Roland arrived at his home in the afternoon because he made a stop at the beach to clear his head.He drove the pickup into his garage and packed it. Then he got out of the vehicle and headed into the mansion.“Gosh!… I am sorry for my reaction, young master.” Floral said the moment she met Roland in the hallway.“It's okay.” Roland replied without care.“Young master, dinner has been served at the dining table.”“Where's the girl?”“Oh. She’s in the last bedroom that's at the end of the hall. She has been up there for the entire day.”Floral last sentence did not seem right to Roland, but he didn't react immediately.“Did something happen?” Roland calmly asked.“To be truthful, something did happen. I hesitated to tell you because I thought sir Jax had informed you, and I didn't want to seem nosy.” Floral said.“What is it?”“Madam Belle came to your house and put a knife to your guest's neck since she mistook her to

After Doctor Charles left, the dining table was awkwardly silent.Roland and Ava were too occupied with their own thoughts to focus on each other.“May I be excused? I am full.” Ava said a while later.Roland lifted his head and gazed at her calm appearance. He then let out a soft sigh before focusing his attention back on his dinner.“You are free to go.” Roland mumbled.Tears shimmered in Ava's eyes as she stood there staring at the man that her heart longs for, but now, he was too distant for her to hold onto him. She sniffed back her cry, then turned around and walked away.Ava was so into her thoughts as she walked towards her room that she did not hear the footsteps behind her.“Is that what you are going to be sleeping in tonight?”Ava turned around to see Roland staring at her. She tried to smile at him. But her lips rebelled against her and a frown was the only expression she could come up with at that moment.“It's not

Ava's heartbeat had increased and her heart was violently pounding in her chest. Her hands began to shiver, and her feet felt heavy beneath her.Ava thought she was going to collapse from panic, but then she felt her fingers begin gently squeezed by Roland's hand, and that somehow made her feel safe.“Act normal. We can not give them any wrong signal or else other people might get hurt in a crossfire. Do you understand?” Roland whispered as he kept holding onto Ava's hand while they continued walking.“Yes. Wait, them? How many are there?” Ava mumbled.“We have one man on our left, the other on our right, and two at our back.” Roland replied.The thought of four men with guns walking so close by them made Ava's fear resurface again, causing her breathing to become deep and heavy.“Hey, hey. Calm down. I am not going to allow you to die. Trust me?” Roland whispered.“I trust you.” Ava muttered.She took a deep breath and exhaled. She th

The moment Belle walked into the hallway, Ava's expression immediately changed and her mood became full of anger.Roland did not look excited either and his expression remained aloof as he stared at Belle.“Hello, Roland guest. I apologized for my attitude yesterday. If I knew who you were yesterday, things wouldn't have become bloody.” Belle said.Ava clutched her fist to calm down her rage, but she found it difficult to restrain her anger.‘What a two-face.’ Ava thought as she stared at the calm smile on Belle’s face.In that instant, Floral returned with some of the bags, and Ava saw it as a perfect moment to escape.“Well, I need to get going. This coat feels uncomfortable on me, and I want to change into something comfy.” Ava said.Belle felt furious. But she masked her anger with a smile and kept her expression calm.“You can't leave now. I have something to tell you and Roland. You can do your changing another time!” Belle comma

Ava's eyes opened the next morning. But she wished that she had not woken up because everything from yesterday came rushing back to her memories like a bad dream that she was reliving.She dragged herself out of bed and sluggishly walked into her bathroom.“Good morning to another day of trying to escape death.” Ava mumbled to herself.She took out her toothbrush and put toothpaste on it. The moment Ava put the brush into her mouth, she heard a knock on the door.‘Here we go again.’ Ava thought.Floral waited for another five minutes, then these minutes increased to fifteen and another five added on them before Ava could open the door.“My young master request…” Floral tried to say, but she was unable to finish when Ava cut her off.“Breakfast right?” Ava mumbled.“Yes.”“Great.”Ava downheartedly walked past Floral and headed downstairs.“What's her deal this morning?” Floral mumbled before following Ava.Rolan