Dragon Under the Bed - Chapter 2

“Really?”

Christian looked at Milena with a doubtful look. Of course, he knew that Milena was assigned to clean this room, but he thought that someone else had helped her because the results were different than usual.

“Did you do it alone?”

“Of course. I always clean your room myself.”

Well, indeed, there was no one else who could notice that he tilted his head every time he looked in the mirror, other than Milena, who was always attending him.

“Good job.”

As she received a brief compliment, Milena opened her eyes wide and smiled shyly, tucking in her chin.

“Of course, I just did what I had to do. Go ahead and wash up before the water cools down.”

“Right.”

Christian nodded and entered the bathroom. Then, as usual, he reached out to the shelf to pick a bath bomb, then paused.

‘How did this happen?’

The honey banana flavored bath bomb, which was scheduled to be used today, was placed at the front of the shelf. It was placed at the easiest place to reach when standing in front of the bathtub.

‘Is it a coincidence?’

The bath bomb Christian uses change every day. The reason why he doesn’t leave bath bomb choices to the maid was because the bath bomb he wanted to use depends on the weather, schedule, and mood of the day.

He had his own criteria for choosing.

On cloudy days, he uses a bath bomb scented with tropical fruit to make him feel subdued, and on a sunny day, he uses a bath bomb containing aloe to soothe his skin.

In addition, the use is subdivided and detailed, such as an adult-like rose-scented bath bomb on social gathering days, a honey-banana-flavored bath bomb with a sweet scent on days when he moves his body a lot, an olive oil bath bomb on dry days, and a cypress tree bath bomb when he’s stressed.

As the selection criteria were so private and detailed, it was cumbersome to have a maid do it, so, as a rule, he must choose and put in the bath bombs himself.

‘Is this also Milena’s?’

Christian turned his head to ask Milena. But Milena was nowhere to be seen.

“Why did you just bring it now?”

A shrill voice was heard from outside the bathroom. It seemed like Milena was scolding someone.

“Mrs. Moly suddenly told me to do something else.”

“Whatever, go, hurry. Fast!” She hurried her opponent out and returned to the bathroom.

“Who came?”

“Ah, it’s the newcomer. She brings the rose cream that you like.” She smiled and lifted the cream in her hand. “Do you want me to apply it for you today?”

Christian looked at Milena’s face with a light smile on his face and shook his head.

“No, it’s fine.”

The change in the location of the bath bomb was probably a coincidence.

Of course, Milena knows Christian’s schedule and is in charge of the bath, so it was not impossible to guess which bath bomb he would use if she had good observation. However, it was hard to think that she had such a good sense, as she was busy giving kindness that he didn’t want, saying, “Do you want me to scrub your back?” or “I’ll be waiting outside, so call me anytime.”

“If it’s the newcomer, was it the maid who made this rose cream?”

“Yes.”

“I should have step out for a while.”

“Pardon?”

“After using the cream, I’ve heard a lot of people say that my complexion has improved. I’d like to thank her at least.”

Then, a slightly dissatisfied expression appeared on Milena’s face.

“You always look great even without using this cream, Master. And if you talk up to a kid who hasn’t been in here long enough, she’ll be spoiled.”

Milena, who was speaking straightforwardly, noticed that Christian was staring at her, and asked in bewilderment.

“W-Why are you looking at me like that?”

“….It’s nothing. I need you to go.”

“Yes. Then, make yourself comfortable.”

Milena bowed politely and left. Then as soon as she came out of Christian’s bedroom, she raised her eyebrows fiercely.

“Lynn, this bitch!” She must have come when Christian was there on purpose.

After working as his exclusive maid for almost half a year, Milena had never received a compliment. All he did was say, ‘Stop, leave,’ in an indifferent voice. And that kind of master said that she did well for the first time. Her heart pounded even though she didn’t do it herself.

Milena wanted to work by her gorgeous master for a long time. She’ll not let go of anyone who interfered. But the bitch who has only been here for a month! A handmaid with no experience of serving nobles should not have been her competitor. However, when the lord showed such interest, her displeasure soared.

