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2024-10-29 19:42:56Nina came out of the storeroom as soon as she regained her consciousness. Her clothes were covered in dust and her hair was all messed up. She was grumbling as she walked toward Eleanor's room since she had some scores to settle with her when Eleanor's sudden appearance before her startled Nina.
Crouching her clothes, she growled at her, "Ma'am? DO YOU PLAN TO KILL ME TODAY?"
However, there wasn't any response from Eleanor's. She was looking at the hallway without blinking. As if she turned into a stone suddenly.
Waving her hands in front of Eleanor's shocked unwavering eyes, Nina asked, Ma'am? Is something wrong?"
She looked into her room where she found Howard standing facing the window. She co
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Everyone had assembled in the dining hall after they were summoned by Miranda. Leaving one seat which was at the centre of the circle of the chairs, everyone had taken their respective places except for Eleanor and Howard. They were standing aside looking for chairs. "Do you eat while standing everyday?" Howard asked in awe. "I basically take my meal in my room. That's why the maids have probably forgotten to arrange extra chairs." Eleanor replied calmly but that didn't assure Howard. He again asked, "Didn't your grandmother order to prepare for the whole house? Didn't they get it? Or is it usual for some mere maids to ignore one of the Andersons?" "The underworld mafia king sure asks a lot of qu
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"How's it going over yours, Eleanor?"Finally, the long-awaited questioning approached Eleanor. She gulped down the food she was eating and fearfully looked at Miranda as her tone was angry when she asked her about work. Of course different from when she asked others!Marrying a man with a shallow identity than the Andersons was surely one of the reasons, but the main reason was Emilia. Her bash behaviour had angered Miranda and she would surely vent it out on her. Eleanor had predicted this a while ago, so she was prepared to answer any question that Miranda threw at her which would be harsh words if she was exact.Well, at least Eleanor thought she could when she was rolling the play in her head. However, the reality was quite hard for her to handle since then her hands we
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"Why did you do that?" "Why else?" "What my grandmother says has nothing to do with you! So please refrain from indulging yourself in my matters." "You're my wife." Eleanor's face brightened with red colour as blood rushed backwards. She could feel her face getting hot and heart beating louder than drums from hearing the serious tone of Howard's. He was walking towards the room wearing a stern look on his face, so he answered Eleanor without looking back at her. Thus he missed the opportunity to see her flustered face which made her relaxed. However, she couldn't shake off the thought that his interference was unnecessary and rude. Also, she
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"Quill, did you find him?""We lost track, boss...sorry…""It's okay! Keep up the search…""Yeah…"An uneasy moment engulfed Howard and Quill. Unable to comfort each other, they kept their mouths shut. Days of searching for a certain someone had failed which left them disheartened. Because this man could possibly solve the dispute between Howard and the Anderson's and find out the real culprit.However, it was gradually getting tougher to find the man. Howard was at a point of giving up before he had heard the man's whereabouts."What about the other task I as
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"You must already know that the head of the Andersons' is Mrs Miranda." "Yeh and?" "But she doesn’t take care of her family business anymore. The others do it for her." "Others as for?" "Others as her sons and grandchildren." "...I see." Silence engulfs the room. Howard and Nina were discussing the Anderson family when Eleanor wasn’t around. Otherwise, this discussion wouldn’t have taken place in the first place since she hated backbitings about her family. She showed such devotion although being mistreated by them every day. It surprised Howard but at the same time, he thought about how pathetic she was. However, what was that strange feeling he was having? To be specific, he was craving for something at the same time he was cursing his wife for being a stupid woman. But, Howard couldn’t figure out what he was wishing to have. He was drowning in his thoughts when suddenly a pair of hands kept running before his eyes. Nina was waving her hands to grab his attention since Howa
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Eleanor had been looking at the mirror for an hour with deep anticipation. She could hear her stomach rumbling whenever Howard's face popped up before her blank eyes. While acting his part about what he would say when he saw her, Eleanor could hear her heart beating louder than drums. She kept patting her chest in case she was capable of calming it down. "Calm down! Calm down! Woah. Everything's going to be fine." Eleanor said to her troubled heart but it only fueled her fear. She sat down on the chair, clenching her dress hard as she looked at the mirror again to find Nina at the back. A soft smile appeared on her face before saying, "I'm scared." "Why? Are you going to war?!" Nina asked in return which almost killed Eleanor since she had found it funny. She burst into laughter, unable to hold back anymore. It lasted for a while until she started clearing her tears and said, "It's not funny at all!" "But you’re laughing!" "Yeah, you’re right! WHOA! I feel something heavy on my ch
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"My lock screen is bland…" Eleanor examined the screen thoroughly as if she just got a new phone. Surprisingly it was as old as her career. She was neglecting her important partner. "I guess this! This one will be good." Eleanor looked happy as she changed her lock screen. However, the pain in her chest was choking her, making her unable to breathe. She grabbed the water bottle from the passenger seat and chugged it down fully in a go. Taking a deep breath she said to herself, "Calm down! You already knew this!"Yeah.Eleanor had an idea of what was happening. There was no point fighting the truth. However, she still had to find out some answers. Her focus was lost with the phone ringing. It was Lione. She picked it up instantly. "Hello? Reached home safely?""Lea…we're here in your office now."Eleanor went silent. But that was momentary. "She won't budge unless you come here.""Not surprised at all. I owe her answers, so I had it coming.""Where are you now?" "On my way! Tell
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