Chapter 3: Adjust

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“Judith” Cale calls the maid’s name. He remembers her sweet smile whenever she saw him and greet.

But right now, she didn’t respond and didn’t look at him.

Cale looks at her in confusion on why she didn’t look at him.

“Judith? Judith” Cale tugs her skirt and she still didn’t respond but she walks away quickly away from him.

“...” Connfused, Cale then goes towards another kind servant that he remembers.

“Liam” Cale calls the butler’s name but it’s the same reaction just like Judith’s.

Then he sees another maid. She was old and one of the kindest people Cale has met.

“Isabelle” Cale calls her with a tone of desperation. But he got no response as well.

He goes to another one. Same reaction.

Goes to another, still the same.

As he calls almost half of servant’s names, they all have the same reaction. Nothing.

Cale, still in a child’s body, couldn’t help but sob until he actually cries out loud making everyone flinch and tremble from their guilt of ignoring Cale.

They all wanted to comfort him so much but couldn’t.

If they do comfort him and someone sees them then tell their master about comforting Cale…

They might get fired then exiled or much worse.

Death.

Of course, their master is still the kind Count they always see but when it comes to Cale, the Count isn’t fond of him for some reason.

It all started when the Countess died. They heard her shouts from the master bedroom and heard Cale crying when she left the room.

They all think the Countess isn’t fond with Cale either.

As Cale cries even more for them, Judith who is gritting her teeth in frustration as she trembles from hearing Cale’s cries couldn’t but turn around and go to comfort him.

Almost.

“Judith” Liam grabs her wrist firmly to not go to Cale.

“Let go…” Judith says as her eyes tremble in desperation to comfort the crying child.

“No…please Judith” Liam says to her firmly, trembling to not let himself go to Cale as well.

“Fucking hell he’s still a child. He needs someone there with him” Judith says almost in a shout but as Liam is about to respond, Isabelle stops the two.

“You two stop it, it’s okay now. Ron is here, get yourselves together” Isabelle says firmly as she squeezes the two’s shoulders.

Ron who just returned from an errand goes to Cale who is still crying and carries him up while patting his back to comfort him.

Ron looks at the other three in confusion as their faces are full of frustration and concern before hurriedly walk away from them.

He heard that the Count ordered them something without telling him nor Vicross.

It is weird, but he has to forget about it as his priority is Cale and Roksu, who is still in a coma.

*Sob*

Ron looks at Cale who is clenching his clothes, sobbing nonstop and shaking.

“Young Master” He called and Cale didn’t respond.

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