The next morning,I woke up with headache and fatigue. Suddenly,I felt something wet on my forehead.
I raised my hand to touch it and found it to be a towel.
"You are now awake?" I heard a female voice say.
I turned towards her questionably as I didn't know who she was.
"My name is Pearl, I am the family doctor,Henry called me saying you had passed out last night" pearl said .
I nodded in understanding as I tried getting up but I felt my bones ache,I had to lie down again.
"You are still a little bit weak but within a week's time, you should be good to go. Thank God that tear wasn't too much. Didn't you learn anything about preparation from the elder?".Dr Pearl asked
Of course I learnt those things but at what time would I put them to use last night. I could only stay silent at her question.
Pearl then proceeded to tell me what I was supposed to be doing during intimacy, the medicine she bought me,at what time to take it and how to apply it etc before leaving the house.
After some time,I heard a knock at the door.
"Come in" I said in a horse and weak voice.
The person on the other end of the door pushed it open before she entered,it was a slightly older woman.
"Halo madam Ada,I am Demilia Nous. I am the head of all the work staff in this house. Mr Henry told me to meet up with you after the doctor's appointment. He said that he was supposed to introduce you to me and the rest but he got an emergency meeting and left" Demilia politely said.
It was now that I discovered Henry's absence. I was slightly disappointed as I had hoped that he would stay around for a few days after our wedding.
Mrs Charpil had told me that for the first week of our wedding, Henry's schedule would somewhat be cleared.
"Okay,let me dress up and meet you outside" I slowly said. Demilia nodded before closing the door behind her.
I slowly stood up to put on some clothes, however ,I felt like needles had been inserted in my thighs and legs causing me to slightly shake.
After properly getting dressed,I followed behind Demilia to meet the rest of the staff.
We took the elevator to where Demilia told me was the staff quarters.
"Good morning madam" A row of uniformly dressed women and men greeted.
I was slightly awkward as I hadn't been used to such etiquette. I therefore politely greeted them back before Demilia introduced the different departments they worked in.
After meeting with the staff, Demilia then led me to the dinning table before she rung a small bell.
I was slightly startled by the sound but I quietly watched. A man and woman in uniform white suits and kitchen hats drove a small cart in.
There were several plates of different delicacies.
I simply couldn't finish all this food. I therefore addressed my concerns towards the chef and Demilia.
"It's because we didn't know what madam wanted to eat so we prepared a range of delicacies" The chef said.
"Next time,just cook the usual breakfast,I don't have many demands" I sighed as I said.
"Yes madam " The chef answered in acknowledgement.
I then told them to leave as I wasn't accustomed to people waiting on me to eat.
After the breakfast,I planned to just have some rest as I was still feeling weak. Surprisingly, Demilia was standing straight and waiting outside the dinning room.q
"why are you still here?" I asked.
"Madam I wanted to have a word with you" Demilia said.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Well,You are the boss and madam of this house,the way you talk to the staff matters,if you become lenient in any way,they will become disrespectful towards you. When it reaches that stage,you will no longer be able to control them" Demilia explained.
I just blankly looked at her, I didn't see the need of being so strict towards the staff if they were properly doing their respective work.
"You don't understand madam Ada,in this circle, people love, respect and fear power. If you show any kind of weakness,you will simply be trampled upon" Demilia sighed as she said before leaving.
I was left thinking about what she said. Did I really need to be strict towards the staff to prove my authority? I couldn't do that no matter how much I thought about it.
I pensively went to bed until a short woman in Staff uniform woke me up to take my medicine and eat lunch.
I did as I was told,she then picked up the plate and went out. I couldn't sleep so I decided to walk around the house.
As I was heading to the flower garden in the backyard,I heard some voices speaking.
"Did you see her in the morning? Just a country girl,whom does she think she can govern ha!" A woman's voice was heard.
"By the time Mr Henry is done with her,she won't have the energy to spend on us. You know his behavior Hahahaha" Another woman's voice laughingly said.
"Don't talk about Henry,walls have ears,he is the last person you should talk about. Remember what happened to Sophie?" A man's voice suddenly interfered.
The two women speaking suddenly went silent.
"In any case,that Shiba or whatever her country name is shan't govern me! I even heard that she didn't complete school. She isn't even on the status of the lowest worker in this mansion !" The woman said.
"I understand your frustration,but Mr Henry likes her, don't do anything stupid you will regret " The man said.
"What do you mean likes her!don't make me laugh,Henry? liking her type? He is just with her to make his parents happy. just look,he left to go motor racing with his friends after his wedding. I heard him on the phone!" The woman angrily shouted
"Lower your voice will you?if you are caught speaking about Henry,see if you don't disappear " The man said.
"By the way,I heard that her friend married Zire hahaha this is getting funny.These two just rushed to marry rich men without any research,but who can blame them,I was just like them few years ago. What did she see in him" The woman slowly said.
After hearing everything they said, I knew Henry wasn't what he appeared to be,coupled with our wedding night,I had already been prepared to bare whatever comes with this marriage.
However,what I didn't want to accept was Tanti's marriage to also be lased with hardships!
"what is wrong with Zire?" I suddenly walked towards them as I asked.
The three people suddenly paled as they turned to face me,the man had a cigarette that was not allowed at work, he immediately dropped it and tried stepping on it, however,it was already too late as I had already seen it.
"Shiba!" The two women shouted.
"Call me Mrs Shiba Ada Charpil,I am the madam of this house! Now tell me, what is wrong with Zire and Henry?" I assertively asked.
"Speak I also want to hear what you have to say" Henry's voice suddenly intervened.
I suddenly felt cold allover, I don't think henry liked my question per his tone. When I turned towards the staff,they were already kneeling on the ground and shakingly asking for forgiveness.
I really didn't know what to say or do at this time. I slowly turned towards Henry.
"You are back?" I asked.