T E R R I F I E D

Reaching back, master Andrew didn't stop by his mansion as expected. He directly went to head quarters for his urgent work as madam Diana didn't dare to question anything more. 

She was still in a big shock. 

After whatever happened back in his limousine, the whole ride was choking her limits. 

Her cousin was bought by her husband for his brother, just like he made her his select. He selected Bella for Christopher and it all happened in secret. 

Seemingly it was not that difficult to assume the rest of the back story, master Andrew indeed did that to make his brother move on from his past. To make Christopher leave that woman, he loves. 

Honour never believed in love. 

Madam Diana was in her chamber, arranging her husband's suits on his closest before dusting it. Drowned her in her thought, Diana was focused on her work when suddenly someone from behind hugged her taking her off guard there. 

Her body flinched as she gasped, snapping back to reality. 

"Oh Diana!" 
Bella sang out cheerfully as madam Diana hung the last suit on master Andrew's closet before turning back only to find her cousin there. 

"You know, brother-in-law arranged a big chamber for me, with a huge terrace and also an inbuilt pool in it. I didn't expect this much!" 
Bella exclaimed giggling holding madam Diana's hands who only pitied for her future. 

Who is going to tell her, that her husband is just doing that to please her for a while. Just like giving a candy to a child. 

It was only master Andrew's scheme to please her for a meantime before striking her at the end. He didn't save her from any marriage rather he bought her for his brother already, who is going to tell her? 

Madam Diana was in heavy dilemma now. 

"You sure seem happy!" 
That was all madam could produce as a frown decorated on Bella's excited face. 

"Happy? I am more than just happy, sister! Brother-in-law already arranged dance classes for me as he committed yesterday, I am going with Christopher for my admission in an hour!" 
Bella spoke proudly next as madam Diana's eyes enlarged on her statement immediately. 

"Christopher?" 
Madam's whisper sounded in fact a question as Bella nodded her head happily before answering her. 

"Brother-in-law ordered him to even take me out and show around few places-"
Bella uttered as soon madam Diana then interrupted her words with a blank tone, surely taking Bella by a huge surprise to see her reacting in such a way. 

"You are not going anywhere!" 
Madam Diana said sounding blank as Bella's tongue felt like getting caught, for first few seconds she was confused until she collected her guts to question the reason behind madam's words. 

"But why-"
Cutting her off straight madam's eyes unexpectedly became angry as she glared at her little cousin. 

In a blink of an eye. 

"Because I said it!" 
Diana said as the intensity of her voice made Bella flinch now. 

What caused her this much change on her attitude was difficult to figure out for Bella indeed. The reason of her heavy dilemma was known to madam only. 

She intended to protect her cousin but she was also tied up with her strict marriage, which was controlled by her almighty husband who doesn't even stand her eyes up on him in offence. 

Seemingly that was all madam Diana could do, Christopher was her brother-in-law who was in love with another woman and knowing the fact that her husband is forcing her cousin on him to benefit himself. 

Madam couldn't keep quite no more. She can seemingly obey her husband's every single wish but she couldn't come up together to let him commit such a disaster in her own people's life. 

She knew she was taking one big risk going against her husband with whom she never even till now matched her eyes with. 

She was now going to stand on his way but she was ready for it cause trying to correct his mistake is a lot better than sitting and watching him play with his nears and dears. 

Master would regret it sooner or later. 

It did seems like she was being moody but actually she was saving Bella from her husband's schemes. 

"Why are you getting mad-"
Bella tried asking madam softly who looked angry as soon cutting her statement off, Bella was taken by a bigger surprise. 

"You are not here to bother anyone. I bet Christopher has more important things to do than just taking you out, now that you are here you should act like a grown up Bella. Learn some etiquettes and stop being childish!" 
That was not what madam Diana really mean, she indeed sounded bitter but her heart saddened too. 

She had to come up with something to make her cousin stop fantasying all the things, she was seeing. 

Cause it was nothing but a mere illusion created by her husband, to benefit his own arrogance later. 

Bella's eyes watered after hearing madam. 

"Why did you have to be so rude, Diana. If I knew you are going to be like this then I wouldn't have come here with you at all. You are no different than my mother who caged me all life!" 
Speaking in between her sobs, Bella indeed seemed hurt as she looked like she was hurt. 

But knowing her intentions very well, madam Diana was ready to be one bad character on her cousin's life than ruining her whole life because of an ugly lie. 

"Then go, run away if you can!" 
Madam Diana uttered clenching her fists as Bella's eyes shedded two tears there. Taking few step backwards she then sobbed more loudly which caused her heart to bleed after hearing her little cousin's next phrase. 

"I hate you!" 
Bella exclaimed before running out of madam's chamber feeling heartbroken. 

But heart broken more than her was madam who heard those words. 

"I would rather let you hate me now than, letting you hate me forever for keeping quite!" 
Madam Diana mumbled under her breath. 

MEANWHILE 

It was one busy day in the headquarters indeed. Master Andrew joined his cabin as soon as he entered without minding anyone. 

It was his Mafia's owned weapons deals today. His first few hours were quite busy with his Asian clients when finally taking a heavy breath of relief, master closed his eyes in silence. 

