Chapter 15: Walking Around Naked
"You!" he gritted so hard that his body shook with anger but the girl kept staring at his face as if she could not see his discomfort.
"Why are you wearing this?" he asked after taking a deep breath when Kevin pleaded to him with his eyes.
"Then do you want me to come nude?" she raised a brow with confusion but her fake acting was exaggerated. "My slave uniform was dirty and torn and you had not arranged clothes for both of us. Do you want us to walk without clothes? I wore what I could or did you really expect me to roam around without clothes?"
He wanted to tell her what difference it would make. Except for hiding her two main parts, anyone can see the rest in this dress. He had seen revealing clothing, but this crossed all the limits. It was brazen and barbaric.
"Kevin!" He took all his anger in that gaze when Kevin shuddered.
"I will look into the matter!" He bowed his head immediately but Mary was still not satisfied.
"What do you know? We were given the most miserable room in the palace. And don't ask me how I know that! Do you think I do not understand that you have let us stay here so that you can keep an eye on me and investigate me at the same time?"
"....." even if she knew, should she be so direct about it?
"At least give us a better room, better food, two maids, and good clothes and shoes to wear with a bit of accessories to make it comfortable. Then you can take your own time in investigating us. We are not in a hurry since we had nothing to hide." the duke gritted his teeth as he looked at her nonchalance while she ordered him. He was about to tell her that she shouldn't be so presumptuous when Kevin took a step forward.
"Of course, your highness is a kind man. He will make sure that you did not have any kind of grievance while living here. Right, your Highness?" He looked at his pleading eyes when his highness retracted his gaze and held the glass of his wine.
"Hmm, since that is the case, then i can sit comfortably and have my dinner and he would not mind, right?" She knew that Kevin was lying but she did not care as long as she could gulf down a lot of food.
But Cassian's eyes narrowed at her again with a menacing look when Kevin fidgeted.
"How about I arrange the meal in your room, my lady? You can eat there in a much more comfortable environment." he insisted when she raised a brow.
"What is wrong here?" she really needed to ask! He would suffer indigestion if he ate under such stares! "Forget it! I am ready to leave but the child would stay and eat with his father." Even though she did not want to test her luck further, she stood up under Kevin's persuasion when Alec stood up too. He looked anxious.
"Byt my lady.. I will be with you." He looked worried but she shook her head.
"No! It would be better if you try to know about your father. Though he is a bit cold-hearted. He will take good care of you." After all, he had fought against the world to avenge your death.
She patted the shoulders of the child to assure him when Cassian took a deep breath as if he was trying hard to control himself.
"Forget it! You can sit too." Mary blinked as she looked at the cold statue that looked lifeless and sighed. He really suffered from menopause. In the novel, he never changed his decision. Could it be because of his son?
"You are sitting back, right?" asked Alec when he did not see Mary moving but staring back at the Duke as if she was challenging him so his worry only increased.
"Why! Yes, of course." She nodded her head and took her seat. It would be better if she was here and channel her conversation properly.
"So, Alec. Let me serve you first. What would you like to eat?" she asked with a smile when the child felt warm again. But when he looked at the table, his face paled.
He did not know many of those dishes. He only had soup and bread in the orphanage but all the dishes looked fancy.
"I will have whatever you have, my lady." He said with a small smile when she furrowed her brows. He should have chosen the dishes the deceased duchess used to like so that the duke could realize the similarity between them.
"Ah.. I like spicy ones more, but you would find them difficult to digest. Why don't you eat what you really like?" she hinted again but the child only fidgeted further.
"Then.. I would have soup and bread." good lord! He wanted to try something new but he did not want to embarrass himself when the man looked at him with such piercing eyes.
"Just soup?" When he was introduced to a meal, he had copied the way duchess used to eat. Mary did not understand why he was not doing that now.
"I think the child is overwhelmed. Let me help him with his food." Kevin came forward and picked up a cinnamon roll filled with cream and pumpkin pie for Alec when Mary sighed and looked away.
Do you have any way to confirm my claim, your highness?" she asked Cassian up front. She did not want to waste much time here and leave with her reward. "I am sure there must be a way for you to know."
as he finally took his gaze away from the child and looked at his food.
"Why are you in such a hurry, my lady? Didn't Kevin promise to treat you better in the future? Things like this take time."
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
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