Accident Compensation

As Dylan stared at Ellaine, Rosaline gave an order.

"Didn't I tell you to apologize to the general? Do I have to teach etiquette like that too?"

Even though Rosaline ordered angrily, Ellaine just looked at her with a blank expression. It was unusual when the housekeeper, Necrosis, disobeyed her master.

"Apologizing for what? I didn't even do anything wrong." Ellaine asked calmly.

"You made the High General who was a valuable guest come down on the road. Besides, you greeted him with a dirty self. Are you deliberately trying to make Necrosis's image worse in front of the general? Maybe now he thinks that I didn't take good care of my maid."

Rosaline pretends to be stupid and attacks Ellaine to gain Dylan's sympathy.

Ellaine absolutely refused to apologize for the baseless accusation.

"Besides, my dress is dirty because it was splashed-"

Ellaine was really surprised when she looked down and saw her appearance. Her entire dress was wet, and her underwear was faintly visible.

Not wanting to show her embarrassing condition, she immediately covered her chest and bottom with her hands.

"Gosh, why did it turn out like this?! It was an accident that soiled my clothes, I didn't do it on purpose." Her lips trembled slightly as she spoke.

In her entire life, she had never looked so shameful in front of a man. Since childhood, living in the Monastery made her never want to seduce men with her body.

Right now, Ellaine feels naked in front of him, which explains why Rosaline keeps attacking him.

Dylan's lips curled as if mocking Ellaine's appearance.

"Why did you suddenly jump in the middle of the road? I thought I was asking that."

Ellaine bent her knees and slowly bowed.

"It was my fault. I thought your trains would collide. I'm sorry." Ellaine's courage immediately collapsed due to her embarrassing appearance.

Dylan slightly frowned, but in the end, he just nodded.

"You've done a good deed. If your predictions are correct and you don't jump halfway, there may have been an accident. Your actions should be appreciated."

Hearing Dylan's response made Rosaline look at Ellaine with angry eyes like crazy.

"You saved your master and me, so I will compensate."

Dylan gestured for his lieutenant to take out his wallet.

"C-compensation?"

"How much do you want as a gift?"

"That's not necessary. I'm not doing this to blackmail you."

Dylan was taken aback by the maid's answer. It was something the collateral rarely did when offered compensation. They may ask for some money to pay off their debt. But that was not done by Ellaine.

"Then what should I give you?"

"I don't want any gifts. I just want your mercy to let me go."

"Really? That's disappointing."

"Yeah, for now, it's not the money I need."

Without speaking, he loosened his robes from his shoulders. A long blue robe with gold ornaments on his shoulders is a luxury item.

"Eh?"

Ellaine was surprised when Dylan slung his robe over her shoulders.

"Careful, cover well. Don't let anyone see you looking like this." Dylan whispered with his gaze fixed on Ellaine's muddy chest.

"...."

Ellaine looked up and met his eyes, but she immediately avoided eye contact. Even though, at a glance, she can clearly see his brown eyes turn red when sunlight exposes.

She was a little confused about his words, but since she was allowed to leave, she didn't ask anything.

Seeing Ellaine and Dylan at close range made Rosaline burn with jealousy. Without thinking, she suddenly approached and pushed Ellaine away to grab her position.

"To think that my maid would be irresponsible. High General, please go to the mansion with me. Get on my carriage as my apology, and..."

"I can't do it, ma'am."

Dylan said sharply and cut her off.

"W-why? I want to take responsibility for my maid's disrespect."

Even though Ellaine's actions were not blamed by Dylan, Rosaline still insisted on apologizing.

"Do you intend to be the subject of the servants ridicule tonight? To make them imagine the affair between me and my cousin's wife is absolutely disgusting. And don't think that I would be instigated by the temptations of an old woman like you."

Rosaline's face actually turned pale after being rejected. She was shaking, and her lips curled like a child about to cry.

But Ellaine didn't seem to care. She just kept quiet and immediately returned to the mansion.

Rosaline immediately turned around and climbed into the carriage after her efforts ended in vain.

"Make sure no maids are hosting Dylan. Get all the boys to do it."

Rosaline whispered to her aide, who was on the carriage. The aide nodded her head.

After Rosaline left, Dylan did not immediately continue his journey. He chose to wait a moment so that his arrival did not coincide with Rosaline's.