners however, you should know that the rules

that govern Stormwind are different from those of the city."

Lama let out a snort and rolled her eyes. "Hey, we are the crown princess's closest maids. We have learned the

rules that govern royal maids and we are royal maids. We serve the future queen of Eldoria, if anyone here

should have their chin high in the sky, it's us."

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Lanai was not the only maid on the move, all of Sigrid’s maids accompanied her, crowding Lettice so that she

had no way out. They were like a pack of lions that had surrounded a zebra.

Lama shoved Lettice with both hands, pushing her down to the floor completely. "Miss ward, you should learn

your place, the crown prince is not for you." she warned in a serious voice.

"This is a warning." Bella hissed at Lettice. "If we catch you sneaking around outside of the crown prince's

chambers we will cut your feet off."

"And feed them to the dogs." Lanai added.

Lama cin last with a final threat.

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The maids turned around and walked back to the doors, guarding over them strictly, such that not even a fly

could get past them.

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