Chapter 227
“Have you arrived, Young Master?”
The butler bowed deeply as he greeted Raymond. There was a bruise on his temple.
…To beat James like this, who had served the family since their parents’ generation.
Knowing James’s lifespan, Raymond felt a pang of sorrow. The old butler would die of a stroke in a few years. Suddenly, too many people he hadn’t thought about crowded his mind.
“Where is my brother?”
“Baron Saytes is in the drawing room.”
“Tell him I’ll go see him now. I’m heading there right away.”
“Understood.”
A spark of resolve flashed in him.
“What about Xenon, Young Master? I thought he would come with you.”
“As I gained experience, I found I needed Xenon’s help less and less. So, I asked him to do something else.”
