Lilith bowed to the grand duke, her true master. On his orders she left the corridor, unwillingly but had no choice but to obey him.
Sometimes, the biggest curse is to know something, you cannot tell anyone. The new madam was suffering through it, the butler and even she was suffering through the same. Everything that happened that night was something that only these three knew other than the grand duke, himself.
She could understand the pain Eleanore was feeling yet could do nothing for her. All she could do was perhaps give her a comfortable life, with at least no mistreatment from the staff that knew nothing.
"Looks like Marina found her way here." Caelestis enters his room with a thin but long brown envelope in his hand.
"Why are you here?" Eleanore asked, her eyes losing the spark again.
"Here." He throws the envelope her way, to catch.
"What is this?" Eleanore opens it. "Is this some new agreement from your side or something?" She asks mockingly.
