*Desire's Pov;*
Two days passed since we arrive here in my grandfather's mansion but still I'm missing my old home. I'm missing my father and my friends who usually come to play with me.
"Why are you sad?" nanny asked when she saw me staring over my room's window. "Did you remember your father again?"
I nod as an answer and tears started to fall from my eyes. She hugged me tight and kisses the top of my head. It's her way to calm me.
"Thank you nanny," I whispered. I'm really grateful I have her. I may not have experienced the love and care from my real mother, but my nanny Ysang never let me feel the absence of my mother. She takes good care of me and I love her for that.
"Anything for you our little princess. Come! Let me comb your hair, you're like a mess!" she teased, and that made me laugh.
"Do I really look like a mess?" I asked her while pouting.
"A beautiful mess your highness!" she joked.
"You really know how to lighten up my mood nanny," I answered while giggling. She guided me to my bed and let me sit on it while she gets my hair brush.
"Of course, we have been together since you were a month old baby. I already know how to light up your mood and how to put a smile on your face," she answered while starting to comb my hair.
"Nanny, do you really think uncle Chase is serious about what he said?"
"What are you talking about?" Nanny is a little bit curious with my question that she even stops brushing my hair. I turned around to face her.
"He said he will treat me like his own sister, he even promised to play with me. Yesterday I went to his room and asked him to watch my favorite movie but he said he's busy," I explained.
"Maybe he's really busy, come!" She motioned me to stand.
"Where are we going?"
"To your uncle Chase, we will ask him to play with you," she explained that made me happy.
"Yey!" I happily said while giggling. Finally I will play with my uncle. I feel really bored to stay inside my room all day. My grandpa is busy with work and I only see him during dinner.
My nanny and I excitedly walk to my uncle's room. He's room is just next to mine so it wasn't a long walk for us.
Nanny knocked four times before nanny Abby opened the door with a frown on her face. What's wrong with her? It seems like she's currently in a bad mood.
"What do you want?" she asked in a bored tone.
"Desire wants to play with Chase. Can you tell him to come out?" my nanny told her.
She stared at me before she speaks, "Chase is not going to play with that brat!"
"Excuse me? Did you just say brat?" nanny asked and I could tell that she's already pissed. I tried to hold her hand as if telling her that it's okay.
"Yes! Your Desire is a brat! Oh wait, she's not just a brat because she's a spoiled brat!"
"How dare you!" Nanny Ysang wasn't able to stop herself. She slapped her hard.
"What did you do to my nanny?" uncle Chase who have just came out from his room shouted angrily.
"It wasn't my nanny's intention to hurt her," I told him to defend my nanny. He stared at me with anger in his eyes.
"Oh really? Who's intention is it then? Yours? Did you tell her to slap my nanny?" he asked me sarcastically.
"No! We came here to ask you to play with me. But your nanny called me a brat and that made my nanny Ysang mad. That's why she slapped her!" I explained.
"She's right young master. I just defended Desire. Your nanny is very disrespectful!" nanny Ysang explained as well.
"Enough! You hurt my nanny, and now you're telling me that it's her fault? How dare you!" Uncle Chase yelled at my nanny.
"I'm sorry young master."
"No! I will never accept your apology. You better go before I kick you!" he warned. He's too much! He's not listening to us, and how could he threaten a woman older than him?
"I think this is too much! You should try to listen to us!" I told him. But he grabbed my wrist and pushed me. I could see his nanny smiling like a devil. Damn this witch!
"Desire!" nanny Ysang helps me to stand. Then he faced uncle Chase who's currently raising his left brow on us.
"What you're doing is not right!" nanny shouted at him. But he just stared at us with a bored expression as if telling us that he's not interested.
"Oh really? And hurting my nanny is the right thing for you?" he asked with a chuckle.
I was about to speak when my grandfather's voice echoed the whole place.
"What is going on here?" he asked disappointedly. Nanny Ysang and uncle Chase's nanny bowed down their heads.
"Daddy, Desire and her nanny hurt my nanny," he explained while running to my grandpa. Grandpa looks at me and I could tell how disappointed he is right now. But it was not our fault. She started it so I have to defend my nanny. I won't let her be kicked out of this mansion.
"No grandpa! She calls me a brat, my nanny just defended me," I explained.
"Don't believe her dad! She's just saying those things to protect her nanny. How could my nanny say such things to her when she knows that Desire is your granddaughter!" uncle Chase insisted that made me mad.
"Grandpa I'm telling the truth. You know I can't lie to you!" I begged him."Come here sweetheart," he called me. I walk closer to him then he carried me in his arms.
"I know you won't lie," he said that made me happy."Thank you grandpa." I can't help but smile for he finally believed me.
"But daddy!"
"Enough Chase! Go inside your room now! And as for your nanny tell her to stop insulting my grandchild!" Grandpa ordered, and I could see that my uncle is disappointed with it.
He glared at me before he walks inside his room. His nanny followed him as well.
"I'm sorry sir," my nanny apologized.
"No, you don't have to apologize Ysang. I know it's not your fault. You're just trying to defend my grandchild and I should thank you for that," grandpa explained.
I don't know why my uncle and his nanny suddenly acted like that. It seems like they really hate me. But what makes them hate me?
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