Chapter 22: How Fake
I couldn''t help but smile, quickly averting my eyes. Hisment caught me off guard. "Why are you
smiling? You better eat it, Lyka," he said, urging me to finish the soup. I obliged, pushing aside my
earlier thoughts.
After I finished the soup, he handed me some medicine, iming it would help with dizziness and
the effects of alcohol.
We then left the maid''s quarter together. As we walked through the living room, Miss Linda noticed
our presence and eximed in surprise, "Oh Lyka! Why are you out? I told Sir to inform you that
you don''t have to work today."
I saw Joday and Doday, both busy with their tasks, but they managed to shoot us disapproving
looks. Feeling ufortable, I avoided their gaze, especially Joday''s.
"I''m fine,Miss... It''s just embarrassing for me to rest all day," I replied, trying to dismiss any
suspicions.
"By the way, Miss Linda, thank you for the soup and medicine!" I expressed my gratitude, smiling
genuinely.
Miss Linda was about to respond but then looked at Kiro with a smile. "Oh, Lyka, the soup wasn''t
from me... It was Sir Kiro''s. Actually, he made it." I was taken aback when Miss Linda revealed that
it was actually Kiro who had made the soup for me. Just moments ago, he had imed that it was
Miss Linda who sent it. Why did he lie?
"I''ll just go to my room. Take care, everyone," Kiro swiftly interjected, racing up the stairs before
Miss Linda could say more.
I couldn''t help but wonder about the sudden change in his mood. What happened? I pondered
briefly before shrugging it off.
I turned to Miss Linda, only to be met with mischievous looks and teasing. "Um, Miss Linda, what''s
with the look?" I asked, feeling a bit flustered.
"You thought I wouldn''t notice?" she yfully remarked.
I swallowed nervously.
Did Miss Linda know about what happened between Kiro and me in the gardenst night? Was she
aware? Did she witness our encounter?
"W-what are you talking about, Miss? If you''re referring to what happenedst night in the garden,
then let me expl—"
"I noticed you two are bing best friends! That''s a good start for Kiro since he just came out of
his room!" Miss Linda interrupted, teasingly.
"He has been confined to his room for months, so it''s great that he found a best friend so quickly... It
seems like he feelsfortable around you," she continued.
I took a deep breath, trying to y along. "Yes!" I smiled, pretending to go with the flow.
A wave of relief washed over me as Miss Linda exined her suspicions about Kiro and me
bing best friends. I had feared she would assume that our connection was romantic in nature.
However, her words reassured me that she viewed our bond purely as a friendship, a positive
development given the circumstances.
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Just like any other day in the mansion, I went about my usual tasks. Cleaning and fixing furniture
that needed repairs upied my time. Afterward, I headed out to the back garden to water the
nts, particrly the ones I personally cared for.
Memories of the previous night''s conversation and, well, kissing, flushed my cheeks, causing me to
wince.
Unpleasant sights greeted my eyes, reminding me of the mess I made by vomiting on the grass. I
cringed at the thought of how disgusted I must have looked.
"Dodong!" I eximed, addressing the daisy in frustration.
"Maybe you saw what happened between Kiro and mest night, huh?" I turned to Datdat, another
nt, who seemed upset.
"You too, Datdat? Did you witness it?" I touched my lips, still feeling the lingering sensation of his
kiss from the previous night.
"But why did he kiss me?" That question lingered in my mind without a satisfactory answer. I
wondered aloud, seeking answers from the nts as if they could respond.
Did Kiro also have too much to drink? But all he had was mineral water... Could it be intoxicating?
Oh, Lyka, don''t be foolish.
"Why am I even thinking about that? Maybe he was also drunkst night and identally kissed
me..." I tried to convince myself, seeking a usible exnation.
"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! I knew it!" Doday''s voice suddenly eximed from behind
me. My eyes widened in surprise. Wait, she knew something? What in the world did she know?
"I knew it!" I quickly turned around, grabbing my chest in shock at her outburst.
I saw Doday standing there. "D-Doday..."
"Were you there? Did you overhear everything?" I asked anxiously, worried that she heard all the
foolish questions I had asked earlier. I felt doomed.
Before she could answer, a sudden emotion flickered in her eyes. I sensed an unfamiliar vibe from
her.
"Yes," she replied, and I swallowed nervously.
"You heard it all? Every single word?" I silently prayed that she didn''t. There was another fleeting
emotion in her eyes before she responded, and I couldn''t quite decipher it.
"Y-yes, I heard it all... Really? He kissed you?" Her voice trembled, and her emotions seemed to
shift suddenly. What was happening? What was going on with her?
I averted my gaze from her, but she firmly grasped my shoulders, forcing me to face her. I saw an
emotion I couldn''tprehend in her eyes. What was truly happening with Doday?
"Doday? Why? Why are you acting this way? What''s wrong?" I bombarded her with questions as I
noticed her tear-stained red eyes. She was crying.
"T-Tell me, Lyka... Did he really kiss youst night? What else happened, Lyka?" Her words felt like
a weight pressing down on me. There was something different about her. She knew something.
"H-huh? What do you mean by ''what else happened,'' Doday?" I asked directly, feeling confused by
her cryptic behavior.
She seemed to snap out of it, wiping away her tears. I couldn''t quite understand it, but I sensed a
different reason behind her tears and her unusual behavior.
"Ah! So, nothing else happened, Lyka?" Her question piqued my curiosity. She now spoke with an
intense tone, as if she wanted to interrogate a criminal. I stared at her intently. Doday, what do you
know? I wanted to shout the question at her, but I couldn''t.
"Yeah, t-there''s nothing else, Doday..." I stammered, trying to assure her. She forced a smile.
“There was nothing that happened or ‘you like what happened’, Lyka?” She put an emphasis on her
words. Before I could answer her, she immediately continued. In a weird way, I get her point with
how she emphasized her words and that made me want to p her straight in the face, but I did
not.
"Just as I thought, Kiro likes you..." she dered, causing my eyes to widen in surprise.
"H-huh?"
"Don''t pretend to be innocent, Lyka," she said sharply, her eyes piercing.
"Don''t y dumb, you know and you''ve noticed that he likes you, haven''t you?" she questioned.
The Doday I used to work with seemed different from the one standing in front of me now.
Earlier, I was concerned about seeing tears streaming down her face, but now she seemed to adopt
Joday''s habit of intriguing me.
Suddenly, I felt a nervousness I couldn''t exin. "Doday, I don''t understand what you mean... What
are you trying to say?" I asked, feeling confused. Her response was a sarcastic look that made me
swallow hard. Did she know? Did she know that Sir had touched me when I entered his room? Was
she aware that Kiro had crossed boundaries due to his illness?
My heart raced, and I turned around, ready to ask her again, but she interrupted with a smile.
"Well..."
"Let me tell you this, Ly—" Her words were cut off as we suddenly heard Joday''s voice approaching
us.
"Doday! Lyka!"
"So, you two are just here! I''m amazed, are you housekeepers or the bosses? We still have plenty
to do inside, girls!" She scolded us.
I noticed how Doday swiftly changed her reaction. While earlier she resembled an amazon with her
confession, now a sweet smile adorned her face.
Figuratively speaking, she was wearing a mask. She’s been faking it all. Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.