THROUGH THE SCHEMES OF FATE

QUEEN OF HELL

"You, how could you lay a finger on me, have you gone insane?"

Susan managed utter few words while holding her jaw that still felt a stinging pain from the slap she had just received. It was an ordinary slap from the girl whom she had made her target of bully, but her whole body suddenly seemed to tremble at the sight of her.

"You really think of yourself as some one great just because you were made a head maid, but even as a head maid, you are nothing more but a second rank servant. So how dare you think you can be impertinent towards me, a young lady of the Woods."

"And who are you to call me a second rank servant, you may be a young lady of the Woods, but you're still nothing but a piece of tra...."

~Clap

Even before the word 'Trash', could have left Susan's mouth she received another slap hit her jaws, causing a more stinging pain and a swollen jaw.

"How could....", Susan tried to say a word, but her voice went mute and and she felt a hot pressure burning her throat, as if her throat was on fire. Causing her to cough continuously at the influence of the sudden heat.

"You...what....what....did....you do....to...to ....me...", Susan struggled to brief out some few words while in agony, but the more words she said, the more she was in pain. It was more pain than she had ever felt in her life, a pain that could cause one wishing for death.

"S....save me, please...have...have mercy....sav....", Susan passed out holding her neck tightly in pain but compared to the other two maids who had followed her behind, Louisa was completely indifferent of the situation.

"One,more step from anyone and you'll all join her.", Louisa commanded and took a sit that was brought to the center of the modern kitchen, then she ordered for one of the maids to serve her some licorice tea. What they actually did without complaining but fear was written all over their face.

While the other maids froze in fear, Ermine was rather amazed by her master, but she couldn't deny that she also began to feel shivers run down to her spine when she looked at Susan agonizing. She couldn't help feel scared at the ruthlessness of Louisa, it was nothing to that Louisa who was vulnerable and as kind as angel, she exuded what seemed like the aura of the queen of hell.

"Tell me Ermine, do you think I'm ruthless and are you scared of me?"

"Miss, I...."

"Be honest, I hate lies.", Louisa ordered, causing Ermine to feel chills rush all over her body, yet she calmed down and replied.

"To be honest, I'm indeed scared of your new personality, which is completely different from what I've known about you."

"So you think I'm indeed ruthless."

"For others who don't know you, they might think you're indeed ruthless. But I've been following you for so many years and I've witnessed your misery and agony. And compared to your deeds now, I can only say you're barely being merciful."

'Barely merciful indeed?'

Louisa had to agree that Ermine's words weren't totally wrong, but they weren't totally true either. Because compared to what the for me host of this body had surffered, she was indeed being too merciful. The former host was killed by these people and if she hadn't transmigrated into this body because of Sara and Dan. Then the host of this body would have died in vain, everyone would have forgotten that she had once existed. She had such a miserable life before dying and the present Louisa was doing nothing more but settling old accounts. She had that intention of letting everyone that caused her pain to pay with benefits.

"You there, pour this pot of hot tea over her face.", Louisa pointed at one of the maids who hadn't moved from where they has been standing since she had given them the order not to move.

"You with the messy bun, pour the pot of tea on her.", Louisa repeated seeing that the maid was hesitating.

"My lady....I..."

"Are you trying to defy my order?", Louisa frowned and coldly glared at the maid who fell on her knees. She couldn't tell why but the cold aura around Louisa seemed to have caused her to paralyze. When she recalled what had been done to Susan who was known as a ruthless one she immediately flopped on her knees. Head maid Sudan was the mansion's demon head, and she was feared and respected by even the house butler. However the one who was treated as a trash made her to kneel and beg for mercy, then who was she as a potato to against her.

"I dare not my lady, please give me your order."

"I don't like repeating myself.", Louisa coldly said, causing the maid's eyes to widen and her body trembled in fear, but she still did as she had been told by pouring the hot pot of tea on Susan who had probably passed out.

"Argh !", Susan jumped up as soon as the hot tea spill on her face causing another pain on her already bruised face.

"My face, who dared do this!", Susan yelled and looked around, but no one seem to care about her. The only view that shocked her was that of Louisa delicately sipping her tea. Her long slender legs had been crossed. slightly exposing her smooth milky skin. At first glance any one would take her for a princess or even more, the queen of the world. But as a head maid who was had the higher authority, she was more like a slave who begging for mercy from her master.

"You...Louisa Woods, you dum...!", Her words were cut off by another hot liquid, none but the tea that Louisa had been sipping that was splashed on her face.

"My precious pot of tea had just been wasted to your recovering and a second cup to remind you of your status and you still dare to act unruly."

"You...", Susan gritted her teeth, imagining herself tearing Louisa into pieces.

"It seems like the first lesson that I had taught you wasn't enough, do you need more to clear your brain."

'Lesson!'

Susan immediately recalled the agony she had felt earlier. Just the thought of it caused her body to tremble in fear. She couldn't tell what Louisa had done to her, but she'll rather be beaten up a hundred times than feel that agonizing moment once more.

"It seems you remember."

'How could she forget ?'

Susan not only felt humiliated but her pride had actually been crushed on the ground and her name as the devil head maid had been destroyed by the one she considered as a piece of trash.

She felt weak and powerless, thus she had no choice but to escape and prepare a better plan to overthrow Louisa. Then she can regain her reign and make Louisa regret for ever humiliating her.

"Don't get too proud of yourself, this humiliation,I'll make you pay. Wait for your doom once the old lady comes back and knows of this"

"Oh, then I'm looking forward to it, but I hope you won't regret use Grandma as backup because if you fall, your bones would crush."

Susan froze and failed to intimidate Louisa as she has been thought, so she had no choice but to rush out and prepare for her next attack.

"Miss, maybe it wasn't right, after all head maid Susan is quite close to old madam. What if she...?", Ermine panicked and tried to express her worries, but Louisa was once again indifferent to it.

"Are you scared ?"

"N...no, I...I'm just worried about you."

"There's nothing to worry about, because the one who would bring me down, hasn't been born yet."

"Miss...."