“Is it really okay?”

Jane asked Helena with an anxious face.

Helena gave a slight nod.

She felt the same suffocating fear.

But she was unswerving in her belief that Henry would be an obstacle in Lenisha’s path.

Helena wiped the cold sweat from her palm on her coat.

She knew Henry’s living habits well from sticking close and observing him.

“There’s nothing wrong with it. Is it right for the butler to inform the Emperor about the small Duke and his wife? There’s no perfect goodness in this world, Jane.”

Helena reassured Jane’s anxiety once more.

“We are protecting all of us.”

“Do we not have to tell Lady Lenisha?”

Helena thought of Lenisha.

Lenisha was like the moon, shining high in the night sky.

The increasingly loud sound of her heartbeat made her ears go dull.

“I don’t know. But I hate to harm Lady Lenisha. I hate more that she suffers because of that person. Lady Lenisha has been unhappy enough.”

“That’s true.”

Jane grabbed Helena’s hand.

“I trust you, Helena.”

(This is the time separator.)

In the morning, when Henry woke up, he usually drank about a cup of cold water.

His bronchi were never good, and it felt worse since coming to Hiloshain.

“Hoo.”

Hiloshain was a strange place.

He still couldn’t figure out what Lenisha was thinking to come here.

Lenisha was keeping a close eye on Henry, blocking his approach to Hiloshain.

“I guess she doesn’t trust me.”

Henry sighed deeply.

The Lexus, whom he had vowed to serve for life, had kicked him out.

Entrusting him with the surveillance of the dethroned Empress.

And now, ironically, he was the one being watched.

Lenisha was a person who never showed her true feelings.

When Henry was given the job of managing the mansion, he thought there was a fair agreement.

But just like in the Imperial City, Lenisha still didn’t trust Henry.

He often felt his insides burn with pessimism about his ambiguous position.

Henry drank a full glass of cold water. It seemed to quench his thirst somewhat.

Blinking his eyes as he drank the water, he felt sleepy again.

Looking at the time, he seemed to have woken up earlier than usual.

‘I can sleep a little more.’

Henry shook his head and lay down.

Counting today’s tasks, he quickly fell asleep.

(This is the time separator.)

“Lady Lenisha! Something terrible has happened!”

A pale and agitated Linde came running to Lenisha early in the morning.

Lenisha, just getting over last night’s fatigue, blinked her eyes.

Linde was not a frivolous person.

There must be a compelling reason for such a reaction.

“What’s so urgent?”

Lenisha tilted her head.

Today was going to be a long day.

It was the day Isabella was meeting her parents after a long time.

A day when mental fatigue was more worrying than physical tiredness.

But something big in the morning?

Eating breakfast with Lenisha in the dining room, Casius also raised an eyebrow.

Casius disliked those who disturbed Lenisha’s peace.

And he disliked things that made her not focus on him even for a short time.

A little, or maybe, a lot……?

Even Casius was often surprised by his pettiness.

Hoping that the big deal Linde was talking about was nothing, Casius glanced at him.

Pretending not to care but listening carefully to Linde, Casius subtly bit his lip.

Linde, who knew nothing of Casius’s feelings, spoke.

“The housekeeper has gone blind. He says he hasn’t been able to see since this morning!”

Lenisha half rose from her seat. Casius’s eyes froze.

His wish was shattered.

The housekeeper was the Emperor’s man.

“He can’t see?”

“The doctor is examining him now, but it seems his sight won’t recover.”

“What is the reason?”
“I suppose it might be poison… I plan to keep this matter a secret from the steward for now.”

Lenisha slowly nodded her head.

“You handled it well. I’ll make a decision on that matter later. How is the steward now?”

“He says that everything looks blurry. He can only distinguish human shapes, and that’s all… It’s the first time I’ve seen the steward in such a disheveled state.”

Lenisha sat back down in her place.

She slowly inhaled and exhaled, gathering her thoughts.

‘The timing is too perfect.’

That meant that the person who committed this act could be one of Lenisha’s people.

There were many schemes tangled within the castle.

‘What have I missed?’

Henry must have been a stumbling block for Brixton and Hailin.

Lenisha was also thinking of taking action.

But before she could move, someone…

“Lenisha.”

Casius called Lenisha in a faint voice.

Lenisha slowly turned her head and set her gaze on Casius.

“…Last dawn, some people secretly left the mansion and came back.”

“Who was it?”

For Casius, it was a matter he had taken lightly.

Lenisha wasn’t one to restrict the servants’ actions either.

Rather, she was one to observe their actions and make judgments.

Casius said,

“Helena and Jane. Those maids have left their place.”

Casius spoke slowly.

Linday’s face turned deathly pale.

Lenisha slightly furrowed her brows.