The Rhyme of the Depositary

121 - SEASON 2

This afternoon, Manhatan experienced less weather than in the previous days. The winter felt piercing, so both Alice and the people in this house were forced to add their warm clothes to protect themselves.

Eyebrows feel a little funny to see Axel who is now wearing layers of warm clothes. Each room has been arranged by William using an automatic room warmer. But even so, they were all still wearing warm clothes. The snow started falling outside.

Actually, Axel was eager to play outside with William. But seeing the seemingly erratic weather, Alice tried to persuade the child not to leave the house at a time like this. Actually, Alice wasn't just worried about the weather issue. He was worried about what danger would occur should Alice and Axel go berserk and get out of the house without a strict escort. At this moment, Alice was growing more and more wary of everything. He did not want to do things that would make him regret later. After all, Axel was the only son he had. He can't take any chances.

Wouldn't it be better to be vigilant than to deal with problems? It is better for Axel and Alice to defend themselves in a safe place than for them to play out but there is danger ready to lurk them at any time.

William and Jasmine behave the same way. They were both very protective of Axel. Even just to get out and go to school, William equips Axel with some strict escorts. The guards did not let Axel out of the school room except in a desperate situation and accompanied by all of them.

To the extent, Axel was confused by the existence of the bodyguard. He repeatedly grumbled at his mother to protest against the extra-tight escort. For children like Axel, such a strict escort was an extremely torturous thing. He had gotten a lot of ridicule from his friends for using bodyguards in such an exaggerated manner. But neither Alice, Jasmine, nor William, they were all at the mercy of Axel's protests. It is better for the child to protest loudly as long as the child remains safe than to release the escort but things happen that are not desirable.

Finally, by force, Axel also did a lot of activities outside with many escorts. Alice could only give her son some understanding. At this time the situation is not safe and a little dangerous, so the child should be paid extra attention.

Because of Alice's actions, making William and Jasmine feel this way. The two of them sat in the back room of Alice's house and talked about this.

"William, do you think Alice knows that she's in danger?" jasmine asked one afternoon.

"Yes. Alice had felt that way for a few days. Yesterday he asked me if there was really a danger that threatened him and threatened Axel? But at the moment I can't be frank with Alice. Alice continued to pursue me with the question. But I still don't want to expose this secret first. The situation has not been supportive for Alice to know all this. I just don't want to make Alice more worried and more depressed."

Jasmine nodded her head in understanding. Quickly, last night Alice had said to Jasmine to talk about something. But since Jasmine slept first, Alice so undoes her intentions. Maybe last night Alice did intend to ask Jasmine about the matter. What William said was the right thing. Alice was not ready to face this reality. It would be best if Alice did not know that she was being targeted by members of Black Hell, one of the most ruthless mafia organizations she had heard of.

"But, how long are we going to hide this from Alice?" Jasmine began to hesitate a little.

Jasmine did not want to worry Alice. However, Alice is a person who can be easily stressed and easily depressed. The proof, some time ago had entered the hospital because of experiencing mild spots. Since then, Jasmine has become more careful in inviting Alice to move. Even for physical activity, Jasmine reduced and limited the activities Alice did. He didn't want bad things to happen to Alice. In any case, Klayver had entrusted Alice to him so that Jasmine did not want to risk anything.

But, in the end if there is danger, Alice herself will feel it and Alice herself will experience it. If she was protected too often and was not informed of her own situation, Jasmine was worried that Alice would be more surprised later.

Jasmine and William could not hide this danger and threat for too long from Alice. In the end, Alice needs to be informed of the dangers and circumstances that threaten her. That way, maybe there is a better openness. If Jasmine was in Alice's position, she would definitely not be comfortable if she continued to be considered as a person who knew nothing and was not involved in anything, while on the contrary, she would not be comfortable, he is the main person and target in this case.

"For now, maybe your opinion is correct. We better hide this from Alice. But this can never last long, because after all, Alice is a mature woman who is ready with all conditions and circumstances. He's not a kid we can just protect. He also has the right to know what situation is threatening him." Jasmine tried to persuade william to look at the matter from a different point of view.

Jasmine understood the decision William had taken. But either way, William had to look at everything from another point of view. Being Alice is not easy. Being a person who knows nothing is also not something fun. Moreover, basically all of these problems would come down to Alice. It was appropriate for them to tell Alice about this matter.

" William, maybe we've chosen the wrong decision. What if from now on, we'll slowly tell Alice what's really going on?"

William was silent, choosing not to reply to a single word from Jasmine. He seems to be suffering from a dilemma. What he thought was good, now looks bad. What she thought was to protect Alice, now it seemed that it was no longer appropriate. Does that mean Jasmine is right? And indeed they all had to tell Alice about what happened? All of that is still a big question mark for William at this time.