“It’s very unpleasant.”

As she had enough putting up with her, she has no choice but to make her leave on her own feet. Milena walked towards the maid’s quarters with a grim expression on her face.

*     *     *

Christian took his time to wash himself thoroughly and stood in front of the full-body mirror.

‘Splendid as ever today.’

It has been Christian’s long habit to admire himself in the full-body mirror just before going to bed. There was a valid reason; to inspect whether his body is in a good shape as he was trained, but the bigger reason was that it was good to see himself looking good from here and there.

‘I think the shadow under my eyes create a rather decadent atmosphere.’ But it’s a bit daunting. If the shadow gets darker, it will look more like a ruined person than a decadent beauty

Through a regular lifestyle, a healthy diet, and constant training, Christian always boasted a healthy complexion. But lately, he hasn’t been able to sleep well, so dark shadows have formed under his eyes.

In order to maintain his fantastic appearance, the anomaly must be rectified as soon as possible, but he could not figure out what was causing him to be unable to sleep deeply.

‘Since when was it….Right, since then. An uncomfortable feeling came to me from time to time since I rescued Her Highness from the dragon.’

After doing what everyone thought was impossible, Christian’s life changed completely. However, as he suddenly rose in status , more and more people are keeping him in check.

‘Am I unable to sleep because I have so much to worry about?’

If that’s all, I’ll be able to do it. But lately, I can’t sleep deeply, and I’ve been having strange dreams over and over again. It was a shameful dream that I couldn’t mention anywhere.

‘I can’t believe I had that kind of dream when I’m not even an adolescent boy.’

A woman kept appearing in his dream. He didn’t know who it was as he could only see a dim silhouette in the dark.

He couldn’t tell if it was a woman he knew or an imaginary woman because he couldn’t see her face.

The woman would stand by his bedside and stare at him and then disappear.

He once snatched the woman’s arm in the dream. On a sudden tug, the woman lost her balance and fell into his arms.

He thought she was an unpleasant woman who showed up in his dreams and peeked into his sleep, but the feeling of her in his arms was surprisingly soft and fragrant. Even after waking up, his heart was pounding for a while because of the vivid feeling and scent.

Fortunately, the dream stopped there.

If he had done anything more than that, he would have seriously considered whether it was an urge.

No one would believe him if he says this, but Christian has never dated a woman because of his unusual taste that he cannot reveal to others.

‘I can’t. No matter what kind of beauty I see, my heart doesn’t move.’

He loved himself very much. He loved it madly. He was so engrossed in himself that no woman caught his eye. With such mindset, falling in love will never happen his whole life.

Even so, it was not a pity. If only the mirror that reflects his beautiful self was by his side. Christian, who made eye contact with himself in the mirror again, coughed like kuheok! And grabbed his chest. Just now, his slightly depressed look were amazing.

“Aah, I shouldn’t do this.”

He looked at himself in the mirror again.

If I don’t go to bed early, the painstaking massage with rose cream wouldn’t be worth it.

The cream made by the new maid was very effective. When I slept with it on, my skin was smooth. It was all thanks to the new maid’s cream that my skin was maintained at this level even though I couldn’t sleep properly. Moreover, the scent was so good, the sweet rose scent gently relieved the nerves that had become sensitive due to lack of sleep.

Since I got my favorite cream for the first time in a while, I wanted to call in the maid who made it and express my gratitude but….

‘Milena’s reaction was strange.’

No matter how I think of it, she seemed to be opposing me to meet the new maid.

‘Is she keeping her in check?’

Milena was Christian’s exclusive maid, while her partner was just a handmaid. There was no reason to keep her in check when she was not a competitor in the first place.

Christian suddenly looked around the room, which was different from usual. Milena has been working as an exclusive maid for half a year, but this is the first time this has happened.

‘Don’t tell me.’

Maybe it wasn’t Milena who changed this room, but the new maid? Then it was understandable that she doesn’t want me to meet the new maid, as she wouldn’t want to be found out that she had lied.

‘I’ll watch a little longer.’

