Liam didn't really had anyone to interact with except maids perhaps. He was kind to them unlike other masters so they had gotten courage and became a bunch of chatterbox. Except in front of Catherine.

He usually spent his days reading, a new hobby he picked up. Spending his entire day in library. When he remembered his past life or got bored of reading, he did some exercise. Luckily the library had some books on it. Just a bunch of exercises and it uses. After that he started conversing with maids, butlers and servants. He suddenly had a lot of friends. The maids knew never to cross their limits. His closer acquaintances were now the maids who cleaned his room daily.

They handled Catherine by making her feel like a boss around.

Catherine thought they were sucking up to her by asking her to always rest in maid quarters and only occasionally come to check on work.

"..."

The maids were working awfully quietly today. Liam was reading a history book in his room.

"Sias ws dumped." Tress blurted.

"T- Tress!" Agnes stuttered as the awkward silence filled the room.

The sound of book closing echoed. "No way, why?" A curious smiled plastered of Liam's face. He didn't really gossiped much back then but he found a thrill in in now.

"I am not sure but i heard was crying about it yesterday"

"It was because his man was cheating on him with the milkman's daughter" May spoke up. "Nabi heard about it"

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"Woah, from where?"

'Woah?' They thought in unison.

"Staying silent lets you hear a lot." Nabi spoke in her low, silent voice.

"She knows literally everything about everyone." Vanya was standing on a stool as she cleaned the upper side of the almirah.

"Thats sad. But you know, i heard from Heron that Sias flirted with him a lot. Is it true or ws he bullshitting?" Liam asked curiously.

"Bullshitting. He thinks everyone likes him." Vanya said as she got off the stool and looked at Liam with a hand on her waist.

"Spent some time with him and he will believe you like him too lord" Tress's intrusive thoughts won again.

"Uh Tress...!" May looked at tress then at Liam to find any sort of repulsion on his face.

"So he is self obsessed eh? I will keep my distance. I did thought he was a tad bit weird" Liam said seriously.

"Kids these days talk like this now." Agnes chuckled softly.

"Miss Agnes, its not bad, we are just having fun you know." Liam chuckled. "Besides, when are you all getting free? Lets go in the garden."

"Oh yeah! In an hour or so... and we would call everyone else too! All the staff!"

There weren't many servants in the manor just around 30 something. 20 maids and butlers. 5 cooks, 5 gardeners and Catherine. She did nothing. Other 20 took care of finance, cleaning, laundry and everything else. Liam had a pretty good life, do nothing as is other siblings get into business. People thought he was useless so his father isolated him by sending him to the manor that was pretty cutt off from the civilisation. Groceries came by carriage each month. He just had to live quietly.

An hour or so later, nearly everyone except Catherine was outside in the garden, like picnic, they were talking, singing, having fun. Some were socasing their talent of music. Liam was finally having fun. It was their ritual of everyday now. Liam knew everyone by heart and they all considered him friend now.

"Hey Sias, how are you feeling?"

"Ehhh, why are you asking that lord?"

Liam looked at May, Tress, Vanya and Nabi from the crowd before continuing. "Well nothing, you look down today"

"Well, i guess it isn't hidden... Caleb eloped with the milklady!" Her voice sounded bewildered.

"The lady?!" There was a gasp. "Oh, thats sad!" A young servant said.

"Ain't that right?"

"They deserve eachother!"

"They won't be happy!"

"Doesn't she have kids? What about her husband?"

"Wow.... people are so sick!"

There was now a lot of chatter.

"..." Liam lied down on the grass and closed his eyes. It helped him feel less lonely when people chattered around him.

"Lord if you are tired, lets go inside to rest?"

"Its fine Agnes, I like it here" Liam kept his eyes closed as a smiled played on his lips. Soon he dozed off under the warm sun and people he cared for around.

It had been 6 month since he remembered everything and a lot changed. He was happy....

Catherine came running in the garden. She was huffing and puffing as her eyes screamed terror.