Avoiding Misfortune

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There was a loud banging sound from one of the carriages. It was the black carriage that opened the door.

On the other hand, Dylan's carriage door was still tightly closed.

The figure descending from the carriage was a woman in a black dress with glamorous lace trim. Long reddish-brown hair on the upper back with bangs swept to the right side. Brown eyes and big breasts.

"...."

Ellaine saw that the woman was clenching her fists. This woman had ruined her hand and tortured her every day. She was Oliver's wife, Rosaline.

"Are you suicidal? That's not a good way to end your suffering."

But Ellaine's guess was wrong when the woman arrived in front of her. Rosaline instead advised her with an expression that still looked annoyed by her actions.

Rosaline was not the type of woman who cared about the plight of the poor. She was a person who usually immediately vented her anger when other people did things that irritated her. Now it seemed like she was trying to get attention and impress Dylan.

"Your carriage almost hit the imperial carriage. I was afraid that your horseman would fall asleep from exhaustion."

After Ellaine explained her reason for doing that reckless act, only then did Dylan's carriage door slowly open.

A raven black-haired man finally got down from the carriage. He has impressive dark brown eyes, but they turn red when the sun shines on them.

Ellaine's whole body got goosebumps when she felt Dylan's footsteps walking toward the two of them.

She had never seen a man like Dylan before in her life. Seeing him up close made her realize that he was an extraordinary man.

"I told you not to come down. It's an unpleasant welcome."

Rosaline said flirtatiously and looked at Dylan with a smile.

That was not the greeting that should be given to the Necrosis traitorous. Moreover, Rosaline is the wife of the Necrosis Family's first son.

But the man wearing a military uniform answered Rosaline in a low-pitched and intense tone.

"Get rid of your carriage."

"Y-yes?"

Rosaline's voice broke and stuttered.

"I don't want to linger in this land, so order your horseman to get rid of your carriage."

Rosaline snapped her fingers, and her carriage immediately moved out of the way.

"How are you, General? I've been happy to see you again since our last meeting." Rosaline blinked.

Nonchalantly, Dylan just stared at Rosaline. He immediately turned around as if entirely disinterested.

"Looks like I have to ponder whether the horseman needs to be retrained or not. He couldn't control the horse and stopped the carriage suddenly. I was also shocked."

Rosaline looked at the horseman in annoyance. She passed all the blame to the horseman.

Just as Dylan was about to return to his carriage, his gaze accidentally glanced at the mud-drenched maid.

"Didn't you blame your maid for wanting to kill herself? But why now are you blaming everything on your horseman?"

Dylan glanced at Rosaline with a sneer. Even though he didn't care about her words, he still remembered her words.

"They need to be educated even more! If my horseman is advanced, he definitely won't stop the carriage so suddenly. And this maid needs to be monitored more closely so she doesn't try to kill herself again."

Rosaline spoke as if she really cared about the housekeepers in her mansion.

"Is this woman's face covered in this bandage because of that?"

Rosaline didn't look happy. She was annoyed that Dylan cared more about disfigured women than her.

"She is the son of a lazy family who can only send their daughter to pay off debts to Necrosis. I feel sorry for servants like her because some are stressed and trying to end their lives so they don't have to bear their parents' huge debts. That's why I give them an easy and simple job like tidying up the room."

Rosaline didn't specify if Ellaine was Oliver's confidant. She was worried that Dylan would be even more curious about the disfigured woman.

"Are you sure that was the reason and not because of Oliver's terror?"

Ellaine was surprised to hear that Dylan seemed to oppose Oliver's terror. At that time, she felt that the man in front of her was the one who could save her.

"Of course. I'm in charge, so I know how to deal with them. Maids are like that. Why are you bringing up that? Aren't you interested in me?"

Dylan looked at Rosaline with disdain and turned his gaze to Ellaine.

Ellaine immediately hid her hand behind her back. She didn't want Dylan to be disgusted with her after seeing the scar on her hand.

This concern made her forget that, at this time, her appearance was extraordinary.

Her whole white dress was completely wet. From her chest to her skirt, mud water was everywhere and dripping slowly from her. The two carriages had stopped quickly and bathed Ellaine in dirty water.

But because the puddles were mostly near Dylan's carriage, she was splashed with dirty water because of his carriage.