"William, try to think about what it's like to be Alice. Not knowing about what was going on, not knowing what danger had been threatened, and not being the one involved in this while he became the main target in the matter this time."

William is back. He felt that what Jasmine was saying was the right thing. Being someone who doesn't know is definitely not fun. After all, William's job was to protect Alice with all the strength he had. Including even if his life was a bet. But if his actions actually make Alice's condition more difficult by storing everything from Alice, it seems that it is not right either.

"So, do you think we should tell him slowly?" William asked began to understand this slowly.

"We'll see what the situation is. If conditions permit, we will explain it slowly. But if Alice is mentally prepared for all this, then it would be nice to explain everything to Alice from now on."

Jasmine shrugged her shoulders weakly. It all depends on what the condition will be like. It seemed that judging from her current condition, Alice was already quite prepared to hear all those facts. Alice is not a fool. He himself had also equipped himself with high vigilance. Now, he also must have realized that something was amiss with all these conditions. So, why did they all have to cat-sling and keep all that while Alice herself was already beginning to suspect something was wrong?

William looked back. It seemed like Jasmine had provided a good way out. Come to think of it, what Jasmine said was the truth. So, they had to tell this to Alice as soon as possible. Hoping that by doing so, both they and Alice could both prepare themselves for each other in case things happen that they do not want. Wasn't preparation the most appropriate thing for them to do right now?

"Alright, Jasmine. When did we tell Alice this?" William asked in a pretty serious tone.

"What if tonight? Along with dinner?" Jasmine proposes.

"At dinner time?" William repeated jasmine's words.

Jasmine nodded quickly. "Maybe, you'll have to follow dinner. Didn't you eat dinner alone all this time without us? Right now, it's time for you to open up to dinner with us. Isn't that a good thing William?"

Jasmine asked with a slight seductive tone. During this time, William was a loner. He rarely mingled with the waiter at dinner or at certain moments. The only moments William did with Alice's family, were the moments he played with Axel. That'sallthatis.

William's time was spent taking care of important matters, taking care of the organization Anson had inherited for him, and taking care of many other household matters. William's life is too serious. Jasmine even thought that the man could never joke around in the slightest. Sometimes, people like William need something for them to do just for their own pleasure. It was time for William to start mingling, looking for things that could increase social engagement, and looking for other things for self-satisfaction.

Alice and Jasmine had already pushed William many times to do this. They hope William's old age is spent with positive things. Not only take care of household matters, Alice's affairs and serve constantly. In fact, Alice once offered William a small cottage a little far from this place. He hopes that by doing so, William can get calm and relax, do a lot of things, such as a vacation or something for himself.

William is a very loyal person and has high integrity in serving a family. Alice just wants William's life to be tinged with beautiful things in his old age. But no matter how many times Alice and Jasmine tried to encourage William to do all that, William still refused. For him, his life was only to serve the Mallory family and to Alice, as well as Axel. No matter how old she is, as long as she can make a good contribution to Alice and Axel, she will continue to do so no matter when.

"As a parent, you're pretty stiff, William." Jasmine commented honestly on William.

William was silent. He admitted that he was a little stiff about things like that. For him, William's life had been bequeathed to the family he served. So seeing that the Mallory family, especially now, Alice and Axel were happy, was more than enough for her.

"I've chosen my own path, Jasmine. This is how my life is. Service is something I've sworn before."

"Don't you want to feel happy, detached from this family, and have a life of your own?" jasmine began to wonder.

Rarely in this world are people passing the time just to do unlimited command and devotion to others. Baklah, there may be. But the percentage must be small. For the case of Jasmine, he had only seen it once, William.

"It's all over for me, Jasmine. I no longer think about this. For me, my focus is not on myself. Seeing Axel happy, I'm happy. The boy is like my own grandson. A long time ago, Axel's father, Anson, I thought of him as my own son. You can imagine how I feel about them." William tried to explain what he was feeling. That's how it is.

William's future has been on the cutting edge. He could have been called by God at any time. William also never knew when life would welcome him back to another better dimension. He hoped, when that happened, he left Alice and Axel in a state of fine. That was his last hope. Alice was like her own daughter. Anything that could hurt Alice, would have hurt William too. What makes Alice happy will also make William happy.

William's dream was a simple dream. William's wish was also a simple wish. Life has made William learn many things. His ambition and desire are no longer his.

In this way, William goes through old age with positive things. Maybe soon he will be friends with the land, no longer staring at the Manhattan sun. But all of that was no big deal to him. William is ready with every possibility. He was already full of living a life, feeling many rainbows, and learning many things in this world. Death was no longer something he feared.

"You're really amazing, William." Jasmine praised William's principles sincerely. They looked at each other, understanding each other. Then, William suddenly asked something that made Alice surprised.

"So, when did you get pregnant, Jasmine?"

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