Should I raise you too?

Playing the role of a lady is too tiring!

She shifted her body, lay sideways on the sofa, and with her legs propped up on the armrests, opened Mabel's letter in this almost 'immoral' posture.

"Elisa, it's been a day since I last saw you. Are you alright...?"

Elisa skipped over the polite formalities that followed.

"...I had a dream last night. I dreamt that we were kidnapped by gangsters and locked in a dark, sunless dungeon. A hero emerged from underground and rescued us, the vulnerable ones..."

Elisa felt that the hero had a real-life counterpart, and Mabel might just be reluctant to mention the name.

After all, she was a noble lady, and even though she was a bit mischievous, she still maintained her composure.

The letter was two and a half pages long. Mabel used half a page for polite conversation, one and a half pages to describe the hero in her dream, and the last three lines asked if she was free and if they could go out next week.

So I'm only worth three lines, is that it?

Elisa sighed. She could reply by letter, as long as she didn't go to the East End.

There was something else in Mabel's letter, which she emptied out: a gold pocket watch with a small note attached to the cover.

"This is for Mr. Simon, as a token of our gratitude for his help."

Elisa paused, then shook the envelope again; it was empty, containing nothing else.

Where's my gift?!

You're not writing to me at all; you're trying to write to that wretched manservant!

If it weren't for the impropriety of writing to someone else's male servant, Mabel would have sent the letter directly to Simon!

Miss Elisa felt her position was in jeopardy.

Oh well, Simon is my subordinate anyway.

Moreover, I already have a perfect plan to subdue that wretched male servant!

Teach him "occultism" for a few more days, then play the role of a mysterious, mature woman and descend upon his side!

She rang for the maid, handed the reply to Eve, and asked her to have it delivered by a servant other than Simon. She also gave the gold pocket watch to Maria, asking her to give it to Simon.

Simon accepted the pocket watch, his goodwill towards Miss Mabel increased, and his guilt towards Miss Elisa intensified.

"Intimacy +2"

I already told you not to increase intimacy in this situation!

Miss Elisa angrily closed "Simon's Journal".

……

Simon looked at the pocket watch in his hand. With its gold case, enamel dial, and blued steel hands, this pocket watch was worth at least 20 pounds.

As expected of Mabel, the most generous and wealthiest member of the main trio.

By the way, the stingiest one is Elisa.

"Wait a minute, Ms. Maria," Simon called out to Maria, who had just returned after handing over the pocket watch.

He took out a silver brooch from his pocket and handed it to her; it was something Maria had recently lost.

"You actually found it!" Maria was surprised.

Maria put the brooch away, thought for a moment, then took a sewing kit from the pocket of her maid outfit and handed it to Simon.

"This is for you; you seem to need it," the head maid said with a smile, pointing to Simon's collar.

The button was loose and needed to be sewn on urgently.

Simon thanked Maria and accepted the sewing kit.

Before he could mend it, Simon stopped Eve, who was passing by, and handed her the handkerchief she had lost.

“Thank you, Mr. Simon!” Eve accepted the handkerchief with delight.

She thought for a moment, then pointed to Simon's collar: "Mr. Simon, give me your coat, I'll sew the buttons back on for you."

Simon sighed. "Ms. Maria is a strict older sister, and Eve is a sweet younger sister. What should he do with this collar button? It's so frustrating."

You actually picked it, huh!

Unable to resist her desires, Miss Elisa clenched her fists as she reopened "Simon's Journal".

Chapter 21 I was hypnotized!

Miss Elisa slammed the "Simon's Journal" shut, picked up the newspaper, and decided not to look at that annoying guy all day.

The trivial gossip of male servants can hardly compare to the "Sel Daily," which records all the major events in the kingdom!

I won't be reading "Simon's Diary" all day. I'm going to study "Sel's Daily" carefully to learn about the important events in the kingdom! That way, I'll have something in common to talk about with the nobles!

She spread out the newspaper, sat up straight, and time flew by.

A knock sounded on the door, and Miss Elisa opened her eyes abruptly.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I having for dinner?

She got up from the sofa in a daze, looked around, and saw the newspaper lying on the floor next to the sofa.

Oh right, I was reading the newspaper, and then I fell asleep...

Is there a hypnotic technique hidden in the text of this newspaper?!

Elisa kicked the "Sel Daily" newspaper on the ground warily.

It must be a problem with the newspaper, not with me. I can read "Simon's Diary" all night long!

The knocking sounded again, and Eve poked her head in: "Miss Elisa, it's time for dinner."

Elisa discreetly wiped her mouth and stood up: "Let's go."

After having dinner and a bath, Elisa lay on the soft bedding.

She picked up the "Sergeys Journal" again, but after reading only two lines, her eyelids became heavy.

Damn it, were these newspapers drugged during production?!

Let's look at something else to perk us up, just for the sake of perking us up.

She put the newspaper aside, opened "Simon's Diary," and the effect was superb; her drowsiness vanished instantly.

However, it still feels a little off.

Elisa picked up the newspaper again and dragged the light screen onto it.

That's the feeling, perfect!

She happily began reading "Simon's Journal".

Simon took off his coat and handed it to Eve, who ran back to her room and quickly sewed the buttons back on for him.

Ha, so you still chose Eve?

That's true. Eve and Maria have similar bust sizes. Compared to the serious Maria, the petite and charming Eve is better. Men are all like that.

After some analysis, Elisa felt she had seen through Simon.

She continued looking down.

After thanking Eve, Simon returned to his room, took off his coat, and used the sewing kit Maria had given him to sew the buttons back on.

"...?"

"On the collar, Eve's thread and Maria's thread were intertwined, inseparable. Simon put on the coat with satisfaction."

"...?!"

Elisa opened her mouth, staring at the log in astonishment.

You can actually do that!

What a scumbag! I've never seen such a scumbag even in the archipelago!

Elisa hesitated, wondering if she should remind Eve and Maria to stay away from that scumbag.

And Mabel, their contact must be reduced.

Mabel clearly has a crush on that scumbag, I have to stop her, otherwise...

A chill ran down Elisa’s spine as the image of a mistress eloping with her male servant flashed through her mind.

In that case, the enraged Baron Percy will put a warrant for my valet's arrest, and it will implicate me!

We must keep a close eye on that scumbag!

Whenever he had free time, he had to keep an eye on "Simon's Log" and absolutely not give him any chance!

Having found another excuse to keep an eye on the log, Elisa completely forgot about reading the newspaper and began to ogle the male servant's private life with great interest.

"Miss Elisa." When it was time for bed, Eve came in and reminded the young lady in bed not to continue engrossed in the "Sel Daily".

Elisa closed the newspaper and coughed: "The recent political and business news has been quite interesting, making me think about a lot of things."

Eve looked at her young mistress with admiration: "When I see the newspaper, I only feel sleepy."

"Hehe, that's because you haven't grasped the intricacies yet." Miss Elisa closed "Simon's Journal," handed the newspaper to the maid, and revealed a wise smile.