The feeling of something poking my forearm woke me up. Though I didn't open my eyes, I strained my ears to listen to the chattering in the background. It took me a while to focus but my hearing cleared up soon."How long until she heals?" I heard a voice which I recognised as that of Caspian's."She should be fine by tomorrow morning. I cannot inject her with strong doses; her body is too weak for it. Being underweight is one of the reasons because unless she eats something, there is no point in giving her such a dose" an unfamiliar voice spoke."Okay then, I won't keep you for long. Thank you, Mr. Dawson!" Caspian said. I then heard some shuffling noises and then the closing of the door. This time, I slowly opened my eyes and blinked a few times to get rid of the blurry vision."I see you're awake now" Caspian's face came into my view as he slightly hovered over me.My eyes left his and wandered around the room. Realising it was my room, I relaxed a little and looked at Caspian agai
I laid in bed as I mindlessly stared at the ceiling. The incident in the bathroom had absolutely scared the living lights out of me. My body trembled yet again at the memory.Except for that, I was closer to losing my mind by being forced to stay in my room. I had absolutely nothing to do. Though I would occasionally sit in the balcony, but that's all it is to do.My mind was still processing the arrest of my father. Despite Caspian offering proof, I didn't wish to see it. Because if it were to be true, I wouldn't be able to handle it.Sighing, I turned to my side, facing the balcony as I tried to get some sleep. But a knock on the door grabbed my attention. Too lazy to even move, I let the person come in. Except for Grace, no one would come in my room, so I didn't bother to check."At least have the decency to face the person when they talk to you" the familiar manly voice immediately made me sit up and turn to face him.Lord Blade stood a few feet away from my bed as he looked at me
Picking up the knife, I turned to look at Gwyndolyn who was already walking toward me. "These vegetables are to be used to make salad. Cut them properly andonce you're done, you are to help Sapphira--" she pointed a finger toward the girl preparing to make the curry. "And make sure the taste is perfect. No mistakes at all, understand?""Y-yes Miss. Dullshaw!" I replied and turned my attention to the vegetables in front of me.I immediately started to chop the vegetable into bite-sized pieces and put them in a big bowl to prepare the salad. Once I was done with it, I went over to the stove to help Sapphira as asked by Gwyndolyn."Is everything ready?" I asked her as I put a pot on the stove. "Yes. Everything has been prepared. You just need to cook--""Sapphira! I need you over here right now!" Gywndolyn's voice cut through Sapphira's sentence. She immediately rushed to Gwyndolyn. I was left all alone to make the curry but it didn't bother me much.I got to making the curry and added
Upon hearing Lord Blade's words, I tasted the curry and sure enough, it was salty. But Gwyndolyn never brought it up so I thought it was decent enough to the taste. "Flora made the curry! I apologise on her behalf! Give me some time, I will quickly prepare an alternative for you!" Gwyndolyn said."Weren't you doing your duty well? You were supposed to taste the food before being served. Had you not done that?" Lord Blade's words made Gwyndolyn wipe off the brave facade she had put on."That's not what I--""She had tasted it but never told me if it was eatable or not. Judging by her expressions, it seemed that the curry was decent!" I cut off Gwyndolyn before she could lie again. I hated her guts."It's not true! I had told her that the curry required more--" Lord Blade raised his hand, signalling Gwyndolyn to shut her mouth."You are dismissed for the evening. You may leave now" the warlock waved his hand in a dismissing motion.The maids left with Gwyndolyn after Lord Blade signall
Flora halted in her tracks as I held her wrist. "Stay!" I ordered her and she slowly turned her head around to look at me. "Do you need anything else?" she asked."What exactly happened in the kitchen? Did you really accidentally added too much salt?" I asked as I recalled her words from earlier. Flora went silent as she quickly looked away from me. "Do not make up any excuses!" I warned her.Flora seemed to be thinking for a few moments before she completely turned around, making me let go of my hold on her wrist. "As I've told you before, Gwyndolyn never told me if the curry was fine or not. She just asked me to fetch her some parsley to add in it. I'm not sure..." I got my answer."I will have a word with her" I told the timid mage and got onto my feet. "That won't be necessary, sir. I will be careful henceforth!" she said. "And who told you I'm allowing you back into the kitchen?" I raised a brow and took a step toward her."B-but--" she tried to reason with me but I cut her off
Dashing out of the warlock's chamber in the way I did asked for punishment; but I couldn't care less. Talking about the events of my life back at home with my father was too much to handle. It wasn't easy reliving it as I tried to tell the story to Lord Blade.The mention of my father also brought back the news of his arrest which I had successfully pushed to the back of mind. Maybe meeting him would finally put me at peace? I wasn't sure but it didn't hurt to try...or did it? Only time would tell.I rested my head in my knees as I slumped onto the floor. Tears had already made their way down my face but no voice left my mouth. I silently cried until my tears ran dry.After staying for a little longer, I got on my feet and made my way to the bathroom to get out of my uniform and take a long warm bath before changing into something comfortable.Drawing a warm bath, I stripped and got into the warm water. It instantly relieved the tension of the whole day of me working in the kitchen. M
Flora's request was extremely silly and unfair. "I can't do that. Your father is guilty of all the charges on him!" The lass let out a weary sigh and nodded. "I want to see him then...I need to hear it from him" she almost whispered."I will take you whenever you're ready!" I tried to assure her. "Thank you" she muttered and squatted down to clean up the mess she created.Naturally, my eyes fell on her cleavage and my mind started to imagine her without her nightgown...I needed to shut off my mind before I worked upon my desires. "Let it be, I'll ask one of the maids to clean it up. You should get some rest" I told the timid lass."I'm yet to eat, it's fine. I will clean it!" she said as she collected the broken pieces of the plate.Sighing, I grabbed her by the arm and made her stand. I then pulled her along with me in my room, closed the door and made her sit at my desk. "Eat it!" I ordered her and walked away to change into my nightwears."It's your food, I can't eat it! There's
There was a brief silence before Caspian replied. "Are you sure you want to see them? Because that also means that you'll need to face your f--""Yes, I'm aware" I cut him off. "Fix the meeting--preferably by next week if they don't mind" I added."Okay then...I'll talk to them. If that's all, I'd like to get some rest""That's all. You may proceed to get rest!" with that, I cut off the mind-link and decided to get some rest. Lying down in my bed, I closed my eyes and tried to slip into a deep slumber. But instead, I kept on tossing and turning before letting out a frustrated sigh.Having to face the people I left behind bothered me. To receive a message from them was already a surprise to say the least; let alone see them in flesh again. Keeping that aside, taking Flora to meet her father tomorrow also meant having to see him. I couldn't promise to keep my calm.It wasn't about the money but rather the level he'd stoop to. Everything about him was completely disgusting. Excluding hi