Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord novel Chapter 139

Chapter 139: Awaited confession (6)

"I can walk on my own. My feet are fine," said Selene, but her words proved useless.

Xavier ignored her offer to walk on her own two feet and carried her to bed. He set her down carefully and placed a cloth on her head so he could return the dry the wet ends of her hair. _{freewebnoveℓ.com}

"What must I look for you to wear now?" Xavier asked, taking on full responsibility for dressing her.

"Why? I can call for Agnes to dry me. I am sure she hasn’t gone too far," Selene said, not wanting to trouble Xavier.

"I can do it so there isn’t a third person in here with us," Xavier replied, wanting to keep it just the two of them. He was not ready to have someone else present to disturb the mood he and Selene created in the room.

"Then, you can bring me one of my night dresses so I can simply pull it over my head. I will get changed again if we must leave the room," Selene decided.

Selene started to dry her hair as Xavier looked for something she could wear. "Do you have anywhere to go today?"

"No. You’ve moved these boxes to an interesting place."

Selene smacked her face after realising her mistake. Selene forgot where she had earlier hidden the boxes after moving them from under the bed.

"It is best that I give up trying to hide them from your eyes since you already know what they are," Selene replied, seeing no need to move them again.

Xavier returned with a dress for Selene, but first, he started to dry her hair. "Harold will add shelves to the room you use. If there is anything else you need, ask Harold or Gertrude. They are both more than willing to do anything for you."

"Is this about you believing you have lost Harold to me? I still think it isn’t true. For the time that I have been here, I have concluded that Harold is loyal to the estate. He does what is needed for the estate but I would say he cares for you more and I do not mind. I am new here," Selene said, knowing not to expect much.

"I know Harold better to say he cares a lot for you already. I don’t mind it since he should like you. Harold is a loyal servant so I would hate for him to be at odds with my wife. I have seen the head maid taking a liking to you. Are the maids treating you well?" Xavier asked, curious if they listened to his warning.

"I haven’t had many interactions with the maids but so far there isn’t anything that troubles me. I know of your warning to the servants. While they are to be respectful, I know there might be many things said. They’ve kept their heads down and did their work so I am pleased. It is Agnes that I worry about," Selene said, still worried about how Agnes was fitting in.

"She will find her place amongst them. You cannot always be at her side so if she faces trouble, you must let her handle it on her own at times," Xavier advised Selene.

"I know and that is why I did not ask the head maid about it. I worry about Agnes because she is trying to fill Elsie’s shoes when I do not need her to. I have cared for both of them and never favoured one over the other. I am far behind on avenging Elsie," Selene said, disappointed with herself.

"You are not. Sometimes revenge takes time. I am certain he will not last long in the court since Darius doesn’t care about mixed-bloods. He cares about keeping the kingdom happy by speaking about a hero but as soon as the town loses interest, Darius will have no use for Gabriel," said Xavier.