The Past Winter
Stares

Serena, Robert, and his three favorite cats are now in a horse-drawn carriage that is speeding towards Robert's private mansion in the city center.

Serena continued to grimace in pain as her injured skin rubbed against her dress. The woman almost lost consciousness because of the pain she had felt for the first time in her life.

Serena realized when there was a burly hand that was swaying her back body. “Riedl... Don't removable..” He said holding his hand unbuttoned the dress on his back.

“Sorry but I have to do it, otherwise your injuries will get worse.” Robert said there was only worry in his brain.

As soon as the button opened half of it how shocked Robert was to see the white back that should be smooth was even a scratch wound from the whip of an old man who made him want to come back and immediately cut his neck. But fortunately Serena's wounds were not too deep and would not be exposed because the blow was blocked by the corset that wrapped her body from behind her dress.

“Thank God.. The wound is not severe because of your corset.” Robert said in relief as he put his head behind Serena's white shoulder.

“True, I'm fine.” He said with a hoarse voice that was almost inaudible.

The soft fragrance coming out of Serena's skin made the handsome man behind her feel calm, unwittingly even gently tucked the back of the woman who had long been her best friend.

Robert's sigh of relief made Serena feel calm. If the man says that his wound is not severe then so it is, because Robert's very possessive attitude and tendency to worry excessively makes him act first rather than logic.

Serena turned her back and leaned her head against the chest of Robert's field next to her. The man welcomed Serena into his arms. Again unconsciously Robert kissed Serena's forehead several times because it was carried away by the comfortable atmosphere in the train.

The man also whispered sedative sentences to the woman he loved so much that he forgot that there were three pairs of cat eyes that were watching the behavior of these two adults in front of them.

Not long after the horse carriage they were riding had entered into one of the residences owned by Robert. The man hurriedly opened the door of the horse carriage and was greeted by the butler in charge of the mansion as well as some servants behind him.

How shocked the servants were to see the master they were serving get off the carriage by holding an unconscious woman in his hand and the dress of the woman who had slipped off the top, showing a slightly reddish white shoulder reflected by the sunlight. And even more astonishing is the identity of the woman is the first daughter of Marquess Tedrick who is very respected.

“... Young master.” The voice of the butler of the Count family residence trembled, he could not imagine what this despicable treatment his young master had done to a holy noblewoman.

“Remove your filthy thoughts from me Sculler, and quickly get a doctor to my room!” His orders to the butler.

“No sir!” He turned it on his young master. “Please don't be blinded by love! I know you have loved Miss Serena so much since childhood, but this is not the way!”

“Get aside, why are you?”

“Please do not stain the chastity of Miss Serena, I will help you tell Mr Count to propose to the lady as soon as possible! So then... So...”

GECK!

Sculler grimaced in pain holding his head that was targeted by Robert's sword. The butler finally calmed down and was willing to listen to his host's explanation. Robert rushed towards the guest bedroom so that Sculler would not censor him again. She laid Serena's body on a bed that had been cleaned before.

“Then why did Miss Serena's dress open so??” Said Sculler who still did not believe in his master.

“Because the wound hurts if rubbing against her dress so I open it so as not to get worse.” After the honest answer, Sculler still did not believe in Robert. “Ah is up to you. Free I explain you also think I'm wrong, just make tired.”

Moments later a doctor came to the guest room and treated the wound on Serena's back, asking some servants to help her with the treatment. Robert ordered only the female servant in the room and also the doctor who was called was the female doctor.

Robert paced anxiously in front of the guest room that contained Serena inside. “You are like a husband who is worried when his wife is struggling to give birth in there.” Hearing Sculler's curse, Robert's body froze for a moment, there was a feeling of pleasure lodged in his heart. This butler knew how to make his master's heart good again.

“Excuse young master.” Said one of the servants facing Robert. “The children in the horse carriage do not want to go out, so..”.

“Gosh yes! I forgot about them!”

Robert darted towards the main entrance of the mansion where the horse carriage had stopped. The three children who were taken along with Serena cornered their bodies hiding in the car. Slowly the handsome man approached them and persuaded them to come out, but the three cats kept on embracing each other looking fearfully at him.

Robert sighed, he squealed in a knightly manner and extended his hand towards the carriage door. “If you guys get out of the train and welcome my hand, then I will take you to Serena.” Robert said to the three children in there.

For a few moments he had no answer, but his patriarchal soul was unyielding and remained firm in its stance. Robert still smiled at the carriage door and waited patiently for the three little girls.

After a long time poking one of the heads belonging to one of the children who was there. “Where is Serena?” He said as he stared fixedly at Robert's eyes.

“Serena is being treated inside, the wound is quite severe so I called a doctor for her.” Obviously Robert. “Do you guys want to meet Serena?” Ask.

The boy's head went back into the carriage, Robert thought his efforts were futile, but who would have thought a pair of tiny legs crawled out of the carriage and tried to climb down the stairs.

“Can I help you guys out?” Persuade him to the three children who are still suspicious. The three girls looked at each other before finally one of them nodded his head.

Robert helped the children out of the carriage carefully. The condition of the three of them was very heartbreaking, the wounds from the lashings of people whose names he could not even remember made him furious.

“I'll take you to where Serena is.” He said he immediately carried the three children together without hearing their consent first.

Every waiter who passed by the three little children who were in Robert's arms stared in horror at the open whip wound and still draining fresh blood. The servants whispered with pity to each other to see the terrible conditions of poor children who were still very small and thin.

Allen hugged Robert by the neck and buried his face in fear of the adults staring at them. Elyn and Olive bowed and grabbed Robert's shirt for fear.

“They are not a spectacle item! Lower your gaze!” Robert's orders to all the servants in his residence. As soon as their master spoke the entire servant lowered their heads and dared not glance let alone whisper.