Mr. Isaac Quinto pov

Okay, I looked like an idiot, more like a teenager who had never talked to any girl before. I was smiling all the time. Sure that was in my room only, I would never smile in front of the servants and the workers in my castle and my farms.

But somehow, I was awkwardly happy.

I heard small steps coming closer to my room, so I drew my wide smile by a grimace, I thought Serena was the one.

I turned around when I heard the knocks, the door was already slightly open. "yes, come in."

I sat my ass to the couch and placed my legs on the small table in front of me. Oh yeah, I tried to act with arrogance.

I heard no voice but my butler, which made me frown instantly and stand up annoyed.

"Sir, since you didn't eat your breakfast. So— we are preparing for an early lunch. It will be ready in half an hour." Thomas said to me and bowed his head.

Indeed, and turned my head away, I thought he was gone, but instead, he handed me a small paper. He coughed to grab my attention to his hand. "yes?" I raised an eyebrow.

For a second, I thought it was his resignation or something.

But hell no!

He gulped nervously, more worriedly and hesitant to give me the small paper, but eventually he did "Mr. Isaac, this small letter from the new maid Serena."

I blinked in shock because the only thing that came to my mind that he had left!

I dismissed him with my hand mutely, and in a second I opened the small paper to read [ You stink! Go take a shower. I am preparing an awful lunch for you. I hope that you won't like it.]

I laughed genuinely at her childish jokes. If those words were coming from someone else, sure he would be kicked out of my castle. But dammit! I liked her sense of humor and how she acted so confident and with pride. Even so, she seemed physically like a baby.

I tied the paper and placed it in the drawer, yeah. I wanted to keep it for good memories, why would I throw it in the trash?!

I opened my closet, and I was grateful and satisfied to find new clothes for me. Honestly, my butler did an outstanding job for the family business and the castle. Yeah, our family attorney helped him for sure. But my butler raised me, he was my father's private assistant.

So, I was glad that he bought new clothes for me and placed them in my closet, even so, he had no idea if I would come back again or die. Even so, he had no idea when I would be able to go back to my land.

I sighed deeply, blaming myself and feeling guilty for treating Thomas rudely and harshly as if he was trash.

So, I decided to try to change my attitude as Serena had mentioned. I had to face my fears.

I took a not so long shower, I was exhausted, but taking a nap in the bathtub was terrible somehow because it made me go into a little nightmare. Which were guns and fire and blood?

Subconsciously I screamed the name of one of the soldiers, but then I opened my eyes to find myself safe in the shower room.

I sighed in relief even so my heart was beating too fast already, It felt like it was so real. But once I dried my body and put on my clothes, I smiled again because I was going to see Serena's face.

As a baby kid, my heart fluttered from happiness only by thinking of her.

I walked out of the room and searched by my eyes downstairs, I couldn't see her anywhere. Just my butler.

I walked downstairs and asked him immediately, "where's Serena?"

She narrowed his eyes at me, not sure what I was asking. Dammit! Me too honestly.

I snapped my fingers to his face because he looked like a mute, and asked him with a more firm tone "where's Serena? She said she will cook for me."

He smiled and nodded, "yes, she is in the kitchen, sir. I will go and tell him to finish fast. Please take a seat at the dining room." he said and moved away, but I stopped him "wait."

He turned his body, he was going to ask me.

But I hastily said, "I will go with you."

He dropped his jaw, shocked— and stuttered, "sir? Mr. Isaac, but—"

But I just walked past him until I reached the kitchen. I eyeballed the kitchen remembering the old days when I was a kid and playing around all the place, hiding here and there and my butler suffered from my naughty playing.

"where's she?" I got nervous when I saw nothing but other servants.

Mr. Thomas raised his finger to point to her, "she's there. She's just shorty." he snickered.

I groaned, "don't call her shorty." I said sternly.

He sucked for breath and nodded mutely, then excused me "then excuse me, sir, I need to prepare —"

I dismissed him, "just go."

And I stood by the door watching her cooking. She was such a shorty, I suppressed a chuckle, but I felt like my heart was laughing inside.

She was sweating from the fire everywhere around her, she even jumped to reach a jar on the shelves.

She didn't notice me at all. So, the other servants did, she only asked them politely "please stay out. I need to cook faster, and all of you are taking much place, Making the kitchen crowded."

They glared at me, but she never did, she looked swamped as if she was trying her best to make a good lunch for me.

I gestured to them to walk out, and I placed my finger to my mouth as a sign to them to not talk.

They did what I have said. And I ambled on my tiptoes until I was behind her. I leaned to her ear and whispered, "so, are you cooking poisoned lunch for me?"

She startled a bit and turned her body immediately "why are you here?"

I raised my brow, "huh?"

She jumped by her shoe on my feet and commanded me as if I was working for her to "get out!"

"what?" I hung up my mouth open amused by her attitude.

She gritted her teeth and screamed into my ear as if she wanted to turn me into deaf "get out or I will burn all the food! Get out."

I chuckled at her reaction and step backward "okay, calm down, miss crazy. Don't burn my food."

Dammit! She was my maid! Did she forget about that?

I rubbed my forehead thinking of that cute insane maid until I heard screams coming from the kitchen, I rushed back worriedly, and I found her crying heavily. I pulled her to my chest "are you okay? What happened?"

She made a poopy face, "there was a rat!"

I tittered and hugged her, "did you know that we used to eat rats when we're in the middle of the desert, and there was no food?"

It's an actual fact, truly.

She suddenly hit my chest gently and mocked," then I should cook one for you now."

She stuck her tongue off her mouth, teasing me, and I leaned to kiss her, but soon I was interrupted by someone voice "Mr. Isaac, there's a visitor for you. Unpleasant one."

Serena stared at me for a while and grabbed my hand gently, only pressing for safety, and then she whispered, "don't kill anyone. Please."

Her words took me off guard, It hurts me to see that she thought I could kill anyone! I wasn't a killer. That made me think of doing my best to treat everyone nicely.