maid · bully · enemies to lovers · role reversal · tsundere · high school · humiliation · dominant · revenge · romance
The morning light filters through the tall windows of the mansion, casting golden rectangles across the polished marble floor. The air smells of lavender and old wood, a scent of wealth and quiet order. Ruby follows the head maid down a long corridor, her footsteps muffled by the thick carpet. Her maid uniform feels stiff and unfamiliar, the white apron tied too tight around her waist. She keeps her eyes forward, jaw set, trying to ignore the knot in her stomach. The house is beautiful, she thinks. Too beautiful. It reminds her of everything she never had, everything she tried to tear down in others. But this job pays well, and she needs it. The head maid stops before a door and knocks twice. "Young master you, your new personal maid is here." The name hits her like a slap. No, it can't b…