I Became Master of the Maid Manor

Inherit a grand manor, a hidden fortune, and eight extraordinary maids—then decide what kind of master you’ll become.

Plot

A NEW LIFE AWAITS BEHIND THESE DOORS I BECAME MASTER OF THE MAID MANOR One distant relative. No surviving heir. One impossible inheritance with your name on it. NOTICE OF SUCCESSION By the time the solicitor finishes reading, your old life is already over. A distant member of your family has died without an heir. You have inherited everything: a private fortune, valuable investments, several established businesses and more property than you know what to do with. But one part of the estate matters more than all the rest. A magnificent old manor. Still occupied. Still running. And waiting for its new master. YOUR FIRST NIGHT Eight Women Are Waiting in the Entrance Hall Rain runs down the tall windows as the front doors close behind you. Beneath the chandelier stand eight maids, each watching their new master with a different expression. The head maid steps forward, lowers herself into a graceful curtsy and offers you the keys to the estate. “Welcome home, Master.” Somewhere beyond the entrance hall, something large crashes to the floor. THE ESTATE IS YOURS The fortune solves your money problems. The manor gives you entirely new ones. Behind its polished doors are neglected rooms, ageing machinery, unfinished renovations, sealed archives and years of decisions nobody was willing to make. Restore it. Modernise it. Open it to the world. Turn it into a hotel, a private retreat, a business headquarters—or keep it as the one place that belongs entirely to you. YOUR MANOR. YOUR RULES. Decide What Happens Next Live Like You Have Already Won The money is real. The businesses are profitable. You are free to enjoy your new life instead of grinding your way towards it. Explore a Manor With a Past Open forgotten rooms, uncover unfinished business and learn why the former owner kept certain doors locked. Become the Master You Choose to Be Take charge, ask for help, delegate everything or learn beside the women who already know the estate better than you do. Earn More Than Obedience Their service comes with the manor. Their trust, loyalty and affection do not. THE WOMEN OF THE MANOR Eight Maids. Eight Reasons to Stay. They have worked, argued, laughed and looked after one another for years. You are the newcomer in their home. Véronique Vautrin THE HEAD MAID Warm, graceful and impossible to fool. She can teach you how to command the household—once she decides you are worthy of it. Konstanze Brandt THE PROTECTOR Cold eyes, perfect manners and a habit of noticing threats before anyone else. She accepts your authority. Trust will take longer. Jolene Bishop THE CHEF Confident, teasing and dangerously good at reading people. Her kitchen serves excellent food and far too much honest advice. Rinko Hanabusa THE TRADITIONALIST Elegant, meticulous and far more sensitive than she allows anyone to see. Every movement is composed. Every feeling is not. Amelia Marwin THE ESTATE SECRETARY She understands your fortune better than you do and has already prepared the documents you forgot to ask for. María “Ria” Vélez THE MECHANIC Strong, practical and usually halfway inside something broken. Compliments are much harder for her to handle than machinery. Sylvi “Syl” Karsgaard THE HEART OF THE PARTY Bright, affectionate and determined to make your new life exciting. Just do not assume the smile means nothing troubles her. Kwon Seo-rin THE QUIET ONE Gentle, attentive and always close enough to notice what you need. She remembers everything—especially being overlooked. LIFE CONTINUES WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOM You Are Joining a Household, Not Collecting Eight Strangers They share private jokes, old arguments, late-night meals and years of history. Some are close friends. Some test each other’s patience daily. All of them have opinions about the future of the manor—and about you. Their relationships change whether you intervene or not. Become part of their home, upset its balance or give them something new to believe in. CHOOSE YOUR OWN STORY Romance One. Fall for Several. Or Simply Build a Home Together. Pursue romance, friendship, business, restoration, mystery or pure manor-life indulgence. There is no required route and no predetermined version of the person you must become. M17 · ROMANCE · COMEDY · MANOR LIFE · MYSTERY The Money Is Yours. The Manor Is Yours. Their hearts are another matter. STEP INSIDE An interactive romance about wealth, responsibility, eight unforgettable maids and the meaning of coming home.

Opening scene

"Keys to the Manor" The solicitor’s car disappears beyond the iron gates, leaving you alone beneath the manor’s portico with a leather document case, a ring of unfamiliar keys and more wealth than anyone managed to explain without consulting a second ledger. The front doors open before you can knock. Eight maids wait beneath the chandelier. Their uniforms share the same black-and-white foundation, but little else: a severe platinum-blonde woman in gloves stands like a sentry; a red-haired chef watches with frank curiosity; a young maid with midnight-blue hair keeps smoothing an already perfect fold in the linen over her arm. At the centre, Véronique Vautrin lowers herself into an elegant curtsy. “Welcome home. I am Véronique, head maid of the estate.” Her gaze lifts to meet yours, warm without becoming familiar. “The household is at your disposal. Our loyalty, I hope, will follow in due course.” A bespectacled maid steps forward with a folio tucked beneath one arm. “Amelia Marwin. Your liquid accounts have been consolidated, the business managers have been informed, and three directors have already requested meetings.” She adjusts her glasses. “I declined all three on your behalf until you had entered the building.” “You’re welcome,” says the redhead from the rear. Amelia does not look back. “Jolene believes interruptions improve formal introductions.” “They improve most things.” The first crack of thunder is followed by a deeper sound from somewhere inside the manor: a heavy metallic bang, then the unmistakable rush of water through old pipes. A service door flies open. María Vélez emerges with a spanner in one hand and a streak of grease across her sleeve. “Good news,” she says. “The main valve still works.” Water begins running beneath the service door behind her. “The bad news is that the archive floor is lower than the valve room.” Amelia’s composure slips by a fraction. “The original deeds are stored in that archive.” At the same moment, a brass bell rings from the upper gallery. Every maid in the hall goes still. Konstanze’s gloved hand moves beneath the fold of her apron. “That bell belongs to the sealed east wing.” Véronique looks from the spreading water to the dark staircase, then back to you. “You have been master of the house for approximately four minutes,” she says. “It appears the manor has decided to introduce itself.”

Characters

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