I tried to calm myself. It is nothing. I am just probably so tired that is why I am hearing strange things around me. I shook my head as I continued dusting off the books. It took me more than an hour before I finished some books. It is not my goal to clean all the books just for today. It is impossible. And Linda said that I did not need to clean all the books here. Just some of them.It was a tiring day, as usual. When the ten o'clock strike, we all went to the maid's quarter to end the day.I immediately rushed to my room. I told them that I am not hungry. I do not know why but I did not have appetite to eat tonight. Maybe I am still full because of the cheesecake and juice I ate few hours ago.I did not go out of my room after taking a shower. I feel so tired and I want nothing but to feel my bed. It did not take long for me to fall asleep.The following day, I was the first one to wake up. It was a busy day today because I heard that there will be a party at the mansion. And now,
I looked away and continued walking again. But I stopped when I heard him let out a short deep chuckle. It almost reach my soul, making the hair at the back of my neck raised."Excuse me?" I said in a calm tone as I looked back at him. But I immediately regretted it. His eyes were like burning my soul. His whole feature is screaming danger. I am sure of that. I do not know this man. I have not seen him. He is probably one of the guests."Why are you in a rush?" he asked in a rough voice. I blinked several times."I have something to do. I am a maid," I said, emphasizing the last sentence. Even though it is obvious that I a maid because of my uniform, I still told him that. He probably did not notice what I am wearing. If he knew that I am a maid, he would not even talk to me.His lips parted as he tilted his head. "Yeah. I can see that," he uttered under his breath."Please, excuse me," I whispered and walked away. I did not wait for his response.I went back to where Liza is. She is
I swallowed hard. I do not know why I feel like I have been caught by a master while I was doing something thing or something. His eyes were so heavy to look at. I even feel like it is making me so hard to breathe. He looks always mad by the way he stares."I-I am just breathing some fresh air," I whispered to Britney."Tss. Whatever," she hissed at me and walked passed me but after bumping into my shoulder. I almost lost my balance. It made me took a step back because of the force. I blinked several times as I dropped my gaze on the floor.When my eyes drifted to Greval, my mouth went dry as my heart began to beat in a ridiculously fast rhythm when I saw that he was watching me as he gritted his teeth. I do not know why he looked so mad. I suddenly feel so scared of him.I took a step back, ready to leave but I froze when I heard his voice."You are leaving?" I could hear the humor in his rough voice. I swallowed again. I can't even look at him now. He made me so uncomfortable. I cou
"You were flirting with him!" She screamed as she gripped my arm with all her strength. I gritted my teeth when I saw a little amount of blood from my skin. I swallowed hard."I am not! Please, Britney. You are hurting me. I am sorry..." I do not even know why I am saying sorry! I did not do anything wrong. I was not flirting with Greval! She likes him! It is obvious! But it is just so crazy of her to react this way."You whore! If I ever see you talking to him again, I will smash your face!" She hissed at me before she aggressively pushed me and walked away. I almost fell on the floor if I was not able to balance myself.The other maids were surely in their own rooms. I bit my lip when I felt the stinging pain of the wounds. Britney has long nails that is why it was so easy for her to hurt me through her nails. I could see the blood in my skin. I shut my eyes tightly, trying my best not to cry. I hate blood. I am scared of it. Some awful and horrible memories poured in my head in a s
The next morning, Britney was glaring at me murderously while we were having breakfast like she wanted to kill me at that very moment. I blinked as I looked away. I do not want to have any misunderstanding with her. I hate when a person hates me. I do not like the feeling of it. It makes me feel like a horrible person. That is why I always try to be open minded and trying my best to understand people even though they are not making any sense at all. I do believe that peace is the most important thing in the people. A peace in your heart is also a peace in the world.If someone is being mean to you, it does not mean that you should be, too. It is not how it works. Being mad at someone will never be a good thing.When I got the chance to talk to Britney, I did not let it pass. We just got in the maid's quarter after a long day at the mansion."Britney, can we talk for second?" I asked her softly when she was about to enter her room.She sighed heavily with a hint of annoyance as she fac
I was confused. I just remained standing for about a couple of minutes. I wanted to follow him but I can't seem to find the strength to move.Greval broke into the maid's quarter... And he entered my room. He was watching me while I was sleeping. He was caressing my face...Why did he do that?I sat on my bed as those thoughts keep on repeating in my head like a broken record. Where did he go? Is he coming back?I stood up and went outside the door. I do not know but there is a voice that whispering to me to follow Greval. I am not sure where to find him, though.It was already dark outside. Too dark for my comfort. I looked around the area, trying to find any glimpse of him but I did not find any. Where is he? Did he leave the mansion?I did not realize that I reached the back of the mansion. I knitted my brows when I saw a lot of men. I hid behind the plants as I tried to watch what is happening there.Those were the guards. They are lined up as their hands were behind them. A tall
