13 True Intentions

But she wasn't the only one surprised, the one who was even more surprised was Liliana, when she laid eyes on Illya and realized that it was her, she got sad as her shoulders dropped by non noticeable amount.

She knew that her young master liked his sister very much and hated her before, she was worried that he would go back to being the man that he was yesterday. It scared her as she started to overthink the situation.

Hearing Adam's words brought her a strange relief and satisfaction, it was as if the bad luck she held for years was transforming into the fortune by Adam.

She could say with confidence that she was very happy right now. Illya stood there unmoving for some time before she put on her usual kind smile and formed a cute pout, "Is that any way to talk to your dear sister?"

"Not really, but I like to do it. Any problems." His answer was straight without any hesitation, he didn't bat an eye over her cuteness, he could feel that this sister in front of him wasn't as innocent as he thought.

"Okay then, I will ignore Big Brother from now on. Hmph..." She suddenly turned around and left the room in fake anger with thought that Adam will come after her in attempts to console her.

She didn't expect him to say, "Good, I was going to ask you to do that as well. Bye! Have fun with other people, remember to close the door." She was petrified from his answer, and slammed the door in anger.

It was as if he was telling her that he didn't care about her appearance, about her cuteness or about her words.

Illya's fake anger turned into surprise, and she blankly stared at the gate not knowing how to respond to the sudden change in attitude of Alex. It was too sudden for her to get used to it.

She was born as a smart child so she started to think of this matter calmly 'Just what happened to Big Brother Alex. He wasn't like this before, the change that I am experiencing is too much.'

'It's as if he is a totally different person, no, that is impossible. Then what else could have happened for him to be this rude towards me.' Her eyes widened in terror as she wondered 'Did...Did he find the truth about that matter!?'

She took in deep breaths as she tried to calm her raging and anxious heart, it was in a turmoil as she couldn't get it to calm down.

'No, it's impossible for him to find out about that matter. There is only a single group who knows about that incident and is still alive, me and the Assassination Tower. They shouldn't give out information about the mission and I haven't told anyone, so it should be impossible to find out about that matter.'

As she thought out more, she got more and more confident that Alex hadn't found out about that matter but there was another thing 'Wait, what if he doesn't have conclusive evidence and just suspects me? But how? How did he come to know about this?'

She tried to think deeper in the matter 'There is only a single method with which he can know the information. Soulsearch! But on whom did he use it? And how can he even use it? He is a trash who can't use any abilities. Then did he make someone do it for him, who? How am I not aware of the existence of such a person?'

She started thinking of the suspicious people who could have this information, but there was no scope of someone being a traitor as all the men who had taken part in the plan had already been assassinated.

'Is that person not actually dead?' Illya thought with terror visible in her eyes, it was surprising for someone so young to be seen with such an expression on their face.

'Is all my planning going to be of no use…?' The last thoughts before she drifted back to her room so as to think of another plan and reasons as to how Alex could find out about that information.

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Meanwhile, Adam was standing in the middle of the room with a surprised Liliana staring at him. She tried to speak something but always stopped herself because she lacked the courage to question him.

Adam clearly noticed that hesitation, "What happened Liliana? Speak your mind! Why are you having such hesitation around me?" He asked her, no, basically ordered her to give out her answer.

"I-I don't know if I should ask this question from Young Master, I don't know if a maid like me is qualified enough to ask this..." She stopped in mid-way as she noticed that he raised his hands and motioned for her to stop.

"Listen Liliana, I told you before didn't I? You have to call me Alex when we are alone." Adam was adamant on changing her views, he realized from this slip up that it will take more time than he thought.

It wasn't like a switch that could be turned off or on, no, it required constant reminder for her and something similar to an order. This was the only way to reform her thinking into being somewhat an independent person who wouldn't be afraid to speak her mind.

Hearing Adam, Liliana gathered her courage as she looked into his eyes, "Young Mas- I mean Adam, don't you think that you were too harsh on Princess Illya? She is very close to you and she is your sister, I think you were too rude to her just a moment ago."

Adam facepalmed as he heard her, he understood what she was talking about, "Liliana, I seemed to have spoiled her too much. And she isn't how she appears to be…" Adam didn't elaborate what he meant as Liliana accepted his reason.

"Alright, Young mas-, I mean Adam, but still be a little kind to her. It feels very sad and hollow when you like someone and he doesn't respond to you." She drifted in her own little world as she continued to speak.

Adam clearly noticed that she was talking about herself before he took over this prince's body. He pulled her closer to him and hugged her as he brought both his hands around her body while softly speaking, "You won't ever have to worry about that Liliana."

She shook her head vertically as she buried her head in his chest and took in a deep breath of his manly scent, it seemed to comfort her.

As she was comfortably in his hug, Adam was thinking of the true reasons as to why he was so rude 'Hmph… Well, she interrupted us at the wrong time. Shouldn't have done that, regardless if you are my sister, servant, brother or my own father. Nevertheless… I have this bad feeling about her...'

His instincts warned him of an unknown danger as before, Adam was confused as to why they would warn him against his little sister here but he didn't doubt it for a second. It was good to be cautious and believe in his instincts than to regret later.

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After an hour or so, a servant dressed in a suit of armour knocked on the Adam's door. Adam glanced at Liliana who was sleeping on his bed, it was hard for him to convince her to go to sleep but he eventually succeeded.

He could guess who had come and opened the door, the guard stood straight as he was glanced by the sharp gaze of Adam.

"What's your reason for coming here?" Adam straightforwardly asked the guard as he prevented him from peeking into his room.