SEA'S BRIDE (PHILMYTHO ROMANCE II)

CHAPTER 32

If there was something that I could consider as the most generous thing that I ever did for the master, it would be the idea of keeping my weakly state working to seek reinforcement for him.

What just bugs me is if Leandro really did help him after I lost myself from dizziness. I only remembered him asking me who is Amanikable?

It's funny that he would even ask me such, doesn't he know his master? He really can be a dimwit sometimes, no matter how he can be a walking dictionary most of the time. I just can't help myself but laugh until I realized...

What if he isn't kidding? What if he actually meant when he asked me who is Amanikable? Could it be that he really doesn't know his master is also Amanikable?

That can't be possible! Leandro is the master's most loyal butler s***h right-hand if I may consider, and not knowing about that is a complete shame of his position in the dome.

But then, an assumption made me pondered even more; What if his master was hiding the fact that he is Amanikable from everyone else in this dome? After all, his case may not be far from being close to Stefano's and Thalia's cases too.

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"Miss Emalia, thank goodness you are finally up." greeted by one of the maids surrounding me.

I was still wrinkling my half-awake eyes as I began querying, "Where is he?" with a worrisome tune. I can't believe how he had completely changed my perspective so quickly, he was even the first person that came to my head the moment I woke up from what I can say--a nightmare.

The maid's face is still looking at the ground when she answered me back, "Were you perhaps looking for our master, Miss Emalia?" or more like a confirmation instead.

"Yes," I bluntly said back with no hesitation. Normally, I would deny it but this time, I really am eager for the whereabouts of their master as the picture of me being saved by him from those sea creatures slowly paints itself back in my memory. The humiliation of me being saved and barely doing anything to save him and even leaving him behind after he destroyed the sensor has finally sunk inside my head.

"Master is currently inside his room. He is being tended by the head butler." She finally said.

"Leandro," I murmured.

"What is that, miss Emalia?" She asked to clarify what I tried to mumble. When I clarified it on another note instead, "I'll go to the master's room and see him." I told her.

I was surprised when she reacted as if somewhat hesitant to move. "Is there a problem?" I was quick to ask as it was somewhat bothersome.

"Well, the head butler strictly ordered not to let you go outside of your room, Miss Emalia," she admitted.

"For what grounds? If he is concern about my condition then don't worry because right now, I am perfectly feeling fine. I need to go see your master."

"I'm sorry miss Emalia, but it wasn't for that reason."

"Then what is it?"

The maid was pinching her fingers as she clasps them together nervously. I can sense that there was something really odd going around here the moment I woke up to these numbers of maids inside my room. And I just happen to validate that assumption up to this moment, "Was he upset after knowing I stole his watch?"

"Not just that miss Emalia..."

I am completely stopped there. What is it then if not that? What more could be his reason for detaining me inside my room other than that?

"Is it because I tried escaping the dome?" I said trying to believe it was for this reason but the maid finally divulges it this time.

It gave me a wave of shiver across my skin when she said, "The head butler was too upset that because you decided to escape, our master has to lay a sacrifice just to save you miss Emalia." her tone was genuine and truthful that it pains me hearing it actually. I am guilty about this but can they really blame me for earnestly wanting freedom? I didn't expect that there will be those sea creatures around that area in the first place. But I understand that protesting my side now is futile.

I rose from the bed and with full force, I stride my way out no matter how most of them try to hamper me, "If you try to stop me, I will not forgive each of you." I warn them as they all try to block my way. The voice I made sounded too much like the master's way of delivery. Was I becoming more like him? I don't think so. This must have been just an urge to see him. funny. Why would I, who despises him, want to see him just because he saved me once?

Pathetic. I keep reminding myself what kind of a pathetic clown I look right now while on my way towards the master's study while the maids follow me like a group of ducklings stuck with their mother. Inside there, I saw Leandro who was about to head outside with some folder in his hand.

"Miss Emalia!" His greeting sounded more like dismay to me. He then darted a glare towards the maid behind me which I immediately stop by taking away his attention.

"It's not their fault. I forced myself here. You can't detain me inside that room, Leandro. I want to see your master!"

He just bowed down slightly as he answered me back, "My master is currently not accepting any audience right now."

"Even me?"

"Most especially, miss Emalia." He bluntly answers back that infuriates me,

"Well, if you won't allow me to see him I might just end up staying outside his study until he allows my request to let me in," I told him. Leandro is testing my patience towards him, sorry but I won't easily give in.

Leandro soon left without letting me in. The master's room has two guards shielding the door of his study from me. I tried pleading for me to enter but they won't just easily give in.

"Just this once, let me just see him," I told Leandro when he returns after an hour.

"What is it so hard to understand about the master doesn't wish to see any audience right now."

"Leandro!" I scream back at him out of frustration, and he was so caught out of it. I can't believe that one word would actually make him froze from where he stands. I took the opportunity and told him, "I wanted to see your master now. You can't deny him to me because of some stupid order like that. Remember when he did this before? And it was only I who was able to enter the room without being scolded? Let me try that again, Leandro. I will only retreat when I can hear directly from him that he doesn't want to see me. If he does want to see me, however, then I will stay—you will let me stay. I will not submit to a butler's mere command, Leandro."

He sighs out of defeat, slapping his right palm on his face. "All right, follow me." he finally said.

I suddenly wondered and pointed the study's door behind us, "But wasn't he supposed to be in this room?" I asked.

"The master is in the infirmary." He clarified. And I had to give a cold glare towards the maids behind me who lied about the Amanikable's whereabout before I followed Leandro who had headed out first. I then decided to dismiss them right after.