''Milord... Is there anything I should prepare?'' Asked Helena, who had just arrived, and immediately approached her master.
"Call Alwyn to my room immediately, and also get Dr. Windfold to see her condition!'' cried Hugh commanded.
''Excuse me, my lord?'' Helena exclaimed with a questioning face.
''She... Looks like she's hurt, no... She, she is... Never mind!... You just take care of her!'' cried Hugh, he spoke stiffly.
Helena was surprised to see the awkward expression of her master, an expression that Hugh rarely showed, even to Helena. A middle-aged woman who has served the Drustan family since Hugh was not born. Helena was astonished, but she was also pleased to see her former young master's blushing face.
''Wow... Looks like last night was a beautiful night for them. You're doing great, Duchess, for making this stubborn person put on a cute expression. Finally, spring has come to you, Young Master...'' Helena muttered in her heart.
Helena was cheering inside her heart behind her professional expression as the head maid Hugh trusted the most. Helena Witmore, is a female clerk who has worked for the Drustans since she was very young. She had witnessed the growth and development of his young masters, even since the birth of Hugh's eldest brother, even if only as an ordinary servant.
Now that Hugh has become a Duke, Helena, who has been a servant in the Drustan family for three decades, is entrusted with holding the position of the head maid at Duke Hugh Ethan Drustan's residence. It had been five years since Hugh had been made a Duke, and Helena had served him as a head maid.
''What's wrong?... Come on in, help the Duchess get ready for breakfast!'' Helena shouted, rebuking Atthy's three personal maids, who were making noise at Atthy's bedroom door.
How shocked Helena was by the sight she saw. Her body shook in disbelief, her eyes widened while her hand covered her mouth. She was astonished to see the messy condition of the room, coupled with the appearance of Atthy, which made anyone who saw her feel sad.
''Duchess!... What's going on?!'' Helena exclaimed, immediately approaching Atthy, who was still sitting on her bed in a daze.
Atthy looked at Helena with a pitiful face but her eyes remained firm on her. Helena's face, which was always straight like Hugh's, immediately turned worried and panicked, as well as sympathy for Atthy's condition. An expression that had never been shown by Helena, ever since she served as the head maid at Skythia Castle.
''Duchess, I'll be right away...'' Helena, who panicked, immediately acted, but was immediately stopped by Atthy. Helena couldn't even finish her words because she was cut off by Atthy.
''Helena, I beg you...'' Atthy said in a low voice while looking at Helena.
''Leave me... Leave me alone, please...''
"Duchess, but..."
''Helena... Just this once, please listen to me, and don't ask anything!... Just leave me alone. Give me some time... Please''
Hearing Atthy's request in such a sorry state, Helena was very worried about leaving Atthy alone. But, in the end, Helena could only surrender. Because a Duchess like Atthy shouldn't keep repeating her words to a maid like her.
Helena finally complied with Atthy's request. She left Atthy according to her request. She immediately brought three of Atthy's personal maids and at that moment Helena saw something that made her heart feel something strange in Atthy's three personal maids. Helena felt that something was strange but it was difficult for Helena to describe clearly what her heart and mind were suspecting when she saw the behavior of Atthy's three personal maids.
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Amid Helena's anxious feelings, she had been thinking about whether this was the right time for her to see Atthy's condition, especially since it was already lunchtime and Atthy had also missed her breakfast this morning.
''Mrs Helena...'' Alwyn called.
''Ah!... Mr. Alwyn, what's wrong?'' Helena asked, greeting Alwyn.
''Madam please give this document to the Duchess'' Alwyn said as he handed something in an envelope.
“Documents?!... Alright... Ah! Mr. Alwyn, sorry, can you help me?... Please call Doctor Sarah'' pleaded Helena then.
''Of course. But, why doctor Sarah?... Is anyone sick?'' Alwyn asked probingly, he was sincerely worried about her.
“Duchess...” Helena said, but she stopped her words and then continued, “Duchess, needs treatment...'' said Helena, continuing her halted words.
''Is the Duchess not feeling well?'' asked Alwyn with a look in his eyes that showed that he was worried.
''Yes, please call Doctor Sarah as soon as possible'' Helena answered immediately.
''Okay... I'll do it soon'' replied Alwyn.
"Thank you," Helena said politely.
''You're welcome... Glad to help you, Mrs. Helena'' politely replied Alwyn.
Helena smiled while nodding politely at Alwyn, the butler at Skythia Castle. Two people Hugh trusted to take care of the Castle. Helena takes care of the maids and kitchen affairs, while Alwyn takes care of all operations at the Castle, including Helena, who is Alwyn's direct subordinate.
