The Grand Duke's Maid Writes a Consultation Log Today - Chapter 54

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The Grand Ducal House Maid Writes a Counseling Log Today – Chapter 054
Elysia could not lift her head the entire time she was being carried in Yulias’s arms.
Because their bodies were pressed so close together, she felt as if he might hear her heartbeat if she weren’t careful.
‘What should I do with my hands?’
Not knowing what to do with her hands, she eventually clasped them together.
She honestly wanted to bury her face in his chest instead, but she held back, knowing it would be impolite.
“We will arrive soon, so lean back comfortably.”
“Yes…”
Yulias spoke nonchalantly, noticing how stiff her body had become.
Yet, she could hardly lean back comfortably.
Every servant they passed bowed to him, but they also stole glances at Elysia cradled in his arms.
She tried her best not to pay attention to those stares.
Instead, she looked over his shoulder toward the back.
It was to make sure the two children were following well.
Sheila and Joshua were walking silently behind them, holding hands tightly.
Seeing the children’s expressions, which had plummeted like dark storm clouds, her self-consciousness around Yulias slowly faded away.

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Upon arriving at Yulias’s Office, he carefully seated Elysia on the sofa.
Just then, the family Doctor, who had been summoned, arrived.
The Doctor hurriedly checked Elysia’s condition and began treatment.
The three of them maintained a heavy silence while she was being treated.
The two children sat across from her, and Yulias stood watching the treatment process.
“You must make sure to apply the Ointment well every morning and evening, and keep the area well-ventilated if possible.”
The Doctor handed her the Ointment.
“…Do you think it will leave a scar?”
At Yulias’s question, Sheila and Joshua flinched simultaneously.
“The calf did split open and bleed, but we will have to observe the progress further.”
Unable to give a definitive answer, the Doctor cautiously checked his countenance.
“Thank you for treating me.”
Elysia offered a smile, as if trying to soften the bleak atmosphere.
“I merely did my duty.”
“You may leave.”
At Yulias’s brief word, the Doctor packed his bags and exited the room.
Even after the Doctor left, the heavy silence continued.
“Explain what happened.”
Yulias’s gaze pierced into Elysia.
“…Yes.”
As Elysia explained what had occurred in the Garden, Yulias listened to the story until the end before looking at Joshua.
Realizing it was his turn, Joshua hesitated before opening his mouth.
He stuttered and choked up with tears at intervals, but he managed to finish his explanation.
As Joshua anxiously looked around, Yulias’s gaze shifted to Sheila.
“Is everything the two of them said true?”
“…”
Sheila remained silent.
“Sheila.”
“…”
The silence stretched on.
And as it did, his patience was slowly running out.
“Where did that demeanor you showed when speaking directly to me go, for you to shut your mouth again?”
“…”
“You were the one who asked me to come if something happened.”
He pulled out Sheila’s written communication from inside his clothes and showed it to her.
[There may be a commotion, so please mention it to the servants in advance.]
While people were gathered to greet the arrivals, Sheila had approached Yulias’s side.
The written communication she had secretly slipped into his hand was brief but clear in its request.
Thanks to that, he had been able to give a forewarning to Elysia and Greta in advance.
Like someone who had anticipated this exact situation would unfold.
Elysia and Joshua, who confirmed the contents of the note, looked at her at the same time.
However, Sheila still only stared at Yulias with a cold gaze, refusing to open her mouth.
“You were also the one who said you would enter and explain the details of the situation.”
When he had held a glimmer of hope for Sheila, he remembered her explaining everything with her own mouth even in an unwanted situation.
That moment had held great meaning for Yulias.
Because it made him believe that just as he hadn’t given up on his sister, Sheila also still trusted him.
Yet, the current Sheila was distancing herself again, as if none of that had ever happened.
“…Am I really that untrustworthy to you?”
He muttered in a low voice.
Yulias’s powerless voice sounded empty, almost hollow.
The person who heard those words most clearly was Elysia.
The conversation shouldn’t end like this.
Elysia hurriedly fumbled through her pockets.
“Your Grace, wait a moment. Please wait just a moment.”
Fumbling through her pockets, she pulled out a Notebook.
It was the Notebook Yulias had given her.
He had given it to her with the hope that Sheila would use it, but since she might not want to, he told Elysia to utilize it if necessary.
“I-I don’t have a pen…”
“S-Should I go to the room and get one?”
Joshua bolted upright, but Sheila reached out a hand and stopped him.
The one who moved instead was Yulias.
Without a word, he went to his desk, picked up a pen, and placed it on the coffee table.
Staring at it silently, Sheila accepted the Notebook first, then grabbed the pen.

* * *
Even after opening the Notebook, Sheila did not move her pen for a long time.
And Yulias was not the only one waiting with patience.
Whenever Sheila moved her pen to write, Elysia could not hide her delighted expression.
[What those two said is true.]
It was a short, clear statement.
Staring at it, Yulias scanned Sheila up and down with his eyes.
A complexion that looked exhausted, and a dress and shoes soaked with black tea.
Yulias wiped a hand over his face.
Under the Princess’s lead, she had been bullied by the girls, and not only the Prince but even the boys had stood by and watched.
If so, let alone the relationships between the nobles souring, an uncomfortable situation could also arise with the Imperial Family.
Of course, that was only if Yulias stepped forward to correct this matter.
“…Could there have been a misunderstanding?”
He wanted to cling to another possibility.
He wished it were rather a misunderstanding, or a simple spat that had broken out among friends.
However, at his rash words, Joshua opened his mouth and then closed it.
Elysia stared at him with startled eyes, then quickly plunged her hand into her pocket.
She had to show him the Scarf she had saved.
“…Ha.”
Everyone flinched at Sheila’s short, hollow chuckle.
Her face looked as though she might cry at any moment, but her eyes were frozen cold, as if she had expected this.
Leaping up from her seat, Sheila scribbled something down frantically, then tossed it onto the table.
[Elysia is my only person, and I don’t need any friends besides Joshua.]
[I will not go back to the Academy.]
It was a message entirely filled with negative emotions.
The harshly scribbled handwriting exposed her feelings exactly as they were.
“Sheil…”
Seeing the message, Yulias tried to call her urgently but faltered.
Sheila was crying, her eyes filled with a sense of betrayal.
Soon, she grabbed Joshua’s hand with a rough grip and walked straight out of the Office.
“Sheila!”
-Bang!
There was no answering reply.
He pressed his hand to his forehead.
“Your Grace.”
Elysia, who remained in her seat, belatedly held out the Scarf.
“…What is this?”
“It is an item you must see, Your Grace.”
When he took the Scarf and unfolded it, words with an ambiguous meaning were written on it.
Yulias’s brows furrowed deeply.
“Desirable back pocket?”
“…It is slang. I am told it means buttocks.”
The hand holding the Scarf flinched minutely.
Elysia clasped her hands together with a heavy expression.
“And the one who informed me of that meaning was the Lady.”
“…How did Sheila know that?”
“At the Academy…”
Elysia let her voice trail off.
After a brief silence, she continued speaking again.
“The one who gifted that Scarf was the Princess. …There was something else besides that. There was a rat carcass.”
Yulias anchored his feet firmly to avoid collapsing under the swirling emotions that matched his chaotic mind.
“Your Grace, for this once, the Lady…”
Elysia ultimately could not finish her sentence.
The man reflected in her eyes was realizing his own mistake later than anyone else, and was filled with deep regret.

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