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"No, your highness.

" Sylvia swallowed her thoughts and replied passively.

"In fact, I am very pleased to be able to visit outside.

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nShe bent her head down, waiting for the devil to further grill her, but the man simply chuckled and looked away.

nDid he buy my act? Sylvia wondered.

nShe shifted her eyes from the carriage floor to look outside again, playing the part of the woman she had just described.

nShe gazed out the carriage, her eyes wide open, as the scenery flashed before her.

nSeveral types of trees, plants, creepers, flowers whooshed past her as the carriage blew through the castle grounds.

nSylvia wondered if the vehicle was magically enhanced as it barely took them a few minutes to arrive at the outer gate.

nThe horses clicked their heels as they ran over the bridge on the moat of water surrounding the castle and then ran for a while, before finally arriving at the pair of gigantic gates and the low compound wall bordering the property.

nThe few guards stationed outside immediately rose to their feet and bowed in respect.

nThey quickly pushed a lever that opened the gigantic metallic gates.

nThough they had pressed the lever effortlessly, Sylvia could see that it required a lot of muscle strength.

nWill I ever be able to do it? What will I do with these guards? Sylvia didn't like the way things were looking.

nEscaping through the main gate was definitely not a viable option.

nWhen the carriage halted, waiting for the men to open the gates, Mikel and Theodore stepped outside.

nThey walked over to the guards and were discussing something with them, serious expressions lingering on their faces.

nSylvia couldn't hear what they were talking but it definitely looked important.

nBreaking her thoughts, a small voice sounded, bringing her back to reality.

"Slave gal, do you want a candy?

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nThe little devil adorably looked at her and blinked. His small hand extended towards her with a piece of candy at the center of his palm.

nEh? Sylvia blinked in surprise.

nBut considering that it was just a small candy and she liked sweet things, she didn't think too much about it and accepted it.

nAfter all, the child was only playfully sharing it with her. What could go wrong?

nShe accepted the candy and put it in her mouth, while continuing to look at the two men, trying her best to snoop on them.

nShe completely failed to notice the naughty twinkle in the eyes of the child in front of her.

nA couple of minutes passed and Mikel and Theodore returned, hopping back into the carriage.

nSylvia immediately adjusted her position, her head bent down, looking at the floor again. She tried to look as unsuspicious as possible.

nBut the very next second, a sharp cry sounded, making all her acts fall down into the drain.

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"Uncle. Uncle. Slave gal took my candy. Woo. Woo. Woo.

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"She took it from my hands. Woo. Woo.

" The kid started crying, screaming at the top of his lungs.

nSylvia's mouth opened wide agape, utterly shocked and stupefied. What new hell is this???

nShe couldn't believe what was happening. This kid in front of her… just tricked her?

nHe was clearly putting on an act!

nWhile she was seriously plotting to get out of the devil's grasp, a small child somehow managed to outwit her and trap her???

nSylvia wanted to bury her head somewhere, shame and embarrassment filling her senses.

nBut that had to wait... because right now, she still needed to face the consequences for this blatant accusation.

nThe candy in her mouth had already dissolved so thankfully at least there was no proof.

nThis gave Sylvia some hope and she breathed out in determination.

nShe might not be able to defeat the big devil but at least she can win over this little devil.

nBefore Mikel could respond to the child throwing a tantrum, she hurriedly raised her hand and shook her head vigorously.

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"I didn't do anything, your highness. I swear, I didn't do anything.

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nCassius stopped his fake crying and pointed his chubby finger at her.

"Liar. Slave gal. Liar

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nSylvia immediately made her face small, as if she was a soul on the verge of despair and destruction.

nAnyone who laid eyes on her could only feel pity with a such beautiful young girl showing such a pitiful expression.

nEven the little kid slightly paused, regretting his actions.

nThough he wanted more candy, which was why he had plotted as such, he now felt bad for the cute sister.

nBut he knew that he couldn't stop now, because his uncle would then scold him for lying.

nHe knew that Mikel hated the habit of lying the most.

nSo he fidgeted with his fingers and turned his head away, burying into Mikel's lap.

nMikel looked at the two in front of him, and then at Theodore, whose head was down, the man barely containing his laughter.

nMikel sighed helplessly. His head came to rest on his hand and he rubbed his temples as the man's half-amused and half-annoyed voice sounded.

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"Hmmm… Does the culprit want to confess or should I find out the truth myself?

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