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There was a knock on Atthy's bedroom door followed by Helena's voice asking Atthy's permission to enter. As soon as Atthy let her in, Helena handed over the documents Alwyn had left with her to give to Atthy.
''Duchess... Are you all right?'' Helena asked, looking at Atthy.
The professional appearance of Helena, who served as the head maid at Duke Drustan's Castle, had returned to normal. However, Helena sincerely thought about Atthy's worrying condition.
''I'm okay Helena...'' Atthy replied with a sad face even though she was still trying to smile.
Atthy's surprised expression was visible when she saw the document given by Helena. Soon after that, Atthy showed a bitter smile. But, also seen by Helena, Atthy's eyes looked like she was crying even though there wasn't a single tear flowing from the two purple eyeballs.
''What's wrong, Duchess?!'' Helena asked. She was made curious by Atthy's reaction.
''Duchess...'' said Atthy with a tone of facial expression that looked like she was about to cry, even though she was laughing, ''I no longer have that title Helena. Only Atthaleyah... Atthaleyah Romanov,'' Atthy said, continuing his words.
"Duchess?! I'm sorry Duchess, I don't understand...'' replied Helena, who was surprised.
''Your master... sent me the divorce papers'' Atthy replied with a relaxed face that looked like she was about to cry while holding up the divorce papers from Hugh that were sent by Alwyn and handed over by Helena.
"Huh?!" Helena exclaimed in shock. She was shocked by the news that Atthy conveyed with a face she couldn't believe.
Because she was so surprised, Helena forgot that she intended to invite Atthy to lunch soon. She was worried about the wounds she had seen on Atthy's body this morning. She was feeling angry now and wanted to run over to Hugh and ask him what had happened between the two of them.
''Duchess!'' Helena exclaimed, reflexively holding Atthy's hand, who was ready to sign the divorce papers in her hands.
Helena was even surprised by her own actions just now. A maid seemed to be obstructing the Duchess' actions so recklessly, Helena was breaking cold sweat with her own behavior just now.
Atthy looked at Helena who bravely held her hand when she was about to sign the divorce papers. Helena immediately withdrew her hand because she herself was surprised by her actions.''Helena!'' shouted Atthy reflexively reprimanded Helena's actions.“Duchess, pardon my impudence. But, Duchess... Please think again. This, maybe a misunderstanding'' said Helena immediately, while trying to subdue herself for having made a mistake earlier.''No... I promised your master this morning'' replied Atthy firmly.“Duchess! Please Duchess, hold on!... I will ask His Majesty the reason why the Duke...'' said Helena with a worried expression on her face. Helena can no longer be professional, she shows her emotions very clearly.''Helena...'' Called Atthy while holding Helena's hand, which was already wrinkled due to old age.“Thank you… At least, you accepted me sincerely. But, Helena, that's enough. Your Master and I have discussed it, and I have agreed. I'll go after I sign this divorce document
Since Atthy came to this castle, Atthy never once complained or even tried to step out of the castle. Everyone in the castle knew that Atthy only came from a poor lower-class aristocrat. However, they also greatly admired Atthy's elegant demeanor. Atthy understood the ethics and manners of a noble very well, so they were quite surprised to hear Atthy come out of the castle without even a personal servant or bodyguard by her side.''What do you mean? What is she doing outside the castle alone?!” Alwyn asked with a very serious face."Sorry... I'm sorry Mr. Gusev... We... We didn't know about that either... Only one of the guards said that he saw the Duchess walking towards the back gate" Stella said, frantically seeing the look on Alwyn's face.They didn't have long to talk, and there was another knock on the door.“Come in!” shouted Alwyn, the owner of the room.“You?!... Aren't you a newly recruited guard?” Alwyn asked, surprised. How dare a new guard come to him in his office.''Yes.
