chapter 41

" Young master~ I'm sorry~ I brought you such plain water this time... "

" ....!? "

Dang!

" uh..?! "

I flinch in Adam's embrace while my eyes instantly look at a cup that has smashed the floor in startled, immediately turn my gaze to look at Jade that suddenly freeze up in speechless at the door when he has scene Adam passionately kissing me like a hungry beast. I blinked at him before I tried to push Adam's body away from me once again. Jade is my savior! Thank goodness..!

" Thank god you're here, Jade.. come and help me out... "

"?..hu-huh? "

" Jade? " I look at him who was stuttering at the door with an innocent face while wondering about his reaction, I look at him with a big frown. Aren't you're going to help me, Jade? but what with that reaction..?

" I-I'm sorr-sorry, princess... to bother you both at a time like this.. please-please do continue.. " while Jade's hand awkwardly reaching the door to tried to give Claire some privacy with Adam in his young master chamber. Turn to speechless in dumbfounded with his actions, I stunned by Jade's dumb reaction towards my situation. Go hell with my savior!!

" ...What!!? Hey! "

" Come here! Hey, Jade! Continue your as*!? Come back here, you assh*le!!! "

****

" Raise your arm and sit straight. "

" yes.. "

My trembling hands slowly covered my body which was exposed with a blanket as a result of Adam's roughly hand that pulled my clothes in madness just a moment ago. If jade did not come just in time, I do not know what will happen to me now.

Glanced a little on Adam who was finally able to sleep soundly on his bed, I finally sigh in relief before I turn my face to look at jade who was getting a punishment because of his stupid actions a while ago. annoyingly stare at his guilty face, I glare at him intensely before my menacing aura slowly growing bigger to pierce on his annoying innocent soul.

" You know what's your sin, Jade? " with a fake smile on my face, I glare at his figure fiercely, Jade who was lifting his arm to the air while sitting straight just as I commanded him to do as his punishment, stuttering in fear when he couldn't even lift his head to look at me directly. Eek! Why?! Why does such a pretty and kind princess like the princess has a more deadly aura which more frightening than the young master's?? I couldn't mess with her at all!

" yes-yes... I do, princess.. " halfheartedly responds to my question, he immediately averts his shaking eyes from me who was looking directly at him with an annoyed face.

" Then? "

" Forgive me for not helping your highness from young master earlier... " bending his head more than before, Jade shivering in fear while honestly trying to answering my question towards his frightful face.

" And? "

" ..! For-forgive me for giving him an alcohol to drink and make his grace drunk.. "

" More? "

" ...! Eeek! For-forgive me for pulling a prank on young master... " Even though the young master may forgive me like usual but I don't think that the princess will forgive me for this rude attitude. I'm screw!

" Please forgive me, princess! " kneeling before me while immediately lean his head on the ground with a shivering body. Jade asked for mercy and acted like I'm a villain that will cut off his neck mercilessly at any second. Why did he being so exaggerating about this matter all of the sudden even though I'm just asking him a few questions? I think Adam is more sinister than me, but do I look like a merciless person than that cold-hearted Adam or what to him?? am I a devil one here???

" Ha. No. You should just ask for forgiveness from that guy when he's wake up, Jade. Not at me, but for now, just stay in that position for one night. "

" One-one night, princess..?! "

" Then, two nights. " crossed my arm while arrogantly look at his shocked face as my lips begin to crave an evil smile, Jade begins to frown as he thinks it's unfair for him.

"...! princess! "

" Shout at me? Oh, you shouldn't have done that, Jade. For the whole week then. Since you're his grace loyal companion, you should be simply done this punishment wholeheartedly to show your loyalty. I'll tell Adam this matter to make sure that you'll be in that position for the whole night for a week. Get it, Jade? "

"...!? "

" ye-yes, princess... " I'm taking back my words! you're not a gentle and kind princess! You're the cruelest person I've ever met in my whole life! you meanie!

" Did you just curse at me in your head, Jade? " tilt my head when jade makes such an irritating face towards me, I can just assume that he criticized me in his head right now.

" ...!!? "

Holy sh*t! " Eek! No-no! How could a mere butler such as me dare to curse at such an angel like you, princess? " How did she knows?? did she heard my inner thoughts? Damn it! does she have any damn power to read my mind or what?!?

" You just did it again. Jade. "

" ..!? Ugh! " Damn it, Just stop it, these stupid noisy endless thoughts of mine!

" No! I'm not, princess..! "

" Ha... Whatever. If the young master wakes up, please tell me immediately, Jade. " while stroking the back of my neck in exhausted, I take a glimpse of Adam once more before I head towards the door in silence and left the main mansion with my whole body covering with a blanket, Daisy who happened to saw me, rapidly approaching me and take me to my chamber with a worried expression.

Meanwhile, the whole mansion that was already talking about my presence at Adam's chamber that evening has already become a scandalous rumor as many servants have seen me get out from his grace's room with a blanket covering my half-naked body and walk throughout the mansion with a tired expression.

Afterward, Adam and I have become the most romantic couple that has finally bloomed after the whole servants have misunderstood Adam and me have slept together yesterday and I don't know why but we got so much shipped by the Allardis servants as the boat has finally sailed!

