章 49: Meddling hair- Part 1

Penny opened her jade green eyes which looked white and neat as if she had slept well. 

"Did you know, little mouse, there is this house. Mandel's. They once hung the servant for not being able to follow the basic decorum of what a worker was supposed to do. All because he failed to wake up in the morning. I must say servants are really carefree to think they can sleep even after their master wakes up." 

Damien's words were light as he applied something from the bottle on his face, letting a scent disperse in the wind that often surrounded him in the air. Penelope was quick to jump out of bed. 

"What happened?" he asked, tilting his head in question as if confused with her sudden behavior. This man really was something, she thought to herself, "Don't worry I won't hang you out in the tree. What would be the point if I do that, right? Where is the lesson learned?"