Ronaldo had been living with his head down ever since the incident. He tried to keep out of shady and isolated places as he was afraid. The fear kept him from acting normal. He was unable to function normally as he was terrified of what Zach could do to him.
He had never expected the woman to take her own life. Things had gone too far before he could bring them under his control.
Although he had lecherous intentions towards the maid, he had never intended to kill her because he was wary of Zach's retaliation. He believed that if it was only rape, Zach wouldn't dare to risk it all.
But the death of his maid had complicated things a little too much.
The princess had been too headstrong. From what he had heard, the princess had previously been willing to do anything to survive when she had been in the hands of the Hunter family.
But it seemed that things had changed when she changed hands.