But soon hearing his cabin's door creek open, his features alerted. Nobody till date dared to enter inside his cabin without his permission. Well except his family! 

Master Andrew opened his dark eyes soon looking at the person but to his surprise it was his brother, master seemed confused for Christopher's sudden arrival. 

"What are you doing here, I told you take Bella out?" 
Master Andrew asked his brother blankly who approached his desk gutfully, stopping not to far from him. 

"Sister-in-law said she is too tired to go out anywhere, also she won't be attending any classes!" 
Christopher replied to his brother-in-law with obedience as a frown decorated on master Andrew's blank face for a second then. 

"She did?" 
Feeling intriguing master Andrew asked his brother, who nodded his head hesitantly too. 

Never before it happened, narrating about his sister-in-law's wish to his brother was quite a new thing for Christopher, on top of that he was narrating her denial which was one big shock. 

Madam Diana never before denied master Andrew's order before. Never before it happened! 
She has always been one woman who obeyed her husband's rules without any question. 

As much as it was one shock for Christopher on the opposite of him, it was one captivating action for master Andrew who never takes anyone's rejection. 

To upmost, his own wife who never for once disobeyed him before. 

"Fine. Leave!" 
Master Andrew demanded as Christopher gulped at his brother's tone. 

It was the tone which only hinted danger, which hinted his silent anger. Master Andrew was the type of man who gets angry in even little mistakes but he was not one man of wild rebel, he was rather one man who very calmly corrects others with his own wild ways, silently. 

He was one man who had an anger of hell, he spares none. He kills neatly and doesn't even bother! 

Christopher too felt his brother's angry vibes scaring his guts but in no way he would let his brother be angry at his sister-in-law, madam Diana for Christopher was his own family... the closest one was she! 

"Brother, I think sister-in-law was just tired-"
Trying to defend his sister-in-law in his statement, Christopher was soon cut off by his elder brother who slammed his hand on his desk angrily making him flinch by his angry action. 

Strangely master Andrew's face was still blank, he was indeed angry. 

"Leave, I said." 
Master Andrew stated as shortly nodding with no choice but to obey his brother's warning, Christopher left his cabin with one heavy heart. 

He always feared master but he respected him the same time too, he knew his brother would never hurt his woman but never before this thing happened too. 

Master Andrew never performed domestic violence before but this time indeed regulations were manipulated, it was the first time of madam Diana going against master's order.

Christopher only prayed, still unknown to everything happening between the pair had his major involvement, he was simply dumbfounded. 

But deep down he still knew that he would always support his sister-in-law who corrected his family of two brothers since ever she wedded in his household. 

He would always be there for madam Diana! 

AT NIGHT

"Honey, I want to talk to you." 
Master Andrew was sitting on the couch on the opposite side of the chamber. 

His right hand held a glass filled of rich scotch, sipping it emotionlessly as he didn't react to his woman who stood in front of him looking at him. 

Since master Andrew returned home he didn't talk to her for once, let talk alone he didn't even look at her. Sure madam Diana was, that Christopher narrated him her words wisely. 

Hence, seeing him still that calm kind of made her nervous there. He was way too calm to be good! 
The silence of her dimmed lightened chamber encouraged her guts but at the same time having him in front of her made her heart beat fast. 

"Honey, Christopher and Bella are not fated. You cannot force them both together!" 
Madam Diana spoke tearing the silence as master Andrew suddenly scoffed out of nowhere. 

He mocked her guts. That was his first reaction to her! 

Soon his dark orbs fell on his woman who already had her eyes on him in nervousness. He roamed his stare on her body from head to toe for once. 

"Neither were we when I chose you, who do you think you would have been married to if not I found you? Some other alliance I guess? I believe in creating fates myself!" 
Master Andrew uttered as madam Diana's heart felt numbing then. 

That was true. He doesn't believe in any world emotions, neither he believes in fates. He gets what he want! 

"Christopher loves someone else, I fear he will act rebel towards you in future!" 
Madam Diana clenched her night gown tightly, fisting it she again uttered trying to sound confident but master Andrew's response in return only made her guts drop down. 

"Let him be!" 
He uttered all unbothered having his eyes on her blankly while still holding his glass of rich half filled scotch in his right hand. 

"Honey, I am against it!" 
Madam Diana pressed on her words as master glared at her audacity which he discovered today only. 

Never before he believed she would be this bold one day, questioning his actions and talking back to him. 

This made master angry to no limits, he was already mad about her disobedience earlier when on top of that she started disrespecting his words now too. 

"I don't remember asking your opinion, I told you my decision!" 
Master's voice crystal clearly hinted dare, he was angry and one another word from her can make him cross his every limits. 

Master's hold on his glass tightened to the point of almost breaking it, and he did the same when she again talked back to him. 

"Bella is only 16 and I won't allow you to ruin her life!" 
That was it, the loud sound of glass breaking made madam Diana flinch in terror, looking at the source of the sound her husband's hand was bleeding. 

The red liquid was flowing out of his cut caused by the harsh prices of sharp glasses which he broke just now with his only bare hands. 

"DIANA!" 
Master Andrew shouted in rage as madam's eyes watered. 

It was the first time he shouted at her and his tone terrified her.