The New Duchess
Chapter 23: Return

As soon as he reached the residence, Milly immediately woke up her mistress. Although very sleepy and tired Ai with a giant step trying to walk towards his room.

“ be careful madam” Milly said as Ai climbed the stairs. Milly immediately helped Ai take off her dress as soon as she reached the room, and went to bed.

The next morning before breakfast, Ai was in a room talking to a servant who was given the job of spying.

“ did anyone enter my room?” ai Yanga asked while she was combing her hair by Milly.

“ no mistress,” replied the waiter.

“ when she's in and how long is she in ?”

“ in the evening when you exit, it doesn't seem too long”

“ does he bring anything?”

“ yes mistress, but when out she did not bring him” Ai tilted the corner of her lips. Milly looked confused to digest everything.

“ you can go, but remember no one knows. Pretend this conversation doesn't exist. Understand?” the waiter nodded. Before leaving, Mily gave a present to the servant. Of course this was Ai's request before.

" imaksih madam” The waiter went and continued his work.

Millya's room is done arranging his mistress' hair, now pouring tea.

“ Mily you tried to dismantle and unload a hidden place here” said Mily who sounded strange.

“ mistress is looking for something?”

“ maybe we find treasure” replied Ai lightly.

“ mistress could have” without much inquiring again Milly immediately do Ai request. Ai carefully observed the search that Milly had conducted.  

After a long time, Mily never found anything strange.

“ no treasure” Milly has given up. Ai smiled a little. Now it was his turn to look for the treasure.

Milly's been looking in the closet or the table. Places that are generally used to store goods. Not with Ai, he started with undercovered couches, tables, and places that seemed secret.

Without taking much time, Ai finally found the thing. There are about 3 boxes arranged parallel under the bed. Ai took one to carry on the sofa.

“ Milly look what I found” Milly was shocked to see the box. Anyone must have thought the contents of the box from the appearance of the box alone.

“ mistress found it where?” Ai was sitting on the sofa, put the jewelry box on the table. Milly immediately approached to look at the contents. Slowly open the black box.

“ wah madam, you found a treasure” Milly fascinated with the beauty of a set of shiny jewelry that. Ai's eyes also looked sparkling, the jewelry was really beautiful. Of course because Grace paid a high price for this jewelry.

“ not one, tap three. There were three jewels under my bed” Milly did not believe the mistress' words, switched to approaching the bed to check for herself what her mistress said.

“ aaa, your mistress will be rich with all this jewelry” said Milly who half gawked at the jewelry boxes.

“ come here, put this back there. I'll explain everything” swiftly Mily put the box in its original place. He sat in front of Ai.

“ the boxes were deliberately put by Grace “ Milly was a little surprised, staring at her mistress fixedly.

“ he tried to trap me with the money he set it”

“ then we just return this jewelry in his room” Milly looks anxious when hearing Ai's words earlier.

“ no, I have planned everything, you just have to invite the jeweler “ Mily increasingly do not understand the mindset of the mistress. Wouldn't be very risky to let this jewelry here, but the mistress looks ordinary, instead forbid it to return it.

Then Ai and Milly got into a serious conversation. They're talking about a counterattack plan for Grace. Milly listened to everything her mistress said carefully. He remembers every detail. Ai believes if the plan succeeds Grace's existence here will soon.

It's getting late today, Duke's return is not visible. Both Grace and Ai were waiting for the man who was the decisive end of their plan.

“ mistress not getting ready for bed?” Mily has cleaned the bed, Ai has also worn a nightgown. But instead sit on the balcony reading a book when the night is getting late.

“ later, I'm not sleepy yet. You go” Mily then leave the room.

Ai who is too focused on reading does not realize that it has entered midnight. His eyes were getting tired and sleepy. Her intention is to wait for her husband to come, from here she can know when the train will come. But until his eyes narrowed did not hear any sound.

Not wanting to leave the balcony, Ai ended up falling asleep on the balcony sofa. Fortunately, before leaving, Milly gave her mistress a blanket that helped warm her up a bit. Now comfortably Ai falls asleep with the book being her bedmate.

The mane of dawn began to be seen as Axton stepped on the floor of the residence. The ride home was a little delayed because the trouble suddenly came. Fortunately it could be finished quickly, so Axton did not have to delay the return for too long.

Axton went straight to the room and cleaned himself up. Before boarding the bed, Axton was interested in seeing his wife first. During this task, Axton more often think of his little wife. So annoying and makes him miss Ai.

He opened the door and entered his wife's room. Axton frowned when he found nothing in his wife's bed. Axton had almost intended to call the waiter when the night breeze from the balcony hit his skin. Walk closer to the balcony. Axton pulls the corner of her lips, knowing Ai is waiting for her. So sweet. Axton slowly carried Ai's body and moved her on the bed. It was this shady face that had always bothered him the past few weeks. Now he was in his sleep soundly.

Axton pulled over the children's hair that covered his wife's face, beautiful and petite look made Axton's heart warm. Slowly Axton put his lips closer to his wife's forehead. And went to sleep next to Ai without disturbing the wife's sleep so sound.

The morning came, the couple was not disturbed by the rising sun. Axton increasingly tightened his arms because of the morning wind that entered from the balcony door that from night forgotten in the lid. Ai not used to hugs started to disturb her sleep. Unknowingly putting away the sturdy arm on his stomach.

“ emm” Axton back tightened his embrace. Ai's slender body was so fitting in her arms. Comfortable and warm.

Ai pushed back, even her body she moved away from the breath on her neck. After a while Ai's body was attracted and returned in an embrace.

Now Ai's consciousness is beginning to return. The manicure is patterned when it is felt someone's arm hugs him tightly. Moreover, his back hit something warm and a little hard. Ai turned her head slowly. Relief struck her when she found out that someone was her husband. The corner of his lips was interested, Ai smiled happily.