The Alpha Prince's Purchased Maid
Chapter 51: In His Care

Chapter 51: In His Care

Why am I still in his bedroom? This is just crazy...

“The doctor is here. Please take another look at her,” the prince told me before turning to give instruction to the doctor.

“Yes, Your Highness,” the doctor said humbly.

The older man approached me with a kind look in his eyes. I had no idea what he was about to do to me, so I started to feel uncomfortable.

“Don’t worry, dear. I’ll just do the basic checks. I’ll check your blood pressure, your eyes, and I’ll listen to your breathing using the stethoscope. Is that ok with you?” the doctor asked to ease my concerns.

“Yes...” I replied softly.

“Very well then, let’s get started...” the doctor said before proceeding to perform those checkups on me.

The doctors doing his test on me was one thing but having him checking up on me while Prince Leonard was watching was another matter entirely. I couldn’t focus on the doctor at all because my attention was so absorbed by the prince. He kept his eyes on me and that made me feel so embarrassed.

“Anything wrong with her?” the prince asked curtly after the doctor was done.

“There is nothing seriously wrong with her and she isn’t in any danger; however, her body is considerably weakened from exhaustion and overwork. She is dehydrated and there are multiple cuts on her body especially her arms and her legs. I’ve applied some medicine to her cuts already. Thankfully, they’re not deep. As for the rest, there is nothing that days of rest cannot solve,” the doctor reported to the prince calmly.

Prince Leonard was silent for a moment as if he was thinking of something and that made me chew down on my lower lip in nervousness. Although, I don’t think I had done anything wrong, I started to worry if perhaps I had done something to displease him. He did appear out of nowhere to rescue me so maybe I did cause trouble and inconvenience to him.

“Thank you, doctor. You may leave now,” Prince Leonard said after a pause.

The doctor bowed respectfully to the prince before leaving the room. That left me alone with the prince in his bedroom. I felt myself break out in cold sweat from my own anxiousness.

“You will take a week off from work effective immediately. I absolutely prohibit you from working or performing any tasks,” the prince stated resolutely.

That’s just too much. What am I supposed to do if I’m not allowed to work for an entire week?

“But...” I murmured.

“There are no ‘buts’. You are a maid, and you will listen to what your master says,” he said darkly.

The cold look that he gave me froze me all the way down to my soul and I couldn’t find it in me to protest against him any longer. He’s a prince and I’m just a maid so as the story goes, I have to do everything that he says.

“Yes, Your Highness...” I whispered in complete resignation.

“Rest here. When you’re feeling better, I’ll have someone escort you back,” Prince Leonard said.

He gave me one last look before he turned and made his way out of the room. I loud sigh escaped from my lips when the door closed behind him, and I was left alone in the room once again. My mind still struggled to process all that had just taken place. So many things happened all in the course of one day and even though I knew that it was real, it was extremely challenging for me to believe that it was.

“Prince Leonard...” I whispered his name before I drifted off into a deep sleep.

In the end, because I was so flustered at learning that the man that I had been hanging around with was actually none other than Prince Leonard himself, I never got around to thanking him for saving me from the wolves.

...

When I woke up, I was still alone in the room. I had no idea what time it was, but it seemed like everything that I wanted to convince myself was all a dream actually happened in reality. After all, I woke up in a bed much larger and more comfortable than my own. The bedsheet still smelled faintly of roses...just like its owner.

I’m still in Prince Leonard’s bed.

Was it normal for a maid to spend a night in her master’s bed?

Probably not...

Suddenly, there was a soft knock on the door. I jumped on the bed as my head turned swiftly towards the door. It’s not the prince, is it?

Honestly, I had no idea if I wanted to see him or if I didn’t want to see him. If he’s here then I wouldn’t know what to say, how to behave, or how to react. I’m such a mess...

“Umm...please come in...” I called out just loud enough for the person on the other side of the door to hear me.

The door opened and there stood Madame Francesca with a stern expression on her face. Her piercing gaze as she took in the sight of me still sitting on the prince’s bed in a lacy nightgown told me that I wasn’t where I belonged.

“Prince Leonard ordered for me to escort you back to your room,” the madame stated emotionlessly.

“Umm...thank you...” I murmured without knowing what else to say.

Madame Cassandra came prepared, and I felt eternally thankful to her thoughtfulness. She approached the bed and handed me a maid’s uniform. After getting changed, Madame Cassandra led me through the palace. I had thought that Lady Regina’s palace was the epitome of luxury but now I knew that that was simply because I have never been to Prince Leonard’s palace.

Just like the other palace that I had been to, the inside of his palace had been remodeled to match with the modern interior design trends. However, not everything had been replaced and there were many decorations that seemed to be from the olden days, and they were made of gold and encrusted with gemstones.

“This way...” the madame said sternly.

--To be continued...