Chapter 36: A Warm Moment.

Dane had finished discussing with his father and wanted to bid his mother goodbye but couldn't find her. He thought she might have gone out and was about leaving when he met the new maid his father hired or bought.

She was cleaning the shelves, her thigh length dress clinging to her tightly. She was light skinned so the red marks on her body was so evident he could see it clearly from where he stood, it seems his father will never change in this life.

*Ahem ahem* - he coughed in order to get her attention.

The maid turned her head to see who it was, when she saw that it was Dane she hurriedly bow in greeting. "Goodmorning sir", she said in a coarse voice.

"Morning...Do you know where my mother went to?", he asked.

"She is in the garden sir", the maid replied, her head stil in a bow position.

"Alright, thank you", he replied and walked away, not bothering to tell her there's no need for a bow, his father had already beaten her into submission.

It was almost midday so the sun was