“Please come in, Miss Cassey.”
Cassey followed the woman closely. She was astonished by the grand water fountain in the front yard.
‘It was like that of the nobles. It was strangely fascinating.’
“Miss Cassey, if you listened carefully, the facilities of this orphanage is not a complex one. You can easily navigate around and if you need something else, my office is in the last room. You understand, Miss Cassey?”
Cassey gulped once and faced the Madame.
“Yes I do, Ma’am.”
“Good. You will be called Miss Cama, short for Cassey Maharlika. It would be much appreciated if you don’t mention your full name unless necessary. The orphans may not be able to read, but their ears can hear very well. You know what I am talking about, right?”
Cassey smiled in silence.
“I do understand, Ma’am. I am Miss Cama, the new teacher.”
The woman grinned.
“Navis?”The child who was just grumpily stomping her feet earlier suddenly turned into a happy lamb.“Mom?”Cassey was flustered being called ‘mom’ in front of everyone, especially when all her pupils looked at her with such sparkling eyes and wagged their tails like cute doggies.“Ah, uhm, she calls me ‘mom’ because I fed her.”“You fed her, mom?”Now how should Cassey explain to these poor young children that she was called ‘mom’ for a really trivial thing?“Yes, she called me ‘mom’ for feeding them.”“So you were the woman who gave her the seeds?”“The angel who bought us meat!”“The hero who named Navis!”“A dragon tamer!”“Wait that’s a bit... if the clergy heard that I might be punished to death.”“She is our
Cassey woke up in a room.“Mom?”‘Who is calling me, Mom?’“Mom, please this is Harley...”“Harley?”Cassey suddenly remembered everything when she heard of the child’s name. It was her pupil’s name. But she had one thing to worry.“What happened to me, Harley?”“You don’t remember at all, Mom?”“You passed out on the streets, Mom. People keep saying that you are just acting but you were definitely knocked out.”The child who answered was Torus.“Before passing out, what happened to me?”They suddenly went silent.“We really don’t know Mom, because someone is chasing us.”“Chasing you?”‘They were the thieves?’Torus noticed Cassey’s hesitant glance.“Mom, we are not thieves. Promise, we are not thieves. Tho
Who…?He was a long-built kid. His eyes are deep blue, like the depths of an abyss no one has ever touched. Those eyes are not as brilliant as Ashanti’s but they shine on their own.“You have been staring for a while.”Cassey flinched. His voice was deeper than anyone else, but she felt it was really familiar. It must be because she met him already before.“I am sorry. This humble servant could not help but stare at your eyes.”He lifted the end of his lips.“I know who you are, and that you are not a humble servant just like what you claim to be. So, be at ease, Lady. We are here for a cooperation.”“It seems that you have known each other already.”“We haven’t, Headmistress.”“The lady was right. It was
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After having a talk with the physician and settling the early fees with the accountant, I was finally going home. It’s almost midnight, surely the guests have returned to their respective estates. However, to be sure, I’ll just enter using the back door. “Miss Cassey, your things have been unloaded. I will now bring them inside.” “Thank you Fred. Please use the back door just as I have said.” He bowed and started moving. I fixed my hair and bit my lips to gather some blood and hide my paleness. I must look presentable, at least to Ashanti. She must have been very happy to be proclaimed as the esteemed daughter. Thinking about it makes me smile. I should greet her later. “Lady Cassey...” I stared at the woman in front of me. Her silver wavy hair shines in
“A marriage proposal has arrived, Cassey.” “A marriage proposal? Who? And to whom?” Mother ignored my questions and proceed to father's room. "Morga, please assist them," I commanded Morga, my mother's lady-in-waiting. "And Morga, prepare tea for us afterwards. It's been so long since we had tea together." "As you wished, milady." The living room in the master’s bedroom is spacious, with enormous paintings of red roses that my mother loved so dearly. In the middle of all these roses is the biggest painting in the estate – a family portrait. Mother and the Count looked so young back then, since it was painted on their wedding day. A
Cassey has been staring into the dark for a long time. Her neck’s been stiff, and the soles of her feet are numbed. She took off her heels and ran down the stairs all the way to the garden. The garden has everything: a bench, a table with two chairs, a statue of a mythic eromance goddess, a dancing fountain, and a wide sky full of stars to gaze. “Everything in this garden is made for lust,” she uttered as she examined the statue in front of her. Germela was described as the romantic goddess who fell for a man. But the man she loves had someone else in his heart, and they are soon be blessed with an offspring. Germela offered all the wealth and power she had if the man chooses her. But at the end of the story, the man chose to marry the woman she loves and rejected the goddess forever. The goddess, who was touched by their love, dedicated a whole garden for them as a wedding gift and left. “Do you believe in Germela?” the low voice startled her. He was wearing a
At tea parties, noblewomen use their words as weapon. When men plan their schemes, they use the top secrets to either slander or blackmail their targets. In any situations, the bullet to their guns is information. Where could you get that fresh meat? At information guilds. Among the information guilds, the pub that sells cupcakes at night is the best guild, with infinite connections within and outside of the empire. The leader of that guild is the high society playboy, Markus Febrez.“So what made you visit my dwellings in this time?”“You have houses at the capital. This aren’t one of them.”I examined his visage. Sultry lips, deep eyes, and his nose stands proudly on his pinkish skin.“Would you like to marry me, Markus?”Markus was red. Ugh, I knew it was stupid.“Sorry that was a strange thing to ask.”“W-What has gotten into you? That was sudden.”&ldq