The Grand Duke's Maid Writes a Consultation Log Today - Chapter 77

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The Maid of the Grand Ducal House Writes a Counseling Log Today Chapter 077
A cold night wind brushed past the terrace.
“Edward?”
“Why are you so surprised?”
Sweeping back his silver hair, Edward let out a chuckle.
Tonight, he was dressed much more neatly and splendidly than usual.
The gold embroidery engraved over his black tailcoat shimmered subtly, and his pristine appearance made his characteristic aura feel far more intense than ordinary days.
“Oh, no……”
Elysia stared at him with a dazed face for a moment before belatedly snapping out of it.
“I thought you were the Grand Duke.”
“Yulias?”
Edward’s eyebrows rose slightly.
Soon, a faint smile played on the corners of his lips.
“You must have thought that guy would follow you out.”
“It’s not like that!”
Elysia hurriedly denied it.
Her response was too fast.
Edward looked down at her with a meaningful face, then slowly leaned his body against the railing.
The night wind lazily brushed through his silver hair.
“So.”
His voice dropped low.
“…….”
“Why did you run away here all alone?”
For a moment, Elysia was at a loss for words.
Unlike the coldly chilled night air, her face felt pointlessly hot.
‘I came out because I was jealous.’
……There was no way she could say something like that.
Elysia deliberately avoided his gaze.
“……Because there are too many people.”
“Liar.”
“……Edward.”
He laughed quietly.
“Your expressions are actually quite easy to read, you know.”
Elysia just bit her lips tightly for no reason.
It was at that moment.
-Click.
The sound of a door opening was heard again.
As Elysia reflexively turned back around, what she saw was…….
It was Yulias.

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The man dressed in a black formal uniform stood at the entrance of the terrace, looking over here without a word.
To be precise, he was staring intently at Elysia and Edward.
Somehow, the air seemed to have grown strangely chilly.
Edward struck up a conversation in a casual tone.
“Look at that expression.”
“…….”
“Anyone would think someone stole your fiancée.”
Yulias’s eyes sank coldly.
Elysia gasped.
……Why is the atmosphere like this?
Yulias slowly walked toward the two of them.
The sound of his shoe heels echoed clearly on the marble floor.
Then, very naturally, Yulias stopped right between Elysia and Edward.
It was a position that precisely separated the two.
Edward let out a dumbfounded hollow laugh.
“Wow……”
“…….”
“You really aren’t even hiding it anymore.”
“Stop talking nonsense.”
Yulias’s gaze remained frostily sunken, but Edward merely smirked with an amused face.
On the other hand, Elysia felt like she was truly about to suffocate.
Why…… does it feel like the two of them are suddenly having a nerve-wracking standoff?
It was a moment when she was helplessly treading on eggshells due to the subtly sharp atmosphere.
A familiar laughter echoed from inside the banquet hall.
The owner of this laughter was definitely Princess Aresina.
She was currently standing in front of Sheila, talking about something.
And Erian was standing beside her as well.
“Lady……”
Feeling a sense of anxiety, Elysia muttered as she bit her lip.
“I will be back in a moment.”
Yulias’s gaze immediately turned toward her.
“Elysia.”
Despite his low, restraining voice, Elysia quickly continued speaking.
“I don’t think we should leave the Lady alone.”
Without explaining further, Elysia headed straight inside the banquet hall.
And at that very moment.
Aresina’s voice was heard.
“Sheila.”

