"I'll help you go to the dining room" the doctor from earlier said with a smile as she helped me walk toward the door
"To be honest I feel as if this house has turned into my second duty post, please recover quickly so I can stop coming over every second okay" she sighed and I suddenly began to feel bad about stressing her
"I'm sorry," I said fixing my glasses as I sat on the seat she drew out for me
"No need to be, just eat properly and recover quickly, also don't ever get ill then I'll feel the sincerity of your apology" she smiled
"Are you threatening your patient by any chance?" I looked up to find the guy with red hair dressed in a casual sweater and a pair of black trousers walking down the stairs. His deep, hushed voice sent shivers down my spine, and I suddenly felt hypnotized by his simple but alluring appearance.
"No I wasn't, I was just trying to tell her to be extra careful with her health, since I'm done with the check-up I'll take my leave," she said taking to her heels
Seems she's also afraid of him, but why exactly are they scared of him?
He doesn't look like a monster or anything, but still, I have to tread with care and study every single one of them if I want to successfully run away from here.
"Good evening brother" Xavier walked towards me taking a seat beside me just to be met by the cold eyes of his brother which turned my feet cold
"Why are you late for dinner?" Mr. Dean suddenly questioned
"You never came for dinner so I never had to set a timer for it just like I usually do for breakfast" he murmured
"Excuse you?" Mr Dean retroted as the food was served
"I was wrapping up my assignment, I'm sorry for being late" he apologized but I doubt he meant it
"You must be well acquainted with our quest over here since you both attend the same University, so I'll get straight to the point, Miss Carmela, you must be aware of the condition in which you were brought in here so I hope you don't try anything stupid and leave according to my rules." He looked at me and I quickly adverted eye contact since I felt uncomfortable about maintaining one
"If you don't know, then I must inform you that I hate wasting money, so I hope you don't make me regret bringing you into my house," he said in a cold tone that made me feel like my soul was about to jump out of my body.
"He never speaks more than a hundred words a day but today he's doing that I wonder if I'll be able to have a good night's rest today or maybe I'll be having a nightmare" hitting the plate before him with his cutleries, I heard Xavier murmured for the second time just to be met by the death stare of his brother
"Can I eat now? I'm starving." he rolled his eyes, and I suddenly felt like I was in a building with a ticking bomb that was going to explode any second.
I looked up to find Mr Dean having a bite of his meal, same with Xavier, so I also picked up my cutleries, but why was my dish so different from theirs?
I've never been a fan of vegetables from a very young age, but here I have my entire plate filled with vegetables.
Am I a human being or a rabbit?
I twirled the spoon I was holding while looking at the unappetizing dish before me while bitting the bottom of my lips thinking of what to do
If I don't have at least a bite from the plate, it may seem rude, but the truth is I can't bring myself to have a bite of it.
"You don't seem to like the dish" I looked up through my glasses to find Mr Dean looking down at me
I opened my mouth to speak but couldn't form words so I picked up the notebook Xavier had given me earlier
"It's not that I don't like the dish, I don't feel like having it," I wrote down before passing the note to him
"I see, might be the side effects of the drugs you were administered. Buttler!" He called and a man who seemed to be in his fifties made his way toward us before bowing slightly
"Please ask the chef to make a more simple and healthy dish for her,she's currently lacking appetite," he instructed, and the butler made his way towards the kitchen.
Am I getting special treatment or is this just him being an angel
"Wonderful, he suddenly seems quite observant all of a sudden" our commentator added
"Xavier, isn't this year supposed to be your final year?"
Well seems someone just invited trouble for himself since he couldn't keep his mouth shut
"Yes"
"Then what are your plans? Do you still plan on living under my roof even after your graduation?" Mr Dean's question made the room temperature suddenly dropped
"We..well I do have my plans, I'll show them to you in a presentation format after my graduation which is in a few months from now" he answered not lifting his face from his plate
"Since Carmela attends the same university as you make sure you take care of her since you're her senior," her said before taking his leave from the dining table
"Take care of her my foot I just feel like kicking him in the face" Xavier cursed dropping his cutleries "Don't get deceived by his good nature, this is just him showing his good side, his devilish side is even much worse than you can imagine" he sighed leaving the dining table as well.
Are they brothers or enemies?
'I miss you so much, Grandma,' I sighed, resting my head on the table.
For some reason, I find myself between the devil and the deep blue sea as I'm still unaware of who this Nix Dean is and what he wants from me.
It's so weird that someone like him would be willing to pay a huge sum of money for someone like me, who would neither bring him any benefit but only bring him more trouble.
Could there be more to what's happening that I am unaware of?
What could his motives be for keeping a mute girl like me in his residence?
Well, until I can find a suitable answer to my questions, I'll have to stay in this house and discover the connection between Me and Mr Dean or maybe him and my adoptive family since no explanation can make total sense to me as of now.