The SSS-rank Guide Doesn't Need Saving novel Chapter 38

Chapter 38: Found Nothing, Irene Receives a Slap

Aisha walked ahead of everyone, her footsteps unhurried despite the reason behind their sudden visit to her room tonight. Theon was right behind her. Irene followed a step behind him, wiping at the corner of her eyes though no tears had fallen in the last minute. And at the very back was their mother, who walked stiffly with a couple of servants following behind her.

Finally, they arrived. They were only just a few steps away from her door when they noticed it.

A light abruptly spilled from the gap beneath the door.

Aisha’s steps faltered.

For a moment, the calmness in her composure was replaced by worry. With just a few steps away from her room, she could feel her spiritual beast calling her.

She didn’t wait for the others and strode forward in a hurry.

Once the door opened, Daisy froze in mid-action. She was standing beside the bed with both hands hidden behind her back. She had her eyes wide open as if startled by their sudden arrival.

To everyone else, she looked exactly like someone who had been caught red-handed doing something bad.

"What were you doing?" Theon didn’t waste a second.

He strode past Aisha and closed the distance between himself and the young maid.

Daisy opened her mouth, but nothing came out. She shook her head as he stepped back the more he approached her.

Theon didn’t stop, his gaze dropping to her hands that were still hidden behind her back. "You’re hiding something. What is it?"

Daisy took another step back, but there was nowhere to retreat with the wall behind her.

"It’s nothing, young master," she finally said. "I—I was just..."

"Then show me your hands."

Theon didn’t wait for her to do just as he ordered. He reached to grab her wrist, trying to pull it to the front so everyone could see it. Daisy resisted and twisted away from his hold, but their strength was too different.

Miss Aisha!" Daisy cried out.

Her eyes found Aisha through the chaos.

That, however, did not help their situation. If anything, watching Daisy struggle so hard to keep the thing she was hiding in her hands while seeking help from Aisha only made everything look worse.

Irene, who had been quietly observing, felt like she could no longer hide her smile. But she tried to press her glee down. She had known long before that Daisy would come running to her mistress’s room once she heard that Aisha was accused of stealing.

This was much better than she expected.

It seemed that the maid had really found the bracelet the servant she manipulated earlier and tried to hide it before they arrived.

How fortunate that they’d come just in time to catch her in the act.

She stepped forward, feigning curiosity as she tilted her head.

Looking slightly aggrieved, Irene said, "Sister... It couldn’t be that you really—"

She cut off the words before she could finish her sentence, allowing everyone to hear the unspoken accusation.

As soon as she said that, they instantly understood what she meant.

Aisha didn’t need to entertain Irene’s words, allowing others to misunderstand her. She moved forward, intending to help Daisy get away from Theon before she got hurt by him.

"Wait." Her mother suddenly held up a hand to stop her. "Aisha, don’t interfere."

Aisha paused, turning toward her mother. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"Think carefully about who you are in this house. Defending her now will only make things difficult for you and that maid. Think of your position as a daughter of this family."

Even without blatantly saying it, Aisha understood what she meant. In her mother’s eyes, Irene, Theon, and even the servants in the villa had more weight in their words than she did.

"Do you really have no trust in me, Mom?"

Erika pressed her lips thin.

But that was enough of an answer for Aisha.

"Help my son get whatever she’s hiding in her hands."

Aisha didn’t move, but said beside her, "I hope you won’t regret this decision, Mother."

This time, the affectionate title ’Mom’ was not used. But Erika was more concerned about serving the justice her youngest daughter needed to calm her tears than that change.

Daisy cowered in a corner like a trapped prey. She glanced toward Aisha with a silent question in her eyes.

Then, she finally saw Aisha turn to her and nod.

Understanding what that meant, Daisy finally stopped struggling. Two servants finally got to her and forced her down onto her knees while Theon wasted no time forcing her hands open.

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