Chapter 7

A mouse would have been louder than that. It was a good thing I was straining my ears; if I’d been doing something else, the maid might have just left. To a modern person deprived of a smartphone, every minute feels like an eternity. Even if that hadn’t been a knock, I couldn’t wait any longer. I was too bored and too hungry! “Come in.” But no one entered. Huh? I peeked out the door and saw a maid’s back already disappearing down the hall. Afraid I’d lose her, I hurriedly called out.