Carmella's face changed, and her eyebrows furrowed.
"What do you want to say?"
Joy gathered her courage. This was her last attempt to test Carmella. She had been with Carmella since she was 18 years old. It was difficult to sever the many years of bond.
Despite her loyalty to Carmella, the latter did not have the same deep feelings for her.
"Your Majesty..." Joy said in a low voice, "It's about my son's schooling."
Carmella's expression was a little impatient. "Didn't I already arrange it for you?"
"Your Majesty!" Joy looked up at her. "That school is not good! The students fight, and the teachers don't do their job. The whole school is a mess, and one can't learn anything there!"
"But that school is the only one that doesn't require a birth registration," Carmella emphasized. "Joy, your son's illegitimate. You can't even resolve his birth registration issue, so how can he attend a public school?"
Joy was stunned. She looked at Carmella's slightly disdainful expression and suddenly felt that her decades of loyalty seemed like a complete joke.
Birth registration issue?
As a maid by the queen's side, who would believe it if she said that she could not even solve her child's birth registration issue?
This was something that Carmella could solve with just a few words. The process would not even take five minutes. Yet, Carmella just would not do it.
Perhaps Joy's significance in Carmella's heart was not enough to make Carmella speak up for her.
Joy remembered when she was in Melorian and asked Cordelia the same question.
"My son's illegitimate and has no birth registration, so he can't attend a good public school. But the cost of a private school is too expensive, and I can't afford it."
Cordelia's answer was: "Don't worry. I'll get it done for you."
Joy thought she was just saying it for the sake of it, but she received a call from the principal of the best public school in Southeast Aciatic three days later.
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"Why are you in a daze?" Carmella's stern voice brought Joy back to reality.
She smiled and lowered her head to cover up her slightly red eyes.
"Joy, I know you're not very satisfied with my approach." Carmella looked at her with superiority. "But this is the best I can do.
"You're only a servant. How could I plead to a school principal for you? And your child's illegitimate. It's shameful, to begin with!"
"Your Majesty!" Joy's voice trembled. "What about illegitimate birth? Don't they… deserve to live in this world or have a good education?"
"Illegitimate children only bring disgust and become a stumbling block for others!" Once Carmella thought of Aurelia's existence, she could not help but lose control.
"Alright, this is the end of the matter! You better not do anything in my name. If I find out, you will suffer, and your son will taste the same medicine too!"
Joy felt her heart go cold and chills run down her hands and feet. She had done a lot of things for Carmella before. She thought it was loyalty, but in reality, it was an abomination... She sneered. Her last attempt at probing Carmella had failed, and it was time for her to make a choice that was worthy of her conscience.
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