Richard took his own time before he turned around to face the woman and once he did, a smile crept on his face before he finally spoke.
"So it is the maid whose name I didn't bother to catch." Saying that, his focus turned on the man who seemed relieved that his master had finally made an appearance and it took him less than a second before he curled his hand around the man's neck and squeezed it until the man's protests stopped.
Just then, Lilith also appeared as she had left her hiding place. If there was one thing that she had been wishing to do, it was to settle scores with her maid. She was not supposed to be vengeful but when it came to Mandy, she was willing to show her what pain meant.
"Greetings to you princess." Mandy's greetings were not genuine and Lilith who had come to know the type of woman that she was did not bother to greet her back.
"So you have been keeping her around to make sure that she is safe. What a caring lover.