The Commoner Consort: The Country’s Respected Empress - Chapter 223
Maya asks looking at the door “Where is Celina? I didn’t see her since I was woken up”.
Sarah answers combing Maya’s hairs “Something feels odd. She forbids to even see you ever since she saw Crown Prince carried you here. She is hiding something. Don’t know what trouble that kid created this time!”
Maya smiles seeing Sarah’s rants and asks curiously “Why do you care more for Celina? Is she related to you?”
Sarah smiles shaking her head “She came here when she was so young”.
Maya giggles “She is still young, Sarah”.
Sarah smiles calmly and speaks sitting next to Maya “She was a toddler when the soldiers brought her here. She had lost her mother and had no one to take care of her. I was young too but my mother will leave her with me whenever she leaves. She always makes everyone worry with that mouth of hers! She can’t keep her mouth closed at all!”
Maya smiles nodding. She recalls how Celina just spoke whatever came in her mind and chuckles “Indeed!”
Sarah sighs “Poor child. I wish she didn’t lose her mother in that cruellest way”.
Maya creases her eyebrows and asks curiously “Lose her mother? Cruellest way?”
Sarah speaks sadly “Someone burnt her mother alive-”
Maya gasps in shock “What?!”
Sarah speaks nodding sadly “I too wish she didn’t go through that but it already happened before our soldiers went to save her”.
Maya asks in disbelief “That cheerful girl… how could this happen to her?! Why?!”
“They misunderstood that my mother was having an affair with a stranger”.
Both Maya and Sarah get startled seeing Celina at the door. She looks at them and bows “I brought some clothes”.
Celina keeps the clothes in the stand near Sarah and says to Sarah “I will leave then”.
She turns towards Maya and bows silently before leaving.
Maya couldn’t digest what she just heard. She noticed Celina’s pale face while leaving and gets an unsettling feeling in her heart.
‘I could never be that strong. How could that girl smile cheerfully after what happened to her mother?!’
Maya asks in disbelief “They burnt her?!”
‘I can’t believe this. ..’
Sarah nods confused as Celina never spoke about the reason for her mother’s death for a long time.
Maya asks impatiently “Who are they? Were that Royals?!-”
Sarah speaks hurriedly “No Maya! The Royals have nothing to do with this! They are the ones who saved Celina instead! Celina’s own family burnt her mother-”
Maya feels herself getting anxious and stops Sarah “No, Sarah… I will be back soon”.
She walks out but Sarah speaks “But His Highness ordered me to not let you out. He asked to make sure you take rest”.
Maya asks while leaving the chamber “Where can I find Celina? In the Royal Kitchen?”
Sarah sighs defeated and nods “Yes”.
Maya walks out and finds Justin guarding her chamber and orders “Justin… Lead the way to The Royal Kitchen”.
Justin who is the chamber guard of Maya bows respectfully before leading her the way “This way, Your Highness”.
When they reached the Royal Kitchen Maya sees every servant running around hurriedly and searches for Celina from the outside as her sudden appearance might startle the servants who are cooking.
She orders Justin instead “Find Celina and bring her here”.
Justin bows “Yes, Your Highness! At once!”
Maya feels even more guilty for even being cold for her before. Even though it wasn’t her fault she still feels so bad for even hurting Celina.
‘That poor girl! No wonder she ran away in panic seeing us! No wonder she thought wrong as soon as she saw us together! She must be hurt by my harshness. How could I?! I should have controlled myself before hurting her. The thing that makes me guilty is… I know my words will hurt her! Yet I spoke just because I don’t want to be misunderstood!”
She mutters worriedly “I should apologize-”
“I left your servants yet you arrived at the kitchen yourself. Are you starving yet?”
Maya jumps in fright suddenly hearing a voice behind her.
She pats her chest to calm herself and speaks without turning “Why are you even talking with me? Didn’t you give me time to decide? I have something else to do so leave!”
Kalki “…” This woman!
Even though he is irked by her nonchalant behaviour it still brought a strange feeling in his heart as if he wanted her to be this way.
‘Anything is better than a crying woman!’
He declares “The servant is waiting for you in the chamber”.
Maya turns stunned and asks blankly “But I sent …”
Kalki continues for her “And he was about to bring her here but I ordered them to stay there. Do you want me to answer every single question of your brain?”
She huffs irked “I will go then!”
She is about to walk away but Kalki grabs her wrist “Behave, woman”.
He walks ahead holding her and asks sensing her “What are you anxious about?”
Maya mutters “Nothing”.
He enters his chamber and orders “Leave!”
Maya speaks hurriedly “But I have to talk-”
He states calmly “That can wait”.
Sarah and Celina leave the chamber. Maya didn’t fail to notice scared eyes of Celina as if she is scared of Maya.
Maya struggles and pulls her hand away from Kalki’s hold harshly. She fumes “What are you?! You can’t order me around! I have done more than enough for you and you have no right to even ask for my help!”
Kalki asks “You do remember where you are standing?”
Well well well! She even made Kalki ask instead of stating a question as an emotionless statement.
Maya scoffs fearlessly “Of course I do! Now, what will you do? Will throw me again in that prison?!”
She looks away and huffs in frustration “I should have been careful! I should have asked Bhommi to disappear even before you saw her! I wish you never found about my powers-”
“You were never careful if that’s your regret”.
Maya “…”