Her dream last night was frightening but due to the louder sound of her heartbeat and the image of Ian's sweet smile, Elise was able to take a fairly good nap for the rest of the night. The next morning when she woke up, Elise quickly wore her maid attire and tied the white apron over her waist to a ribbon. As she was assigned to the kitchen, Elise helped around to cut the vegetables when she heard a murmuring happen next to her.
"Did you hear? It's said that the Lord is meeting a woman." Tracey, the senior spoke to the other maid named Erlin.
"A woman? It must be not something new. The Lord is very charming and no woman could resist sharing a bed with him." Erlin replied crudely but Tracey shook her head. "You see, the rumor is even more surprising, because the only daughter of the Duke was the one who asked him for an engagement!"
