Roman only slowly opened his eyes once the storm of passion had subsided.
He took a deep breath, saying nothing, his lips slightly parted as he let out an indescribable sigh.
Annie was curled up, her head resting beside Roman’s toes, her fragrant tongue flicking out as she closed her eyes to recover her strength.
Her legs were braced on the blanket, standing in a position she could barely hold, like a floating duckweed that might collapse at any moment.
At last, after Annie had caught her breath, she crawled forward, fawningly rubbing against Roman’s foot and calf, her body swaying slightly, looking every bit like a pitiful puppy begging for affection.
“Thank you, Master~”
Annie said, her face full of infatuation.
It was as if Roman had granted her some enormous favor just by allowing her to kiss his foot, leaving her with no way to repay him except to give herself over completely and call him ‘Master’.
In fact, even Luo Xiya was more often called Lord or Lord Roman within the Estate; no one would ever use such a self-effacing title as Master, showing just how enamored Annie was with Roman now.
She was still sneakily sticking out her tongue, panting softly, her eyes gazing at him, moist and sparkling.
This look… it was as if she had been utterly bewitched by him.
Hearing these words, Roman didn’t feel the excitement a man was supposed to feel. Logically speaking, when a beautiful, cute, and slender girl does such a humble and longing act for you, how could you not be pleased?
Yet a chill rose in Roman’s heart, suppressing the earlier stirrings of desire.
He felt like he had messed things up, and that his Extraordinary Ability had caused this little maid before him to lose herself, turning her into a slave to desire.
“Put your clothes on first.” Roman did his best to remain calm as he spoke.
At this, Annie snapped back to herself and looked down at her clothes.
Her chest was faintly exposed, a shallow cleavage showing in the air.
The garter stockings wrapped around her thighs were torn, the white silk looking as if it had been ripped apart.
Without realizing it, Annie had already sat up, her knees turned outward as she sat duck-like on the blanket, and then quietly pulled up her panties over the garter stockings.
Blushing, she said, “Master, I broke my clothes.”
Roman first focused his attention outside the door for a while, making sure no one was passing by before getting up and going to the coat rack, where he took out the maid outfit Luo Xiya had prepared for him earlier.
Taking the clothes from Roman’s hands, Annie sniffed them, her body clearly trembling a few times.
“This… it smells so much like Master…” Hugging the dress, Annie buried her face in it and sighed.
Roman kept watching Annie’s face and eyes, noticing that after her earlier release, her gaze had become much clearer, with a hint of shyness.
So why did she act so crazed just now?
Annie thought Roman wanted to watch her change, so she pursed her lips and slowly lifted the skirt of her maid uniform, taking it off completely.
Seeing that Roman’s gaze didn’t change at all, Annie suddenly felt as if she was being hunted by him, her every move firmly in his grasp, and a tingle of arousal rose again below.
Boldly, she let go of the hand covering her perky chest, revealing her youthful and energetic body to him without reservation, just as Roman suddenly spoke.
“Just now… were you acting?”
This startled Annie so much that she immediately prostrated herself on the floor, kissing the ground as she hurriedly explained, “Master, please believe me, my status is humble, but everything I said to you just now was from the bottom of my heart!”
“Are you… still clear-headed now?”
“Of course I am!” Annie finally looked up, blinking her eyes in confusion as to why Roman would ask her such a thing.
“Then why do you call me Master?”
Annie stared at Roman in surprise, seeing that his eyes were still so pure, like a clear mountain spring you could see right to the bottom, and finally understood that Roman really wasn’t testing her, but was asking out of concern.
Summoning her courage, she realized this might be the only chance she’d ever have.
“Because… because I like you!” Her voice grew loud at the end, startling Roman, who rushed forward to cover her mouth.
Closing his eyes and confirming they hadn’t been discovered, Roman prepared to let go.
But the girl, who was even younger than him, took the chance to sneak out her fragrant tongue and lick his hand!
“You like me?” Roman let go, bewildered.
“We’ve only met once, how could you possibly like me?”
Annie puffed out her cheeks, an adorable gesture that looked strangely seductive on her nearly naked body.
“You don’t know? Everyone in the Estate likes you, not to mention, you even saved my life…”
Only then did Roman realize Annie’s reaction had truly come from her heart, not because she’d been corrupted by his Sacred Seal…
But Roman still hadn’t realized that he was the real fatal poison; now that he knew the truth, he didn’t dwell on it anymore.
“Don’t like me anymore.” Roman shook his head.
Hearing Roman’s firm tone, Annie wasn’t disappointed at all; instead, she continued, “You belong to Lady Luo Xiya, of course I wouldn’t dare dream, just being allowed to kiss your foot was enough for me.”
She said she kissed his foot, but in the end, she’d practically tried to swallow all his toes.
Once Annie was dressed, Roman softly added, “This matter—only you and I know about it. No one else needs to.”
Having a secret in common with the Lord’s bedmate made Annie blush again in embarrassment.
She replied softly, “Master, don’t worry.”
At the end, she couldn’t help but add, “No matter how you see me from now on, you’ll always be my most important Master. I have an Extraordinary Talent too, and my awakening is coming soon. When the time comes, just give me any order you want.”
After changing, Annie helped Roman clean up the scene before leaving.
Only after Lady Catherine’s explanation did Roman roughly understand the reason for Annie’s abnormal behavior.
It was most likely because he had infused too much of his magic power, leaving her with no outlet but to develop desire between man and woman.
Roman didn’t really regret it, but he did feel a lingering fear—if he hadn’t stopped in time, would Annie have ended up shattered, just as he’d feared…
Lady Catherine waved her hand in front of Roman’s face, bringing him back to his senses.
“Is something on your mind?”
“No.”
Roman was clearly a terrible liar, his forced denial making Lady Catherine chuckle.
“As long as that girl is fine, that’s good. I was busy with something else at the time. If you’d called me over to check on her, I could have helped if anything happened…”
It’s a good thing you weren’t there then, Roman thought to himself.