Mariane came out of the room with her knees still trembling. She was wearing a Gray colored oversized hoodie jacket and black leggings. David chose them for her as he didn’t want the men in the mansion to drool over her body. Mariane had no choice but to wear them as well. So, she could hide the love bites, David did to her body. Fortunately, their house was airconditioned and she wouldn’t feel hot. Kim’s brows furrowed when she saw Mariane walking down the stairs fully covered with her clothes. What’s lacking in her outfit was a scarf, to cover her head and face, so only her eyes can see. “Are you cold? You were fully covered.” Kim bluntly said which made Mariane glare at her but said nothing. Anastacia, who was sitting next to Kim, poked her, which made Kim look at her innocently. Anastacia looked her in the eyes and shook her head. She was trying to say not to make comments as David was following Mariane from behind. He was now wearing his coat. Kim narrowed her eyes at the coup
George informed David that he brought Diego into their hideout, where they usually bought people to torture or if they wanted to talk about something confidential with the people underground.The hideout was like a two-story abandoned building, rusty and had a stinky smell when you were at the entrance. Before reaching the entrance, you need to pass through the narrow hall, going to the secret door that looks like a frosted glass panel bathroom door. As they opened the door, the elegant chandelier welcomed the guests. There were also five white couches. The servants will welcome you and would immediately pour wine into the wineglass and serve it to you. There were five rooms inside. The first was David’s office. The second room next to it was where the weapons were being stored. The third room was on the second floor, and it was where they used to practice fighting. The fourth room was a torture room. It had a thick glass window inside and was connected to the other room next to it, w
Mariane woke up early as she felt nauseous. ‘Damn… What is happening to me? Ugh! Probably I have acid reflux again.’ She thought while caressing her stomach.Even if Mariane was not feeling well, Mariane forced herself to prepare for their class reunion. It will be her chance to go to their school and to send her letter to Mr. Sponsor, whom she hadn’t met yet. ‘You can’t be sick this time. It may be your last chance to know who might really is Mr. Sponsor.’ Mariane talked to herself in her reflection in the mirror.Luckily, David was gone early. Because if David caught her vomiting in the bathroom, he would probably not allow her to go to the reunion. And all of her plans were gone wasted.Mariane wore a simple white printed shirt. She paired it with tattered pants and white sneakers. She even tied her hair into a messy bun. She wore a sling bag and put the letter, phone, and extra money inside. She looked at herself in the mirror again and noticed that she looked pale, so she put on
It was almost late at night when Mariane went home from school. She was apparently around the corner from their home when she heard her parents shouting and crying. Her forehead furrowed when she listened to her mother begging her father.“Diego, please... Don’t touch it. I worked hard to save it for our daughter’s tuition fee. I’m begging you.” Anastacia pleaded while clasping her hands as if she was praying.“I’ll give you money tomorrow. Just don’t get that money I saved for our daughter. It’s for Mariane’s school.”Diego spits on her, making Anastacia flinch. “I don’t care! If she wants to study, she should work!” Diego wiggles his foot as he was struggling from Anastacia’s grip.“Get off my feet before I’ll kick you!” He warned.Mariane's eyes widened, and she immediately ran the distance from where she was standing until she arrived inside their house. Mariane was panting with her hands clenched as she saw her mother Anastacia kneeling while hugging Diego’s leg. Her jaws tensed
It was three o’clock in the morning when Mariane got home to their house. She entered slowly, so as not to wake his mother. But it surprised her to see her mom, sitting on the chair, waiting for her to come home. Mariane noticed the dry blood on the side of Anastacia’s lips, which made her sigh.“I will treat your wounds,” Mariane said and took the plastic from her bag.She sat down next to Anastacia and began treating her mother’s wounds.“Where are you from? Why did you come home late?” She asked her daughter.“I found a job at a nearby bar,” she replied.“Why did you look for a job? You don’t need to work anymore, and I can still support your school fees.”“You don’t need to. Just give it to Dad instead. So he won’t beat you again. Don’t worry about me. I can handle myself,” Mariane coldly said.When she finished treating Anastacia’s wounds, she immediately stood up and went to their room. Exhausted, she threw her body on the mat and did not mind changing her clothes. She stared bl
(Back to present)Mariane stared blankly at the ceiling of their room. After she found out about who Mr. Sponsor was, she didn’t even come back to the party and asked Agatha and the bodyguard to drive her back home. She didn’t even get a chance to talk with Kim as her mind was filled with so much information about her sponsor.‘Why did he sponsor me in my school? All this time, he knew me before he met my parents. Why is he helping me? I need to talk to him’ Mariane was in deep thought and she didn’t notice David was already inside their room.“What are you thinking?” Mariane jumped in surprise and her heart suddenly raced as she came from a marathon.“H-How long have you been there?” She asked.“Not long enough. By the way,” David started removing his clothes not minding he was in front of Mariane, making the latter close her eyes and turned around. So she couldn’t see his naked body. “Agatha informed me that you left the party even though the program did not start yet. Why?” he aske
Stacey raised an eyebrow as she looked at Mariane in disbelief. “What did you say?” Stacey scoffed.“The audacity of this woman! How dare you talk back like that? Let me tell you what your place is in this house.-”“Excuse me, Miss Lewis. I don’t want to interrupt, but Miss Ramos here is Master’s wife. She has all the right to kick you out of this house,” George said.“You shut up!” Stacey’s voice thundered as she got pissed at George and Mariane. Gnashing her teeth, she pointed her finger at George and glared at him. “You are just a mere secretary, so you better not interrupt me. Without your boss’ order. I can even fire you if I want to. So you better shut your mouth and just do your job as a secretary.” Mariane’s hands were clenched as she silently listened to Stacey, who kept insulting David’s staff.‘Who is this woman? How dare she have the courage to threaten George? Does she really have the power to fire people here?’ She wondered.Mariane looked at the person beside her, who
“Are you sure this place is safe and David could not find us?” Mariane asked.“Don’t worry, this place is safe. Even Master didn’t know about this property.” George informed them. He fished out his key and opened the door. He ushered them inside the house.George let them roam around as he was busy putting their things inside the house. She and Agatha looked around the house. It was a simple bungalow-type wooden house. As they went inside, they were stunned. The house was fully furnished and clean. As if someone had cleaned it before they arrived.The furniture was made of wood from the living room to the kitchen. There were also three rooms. And each room had a bathroom and closet.“Who owns this place, by the way? It looks like it was well maintained.” Mariane ran her hand over the cabinet and table to see if there was dust. She even mouthed an oh when she noticed no dust on the furniture.George rubbed the back of his head, feeling ashamed. “This is mine, actually. I saved my money