Key's POVThe situation of the Duncan household these days was ominous, even dark, reminding me of the time when Miss Natalie passed away a few years ago and when Mr. Big had a hardened expression to bear the sadness of the loss he had to go through.The only difference between the two events was that Miss Nicole had a much better fate than the previous Miss. Even so, some of the staff and servants working at the residence were clearly affected by the Great Master's mood and worried about our current Miss.But in the end, the things that some people who had served the Duncan Family for a long time were worried about did not happen. Miss Nicole came through the surgery safely and soundly, improving the house's mood."Mom is better after the surgery, right, Key?" Richard asked me, and I immediately nodded."Yes, Young Master. The Great Master himself broke the news to you."I still remember Great Master's voice, which sounded so relieved and calm when he delivered the news after he had
Key's POV"Are you sure I should say what your master said to my miss?" I asked the man, still holding his bouquet of flowers. "Your master has already caused trouble several times, so Miss will definitely be happier if she doesn't hear any words from him."He paused, seemingly absorbing my words. I don't know if this man also has a relationship with Miss or not because, from what I know, he has also been serving the man who troubled Miss our family for a long time. Our two masters were related in the past, so that man should also know my Miss, but I wasn't sure.The man looked back at me and finally spoke. "I don't know, but I'm just here to carry orders from my master.""I'm the same." I immediately responded to the man's words, looking at him more sharply. "I hope you can accept that I won't convey or give this item you brought to Nonaku. I'll be excused."This time, he did not stop me like before, but I still felt unsatisfied because I knew that his master would definitely find an
Key's Point of View"Say that more clearly."I heard the distressed-looking voice of the Great Lord and saw his gloomy face. I don't know what the respected man was thinking. Still, if what the informant said was true, then the security of the Duncan Family's home had been successfully infiltrated by someone in power that the internal authorities were unaware of.This is evidenced by an ordinary servant who easily infiltrated, gained the trust of the head of the family as well as his wife, but then betrayed it by kidnapping a child whose whereabouts were unknown.The informant cleared his throat, looking a little intimidated by the head of the family, although his voice did not say so. "Mary worked with the Armstrong Family, sir. She was one of the workers there and then transferred here as a servant without anyone knowing."I was a little surprised to hear such an almost taboo family name. They were one of the wealthiest families in the next town over, but they had also been enemies
Today is my happiest day because today is my wedding day to Christian Grant, the man I've been in a serious relationship with for the past year. I love him very much, and he loves me too.We have been planning this wedding since three months ago. Christian left all the wedding preparations to me, and he gave me the freedom to choose what theme I would choose for our wedding party.Christian is a very kind and caring man. We met in one of the cafes some time ago by accident. Then, we started exchanging cell phone numbers and communicating. After a month of knowing each other, we decided to have a serious relationship.Right now, Christian and I are standing in front of the altar with a priest standing in front of us. I was wearing a bone white wedding dress, the wedding dress of my dreams. I made the lace fabric into an A-line dress design with a sweeping tail and an off-the-shoulder cut. To give a graceful impression to my appearance, I also used a wedding veil to add a sacred impress
I decided to stay at a small and cheapest inn on the outskirts of town. I deliberately didn't choose an expensive inn because I didn't have much money to survive, plus I had also been evicted from my home and didn't know how long I would stay there.I've never gotten any money from my father. Father decided on such a thing because he thought of me as a lowly person. Unlike my stepbrother, my father would be generous and spoiled him a lot. That made me jealous of Adeline.My head was dizzy thinking about the incident earlier that I thought would be my happy day. It turned out to be the worst day of my entire life. I was still wondering why did that happen?I went into the toilet, which was very small, to wash my face with cold water. My hand rubbed the dewy mirror of the sink. My eyes were puffy after crying so much earlier.I let out a long breath. "I should be able to move on, right?" I asked, staring at my pathetic reflection in the mirror.After finishing my business in the small r
I opened my eyes slowly as a bright light dazzled my eyes."Where am I?" My hand gripped my head, which suddenly hurt a lot. Opening my eyes wide, I began to scan my surroundings. This place was like a hospital room but smaller. "What happened to me?" I also saw that my clothes had changed into hospital clothes."Hi, welcome back." A woman dressed as a nurse came to see me. The woman smiled kindly at me.Perhaps she saw the confusion on my face, so she explained how I ended up in this clinic before I asked."There was someone who brought you here. You were unconscious, and all your clothes were wet."I let out a long breath. I seemed to remember the incident where I was about to head to the inn to rest because my clothes were wet."Can I meet the person who helped bring me here? I want to thank him."The head nurse shook her head slowly with a very regretful look. "Unfortunately, that person has left. He said he was swamped, so he couldn't wait until you woke up."I was a little disap
Chris' POVTonight, I was at a bar in the city center, enjoying my drink alone. I poured my bottle, which was half empty, into a round glass and gulped it down. I poured it again until the liquid in the bottle was gone entirely. It didn't matter if I was drunk.The frenetic sound of the DJ's music was pounding so loudly that my ears were almost ringing. I cast my eyes around the bar, which tonight seemed to be very crowded with revelers.I let out a long breath. I was suffering because of Nicole Martinez. The woman I thought I loved. I've done everything for her, and now I don't want to care about her anymore after I know what she's like.My head was already very dizzy from all the drinking and the loud music. I felt very bored and intended to leave here.I feel like I'm not drunk even though I've finished a bottle. My brain still seemed to be functioning very well. It was just that my head felt dizzy, and the effect of the music was very annoying. I got off the barstool and almost fe
Chris’ POVOne month had passed since Nicole's accident. Investigators said that Nicole's body could not be found. They assumed that Nicole's body was burnt up in the accident, as well as the taxi driver's, since the car exploded, leaving only the skeleton of the car behind. Others say that wild animals ate the bodies in the area, as the rescue team arrived too late. All are assumptions, and no one knows what happened to them. But what is certain is that they are dead.I don't understand how I feel right now. I don't want to think about what happened before and try to forget about it. And, now, I've been faced with something I can't avoid because what Adeline Martinez said the other day about the wedding happened—the marriage of the two Grant-Martinez families.I don't know what to say because, at this moment I'm already at the altar to perform the marriage blessing. I have stood here before, but this time, I will be the groom of Adeline Martinez, who is none other than Nicole's step-