Second Life's Revenge

Laura's first step to war had already begun before she knew it. As of now, she was inside a fancy carriage that would take her to the Alvarado estate. She gazed out the window with a sadden expression as the view of the orphanage grew smaller and smaller, until it was not to be seen anymore.

Lester had accompanied her to the estate which was different from the past. When Laura first entered the estate no had accompanied her, it was like for them, she never had existed. The count only recently found interest at her, and that was why he needed to treat her with hospitality.

Laura couldn't believe how much the future had already changed and was worried that the main events had been changed. Not only that, but she also thought about what would happen to her inside the estate when everyone is her enemy.

She didn't mind not having any allies, but every once in a while, it may not be that bad. Laura's surroundings had changed and once she had stopped gazing she, then noticed that she had finally arrived on the battlefield.

However, she didn't expect to be welcomed. And that's because this never happened in the past. Lester got off the carriage first and offered a hand to Laura, who had accepted it. Laura gazed up to see an older man in a butler uniform, smiling and welcoming her.

She didn't know who he was, but she knew that the future had definitely changed. The butler bowed and introduced himself as the head butler, and his name was Percival Barnett. The maids were all in one line and had greeted Laura.

This shocked her, as it was the first time that the maids had given her a proper greeting. She thought that they would need to be punished if they had disrespected her.

"Lester starting today you are to assist miss Laura with her tasks."

"Did I hear wrong? Who gave you the order to say so?"

"It's the master's orders."

"Then who'll stay with him?"

"I will."

"No way."

"Lester…"

Percival then gives Lester a look that scared him. Lester had a look of defeat, then stayed silent. Percival had asked Lester to escort her to her room and let her rest for a while before touring her around the estate.

"This way, Miss Laura."

Lester had walked beside Laura and escorted her to her room. The first thing she needs to do once she gets in her room was to change into a better-looking dress because she didn't want to be humiliated by Tine.

Laura entered the estate, and nothing had changed at all. The paintings on the walls were still there and the beautiful porcelain from the west was still being showcased on a stand. They arrived at her room, then Lester opened the door and gestured her to enter first.

Lester stood by a door while Laura uncomfortably sat on the couch. She wanted to ask many things, but she knew that he didn't like being asked. Laura continued peeking at Lester, who seemed to have noticed she had something to ask.

Being a gentleman towards his new master, he couldn't act like he wasn't bothered. Lester didn't like the idea of assisting or being by her side, however he didn't want to disobey the count.

"Is there any problem miss?"

"No, not at all. I was wondering why you didn't like me."

Lester flinched as he couldn't find any words to deny. He wondered since when she knew about it. He was more ashamed that he couldn't hide his face in front of a girl who was younger than him.

"I said nothing."

"You don't have to hide anything from me, Lester."

Laura had known from the beginning that he didn't like her. She knew that he didn't like the fact a commoner like her had gotten adopted into the Alvarado family. It was like she had cheated in a casino to be rich suddenly.

Lester sighed out loud and surrendered himself. He couldn't hide the truth about not liking her. It was because she had this powerful aura that had scared him. He was scared that a girl like her could destroy the family for good.

But at the very least, he definitely liked Laura better than Tine. He found Tine to be scary. He also notices that she had always given a fake smile to the maids. That is also why the maids favored Tine.

They were all too scared to defy her orders. Lester laughed softly as he was impressed by a 15-year-old girl who used to be a commoner. He knew that he shouldn't underestimate her as she could turn out to be someone very powerful and influential in the future.

"What's wrong Lester?"

"Your performance quite amused me."

"It seems like I've been found out."

Lester walked towards Laura who looked puzzled about why he did so. Laura was confused about what he was about to do since she never had encountered this in the past. Laura then realized that one minor change could change everything.

Still, her goal was to act weak in front of Tine but at the same time, she would be attacking her secretly by winning the favor of everyone in the estate.

"I would like to formally introduce myself. My name is Lester Barnett and from now on I will serve miss Laura no matter what happens."

"I'll be placed in your care."

"The maid appointed to you will be coming soon and so I'll be giving you some time to rest. Please ring the bell if you need anything from me."

Lester then left the room and Laura finally could breathe. It was quite tiring to act like that but she didn't have a choice as she needed to have allies who she could use. She opened her luggage and got her journal out.

She wants to remember what had happened when she first entered the estate. However, the pages had turned blank. She was perplexed as she flipped the empty pages. Her heart was beating so fast and the only page that was filled was today's date.

It was written that Lester had accepted her as his master and after, Tine would formally introduce herself. She then heard a knock coming from the door and couldn't believe everything that's written was happening.

However, she was confused as she didn't write what's written at all. It was like magic.

"This is Mary, may I come in?"

Laura sighed out of relief. She didn't know what would have happened if Tine had seen what she was wearing. It was old and ragged, not even fit for a noble to wear.

"Come in."

Mary entered her room, looking nervous as she kept stuttering. She showed signs that she was nervous and scared, which made Laura's expression soften.

"Are you going to be my maid?"

Even knowing that Mary would become her maid, she wanted to have a normal conversation with her. She didn't want Mary to act formally with her since this was the only way she could repay her in the past.

In the past, Mary had become Laura's personal maid however because Laura was known to be a puny person, she had to bear all the offensive things about her master. Laura couldn't be any happier as there was someone she could trust in the estate.

"M-m-my name is Mary. It's nice to meet you miss Laura."

"Oh please. Just call me Laura otherwise I will not respond to you."

Mary thought that the new master she's going to serve would be harsh, but it was the opposite as Laura seems to be the most carefree person she had met so far. It could possibly be because of Laura's appearance or the way she speaks. Who knows? She smiled happily and agreed with Laura however that is only if they were alone.

"Ah, that's right miss you better change into more suitable clothes. The count has been ordering beautiful dresses for you and I'm sure they were personally made to fit you."

"Is that so? Well then, let's get changed."

Despite being a 15-year-old on the outside, she was a seventeen-year-old girl who already knew how cruel the world is. The stronger people will live and the weaker ones will die. It has always been like that.

Isn't this why there is a caste system in the kingdom? After changing into her fresh dress, Mary couldn't stop admiring her master's beauty. The baby blue dress that she wore had matched her black hair and purple eyes.

Mary had described her as a sapphire. Laura's mature and calm personality had fitted well with her dress. Mary then asked Laura to sit down so that she could comb her hair. Not once did Laura imagine that one day the count would buy her clothes that made her glow.

She suddenly had the thought that the count may start to favor her. Was it because she had talked to him in a blunt way? Or was it because the count wanted something from her? Whatever the reason was, she didn't have any clue at all.

"Despite you having an unusual hair color I still find it pretty."

Mary hummed as she combed Laura's straight hair. Her expression softened as she looked at her hands. She remembered Mary saying the same thing when she had first met her. She felt lucky she had someone like Mary by her side.

As Laura and Mary were enjoying their quiet time they were suddenly interrupted with a knock on the door. Laura had asked the person to enter and she couldn't feel anything but happy to see her. Laura's chest lit up as soon as she saw her face.

She couldn't help but feel any happier to see the girl who had accused her.