Chapter 39. Conflicting rumors

«Is that what you saw, you say?»

«Reporting, Your Grace. That's exactly right,» the butler confirmed his words in a serious tone.

— hm…

— I definitely saw it with my own eyes! The young lord and that maidservant were unusually close to each other. Do such things correspond to the ethics of the working relationship between master and servant?!

As the old man continued to protest loudly, Selina de Loon silently pondered his words. This afternoon, Phillips suddenly rushed to his mistress, assuring her that he had an urgent message for her. And imagine the Duchess's surprise when this urgent news turned out to be nothing more than… her husband's suspicion of an ambiguous relationship with the servants.

The woman frowned when the butler told her in vivid detail about what he had seen with his own eyes.

«Is that all you saw?» she finally asked.

«This...» The old man hesitated, «But isn't what I've seen enough?»