"Auntie, tonight no one dare open the door to my room. You see?" Lou Och told me which one. Lou Och had been calling them auntie all along and there was no detailed id on those four aunts she knew. It's not important to know. His attendants obediently answered.
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That morning the whole palace was made noisy because the young master disappeared. At no time did their master escape, but surely the servants brought him his breakfast. The window of the room was also unsealed indicating that the master had escaped from it. Desperate servants report immediately to the great Lord about the disappearance of their master.
"That boy, he keeps making trouble!" Falesia moves fast with servants. His stride forgets his ever display of grace. How can she remain graceful if her son misbehaves in the morning. It's usually morning. It clearly has something to do with yesterday. Eager to hit the husband who dared to break his son's heart, even though he had been doing so all along. At least the son was familiar with his wayward attitude and was kind to him.
In front of the residence the parents met. Falesia's sharp gaze pointed to Austin's reply with an equally keen look. Falesia breathed and moved again in search of the boy who, though mischievous, remained so dear to him. Ignoring her husband's seeming accusations for whatever reason.
"You look for the boy. I have to attend the Dabarath!" Austin's orders put Falesia's hasty move to a halt. He turned round immediately to make sure what he heard. The servants who were behind Austin bowed down and immediately joined the other servants in search of their young masters.
"What do you mean? Where are you going ha? Your son is missing and you prefer to attend the events of the fucking clan?" Falesia's breasts are up and down as he breathes heavily with emotions rising to the top. How could a husband just leave when his son was nowhere to be found? Was he too upset because of his pranks? But it would be too much if that were the case, because Falesia had been known for his vice instead of Austin.
"Whatever, that's your business! That's what you're being taught!" Austin says relentlessly, makes Falesia think twice. What made Austin think this was his protege? Isn't it Austin that's been spoiling the boy? What's gotten into her husband's body that she's acting like this?
"What do you mean? You're the one who's been spoiling him! Allowing him to behave indiscriminately until he is reluctant to learn!" the servants and guards quickly walk away, reluctant to get involved in family strife. Falesia eyes glaze with their bodies to stop crying. He doesn't like to be blamed like this, especially not his fault. Austin stepped back to leave his wife but paused
Falesia was in shock to see Lou Och standing with a look of fear. It was the first time she had ever seen her parents fighting and screaming at each other. Seeing how mom held back her tears and good dad. He was hurt to see mama treated so badly by her father. His tears would readily flow in one blink. Lou Och gaze grew even more intense until the tears fell free from the eyelids as they streamed into a creek on his cheeks.
"Papa..." his great-grandson upon seeing his father's shore approach him. It seemed to want to burst into his arms but now was not the right time because his heart could not be deceived that fear had made him reluctant to be close to his father. His eyes rolled over in search of the mother standing where he was looking anxious.
Austin's footsteps approached Lou Och and Falesia followed him in fear of something bad. A mother's intuition is never wrong when suddenly a bad scene happens very quickly. Her son, Lou Och was slapped to the floor by her husband. The initial pace was slow he quickly accelerated to see how Austin dragged Lou Och to wake up from the effects of his punches.
"Papa... Papa... The pained," groaning didn't hear Austin because the next second he was again violently thrown against the floor of the pavilion. Fear and pain mixed into Lou Och inner being. Especially seeing him stare at her, like turning into the monster he had always feared as a child. Her body is moving back and forth trying to get out of papa's reach until it is embraced by someone who is his mother.
"What are you doing? The nerve to hit Lou Och!" the unreceptive scream made Lou Och hide himself in Falesia, in fear.
"Mama superior sick," he sobbed. Falesia turned to her son and immediately moved to carrying the youth. Not forgetting she gazed intently at the husband, who stood gazing at her dead head. Who knows what was on his mind until a smile appeared, and then he stepped off to the building where he worked.
The servants also immediately reclaimed their roles. Some quickly chased Falesia and Lou Och, some walked after the chairman, and some went back to the kitchen to serve the breakfast of their master again. There's no way cold food's coming back.
Lou Och looked at her father's back, followed by so many servants. His tears had not subsided but the fear subsided after seeing his father smile. No matter what that smile was for, Lou didn't understand that it looked genuine. Does it mean that papa is content to beat him up and make him feel sorry for being such a bad boy? Feeling still unresponsive, Lou Och chose to hide his face around his mama's neck.
Upon arriving at the falesia residence, one of the servants nimbly handed a rag and warm water to compress the young master's cheeks turning blue. Falesia kept silent treatment for Lou Och, and he said, because of the cramps in his cheeks and the fear his mama would also beat him. It wasn't for no reason, every time he skipped school, mama would spank his ass. Not sick, but enough to stop him for at least another week because Lou Och gonna repeat his mistakes.
"Is it better now?" the thoughtful question drags back Lou's mind in the blank. Lou Och nodded despite the fact the pain was not lessening. Seeing her mom so worried made her feel uneasy saying her cheeks still hurt so much.
"Lou Och fine, mama. I'm sorry Lou Och always been naughty," he said with his head down. Falesia smiled gently at her son being sweet. This is what kept him from losing his love for Lou Och, because the boy was good at making his heart cry out. Forgetting his remorse for his son's wayward ways was only because of his soft voice and addictive sweet talk.
"This time Lou Och was very naughty, so dad was worried. Lou Och, dad would beat you up again if Lou Och was still naughty." The message of Falesia tried to explain what the husband was doing because he was so worried about Lou Och, whether that was the case or something else caused him to beat his son twice. Lou Och seeming to nod still lowered his head to make falesia know how sincere his son would seem to be this time.
"Lou Och thought that you and dad would let Lou Och not study because Lou Och ran away, but it turned out that you and dad were fighting. Lou doesn't want to run away and get you into another fight. Please forgive Lou Och mama... Lou Och sees mama almost crying, it's because Lou Och is naughty." Falesia smiled and stroked Lou Och hair, making him feel comfortable and smiling too.
"Please forgive papa Lou..."