Click
The door to the private chamber opened once more, and the head maid stepped out.
As Sylphie stepped out, the door of the chamber was closed by the knight, who had opened it for her.
Click
Turning towards them, Sylphie bowed with her expression once more warm and bubbly before turning on her heel.
Her legs moved as she trudged towards her next destination.
Step step
The taste of the potion was still on her tongue, which she drank to heal the handmark around her neck.
The potion had healed the mark, but she could still feel the pain and discomfort of not only the hand on her neck but also the control on her life and her sister's life.
'What did we do?' She thought as the scene of her sister huddled in the corner of the room resurfaced. The crying and broken state of her sister made her breathing erratic, as she felt her neck getting strangled once more. 'Did we ever do someone wrong?'
In her whole life, Sylphie had never committed any wrong. Never hurt anyone or tried to take advantage of anyone.
She lived a normal, fulfilling life with her sister, even though she lacked the luxuries she now had.
Luxuries—can she even call this a luxury?
No, this was hell, a living hell.
But, even if it were a luxury, what would she even do with these luxuries when she couldn't enjoy them with her only blood relative, her sister?
Sylphie's breath hitched once more as she felt her legs becoming jelly. Her life right now was a living hell, and behind all of this was that t-that monster.
Just thinking about that filthy creature made Sylphie's body crawl with anger. Her jaws clenched to the point that she felt a sharp twinge. The pains spread from her jaw to her temple, ear, head, and neck. Her fingers dug into her palm, adding to the pain she felt.
However, even with all this pain, the overwhelming emotions that made her unable to breathe never stopped.
Scenes of the past, when this creature found them, resurfaced as the anger increased to nigh, with dread also taking place in her heart.
The situation she was in became more evident to her as her steps at last slowed.
Not only did that monster destroy her life, but now he was using her to take control of the baron.
She didn't know much about Baron, only knew things that the Castellan told her, with the rumors about him flowing around. But the things she came to know about him and feel after interacting with him were quite different.
She had thought he would be arrogant, lusty, and a piece of trash like the Castellan. However, he wasn't.
Yeah, he did grope her, but after that, he didn't force her into anything. He even offered her—a commoner—the chance to bathe with him, a noble.
Maybe he did because he was infatuated by her beauty. But still, considering all things, he was not bad, at least when compared to average nobles who were pieces of trash.
Maybe she was wrong, maybe what she felt was going to be broken.
But all of this didn't matter to her anyway.
Because even if Baron were a good person, this didn't mean that Sylphie was going to go against the words of Catellan just because she felt bad for taking advantage of someone.
No.
Even though she felt reluctant to take advantage of someone. She would, because her sister's life mattered more to her than some noble she got to know just days ago.
As Sylphie steeled her mind, her step, which had receded to inches once more, sped up as she started to stride.
Step step
'I will save you, Aria, no matter what I have to do.'
Slap
Slapping her face, Sylphie once more practiced her facial expression as her face retained her seductive charm and started to glow, looking warm as before.
***
Splash
'Am I bathing for too long?'
"No, I don't think so."
Elias shook his head, taking one more dive in the bathtub before coming out and relaxing against the edge.
If a person saw and came to know the circumstances of Elias, they would be perplexed about how a person can be this calm when he knows that he would be fucked if he didn't do anything.
Well, as the saying goes, "It's not what it looks like." Elias, right now, was a great example of that.
Even though he seemed quite calm about the situation, he was thinking about how to overcome it while also panicking in between.
And the bathroom was the best place where the best ideas came to mind. So, spending some more time here was not a bad idea, according to Elias.
After a few more moments of relaxing, with a sigh that sounded quite painful, Elias stood up from the bathtub at last, intending to move to his room.
As he reached the door and stretched his hand to open it, startling him, the door started to open by itself.
"?!"
Seeing that, he quickly pulled the towel from his shoulders and wrapped it around his waist before stepping out.
'Why is she here again? Didn't she go to bathe?'
Elias thought as he glanced at Sylphie, standing with the door handle in her hand, out of the corner of his eye.
After having sex, Elias went to take a bath and also offered for her to bathe with him, which she refused, saying, "How can a commoner bathe with a noble in the same place?"
Elias didn't force her. He simply relieved her of her duty, which she accepted quite easily.
But seeing her once again in the room, Elias felt amazed.
'That was quite fast.'
He wondered as he moved towards the dressing area and got dressed up against his will by Sylphie.
But still seeing her afterward in the room, Elias spoke up.
"You can take your leave now."
"My lord?"
'What? You want to stay with me and listen to my plans to live.'
Elias commented in his mind as he glanced at her questioning face. He wasn't going to spoil her with the way the next chapters of life might unfold.
"I want some time alone."
After a few seconds, Sylphie at last agreed, bowing to him.
"... Yes, my lord. Please forgive me for not following your words immediately."
"It's nothing," Elias said, shaking his hand. "Go now."
"Yes, my lord."
Sylphie replied, still bowing, before straightening up and leaving the room, while still eyeing Elias with the corner of her eye.
Click.