Eight
555 Words
It was an awkward drive home, neither of them said anything to each other and Naya just avoided eye contact by staring out the window the whole time. Eliot was on a call with one of his business partners for half the ride home and he continued tapping away on his phone when he dropped the call.
His driver pulled in to his house and they both got down and walked in. His chef, Adeline and one of the house staffs, Clara walked out of the kitchen and greeted him
“You’re welcome young master” to which he just nodded in response.
They looked between him and the young lady beside him as if waiting for an explanation of some sort
“She’s my wife” he said simply as if reading their minds
Clara choked on air and Adeline quickly rubbed her back to relieve her. They were both startled at what the young master had just said
“Your wife?” Adeline asked again
“She’s my wife” he said again, without any emotion on his face
They both nodded in response
“There would be a proper introduction with all the staff at the end of the day” Eliot said as he signaled to Clara to come closer
“Show her to the room opposite the master’s” he said to Clara as she came closer
“Yes sir” she responded almost immediately
“Please go with her, she would show you to your room. If you need anything, ask any of the staff” he said to Naya but she didn’t respond or react, she was just staring at nothing
“Ma’am” Clara said as she tried to get Naya’s attention
But she didn’t respond
“My lady” she said again, this time tapping her shoulder gently and Naya was startled
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you, shall we?” Clara said simply
“Oh yes please” she said simply as she followed Clara upstairs without saying another word
Adeline returned to the kitchen more shocked than confused and Eliot had his driver take him back to the office
‘It’s a Wednesday and I still have to work, I’ll just think of it as I took some hours off to sign a business contract and I’m going back to work’ he said to himself in the car as he tried to reassure himself that he wasn’t wrong for this
Naya got into her new room and she couldn’t help but notice how huge it was. Luxury wasn’t new to her but this was different.
“Thank you, I’ll be fine from here” She said as she dismissed Clara
“And I’ll like to be alone, please” she added quietly just as Clara opened the door to leave
“Yes, my lady” Clara said as she left
She had always lived a good life but it dawned on her that she was now living as the lady of this mansion, against her will. She couldn’t believe that she had just sabotaged her entire life for her family’s happiness.
She buried her head in her pillow on her queen size bed and cried. She cried herself to sleep and Clara made sure nobody went in as per her orders.
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