Banishment of the Villain

"YOU are the one that is disrespecting me. And my family. Who do you think you are, to not only torture my bodyguard but to also interrupt me, your master?" The young master was no longer the innocent and naive child that he usually was at this moment. His icy green eyes struck down at Felicia, leaving her with shock at his change.

His words rang in her ears. That's right, she thought with regret. She had been too agitated and had forgotten the proper etiquette. She was too impulsive.

Felicia opened her mouth, ready to redeem herself and properly explain. But before she could say anything, someone else acted before she did.

One of the maids who had stood behind Felicia as Fei was tortured fell to the ground, choking up in tears. "Young master, I am so very sorry. It was Felicia! She forced all of us to do this, and we were too scared to refuse…" She sobbed.

The other servants in the room nodded, with their frames shaking and their heads lowered.

Felicia's eyes widened with disbelief. She whipped her head around to look at the girl who crying so pitifully and felt outraged. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! We were in this together! How can you…?"

The maid sobbed even louder. "Young master, Felicia is trying to push the blame onto us, now that she has been discovered… Please, serve us justice!" She knelt before Carlos.

Carlos stood unmoving, but his eyes seemed to be at a loss.

"Enough." At the moment, Carol arrived timely and stood in the door frame with her arms folded, behind her little brother. She had changed out of her uniform and now wore a black chiffon blouse and jeans. She stared coldly at the people in the room.

"Carlos, go take care of Fei." Carlos nodded and rushed to Fei's side.

"All of you maids, besides Felicia, leave. Felicia, stay until further notice. You are now relieved from your position as head maid." The maids quickly moved in unison to the door. As they rushed past by Felicia, who had fallen to the floor in a daze, none of them dared to look at her.

Felicia stared at the floor beneath her in disbelief. They, everyone, had plotted against her.

She felt so wronged, but the people who held her lifeline could not peer into her thoughts and see what she was feeling. All that people saw on the outside was an arrogant woman who made a rash decision due to anger.

Looking at the scene, Carlos was glad that his sister intervened at the time that she did. When he saw the pitiful look on the maid that begged for justice and the head maid who looked genuinely shocked at the other maid's words, he felt confused and overwhelmed. He didn't know who to believe and what to direct. After all, in the end, he was only an eight-year-old child. Thus, he was relieved when Carol gave him a simple order.

Once he reached Fei, he realized that there were three strange devices stuck to her neck. Fei was panting, as if running out of oxygen, and her body would jerk violently. Fei's condition scared him, but he knew that he needed to do something to save her. After all, she is his bodyguard and friend!

However, no matter how hard he pried, Carlos could not manage to strip off those devices; they stuck to her skin like glue. Panicked, he looked towards his sister.

Carol furrowed her eyebrows when she saw the situation. She scrutinized the room carefully, ignoring Felicia. Her eyes soon focused on the gadgets that were piled together on the table, in front of the sofa.

She strode across the floor and picked them up. Carol examined the gadgets carefully, rolling them around with her fingers. Then, as if satisfied with her inspection, she pressed a button on each of them. Near her, Fei's body immediately relaxed as the devices attached to her fell to the ground with a metallic clink.

After a second of adjustment, Fei calmly stood up and bowed to Carol with gratitude. Beside Fei, Carlos mimicked her, bowing to his sister.

Carol just cooly ran her fingers through her long blond hair and trudged out of the room. Before leaving though, she told Carlos, "The map that you left outside is still usable, although Feixin should know her way around the mansion. She most likely will not need any medical treatment, these gadgets can't actually harm her that much. It's better if you don't tell the doctor."

"Ok. Th-thank you, big sis. I'll keep that in mind." Carlos didn't ask any questions about his sister's statements. He knew as well that Fei was different from other bodyguards. Better to trust big sis Carol than to make an unwanted mess, he thought to himself.

He looked at Fei, who was looking back at him with an unusually serious expression. Carlos forcefully laughed, and he grabbed her hand. He led her out of the room and picked up the digital map from the floor, the only thing that was left. It seemed like Carol took the other stuff.

Fei looked as the door closed behind her, leaving behind the former head maid, who was demoted and instructed to stay alone in the room.

Carlos saw that Fei seemed to be thinking about the happenings in the head maid's room and comforted her with an affectionate pat on the hand and a smile.

"It must've been scary, right? Don't worry. I'll protect you."

Fei didn't understand his words, but she smiled, knowing that her master was content, or at least not unhappy.