The white snow kept falling one after another on Atthy's head, she struggled just to step her foot on the snow pile along the way. Atthy was getting confused. Where should she go? During this time she had never left the Castle. She knew nothing at all about the territory outside the castle.Atthy kept walking aimlessly because she couldn't tell which way to go. Everything looked the same, covered in thick snow on top. Atthy continued to walk and instead entered the forest deeper and deeper. Atthy, who had been living in the hot and scorching desert, had a hard time dealing with the fiercely cold weather in front of her now.While at Castle Atthy, she was always served by servants and was never far from the fireplace. Now she had nothing but thick clothes that wrapped her body. But, sadly, it didn't last long. The thick clothes could not dispel all the cold temperatures that surrounded Atthy. Atthy, who was in a bad condition, fell down on a large tree whose ground seemed to be slightly
A few moments later, Ashton's face returned to an expression of astonishment and disbelief. He glanced at his father and looked at the letter over and over again.''Are my eyes shortsighted?'' Rowtag asked with an expression mocking Ashton.''Dad... This proposal is for Arthy'' Ashton asked with a face that was very surprised and couldn't believe it.“Yeah,” Rowtag replied, replying to Ashton with an expression made to sound like he was making fun of him.''From a Grand Duke?!'' exclaimed Ashton, who still couldn't believe it.''If our eyes are both normal... That's what's written there'' answered Rowtag with his face showing the sentence ''what did I say''“Is there a possibility that the Royal Capital made a mistake?!” Ashton asked. He still couldn't believe it.''You're asking me?... I don't know anything about it. I've never once attended an academy, unlike you...'' Rowtag said to Ashton with a made-up face, teasing his only son.Ashton plopped down on the couch in front of his fat
After finishing dinner and talking for a while, they immediately returned to their respective rooms and got ready for bed. There were four rooms in this modest house. Rowtag, and Ashton to their own. Aydan shares a room with Cleo's twin brother Damon, while Atthy shares a room with Cleo. Cleo was born with a weak body condition, but despite that Cleo is always cheerful and chatty, she is one of the sources of noise in this simple house after the naughty Damon. "Sis... Are you going to accept it?" Cleo asked with sparkling eyes. ''What?'' Atthy asked nonchalantly, lifting the clothesline she had lifted earlier. "That marriage proposal?!" Cleo exclaimed, frowning. However, she kept moving her hand to help Atthy fold the clothes. "Hm?..." Atthy smiled seeing Cleo's enthusiasm, "I don't know..." Atthy replied while shrugging her shoulders, "I don't think about it" Atthy added again. "Sis... If you go to the Capital City, you will see many new things that you have never seen here" sa
That morning, the Romanovs went about their work. As usual, Rowtag would cook breakfast, assisted by Cleo, and Damon would take care of the pets, and stock up on animal protein for the family. Ashton and Aydan cared for the skins and furs they hunted, and apart from being blacksmiths, they were also hunters, a legacy of skill passed down from Rowtag for generations. The reliability of the desert people in processing animal skins and furs made them quite famous among traders. The prices for the skins and furs produced by the desert people were very high in the market, because of their very superior quality compared to others. The proceeds from the sale of skins and furs are sold to meet Cleo's very expensive pharmaceutical needs and also pay taxes.''Dad, Grandpa... I've been thinking about the marriage proposal,'' Atthy said during their free time after breakfast.''Atthy, don't rush into a decision, think it over carefully! It was only last night that we told you'' cried Ashton, remi
**When Ashton and Aydan head downtown to do business and send a reply letter to Edna's proposal, there are too many scary rumors about the Grand Duke Drustan, who is known as cruel and cold-hearted. Because of that, he was able to conquer the Alps and become the ruler there.Aydan immediately rebelled against his father, Ashton, on the spot when he heard that his future brother-in-law was a cruel person when they were looking for information about The Grand Duke Drustan in downtown Nauruan a month ago."Father, I don't care about the position he has, even though he was a Grand Duke, I don't want my sister to be the wife of a selfish human who only cares about himself like that... Father, please refuse the proposal," Aydan said firmly and loudly to his father.''I understand your concern, Aydan. Before becoming your sister, she was my daughter in the first place. Do you think I want to have a son-in-law who is the same age as your grandfather, not to mention his authoritarian attitude
Finally, the day that Rowtag's family feared arrived, even ten days earlier than their expected arrival, making Rowtag and his family even more convinced that there was a plot planned from this marriage proposal. It was just that Rowtag couldn't understand what they could get out of the Rowtag family by doing all this, it just didn't make any sense.The bride's envoy had arrived in a horse-drawn carriage and several knights on horseback came that morning to Rowtag's residence. A man in the neatest and classiest suit in the group dismounted and immediately greeted Rowtag and Ashton.''Good morning Baron Romanov, I'm Billy Kutcher, envoy of my lord Grand Duke Drustan... We will take your daughter to the Alpen now'' greeted the head of the envoy who was present at that time.The head of the envoy who came did say hello to Rowtag and Ashton first, but the arrogance was clear from the look in his eyes and the way he spoke. Ashton already didn't like the first greeting given by the head of