Chapter 13: Plan and Escape (2)
Everyone, including the guards outside the district's gate, was taken aback by the number of pizzas delivered. They quickly recovered and didn't say much about it because, after all, they were just guards, and talking about nobles was out of their league.
Arren just tried one slice of each flavor of pizza before tossing them all and giving them to the servants. Nothing was thrown away, and his appetite was also satisfied. He would order take-out from then on, but not every day or all the time.
Then he goes on to order items online as well. At first, he only orders a couple of items of clothing. In the next few days, he also started ordering in bulk. He would add anything that looked good or interesting to his carts. Then, day by day, it grew to the point where he no longer counted his orders anymore.
Even his father noticed him buying online in a manic state. The Duke just let him go, thinking Arren was bored at home and was venting his frustrations by shopping online. His actions appeared to be harmless, and no one gave them much thought. Just like that, a week passed by again. Arren was grounded for nearly three weeks.
Arren stood on his balcony, looking down at everything. His room was on the third floor of the mansion. From where he was, he could easily see everything. The sun was obscured by clouds as the wind blew fiercely. Even though it was afternoon, the sky was somewhat gloomy and dark. It was obvious from a single glance that it was going to rain.
But Arren seemed unconcerned about the weather or the possibility of rain. His eyes had a small glint and a smile on them, and his mood appeared to be better than usual. He waited, thinking to himself, "Ah, even heaven might be helping me this time."
He exited his room. His movements were slow and quiet. The noise level was nearly non-existent. The third floor almost didn't have a life as Arren was the only one on the entire floor. No servants would go in there unless they had a cleaning schedule. In any case, the mansion was always clean.
Because the lights had not yet turned on, the entire area was pitch black, with only the lights from outside providing illumination. Arren always thought the house was too big for just the two of them. The guest rooms were only occupied during the holidays when some of their relatives came to visit.
The House of Katz, or the Duke Katz Household, included some branch families in addition to the two of them. They were the cousins, and some were quite far removed already but had made considerable contributions to the family, so they still attained the family name.