Chapter 32: Self respect?

Chapter 32: Self respect?

"Self-respect?" chuckled Bree upon hearing those as she swooped down and pinched Harley’s face with her fingers. Then without even bothering to lower her voice, she continued, " You came rushing here despite being engrossed in work, I will not ask about how exactly you found about the situation here but as soon as you came here, you went ahead on your knees and begged me to forgive the second consort, with what rights if not for you being his bedmate. Because ten soldiers are standing here, with twenty maids and fifty or so male servants, they watched me punish the second consort and didn’t dare to say a word, so why is it that you are the only one who begged me to show leniency?"

Harley’s eyes flickered with sharp glints, most probably she was trying to converse with the system in her head but even after waiting for a long while when she didn’t say anything, Bree pushed her away and watched how she fall to the ground. " Miss maid seemed to have forgotten that I have grown up in the castle with concubines fighting for favour left and right, I have seen enough and with one glance I can tell whether or not a woman has feelings for a man or not, do you think that your small tricks can escape my eyes?"

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