He looked down at Freya whose soft gaze was still fixed on him then grimaced inside and they walked out.
The male servant closed the door carefully and hurried back to the maids with glee then stood proudly in front of them.
" I'll be the first person to hold the baby before you girls, " he said affirmatively and the maids nodded with giggles.
" Yeah, that was very brave of you."
" Ahhh... They look so great together."
" I know right... I can't wait for this engagement to be over."
" Yes, yes, and we'll soon get to hear the cries of a baby. "
" Our very first baby in the house."
" But isn't that suppose to happen after they marry?"
" Geez, what generation are you?"
The maids were still in their gossipy moods when another maid anxiously ran toward them.
" Girls, Girls, have you heard?
"Heard what?..."
" What is it?"
" Yes tell us, tell us."
The maid cleared her throat then glanced around the empty living room and quickly gestured them to follow her to the kitchen.
She slowly closed the kitchen door after they had all walked inside, then turned around to face the excited maids and the male servant who was with them.
" It is the head maid..." She whispered in suspense while walking closer to them.
" What is wrong with her?"
" Did she fall sick again.?"
Two of the maids asked her eagerly and she slowly nodded. "Yes, she fell sick again."
" But, do you know the surprising thing? .... She had been crying that she saw a ghost last night."
" WHAT!!!?"
"A GHOST?"
The other people exclaimed with widened eyes and they stared at her perplexedly.
" Yes." She slowly nodded then whispered again. " So beware... remember whatever that old woman says usually comes true."
The maids started trembling while their expressions paled and they turned to the male servant who had not yet got out of his shock.
" D..Do you think it's because of the engagement?"
" W..What should we do now?"
The male servant stared at them in shock and rapidly muttered, " Why are you all staring at me?." He turned to the maid that had just dropped the huge bomb on them and pointed at her.
" You should ask her... I'm out of here." He scoffed and hurried out of the kitchen while glancing around now and then for any sight of danger.
" W..What should we do now? "
They all turned to the maid who was also trembling with them and she shook her head.
" I...I think the Young master's life is in danger. . . we..we should just start praying, " she stammered and the other maids nodded in fear.
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" Clara!? What are you still doing inside, " Mira whined while pacing in front of the bathroom door and would glance now and then at Lily who was silently staring out of the window.
Some minutes later, Clara rushed out and covered her chest with a sigh of relief then splayed one hand on her stomach.
" That breakfast was really weird, " she muttered with another sigh and staggered toward the bed.
Mira quickly nodded in agreement then rushed inside the bathroom and closed the door with a bang.
Clara stared silently at the ceiling for some minutes while trying to catch her breath then turned sideways to face her sister who was still gazing out of the window.
" Lily, Mira told me something a while ago___" she paused while watching worriedly as her sister turned to face her with a soft smile.
" What is it, Big Sis?" Lily muttered softly and watched as her sister slowly sat up on the bed.
Clara sighed after a while then slowly asked, " Is something going on between you and Jack?"
" No, Big Sis." Lily shook her head with a small smile, then turned back to face the window again with a soft sigh.
Clara slowly nodded while staring at her back and she also sighed. Maybe Mira was just overthinking.
"Argh! That Jack must pay for this, " Mira grimaced after some minutes while walking out of the bathroom then slumped down on the bed beside Clara.
Her eyes slowly darted to the window where Lily was still sitting and she sighed exasperatedly. " Lily, you must have a very strong digestive system, " she said in disbelief then heard her friend chuckled.
" Remember she warned us not to eat too much, " Clara said while carefully rubbing her stomach.
" Clara, let's take a stroll outside, " Mira said after sometimes and Clara nodded then carefully stood up.
" I also want to see how Jack's house looks like.__ Lily, let's go." She turned to her sister who slowly nodded and stood up.
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" Brother, aren't these beautiful?" Freya stopped in front of some red flowers as they slowly strolled through the garden which was at the farther end of the mansion.
Jack broke out of his thoughts and glanced down at the flowers then slowly nodded with a small smile.
" They're beautiful, " he replied and watched as she slowly bent down and picked a rose.
" See... it matches my dress, " Freya said softly with a laugh and looked up at him.
"Yeah." Jack nodded again and they continued walking silently in the large garden.
They passed by the different kinds of flowers with many types of colors which were mostly planted by his mother and a sigh escaped his lips as he remembered how she had mostly sobbed alone in this garden while trying to overcome her trauma.
The servants who were tending to the flowers paused in their works while admiring them and whispering between themselves.
Freya glanced at them and smiled softly then looked up at Jack again who was now in his thoughts again.
She slowly held his arm again while holding the flower with the other hand.
Several minutes passed by as they slowly strolled around the garden and the peaceful silence was instantly disrupted by the sudden ringing of Jack's phone.
Freya left his arm with a soft smile and watched as he retrieved the phone from his pocket then answered the call.