Changed Young Master.
Adonis entered inside the out house which was smaller than the main house for enough for a small family to live in.
As soon as he entered, he saw a fragile looking, thin girl with tattered clothes doing something on the floor. When he went near her, he saw blood on her hand.
She raised her head. And when she saw him, she started trembling.
"Please forgive me. Please. Sir, forgive me. I'll clean all this. I'll never do this again. Please forgive me sir."
The child started crying and trembled more as he went nearer and nearer. She closed her eyes.
But all she felt was her hand being turned around.
She opened her eyes to see.
Adonis looked closely at her hands and said, "I think the glass didn't go in. But still need a checkup."
He took out a white handkerchief from his pocket and wrapped it around her small hands.
He smiled at her and said, "Wait for me, okay?"
She hesitantly nodded her head.
Adonis followed the sound of giggles and ended up in the back garden.
The maids sat there and were eating pastries which clearly seemed like it was for Drusilla because those were what he had for breakfast.
Remembering how the child looked like she hadn't had anything for a week, his blood boiled with anger.
"Having fun?"
The maids turned around as soon as they heard the dangerous tone.
They kneeled and bowed as soon as they saw it was Adonis.
Without them noticing, they were trembling.
"Greetings to the Young Master."
"The Master is bleeding at the entrance when the maids were enjoying the treats sent to the Master? Seems like your lives are that of luxury, to its extreme."
"But….but Young Master is the one….. the one who….ordered u-us."
They had the audacity to blame it on him. Adonis shouted in rage.
"EXPLAIN."
The trembling maids spoke again,"Sister Maria came to us saying that Young Master wanted this bas- Young Miss's life to be as hard as possible."
Adonis started laughing.
"Ha ha ha, ha ha ha. She really made me alone at my own home while I was happy being a fool."
Then a deadly look surfaced in his eyes.
He spoke in a low and dangerous tone,"What proof did you have to think that I ordered you?"
After he asked that question, all the maids' faces turned pale.
They finally understood that they were deceived. They finally understood that while they thought they were fulfilling orders of the next house head, they were actually committing a crime worthy of being executed.
They bowed their heads till it touched the floor and started begging.
"Please have mercy on us, Young Master."
"Please Young Master, we were deceived."
"For once, have mercy on us Young Master."
"Quiet."
All of them became silent.
"Stay the way you are till Rosie comes and gets you."
He went to the hall again and saw that Drusilla was waiting for him at the same spot without even moving an inch.
Poor child, she must be twelve right now. But looked like 9 due to the lack of proper care.
Last life, she had become a very intelligent woman to pass the Royal Bride test and became the Crown Princess for a month.
After a month, she was killed brutally by that demon, the first prince.
This time he's gonna protect her and make her the head of the Arnall Household.
She is more than capable of that.
His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of growl that came from her stomach.
"Are you hungry?"
The child, flushed red, shook her head.
He picked her up. Extremely light. She looked shocked at first.
"You can tell Brother if you are hungry. No need to hesitate."
She looked at him with her eyes.
He just smiled at her.
After he went to the main house, till the doctor had dressed Drusilla's wound, the maids were taken to the prison.
"Miss is okay right now. No glasses went in her wound. She'll be good after dressing the wound twice."
"Thank you, doctor."
A maid took Drusilla to have her eat something.
"Prepare a room for Drusilla. She'll be staying at the main house from today onwards."
"But Young Master-"
"But what? Does Arnall's blood not run in her veins?"
Everyone was silent.
His five cousins had also arrived during that time.
"But her blood is impure."
"What impure? That child doesn't even understand how blood gets impure. It's not like she chose to do so. If someone is wrong then it's the Lord. It's her parents. Why make the child suffer for the mistake their parents have made? Let me tell you one more time, She is Drusilla Arnall. She is an Arnall as much as I am. She has equal rights, power and responsibilities as me."
All of them looked at him in awe.
Rosie bowed to him.
"Understood, Young Master. As wise as you are, you will always make a wise decision."
All the maids bowed after her.
"I'm proud of you, Ado."
Juno said with a smile.
Others came and clung to him.
Mila gave him a nod and said,"You really have changed."
"How is your sister so sure? It's not been much."
"Time doesn't make any difference. You can detect when people have changed with just one word. Once they change, they start giving off different vibes. Also the way they carry themselves changes."
"Thank you sister."
He tried hugging her but she pushed him right away,"Don't be clingy."
He checked Drusilla after dinner.
Rosie had appointed her a maid named Janet.
She greeted him.
"Miss seems to be tired. She's sleeping well."
"Take good care of her so she looks like her age."
"Please rest assured, Young Master."
He went to his study and called Rosie.
"What did they choose?"
"Of course, Young Master. Among the poison and 100 Gold coins, they chose the latter and promised to never enter this Kingdom again."
"Keep your eyes on them and only let them go once you are sure."
"Sure, Young Master."
Rosie looked like she was contemplating whether to say something or not.
"Say it."
"Before I didn't mention but now it seems like something Young Master could understand and handle but our security seems weak. Spies, knights and servants. There seems to me too many ears everywhere."
Adonis closed the pen and said,"Don't worry. I'm planning on cleaning this mansion. How about the Clare, Darby and Elton household? Is it safe?"
"This servant will bring trustable data to the Young Master tomorrow."
"That's good."
"Now that the Young Master has made one or two moves, everyone will need a trustable knight."
"Yes, I understand your concern. For that I'll be contacting Bloodworth Dukedom soon."
Rosie looked like she wanted to say something but kept quiet instead.
She said,"This butler believes in you, Young Master."