SAVING ANGEL のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

GILDA'S POVI could feel their eyes on me. My dress was simple, yet it made them uncomfortable. Angel held my hands as if I were some kind of hope. I had been asked to sit at the front table because of her.I knew how hurt Jane would be since it wasn’t her sitting at the front beside Japheth.I tried to focus, but then I saw her. I thought the maids would be my only concern, but I was wrong. My fears were real.Vera walked in with Ethan. I saw the way he smiled at her and how he held her waist as he guided her to a seat.He was right; he never loved me because he never did those things for me. I had asked for them, but I never received them.Pain filled my chest and then my throat. The time wasted hurt me the most. I should have noticed the multiple signs.“What is she doing here?” Japheth asked Ethan after they settled into the chairs next to us.Ethan scoffed. He scanned the room before fixing his gaze on me. “I warned you about her. Why bring her to such a gathering?” He shook his

GILDA'S POVThe door opened and one of the guards stepped in. "The boss needs all of you right now. He wants to speak to all of you," he said.Jane sighed and walked away. I followed her, and we all went to the sitting room. Japheth wasn't there yet. We waited for him.I could feel the tension in the air; it made my stomach churn. I hated being in this situation. I knew why he had gathered us all here, and I knew I was the reason.My legs felt sweaty, and my palms were too.Japheth finally arrived. He looked at all of us. "Thank you for being here. There is something I want to talk about," he said.The other maids exchanged glances, but I stayed still. "This is about Gilda. I've seen how she is treated, and I do not like it. I am ordering all of you to treat her well," he said.Heads turned again, and whispers began."Jane, you did some things that I'm aware of," he said.I froze. What was he talking about?"I'm aware of the poisoning of my daughter. I know you gave Gilda the seed tha

JAPHETH'S POVI took the items she had chosen from her hand; she seemed shaky and scared. How could I make her feel comfortable around me? I wanted her to talk to me without bowing her head to the floor."You should pick more. There are so many things here; you can’t possibly take just these small items," I said. "Okay, sir," she replied, bowing her head again.I didn’t want that. It felt like she was afraid of provoking me, and it made me uneasy."I want you to join her. You can pick things for her too," I told one of the storekeepers.I wheeled myself back to the other room, waiting for her and Angel to return. While I waited, a group of girls walked in.I looked down at my phone, trying to stay unnoticed, but I realized it was too late."Hello," I heard one of them say. She approached me with a bright smile."I knew it was you, Japheth Williams. I wasn’t wrong," she exclaimed.I sensed her excitement, but I could also see something else—desire."I’ve been wanting to see you, to h

JAPHETH'S POV She stood in front of the camera as she made the video. She followed the script, saying everything we wanted her to say without leaving anything behind. As she spoke, she would look at me, and her eyes would return to the paper in front of her. I was not moved by the way she kept stealing glances at me; it irritated me. She finished, and the paper was taken from her. The video was posted by her as well. "This is not fair," she said.It was not fair to me as well. I get to be on the internet for the wrong reasons, I have built a solid reputation, and she was not about to get it ruined. " Will you shut the hell up?" I raised my voice. " I did not expect things to go the way they did. I thought I was going to get your attention from it, but look what you are making me do," she said. She was trying so hard to make me appear as the bad person, like I was doing something wrong to her. It was insane, but I kept my cool. "'Are you going to continue with this? Don't you

GILDA’S POVI rushed out of my room that morning. I knew very well that Japheth had instructed the guards not to let her in, but there she was at the gate.I was right, they wouldn’t let her in, so she had to stay outside and wait for me.My legs felt heavy, and lifting them from the ground to walk toward her seemed like an enormous task. I hated that she was here; I hated that she even thought of me. I wanted my face erased from her memory. How hard could that be? Why couldn’t that request be granted?I approached the gate, though not too close. I needed to keep my distance so she wouldn’t harm me.Vera could be violent when she wanted to be, and I was trying to avoid that side of her.“What do you want? And be fast about it. You know you’re not supposed to be here, I told you this last night. The last time you came, Japheth warned you to stay away and not come near this place. What are you doing here?” I asked.She looked around, glanced at the building, and sighed.I recognized the