Carl and Michael can normally predict when John is on the move, but at this moment Carl is distracted as he just remembers the concern that he had earlier. ‘What was that about? It’s like I didn’t like seeing her suffering. She is not my concern, and I don’t care if something happens to her…’ Carl’s face looks bothered.
John has an idea on what is going on in Carl's mind. ‘As I thought, he is starting to realise himself,’ thought John.
“Marianne…’ said John, to get Carl’s attention. When Carl looks at him, John says “She was having some mixed feelings and difficulties with Francois before, but everything went well afterwards. I suppose that is how it is between husband and wife. Of course Michael here, who is
Very early in the morning, Marianne is unusually up, and is already washed and dressed. She is waiting for Francois to wake up. She had been unable to sleep last night while laying next to him on the bed. Although he did not say much to her, she knows that they will eventually have to talk about it.Yesterday, after Francois had shown her the video of her confession, and although she was shocked and knows how serious her situation is, that was just a half of how she is feeling right now. After thinking and playing a lot of scenarios in her head while she watches in the dark the sleeping form of Francois’ and listens to his breathing last night, she comes to realise how dire her situation is. Everything will not be the same. She came to a conclusion that Francois would require her to continue as Marianne Williams, and those privileges and attention that she had before will be taken away. She wil
After getting dressed, Francois came out. Marianne finally moves from her spot, she wheels herself slowly towards him. She watches him as he opens the locked drawer, and takes out the keys. Then he went to unlock the room which is forbidden to anyone, except to the Williams. Francois opens the door widely, and then he turns around to her, motioning for her to go inside. Marianne goes inside with anxiousness. She looks straight at the photo which is familiar to her. It is a photo of her grandfather when he was young. The face that is similar to Kenny Jones is staring right back at her. It is like she is being mock upon. A sound comes out from her as she releases her breath that she did not realise that she had been holding it in for too long. After locking the
Francois watches her eyes widen, and then she says “You mean… you mean to say that that is where the Williams family came from!?”“There is a possibility. After all, it is a folk tale. It is passed by word of mouth.” Francois takes an old book from one of the shelves and hands it to Marianne.She opened the cover of the tattered book. The writings are very old, and some of the words are in latin.“Have you learnt latin?” asked Francois.“It is not my forte, but I can understand some,” she answered.
Marianne had just finished seeing the two physiotherapists. After analyzing her data improvements and physical assessment, the two experts had told her that she is having a fast recovery. She was told that she had put some more muscles in her lower parts of her body, and that she should be able to walk soon with consistent training. Very pleased with herself, Marianne proudly said “Those hard work had really paid off.”“Indeed, Madam. You did really well,” praised Lita. She had seen how Marianne had put herself on a very strict regiment and she admired her for that.Lita happily smiles at Marianne, feeling glad to see her in a good mood, because not long ago she had been angry and then distressed. It started when Lita went to wake her up at noon and unt
More than an hour had passed when Marianne had finally decided to leave Peter’s room. If it was before, she would have stayed there for a bit longer. Also, she would have leisurely talk more about herself. She would have openly revealed her heart, but because of that video of her - confessing her deepest secret, the need to protect her thoughts and dignity is at its most important. However, she did not limit her words. She talks a lot about the accounting books textbooks, where she manages to relate it to the medical books while minding much on how she says her words to not give away even a little bit of her identity. She had learned her lesson. As they are coming out of the main entrance, Marianne realises that she has not had any decent food. She had consumed some of the grapes that were put out on the table and some tea from the thermos. ‘As a doctor, I should know how to look afte
Unable to keep her distress to herself, Marianne said “Could you tell me, and I want you to be honest with me… Did I make a mistake a while ago? Was there something that I've done that was offensive? I can't help to think that somehow I have offended Francois?” Marianne looks at Lita, and then to Lucas - who is sitting at the front.Lucas and Lita both have puzzled looks on their faces, wondering what she was talking about.As a dutiful attendant, Lita answered her first, “I’m sorry Madam, but I didn’t notice anything unusual with Sir Francois. I don’t think you have done something to offend him.”Marianne gives off a doubtful expression to Lita’s opinion. She looks at Lucas, and says “Lucas, you’ve worked wi
John hid his smile. ‘Ah Francois… never thought that a day would come when you wanted the comfort of your friends. The only thing is, you don’t even know that that is what you want. You have no idea how honoured I am and happy to know that you need us for your comfort. Even if you are not aware of this, I am still happy,’ thought John, swallowing his smile. He looks at his other two friends, and smirks. ‘This two idiots would be over the moon if they knew of this, but of course, I won’t tell them. That wouldn’t be fun.’ John tooks a mouthful to avoid any evil grin that could be leaking out on his face. Afterall, his friends are really not that idiots. They’ve known each other for a long time, and they can easily notice if he is not careful. He paused his thoughts for the time being, as he made simple remarks to his friends' conversations.
Marianne made her way to their bedroom. Upon entering, she looks at the closed door in the corner. ‘I will read those books later. Sorry, but those books can wait. The important thing for now is to addressed my situation or else my thoughts on that man will always be a torture. It will never go away despite all my efforts thinking that I can forget about it. I don’t think I can ever be at ease without taking action.’ She looked at her phone for a while. Then she dials Francois. “Hello,” there was a crispness in his tone which made Marianne want to back out on her thoughts. Yet, she said “Is it convenient to talk?” After a few seconds, Francois said “Yes.” He did not finish his food, but he got up from the table to go to the