Chapter 66: Making The Butlers Talk (1/2)

Lawrend closed the door behind him and smiled widely.

'Our relationship seems to be getting closer.'

He thought to himself. He was just reciting the things he learned from the otome games in the memories of his past life, but hey if it works, why bother about the insignificant details?

Lawrend walked through the hallway and found his way to the dining room. All the butlers of the Horiel Mansion were already there. They all turned their heads when Lawrend entered.

The butlers already had an idea what this meeting would be about.

Lawrend sat on the chair on one of the ends of the long table. The butlers were all standing behind the chairs of the table.

”First of all, I want to ask everyone here to tell me the truth.”

Lawrend spoke to them. Most of the butlers gulped when they heard his words.

”Now, tell me. Why is my father so distrustful of maids?”

Lawrend scanned them one by one as he asked. It was intimidating from the point of view of the butlers as cold sweat fell down their backs.

All of the butlers just looked at each other. No one had the guts to speak up.

”No one?”

Lawrend raised an eyebrow. There really is more to it that they didn't tell him before.

”Um, Young Master, I'll speak.”

A butler spoke out. He was the youngest recruit. He was unlike them who were afraid of the Master. He never met him, and he was more inclined to trust in Lawrend.

If you couldn't remember, he was the same butler that stopped Lawrend in his silly daydreams at chapter 22.

”What is your name?”

Lawrend asked him. Though he could remember seeing this butler before, he hadn't actually known his name.

”Nao is my first name, and my last name is Minava.”

Nao replied to Lawrend. He was a handsome butler with combed black hair. His height was similar to Lawrend, and he was slim.

”Speak.”

Lawrend allowed him to speak.

”Mr. Albert told me that the Master was punished because of a maid, so we should see if the Young Master's maid is actually trustworthy.”

Nao explained to Lawrend.

”Punished by who?”

Lawrend turned his head to Albert and asked. Who could even punish his father?

”I-I can't tell you, Young Master. I fear that the Master will kill me.”

Albert replied to Lawrend with dread evident in his voice. Whatever it was that he was hiding, it was certainly not something simple.

”Don't worry, I'll tell my father that I asked you.”

Lawrend reassured him. He really wanted to know the reason now.

”Young Master, I really can't tell you. That subject is the Master's reverse scale.”

Albert's mouth didn't budge one bit. A reverse scale is something or someone that would cause the person to go bonkers. It was derived from the reverse scale of a dragon that would cause the dragon to attack frenziedly when touched.

”Sigh. Alright. I'll ask my father.”

Lawrend shook his head and sighed. He knows that his father is strict so it wasn't hard to believe that he would kill someone who leaked his secrets.

”Anyways, where is my father anyway?”