*Coughs*

'Eh? Why is he so surprised?' Yvonne tilted her head as she stared at the man who was coughing without restraint.

The words that had come from the little girl's mouth stunned the man senseless as his grip over the brush had released, causing the wooden brush to fall to the ground.

He, on the other hand, was not bothered about the brush but about his little miss and the sudden query she had.

"Shall I fetch you some water?" She offered when he had not stopped even after quite a few seconds.

This made his eyes which were watering due to his coughing fit had now widened as he shook his head repeatedly.

"How could I ask the miss to do such a thing!?" He blurted out in a horrified tone as though that would be the biggest offense in the world.

Yvonne was astonished at his staunch refusal and decided to not argue with him any further.

'The only water here is for Demon and I do not want to walk all the way back to the kitchen.' She groaned and accepted the Butler's rejecting words.

It took him a couple more seconds to quiet down and when he did, he patted his heaving chest to calm himself.

"Can the Miss repeat what she was asking earlier?" He requested while looking at her with a nervous expression.

'I know that I must have misheard what she had said.' He was sure that it was his auditory illusion and there was no way she had said what he had thought that she had said.

The old man then bent down to pick the brush up from the floor and was dusting it to remove the dirt that had stuck to it.

This action of his had caused him to miss witnessing Yvonne's eyes rolling at his behavior.

'He is acting as though I do not have eyes to see what's happening around me.' She sneered at the man who was now staring back at her.

Butler Limo was feeling confused and was sure that he had once again hallucinated after seeing the mocking look on her angelic face.

'I don't have time for this! Howard will be back for the assessment soon!' She glared at the man who was making things difficult for her.

While they were staring and glaring at each other, their hands did not stop moving as they continued to brush the beast who was enjoying this spa treatment he was receiving from both sides.

"The reason why Paula, my mother's maid was asked to clean the stables…" She gave him another clue to help him comprehend what she was talking about.

These words struck a chord with the Butler and she was confident in her scrutiny as she had seen his lip twitch ever so slightly.

"How does the Miss know…" He muttered in an incoherent tone and was panicking on the inside.

He was priding in his skills to keep a low profile and not alert their masters lest they worry but this little girl of mere five years had figured everything out.

The guilt that appeared on his face brought a frown on Yvonne's in return.

'Why does he look like he is drowning in remorse?' She wondered and gazed at him in hopes of getting some answers.

"I am sorry I had kept this matter hidden but I didn't want Madam and Master to worry about this." He explained in a soft voice, ashamed of himself and his actions.

Yvonne was now blinking at him with a blank stare as the words from his mouth had almost thrown her off the stool.

"You did nothing wrong, Butler." She spoke those soothing words which softened his furrowed brows.

"If someone should be ashamed then it should be the maid who has her eyes set on something far from her reach." She shook her head while denouncing the maid who was too far gone from the right path.

Butler Limo felt his cheeks flush after hearing the accurate description of what was taking place in the house.

"How did Miss know?" He inquired after coming to terms with this sudden turn of events.

Not only did his young miss know what was happening in the house but she was also not shy to discuss this matter with him.

"I had seen the way she looked at Papa on the day we returned from the Commercial District." Yvonne's brief answer was all he needed to confirm that they were on the same page.

When they had returned, the maid had screeched in her fear when she saw Demon for the first time.

'She was staring at Papa with sparkling and slightly obsessive eyes.' She shuddered when she recalled the lovestruck look on Paula's face.

The little girl had made a quick deduction that the maid had her eyes set on the Master instead of being a faithful servant to the Madam.

The single statement from her had summed up his troubles in the simplest of ways.

'She truly is the smartest child in all of Amarthea!' He cheered as the proof was right before his eyes.

Courage surged through his body as he decided to stop being shy and talk to the one person who knew of his troubles.

A maid having her evil and greedy sights set on their Master was a shameful thing for him to witness.

Thus he had kept it a secret while trying to keep her occupied and away from the happy couple at all times.

But there was only so much that he could do as she was still the Madam's personal maid and was someone under her protection.

The only punishment he could give her without offending Madam was to clean the stables as she expressed her annoyance about the beautiful beast.

"I should have sent her to clean all of the lavatories of the mansion and the servant quarters!" He gritted his teeth that he had given her a milder punishment.

Yvonne let out a loud burst of laughter after hearing his grumbling thoughts that he had said out loud.

'Looks like Butler is also quick to discern the vicious thoughts in people's minds.' She applauded the man for having keen senses and also a knack for thinking up weird and funny punishments.

Once she had stopped laughing, she regained her composure and looked at him with a stern face.

"My mother still believes that her maid is the one closest to her and that she can depend on the maid at all times." She disclosed the speculations in her mind.

Butler Limo nodded as this was also why he had not said anything to the Masters.

As much as Rutherford did not care about what happened to this maid, Raylene cherished her and treated her better than the other maids.

Paula was a connecting link to her maiden family which she had been taking good care of all these years.

It was not that Paula had been incompetent and a lazy servant, her fault laid in her haughty behavior and her greed to grab more than what she was worthy of.

She served Raylene and followed her every instruction but when no one was looking, she had vile and greedy thoughts in her head.

Yvonne had seen and heard of multiple such incidents in her previous world where the Madam's trusted servant was the one caught on her husband's bed.

There was only one way to handle such a situation according to her.

"Do not tell anyone about this." She commanded and he obeyed with a nod but her next words made his jaw drop in alarm.