At this very moment, Tina felt an unprecedented force pressing down on her chest, making it hard to breathe.
Although Lia didn’t speak, her thoughts were clear enough to be seen through her eyes: Come, upstairs.
Tina felt she hadn’t done anything wrong—just catching up with an old acquaintance.
But in Lia’s eyes, Tina probably came over only to flirt around everywhere, unwilling to interact with her at the café, which made her seem a bit isolated.
“I’m coming,” Tina said in quick little steps, following behind without daring to utter a word.
Arriving on the second floor, in front of the door, Lia stopped and made a path.
“Am I… going in?” Tina pointed to herself.
“Do I need to invite you in?” Lia finally spoke, but her tone was somewhat impatient, or maybe just a little anxious.
“Oh, oh.”
However, the moment Tina stepped through the door, a loud bang sounded behind her, followed by the sound of the door being locked from the inside.
“Huh? What, what’s going on?” she panicked a little.
Lia still wore that icy expression as she crouched down and swept Tina up into a princess carry, then mercilessly tossed her onto the bed.
The bed was large and soft; Tina even bounced twice on it.
“Coming to a hotel dressed like this—do you really not get it, or are you pretending not to?” Lia raised an eyebrow, her gaze as if looking at a fool.
“Get what? Didn’t you call me here to find you?”
“Sure, we agreed you’d show me your place, but I don’t know why I just couldn’t hold myself when I saw you.”
“Huh? How did you go from that pure princess who hesitated even to kiss six years ago to a hungry queen ready to pounce the moment you arrive?”
“Wait a minute, I never said we’d do that kind of thing here, did I?”
“What kind of thing?” Lia bit her lip teasingly, waiting for the answer.
“Y-you know, that kind of thing! You locked the door—are you still pretending?”
“Tsk.” Lia clicked her tongue. “Why overthink it? Just lie down obediently. After it’s done, you can have whatever you want.”
“N-no way, I’m just here to chat and maybe play some games at most. That kind of thing… if it happens, then there’s no going back.”
“You’re working as a maid at the café and still care about this? One time and you can make enough money for a lifetime, isn’t that enough?”
Lia said as she pinned Tina’s hands to the pillow, her strong grip leaving no room for refusal.
“Ugh—”
Silver strands fell over Tina’s face, and all she could see was Lia’s somewhat sickly expression.
She could feel her outer clothes slowly being peeled away, exposing her skin within reach.
“N-no, no way…” Tina struggled weakly, her voice unconsciously trembling with tears.
Her feeble resistance only made Lia more excited.
The maid’s panting sounds filtered into her ears, filling her mind with a raw desire.
She wanted to possess her—this feeling only existed when it was Tina.
Lia lifted Tina’s hair, turned her ear away, and buried her head, blocking her lips.
“Mm—”
Tina felt miserable at that moment.
Lia didn’t even bother to pretend anymore; she kissed fiercely, as if to silence all objections with repeated kisses, to make her accept by sheer force.
This must never happen!
But the worst part was that Tina seemed to be reacting.
“What’s this? You say you can’t accept it, but your body is so honest. You can make money and enjoy yourself—what’s wrong with that?”
While speaking casually, Lia uncovered the last piece of Tina’s modesty.
Slowly, her hand slid downward.
“R-really, no…”
Tina’s eyes filled with tears, her vision blurring, and even her voice turned into a pleading sound that stirred pity.
“You know, like this, you really make me like you a lot.”
The image of the maid before her slowly merged with that of a certain girl from her memories.
Lia’s years of longing and anger all tried to pour out onto her.
She traced circles on Tina’s belly with her fingertips, then slid toward her waist on both sides, continuing to the back.
Finally, she wrapped her arms around Tina, towering over her like a predator.
“P-please, please…”
“Even begging has to wait in line.”
“You’re really… disappointing…”
Seeing resistance was useless, Tina finally closed her eyes and surrendered completely.
Just hold on, she thought.
The girl’s curses mixed with her tearful expression suddenly reminded Lia of the look Tina once gave her when she lost all trust.
Her mind wavered.
The once frenzied heart was doused with cold water.
What exactly was she doing?
Looking at the marks and kisses she had left on the maid’s body, Lia stopped her hand just before reaching the last area.
This was just a maid she’d met that afternoon—was she really forcing her into this?
“Sorry, I don’t know why I acted like this.”
“Hm? Playing the gentleman now? Acting coy at the last step?”
Tina’s tone was void of emotion, as if resigned.
“No, I’m not like that! It’s just that your scent reminded me of someone I know, and I mistook you for her, which is why I did all this!”
Lia was about to get up when the door was suddenly kicked open with force, revealing a blonde girl wearing a mask.
Trouble—there’s no explaining this now.
“Who are you? What are you doing? Why are you bullying her?”
Eileen drew her Longsword, the silver blade pointing at Lia, ready to strike at any second.
“Answer me!”
“I…” Lia, despite being a queen for so long, was at a loss for words.
“Can’t answer? Scum, explain yourself to my sword.”
Just as Eileen’s blade was about to cut Lia’s neck, Tina weakly stopped them.
“Don’t, don’t fight. Eileen, let’s go home.”
Tina shook off Lia’s hand trying to stop her, quietly tidying her clothes and putting them on, as if nothing had happened—
Except for the tears not yet wiped from her eyes.
It’s over.
“This time I’ll let you off, but if you do this again, I’ll have you torn apart.”
Eileen sheathed her sword and snorted coldly, carrying Tina away.
Only after the two left did Lia slowly come back to her senses, realizing she had almost harmed an innocent girl.
But the feeling—it was just like with Tina.
Was she just too obsessed?
Her trembling hands rose and fell repeatedly.
She sighed.
Would that maid ever forgive me?
Even though she was her superior, such actions would surely hurt her heart, right?