Another twist!

Scarlet pov contd

It was not far away when our carriage stopped in front of a building. It was not as well decorated or luxurious as I had thought but a simple one. I wonder where he spent all this income if he lived in such a humble palace. Even calling it a place would be an exaggeration. It was just a big villa. That nobles kept for their holidays. 

"Is this where the man lives?" I could not help but ask again! Why did it feel like something was off! Like reaching here was terribly easy! Not even once did we get stopped by any guard or knights.

"Yes, my lady." Then he looked at the house and sighed, "I know that you would think the place is rather simple. But his family was in a very bad condition before I chose him as my heir. Even this house was given to me so that he could live peacefully. Otherwise, he used to live in a diapatheleted building.