While everyone was enjoying the party in the ballroom, Irene was in the garden alone, looking up at the sky. Although she could attend as the Queen's royal maid, unlike the other omegas who had to hide and watch from afar, Irene chose to isolate herself. She didn't want to feel inferior in there. She didn't want to feel like a pitiful reminder of where she came from, surrounded by people who would never let her forget it.
The last time she entered a ball like this and that being a mistake, she got bullied by some princess and even almost lost her life. Irene couldn't help but shudder as she remembered that night.
Eager to see what a royal ball looked like, Irene snuck in as a server, and although she felt out of place, she couldn't help but feel awed by the whole decoration and how beautiful everyone looked. She was busy admiring the place when a princess spotted her in the crowd.
