This had nothing to do with her.
The only unusual thing was that Hill, the noblewoman who had been deceived, seemed to have discovered her hiding in the little building.
Hill had never seen her, yet she somehow seemed to know she was there. Every day, she prepared an exquisite meal and placed it in a corner of the attic.
At first, Yu Xunge thought Hill was feeding stray cats or dogs, but the next day, Hill left another meal along with a note: Didn't you like the salad? How about lamb chops?
There was even an extra cloak.
Yu Xunge still did not touch the food or clothes.
She did not want to expose herself. If she ate the food and took the cloak, wouldn't that confirm her existence?
She was not stupid!
Nor had she considered warning Hill because of that kindness.
Hill might have been kind, but that kindness came too cheaply...
When Yu Xunge realized such a cold thought had crossed her mind, panic gripped her for a moment, as though she had discovered that she had unknowingly become a bad child.
But then Zhuri's cold gray-blue eyes appeared in her mind.
Her heart settled again.
She was not wrong.
Hill only needed to give up a little food to show her kindness, but accepting that kindness meant exposing her whereabouts.
If she tried to repay that kindness by telling Hill that Margot was plotting against her, the price would be even greater.
Hill's temperament was unstable. More than once, she had gotten into huge arguments with her colleagues over conflicts. If she learned of Margot's scheme from Yu Xunge, the most likely thing she would do was try to catch Yu Xunge and drag her to confront Margot.
When faced with profit, that kindness would