The Male Lead’s Attached Maid Is Too Competent - Chapter 28

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The Male Lead’s Devoted Maid is Too Competent Episode 028

Breakfast time.

Elisha was guided by a maid toward the dining hall.

Last night, she had held Grand Duke Christen’s hand. She felt his magic power flowing out through her body. It was exactly the same sensation she had felt in her dream. But not long after, an eviction order was issued. The Grand Duke seemed uncomfortable with her.

‘That could be the case.’

After all, it was the first day. There was no need to rush. Just like she had seen in her dream, as time passed, they would naturally fall in love. Elisha believed that.

Elisha entered the dining hall with an excited heart. She thought she would be alone, but she wasn’t.

“Oh, Miss Elisha! Good morning!”

The woman sitting at the dining table waved her hand and smiled.

It was Roella.

Roella was still welcoming her with a bright expression. The moment Elisha faced Roella, her mind went blank.

‘Why?’

Wasn’t Roella supposed to leave?

Why was the person who had her position taken by Elisha still remaining at the Grand Duke’s Castle? Elisha froze at the unsolvable question.

“Miss Elisha?”

Roella tilted her head and asked.

“Are you feeling unwell by any chance? Please sit here. You’ll feel better after having a hearty breakfast. Your face is so pale.”

Roella patted the seat next to her. It was a clear face that showed not even a hint of malice.

Elisha smiled awkwardly. She wasn’t even sure if she was smiling properly.

Roella’s attitude was strange.

She didn’t seem like someone who had her position taken, nor like someone who would be driven away.

Rather, she looked comfortable as if she were the owner of this castle. Elisha sat down hesitantly.

Roella looked over the dining table and said.

“What would you like for breakfast? The bread here is delicious, and the soup is truly exquisite. Oh, please try the fruit too. Northern fruit is surprisingly sweet. They say it’s because they grow in harsh environments. There’s a saying that fruit becomes sweet when there’s a drought, right? It’s like that.”

Roella skillfully put food on the plate for her.

Elisha stared blankly at that sight. Roella was acting like someone who would continue to be here in the future.

“Miss Roella…”

Elisha carefully opened her mouth.

“When are you leaving?”

At that question, Roella’s hand stopped.

“Leaving?”

Roella widened her eyes and asked back. Elisha nodded in confusion.

“Yes. Since I’ve now become the suitable person…”

Elisha’s voice gradually became smaller. She didn’t know what to say. In truth, she wanted to curse and drive her out. The original Elisha would have done that and more.

But she couldn’t reveal her true nature. Wearing the mask of a gentle sheep, Elisha smiled softly. Roella, who had no idea of such inner thoughts, said.

“Oh, that? I’m not leaving. I’m working as His Grace the Grand Duke’s aide. So I’ll continue to stay here from now on.”

“Aide…?”

“Yes. I’m working for His Grace the Grand Duke. This is my workplace, you could say.”

Roella said as if she was proud.

Elisha’s mind became complicated.

In the dream, there was no Roella. But now Roella was here. Whether she was an aide or workplace colleague didn’t matter at all.

What mattered was that Roella could threaten Elisha’s position. Roella, completely unaware of Elisha’s feelings, chattered away in a bright voice.

“I do document organization, prepare for meetings, and work on business planning too. I’m working not just for His Grace the Grand Duke, but for the Northern Territory.”

Elisha couldn’t say anything.

‘This isn’t right.’

It was different from the dream. In the dream, only she was by Grand Duke Christen’s side.

Roella shouldn’t remain here. Only she should be by Grand Duke Christen’s side.

“Let’s get along well from now on, Miss Elisha. If you ever need help with anything, just let me know anytime. I’ll do my best to help you. Let’s be good friends.”

Roella smiled brightly. For Roella, this was an attempt to build a friendship with the female protagonist. She thought it was necessary to become close with Elisha for her life to become smooth sailing ahead.

‘She’s going to be the Northern Territory’s Grand Duchess. Wow, I totally want to be friends with her.’

Completely unaware of Roella’s inner thoughts, Elisha nodded awkwardly.

“Yes…”

But something was stirring uncomfortably in her chest.

“Oh, Miss Elisha. How was last night? You’re surprised when you first hold His Grace’s hand, right? You can feel the magic power flowing out. I was startled at first too.”

Roella said with a smile.

At that moment, Elisha realized an obvious fact. Roella had held Grand Duke Christen’s hand before and had spent more time by Christen’s side than Elisha had. Then… could the owner of the dream change to Roella? It felt like all the blood in her body was turning cold.

“Were you alright? It’s hard to adapt at first, but you’ll get used to it quickly.”

Roella said kindly.

Elisha found that so uncomfortable and nauseating. Roella’s very existence was irritating. Elisha’s instincts were whispering to her. That Roella would become an obstacle in her life.

The fork in Elisha’s hand trembled slightly. She forced herself to move her eyes to look down at the food on her plate.

It looked delicious, but suddenly her appetite disappeared. Whatever she ate would probably feel like chewing grains of sand. This was the first time she had hesitated like this with food in front of her.

Elisha gritted her teeth.

‘Why did it turn out like this?’

Something stirred uncomfortably in her chest. And Elisha knew how to eliminate that kind of emotion. She just had to uproot the cause.

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It was the third day since I started sleeping alone in my bedroom. On the first day, I failed to fall asleep and went to work, then met Christen and ate night snacks. Yesterday I did manage to sleep because I was tired, but today I couldn’t fall asleep at all.

It was strange. I was definitely tired, but my eyes were wide awake.

I was clearly unable to sleep alone because I had become too accustomed to that time spent chatting with Christen, eating night snacks and hanging around.

“Ugh.”

I sighed and sat up. It seemed like sleeping was out of the question today too.

Staying like this would just be a waste of time. It seemed better to just work instead. It’s not like there was any media here.

I put on my robe and left the room.

The corridor was quiet. Only a few lamps emitted dim light, illuminating the darkness.

I headed toward the office, which had now become very familiar to me.

Today I should review the Northern Merchant Guild contracts again. And it would be good to check the quarry transportation routes too. There’s really a lot of work to do.

When I arrived in front of the office, I paused.

Light was seeping out through the crack in the door.

Who left the lights on?

I carefully opened the door and peeked my head in, then froze.

Grand Duke Christen was sitting at his desk, looking over documents.

What, is this telepathy! Why do we keep meeting here! Strangely, I felt very, very happy to see him.

“Roella?”

Christen looked up with a surprised expression.

“Why are you here at this hour? Aren’t you sleeping?”

I smiled awkwardly and scratched the back of my head.

“I couldn’t sleep. So I came to get some work done. But why are you here, Your Grace?”

Grand Duke Christen fell silent for a moment.

“…I couldn’t sleep either.”

A kindred spirit. That can happen. I entered the office with a slightly excited heart. Pulling an all-nighter is much more fun when you do it with others rather than alone.

“Then shall we continue the conversation we had during the day?”

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