I swallowed as I tried to give her a smile but I am sure that it was a force and fake one. I can't push myself to smile with my heart while those images keep on repeating in my head almost until destruction. Whenever I think about what I have seen, I feel like my neck is being squeezed. I feel like something was stopping me to breathe. It feels so heavy. And I am sure that it will hunt me forever, even in my dreams. I want to open my mouth and tell Linda about it but I am too scared. What if Greval finds out that I told someone? He will surely come after Linda, too. He will not stop. He will kill us. No. I will never let that happen. It is better if I am the only one who knows about how cruel of a man Greval is.I can't believe it... He is capable of killing someone. No matter how handsome a man is, if he is worse than a devil, you will hate him and be scared of him. All every fiber of my being is screaming fear for him.I wanted to run away and leave this mansion now. Right now."Nie
"W-What do you mean?" I whispered. I tried to remain calm, reminding myself that she does not know anything. It was too late when the crime happened. It is impossible for her to be awake in that late hour... right? I am just probably being so paranoid. I hate what I have became. Since that crime, I easily become scared, paranoid, nervous and all the negative emotions in life. I hate it. I am also mad at myself. If I did not follow Greval, I would not see anything! I would have been at peace now, without thinking about it! Without worrying about being killed!It is all my fault! If I was not just a very curious cat, all of this would not happen. And it makes me so angry. I just want to live a normal life. Why do I have to endure so much difficulties in this world? Why can't I have my peace? I want nothing but that. I am not even asking for anything at all. I am just a normal teenage girl who wants nothing but a better life. Is that too much to ask? Why is it so hard for me to have it?
When my memories came back, I feel nothing but anger towards Petrakis. In all those years where I was living in his lies as his daughter, I did nothing but to do all the things he wanted me to do.Now that I am walking towards the basement, I could feel my heart pounding rapidly. It is not because I am scared. It is because of anger and hatred for that evil man.The image of him shooting my daughter plays in my head over and over again like a broken record. He killed my baby mercilessly... And I will never forgive him for that."You can leave now," I told Greval's men."Are you sure, Ma'am? Don told us to not leave you here alone..."I shook my head. "I can do this. I have a gun," I said with conviction.They sighed and without any choice, they left. I entered the basement with my heart filled with nothing but rage.He was on the chair, just like the last time I have seen him. Still covered by his own blood. I could feel my body shaking in wrath as I stared at the man who ruined my li
I knitted my brows as soon as I entered our home. It feels empty... I do not know why but my heart suddenly filled with fear. It started to pound rapidly, almost making me lost my breath."Nieva? Baby?" I called her as I walked towards our room. But it was empty.I swallowed hard. I just got home from work and usually, she always welcomes me at our door and will give me kiss. She did not tell me anything that she will leave. I tried to call her but her number was cannot be reached. I swallowed nervously as I called her again. Where the hell is she?My heart was almost killing me. It was beating so fast and I think I would pass out any moment from now. Just where the fuck is she? She did not tell me that she is going somewhere today!My fear and anxiety were eating whole system every passing second. And I swear to God, I feel like death is coming to me.I called Kajik and asked for his help. He said that he will order his men to look for my wife. His men... They are not mine now as I
For ten years without her, I have been living in the dark. I have been walking in a dark place. I could not even see the I way that I am walking in. I was scared while taking my each step. But I continued. I continued living even I am broken inside.It was all worth it. I never thought that the God has a plan for us. He did not let me die because she is waiting for me from somewhere. She is alive... My wife is alive...A woman who looked exactly like Nieva broke into my mansion to steal money. It was fucking crazy. I could feel every fiber of my being was shaking as I stared at her face.As the days went by, we confirmed who she was and about her situation. Because she has been experiencing severe migraine for the past days and she often lost her consciousness because of it, I asked Diego, who is a neurologist, to check on her. And there, we found a small looking chip in the right side of her brain. It was confusing. Why is there a chip in there? What is this all about?"Someone put a
