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Chapter 19 Lizzie and Hetty

On the streets of Ankasi city, the slightly narrow stone roads are lined with old-fashioned buildings, and there are more narrow alleys between the buildings. Sunlight shines through the tall buildings on the street, forming mottled light and shadow, dividing the street into a picture of light and dark.

Liz was standing in a backlit position at the moment, running her fruit stand. There was a large wooden board on the cart she pushed from home, with a variety of fruits displayed on the wooden board.

However, the girl's business has always been average. Except for some regular customers who come to take care of her, she often ends up with the fruit being sold out and rotting.

"Miss Liz? Why are you here selling fruit again?"

Mrs. An, dressed like a housewife, walked towards Liz's position incredulously, and asked in a puzzled tone.

"I……"

"Needless to say." Mrs. An shook her head, sighing and looking at Liz with pity, "It must be your father who caused trouble with Mr. Sirius again, right?"

Mrs. An didn't know Sirius's identity. From her point of view, Sirius was most likely a noble child from other places.

Buying the largest idle manor in Anka in one fell swoop and hiring dozens of maids for 1 gold coin a month was obviously not something that ordinary people could do.

What just makes common people like them wonder is why some nobles would not think of coming to Anka. After all, this is the most dangerous place in the eastern part of the empire.

Don't look at it. It seems that everything is calm and harmonious these days. But for a long time, the population loss rate here reached a desperate level.

But being able to have nobles come and live there is actually beneficial to ordinary civilians like them. After all, those who are lucky enough to get the job of one gold coin a month are now the envy of many other people.

No one would leave there voluntarily, especially Liz, whose family situation had always been difficult.

Therefore, the reason why the girl chose to give up such a high-paying job and come to Xicheng District to continue selling fruit must be due to some force majeure that led her to take this path.

"Father also has his own difficulties. If my mother hadn't died early, he wouldn't be like this."

Liz said with a wry smile, which made Mrs. An, who had always treated her as her daughter, feel distressed.

"Let me tell you that your father is not worthy of having such a good daughter like you. Originally, many of us envied you for having a good job of one gold coin a month. But in the end, as your father, he directly messed with you!"

Although she didn't know what happened that day, in Mrs. An's opinion, it was not surprising that such a rotten person who smelled of alcohol 360 days out of 350 would do anything.

Liz was so beautiful that it was not surprising that she was chosen by the young noble to be a maid, but this did not mean that the noble had no temper and would allow a commoner to cause trouble in his home.

While the two were chatting about home affairs, a young girl wearing a maid uniform came over.

After seeing Liz standing behind the fruit cart with a haggard face, her eyes lit up instantly, and she stepped up her steps a little faster and ran to Liz.

"Sister Liz!"

"Are you... Hetty?"

Hetty is naturally an ordinary maid who is currently working in a New Delhi manor. She has an average appearance. She might look better if she removed some freckles on her face.

The reason why she came here to look for Liz was not because she was deliberately lazy. When she went out today, she listened to Sirius's arrangement and came here specifically to see Liz to check on the situation. Although this kind of concern is probably because Miss Liz's appearance is indeed outstanding, the same thing does not seem so wretched when it comes to Sirius, who has an elegant temperament and a dignified appearance. Instead, he is very gentle and considerate.

In addition, during the past few days when Liz was working in the manor, she had a very good relationship with the other maids. When they couldn't figure out many things, they would turn to the almighty Miss Liz for help.

"Yes, sister Liz, let me come over to see you."

"Ah..." Perhaps because she was not used to the kindness shown to her by someone she had just known for a few days, Liz's expression was a little unnatural, "Thank you. Is everything going well in the manor during this time?"

"Sister Liz, let me tell you a big secret."

Having said this, the young girl Hedy glanced at Mrs. An aside with an appraising look. The latter also understood something and immediately found an excuse to leave.

And when Liz looked at this naive girl with some confusion, she pulled her into a corner with a mysterious look, and then took out a bag of silver coins from her pocket under her surprised eyes and handed it to her hand. , Liz asked puzzledly:
  "what do you mean?"

"Sister Liz, I know you are in a difficult situation at home right now. I heard the housekeeper tell you about it... so I was wondering if I could help you."

The money was not from Sirius's will, but simply from Hetty's own good intentions.

However, Lord Sirius sent Miss Lizzie away from the manor because he respected her personal thoughts, but he was afraid that Miss Liz would have a bad life, so he silently guarded her from behind, which still made the girl feel a little envious.

What a touching yet simple love...

In the girl's head, a love drama has begun to play out, in which a noble young man pursues a common girl. Oh no... this is not a noble man, it should be said to be a royal family.

Thinking of this, Hetty seemed to understand why Siris wanted to hide his identity as the second prince of the empire.

"Hetty, that secret you just mentioned...what do you mean?"

"Ah? Secret? No, no... there is no secret." Realizing Sirius's "thoughts", she quickly shook her head in denial, then thought of an interface and said, "I just want to find a reason to get rid of that aunt, after all. I’m afraid what she will think after seeing me giving you money.”

"Is that so... Mrs. An is not that kind of person~"

"Hey, Sister Liz, you are just too naive."

Hetty pursed her lips and squeezed Liz's arm helplessly, "Many people can't tell their inner thoughts by looking at their appearance. Who knows if those people who look kind are actually perverted murderers on the inside? ?”

"..."

"Well, Sister Liz, I'm going to the market to do some shopping first. I'll come find you after I get off work in the evening."

Before Liz could say anything, Hetty turned around and left happily. Liz, who was still standing in the shadows, had a gloomy look on her face, looking at the girl's leaving back as if she was looking at an eyesore.

"It's really unpleasant. Xiaoxiaoxiao...is there anything that makes you worthy of being happy?"

However, thinking that she had just received a gold coin from the other party, Liz did not continue to complain. She just kicked away the stones on the ground with some annoyance, and then looked at the sky that would only darken in a few hours, thinking about herself. Shouldn't the plan be carried out quickly?

(End of this chapter)