Ella moved closer and took a peek at him. He was dressed in casual cloths, a black turtle neck sweater and jeans. His hair was curled up on top of his head and his eyes seemed to glow in the dim light provided by the fire. One could not think he was the president of some big company if they saw him at the moment.
"Come here wife, he called out to her. Ella's spine tingled at the sound of his voice that sounded hoarse and rather seductive. She sat down next to him and both were silent for a while.
"Why didn't you tell me, about what happened to your grandfather?" He questioned her as his eyes studied her intensely.
"I didn't think that you needed to know." She replied honestly since this was just a contract marriage and there were was no any other form of attachment involved.
"Is that the reason you agreed to marry me?" he asked.
"Yes." Ella replied as her eyes met his. The atmosphere suddenly got tense as both stared at each other. Diablo was fascinated by the girl before him because she knew what she wanted and the fact that she could do anything for the people she loved, added to her charm. Suddenly, he wondered what it could feel like if he actually got her to care about him. His eyes lit up at his thoughts as he stood up and tucked his hands into his pockets.
"Come, let me show you around the house. "he said to her. Ella stood up and walked besides him as he took her on a short tour around the house. The first floor had the living room, dining hall, kitchen and a few other rooms while the second floor was mainly made up of guest rooms and for some unknown reasons, he did not take her to the third floor. He showed her his room that was at the end of the corridor.
"Sir, dinner is served." A man that was about sixty years said to Diablo. He was the butler and house keeper.
"Okay, we shall be down shortly." Diablo replied and watched the old man walk away. He led Ella down the stair case to the dining hall.
"Is the food served to your liking?" he asked her as he pulled out a chair for her to seat.
"Yes" Ella replied as she looked at the various dishes displayed before her on the long dining table that was enough to seat around twelve people. Diablo sat down opposite her and watched her eating again. She seemed to eat less compared to lunch as she seemed lost in thought. He tapped into her thoughts and discovered she was just a little worried since she was in a new place. He moved and sat next to her making her turn and look at him questioningly. He cut some steak from her plate and raised it to her mouth.
"Eat." He said but Ella shook her head in refusal. She just did not feel like eating. Diablo's eyes seemed to brighten at his wife's rejection. He barely got rejected by anyone and her she was doing just that. He still wanted her to eat something and he was going to make sure she did. He excused himself for a while and made a quick phone call to Davos.
"How do I get someone to eat food?" he asked the man on the other line.
Davos: "…!"
This man had called him late in the night to ask him how he could get his wife to eat something. He was interrupting his fun time.
"You could put the person at gun point and rest assured, they will eat all the food and even ask for more." Davos suggested teasingly.
"I cannot do that." Diablo replied sternly, making Davos tell him a less violent way. He thanked his friend and hang up after getting the information he needed.
"Say aahh…" He said to Ella as he raised the fork that was holding the piece of steak to her mouth. Ella was surprised at the cute little performance she was getting from him. She did not think he was capable of being so adorable. Since she had seen all the trouble he had gone through to get her to eat something. She reluctantly opened her mouth and ate the meat making Diablo smile in satisfaction. He continued to feed her against her protests until she could have no more.