Christian lay on the bed and fell asleep. But he could not sleep well that night, as he suffered from the dream of the woman’s discourtesy. He reached out for her again this time, but as if she was preparing, she didn’t get caught and backed away.

She watched Christian a little longer, then disappeared like a ghost, as always.

Christian, who had been tensed, was finally able to relax. The scent left behind by the woman gently permeated and led him into the unconscious world.

*    *    *

“Hoaaaam.”

She lacked sleep. Lynn yawned loudly, made eye contact with Milena and then closed her mouth.

‘Why on earth is she doing this to me?’

She has always been rude, but not this much. She had been fretting about everything I did more than usual ever since dinner last night but I couldn’t understand why.

Milena glared at Lynn and retorted, “You, did you wash all my underwear?”

“Of course, I washed it and hung it on the roof.”

“It looks like it’s going to rain, why did you hang it outside?”

“……”

Lynn was speechless with bewilderment.

Who suddenly came in at the end of the day and spilled a pile of underwear on me to do the laundry and disappeared?

Lynn had to wash her underwear during the night, because she was acting like she wouldn’t let it go if she had put it off. That wasn’t all, even though she knew well that morning hours are the busiest, Lynn couldn’t help but be baffled when Milena was making a fuss because she had not picked up the laundry that had been hung up last night.

“What are you staring at with your eyes open? Can’t you see the sky is cloudy? What are you going to do if my underwear gets wet in the rain?”

Lynn agonized.

‘Should I just overturn her?’

No matter how, she came in as a handyman, and was in charge of washing the blankets and the employees’ clothes, but no one even made her wash their underwear.

‘No, let’s hold it in. I’ve managed to become the assistant of the maid who was in charge of Warrior-nim’s bedroom.’

Lynn eventually replied with a feeling of getting bitten by a cat.

“Yes. I didn’t see it was cloudy. Shall I go and pick it up right away?”

“Hm, nevermind it! We have to clean the master’s room from now on. If it rains in the meantime, wash it again.”

“I will.”

Lynn waited for Milena to leave, just like yesterday. However, Milena was just bobbing her head with her arms crossed.

“What are you doing? Get started.”

“Aren’t you going to rest in your room today?”

“I’m not.”

“What? Why?”

Lynn’s pupils trembled violently, as she intended to travel through the warrior’s private space to her heart’s content today as well.

“Why, you say? I’m the master’s exclusive maid. It’s only natural for me to supervise from the beginning to the end. Hurry up and start.”

Oh my lord! Lynn turned around in great disappointment.

Milena glared at Lynn’s small back with burning eyes.

‘Sly bitch! What the hell did you do to deserve such praise from master? It’s the same as usual no matter how hard I look at it.’

Nevertheless, it hurts her pride to ask Lynn about how she cleaned it. So, she thought she’d take a closer look at Lynn’s cleaning process today.

Lynn, unable to understand Milena’s intentions, became more and more uncomfortable with it.

It was better if you bully me while making me work as it was more frustrating if you followed me around without saying a word.

Milena finally opened her mouth when Lynn started cleaning the bathroom.

“The cream you gave me.”

“Yes?”

“How did you make it?”

Lynn looked up at Milena while scrubbing the bathtub.

“That, I can’t say it. It’s a secret that is only passed down to women in our family.”

“Hm, what a great thing to show off.”

“Indeed, it’s great. You are getting better every day because it works.”

She just got it.

Milena regretted delivering the cream to Christian herself. She gave it to him because she wanted to look good. It’s just a cream, but she didn’t know he’d be interested in the person who made it while liking it so much.

“Anyway, from now on, bring it to my room in advance. Don’t bring it directly to master’s bedroom like yesterday.”

“I was on my way back then. If I’m busy, I might be late.”

“Huh? Why are you so talkative? Just do it as you’re told.”

At that moment, the eyes of the two went white, and thunder roared. It was so loud that it was deafening. It was not long before the rain began to pour heavily.

Milena looked out of the rainy window. Suddenly, a very good idea popped into her head. She turned to Lynn with a grumpy smile.

“Lynn, can you do some errands for me?”

To be Continued.