The next day, I was informed by the butler Lucas that Mr. James had returned from a business trip. All the people working in the house stepped out into the hall, standing in two rows on either side. We all gathered in the lobby to celebrate Mr. James' return.
The sound of a car stopping in front of the lobby door. Getting out of the car with Mr. James was a very beautiful woman.
She wearing a dress together with an expensive handbag exudes a rich and powerful aura.
I looked up at the beautiful woman who had just passed me. My eyes can't leave her.
Every Jack has his Jill. A rich and powerful man, of course, must also be next to an outstandingly beautiful woman.
"Daniel, I'm back."
I looked in the direction that Mr. James looked.
At this time, upstairs was a young man with a cold face. Eyes seem to be able to freeze everything.
Daniel upstairs looked down with extremely cold eyes. Don't say a word and leave.
“You see, Daniel is not polite at all..”
“…”
Mr. James didn't say anything, just watched Daniel's back leave, then took off his coat and gave it to the butler, and went up to the room.
Although Mrs. Adela wanted to add a few more sentences, when she saw Mr. James' cold attitude, she did not dare to say anything more.
At times like these, anyone could feel the tension in their relationship. It is the sense of danger that causes people to actively retreat without daring to interfere.
I followed Daniel's back without taking my eyes off him. This is probably the first time I've seen him since that night. There are no words to describe my feelings right now. Maybe Surprise mixed with bitterness, I don't know why I have these feelings.
I looked at Daniel's back and only vaguely felt that he was carrying a lot of sadness.
Then everyone dispersed and started doing their own thing. I was instructed by butler Lucas to bring tea for Mrs. Adela.
Stepping inside, I saw Mrs. Adela engrossed in trying on a bunch of branded clothes without paying attention to others. Not wanting to disturb Mrs. Adela, I also gently placed the teacup on the table and quickly went out.
I was about to go downstairs when suddenly a loud noise from Mr. James's room startled me.
Daniel slammed the door shut. Stepping out, the face was angry but still kept the same cold expression. I saw that Daniel's right cheek was red with a large patch, and the corner of his mouth was also torn and bleeding.
I looked inside and saw Mr. James standing facing inward. But I could still see his chest heaving with anger.
I don't know what happened, but in general, it was probably between Daniel and Mr. James that seemed to have just argued.
I hurriedly put the tea tray aside and quickly chased after Daniel.
"Master Daniel."
Daniel suddenly stopped at the sudden contact with me. His cold gaze looked down from above and I grabbed his sleeve.
I reflexively let go of my hand. I don't know if it's because of the difference in status or because Daniel's eyes are too scary. But I feel that right now the guy standing in front of me is in a very dangerous state.
“I just wanted to see your wound, it seems to be bleeding. If I don't give first aid, it will…”
I said as I was about to raise my hand to check. But before he could finish his sentence, Daniel's hand was grabbed.
“Who are you?”
Daniel's eyes are so scary, I feel like I'm starting to lose my temper. On his handsome face was no longer the gentle expression that night. There is only anger in his eyes.
Daniel said while squeezing my hand. My expression gradually became difficult because of the pain. Although I struggled to break free from Daniel's grip. But the difference in strength made all my try meaningless.
Daniel is using more and more strength, and my hand is starting to shake because of the pain. I thought for sure my arm would break. This is the first time I've been exposed to this kind of rough treatment.
Daniel let out and shoved my hand aside. My body wobbled because I suddenly lost my balance. I held my trembling wrist while watching Daniel's back.
I looked down at my wrist, bruises were also starting to appear. Even though he didn't know what happened, it made Daniel so angry. But the person standing in front of me now and the person I saw the night before. Not sure if it's the same person or not?
Even so, I don't blame Daniel at all. It just felt like maybe he was just acting the way he was up until now. I just blame myself for being stupid for not knowing when to approach him.
Now I know, the rumor of Daniel and his father disagreeing is true. I also really want to know, what happened between they that caused Mr. James to physically affect his son like that.
Daniel returned to his room and slammed the door shut. Punch the wall so hard that the hand also begins to appear with blood.
“Just because that woman treated me like that. My mother also died because of you, I will not forgive you in this life."
Daniel's eyes were now filled with only hatred. He overturned over everything in the room, flipped all the gift on the table that Mr. James had given him before, and screamed. Until started to get tired and fell on the bed. Daniel looked at the ceiling, his mood now starting to cool down a bit.
Then Daniel remembered the person from earlier. The angry look from before was now sarcastic.
“What the hell people, definitely want to approach me to get information and then spread rumors around.”
As the son of a prestigious family, Daniel soon got used to being delicious prey for the people outside to tear. The people who approached so far were just greedy. They all just want to take advantage of him. There is only one person he can trust in this world. But now that person is no longer in the world anymore.
That's why he's always had no friends. Perhaps because he is used to being alone, now Daniel does not need nor allow anyone to enter his life again.
