Upon hearing the Countess's voice in the room, Ashley's body started to tremble again. She knew the Countess couldn't hurt her again though it was only physical. She was still hurting her emotionally. Hurtful words and insult attacks from the Countess cut deeper into her than the whip that touched her body. Although the Count warned her to stop, she never failed to do it when he was not around.
Mil saw Ashley's reaction and how she trembled. She leaned onto Ashley to meet her eyes.
"Milady, don't worry. You'll be okay." Mil whispered to her then she tried to pat her back.
Ashley slightly calmed down to Mil's words.
"Oh no! I'm sorry to tell you, but I'm a bee. And I only fly around flowers and my hive. I don't fly around the trashy ones. So excuse me, I have a flower to groom." Lord Bennet said sarcastically.
'He's… insulting…her?!' Ashley thought to herself.
