Ariana was hoping to have lunch with Lucian, but they already got food for her inside her room.
"Mr. Fret, w-won't your master be joining me for lunch," Ariana asked as she couldn't hold back her curious tongue. She suddenly felt the need to see him.
"Master had to leave for an emergency meeting so he asked you to have lunch by yourself for now, but he promised he would join you for the dinner" Fret answered.
After Ariana walked out of the study, Lucian received a call and had to leave immediately but on his way out he didn't forget to inform Fret about his wish to join Ariana for the dinner.
Ariana felt a little sad when she heard Lucian wouldn't be having his lunch with her but she also felt happy that he would be back before dinner time.
Giving Fret a nod, Ariana silently finished her food and the maids quickly cleared the table taking back the food tray.
"Do you wish to have anything else Miss Ariana" Fret asked.
Ariana shook her head. She was too full to eat anything else.
Fret tucked his chin giving her a light bow and turned to leave when Ariana stopped him. "Excuse me" she didn't know how was she supposed to acknowledge him so she came up with a formal call.
Fret turned around and watched Ariana taking a step towards him. It looked like she had something to talk about, so before she could speak he asked," Do you need something, Miss Ariana"
"Yes," Ariana was quick to answer which took Fret by surprise. He could see her eyes hopefully looking at him, just like a child who wanted something from her mother.
Ariana pursed her lips into a thin line, but since she had already decided to talk about it, she brushed off her nervousness and said," I would like to have a telephone installed in my room"
Fret frowned at her words giving her a confusing look. He didn't know why she wanted a telephone inside her room when she could ask him to purchase her a new cellphone. Don't people nowadays use it for long-distance communication? he thought.
Ariana was waiting for Fret to agree to her request but even after a minute passed she only saw him staring at her cluelessly.
'Didn't he understand my words or was I too low that he didn't hear me at all' she thought as she kept looking at his reaction.
Not able to hold his silence for too long Ariana asked," Did you hear me, mister..."
"Fret! You can call me Fret, Miss Ariana" Fret snapped out of his thoughts the second she opened her mouth to speak.
Ariana felt embarrassed when he suddenly answered her by raising his voice which almost made her flinch. Her eyes watched him with surprise and then she saw him bob his head.
"A new telephone will be installed in the room as soon as possible, anything else Miss Ariana" he further asked.
Though Fret wanted to suggest her cellphone instead she requested a telephone then he would bring one for her but wait, was she allowed to have one at first? he thought.
'I need to ask Master about it' he told himself and left Ariana's room without letting her reply to his question.
Ariana was amused by Fret's strange behavior. He didn't even bother to wait for her answer and just walked away.
Her thought toward him began to change, but she decided not to ponder so much and try to understand everyone around her just like she did back in the orphanage.
The thought of her old home once again made her upset. She left a place full of happy faces to come and stay here where she didn't know anyone. 'How can her fate be this cruel' she thought and closed the door before she turned around and walked to her bed.
It was a feast she had for lunch and now once again she was feeling sleepy but she stopped herself from losing consciousness and decided to do something to pass her time.
She had already arranged her stuff and even her room was kept neat, then what was she supposed to do in the meantime?
Ariana never liked to waste her time and always indulged herself in various indoor activities. She liked watering plants and also teaching the kids in the orphanage.
Martha would always let her do things that caught her interest but after coming she felt restricted. They have servants to look after the mansion and she just had to lift a finger before them if she wanted anything.
'This princess-like treatment was making her feel awkward'
Heaving out a deep breath, Ariana turned towards the balcony and decided to step out. The moment the cool breeze hit her skin she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
The air around her feel so good that she chose to keep her eyes close for something devouring the feeling and it was then she opened her deep brown eyes.
Though she had already witnessed the gigantic mansion from the outside the view of the property from her balcony was exotic. A vast lawn lay before her eyes with multiple flower plants sowed inside the ground.
A sense of familiarity crossed her mind and a smile crept on her lips. "It's beautiful" she mumbled as her eyes kept absorbing the beautiful look ahead.
"Should I take a look around?" she asked herself.
Ariana had been getting bored sitting ideally in her room, so she decide to take a look around the mansion. Turning around she walked inside the room heading straight to the door and stepped out.
Standing in the corridor, she looked for Fret. 'It would be better if she ask Fret to guide her for a tour around the mansion'
With that thought, Ariana took the right way and walked towards the stairs heading down looking for Fret, but she couldn't find him anywhere.
Her eyes kept searching him forgetting the other pairs of eyes staring her way. Noticing the trouble in her look one of the maids working around stepped in.
"Young Miss, do you need anything" she lightly bowed down keeping her eyes on the ground, and asked.
They would be in huge trouble if Fret happens to find Ariana stepping out of her room looking for something.
Ariana stopped and looked at the maid confusingly. Sensing the concern in her voice Ariana quickly shook her head denying her words," Eh, I don't want anything" she said waving both her hands in no letting out an awkward smile.
She didn't realize there were other people to whom she could seek help to find Fret.
The maid raised her head with her lips pursed into a thin line. "Then what should I help you with Young Miss" the maid had seen Ariana looking for someone so she quickly asked her.
Ariana felt strange with the way they had been calling her young miss. She had already corrected one maid earlier and she happened to understand it but she forgot to convey her message to the other people around.
'Should I correct her' she thought ready to open her mouth when suddenly a deep voice came from her back and they both snapped their attention at the person.
Fret stood there with his usual blank look and stared at them. "Are you looking for me Miss Ariana?" he asked.
Ariana's mouth hung open when she heard his words. 'How did he know I was searching for him when he was nowhere to be seen'
Fret turned his eyes next to Ariana and motioned the maid to leave. Getting his cold glare, the woman walked away from there.
Ariana was baffled for a few seconds but snapped out when she heard his footsteps approaching her way and she quickly brushed off her thoughts.
"Y-Yes Fret" Ariana smiled forcefully trying to mask her dumbstruck look and started at Fret who was by now standing a few steps away from her.
Fret lightly creased his brow assuming why would she step out of the room, looking for him but then he realized she had no source to communicate with anyone of them inside the house rather than coming out a looking for them.
Except for their master's room, there was no telecom installed anywhere inside the house.
Ariana had her eyes fixed on Fret as she tried to understand his change in expression. This man was like a mystery to her. One second she thought it was easy to communicate with him but the next second he felt so distant.
'It wasn't like that in the orphanage' she came to think.
Maybe this shyness came because she never associated herself with the people out from the Angel's Eye which was why she kept on getting cautious around them.
"I wanted to take a stroll around the mansion. I was getting bored... inside the room" she said scratching the back of her head and watching Fret's lips twitching into a smile.
'Did he just smile' she thought and shook her head but the smile was gone and just like that he was again back with the blank look.