The wait was agonizing.
In his room, Li Xiao paced back and forth, like a prisoner awaiting trial.
This torment continued until the afternoon.
“Knock knock—” A knock sounded at the door.
Li Xiao took a deep breath to calm himself and opened it.
Standing in the doorway was the old butler, Micah.
“The master wants to see you.
Please come with me.” Li Xiao nodded and silently followed Micah as they walked towards the center of the manor.
Outside the study, Butler Micah gently knocked on the door.
“Master, the person has been brought.” A deep voice came from inside: “Bring him in.” The door opened, and Li Xiao followed the butler inside.
Li Xiao’s gaze instinctively fell on the figure reflected in the setting sun by the French windows.
It was a man, blond, dressed in impeccable European attire.
Anna, sitting beside him, had a cold expression.
An unpleasant atmosphere filled the room.
Upon entering, Li Xiao calmly bowed.
Before gaining absolute power, temporary concealment was necessary.
“Greetings, Master.
Greetings, Miss Anna.” The Master looked up at Li Xiao, then waved to Micah, “Go about your business.” The butler remained silent, head bowed, and left the room.
As the door closed again, the seated Master spoke, “You’re the new servant.” Li Xiao remained silent, his head lowered.
It wasn’t surprising that the other party knew these things; it would have been strange if they hadn’t.
“I had someone investigate you.
Your background is clean; you’re an orphan.
You were very diligent while studying in Yunshan City, but you lacked talent.” “Ten days ago, you came to Yongye City with a man named Tang Lai, but he wasn’t selected, and you parted ways.” “During training, you bribed Micah twice with 500cc of blood, which is why you were included in the attendant list for last night’s banquet.” Seeing Li Xiao’s head bowed and silent, the patriarch snorted coldly.
“Your background is too clean; it’s hard for me not to suspect you might have ulterior motives.
Speak, from when you met Anna yesterday until this morning, the entire process.” Hearing the question, Li Xiao finally raised his head.
He feigned hesitation, his gaze unconsciously drifting towards Anna.
“Master…Master, it wasn’t me who approached Miss Anna last night.” “The butler assigned me to help the drunken guests to their rooms outside the banquet hall.” “However…you should know,” Li Xiao spread his hands, a helpless look on his face, “This job is highly sought after.
I’m new here, and I couldn’t compete with the other servants.
Near midnight, a young lady named Jiao Jiao helped Miss Anna out.
She instructed me to help Miss Anna upstairs to rest.” “Once we get to the room…” “Enough.” Anna, sitting to the side, interrupted, “Father, it was just a first embrace.
You don’t have to arrange for him to be by my side.” The Master didn’t answer, but looked at Li Xiao.
“Li Xiao, if I asked you if you would be willing to stay by Miss Anna’s side and serve her, would you?” “Really?” Li Xiao instantly transformed into a movie star, his face filled with anticipation and longing, “I assure you, as long as I can serve Miss Anna, I will go through fire and water without hesitation.” “Hahaha,” the patriarch laughed heartily.
“I’m pleased with your intentions.
Remember my name, Thorne ‘Torredo Thorne Angel,’ that’s your patriarch’s name.” “And your master, my daughter, ‘Torredo Anna Angel,’ you must protect her well, even at the cost of your life.” “Of course, Lord Thorne.” Li Xiao placed his right hand on his chest, swearing sincerely, though inwardly he was cold-blooded.
“I know what the Embrace means.
My master, my lord, Miss Anna is above all else.” “Very good.” Thorne nodded in satisfaction.
“Usually, there are some unclear relationships between a master and their servant.
But that’s alright.
However, you must remember one thing: a pureblood’s legitimate spouse can only be another pureblood.
You should understand what I mean.” “Of course I understand, Lord Thorne.” “Very good.
I don’t want my daughter to give birth to a mixed-blood hybrid.
My family is the legitimate branch of the thirteen clans.
If such a situation arises…” “I will be very distressed and very angry.” Li Xiao understood the implication in her words and roughly guessed Thorne’s purpose in insisting on placing him beside Anna.
It was probably related to Situ Hao, whom Anna had mentioned while drunk the previous day.
Thorne ignored Anna’s protests.
“From today onwards, you are Anna’s personal butler, responsible for her daily life.
You cannot leave her side for even a moment.” “Father, you’ve gone too far!” Anna snapped, angrily rising and leaving.
Just as Li Xiao hesitated whether to follow, Thorne gave him a look, and he immediately turned and quickly followed the disgruntled Anna.
The two figures walked one after the other through the manor.
Anna suddenly stopped and turned around, her pupils constricting as she stared intently at Li Xiao: “Get out of my sight, you filthy half-blood bastard.” Li Xiao took a step back to maintain his distance.
Now wasn’t the time to turn hostile, but he had silently memorized this humiliation.
“Miss Anna, this is an order from Patriarch Thorne.
Until I receive further instructions, I’m afraid I cannot let you out of my sight.” “You—!” Anna trembled with anger, pointing a finger at Li Xiao.
“I am your master.
I order you to get lost.” “I’m sorry, Miss Anna.” Li Xiao lowered his head, looking utterly unfazed.
“Fine, fine…” Anna was also amused and exasperated: “Fine, come with me if you want.
Don’t blame me for not warning you.” Just as the atmosphere became tense, the black-haired female vampire from yesterday emerged from around the corner.
“Anna, you’re here!
I’ve been looking for you for ages!” Anna turned around, saw her best friend, and rushed forward, playfully punching her chest with her small fists.
“Xu Jiaojiao, it’s all your fault!
If it weren’t for you, none of this would have happened.
Now look what’s happened—Father’s assigned me a little tagalong.” Hearing this, Xu Jiaojiao looked at Li Xiao: “Isn’t this the handsome human guy from last night?
What, didn’t he serve you well?” Hearing this, Anna’s face darkened, and she looked at Xu Jiaojiao with resentment.
“Let’s not talk about that.
I’m really annoyed right now.
I just want to go shopping and buy, buy, buy, buy, as punishment for making you come with me.” “Ah—” Xu Jiaojiao pointed to her dark circles.
“I’ve been busy with five servants since last night.
I’m really tired now, so I guess I won’t go.” “No!” Anna stepped forward, took Xu Jiaojiao’s hand, and hugged her tightly.
“This is your punishment; you have to come with me.” Although she didn’t know what she had done wrong, Xu Jiaojiao still agreed.
Although she was a naturally born vampire, her mother was a half-blood, so she was only a half-blood vampire.
At the same time, her mother was also a member of the ‘Angel’ family, the same family Anna belonged to, and was the CEO of the family business.
Her mother was a member of the family head Thorne’s retinue.
She almost never refused any request from Anna, the princess of the manor and a direct descendant of the thirteen main vampire clans.
The two female vampires excitedly went out.
With Thorne’s orders, Li Xiao could only follow them like a leech.
Upon arriving at the mall, as if in retaliation, Anna bought a huge pile of things like a shopping spree and dumped them all on Li Xiao.
Carried heavy bags, Li Xiao felt helpless, but the situation was beyond his control.
“It’s alright, I’ll put up with you for a while…” Li Xiao silently calculated.
After a day of hard labor, he returned to the manor.
Li Xiao was fast asleep in the room next to Anna’s boudoir, the room Thorne had just arranged for him…