“You clean up on that side! I will work here. Remember what I told you! This corridor is close to the master's room, so you have to be gentle so you don't make any noise or you get in trouble."
Maris has already started to do her job. She had no interest in her work, nor did she care what Emmy had to say. There was simply nothing in this life that could bother her. Her goal in life now is to take revenge on "them" who destroyed her family.
Despite her young age, her way of thinking was far beyond that of girls her age. In return, the more you know, the more you calculate, and the deeper you will get into trouble. Maris slowly cleaned up while thinking idly. At this moment, clear screams coming from a room suddenly caught Maris' attention. She slowly approached where the sound was coming from. It seemed to be the voice of a girl begging for someone.
"Please! Please forgive me! I know I was wrong. Don't kill me. I beg you!”
The girl's voiceless screams and urgent pleas could not help but make listeners wary. Looks like someone is trying to take her life. Just hearing this was enough, Maris turned her back to leave to continue her work.
Suddenly, the door to the other room opened and the girl in the room quickly ran out. It was as if she'd been caught by the other person just one minute late. Her revealing clothes, bold cuts, colorful hair, and flashy make-up make her not a decent person. Moreover, the whole body exudes a strong alcohol smell like girls in a nightclub.
The other girl, while running away, accidentally bumped into Maris, causing her to fall to the ground without even looking back. Maris didn't mind caring about this person either, she just gently got up and left.
"Looks like you've been standing here all this time, huh?"
At this time in the room, a man in wrinkled clothes stepped out, with a red lipstick mark on his neck. This man is William, the eldest son of John. People who are known as peach blossoms are promiscuous. It seemed that he had just had a joke with the other girl.
Maris glanced at him, still keeping her expressionless face. She did not answer him, but directly left. Seeing that she did not answer him, and wanted to run away, William couldn't help but be angry. He ran up to Maris and pushed her hard against the wall.
"You dare ignore me?"
With each word that came out, his fingers squeezed Maris's shoulder tighter. But she still didn't show any pain at the moment, her eyes weren't pretending at all. This further touched William's self-esteem.
“That girl was beaten like that because she dared to offend me. Fortunately, I just signed a new contract with my partner this morning, so I'm very happy. That's why I spared her life! But you are different, you dare to make me mad? Wait until you are eighteen, I will make you torture and then kill you! Killing you somehow is the most painful!”
Seeing Maris still looking at him with those emotionless eyes, never answering made William even angry. His hand moved up, forcefully squeezing Maris's neck, gritted his teeth, and said:
“Do you believe if you dare to do this to me, I would kill you right now? I'm so beautiful! Those blue eyes, I really want to take them out to see what's actually inside. After all, you'll have to be killed by me later, shouldn't it be fine a little earlier?"
“What do you want to say? Begging me to forgive you! Beg me to forgive that girl, hurry up! Looks like I can't take it anymore, bae!"
As he spoke, William's hand tightened on Maris's neck, her face became redder and redder, and breathing gradually became difficult. Reflexively she raised her hand to try to free William's hand but her strength could not resist him. But she still decided not to beg or tell him anything right now.
Maris began to cough so hard, she was about to be unable to hold back anymore. Everything in her eyes now gradually became blurred. Her eyes slowly closed. Before she lost consciousness, she seemed to have heard someone's voice.
“Quick stop!”
….
A slow yet powerful voice resounded. From a distance, Matthew was hurrying up. Just now, while moving to his room, he suddenly found his brother strangling Maris by the neck.
William had just heard Matthew's voice. He turned his head to speak but still didn't intend to let go of Maris's neck.
“Is it you? Don't meddle in my business."
William's voice sounded a little disgruntled.
“Are you trying to kill her? Don't you remember what your father said?" Matthew tried to advise his brother.
William smiled slightly and then looked back at Maris, who still had no emotion on her face.
“Sooner or later, anything else? She still has to die sooner or later, it's better for me to free her soon."
Seeing his brother not paying attention to his words made Matthew a little nervous.
“What does he mean that we have to wait until she turns eighteen before the mission begins? Patience is also an obligation."
Hearing the word "patience" finally made William a little uneasy. Everyone knows that patience is the weak point for a hot-tempered person like William. Because of this, Mr. John was always afraid to appreciate him.
William regretfully removed his hands from Maris's neck.
“Baby, you are so lucky!”
After that, he turned to leave, and before he left the corridor, he did not forget to remind Matthew.
“Thanks for reminding me, my dear brother!”
The tone was full of sarcasm, which made Matthew a little sad. Although they are siblings, since childhood, they have had to undergo cruel training from their father, so they are no longer as close as they were when they were children. There is even hostility and mutual defense.
"Are you okay?"