The Grand Duke's Maid Writes a Consultation Log Today - Chapter 59

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The Maid of the Grand Ducal House Writes a Counseling Log Today – Episode 059
Edward did not miss the flash in Yulias’s eyes.
He spoke as if to drive the wedge in further.
“The person in question says so herself, right? Grand Duke Yulias May Demint, Your Grace.”
Grand Duke Demint, Your Grace.
Edward deliberately placed emphasis on those words.
Yulias stared back at him with a chilly gaze.
Edward gave a light shrug of his shoulders.
“Am I wrong? Did I say anything false?”
It was then.
Sheila, who was held in Yulias’s arms, murmured in a small voice.
“She’s not just a maid.”
It was such a tiny whisper that only Yulias could hear it.
Yulias looked down at Sheila in his arms.
Sheila was glaring at Edward like a cat wary of an outsider.
At that sight, a chuckle slipped from Yulias.
Soon, erasing the faint trace of amusement from his face, he looked at Edward.
“Yes, you’re right.”
He spoke as he comfortably readjusted his hold on the two children.
“I am the Grand Duke of the Demint House, and this is my residence.”
Yulias casually took a step out of the office instead.
“Elysia belongs exclusively to the Demint Family, so… yes, she is my person.”
My person.
Yulias put emphasis on those words.
Edward’s brow furrowed minutely.
That reaction seemed to make Yulias all the more satisfied.
Yulias added with a chuckle in his voice,
“You’re… just a guest visiting for a moment. If you feel left out, shall I call you a fellow alumnus?”
The subtle power struggle between men.
Its conclusion looked like Yulias’s victory.
Edward let out a hollow laugh and muttered,
“That bastard is seriously…”
Though he was smiling, his eyes were bloodthirsty.
Yulias tilted his head.
Go ahead, try being alone together.
Do you think Elysia will fall into your hands?
His eyes were saying just that.
He leisurely spoke toward Elysia,
“It will only be for a short while, but please receive our guest well. …Elysia.”
Elysia looked at Yulias and quietly nodded.
It was only natural for her to comply with Yulias’s words.
He curled the corners of his mouth as if satisfied.
See that?
Childishly enough, Yulias twitched an eyebrow toward Edward.
Edward turned his head away and let out a breathless laugh.
Yulias moved his steps into the hallway.
Creak, click.
The sound of the office door closing echoed.
Hearing that sound, Sheila was instead staring intently back at the office.
Yulias spoke in a low voice while gazing straight ahead.
“…Don’t worry. She won’t fall for it.”
Flinch.
Sheila’s body trembled slightly, and she clutched his clothes even tighter.
As if she already knew.
Joshua, who had been watching the two quietly, opened his mouth.
“Saying ‘my person’ is what my mom and dad used to call each other.”
Halt.
For a moment, Yulias’s steps stopped in the hallway.
As expected, it sounded that way to a child’s ears too.
He shifted his gaze as if thinking for a moment.
He felt Joshua’s persistent stare, but deliberately avoided meeting it.
“…Think whatever you want.”
At those words, a bright smile instantly bloomed on Joshua’s face.
“What kind of relationship do you have with my sister? Huh? A relationship like mom and dad? Huh? Huh?! Your Grace! Grand Duke!”
Joshua moved his body and asked excitedly.
Yulias grumbled needlessly while keeping the corners of his lips curved up.
“Quiet. Who babbles in the hallway? …Should I just throw you away?”
Though it was a playful voice, the effect was certain.
As if he had never done so, Joshua went huff! and shut his mouth.

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An awkward air hovered inside the office.
Elysia looked at Edward, who was sitting on the opposite sofa.
He had a scowling expression, as if he were in a bad mood.
Sitting with his legs crossed and arms folded, he was only staring out the window.
“…Um, Tower Master?”
Tower Master.
Though it was a polite title, Edward narrowed his eyes.
“Edward.”
“Pardon?”
His gaze shifted to Elysia.
“You know my name since you heard it. Edward Dante Colin. …Just call me Edward.”
“But how could I possibly…”
Given Elysia’s personality, there was no way she would reply, ‘Sure!’
Edward ran a hand through his hair as if it were a hassle.
“If I tell you to call me that, just do it. Hey, I don’t even care if you call me ‘you’.”
Elysia widened her eyes.
Not only calling the Tower Master by his name, but telling her to call him ‘hey’ or ‘you’.
Edward muttered in a low voice,
“Calling me ‘Tower Master’ is so distant.”
Hearing that murmur, Elysia smiled silently.
And very carefully, she opened her mouth.
“…Lord Edward.”
Edward’s eyes shook minutely.
He stared at Elysia without a word.
Struggling to suppress the corners of his mouth from rising, he let out a short sigh.
“I’ll get straight to the point. How is it? Your condition.”
“Uh… there’s no problem. I don’t particularly have any pain. Ah, could it be!”
Elysia smiled as if she had guessed something.
“Did you stay behind alone with me to get that Notebook back?”
Edward snorted at her words.
“I don’t need it. Just keep it.”
“Pardon? But the original owner…”
Elysia looked at him with a bewildered expression.
Edward thought for a moment, then changed his words.
“Then let’s do this. Keep it for the time being. Think of it as a loan. If I need it, I’ll take it back.”
A loan…
Elysia pondered for a moment.
She did rely on the laptop quite often anyway.
But for the owner of the item to lend it to her for a while was actually a good thing.
Whether Elysia was pondering or not.
Edward clasped his hands together and leaned his upper body forward.
“And when the moment comes that I need to use it, I will come here. How about it? I’ll use it for a bit and go back. I don’t think it’s a bad proposal?”
He asked in a gentle voice.
As if tempting an innocent child with sweet candy.
Elysia, who had been contemplating for a moment, asked back,
“But if you enter the residence carelessly… won’t His Grace be angry?”
At those words, the raised corners of Edward’s mouth froze.
As long as she gave permission, he intended to sneak in anytime.
Besides, he was the Tower Master. There was no reason for his entry into the residence to be a problem in itself.
He could even skip the process of riding a carriage, and there were plenty of transportation methods.
Yet to think she would explicitly mention Yulias here.
Edward swallowed a sigh and spoke.
“…Well. I suppose so. Since this residence has a separate owner. Then what should we do? Shall we meet separately outside?”
It was a suggestion thrown out with a nonchalant face.
Elysia rolled her eyes.
Meeting separately outside…
But there was no way to know when Edward would call her out because he needed the laptop.
And as long as she stayed in this residence, going out itself was not free.
Furthermore, she was no longer a contract worker but an exclusive maid of the Demint Family.
The very process of going outside would not be smooth.
Edward stood up from his seat first.
“My thoughts are this. I’ll really come only for a moment, and I’ll come only when you permit it. I can only come when your consent is given.”
Elysia asked with a pure expression,
“…My consent? How?”
Edward leisurely moved his steps and approached her.
Thud.
Then, as if settling down completely close to her, he sat on the sofa table.
The distance was close enough that their knees almost touched.
Edward looked at her and smiled softly.
A gentle voice reached her ears.
“A contract.”
He slowly lifted Elysia’s right hand.
Then, he gently rubbed the back of her hand with his thumb.
“If you sign a contract with me, I can come to see you right away.”
Edward looked down at the back of her hand.
A hand that was white and flawless.
His gaze lingered over it for a moment, then turned back to Elysia.
“How about it? Will you sign a contract with me?”

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