38. Ignore The Search

The basement had been Daryl's favorite hiding spot.

He'd spend the whole day there sometimes without anyone noticing, until whenever he decided to come out.

“Ah! The basement! You're right, Young Master!” The servant exclaimed.

But on Liam's mother's face was an alarmed look. “No one has visited that basement for years! How can a human being be hiding there?”

“B-But, Madam, we've searched everywhere else except-”

“Shut up!” Vera cut the young maid off with a resounding slap.

Her action was too sudden, jolting everyone including Liam.

“You! Vera, why are you being harsh? Why can't you show mercy to the servants?” Grandma Lily stared at her in displeasure.

“Can't you see she's disrespectful, Mother? How dare she speak when I was speaking?”

The young maid only said a simple sentence that everyone here could say.

Liam frowned. “That’s wrong, Mum.”

“You. You're also backing her up!” Vera blinked her teary eyes. “Why does everyone hate me in this house? I thought I have the right to