Rose Marilyn flinched at his harsh voice. She cocked her head instantly to face her master. " Rose, did you pay attention to what I just completed?" In a natural tone, Joe questioned while keeping his gaze on the workers.
Though the tone of his voice was natural, that sweetness meant more trouble ahead. After a few minutes of dumb show, Rose requested through her shaking lips," no, master. Can you please repeat that?" Her eyes glowed with concern. Slowly she pressed her trembling hands and bent her body down, asking for mercy.
" Stand up, Rose. It's my order." With cold expressions, Joe ordered Rose. Rose kept mumbling. She couldn't imagine anything worse that would happen to her next, at that moment. But failing to obey him would land her in unexplained troubles.
Slowly, Rose raised her body. She tilted her left shoulder down in fear. She parted her lips and her eyes petrified as she examined his master's changing expression. He was nodding his head gently like a string toy, with lips pressed against each other. It was an indication of something evil.
Then, all of a sudden, he grabbed Rose's throat, darting her straight toward a nearby wall. He slammed her body on the wall while gripping her throat. Her heart started racing in her chest. Tears stood in her eyes as Joe began clenching his fist.
" Do you know Rose that I can end your story here?", with a sterned expression, he inclined his face towards Rose. " But, I won't be doing that, since I trust my servants. They know that they are like ants to me. You can make ants toil hard. You can crush them under your feet", then stomping an ant with his boots, he continued," yeah, like that." giving out feigned laughter, he kept gazing at gloomy Rose.
" Do you want the same with yourself?" Joe asked in a raspy voice, pointing his finger at the dead ant.
" No." quavered Rose, giving a disapproving nod.
" Then pay attention to my orders." enraged Joe, making the servants around jerk." Rose, you are assigned the duty of making Sophia dress up. She should be eye-catching and pleasing in that dress. There should be no shortcomings in her to be used for self-purpose. You know what I mean." speaking every line gently, he kept staring at Rose.
"Yes, sir. I will obey you silently ." Rose's trembling response.
" Fantastic! I liked that behavior with my servants." smirked Joe, peeking at Rose from tip to toe." They assist me with my evil plots and even bury them while the police investigate." completing his sentence, he gave out light laughter, failing to look at the worrisome faces of servants around.
" Now, without wasting more time, Rose get off here. If you fail me, you know the consequences." giving a sterned look to the lady as he shrank away from her.
Rose stood there confused. Slowly, she began looking around for the workers if any would turn up to help her. Several workers passed by her in a trail and glanced at her wimpy face, but did not stop to support her. Tears stood in her eyes as she clasped her fingers, glimpsing at the leaving fellow mates.
Suddenly, the last one changed his direction and walked straight towards Rose. Rose saw someone approaching her. She could hear the echo of the footsteps. Since the lights were shut off and only rays of the sun served as lightning, she couldn't see the face of the person until he came closer.
"Rose," he spoke softly. Rose's cheeks turned red. She bit her lower lip as she examined the men. Her eyes traveled from his toes to his chest and finally to his charming face. He was a tall built man, with a Messi hairstyle, a diamond-shaped fair face, upturned brown eyes, a straight nose, and thin lips. Rose couldn't get her eyes off him.
" Will you." Rose was about to speak when the stranger cut her off. " Everyone is scared of him. He has absolute power. He has vampires with him that drink the blood of those who rebel. Many servants of him lost their lives as a result. I can't live like this anymore. Better die doing a good deed. Don't worry, I will help you." In a serious tone, he ended.
" Ok, so I will tell you what to do. We have to take Sophia out of this bungalow. The work is not as easy as it seems to be. There is a banquet today. There would be several people gathering in the grand hall. We have to distract the vampire guards that stand by the spiral stairs and by the gates of the bungalow. You will give them a tonic to make them subconscious Mr. While I take Sophia with me. We need someone to keep a check on the cameras too. But we are not allowed to leave this bungalow. How can we accomplish it?" Rose questioned.
" Keep the lady ready and leave the rest on me," assuring Rose, he smiled and walked slowly towards the exit.
" I failed to ask your name, Mr." scratching her forehead with her index finger, Rose looked at him.
" Ethan, they call me. And I have never seen my parents." the stranger answered in a toneless voice and walked out.
Rose too left the room hastily. She had to take measurements of Sophia for the gown. Passing through that golden hall, all that she was thinking about was ways to make Sophia understand the truth. Sophia was going to be used and betrayed by a cheater, whom Sophia loved with all her heart.
Rose could think of the time when her sister was betrayed by her fiancee. She was broke and had ended her life by throwing herself into a well. Everyone in that bungalow had known such a story of her elder sister. From then on, Rose had made a promise to protect her near ones from mistrust. This thought made her cry while standing at the edge of the stairs.