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The Princess was looking down at Sheila with a relaxed smile.
“Surely you don’t still know how to dance, do you?”
Elysia quickly approached the stiff-faced Sheila’s side.
But Erian moved first.
“Aresina.”
He flashed a lazy smile.
“Stop it.”
“Stop what? What did I even do? I was just asking.”
“Look at her face. She’s right on the verge of crying.”
Aresina furrowed her brow.
On the other hand, Erian extended his hand to Sheila with an unbothered face.
“Then I shall request it.”
Instantly, the gazes of the surrounding nobles converged on them.
A dance request from a Prince.
Refusing it in this place was virtually an uneasy task.
Because Sheila knew that as well, her face grew even turning stark white.
Erian bent his upper body down. As if to precisely match Sheila’s eye level.
“If you dislike it, you may refuse.”
It was a gentle voice.
But strangely, it felt as though the air was gradually suffocating her.
“…….”
“But…… can you afford to refuse?”
Sheila’s pupils trembled.
And soon, very slowly, Sheila placed her own hand on top of the Prince’s hand.
A small stir spread among the surroundings.
Elysia narrowed her eyes as she watched that scene.
……The Prince’s attitude is strange.
Even though he was clearly acting gently, something was twisted.
It was almost as if he were someone who had known Sheila from a long time ago, or perhaps he looked like someone who was excessively interested in her.
As soon as Sheila’s hand came upon his own, Erian slowly curled up the corners of his lips.
It was a smile that seemed as if he had been expecting it.
He whispered softly.
“Good girl.”
Sheila’s expression did not look comfortable at all.
The child was only looking down at the tips of the Prince’s fingers with a tense face.
Elysia instinctively tried to step forward.
At that moment.
-Tug.
Someone lightly grabbed her wrist.
It was Yulias.
His eyes had already sunk frostily.
“Grand Duke.”
Despite Elysia’s small voice, Yulias muttered lowly without averting his gaze.
“Stay still.”
Within those words, a strange suppression was contained. Anger, wariness, and even a very faint displeasure.
Erian smirked, as if noticing such a gaze from Yulias.
“Your expression is terrifying, Grand Duke.”
Yulias’s brow furrowed deeply.
On the other hand, Aresina merely watched with amusement, as if finding the situation entertaining.
Elysia slowly swallowed her breath while assessing the atmosphere between the two members of the Imperial Family.
It was strange.
Even though they were clearly smiling, there was a continuous feeling that something was jarring.
Particularly, Erian was definitely acting as if he were shielding Sheila.
However, his gaze was excessively obsessive to call it a genuinely pure protective attitude.
Just what could it be……
It was then.
The string instrument melody filling the banquet hall slowly began to change.
The first Waltz of the ball.
Erian naturally held Sheila’s hand and lightly pulled her.
“Let’s go.”
Sheila looked toward Elysia with eyes laced with anxiety.
Elysia forced a gentle smile toward the child.
“It’s alright.”
She gave a small nod.
“Lady, you are doing wonderfully.”
Sheila hesitated for a moment before slowly averting her gaze.
And she began to walk toward the center of the hall together with the Prince.
The gazes of the surrounding nobles instantly focused on the two of them.
The Lady of the North and the Prince.
No matter who looked, it was a combination that could not help but draw attention.
Elysia watched the two with a tense expression.
On the other hand, Erian was leading Sheila with a surprising amount of natural ease.
From the pacing to the strength holding her hand, every single movement was proficient.
Just like someone who was deliberately matching her breathing so that Sheila would not get nervous.
“…….”
Elysia’s brow furrowed a bit more.
That sight was strangely bothersome.
Why is he being mindful to that extent?
It was a moment when she was deeply lost in thought.
A lowly sunken voice was heard from right next to her.
“Elysia.”
It was Yulias.
As Elysia turned her head, he was still looking at the center of the hall.
To be exact, at Sheila and Erian.
“……Prince Erian, how does he look in your eyes?”
Yulias’s voice dropped a level lower than before.
“I do not like him.”
Elysia froze.
Because it was a phrase that was far more direct than expected.
Without averting his gaze, Yulias slowly continued speaking.
“Even though he’s a young fellow, he was originally a bastard whose inside could not be known.”
His eyes sank chillingly.
“Above all, the look in his eyes when watching Sheila is unusual.”
Elysia looked back toward the center of the hall.
Even now, Erian was smiling with a leisurely face.
The movements leading the dance were also excessively natural.
But really strangely, his gaze kept only heading toward Sheila.
It was too obsessive to pass off as mere curiosity.
A gaze that was un-pure to be called a young Prince.
As if he were someone trying to confirm something, he was persistently looking at Sheila.

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