"A little girl once said to me... even the stars could cry..." Alexandro uttered seemly lost.
"..." Butler Luther was confused, "Master, what do you mean?"
"I have met her before. That year, in that village that I hid for months. We met by chance at a spring-fall that was hidden in the heart of the forest in the village. Not many people could find that place and I was very surprised a little girl of four could find the place. It was my mother's death anniversary that day, it was supposed to be gloomy but the smiling face of a miniature angel popped out of nowhere and crouched beside me. She said those words to me that day... She was so small but she could tell my emotions. I wonder how she ended up in that place that day because, after that day, I never met her again but her aura was engraved deeply in my heart. I wonder if she can remember..." Alexandro uttered in a soft voice, his eyes were misty and they flowed with emotions from a past event. The picture of a four-year-old girl and a twelve years old teenage boy.
"Master?" Butler Luther raised a brow slightly, he was stunned when his master confessed that he had met madam before... but, it does not seem as though Madam knew her master. Then, how? Wait— Master don't know that madam had an identical twin, how then was he sure that he married the twin that he met?
"Master, if it wasn't for differences in fingerprint, I would have never been able to know which twin is which. How then were you able to be so sure that Madam was the twin you met then..." Butler Luther pulled out a file and took out a couple of pictures.
Different pictures, two copies each of the same person— or different persons. The same outfit, the same smile, the same necklace, the same height... There was no way a normal person could tell the differences in the individuals. Butler Luther pointed at the pictures and looked at the man in confusion. Even a clone would not look this similar to the original.
"Master, how?" Butler Luther felt that it was just impossible to know which is which. For goodness sake, his master only met the girl once, and she was just a toddler!
"Intuition..." Alexandro muttered.
Butler Luther widened his wrinkled eyes, he looked at his master in disbelief. Of course, the old butler would not believe that his master recognized the lady after so many years just based on intuition alone. Alexandro saw the looks he was getting and he smirked, he rapped his fingers on the table rhythmically and said nothing, he left the butler to do the guessing.
"Master, did you—?" Butler Luther gasped, he gazed at his master and his jaw fell open. "Master, you cannot do that, your health—" he started but one glance from the man shut his lips instantly.
"Don't think too much, Luther..." he mouthed but the Butler could not be quiet for long. A moment later, he was opening his mouth to speak again.
"Master, you cannot just do these things... what if those organizations come for you? It is enough that the Queen is after you, you can still escape from her but the Organization— I should have guessed that something was wrong when you asked me to go to that house to ask for the Madam's hand in marriage. It is just that at that time, I did not suspect anything.
Master, when Madam rejected you at that time because she believed the common knowledge about you, I thought you would let go but you did not. Madam tried to run away on the wedding day but she died. Master, you did a soul exchange, froze time, and brought her back. I was already wondering what you were up to. Were you not afraid of a backlash during the process, or that the organization will find out? Master, I have served you for so many years, I did not even realize that you have met madam before this. Let me ask, Master... did you mask Madam's scent that year?"
Butler Luther stopped talking, and Alexandro's fingers also stopped. He threw a glance at the butler. That year, he was young and impulsive, he also face so many difficulties. He simply wanted to hold on to something that he could use to remember the little girl if he met her again. But he had to keep on hiding, and when he met her again, she misunderstood him and believed him to be a monster. He just wanted to protect and love her but she chose to run say from him. Her death was something he could not accept when he had yet had a life with her. He had to make a little sacrifice to bring her back to his side again.
"Luther, I have no regrets" he uttered and looked at the Butler. His lips tilted up and a smile was formed.
"Master, I know...but, you cannot be careless! You cannot use these powers anymore. What if the people from the organization discover you?" Butler Luther uttered worriedly.
"Let them come at me, Luther... there is nothing to worry about" Alexandro smiled slyly.
"Master..." Butler Luther sighed. He had served the man for more than two decades, he understood him but he could not help but worry. The cruel world at that time was not giving enough space to his master, instead, it was stifling him. He was being hunted for his position, he was being hunted for his powers... But, he had survived so far.
"Luther, is there any other thing?" Alexandro asked impatiently.
"Ah, yes... Master, I found out that Madam has not been able to go to school for three months, since your marriage with her was fixed, her 'relatives' had banned her from going to school. I saw that going to school was one of Madam's favorite hobbies. I wanted to ask if Master could let Madam go back to school. I am sure she missed that place a lot. If you want to win Madam's heart quickly, why don't you grant her this wish?"
"Luther... what did I employ you for again? A mouthpiece? Or... a nanny?" Alexandro raised a brow.
"Ah... master?" Butler Luther was stunned, he simply wanted to be on his master to mend the relationship with his woman just now. How did he end up getting insulted instead?
"So, she wants to go back to school... Interesting " A certain jealous man remembered his wife planning to keep a harem of a thousand good-looking men on the first day after her marriage. He frowned and his eyes darkened.
"She has a mouth to speak, no? Let her ask me this by herself. If there is nothing else, I need to get somewhere" Alexandro uttered, he stood up from his seat and walked out of the study leaving the stunned Butler alone.
"Ah... Master, wait—" but the arrogant man was gone. Butler Luther facepalmed.
"It seems Madam has to face Master herself this time..."