Elizabeth's hand, which she had placed on the wall of the cabin for support, was trembling. It was as if all the strength had been drained from her legs, she could barely stand. Her stomach turned upside down just from hearing these disgusting conversations. She quickly covered her lips with her hand to suppress the urge to vomit. Even the name of her mother sent shivers down her spine. They were looking for her...

“Elizabeth!”

She quickly looked up as she heard Katherine's voice, “No... No, it can't be!” she whispered.

"Are you here? Hello? Eliz-"

Elizabeth quickly grabbed Katherine when she was walking pass the corridor and pulled her inside the cabin. She pushed the girl against the wall and covered her mouth with one hand. With the other hand she closed and locked the door.

"Actually, I felt sorry for that girl. Even though their maids were new, she said that her family had been tormenting her since the day she started working."

"Who doesn't know that? But what can we do? Miller's are not an ordinary family."

"Whatever… I want to try the other one too. Let’s go get it."

Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief when the sound of the women's footsteps faded away. She was glad they didn't talk no more. She didn't want to hear another word from those filthy mouths.

She looked up as she felt lips touching her palm. It was then that she began to realise the position she was in. Her stomach was pressing against Katherine's. Katherine's knee was between her legs. The hand that Katherine had reflexively wrapped around Elizabeth's waist to keep her from falling was still holding her tightly. The girl's eyes were wide open. She was out of breath. And she was… so hot. The heat radiating from her body almost burned Elizabeth.

Elizabeth slowly removed her hand from Katherine’s mouth. Her gaze shifted to the girl’s lips as she talked, "I'm sorry.” She was surprised at how soft Katherine's lips were. Katherine swallowed and the movement of her throat drew Elizabeth's gaze to there. Now that she was so close to Katherine, the smell of roses was even more noticeable.

When her breath touched Katherine's neck again, Katherine quickly grabbed her shoulders. It wasn't tight enough to hurt her, but Elizabeth could feel her strength.

"Elizabeth... What's going on?" She lowered her head, she couldn't look at Elizabeth anymore. Her heart was beating so loudly that her ears felt like they would burst. Elizabeth’s sweet scent was making her dizzy. She hadn't even given Elizabeth any perfume... Was it her own scent?

"I'm so sorry. Those women knew me and my family. So I panicked when you called out to me..."

Katherine took her hands off the woman's shoulders. Looking away, she began to rub her neck. It was then that Elizabeth saw that the girl's ears were very red. Well, at least she wasn't the only one who is embarrassed…

"I see... Then get changed and let's leave quickly. I'll go and pay for the clothes." She wanted to leave as soon as possible. She reached for the handle, but Elizabeth grabbed her hand.

"Uh- Katherine! The dress...! I can't reach the zip on the dress. We need to leave before they come back... Can you help me?"

Katherine froze for a moment. It was as if she had made an argument in her head for a moment. "Yes, sure." She seemed calmer, but her ears were still red.

Elizabeth turned round. She moved her hair away from her back so that Katherine could unzip the dress. They were facing the mirror, so she could see Katherine’s gaze on her back. Again, even though it happened several times, she was surprised by the difference in size between them. If there was someone behind Katherine, they probably wouldn't even see Elizabeth was also there.

Katherine grabbed the zip and slowly pulled it down.

When the zip was down to Elizabeth’s waist, Katherine stopped. She didn’t go all the way. Was it because she didn’t want to make Elizabeth feel uncomfortable?

In a deep voice Katherine asked, "Can you reach it now?" Elizabeth got goose bumps. As she tried to reach the zip, without noticing, she accidentally touched Katherine’s stomach. The girl shivered as the woman touched her but she held her posture. When Elizabeth reached for the zip successfully, she quickly turned around.

"Yes. Thank you." Why was she so influenced? Her maids had helped her dress many times before. It was almost the same, a woman had just unzipped her dress… Why was it that her neck was starting to hurt from the blushing?

Katherine quickly exited the cabin. As soon as she was out, Elizabeth leaned against the wall. She pressed the back of her hand to her lips. What…? What just happened…?