Semua Bab The White Lady's Slave : Bab 1 - Bab 7

The tray slipped from her quivering hands, fine china shattering as tea splashed across the floor. Pain burned on her cheeks where Lady Stella’s palm had landed moments before. The echo of the slap still hung in the air.“Do you want to kill me?! How many times do I have to tell you that too much sugar is dangerous for my health? Do I look like a five-year-old to you?” She barked, dabbing her lips with a small napkin.Lady Stella snorted as she sank Into her chair, a frown settling on her face. Why she still kept Lorna working at the mansion after all these years, she couldn't say. The girl hadn't learned a single thing properly.“I.. I'm..I'm sorry, mistress. I didn't know the tea had this much sugar in it.” Lorna's voice quivered, barely above a whisper. She had tasted the tea earlier before serving it. She couldn't recall tasting much sugar in it. Her brows knit. Unless….someone had tampered with it.“How would you know? You never get anything right and you've been in thi

“It was my mistress, sir,” she whispered, her voice barely audible. For a moment, Arrow went silent. His hand, still cupping her face, stiffened. Without thinking, Lorna stepped back, his hand falling away. Panic rushed through her. What had she done? His face was unreadable, an unknown expression clouding his features. “Does she hit you like that all the time? Or the other maids too?” he asked with a slight frown on his face, tugging at his brows. Arrow stared at the mark on Lorna's face, he'd known Lady Stella had a temper but this was different. It was intentional. Violent. “I..I did something wrong, sir. I deserve the punishment,” Lorna replied softly, eyes lowered, silently praying he wouldn't mention any of it to her mistress. “No one deserves to be hit like this. Like a slave.” he said, giving himself a mental note to confront his step mother. What kind of man stands by while this happens? She had never laid a hand on her own daughter, why was someone else

Lorna forgot how to breathe for a second. She should have walked away–ignore whatever strange feelings she was having. But, she stayed, glued to the ground. Her lips parted, the words were about to be spilled when the sound of the door opening jolted them back into reality. Lorna quickly moved away from Arrow's grasp before Lauren walked in. Lauren stared at the both of them wondering why the atmosphere was tensed all of a sudden. She had only left for few minutes and they were both in an awkward position. “Did you…find your phone?” Arrow asked, trying to make the situation less awkward. Distracted, Lauren nodded, waving it. “Turns out that I left it inside my closet, i always be missing things at just any random spot. Last time I misplaced my laptop, I had to replace it again.” She complained with a tired sigh. Lorna smiled to herself remembering how they searched through the whole house only to find out that the had left it at the airport few days after arriving at the man

Lorna couldn't help but smile to herself whenever memories of her little moment with Arrow crept in.That sweet instant played over and over again in her mind, making her heart flutter in ways she couldn't understand.They hadn't crossed paths again since then, and the realization that she couldn't see him whenever she wished saddened her, pulling her thoughts back to him. He had made a promise to her that day–to keep what they had together a secret. Not even his sister, Lauren, was to know.He had also promise to stay out of her way and not come after her, unless she was sent to his quarters or they encounter unexpectedly.It was a huge mansion, and the maids on duty were changed everyday.She couldn't risk her job and her life at the same time. “You seem to be always lost in your thoughts these days, Lorna. Are you alright?” A loud British accent rang out from across the field, jolting her back to reality. Lorna blinked rapidly and turned towards the maiden who had spoken. They