Chapter two

"Pass the salt" Ana told Veronica as she stirred the pudding.

" Here miss" Veronica said as she dropped the salt on the table.

Ana added a little salt before covering the pot and allowing it to simmer.

" I should go check up on Sonya and the rest" Ana thought to herself and left the kitchen.

" How's everything going here?" Ana asked.

" Good" Monica replied.

" Good job. " Ana complimented. " Okay then, it seems you all have everything under control. I guess I'll leave" she said and went back to the kitchen.

FEW MINUTES LATER,

" Miss, everything is ready" Desmond told Ana.

" Ok" Ana said. " You can all have breakfast now" she told them and left for her room.

ANA'S ROOM............

Knock knock

" Who's it" Ana asked as she got off her bed to unlock the door.

" Miss, it's Veronica" Veronica replied.

Ana quickly went and opened the door. Of all the maids, Veronica was her favorite. She was the only one who knew when something was wrong.

" Come on" Ana ushered her in.

" Miss, won't you have breakfast?" Veronica asked as she dropped some food on the table beside Ana.

" You know I can't eat. Alex hasn't eaten and if he's to return and find out I ate without him,........" Tears where now threatening to fall.

" It's okay" Veronica said stroking her back. " But are you not hungry?" She asked.

" I am but what can i do? This is my life now" she said.

" That reminds me miss. You promised to tell me how you got into this mess"

" I promise, you don't wanna hear it." Ana said.

" I do miss" Veronica insisted.

" Fine," Ana sighed. " I'll tell you"

" Tell her what" Ana heard a masculine voice ask. That voice came with a very cold aura attached to it. She didn't need to turn in order to know whose voice it belonged to. Only one person could do that.......... Alexander Hamilton.

" A... Alex?" She asked standing.

" What do you want to tell her" Alex asked.

" No....it's nothing. She..." Before she knew it, a slap landed on her face.

Veronica could not help but get scared.

" Get out before the count of three, one,....." Before Alex could complete his statement, Veronica ran out of the room.

If a man could hit his wife in front of a maid, what stops him from hitting his maid?

Alex quickly locked the door and took a belt out of his wardrobe.

" Alex please, I beg you..." Ana begged as she used her eyes to scan to entirety of the large room looking for a means of escape.

" So this is what you do when I'm out right?" He asked giving her a stroke with his belt.

" Aaaaaaah" Ana cried.

" So, you wanna go about telling people lies about me right? You'll pay for this" he said and started hitting her.

From the living room, everyone could hear ana's screams.

" What's going on?" Desmond asked Erica.

" What else? Sir must be hitting ma'am again" Erica said and rolled her eyes.

" I really feel for her" Melanie chipped in.

" If this is what marrying a rich person feels like, I'd rather marry a pauper" Sonya chipped in.

" Alex please, " Ana screamed.

The sound of the whips filled the entire house and everyone felt shivers down their spines.

Some minutes later, they stopped hearing screams. Alex walked out of the room. Without saying a word, he stormed out of the house.

" Miss" Veronica called as she ran into the room.

" We better go check on her" Erica suggested and they all ran into the room.

" Miss," Veronica called as she checked the entire room along with the other helpers.

" She's not here" David said.

" Aaaaaaaaaaaaah" Melanie screamed from the bathroom.

" What's wrong?" Veronica asked and as she walked into the bathroom, she saw Ana lying unconscious in the bathtub with bruises all over her.