CHAPTER 5

KAELYNN's POV

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With his sudden movement, my eyes widened, and I took a step back.

He's either the same or worse with the twins. I need to come up with a plausible explanation.

Ah! That's right!

"Ah, sir Darenn is probably already looking for me, so..." I'm not sure if he'll believe me, but I hope he does.

He gave me a typical smile before standing up. Out of fear, I took another step back and hugged myself.

"Easy, I'm not like the twins. Let's go to Darenn's room so you can continue to look after him. Is that okay for you?" He stated, and I felt relieved by what he said.

"All right, sir," I replied. He's not the same as the twins. I can tell just by looking at him. He will never have dirty thoughts about me.

He appears intimidating and hardworking, so I'm sure he has high standards for women. I know that even if I strip in front of him, he will not take even a glance at my body, unlike the twins, whose big perverts!

"Let's go," he said, and I went with him to Sir Darenn's room.

When we arrived in sir Darenn's room, I saw him looking out of the window, and I got confused about why sir Daryl suddenly stepped out of the room.

"Kaelynn, could you please close the window? The lights are blinding me," sir Daryl asked. I nodded and moved closer to Sir Darenn.

"Sir, let's close this for now, okay? Your brother doesn't like the sunlight that much." He just nodded at me and then went back to coloring. I turned on the lights instead then sir Daryl came in.

"Do you have any illness, Sir?" I just blurted it out because I was curious.

"Oh, nothing. My eyes were just tired from staring at the laptop so much that I got dazzled easily," he explained. Really? So, why do they only leave the mansion at sunset?

I still have a lot of unanswered questions.

"Stop overthinking and come here and massage me right now." I nodded, and he sat down on Sir Darenn's bed. I started massaging his back while trying to ignore my racing heart.

I no longer want to entertain my feelings for Sir Daryl because I know he won't notice me.

"Can you step on my back as well?" I was taken aback by what he said. I have done that before at the orphanage, but it was when I was younger. I don't think he can take my weight anymore.

"But sir, I think I'm too heavy, and you might break some bones," he said, tilting his body to face me.

"I may be skinny, but trust me, I can handle your weight," he teased me, and gosh! I think I just felt some romantic excitement.

Why is my boss so handsome!?

"All right, sir." I gulp and then focus my attention on my work. I had already stepped on the bed and was about to step on his back when the door flew open.

"Bro, if you want someone to step on your back, just ask Darenn," we were surprised when the twins entered the room, and Danrious took sir Darenn and placed him on sir Daryl's back.

I winced and then straightened up. Sir Daryl laughed at them and said, "You are correct! Could you please step on my back, Darenn?" I assisted Sir Darenn as he walked back and forth on Sir Daryl's back. While they're both enjoying the massage, I can sense a sharp stare from the twins.

"Hey! You also give us a massage later," Danrious said while staring at me, and Daniel smiled.

"We're next, Kaelynn. Just go to my room," Danrious said, and before they left the room, Danrious looked at me again, threw another sharp look at me, and walked out the door.

We just finished massaging Sir Daryl, and he returned to his room. I hugged sir Darenn and said— "Sir Darenn, thank you very much. Could you accompany me to your twin brothers' room?" But all he did was shake his head.

"Why? You don't want to? Poor Kaelynn me," I pouted, but he just pointed to the drawings on the floor. I sighed and let go of him.

"Okay, but can you follow me into your brother's room when you're finished? I'm a little afraid of your brothers," I said, but he rolled his eyes and returned to coloring.

He's grumpy, but that's okay because he's still cute. But I really want Sir Darenn to accompany me to the twins' room to ensure that they do not do anything to me again; the way Sir Danrious looked at me earlier was terrifying.

My head shook. No way, Runo! You can't possibly be afraid of those two monsters!

I stood up and reassured myself that everything would be fine.

"Aren't you going to miss me, Sir Darenn? Come with me, please?" He didn't mind me at all, not even a glance.

I took a deep breath and exited his room. I walk through this long and dark corridor on my way to the twins' rooms, which are right next to each other; the one on the right is Sir Danrious' room, but he doesn't seem to use it much because he doesn't want to be separated from his twin.

I took a deep breath and was about to knock when the door opened, and both dragged me inside.

"Kaelynn! You're adorable!" Daniel hugged me and then rubbed his cheek against mine. Tsk! This one is too clingy!

I push his face away from mine and stare him down. "Who will be the first to receive a massage from me? Please hurry! I still need to look after Sir Darenn." With a bold tone, I said. Daniel smirked at me and dragged me onto the bed.

