If it wasn't for Pansy knocking on her door, she wouldn't have hidden her notebook behind her pillow. She opened the door to see the handmaiden with what she ordered her to do.
"Should I put it in the table?"
"Yes please." She said and watch how Pansy carefully set the table also putting the vase with the roses from the garden. She realises that if she wants to survive in this world, she must have an accomplice. But would Pansy be a great candidate?
CHAPTER 3: Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel
"Milady? Should we get your lunch in the hall or should you eat here?" Pansy ask.
"No, I'll go." Pansy nodded and guide her to the dining hall.
On their way there, she was busy glancing at the paintings and portraits hanged in the wall. The family, her family, has the likes for antiques because she can see some necklaces with rare gemstones and rare materials.
Sapphires, Emeralds, Rubies and even Amethysts and Garnets. That's one expensive and precious stones they are collecting.
"Ah.."
Cecelia stopped walking when she noticed how Pansy halt.
"McKana, what is...wrong..?"
There she noticed a black haired man with blue eyes. God, how handsome he was.
"Cecelia Thresse." Her eyes twitched a bit.
"Its Thresse Cecelia, not the other way around. And, what do you need?" She was about to ask who he was but remembered how she threatened Pansy to shut her mouth about this matter.
"You've just woken up, but this matter cannot wait. Where is the money Father sent you for school supplies? The coachman said you didn't leave anywhere outside the mansion." He said.
Cecelia was confused. What school supplies? Did Cecelia enrolled in an academy or school? But its the end of autumn, it's too late to go to school.
"You seem confused, Cecelia."
Ah! He must not found out, but what should she say?
"Uhm..."
"Don't lie in front of me, Cecelia. I've heard from the maids, that you have a new set of jewelry in your room. Have you not have shame? Those money are for your future use, yet you wasted on useless things and you even wanted more? How ridiculous of you."
His voice was dripping with distaste and pure hate. He was mad at her for some reasons but why?
"Wait, wait, what are you saying? And who---"
"Milady, he is your brother, Gabriel Lobelia." Pansy whispered to her ear.
Ah. He is Cecelia's twin brother who was older than her in 1 minute and 43 seconds. It also appeared in her dream which also confused her at first.
"Gab, I mean, Brother," Gabriel flinched.
"Do you realise that what you are saying might be not true and is false? You could be arrested in false statement, without, An evidence. That is a crime you are doing, brother." She stated. Her instinct is kicking in again.
She usually was bullied in her highschool after becoming an orphan. Always framed for a false statement and etc, she endured all that until she passed the bar exam and got her license.
"And finally, for you to say to me," she crossed her arms and raised her chin to look at him. "Where is your evidence?" She was challenging her so-called twin brother.
Gabriel's lips slowly formed a smile. His hand slowly approach her neck like as if he was about to choke her living daylights. She was to confused until his hands grabs something hanging in her neck.
It was too late when she realises what it was when the heavy thing in her neck suddenly falls down in the floor and shatters.
What.the.hell.?