I Picked Up the Trash Others Threw Away - Chapter 6.2

Chapter 6.2

“A relationship? The Young Lady?”

Why was she looking at me like that?

“Why, is it weird for me to be in a relationship?”

“N-no. But you used to only read books. Apart from going to the royal palace library from time to time, you only stayed inside the house… I didn’t know you were interested in dating.”

“I didn’t know I was going to like that man either. Is there such a thing as fateful love? I think we’re in a relationship like that.”

It was the base for the wedding announcement, but the lies flowed out like water. Maybe I had a talent for acting?

The maid tilted her head as if she still couldn’t believe I was in a relationship.

“But it’s still a secret, so please don’t tell anyone. Especially my father.”

“… Is it because of the man you’re going to get engaged to?”

“Ugh, engagement? Don’t say something so awful. Just looking at his face, he looks more like he’s having a funeral instead of an engagement.”

The maid burst into laughter without realizing it.

She soon realized that she had made a mistake and justified herself with a pale face.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to laugh.”

“It’s alright. Do you also think it’s an absurd marriage? Just wait and see, I’ll meet and marry a better man. If you help me, I will give you great severance pay.”

“Are you going to kick me out?”

“No. When I get married, I have to go to my husband’s house, right? Wouldn’t it be better for you to receive a letter of recommendation and work for a better noble family than to work in a place like this?”

I thought she would say yes, but the maid unexpectedly shook her head.

“This is exactly how I like it. It’s easy to clean alone, and there’s not a lot of work. The salary is a little low, but it’s enough for me to live.”

“You’re not greedy. People need to be a little greedy. What if my family kicks you out because they don’t have the money to pay your salary?”

“I’ll look for a new place to work then.”

Unlike the ambitious me, she was a maid with a relaxed disposition.

I liked her personality for some reason, so I burst into laughter.

When I married and went to the count’s house, wouldn’t it be okay to have such a person by my side?

“This is sudden, but what was your name?”

“You’re mean, Young Lady. I’ve been working here for more than a year and you can’t even remember my name?”

The maid looked disappointed but soon answered with a smile on her lips.

“It’s Sarah, Young Lady.”

“Sarah, can you help me dress up when I go out from now on?”

“That’s not part of my job.”

“You’re mean. Didn’t I say I will give you an incentive if things go well with the man I’m seeing now? It would be even more than my father’s petty salary.”

“Hmm… Then I’ll think about it.”

“I can’t believe a servant is trying to compete with their master.”

“My employer is Baron Delphonie, not you, Young Lady.”

Even though she said that, Sarah was still smiling. It was like there was finally something exciting to see in her boring daily life.

“But since when have you been seeing that man?”

“I’ll let you know if you help me get dressed.”

“Gosh, alright. I will help you. So, how did it happen?”

“It started in an alley of the capital’s square late at night. When I was walking down the street at night feeling unbelievably depressed, I met that man like it was destiny. We fell in love with each other at first sight, and the man courted me by saying that he had never seen a woman like me.”

Sarah’s eyes, sparkling in anticipation of a beautiful love story, instantly turned cold.

She gave me cold advice with regained rationality.

“Young Lady, a man who says he fell in love at first sight is usually a con man or a flirt.”

Sarah, you’re right. Trish was indeed a con man and a flirt.

“Still, he’s the first handsome man who asked me to marry him.”

“Isn’t it a scam marriage? It’s even more suspicious.”

Sorry, it was also a scam marriage. Since it was the contract marriage I proposed.

“But his family is wealthy. You’ll know if you look it up. It’s Count Malekiah’s family…”

“Sorry? It’s not the second son of the count who’s called the trash of the social world, is it?”

Yeah. That was exactly him…