Daniel took a deep breath and looked at his bleeding hand again. He sneered, perhaps right now, no one but Daniel could understand how pathetic his appearance was.“Caring what I do, just ignore me. Just let me die slowly.”Daniel's words echoed in the quiet space. But every word that came out was like a knife that cut straight through Daniel's heart. A new wound overlaps an old one that has yet to heal. How long has Daniel's heart been smoldering with blood? Now he doesn't care anymore.Then Daniel just fell asleep like that. Perhaps this is the only way Daniel can temporarily forget all this suffering.That evening I was served dinner to Brian's family for the first time.Under the luxurious ceiling lights. A sumptuous dining table is set out. I see that everything is prepared in every detail. Even the smallest details are carefully prepared. The dining table, tablecloths, and vases to candles are also arranged in a very delicate way.Everything is splendid like a party instead of a
After devouring all the food on the table, Daniel looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't believe it. Daniel really couldn't believe he could eat all this food alone. How long has it been since Daniel felt he was living like this?No more boring dishes, or hard-to-swallow condiments. It's all meaningless. He had once again tasted familiar flavors. The taste that he will never forget until the day he dies.Suddenly a tear fell on Daniel's wounded palm. The burning pain came, awakening Daniel who was still bewildered.Why is he crying? Why? The reason why, Daniel does not know anymore. Perhaps it was because he felt emotional when he found something long lost.That's right, this is the taste. The taste of familiar dishes. The taste contains love in every dish that his mother cooked for him before. Thinking that after so many years, those beautiful memories would be buried forever in the past, today Daniel can once again find them.Like a child searching for his lost toy. Daniel
Early in the morning, when the dew drops are still sleeping on the leaves. The faint sunlight still lurks behind the gray clouds in the sky. Because it is winter, everything seems to put on a gloomy color.A cold wind blew, and I saw pedestrians in the street cowering in their collars. I let out a breath and rubbed my hands which were shaking from the cold. Then gently took mother's hands, which were turning pale from the cold, and began to breathe to give them warmth."Mom, are you okay?" I looked and asked my mother. My mother's face was pale from the cold. The lips are also dry which starts to become chapped.The middle-aged woman shook her head, then gave a reluctant smile to indicate that she was fine. I know my mother is not fine with asthma. But I know my mom always pretends to be okay so as not to worry me.The cold of winter reminds me of the days of living paternal grandparents' house. That is a large luxury mansion but without the warmth of an ordinary house. I still rememb
After we were kicked out of the house, there was nowhere else to go. Life was extremely difficult. We have to work hard day and night to be able to carry on with life. And to be able to continue my mother's asthma treatment.I dropped out of school and worked a lot of hard jobs to earn money.Once, while working, I accidentally picked up someone's wallet that dropped. Luckily I found it and returned it to its owner. After that, when I was on my way home from work, I was harassed by a man. Even though I tried to escape, the man still refused to let me go. When I upset them, he started to get angry and wanted to attack me.I thought for sure that I wouldn't be able to withstand this blow. At that moment, a young man appeared out of nowhere to rescue me. When I calmed down, I saw that the man had run away. I looked up and saw the man again. It was the man who had dropped his wallet earlier. And the person who just helped me was his bodyguard.After helping me up, the middle-aged man too
We followed the butler timidly, although curious, we dared not touch anything in this house.Although from the outside this mansion looks very luxurious. But when we stepped inside, we were overwhelmed by the magnificence of this place. All are decorated in a classical style. Everything here makes me think that I just stepped into a castle in some fairy tale.My mother and I were shown around every corner of the house. Inside to outside from top to bottom. Even the garden outside is not missing a bit. Walking until our legs were tired, we were allowed to sit and rest for a while. I unconsciously looked at the mansion once more."It's been a bit rude for me to not introduce myself to you by name. My name is Lucas Alexander and I am the butler of this place, and what's your name?""My name is Emma Iowa, and my daughter's name is Vivian Helen."“Vivian Helen, Emma Lowa? The names are beautiful. But it feels familiar, I seem to have heard it somewhere.”We looked at each other, then got a
That face was so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off it for a moment. A beauty I've never seen before. Maybe that's the person the butler told me about this morning. It's Daniel, the son of Mr. James, who owns this mansion.Daniel sat by the window sill looking at the moon without realizing that someone was peeking at him.Tonight is another sleepless night like any other. Whenever he can't sleep, Daniel still looks at the sky like this. Just like when his mother was alive, she used to say if something went wrong. Just look at the night sky. The moonlight will gently shine, and take away all the troubles that we are hiding in our hearts.Although Daniel knows that he will forever be unable to let go of the burden in his heart. But every time he looked at the shining moon, he felt like he was close to his mother. The good memories of the past when Daniel still had his mother kept coming back.Daniel's family memories used to be beautiful. But now it's like shards of a mirror. C