Roland caught Ava doubtfully staring at him. She then rolled her eyes when he half-smile at her.
“What?” Roland asked.
“I know that expression quite well. You had that same expression the morning of our engagement celebration.” Ava angrily said as the light in her eyes faded, leaving only sadness.Roland's forehead furrowed, his brows drew together, and the color drained out of his face. He walked out of the bathroom and Ava followed him. When he looked at her, Ava's confusion was visible for him to see.
“Don't forget your place!” Roland shouted.
“What?” Ava asked out of confusion.
“You are nothing but a garbage that I picked up from on the street, so don't cross these boundaries that I have set for you! Is that clear?”
Ava plastered a smile on her face for a second, thinking Roland was kidding, then it faded in an instant as her eyes got wet when she saw how serious hi
After Doctor Charles left, the dining table was awkwardly silent.Roland and Ava were too occupied with their own thoughts to focus on each other.“May I be excused? I am full.” Ava said a while later.Roland lifted his head and gazed at her calm appearance. He then let out a soft sigh before focusing his attention back on his dinner.“You are free to go.” Roland mumbled.Tears shimmered in Ava's eyes as she stood there staring at the man that her heart longs for, but now, he was too distant for her to hold onto him. She sniffed back her cry, then turned around and walked away.Ava was so into her thoughts as she walked towards her room that she did not hear the footsteps behind her.“Is that what you are going to be sleeping in tonight?”Ava turned around to see Roland staring at her. She tried to smile at him. But her lips rebelled against her and a frown was the only expression she could come up with at that moment.“It's not
Ava rolled over in bed as the loud knock on her room door woke her from her sleep."Bang! Bang!"Ava angrily sat up in bed and turned her head to stare at the door."What do you want?" Ava screamed.Floral's face expressed intense anger when she heard the roughness in Ava's tone. But she didn't allow her rage to consume her."My young master requested your presence in the dining room." Floral calmly called out."What for?" Ava yelled.She got out of bed and approached the mirror then intensely stared at her reflection."How rude! What does she think she is? The madam of this house. Ha!" Floral mumbled.She clutched her fist and forced herself to keep calm."You are summoned to have dinner with him." Floral said.Selena placed her finger under her eye and stretched it open. Then she did the same to the other one.'She sounds so old school. And why are my eyes so puffy and these dark circles look terrible around t
Ava's heartbeat had increased and her heart was violently pounding in her chest. Her hands began to shiver, and her feet felt heavy beneath her.Ava thought she was going to collapse from panic, but then she felt her fingers begin gently squeezed by Roland's hand, and that somehow made her feel safe.“Act normal. We can not give them any wrong signal or else other people might get hurt in a crossfire. Do you understand?” Roland whispered as he kept holding onto Ava's hand while they continued walking.“Yes. Wait, them? How many are there?” Ava mumbled.“We have one man on our left, the other on our right, and two at our back.” Roland replied.The thought of four men with guns walking so close by them made Ava's fear resurface again, causing her breathing to become deep and heavy.“Hey, hey. Calm down. I am not going to allow you to die. Trust me?” Roland whispered.“I trust you.” Ava muttered.She took a deep breath and exhaled. She th
Ava squeezed her eyes shut when she heard the loud gunshot sound. Her hands hugged tightly around Roland’s body.“Are you okay?” Ava mumbled.“One man down.” Roland replied.Ava opened her eyes and saw the gun in Roland's hand. Then she looked at where the gun was pointed and saw a man lying in his blood.“Are you stupid! What were you thinking, walking out of the store alone! Do you know how close to death you were just now!” Roland lashed out.“I… I am sorry.” Ava replied.Roland felt Ava’s hands tremble, and his anger immediately subsided a bit.“Don't move. We still have three men uncounted for.” Roland calmly said.People were running by them and screamed. But he remained focused as he surveyed the crowd for his targets.“Got you. Roland mumbled.He directed his gun to the west side of the mall and before the hit man could get the chance to pull his trigger, a bullet had already pierced through his heart.“Two do
The moment Belle walked into the hallway, Ava's expression immediately changed and her mood became full of anger.Roland did not look excited either and his expression remained aloof as he stared at Belle.“Hello, Roland guest. I apologized for my attitude yesterday. If I knew who you were yesterday, things wouldn't have become bloody.” Belle said.Ava clutched her fist to calm down her rage, but she found it difficult to restrain her anger.‘What a two-face.’ Ava thought as she stared at the calm smile on Belle’s face.In that instant, Floral returned with some of the bags, and Ava saw it as a perfect moment to escape.“Well, I need to get going. This coat feels uncomfortable on me, and I want to change into something comfy.” Ava said.Belle felt furious. But she masked her anger with a smile and kept her expression calm.“You can't leave now. I have something to tell you and Roland. You can do your changing another time!” Belle comma
Even after Ava heard the front door shut, she couldn't help feeling worried and that stirred up a bunch of mixed emotions inside of her.Roland noticed how disturbed Ava looked, and he became interested in her thoughts.“What's on your mind?” Roland asked.“I am not going to your little fiance's party. That freak tried to kill me not too long ago!” Ava shouted.In a fate of rage, she stood up from the couch and ran out of the room.“Ava! Get back here!” Roland screamed.He waited for a minute, but when he heard Ava’s footsteps rushing up the stairs, Roland stood up from his seat and chased after her.Ava was at her room door when she felt a hand gripped onto her wrist.“Get your hand off me!!” Ava shouted.At that moment, she finally allowed her tears to wash upon her cheek.Roland did not give ears to Ava’s words. Instead, he yanked her along with him, then dragged her into his room and slammed the door shut.“Stop y
Ava's eyes opened the next morning. But she wished that she had not woken up because everything from yesterday came rushing back to her memories like a bad dream that she was reliving.She dragged herself out of bed and sluggishly walked into her bathroom.“Good morning to another day of trying to escape death.” Ava mumbled to herself.She took out her toothbrush and put toothpaste on it. The moment Ava put the brush into her mouth, she heard a knock on the door.‘Here we go again.’ Ava thought.Floral waited for another five minutes, then these minutes increased to fifteen and another five added on them before Ava could open the door.“My young master request…” Floral tried to say, but she was unable to finish when Ava cut her off.“Breakfast right?” Ava mumbled.“Yes.”“Great.”Ava downheartedly walked past Floral and headed downstairs.“What's her deal this morning?” Floral mumbled before following Ava.Rolan
After Roland’s response settled into Ava’s mind, she felt like she could finally breathe, and it was not because he told her that he could die for her, but it was about the fact that he truly had her back.Ava honestly smiled at Roland, and in that instant, he hugged her tightly for about two minutes before letting go of Ava.“So, do you feel ready now?” Roland asked.“Give me a second to get my hair done, then I can answer your question.” Ava replied.“Okay. Meet me downstairs when you are ready.”“Sure.”Roland stood up to his feet and then walked out of the room.Once the door shut, the smile on Ava's face slowly faded. She got up from the stool and approached the dresser.When Ava gazed at her reflection in the mirror, she started to feel her insecurities and fear creeping back into her heart.“Snap out of it! Roland said that he’s going to protect you. So trust that he will.” Ava mumbled.A while later, as Roland waite