Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 272: Gale’s New Maid

As usual, Swan was sitting on her chair, staring out the window while eating her lunch very slowly. It was the fourth day of her punishment, and she still thought that Gale hadn’t visited their marital bedroom ever since.

However, for some reason, she always felt so comfortable at night, as if Gale was still hugging her tightly and burying her face in his warm chest. However, when she asked the cat maids whether the Beast King came to check on her, the cat maids would always deny it.

So she spent the days wishing that things could change somehow.

The cat maids were very worried about the Princess who kept eating slowly and barely had any appetite. But they had good news today, so they hoped it would help lift her mood a bit.

"Princess, His Majesty accepted a new maid yesterday," Maya mentioned.

"Is that so? Then, make sure to give her proper bedding in the maid quarter, and give her a job that is easier than most, since she is just getting started. She needs to get used to the activities in the castle first," Swan replied, but her eyes were still staring at the window. "What kind of beastman species is she?"

"Uhm... Princess, she is a human."

"A human?!" Swan turned her head instantly. She stared at the cat maids with a bewildered look. "My husband is accepting a human maid into the castle?!"

"Y-yes, Princess! We’ve been wanting to introduce her to you, so you can judge her yourself," Myra replied. "She is currently working to clean up the guest room since it’s the easiest duty we have."

"Am I allowed to check her? My husband told me I’m not allowed to see anyone." Swan hesitated.

"His Majesty told the guard that you are the one who is in charge of the servants. So this is an exception, Princess."

"Alright, then let her in."

The cat maids scurried out of the room to find the new female human maid.

The door was knocked from the outside after a while, followed by the cat maid’s voice, "Princess, we’ve returned with the new maid."

"Come in."

The cat maids opened the door, and they entered the room first. Behind them was a female human who stunned Swan when she made her entrance.

This new maid had a petite figure like Swan, but her legs were fully functioning. She had long red hair that looked lovely, paired with her small face and her doe eyes.

She had a few freckles on her cheek and nose, making her even cuter and adorable.

She didn’t look like Aria, because Aria was always confident, but this woman looked shy and meek... which reminded Swan of herself.

The cat maids gently pushed Meredith’s back to make her take a step toward the Queen, and Meredith bashfully approached Queen Swan. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

She bowed and greeted, "M-my name is M-Meredith, Your Majesty. The cat maids said that y-you have s-summoned me..."

’Even her voice and the way she speaks reminds me of myself,’ Swan thought. ’Am I just overthinking this or did Gale take her in because—’

Swan dared not to complete her thoughts. She didn’t want to think of her husband badly. After spending time with Gale for almost a year, she preferred to believe that Gale was still very much in love with her, especially now that she was most probably pregnant with his cub.

She had heard from the cat maids that Blaze Silverfang and the rest of the scouts were still trying to find Matoa, the miracle doctor who always traveled far and wide, making his track really difficult to follow.

’So I have to wait for Matoa to come, to finally know if I am truly pregnant or not...’ Swan had such a high hope in her heart, especially after Gale told her that he could detect the scent of a cub in her body. ’I hope that I am truly pregnant, so Gale won’t just toss me out...’

Swan stared at the woman in front of her.

Though she truly believed that Gale was still very much in love with her, the insecurity in Swan’s heart slowly grew.

She was afraid that Gale was too angry at her for her rebellious attitude towards him and wanted a woman who looked similar to her but was still meek, obedient, and weak-willed, just like this woman.

Nevertheless, she still smiled at the new maid and asked, "Your name is Meredith, right?"

"Y-yes, Your Majesty!"

"Where do you come from, and how did you end up in this castle?"

Meredith explained everything that happened to her in line with the explanation she gave to the Beast King. That sob story was enough to make even the Beast King sympathize a little, combined with her pink pendant, nobody should be able to resist her.

Swan was immune to the pink pendant, but she still sympathized with Meredith.

"So, you are an orphan who lives alone in the woods nearby?"

"Y-yes, Your Majesty. The woods aren’t safe anymore, s-so I--"

"It’s okay, I get it," Swan smiled. "I have no reason to reject you, and since you’ve been assigned the job of cleaning up the guest rooms every day, then you can do just that."

"T-then, am I allowed to clean His Majesty’s new room as well?" Meredith asked.

Swan frowned, "His Majesty’s... new room?"

"Y-yes, I-I’ve been informed by the guard that H-His Majesty will take up the guest room on this floor for him to r-rest. I-I got c-confused if I’m allowed to clean it..." Meredith asked meekly.

Again, Swan was caught off guard as she wasn’t informed about this.

But then again, she was being punished with isolation right now, so she was not supposed to know in the first place.

"Is that so..." Swan glanced at the cat maids, who shook their heads, as they also hadn’t heard about this. Swan felt a bit bitter knowing that her husband was keeping a secret from her, but she had no right to complain since she was also hiding a lot of stuff from him. "Well, I suppose you can do that since my husband hasn’t told me anything about him occupying the guest room on this floor."