Chapter 51: A Seductive Cacodemon (2)
Back inside the Duke’s mansion, the atmosphere in Richard’s household remained peacefully quiet as it had in the early morning. Oliver and Isabella were sitting together in one of the couches as she attentively attended to something the youngest Lord of the house had asked based on the political book he was holding.
Frederick was supervising the servants who dutifully cleared the rest of the dishes in the dining room. Such peaceful times in the house was one of the things Frederick had come to cherish, and he was going to enjoy it while it lasted before another storm brewed in.
One of the female servants who was taking a tray back to the kitchen, accidentally felt the tray slip from her grip to the ground. The sound of the tray hitting the tiled ground with a loud unstable rhythm had caught the attention of those in the living room, dining and in the Kitchen.
Out of fear that the duchess might show up from the stairs and fire her for being such a clumsy servant, she quickly went on her knees to pick up the pieces she had dropped before the volcano of a duchess decided to erupt.
As displeased as Frederick was with the servant’s clumsy actions, he got to understand why the servant had gone unnecessarily clumsy when he glanced at the main door to see the young Lord Cassian standing there. He carried his innocent wife on his shoulder like someone who had brought home a trophy, startling everyone who was present to witness the sight.
"Lord Cassian." Frederick said his name when he had no idea how to address the young lad, and his mouth which had dropped open in surprise was closed by Adeline.
The fourteen-year-old Oliver mischievously snickered at the sight of Cassian carrying his wife on the shoulder. The young woman in his arms had covered her eyes with her palm when she could no longer deal with the embarrassment Cassian was trying to place on her.
He literally carried her from the bridge all the way to the mansion, and Madeline was carefully taking a mental note on how not to offend the young Lord since he had made it a rule to start punishing her, and this one was one of those punishments.
"P....please drop me down, I promise I’ll.... I’ll listen to you from now on. Cas..."