Agate Pendant

Someone opened the bathroom door as Ellaine crept out of the closet.

"What kind of plan is this?"

Dylan mumbled when he saw Ellaine in his room.

Ellaine gasped and immediately turned to look at the man in his gown.

"Excuse me, I just..."

"Are they insulting me?" Dylan's eyes shone with humiliation.

"I..."

Ellaine's lips trembled as she tried to explain her purpose in meeting Dylan.

Paying no heed to Ellaine's explanation first, Dylan grabbed her by the neck and pushed her against the wall.

Ellaine coughed as her back hit the wall pretty hard.

"Do you think I like you that you dare sneak into my room tonight? Who ordered you to do this, Rosaline or Oliver?"

His hand was so big that his lower jaw fell into his grip.

She trembled in Dylan's huge hand.

"I... That's not it..."

"I'm surprised the bastards in this house are getting good at training spies. Tell me, how did you get in without a sound?"

Dylan's grip tightened as if he wanted to crush Ellaine's jaw if she lied.

Dylan's eyes dangled all over Ellaine's body.

"I-I'm Ellaine."

Ellaine tried hard to say that.

"Spies use a different name every time they go on a mission, so why do I need to know your name?"

Dylan spoke in a soft tone, but his eyes looked furious.

Ellaine gasped as she looked into his eyes.

"Your body is trembling. Are you afraid of failing in your mission, miss spy?!"

Dylan mumbled.

Ellaine tried to calm down and took a deep breath.

"I didn't come here because someone ordered me. I have something to tell you..."

"You think I'd believe your lies? They sent dozens of spies, but this is the first time I've felt insulted."

Dylan was angry that the spy sent to seduce him was a disfigured woman.

Dylan's big hand began to shift to her neck. And started to lift her.

Dylan was strong, even though he was choking her with only one hand, but she couldn't break free.

Dylan was never merciful when taking care of the spies sent by his cousin. All of them who came to Dylan never came home safely.

'Looks like this is the end.' Her vision began to fade after a few seconds of being strangled.

Although a little regretful, she was satisfied because she had tried to survive.

Dylan will definitely be charged after this for killing Oliver's property.

*Brakkk*

"Ha, ha, ha. I'm still alive." Ellaine, lying on the floor, was trying to breathe to bring her consciousness back.

She had no idea that she would survive Dylan's clutches.

"How do you have that?"

Something had happened to Dylan's mind when Ellaine was on the verge of her death.

It took a few minutes for Ellaine to get up and be able to answer his question.

"Even though you wanted to kill me, how could you say that with a surprised expression?"

Ellaine looked up slightly and looked at Dylan's face languidly.

She didn't know what had made him let her go.

"Where did you get this agate pendant?"

Without hesitation, Dylan immediately grabbed the necklace inside her clothes.

Since she was still a little traumatized, she didn't feel embarrassed when Dylan took the locket from her chest.

"When I was at the abbey, someone gave it to me," Ellaine answered while panting.

"Which abbey do you mean?"

Ellaine looked at the red agate pendant held by him.

"Daybreak Abbey."

Dylan sighed when he learned that Ellaine lived in the abbey before becoming a maid.

After hearing that, Dylan picked up Ellaine and laid her on the bed.

Dylan didn't say or explain anything about his changing treatment of Ellaine, but all he could confirm was that this miracle had something to do with her pendant.

"Are you going to fuck me?"

Gasp, she held her breath.

"Now, that's not the case. You said you wanted to tell me something important?"

Ellaine lay down, nodding.

"Make me believe in you, I'll give you 5 minutes."

Even though his words sounded unconcerned, his gaze looked curious.

"I want to help you destroy Oliver."

"The reason?"

Ellaine was surprised that Dylan no longer suspected her and immediately believed her words.

"I can help you become a Duke."

"That's impossible. There is no way in the world where an illegitimate child can become a Patriarch."

"There's a way. I know a lot of information about this family. In particular, there's a lot I know about Oliver."

Dylan looked confused. He looked at Ellaine for a moment. He started to think, is this Oliver's trick?

"How can I believe those words? You're just a housemaid."

"I'm surprised that news of me being Oliver's secretary didn't get to you."

"They say there's a disfigured woman who takes care of Oliver's business."

"Yes, that's me."