After I became a real young master, I became famous for my bad behavior

That night, at the Duke of Haines's mansion.

"Master." Grace, the maid who was in charge of looking after someone, saluted Arthur. Ironically, Grace never called Atole "Master", but simply called him "Duke".

Not only Grace, but everyone in the mansion has already regarded Arthur as the real master of Haines. In their eyes, Atole is just a fake, and the real Duke of Haines is Arthur.

After all, in the two years that Arthur had been in charge of the Duke's Palace, the Duke's Palace's finances had not only quadrupled, but he alone was able to keep everything in good order, saving many of his subordinates a lot of trouble.

"Thank you for your hard work in taking care of Carol for so many years." Atole, who was wearing a black windbreaker, handed Grace a purse full of gold coins. Grace's eyes lit up when she saw the golden color coming out of the bag. She smiled and stretched out her hands to take the benefits from Arthur.

Grace held the purse in both hands, her eyes narrowed into slits: "No, no, I'm just doing my job."

"Really? Then can I go meet Carol?" Arthur smiled.

"Uh..."

Grace's face froze. You know, many years ago when she took over the task of taking care of Carol... Carol was actually not crazy at all, but Atole insisted on declaring that Carol was crazy, so he locked her up in this mansion.

He claimed that he would give his wife better care and treatment, but in fact, it was a disguised imprisonment - he was afraid of Carol's power as a dark moon elf, and at the same time, he coveted her ability. So he would not let Carol go.

Coming back to her senses, Grace looked at the bag of money in her hand. Well, this money was enough for her to quit her job and live on in her old age.

So Grace gritted her teeth and took Arthur to where Carol was being held.

It had been many years, to be exact, this was the first time Arthur had seen such a beautiful woman, with red hair and brown eyes, perfect facial features and unique temperament even though she had been tortured. No wonder she could seduce Atole with her beauty.

Although Carol's eyes were dull, her beauty remained after years of torture. Arthur looked at his sister-in-law and suddenly understood why Atole didn't let Carol go.

Of course, he was here to do business.

"Xion has awakened the bloodline of Dark Moon. As a fellow being, you should have sensed it, right?"

Carol, who was locked in the room and could only see Arthur's face through a small window on the door, looked up suddenly after hearing Arthur's voice. After hearing Arthur's question clearly, she hesitated twice, then nodded carefully.

Arthur knew just by quietly releasing his mental power that Carol had been locked up here for many years, cut off from the outside world for many years, and had long lost the ability to communicate and speak.

He felt more and more that Atole was cruel.

Since Atole is ruthless, don't blame him for being ungrateful!

"I'm here to negotiate with you. If you want to negotiate with me, nod your head. If you don't want to listen to me nagging, shake your head. I won't force you." Arthur said lightly.

His gentle tone made people feel that he was a good person to talk to, which made Carol feel that the person in front of him was a believable character.

She nodded in response.

Arthur looked at Carol's lifeless brown eyes, and then thought about Sheen's brown eyes. He felt that the world was really fickle - once loved so much, now hated so much. I really don't know what Atole is doing!

"...After I completely drive Atole out of power and legitimately inherit the Haines family, I will have someone send you out, take real care of you, and give you a large sum of money for your retirement. I don't ask for much in return, just a request and a question."

When Carol heard Arthur's offer, she was stunned.

Also... For a person like her who is living a life worse than death, the greatest gift is freedom. But the price of freedom is "demand" and "inquiry".

"What...request?" Carol stammered.

Arthur snorted inwardly, and said calmly: "You must give me full custody of Xien, and you must not recognize Xien in public after you leave the Duke's Mansion. This is to protect Xien's background, but it is also a helpless move."

Indeed, if others knew that Xien was a hybrid of human and elf, they would not think too much about it, but what would others think? It was really hard to say for sure.

Carol: “…”

Arthur thought Carol would not agree. After all, Sheen was a piece of his flesh and blood. How could he just abandon him?

And Bonnie... is still under Atole's PUA and hates her as a mother. Thinking of this, Carol naturally feels that she is a complete failure as a mother.

"...If you want it, then give it to me," Carol said weakly, grabbing the bed sheet.

"Anyway, after I gave birth to Xien, I never took care of him for a single day. It's already pretty good that he doesn't hate me or the bloodline I gave him."

Arthur remained silent after hearing this - this...it really means that he has completely lost hope in Atole.

Carol was silent for a while and then continued to ask: "What is your inquiry?"

Arthur half-opened his eyes, looked around to see if there was anyone around, and then asked Carol in a low voice:

"I want to ask about the cursed disease. According to historical records, the cursed disease appeared because of the appearance of filthy things on the altar. Only by eliminating the filthy things can the cursed disease be completely eliminated.

"You know, Carol, during the years you were imprisoned here, the Portia Empire has been attacked by the cursed disease at least three times. The most serious one happened two years ago, and even members of the royal family almost died from it. Miss Bonnie almost lost her life, too."

Carol answered without hesitation: "She is such an ungrateful person that I would rather she died."

Arthur: “…”

It can be heard that Carol still has some tenderness towards Sheen, but towards Bonnie, there is no tenderness at all.

Yes, at least over the years, even though Sheen had never been raised by Carol for a single day, he never despised his background or his mother in front of anyone.

But Bonnie grew up with Carol when she was a child, but after Carol's background was exposed, she became the first person to throw her mother away.

So in Carol's opinion, Bonnie must be the one who was spoiled. Any mother would rather not have a spoiled child than keep an ungrateful person around and let the child become a sharp blade to stab herself.

Arthur waved his hands helplessly at Carol: "Alright, alright, when I really get the rights of the Haines family, I will quickly let Bonnie get married, so that she will definitely not have any contact with you.

"Let's get back to our topic, okay? Don't change the subject."

Carol looked up: "So what do you want to ask me?"

Arthur showed a sly smile and said calmly, "I heard that there is a forbidden secret technique among the Dark Moon bloodline. This secret technique has great side effects on magicians, but it will not be dangerous for the Dark Moon Elves to use it.

"For the sake of your son's inheritance, I suggest... that it is time."