Chapter 49: Forced Awakening
Did I ever tell I was seen as a freak by other people? My family’s servants and their families; my childhood peers; my schoolmates, and even strangers I didn’t even know?
My mother raised me preciously and loved, my father did it rough and well...unconventionally dangerous. Then, there was the ’village’ that was supposed to raise me as well, as the old saying goes, however, they were all frightened, since the child was a freak.
Why was I viewed like that?
I did nothing much, as far as I remember. I just didn’t act like a normal kid should be or like a normal human.
The car passed tall, iron gates, and several minutes later, it stopped in front of a gothic-style mansion. When the hell did my family become a noble? I almost laughed at the absurdity of the recent events happening here.
"Get off."
Diego opened the door to my side like a diligent servant. I stepped out. A young man was waiting at the top of the stairs, looking at me with curiosity. I don’t recognize his face, must mean he’s someone my father picked up after I left.
Bowing at me at 45 degrees, he said, "Welcome, young master Jade. I am Norman, the butler in this mansion. The lord had been anticipating your visit. Allow me to escort you to his office."
I faked a cough, suppressing a laugh. Entering this mysterious place somehow made me feel I’d entered another era. Has my father gone senile? Acting like he’s some king living in a castle.
"Are you surprised?" Diego asked while walking next to me.
Norman walked ahead, but I could sense his focus was on us, listening discreetly to our conversation.