Maid Tate walked into the home office of Edward, both her arms folded on her back.
With light steps, she walked briskly to where Edward sat,
"You called for me" She stated, her gaze staring down, not meeting Edward's eyes.
Edward loudly cleared his throat as he stood up from the seat, and with both his hands in his trousers pockets, he walked over to the window.
"Give me the reports" He commanded
Tate's lashes fluttered.
"Miss Seraphina and maid Gabriela have been going out more than usual, sir" she stated
"And?" Edward pressed on
Tate cleared her throat abruptly, she felt hesitant to reveal what she was about to but that was what Edward had recently appointed her to do, to keep an eye on everyone living in the house.
"Speak!" Edward thundered
Tate squeezed her eyes shut, biting her lower lips, "Ethan spent the night in Miss Serena's room" she warbled.
Edward turned to face her speedily, his brows snapped together,
"Wh..what!!" He bawled
Tate kept her gaze fixed on the floor, she couldn't afford to meet Edward's eyes at that moment.
Edward walked over back to his desk and banged his hands on it angrily causing Tate to quiver. The sound echoed in the thick air of the room.
"Leave at once" he bawled at her
Tate let out a small gasp as she hustled out of the office.
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Gabriela winced slightly as she walked into the kitchen and unexpectedly met Grace,
She quickly recollected herself,
"Good morning Miss Grace" she uttered as she walked over.
Grace swiftly glanced at her with a tight slipped smile, she uttered no words.
Gabriela let out a soft and quiet sigh as she walked past Grace to do her business.
It's been this way for years, while the rest of the family went on to pretend like Gabriela's bother, Simon did not literally lose his life at this house, Grace had been doing so well ignoring her for the past years.
Gabriela swiftly turned to face Grace with a snapped brow as she heard her say...
"I wonder why you are still here"
And with a deep frown on her face, she watched as Grace sauntered away.
'you are going down soon' Gabriela uttered in a hushed tone, her forehead creased.
Gabriela's phone buzzed with a text.
It was from Sebastian.
Her lips curled up in a smile as she tapped on the screen.
"Can you check on Seraphina, she is not picking up my calls"
"Uhhhh!" Gabriela let out a loud groan as she tossed the phone on the table.
'Seraphina! Seraphina! It's all about her!'
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"Hey"
Ethan uttered in a whisper as Serena quietly snuck into his room and gently closed the door.
Serena turned to face him, her back pressed against the door, and a big smile engulfed her face. She slowly bit her lower lip.
"Come here" Ethan uttered with a smirk, his arms wide open, inviting Serena in, on the bed where he sat.
Serena's heart tinged with excitement as she hurried over to him and sank into his open arms.
Was this love?
To her it was!
And she cared less about the implications her actions would cause.
At this moment, she was happy being this way with Ethan, a married man and the son of her supposed lover.
She shut her eyes and slightly moaned as Ethan began to kiss her neck. In a swift moment, with just one movement, Ethan was on top of her, his hands moving all over her body while she just lay there, her hands sprawled out above her head.
*Bang*
Serena and Ethan immediately froze as they both heard the loud bang from the door, they both held their breath and stole quick glances at each other.
Just then the door to Ethan's room suddenly flung open and Edward stepped into the room with a furious scowl on his face, he held a gun in one hand.
Ethan immediately flung off from the bed, his eyes widened with fright and his nostrils flared as his eyes rested on the gun in his father's hand.
"Oh my God" Serena uttered in a wobbly tone as she softly began to sob out, terrified.
Slowly she climbed down from the bed, her two hands already up in the air. Her eyes wide opened with fright and her lips shivering.
"I'm sorry.. please…please" Serena began to plead, rubbing her palms together, with her eyes tightly squeezed together as Edward made his way towards them.
Ethan quivered, he took a few steps back, his forehead greasy with sweat.
'oh shit'
"It..it's not what you think Father..I..can explain" Ethan blurted
*Pah*
He immediately received a hard slap from his father.
Serena quivered where she knelt.
Without uttering a single word, Edward pointed the gun directly at Serena.
"Ahh…pl.. please" Serena pleaded, her tone petrified and her eyes beaming with tears.
Her whole body was shaking at this point.
'I don't want to die'
"Please! Don't kill me" Serena continued to plead, the tears running down her cheeks.
"Yes! Kill her! She…she seduced me, father! Why did you bring her into our home" Ethan blurted ruthlessly.
"Keep quiet!!" His father bawled at him with his brows tightly snapped together, fury evident in his eyes.
Ethan quivered as he instantly avoided his hard gaze.
Serena let out a loud gasp of disbelief.
'Ethan'
She couldn't believe what her ears just heard Ethan say.
How could he be so cruel?
Her crying got even louder
"Be silent woman" Edward charged at Serena.
"And you, get out of this place " he thundered to Ethan who scurried out, immediately. He shut the door loudly behind him.
Serena shrieked as she felt the nap of the gun rest on her forehead.
She squeezed her eyes shut as if she had given up but then she opened them back widely.
And in swift seconds, she was up on her feet, struggling to get the gun from Edward's tight grip.
The gun fired...