“Ruchee!” My conversation with Thraia was interrupted by a loud bang coming from the front door.
I saw Reign run closer to the sofa I was sitting on. I also felt Thraia’s sudden stand as she was sitting next to me. When Reign got close to where I was, he was out of breath. I feel like he ran up the giant stairs to reach his house.
What’s his problem?
I was about to ask when Reign suddenly put his hand on my forehead and moved it to my neck as if to see if I had a fever. Because of what he did, I held my breath. His face was too close to my nose and mouth. I could see how Reign’s jaw went up and down because of the hard breathing he was impulsing to himself.
When he checked that I had no fever, he stood up and turned around. I thought he would leave, but he just took a deep breath before returning his face to me. His blue eyes stared with concern.
Chatters. Clanking glasses. Familiar noise, just like the one in the auction, while place was filled with rich laughter from different high-class people. I looked at Reign while his blue eyes were staring at me worriedly.“Are you okay?” Reign asked without changing his worried expression, “Why are you so pale? What’s the matter?” He added while putting his hands on both of my cheeks. I tried to open my mouth, and I was glad that it’d not frozen anymore.“I’ve been working for two years in a luxurious bar, and yes, there’s a lot of rich customers I served inside that place but this event,” I turned my gaze downstairs and observed the people who were out of my league, “I don’t fit in this ball, Reign. Maybe I should just go back to my room and sleep, right? I’m better off there,” then I turned my eyes to him.Reign’s expression
“Oh,” Reign’s mother hissed as she looked at me, “And who is this stunning woman?” she then takes a step to approach me but then, Reign suddenly covered my body with his.“Why are you here?” Reign asked as his baritone voice was guttural. His parents hadn’t answered his question earlier.I can’t see his family’s face correctly because Reign’s body is covering my vision from them. I turned around and saw Reign’s family caught the attention of the people inside this reception. Blaze and Blade are also on the sidelines.I did not utter a word and remained hidden behind. I looked at Reign’s broad back; even a glance at it, you could feel how safe and warm it was. I was embraced by him before, and the thought of it makes something inside my stomach go all out.“Of course, we are here to celebrate our pare
“The lady’s food was mixed with anticoagulant rodenticides,” who’s talking?“A rat poison,” a familiar voice. I slowly opened my eyes. The light blue decor dawned on me. Where am I? I felt a painful sensation in my throat.“Yes, Mister Jaccobich. It’s a rat poison that can end a lady’s life if not treated promptly. Fortunately, I am here on the island. If not, you may be mourning this woman right now,” I looked at the source of the voices.Two people were standing near the edge of the bed I was currently lying on; one was unfamiliar wearing a tuxedo while a stethoscope was hanging around his neck, and the other was Reign wearing a dress shirt.They didn’t notice that I was awake, “Yes. Thank you so much, doctor. You saved my woman’s life. Good to know that you’re a poison expert. So how is she? Any prescriptions
“This is good news Mister Jaccobich. She’s recovering fast than I expected. It’s still a week after she takes the prescription, and the lady is doing well. I guess there’s nothing to worry about,” the doctor said as he was looking at my current records. I was sitting at the side of the bed, looking at both Reign and the doctor. The current room I was in was surrounded by blue, and even though I know who owns this room, it still doesn’t seem to sink into my brain. For the whole week, I slept here, in Reign’s room. I wonder where he slept while I was here. Reign’s room is too big, and if you look closely, everything is immaculate. Daily cleaned by the maids. I didn’t speak because the doctor was talking to Reign. I also recovered my voice the other day, but I was still careful because my throat was still a bit sore. “Thanks for the regular check you do for her, Doc,” Reign said, and then he looked at me.
“Where’s Thraia?” I asked when one of the maids go to my room to fetch me for lunch. It’s been a month since I was poisoned, and the doctor has left for the final check-up. He said that I don’t have to wait for another few months because the poison in my body has completely disappeared. Reign stopped Doctor Greg and asked to have lunch here first, but the doctor rejected the offer because he still had something to take care of. Speaking of Reign, I closed my eyes and giggled. I don’t know, but I started to get to know him. “She was on leave Miss,” I suddenly fixed myself. I forgot I had someone with me inside this room. I let out a deep sigh and face the maid. Fortunately, I barely turned my back on her earlier. “Why?” I asked because I didn’t know she had left. I saw her last week inside the house, but I noticed something strange about Thraia, she seems to be avoiding me, and now she was on leave without bot
“What did you say?” Reign asked in a taut manner. I looked at him, and he was giving this expression of being nervous and angry. I think it’s because of what Thraia said earlier.“I-I was the one who p-poisoned the miss, master,” Thraia repeated what she said earlier. I confusedly looked at her.“What are you saying?” I couldn’t believe what Thraia have said. I gently held her shoulders, that was constantly going up and down because she was crying endlessly.“It’s true. I’m the one who put poison on your food because I know that teriyaki is your favorite, and that’ll be the first thing you will eat inside the grand event. That was the kind of person you were,” she said without looking at me.I was stunned. I don’t know if Thraia was telling the truth or not. I remember that she didn’t eat when I invited he
“Where did Reign take Thraia?” I immediately asked Elliott when he came to my room to take me downstairs and eat. I went back to my room because I couldn’t afford to stay there in Reign’s room.It has also been three days since the day Thraia confessed. I did not have a night of proper sleep during that day, and I could see the wakefulness and swelling of the eyes on my face. I don’t know why I’m like this, maybe because Thraia was the one I wanted to be friends with for the first time in my life.“You need to go downstairs and eat lunch, Ruchee. The maids said that you eat a few mouthfuls, then sometimes, you don’t come downstairs to eat. How many days have you been like that?” Elliott said, ignoring my question. I looked at him, and there are scars on his hand and face. I only saw him again three days ago, and I also did not see his face for a month. What happened to him?
“Why can’t I know where Thraia is, and why can’t I talk to her?” I asked Elliot. We are in the dining hall eating dinner. I had no other place to go inside this house but only the dining hall, receiving area, room, and terrace.It’s been three days without seeing Reign inside this house and three days with Elliott being around with me in this house. It’s also been a month since Thraia last picked me up and taking me back to the room. I want to see and talk to her. I don’t know, but I was incredibly excited when I found out that Thraia also considered me her friend.“Because that’s what Reign said,” says Elliott, and he snorted. I haven’t carved Elliott about the information anymore because when Reign’s name is mention, I’m sure I won’t get anything out of him.I just kept eating. When we finished eating and rested, Elliot invited me