Villains also get Second chance

"How many times would I be beaten for my mistakes and I will not give my innocence, no matter what would be the rank of the noble, I would rather die."

To say that i was stunned would be an understatement, everyone was looking at her as if she was crazy, but the voice and her behaviour since start told me, there must be some story behind her behaviour.

"You would never be beaten, and no one would touch you, noble or knight, unless you wanted them to. As the mistress of this palace, I promise you that'' taking a pause, I added, "is there something that has happened in the past with you?" i asked with a soft voice but the girl shook her head, her eyes were clear, then why did she react like that?

"You do not need to worry about your safety here, it is my responsibility. I assure you that you would enjoy your work here. Lina, since royal highness Philip had vacated the chamber behind the library, clear the space and make it a working area as per Olivia's need. Let the bedroom stay like that, since today she would live there." It's been a long time since they all looked at me so shocked, they did not even move until I called them again.

"Lina, is there any problem"

"No, no your highness" she bowed and took Olivia with her.

I knew that all the chambers near my chamber were luxurious ones, but I could not let her stay further away. It was a feeling but I had a hunch that she would need more protection.

"Kate"

"Yes, your highness"

"What happened to Isabella?" surely she would not be in prison anymore, would she?

"Your highness, i did not know about the detail but Marquees had come to meet his highness. But lady Isabella was still in the underground room" she replied and i raised a brow.

"So, she was not sent to prison even for a moment?" she shook her head, and I sneered. So he had made sure that she would stay comfortably, but then why was she still in there!

"I would like to go and meet her"

"But your highness"

"Now"

"Yes, your highness"

As we walked towards the underground area, I could see the surprise in everyone's eyes. I had never thought that I would go back there alone. In my past life when I was captured, I was kept in the prison, not in the underground rooms, which were for witness safety, or the higher rank nobles who were there for interrogation and their crime had not been proved. 

"Your highness" the guard bowed his head as he looked at me, this was not the guard who had kept me here in the past life, but he didn't even look at the retiring age. He was still young to stay here for many years. Why did he lose his job then? I was contemplating when I heard the coughs of all the servants there.

Ah, I was staring at him!

"I want to meet lady Isabella, now '' I added and he bowed his head, and started  walking, leading the way.

When I entered the room, I saw a girl sobbing in the corner of the room. When she heard the footsteps she looked towards the door and I was surprised to see her condition.

"Your highness," she started but when she saw it was me, not Cassius, she stopped speaking and her eyes widened, but I was the one who was completely shocked. 

Her hairs were loose and messy, her sleeves were torn a bit and she had a handprint on her cheek, her lips were swollen and there was dried blood near her lips. But how was she beaten by someone in here!

"What happened to you?" I asked but the girl just sneered at me and looked towards the window.

"I heard that marquess had already taken the permission of your release so why are you still here?" I asked, intrigued, but she didn't reply.

I walked in closer and stood in front of her, analysing her face.

"Who had done this to you?" I asked again, it was strange that she was beaten in the room, where no one was allowed to come. 

She finally turned to look at me and smirked, her eyes had an evil glint and my eyes widened, my lips parted, but no voice came out, had she gone crazy!

"You" i moved to touch her cheek when she shouted, 

"Aah, please, please your highness, don't beat me anymore, i beg you it hurts a lot, i will never come in front of you again, your highness, have mercy, i am still Killian's aunt, please, i beg you" she started shouting and crying, tears coming out of her eyes and then she kneeled suddenly making me jump from my place.

When I heard hurried footsteps. I turned to see Cassius was standing there, though his breaths were regular and he was still poised, the beads of sweat on his forehead and the voice of footsteps just a while ago told me that he had come here running, he must have been informed that I was here.

Was he so worried that I would hurt his lover. And then it clicked, I turned to look at Isabella who had a smirk on her face as she looked back at me, but then her expression turned horrified in a split second, as Cassius came near us.

"What is happening here?" he asked, in a very sharp and cold voice, gone were the warm and tender man who had tended my needs last night.

"Your highness, i beg you, please save me. Her highness had gone crazy, she is beating me, i pleaded but she is not listening, please save me your highness" she spoke in between her sobs as she stood up and walked in front of him holding his hand, i could feel his eyes on me, but there was something in them which i did not understand, he was looking hurt.