I wanted to hide this side of me as hard as I could (TCF fanfiction)

Chapter 14: The past through a certain butler's eyes

"so that is the young master-nim's condition..."

Everyone was staring at the ground with a face that look like they just got dumped by a cold bucket of water on their heads.

Ron, the first to regain at least a little bit of his composure quickly held his head up and quickly thanked the doctor.

"Thank you for letting us know, doctor"

"it is nothing"

Ron stared at the doctor who had told them Cale's disorder. He had a solemn expression; his clothes had a humble color yet a noble design and his hands.... were in a fist? Now looking at his face closely, his eyes held seriousness and uncertainty.

"Mr. Ron"

"yes?"

"I might not be in a position to say this but.... I think young master Cale's disorder wasn't caused by the kidnapping but was just worsened by it."

Everyone turned their heads to look at the doctor in shock.

"What" they all said in unison.

"Might you allow me to explain further"

"Yes please"

Replied Rosalyn.

"One of the common causes of this disorder is being exposed to long-term fear or distress as a child and another is being neglected by 1 or both parents."

"..."

"I heard that the young master's biological mother died when he was young."

"..."

"....... I see that it is hard to process things as of the moment. Would it be alright to give you a copy of the causes and symptoms of Borderline personality disorder?"

"That would be great, thank you"

The doctor quickly skimmed through his bag to get a copy.

"Here it is"

Ron quickly received the 3 parchments from the doctor.

"I shall get going then"

"I shall see you out doctor"

Looking at the others,

'they still seem to be in a confused and shocked state'

Ron guided the doctor out of the forest of darkness. They finally reached the gate leading back to the Henituse territory.

"Mr. Ron do not worry about it so much"

Said the doctor while putting his hand on Ron's shoulder.

"The young master still grew up with his dad, he should have been showered with love by him and not long after the duchess came along. Young master Cale still grew up in a lovely family. Don't worry, I'm sure everything's going to be alright."

After saying those words, the doctor went back to the inn by himself. Though Ron wanted to escort him until they reached the inn the doctor insisted that he could go back on his own.

As Ron slowly walked back to the villa he remembered the doctor's words.

'Do not worry......

How could I not worry when I know that the environment that Cale lived in was nothing of the sort'

After Cale's mother died the first thing Cale did was console his father. Yet after getting consoled by his own son the count that is now a duke did nothing but focus on his work more rather than to comfort Cale. Whenever they ate meals together they never talked to each other. Their relationship as father and son slowly faded.

One day his father finally called for him to have a talk, what will his father say after such a long time. Cale's eyes that showed longing for his fathers love patiently waiting for him to speak was imprinted into Ron's memories. Yet after waiting for such a long time, all that the little Cale heard was the news that his father is getting remarried and that he's going to have a new mother and siblings.

Ron knew that remarrying is a common thing for nobles. Yet he couldn't stop himself from feeling angered by the duke's actions.

'out of all the things he could tell his son, after not talking with him for such a long time after his mother's death.... The first thing he talks to him about is about his remarriage'

Was what Ron taught when he remembered how the Duke back then talked to Cale for the first time after the death of Cale's mother.

When the Countess and her children moved in, Cale changed. He acted like trash and it continued on for years, earning him the title of "Cale the trash."

'If I didn't hear Cale and Billos' conversation at that time....

Would I have not realized the young masters trash behavior was all an act'

Ron knew even if he didn't hear their conversation sooner or later the thought of Cale's trash behavior being all an act would've popped in his head yet he knew it would've been already too late.

'No, I have already realized it too late...'

Ron was convinced that Cale was trash a few years ago. Cale was a drunkard, he often shouted and threw bottles at the estate. But when he thought about it seriously.

'His trash behavior was never directed at the countess or his siblings. The people he often had a fight with were all gangsters. He has never assaulted any employees and if he were to shout at them he was only correcting them because they were doing something wrong. He became an eyesore in the face of the nobles in the district.

He turned the hate towards Countess Violan and his siblings to him which made the nobles favor Basen that made it easy for him to become the successor instead of Cale'

"..."

Ron stared at the door in front of him, it was the front door of the super rock villa.

'I'm already here'

Ron was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't notice that he was in front of that door since a few minutes ago.

The old man quickly took the 3 parchments out of his pocket.

'its time to get to the bottom of this'

Creak

"Shall we all discuss Cale's condition now?"

Chapter 14 end