His servants' servant

Andromeda

These people looked scary, and I knew I had to tread cautiously. The atmosphere was tense, I had my heart in my mouth. 

I knew the man in the seat with his legs crossed was the leader. He didn't look like a police officer, and this made it worse. 

It meant only one thing for us-trouble. 

“Who are you people?” 

The man looked up and locked eyes with me, and I took a few steps back. His gaze was chilly, as if it was from hell itself. 

I haven't seen anyone with eyes filled with so much hatred and disgust toward another. We haven't met before, but this man didn't need to speak for me to know he despised me. 

[Pa!!!]

[Pa!!!] 

I didn't know when one of the men got close to me, but I felt the sting of those slaps.

Blood quickly rushed to my mouth, but I swallowed it back at once. I wouldn't wish to scare Phyllis. 

I fell limply to the floor, my hands clutching my cheeks. It hurt so much that I couldn't see or hear anything for a few minutes. 

Why my teeth weren't lying on the floor was a mystery to me. 

“You only speak when you are spoken to.” The man’s words were clear. The two slaps were for questioning the boss. 

Who was this man? I needed no one to tell me he was ruthless, and wouldn't bat an eye if he had to kill someone. 

“I… I’m sorry.” I apologized, not daring to look the man in the face. However, he seemed to have accepted it, as his men threw some documents on the floor. 

I picked them up and glanced through, but my hands froze as I read them. Halfway through the document, I went on my knees and pleaded. 

“Please, sir, spare us. Please spare us. I… I’ll do anything. I mean, I'll do anything to save my family. Please…” 

I didn't care if I was slapped a thousand times. The documents contained solid proof of treason. If this ever made it to the public, the courts may not even need to sentence our whole family to death. The public would do mob justice without looking back. It was this bad. 

The penalty for my dad's crimes would be for all of us to be executed with him. However, I wasn't ready to die, and I didn't wish for my younger sister to die either. For her, I would do anything. 

“What do you have to offer?” The stranger finally spoke, and his words caused my body to tremble. Tears streamed down my face as I knew I had nothing to offer. 

Then again, he must have come here because he had a price. He wanted something, and no matter what it was, I was ready to do it. 

“If you can pay fifty million, I'll let all this go away. You have three minutes.”

He didn't need to speak twice, as I ran to my room and grabbed my phone. The screen was cracked a little, but it still had its uses. 

Was this man joking with me? Fifty million dollars was a piece of cake for me. I could even pay five hundred million if he requested it. 

“Huh?” My bank app declined the payment. I stared into the stranger's face apprehensively, all the while checking the time. I had one minute and thirty seconds left. 

Since all my bank apps didn't work, I decided to call people I knew. No one would know they lent me money, right?

“Annabel, please send me fifty million dollars. I’ll explain everything when…”

What! I nearly blacked out at my best friend’s response. 

Six months ago, I loaned her a hundred million dollars when her father's company experienced difficulties. She was supposed to pay back in three months, but she never did. 

Right now, I only needed half of that amount yet she claimed she didn't have it. 

I didn't dwell on it too long, as time was ticking by. I only had forty-five seconds at this moment.

“Caden, I need fifty million in twenty seconds. Please…” My elder brother didn't even wait to hear my words, but he ended the call as quickly as he picked up. 

I felt he may have misheard, or just maybe the call dropped by mistake. I called back, and Caden said, 

“You are a woman, Andromeda. Put your nice body to use. Don't call to ask me for money again.” 

The whole place went pin-drop silence, as the strange man and his people heard our conversation. I had to put the phone on speaker, so they heard everything we discussed. 

I looked back at Phyllis who was still trembling and looking listless. Then I returned my gaze to the stranger. 

He still had that disgusted look marred with hatred. However, this time around, he mocked me. 

It was laughable that Andromeda MacKnight couldn't afford fifty million dollars in three minutes. 

I knew I had no time to bargain. In fact, I had no bargaining chip. We were alone and helpless. 

“The police will be here shortly. Hand them over with the evidence.” The strange man stood up, and I moved back unconsciously. Had this been a different setting, I would have admired his looks. 

Then again, I wondered why someone so attractive was being this cruel to me. The police didn't have this evidence yet, so why did he wish to torment us this way? 

“Sir, please, tell me what you want.” 

He was about to bypass me when I grabbed his leg. It was a reflex action, but I wasn't going to let go unless he agreed to help. 

“Please, have mercy on us. I’ll do any…”

“Tsk! Don't flatter yourself, Andromeda. Do not allow your stupid brother’s words to get to your head. You do not qualify to breathe the same air as me, much less share my bed.” 

Those words hit me hard, but I wasn't going to dwell on them. 

I am Andromeda MacKnight, the young lady with millions of suitors wherever I went. I could never be hidden in a crowd, and in Hillview, the reporters always clamored to get a glimpse of me. Yet, this stranger said I wasn't worthy to share his bed? Didn't that mean I couldn't be a common mistress even if I wanted to?

“I'm fine with anything. I’ll be your servant if you wish...”

“Did you suddenly go deaf? I said you do not deserve to breathe the same air as me.” 

His words were a huge jab. He was treating me like a plague, but I had no other choice. Since birth, I've had tens of servants at my beck and call, and I never had to lift a finger to do anything. 

I was likened to royalty but suddenly, I wasn't worthy of being this stranger’s lowly servant? Who was this man, or did he only come here to torture us? 

“Ok, sir. How about your servants? Don't they need servants? Please, sir, I won't dare to go anywhere near you. I can be your servants’ servant. Anything… Please, spare us….”