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" Oh my. You look a little tired, my lady. are you alright? " Walk slowly behind me as her foot busily trying to follow my step to everywhere I go to today, I glimpsed on Daisy before I began to continue my walk more and lost in my thoughts endlessly.

" You have to go to the crown prince's banquet tomorrow, is that okay? shall I call for a doctor today, my lady? " still trying to make me rest, Daisy keeps on buzzing me with her worried face.

" I'm alright, Daisy. you don't have to. "

" ...yes. " bend her head in disappointment, Daisy slowly makes her step slower and gives me some space to walk alone in my garden peacefully.

" Greeting princess~ "

" ...!? "

When he saw me look at his existence right before me with puzzled eyes, Ashlen lightly began to bow politely towards me with a smile. His innocent face shows a feigning ignorance attitude towards my speechless self.

" What-what are you doing here?! Daisy..! what-what if Daisy happens to see you or-or Adam see you with me at his palace?? "

" Don't worry, I've taken care of your personal maid earlier, She will not be able to move for a while but she will be fine. And I can even simply take care of that guy and everyone in this palace as I please too, lady. Don't you already know how powerful I am? " arrogantly smirk with his charming look, Ashlen lightly lean his back on a tree with his body that has turned to his original adult figure than the last time I met him with his younger body.

" I see you have changed your body as usual. "

" Ah. That time was because I need to save my mana a little. well, walking around with a tiny body like that was more convenient than this real body of mine. " Chuckle a little before crossing his arm together and glance at me with a grin, Ashlen lightly make a signal to make me get near him more.

" Young lady of Romanoff seems to have a bitter face every time she met me. Do you dislike me by any chance, Claire? "

With a serious face, immediately I looked at the guy in front of me with an 'are you kidding me?' expression on my face. " Of course I am. since you've chosen him and not me, Len."

I can see his fit body suddenly became stiff with my answer which did not hesitate to express hatred against him, After a while, standing there progressing my blunt words towards him, Ashlen suddenly chuckled before his body which had been leaning on a tree was quickly turned to Claire before his feet began to move towards her with his face suddenly changed seriously cold. " You hated me? "

Gulp while swallowing saliva through my throat in a stiff state, my eyes immediately staring at Ashlen's fierce silver eyes that were gleaming in darkness right in front of my face after suddenly he approached and bowed his big body towards me while his face bowed looking at my face that began to pale in speechless.

" ..yes. I am. so-so what?! "

" Hm. " His busy eyes which were looking straight at Claire sharply suddenly turned softly after seeing Claire shivering in fear even though her mouth dared to confirm her hatred. Ashlen slowly raised her hand towards Claire before gently stroking Claire's pink hair with a charming smile. " How adorable. "

"..! " Claire began to frown before her hand quickly went up and pushed aside Ashlen's hand that touched her hair without permission. " How dare you to touch me? wanna die? "

" Oh my. " Rapidly raising both his hands away from Claire, Ashlen's legs slowly took a step back before his face showed that he was giving in to this woman in front of him. " fierce as always it seems. "

" Tsk. Go away now. we'll talk tomorrow at the banquet. Before then, please refrain from seeing me, Ashlen Light. I'm not in the mood to talk with you now. "

" Hm-mm. for now I'll do as you say, Claire. But remember this before I leave. Break off your engagement immediately, okay? "

"? " Frown in annoyance, I look at him with a doubted gaze. " why? "

Ashlen raises both his eyebrows while shrugging his shoulder proudly. " Well, since my master has finally ordered me to handle that Adam guy just now. you should hurry, right? "

" wh-what..? "

" Heh. I'll have mercy on you, my lady. you look so shocked. I will give you a period until tomorrow, okay? severed ties with him and returned to Romanoff, my lady. until then." smiling as he bowed respectfully towards me, while myself stunned in speechless with his words. Ashlen in the blink of an eye disappeared from there without a trace after he had warned me of the instructions that had been given to him to kill Adam for the sake of his sole master.

" He-hey! Ashlen! Len! come back! "

" My lady? what's wrong? " suddenly Daisy stand behind me out of nowhere while I turned speechless when I realized that I had stood in the place I had just passed by with Daisy earlier as we walked together. Daisy who saw me stiff with a pale facial expression, quickly grabbed my shoulder before I could fall to the ground due to legs that began to lose energy after standing for too long from earlier.

" Wasn't I supposed to be standing near that tree..? " point my finger at the tree which Ashlen has lean by it earlier when we talked together just now, my body shivering in frightened while I look at Daisy with a pale face.

" Oh my, my lady you must be delusional due to exhaustion, you've been standing here in silence for a while in your deep thoughts before you suddenly shout for someone to come back to you just now. "

" wh-what..? "

" Goodness! Let's get you to your chamber immediately. you should rest, my lady. I'll call for a physician to check on you later. "

" .... " my mouth keeps on silent as I let myself get carried by Edward who was guarding my walk that evening and thus he gets me on my bed before he left my chamber together with Daisy. I can see an awkward atmosphere between those two lately but I shouldn't mind about that now. that's not my priority right now.

" Adam. "

" I need to see Adam. "