Chapter 39Xavier's P.O.VMy brows furrowed in confusion as I took a step forward and stared down at her. "Can you repeat what you said?" I scoffed, trying to control the wave of anger rushing inside of me. She raised her head, staring at me with tears glistening in her eyes as she clasped her hands over her chest, rubbing her hands together. "Master, I am sorry for everything and I don't mean to sound disrespectful. But I am tired of living like this, everything started with the debt right? I would fix it and pay you back. I would take loans, work multiple jobs, and starve myself to death. I can even sell my kidney but please set me free"My mouth was slack open as I watched her talk hurriedly. Was that how desperate she was to go away from me? Even though I didn't hold any kind of attraction towards her, her words broke my heart into pieces as I clenched my fist by my side in anger. "Do you want to leave me alone? You want to leave this place?""Yes! I wouldn't run away, I would pay
Chapter 40Irene's P.O.VI barely slept last night, I was haunted by the memories of all the happenings that have been happening in my life. My mom committing suicide, Lily committing suicide and the fact that Xavier mentioned something about her being murdered instead, added to my trauma because I kept having a nightmare about someone trying to kill me while holding a rope in the other hand.I shuddered to stare at my pathetic self in the mirror. My eyes were puffy with dark circles underneath my eyes. I didn't bother brushing my hair. Instead, I tied my hair into a messy bun, taking a final glance at my reflection in the mirror before walking out of the door.All the maids that walked past me in the hallway, looked at me with scorn in their eyes but I didn't care. I was more overwhelmed by grief than to be bothered by their scornful eyes and taunts. I caught sight of Damian who walked down the hallway with a straight expression on his face.I didn't have the strength or time to enga
Chapter 41Irene's P.O.V.I glanced at Damian who dropped the frozen chicken in the bowl as he muttered. "Make for two." I stared at him in utter disbelief because how could he tell me to make for two when he knows that boiling water is difficult for me?I squeezed my eyes shut, running my hands through my hair frustratedly as I heaved out an exasperated sigh. "He must be kidding me! I am going crazy at the moment" I scuffled through my hair, hissing multiple times as I stared at the bowl.How in the world was I supposed to make waffles and chicken? I bit my lower lip, passing through the back door in a bid to seek the help of some maids but whenever I called them, the only thing they did was scowl and sneer at me. Some even labeled me a murderer, claiming that I was the one responsible for Lily's death since she died in the room I was given at the slave quarters.Stressed out already, I walked back to the kitchen only to meet Damian in the kitchen already while pouring flour into a b
Chapter 42Xavier's P.O.VI paused on my track, turning to look at Kourtney as I removed her hands from mine. "What did you just say?"She shrugged, walking giddily to the dining. "I mean, you said her mother died alongside the fetus in her stomach and that's why you are pitying her pathetic self. You also want to make her have a sense of belonging and that's why you introduced her as your wife when you just hired her as a maid"I averted my gaze from Kourtney to Irene whose mouth was slack open as tears glistened in her eyes. She shifted her gaze from Kourtney to me as we both locked eyes. Before I could say, Jack Robinson, tears that were threatening to fall coursed down her face as she stared at me in utter disbelief."Why is she crying, don't irritate me with those tears because Xavi wouldn't lie" Kourtney scoffed, gulping down a glass of water. I gathered myself together and kept a straight face as I walked past Irene who quickly ducked her head down.I sat at the rear end of the
Chapter 43Irene's P.O.VI couldn't contain the excitement building up inside of me after hearing what Kourtney said. With everything that happened just a few minutes ago, she told Xavier to kick me out and with the way, she and Xavier acted Lovey-dovey,I was damn sure that he was going to listen to her request by sending me out of the house.Moreover, I already added fuel to the fire by infuriating Kourtney more. Her eyes reddened as she spat out the salt while rushing to gulp a glass of water.I lowered my head with my hands still sprawled as I bent slightly. A smile curled at the corner of my lips because Kourtney being here was my road to freedom. Even though I have never spent a lot of time with her, there was no doubt that she hated me with extreme passion even though I had no idea about the cause of her hatred towards me.Maybe she thinks that I am trying to steal her beloved boyfriend from her, Xavier.I raised my head only to meet Xavier's blazing eyes that stared down at me.
Chapter 44Irene's POVMy heart almost jumped out of my chest as my eyes widened in fear. I released my hold on the handle of the luggage I was holding onto. My heart pounded in my ear with my heart thudding in my chest as I let out a scream that came back as echoes in my ear. I fell to the ground instantly, waiting for my deadly end as I squeezed my eyes shut and covered my ear with my hands while awaiting my deadly end.All of a sudden, I didn't hear the sound of something crashing against me and somehow, the car stopped abruptly before me.I raised my head to look at the psycho that drove that car intending to hit me. "Are you mad, are you out of your senses? Can't you see me here? What the fuck is wrong with you!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, dusting off my clothes as I kept on hissing multiple times.The person in the car came out of the car. It was a woman! She had black obsidian hair that tumbled over her shoulders while putting on black sunglasses. She slipped off her he
Chapter 45Xavier's P.O.V"Have you found Irene yet?" I connected with Damian through the mind link as I barged out of the house. "Not yet! She's still missing" He replied as I disconnected the mind link.Something was wrong because when Kourtney sent Irene out of the house, I planned to make my men take her to a safe place before bringing her back to the mansion after I was done with finding out about the truth from Kourtney. But, it has been hours since I stationed my men around the woods and what they are saying is they couldn't spot Irene anywhere. They didn't even catch a glimpse of her!There's something fishy going on and it made me wonder if Kourtney was somehow connected to Irene's sudden disappearance or if is there a possibility that she got lost while she was trying to find her way out of the woods.I went into the car when I suddenly received a call from Damian. Pressing the phone to my ear, he talked about how he found the trails of a car."You found the trails of a car
Chapter 46My sight was blurred as my eyes fluttered open slowly. I felt a sharp pain in my head and it felt like my head was being pounded on with a pestle. I had no idea about where I was and I was still trying to process where I was when I heard the sound of someone's footsteps approaching me.Then the sound of the footsteps stopped and the next thing I heard was the clicking of heels against the hard marbled floor. Screwing my eyes shut, a groan escaped my lips because of the pain in my head that intensified.I tried to move my legs and that was when I noticed that my legs and arm were tied together with a rope. My eyesight began to get clearer and I could hear the voice of two people conversing in the background."Oh! She's awake!" I heard a female voice say in the background as I tried to register the voice in my head, trying to remember where I had heard that same voice."I am grateful that she's awake," She said ecstatically, approaching me as I scrunched my eyes up, trying to