ALFRED POV

“What aunt?”

“Excuse me?” I asked, feigning ignorance, for I had caught on long ago that there wasn’t any aunt and I only asked for confirmation.

Which I had just gotten.

The hall was then filled with shattering noises as Hanni mistakenly broke her glass cup, shattering the pieces with shards of glass flying in all directions and at once, I stood up and hurriedly lifted her up the ground, so as for her not to be injured, and quickly ordered the maids to have the hall cleaned up immediately.

“Are you ok sweetling?” I asked with concern as I checked her hands and feet thoroughly for any...