"And you, where do you think you're taking her to?" She looked at kate.
"M-master asked me to show her to her bedroom,""What bedro...""Claire!" A deep voice called sending shivers down their body. "Stop it. From today you shall call her sister-in-law, understood? I'll come to look at your drawing later. Now, go to your bedroom," he ordered before walking away."Sister-in-law my ass. She's not even beautiful. Hmph!" She said and abruptly turned and walked away.Madeline stood still with her mouth agape. Did a little girl just call her shameless and a mistress? Goodness! Why was she finding all of this funny? Her whole life was funny. She has been facing all sorts of disrespect for the past week and the most painful part was the part of this little girl. Strange how much the maids were scared of her. She saw how Kate stuttered and shivered when she was answering her question. A little girl yield that much brattiness. Seems like someone needs to teach the spoiled girl some manners."Ma'am, please come with me. I'll show you to your bedroom," Kate said and Madeline quickly followed behind her as she gawk at the interiors of the mansion. Everywhere was sparkling gold. How rich was the guy she just got married to? Yes, she heard he was super rich but this? Gosh. Kate led her into a double door room and they both walked inside.The room was so big and spacious and it could fit a whole family. It was painted grey. In fact, every piece of furniture in the room was grey. It wasn't as bright as her room in her dad's mansion and this made her feel uncomfortable. Seems like Mr. Elias is bent on punishing her by giving her this dull colored room to stay in. She was going to show him that she wasn't affected by it and she wasn't so weak."Ma'am, your belongings are yet to arrive, but we prepared a nightgown and a few clothes for you to wear. The nightgown is right there," Kate informed pointing at the long yellow nightgown Which lay on the bed."Ok thanks Kate," Madeline appreciated, giving her a small smile."Do you want me to help you with your gown?""Ah yes, maybe you can just help me untie the back strap. I'll do the rest myself.""Of course," Kate agreed and she went ahead to help her untie the back strap of her gown."Thank you. I don't need anything else.""It's my duty to help you with whatever you need. If you need something, please don't hesitate to ask me," Kate said and when she saw Madeline didn't really want anything else, she walked out of the room and closed the door behind her. Madeline didn't hear the clicking sound of the door key, indicating that Kate had only closed the door and not locked it.Madeline saw a door at the end of the wall and she guessed it might be the bathroom. She picked up the long nightgown from the bed and walked into the bathroom. She walked out of the bathroom, fully dressed in the nightgown and she sat down on the bed. She wriggled her legs and stared at the ceiling. This new life is so boring. This was her life from today, her new life and she need to accept it even if she doesn't want to. Her father's company was going to crumble at any little mistake of hers. Although she was angry with her dad, that doesn't mean she was going to let his company crumble. She knew how much he worked for the company to grow till that.She sighed and went under the covers. Sleeping is always peaceful without having to think or worry about anything. She wished she could sleep forever. She switched off the bedside lamp, closed her eyes, and bid herself goodnight......At midnight, when the world was still and babies were asleep, the door of Madeline's room was pushed open and a tall and masked figure walked inside. He strode to the bed and stared at the girl lying on it. Her eyes were closed and her lips were slightly opened. Her long black hair spread on the pillow as soft snores came out of her mouth. He bent close to her face and examined her face. Hmm, now he noticed she was beautiful with a well-shaped face. Such a rare beauty. Well, that wasn't his concern as of now, he just need to accomplish his goal and get rid of her.Elias was still staring at her when he saw her eyes fly open and her pair of green eyes stared widely at him. She screamed and sat up on the bed. Due to the shock of her, abruptly opening her eyes, he couldn't move and she had the chance to drag his golden mask off his face causing his eyes to widen. She immediately stretched her hands and turned on the light and the whole room shone brightly."Y...you?" Madeline asked, surprisingly staring at him and then at the golden mask in her hands. Did she just take his mask off? Omo. She stared into his dark angry eyes and shivered in fear. What if he does something to her or punishes her for taking his mask off? But what the hell was he doing in her room? Madeline suddenly felt insecure about this whole issue. It was even possible that he came here to kill her.His dark brown eyes stared back at her. He was so handsome. She knew he was handsome because even his eyes say so but this? His hair was tied into a tight ponytail and his thick eyebrows were neatly trimmed. She looked down at his well-defined cheekbone and gasped. He was so perfect looking."W...what are you doing in my room? Don't you know what privacy means?" She inquired, standing up from the bed to face him. Why isn't he saying anything? He needs to understand that he can't just barge into her room just because it was his house. She blamed herself for not locking the door before sleeping.Elias stared coldly at her, how dare she take his mask off and she wasn't feeling remorseful about it. The only people he let see his full face were his family. His dad and his sister, then a few of his workers. No one else has ever seen his complete face ever since he took over his dad's company. And now, a stranger whom he only met today dares to take off his mask and looked at his face. He honestly felt like strangling her to death right now, but he wouldn't do that. If he makes any mistake now, it would ruin the whole of his plans and that would be so bad for him."Can't you hear me? I asked you a question," he heard her ask and his anger rose to the brim. He stretched his hand to the back of her head and clenched part of her hair in his hand, bringing her head closer to him, causing her to flinch in pain. "Don't you ever dare speak to me that way, understood?" He asked releasing her hair from his hold. "This is my room and you have no right to ask me why I'm here.""Y..you mean,
