Lilian's vicious face was not known to everyone else, but Mira had witnessed it. Judging by the stares and glares Lilian gave Mira the day before, she would have had the same fate as the other girls from Scarlet's mansion, perhaps only spared because of Edgar's involvement.
The next day, Mira woke up before Liora. Instead of sleeping in her chambers, Mira had stayed with Liora, and Lily was nowhere to be seen. Seeing that the ointment given by Cecilia the night before on Liora's face had dried up, Mira cleaned her cheeks with a wet cloth first. Liora's cheeks had bluish-black bruises; it was the proof of how hard the maid had struck her. Although they had become less swollen, the marks remained and would take time to heal completely.
Mira applied a new patch of ointment on her face. This time, the soft touch and wetness of something being applied to her cheeks made Liora wake up to the sensation and the sting she felt. The ointment had worked better so far in healing her pain.
