A'S Poin

rs forming in my eyes as I struggled to

fired? Before

at to believe. Why did the woman dismis

I

him earlier-something about the time. But he didn

voice laced with concern, "Wha

gged Adian tightly, hoping to hid

? The landlord has evicted us; I have nowhere else to go, and above a

can't e

d Liam's number again. "Hello, you've reached Liam. I

oicemai

l me back now;

to this manor myself, but I'm not

. Both efforts were ultimately futile. I was slowly losing hope as the minutes went by. My efforts were to no ava

lf and banged on the gate one last ti

G B

le

ed older, more mature, like she had been working for decades. Her hair was gray, and she had a pair

ore speaking. "Come in." Her voice w

an's wrist and stepped i

designed like one of the Victorian castles I used to obsess over when I was young. The marble floors gleamed under the soft glow o

quickened my pace, Aidan's tiny footsteps echoing beside mine. She led us through a maze

rom earlier

un. Her sharp eyes flicked toward me, filled with nothing but contempt. I

there?" she asked, he

he me

our hours, Miss Davina." Davina exhaled dramat

ve there was a misunderstanding, ma'am. I was informed by Mr. Liam to

culpted brow. "And yet, you

ut hesitation. "It

plush sofa. "Unfortunately, I don'

atic was quite amusing." She laughed-a cold,

y fists but

her to her quarters and give her th

e sofa. " Plus, it was quite entertaining to watch

hing

g. How evil is this bitch? Of course, I didn't say a word or even rea

irl to her quarters and give her th

relief was

ob; we are

," Helen

hed and followed h

am practically less than a slave to my employer, but at

mummy," Ai

baby," I whi

t of Davina's sights," Helen snapped, interrupting our m

of the manor, towards the maid quart

wardrobe in the corner of the room, but it was far bigger than my old apartment. I dropped our luggage (a

a glance. She walked towards the wardrobe and threw a pl

are expected in the kit

a direc

room, "Also, take a bath. The masters do

h

her heel and left, slam

h

lt a sliver of security. I was relaxed; Aidan and I were finally safe, and I had a job now. No more washi

re

ar

d before they were found dead "myste

yl

he same room we are in. Back then, Taylor would occasionally live with me and commute to work every night and day, bu

as ri

wanted me to get a serious job, which is kinda funny. The "

u, sis, a

I

rain of thought. I quickly scrambled and picked up my p

plied keenly

a, are yo

bling, and I knew

e here. I got the job

"Look, I don't know if I could ever reac

y that?" I was terrified.

atter what you do, stay away from Christopher Hawthorne. He is the reason Taylor is gone,

od ran

I shr

. F.

E