"Me first. Make sure it feels good, okay?" I rolled my eyes at him and smacked his back, and he just laughed at me before lying in bed on the bed like a child.

"You're fearless, Kaelynn, smacking me even though I'm one of your masters here," he said.

That's because you're not worthy of my respect.

"Ahaha," I laugh at him. I really don't want to stay in this room after what they did to me yesterday.

"Kaelynn, do it harder," he said, so I pushed my hands as hard as I could to hurt him, but it didn't seem to work.

"On the other side, Kaelynn, lower...do it harder," he moaned. I just shook my head. He's too noisy.

"Ahhh, lower Kaelynn, that feels good." I'm starting to get irritated here.

"Kaelynn, lower," I smack his butt cheeks. He just wants me to do that. They were both surprised by what I did, and then they both laughed.

"Rious, she smacked my buttocks! That feels great! Once more, Kaelynn!" I stood up as he said this.

"I'm going to leave. You're just pulling another prank on me." Daniel surprised me by dragging my arms to the bed.

"Rious," Daniel called to his twin, Danrious, who approached us with a bored expression.

"You're leaving without finishing your work? But you're willing to step on Daryl's back? Perhaps you want him to ride you, sl*t?" What he said made my eyes widen.

"What exactly did you say?" I inquire, and he smirks at me.

"I told you you were an sl*t." I bit my lower lip in rage and was about to slap him, but he deflected my hand in midair.

"Do you want to slap me once more? I'm not going to let you! Remember, don't flirt with Daryl unless you want to die." With what he said, my chest tightened.

Me? An sl*t? But isn't there anything wrong with having a crush on someone? After all, I was just doing my job earlier.

I'm already trying to hold back my tears.

"Remember, Runo. We're the only ones allowed to touch you here, and stop fantasizing about Daryl liking you. Look at yourself; you're nothing more than a low-life container," he stated. This is too much; I know I'm just a maid here, but I'm still a human; they can't dismiss me, and what's with the container?

"Where's Luno?" The door burst open, revealing a small child standing firm.

"Sir Darenn..." I couldn't stop my tears anymore. I don't know, and I feel like he's my brother protecting me in this house.

He approached us and took my hand in his, frowned at his brothers, and the twins let go of my hand.

"Don't have color buks," sir Darenn said, looking up at me while I held my lips together, trying to stop crying. I nodded and let him drag me out of there.

I heard Daniel sigh and Danrious say quietly.

"We'll talk later." I no longer turn to face them and walk away. Whatever I do, even if I speak to them with a firm and brave voice, they are still higher than me and can easily step on me as if I were a slave.

But I can't accept it, especially since I can't fight for myself as I used to. Why do they always treat me as if I'm worthless?

That I'm just a weak little girl? I stopped walking and fell to my knees; this was too embarrassing; sir Darenn could see me crying right now.

"Shhh... Luno," he said as he patted my head. I looked at him, and for the first time, he smiled at me, so I hugged him.

We keep walking back to his room. I don't want to be separated from this kid anymore; I feel safe with him and like he's my big brother who will protect me even though he's smaller than me.

We entered his room, and he closed his door before pulling me to his play area. He opened the window and handed me one of his teddy bears.

A fresh breeze entered the room, and I could see their enormous backyard, which amazed me.

"Is there a sea behind this mansion?" I got up and walked over to the window, where you could see their backyard full of trees and flowers and pass through the vast blue sea.

A path to the city can be seen on the side. When I look at Sir Darenn, he's just staring out the window while holding one of his stuffed toys.

"Would you like to go out?" I asked him, and when he looked at me, there was this spark in his eyes that no one could deny.

"Okay, later at sunset. We'll ask Sir Daryl's permission." He frowned and shook his head as a 'No.'

"He won't let us," he said again, turning his gaze outside. The view from here is extremely relaxing. It's just a shame he can't leave this mansion.

Maybe he's so pale because he doesn't get enough sunlight and can't even play outside. Is it also because he can't go out and thus has no friends?

But had he ever made contact with anyone else?

I composed myself and carried him; he clasped his arms around my neck, and I smiled at him.

"We're going outside later this afternoon. I promise!" I winked at him and said, "shh," with my index finger on my lips.

"Please keep this between the two of us." He nodded and hugged me even tighter. Sir Daryl will leave the mansion at 3:00 pm, and I'm sure the twins will be too preoccupied to notice us; the other maids don't mind as long as they're doing something, so we just need to get out of Mila's way.

"Okay, sir, this is our secret, alright?" I repeated it, and I saw his adorable smile.

TO BE CONTINUED