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I snuck out of Aria's room very early the next morning. Not because I was afraid of anyone finding out but because I didn't want Sheila to get upset. She believed I had slept on the couch and in order not to hurt her feelings, I went back to the living room and climbed onto the couch.
I slept off once again, only to be tapped awake later by Sheila.
Opening my eyes, I found her standing above me with an expressionless gaze. Two maids stood behind her, looking down at their feet.
"Can you sleep in our room next time so these maids don't have to wake me to get you?"
Yawning, I stretched and pulled the covers off my body. "What happened to them waking me up themselves?"
"Let's all act like you aren't scary." She turned and dismissed the maids before facing me with a desperat
