Chapter 29: She was Attacked?

Orville’s POV:

Isn’t it obnoxious to be jealous of your own son?

Since the day my paths crossed with Kara, my entire world had turned upside down. It was futile to deny anymore that I wasn’t attracted to this young, petite girl. Her innocent eyes, her gracious soft smile…and almost everything about her made my heart flutter again when I had already given up on the hope of my heart beating for someone in this life.

But the drastic difference in both our social status and age was the prime reason of my concern. Even though I was deliberately trying to stay away from the manor for the time being, just being near her for a moment had left me desperate enough for her.

I knew it was shameless of me, but the moment Raphael demanded to let Kara accompany him to the school made me feel strangely possessive when I thought of the amount of time she would be spending with my son outside!

After spending that night with her, I felt somewhat responsible to protect and look after Kara’s well-being. That was the prime reason why I made her stay inside the manor under Martha’s watch so that I would feel a bit assured when I would be outside.

But now, my heart couldn’t help but feel uneasy just from the thought of Kara leaving the manor to go out… This concern bothered my mind even more than the fear of defying the royal command set by Her Majesty towards the black slaves.

But I couldn’t refuse Raphael when he urged me to consider Kara’s happiness. Indeed I was already aware that she liked studying, almost to the point that it left a bright gleaming smile on her lips when she was talking about her past life with me. I didn’t want to make her sad by my side…and…to consider her well-being, I eventually had to agree to his proposition with a condition that she would accompany him as his slave.

But I wasn’t able to rest easy for the whole night! The next morning standing at my window, I was looking at the car with which Raphael was taking Kara along with him.

The moment I saw she was about to fall when Raphael held her by the waist from behind, I felt a strange tug of palpitation in my heart, making my skin crawl with irritation. I couldn’t identify this vexation initially which I felt towards Raphael, just from watching him lay his hand on her…but soon I realized I was pathetically jealous…and it was too embarrassing to admit it myself…

However I didn’t want to enrage Raphael with my actions anymore, since had already seen the contempt in his eyes when he realized I had forgotten about Dilin’s death anniversary next week. For all these years, it had never once skipped my mind, but has Kara occupied my mind so much to the point I forgot such a vital thing?

Moreover, I knew it was wrong but I placed a man inside the school as the janitor to keep a keen watch over Kara while she was in the school.

After I watched them leave, I was grooming myself to attend an important meeting at the royal palace today. But before I was about to put on my embellished coat, as the royal carriage to take me there had arrived, my phone rang and I picked it up, “Hello?”

“Master!” It was that guy’s voice whom I had placed inside the school for Kara. He sounded very panicked in his hoarse voice while addressing me, “W-We got a problem here, Master! That girl was attacked by someone…and the perpetrator kicked her violently in the stomach, making her cough blood! She’s unconscious now…but I rescued her and took her to your Thornvile Villa near the school. What shall I do now, Sir?”

“W-What!?” The emerald brooch that I was about to pin on my chest pocket slipped from my hand as if the ground had shaken beneath my feet! Just the slightest thought of Kara getting hurt made my heart ache so terribly as if my breath was stifled inside, along with my mind going blank!

“I-I am coming there right now! Until then, guard her with your life, it’s my order!” I growled using my domineering command as the Alpha before frantically rushing out of the room.

My butler Bethem was standing at the doorstep of the room but watching my panic-stricken face, he quickly asked, “Master, has anything happened? The carriage has been waiting for you outside—”

“I can’t go to the royal palace today…I have to go somewhere else now! Bethem, quick, ask the driver to take out my car!” I urged him while rushing down the stairs.

“But M-Master…Her Majesty has especially sent the carriage for you to attend—”

“I TOLD YOU I WON’T GO THERE TODAY! HURRY! TELL THE DRIVER TO TAKE OUT THE CAR BEFORE I SNAP YOUR NECK!!”

Anger and my frustrated emotions from failing to protect Kara outside had taken a toll on my mind as I couldn’t help but growl furiously at Bethem. He didn’t oppose me anymore, but stared blankly rushing me downstairs.

However, the sharp piercing heartache inside me had made me realize one thing now…I won’t be able to stay sane myself if I reach Kara too late this time!