~At Claire's Room~Claire was lying on her bed and dialing a number on her phone and she put it close to her ears. "Come on, pick up your phone Lisa, damn it," she muttered as she sat up on the bed. The phone went through for some seconds before it went off, indicating that the person on the other line, failed to pick up the call. She dialed the number again, put it on speaker, and placed it on the bed. The phone ranged three times before the person on the other line answered."Claire... What the hell? Why are you disturbing me at this time of the night? *Yawn* I was actually having a good night's rest," the person on the other line said."Shut up, Lisa. Everything is a mess here and you're busy sleeping like a log while I'm trying to fix things," Claire scolded. "What's the mess that's making you call me at this time umm? You know how much I fancy my beauty sleep right?" "You just keep quiet before I get angry at you and say something wrong," Claire warned angrily, and Lisa gasp at
Madeline walked downstairs, heading towards the main door in hurry but she halted when she found Elias seated on the couch. She thought he had left the mansion and gone to his company or wherever he works. "Where do you think you're going?" She heard him ask."I thought you already left.""That's not what I asked. Was it?""I...I'm leaving for work. I'm late," Madeline answered. "I was never informed that you work. I thought only your sister works in your father's company. Tell me, where do you work?" He asked in confusion and Madeline narrowed her eyes. He wants to know everything about her which she doesn't feel like telling him."You don't have to care about where I work just like I don't care where you work. We should learn to respect each other's privacy." Elias stood up and walked closer to her. He bent until he was the same height as her and whispered coldly into her ears. "Only I am allowed to have privacy in this mansion. Nothing is private here. Now, tell me where you work
Madeline sighed as she fiercely swerved around to face him. What the hell? How did he know she was going to go out, that he had to lock the door? Wait! It wasn't locked from the inside, it was locked from the outside, which means..."What is this? How did the door got locked from the outside?""I told you before, right? Only my orders work here and no one else. If I ask anyone to dance, they will, and if I ask them to jump into the sea, they will. I believe you've gotten why it's locked from the outside. If you still don't get it, then forget it," Elias said and Madeline could only stare at him with hateful eyes. "Now, go into the room and come down to have breakfast whenever you feel like it. Everything you want would be given to you. So there's no use owning a little restaurant. Get it?" he asked and walked out of the mansion not forgetting to lock the door behind him. Madeline dropped her bag on the floor and looked up in defeat. She felt her tears flow freely from her eyes as she
Tina was happy that her boss has finally left her father's house where the mother and daughter duo are. It's a good thing she's married and that too to the son of the Johan family. That family was so powerful and influential that only the name Johan could make a grown man pee on himself. With this power and influence, she was sure no one would dare to bully Madeline, not her sister, not her mother, and not even her father. She was safe from those bullies. "I'm not interested and I don't want to know what men like. Thank you for taking care of the restaurant in my absence. I really appreciate it," Madeline appreciated."It's fine Mrs. Johan. It's my job and I'm being paid for it. B...but we have only one problem," Tina informed."What? What's the problem?""One of our workers stole money from the restaurant,""Omo. Really? Who did?" Madeline asked in shock. There has never been any case of stealing in her restaurant before. All her workers were always screened every day and she made s
Evelyn felt the air around her become tense and she spat out more words. "I...It's claire. She told me that you suddenly brought a woman home and you told her to call her sister-in-law. S...she also told me that you let her sleep in your room and then you al...""Stop it, now. I'm not interested in hearing all of those things," Elias snapped. "But why did you get married to someone else? What did she have that I don't? I'm more beautiful, we've known each other the longest, and I love you too. So much that I can do anything you say. If you ask me to jump down a five-floor, I...I might do it," Evelyn said in a sweet and sorrowful voice as she pushed herself closer to him, trying to touch his chest. Elias abruptly dragged himself away from her and he almost fell but managed to keep himself stable."What the fuck are you doing, Evelyn?" He asked. "I'm sorry I tried to touch you without permission, but you can't do this to me. Please, I love you so much.""You can keep dreaming. I'm ou
The early morning breeze blew strongly as Madeline's hair got romanced by the wind and a few strands covered part of her face. She suddenly regretted why she didn't tie it into a ponytail. She held the bedsheets in form of a rope tightly and her heartbeat accelerated with every passing minute. She was scared to her wits and her hands were shaking.She has never been this brave in her entire life and this was the first time she was pulling a stunt like this. Bending her head to look down, her hands almost let go of the rope bedsheets in fear and her whole body shook in the air. The rope bedsheet was now showing her a sign that it was not strong anymore. She was almost there. She was on the third floor and just two floors were remaining before she gets to the ground. She was terrified by all of this. What if the rope bedsheets suddenly cut and she fell? If she ever survives it would be a miracle and her well-shaped waist would be dislocated.Ring! Ring!Her phone rang loudly in her bag
They both stood up and walked in the direction where the sound came from. Madeline hurriedly came out of her hiding and sighed. Oh no! She had forgotten that the gate needed a remote button that would make it open. Goodness! Where was she going to find the remote to open this goddamn gate? Hell! She started tapping her foot several times on the ground as her head filled with different thoughts. She walked to the spot where the two gate guards were standing and looked around. Was it that they took the gate remote with them? That was bad.Madeline looked further and just then her eyes came in contact with a blue small remote on the ground. “Yes, that’s it.” She bent down to pick it up and looked at it in confusion. There were three buttons in it, different in size. The first was the biggest, the second was medium size and the last was the smallest. She didn’t know which button to press and what they were made for. Her finger unconsciously moved to the last button and she pressed it.