Chapter 1601: Under Her Wings (1/2)

After that event, Little Davis, Little Clara, and Hendrickson were taken to the Throne Hall, where they knelt again. Hendrickson professed his loyalty in exchange for the protection of two of them, and Mark Ruth accepted.

Little Davis and Little Clara were given a room in this Imperial Palace, and their statuses as fallen prince and princess had been established. They were nothing more than refugees who Emperor Ruth had granted amnesty to live under their protection.

Little Davis felt grateful to this man, but little did he know that hellish life would begin.

Bullying...

As Claire implored, Little Davis did everything in his power to protect little Clara, who cowered behind him. Even though he got bullied by the Ruth Family's Prince and Princesses almost every day, he didn't stop cultivating and protecting his little sister, getting beaten up, made to do menial and humiliating tasks.

For the first time, Davis approved Little Davis's behavior, who finally seemed to understand what was important. Nevertheless, the bullying continued for months before Davis finally met a person who stood up for him, telling the other prince and princesses to scram.

”Isabella...” Davis uttered with a bit of longing, but his voice didn't echo out.

Instead, Little Davis warily stared at Isabella's peaches before looking at her face.

”What do you want?”

”Oh my... that's the thing you say towards the person who rescued you?”

Little Davis lowered his head before he grudgingly uttered.

”Thank... you...”

Isabella giggled with a smile on her face before it faded.

”I can't believe my siblings would be this overbearing to you two children. I should've known this, considering they looked at me with similar eyes when I made myself distinguished from them...”

Isabella pursed her lips before she clasped her hands.

”I apologize in their stead. You will no longer be treated the same way, little siblings.”

Little Davis became dumbfounded before he clenched his teeth, openly showing his distaste.

”Hmph! Your siblings have already tried this, saving me once only to betray me the next day! Go search for a new method to fool me, you dumb woman with cow udders!”

”What a foul-mouthed brat...”

Isabella couldn't help but smirk despite her brows twitching in anger. Being the bigger person here, she 'naturally' took that as a provocation and tried to change his mind, including but not limited to beating the shit out of him.

Davis wholeheartedly agreed with Isabella's fists as he shook his head. This little Davis deserved it.

Little Davis remained obstinate, not believing Isabella's words but believing her nature to be vile, just like her siblings. Her actions just proved his words. She left after teaching him a lesson but came the next day and the next. She came to meet him almost every day to prove that he was wrong and, at the same time, willing to protect him from others.

Moreover, she seemed interested in knowing his true origin, whether he was from the other side or not.

And as days passed, Little Davis felt that it was different. Her punches when he rudely spoke to her did not hurt or make him cough blood like the time when her siblings did cause him to cough out blood. Instead, it was similar to a light slap to his hand, making him feel closer as he also punched and kicked back, although Isabella defended against every single one of his attacks effortlessly and smirked at him, provoking him each time.