CHAPTER 206~3RD PERSON'S POV~~13 years ago~A twelve-year-old Steven kneeled quietly in front of a burning tree. He let out slow, soft breaths as he stared at the raging flames with fear in his eyes. His face and white clothes were stained with ash, and his black hair was a mess. Laying in his arms was a young girl who had blond hair and light skin. She wore a bright yellow dress and had elbow-length, translucent gloves on both arms. She sobbed silently into Steven's chest as the cackling sounds from the flames resounded in her ears.Steven gently placed his palm on her head and spoke softly.“It's okay… You're safe now, Evelyn.”~Present day~Steven sat quietly in his office, doing what he usually does: staring at his papers. After examining a few documents, he raised his head and let out a soft sigh. He gently sank into his seat’s backrest and stared at the office door. Steven didn't look like it, but he was very worried. He thought about all the things Evelyn had done to him in
CHAPTER 207~3RD PERSON'S POV~Christine and Evelyn finally arrived at their parents house after a long morning on the road. They both sat in the passenger seats behind, and Gregory sat in the driver seat. His job was to make sure that Christine and Evelyn made it home safely and to say hi to their parents because he hadn't come to visit since the war ended. The car they were in was a polished black Jeep only the upperclassmen could afford, and the name Mortimer was embossed into the license plate of the car. “Christine… I'm nervous,” Evelyn said softly, with a sad expression on her face. She wore a short, sleeveless black dress, had a diamond necklace on, and a couple of bracelets around her wrist. Her hair was tied in a large bun, sitting at the back of her head, and she wore light makeup. The moment she opened her mouth to speak, Gregory's brows furrowed and his eyes moved to the side. He wasn't at all a fan of this act she was putting on and wasn't comfortable with her being so
CHAPTER 208~3RD PERSON'S POV~Cynthia marched into the cafeteria early in the morning, holding a clipboard with both her hands. Two other maids followed behind her with smiles on their faces. One carried a large, empty basket, and the other carried a wooden tray. Marie and Clarabelle stared at Cynthia silently as she walked to the centre of the cafeteria.“What’s she up to now?” Marie asked, squinting her eyes.“She’s just a young, excited maid. I don't think you should take her so seriously, Marie,” Clarabelle said, turning back to Marie.Cynthia stopped at the centre of the cafeteria, then took a deep breath.“Good morning, fair ladies of the Mortimer mansion,” she said loudly.“Good morning, Madame Cynthia.” All the maids in the cafeteria replied in unison. “Madame?” Clarabelle asked.“Yeah, the last time she did this, she said everyone should refer to her as Madame now that she's an assistant to the head maid. She's so annoying,” Marie replied. “As you all know, the headmaid is
CHAPTER 209~3RD PERSON'S POV~Lunaris and Marie stood in the gardens, attending to the plants. Marie used large scissors to cut off overgrown branches from the bushes, and Lunaris used a watering kettle to water the roses. Marie was really good at gardening since she was a cleaning maid for a while, but wasn't too much of an expert because she was first a serving/cooking maid before being moved to the cleaning department due to the shortage of maids there. Lunaris, on the other hand, was a complete novice at the task.They both wore bright, dark green gloves, colorful gardening aprons with flowery designs, and brown boots. Marie's eyes were focused on the job she was doing—the only sounds she could hear were her scissors chipping away overly long branches and leaves and the rustling of the rose bushes. Lunaris walked over to the other side of the bush she was on and turned her kettle over on the bush.Gently sprinkling water on the roses and leaves, she said softly, “I didn't thank y
CHAPTER 210~3RD PERSON'S POV~Edith stood in a large, white kitchen with some other maids, cutting up some vegetables for dinner. The other maids cleaned up dishes, cut up spices and fruits, and cooked up other things in pots of different sizes, working together in perfect harmony. With the aroma that serenaded the entire house, one would think a feast was being prepared. Edith's eyes were focused on a carrot she was slicing. She seemed to be taking a lot more time than usual. Her face seemed bothered by something.“How did you come to work for the dragon family?” Mary's last question resounded in her head. Her chopping suddenly got faster and faster as different sounds filled her ears. Memories she didn't want to remember started to flood in, and as the knife cut through her left index finger, she was instantly snapped out of her reverie.She turned to the finger and watched the wound heal itself almost instantly, then she turned back to the carrot, which had now been stained by he
CHAPTER 211~3RD PERSON'S POV~“I am the Immortal; Sabbath,” Mary said with a doubled voice, her blackish-red aura rising from her body like a stream of smoke. “Our original plan was to extract the demon from your body and take him back to Firgatten, but now we'll just have to take you instead,” Ezekiel said, then raised his hood to cover his head. His eyes turned bright red, and the number of cloaked people in the alley multiplied. Mary still held Goliah to the alley wall. Her entire body had now become weak because Mary's aura constantly drained her energy. She could barely move or speak. Mary's brows furrowed. She curled her fingers, and multiple red spikes shot out of the ground, destroying the illusions one by one. Some of the illusions jumped at Mary, swinging large swords at her. Mary used her aura to form tentacles that helped her block each attack, cutting down the illusions until one was left. She caught him mid-air and slammed his back into the ground, and he completely
CHAPTER 212~3RD PERSON'S POV~~Many years ago~The sunset over Mystic Meadow was beautiful that evening. The sky had gone from bright blue to orange in only a few hours, and the sunlight on the horizon between the lake and the sky was nothing short of breathtaking. The sounds of nocturnal birds and insects chirping from the surrounding forest and the sound of the multiple streams channelled from the lake added to the serene nature of the environment.Lord Robert and his beta sat in a small boat on the lake. They had rowed far away from their mansion to witness the gorgeous sunset. It had always been a dream of Lord Robert’s to watch the sunset with a close friend.“This is amazing, isn't it?” Lord Robert spoke with a smile on his face. He had dark blue eyes, black hair, and dark leather clothing.“It definitely is, but we should head back soon. Your father is going to get really upset if he finds out I took you this far away from the mansion.” The beta answered with worry in his voic
CHAPTER 213~3RD PERSON'S POV~Cynthia walked through the passages of the Mortimer Mansion early in the morning. She held her clipboard in her left hand, and her eyes moved from door to door. She had created a system where all the maids had to check in for work every morning after the bell rang, so she could know which maid wasn't following her new rule. She made sure to wake up an hour before the bell sounded, so she could inspect the mansion thoroughly and know where work was needed, so the maids wouldn't cheat their way out of their chores. She marched through different passages, inspected different halls, and put down notes that would help her remember. After forty minutes of inspection, she marched back toward her room, staring at her clipboard with a smile on her face. Her eyes beamed with excitement, knowing she had all the power in the world. She could bend every maid in the mansion to her will, and no one could do anything about it. Her goal was to change how things worked