Alle Kapitel von The Servant He Was Never Meant To Love: Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 5

“Ophelia be fast with that, you know your father will be coming home soon,” Toma ordered her daughter. Ophelia navigated the narrow kitchen, her elbows brushing against the stone countertops as she worked. She was busy battling with the lamb meat, hurting her tiny hands from time to time as she kept flipping the meat to roast properly. She seemed really focused on roasting the lamb perfectly, ignoring her mother's instructions outside. She wanted to take her time to make it perfect for her father. The aroma of roasting lamb wafted through the kitchen, filling the surroundings. “Did you hear what I just said?” Toma asked to be sure, because Ophelia kept acting the same way, with no changes. “I did mother, I’m on it. Besides father’s not coming home until tomorrow, I have all the time to make this perfect for him,” she responded. “Daddy’s girl” Toma smiled sweetly. “Alright then, I’ll just leave you to it and tend to your siblings inside. Please come in quickly so you can also

It’s been days since the tragic incident, and Ophelia’s family has never been the same. Their once-happy family was breaking down before their eyes.It came as a big shock to them. Ophelia never expected any of this, nor did her mother. As usual, they were expecting their father home, little did they know that fate had another plan in store for them.Ophelia has never imagined a life without her father, just as Toma. She never imagined a life without her husband. But what were they thinking? It’s a fifty-fifty job Eugene had, and safety wasn’t guaranteed at all. Why didn’t it even run through their mind even once, that they could lose him this way?They buried him alongside other soldiers the same day, and Toma was too devastated to be in that scene. Seeing her father being lowered into the ground broke Ophelia way more than she imagined, knowing she would not see him or hear his voice again drove her wild. Nobody would tell her stories and take her everywhere anymore. She would not

Three days later, it was finally the day for Ophelia to leave for Madame Rhoda’s. Ophelia has arranged her cloth wraps and put all her best linens together. She is going to be working for noble people now, so she needs to look her best.Her mother had made her hair and dressed it neatly the previous day. Her siblings complimented her hair, she was looking beautiful as usual.That morning, she had taken her bath already and was dressed in one of her best cream-colored linens. Her long dark hair was all out, falling all the way to her waist. Ophelia’s skin color shone as bright as the sun, complementing her linen. Her look was completely breathtaking. Ophelia was one very adorable creature.Not long after Ophelia finished dressing up, she heard the sound of a mule in front of their compound, and she knew it was time for her to leave. Her siblings were still fast asleep as it was the early hours of the morning, and they normally slept far into the morning. Toma was outside, busy spre