"What the hell?!" She hissed as she looked at me.I blinked several times. It is not her...I feel like my world crashed for the millionth time. I swallowed hard. My whole system was filled with disappoinment, anger, pain..."I-I am sorry..." I let go of her immediately, running my fingers through my hair.But her eyes widened a bit as she stared at me. She cleared her throat and gave me a seductive smile."Well, hey. You are alone? Do you want some company?" she whispered in a sultry voice.I pursed my lips in a grim line when her hand caressed my chest. I gritted my teeth and like an instinct, my hand wrapped around her throat tightly. "Do not fucking touch me like that, bitch," I growled angrily before I pushed her on the ground. She was gasping for air as she looked at me, fear filled her eyes. I feel like I cheated on my wife even though I did not do anything after being touched by another woman. I walked out of that damn club and cursed. I looked up at the dark sky dotted wi
I gritted my teeth. They used me. They ruined my life... I could still remember when I woke up after Petrakis put the chip in my brain. I could not remember anything that day. But as the days went by, I slowly started to remember things... but those were not my memories... Those were Victoria's...My own memories were completely forgotten and they were replaced by Victoria's. Started to her own childhood, to her life in highschool until she met Greval. I could remember all of it. It was as if it was my own memories. They just felt so real and vivid in my brain as if they really happened to me..."Are you okay, baby?" Greval whispered in my ear as he stroked my hair. I shut my eyes tightly and hugged him more. We were both naked in our bed."I am just... tired," I murmured.He sighed heavily. "Are you sure?"I nodded a bit, smiling as I lifted my eyes on him. I love this man so much. I do not what I would do without him.THOSE YEARS WITHOUT NIEVA WERE HELL. I was broken. I did not even
It was painful. That is all I could feel when I woke up. I do not even know where I am... and who am I...I looked around the four corners of this white room. Where is this place? Why am I here? And most of all, who am I? What am I doing here? Why am I laying on this bed? What happened?The door opened and a man wearing a white laboratory gown entered the room. I knitted my brows as I watched him walked towards me.I could see the shock flashed in his eyes as he looked at me. His walk became slow."God, is this real?" I heard him whispered.I could not even move my fingers. I wanted to move but I feel like my body was too heavy for me to do that. Who is this man? Who am I? I wanted to vocalize those words but I just did not have the ability to. I feel so weak and I am in too much pain. My head was throbbing painfully. I feel like it is not a normal headache. It was even worse than a severe migraine. It was too painful to bear."Do you remember your name?" The man asked in a calm voice
Victoria smiled evilly at me, crossing her arms infront of her chest as she looked at me as if she won."H-How..." I swallowed hard. "How did this happen? I-I thought–""Oh! You thought I am dead?" Victoria laughed insultingly. "As I have said, it is part of the plan. We had to get your trust...""No..." I breathed heavily, swallowing hard. "But do not worry. Greval is looking for you now. He does not think you are dead. Dad is just playing you. Well, probably soon. You will be dead for real..." She smiled innocently.They left me in the laboratory while I was screaming for help but no one came to rescue me. I have to escape before they could even do their plan. I will not let Victoria replace me in Greval's life. I will not let her desperation lead to any way. I will make sure she will not succeed. I will make sure of that.I do not know how long it has been but I think it was almost midnight. I am not sure about what time it was. Suddenly, I heard footsteps. My eyes widened when I
"What?" I whispered under my breath.He smiled. "He thinks you are dead, Nieva. So you can't go back to him. You have to be with me... darling..." I shook my head, taking a step back as my heart started to beat in bizarre way. "W-What do you mean?""I sent him the body of Victoria... And he thought that it is you," he said in a nonchalant voice."You're..." I shook my head. "No... No! You did not! Tell me you did not!" I screamed angrily as I gasped for air.Suddenly, Taliyah's door opened. My eyes drifted to my daughter who looked so confused."Mommy? Why are you screaming? What is happening? Daddy?" She looked at Mr. Petrakis.I swallowed hard. I was about to grab her arm to protect her from the devil infront of us but before I could even do it, he had already grabbed her.My eyes widened as he gave me a dark smile when he lifted Taliyah in his arms."Your mommy wants to leave, my love. Do you want to leave Daddy?" he said in a soft tone, but I could hear the threat behind his word
I can't stop staring at her face... Taliyah...Tears clouded my vision as I looked at the kid infront of me... My daughter.My heart was beating strangely for this beautiful kid. I do not know what it was but it feels... so good. My heart was hammering so loud the longer I stared at her."She is your mom, Taliyah..." Mr. Petrakis said in a soft voice, kneeling infront of Taliyah.He took me in her room. I still do not want to believe him but my heart was telling me otherwise. And I can't just ignore what it says to me."Mommy? She is my mommy? Why does she look like Victoria?" Taliyah asked in a cute and adorable voice.I swallowed hard as I felt my tears ran down my cheek as I walked slowly towards her.Hey eyes... She got Greval's eyes..."Oh god," I whispered, sobbing.Mr. Petrakis made way for me. My eyes were only focused on the kid infront of me. I can't take my eyes off her. I do not want to. I want to stare at her for the rest of my life... She is my daughter... She came from