It had been a week since I was hired.
And honestly, things have been going smoothly after that night.
Well… it’s mostly because Azrael hadn’t been returning home. Or maybe he did but I just never saw him.
Alas. It’s better if he is not here, that way I can breathe and act normally without fear of getting scolded.
But… it does get lonely.
…
That morning, after breakfast, I found Elizabeth trimming the flowers in the garden.
“Mrs. Elizabeth?”
She looked up.
“Yes?”
I hesitated. “Can I ask something?”
She nodded for me to continue.
“Where’s Sir Azrael?”
She continued clipping the roses before answering casually.
“Overseas.”
“Oh…”
“He left the morning after his cousins visited.”
I blinked. “I didn’t even know.”
“He had an urgent business meeting abroad.”
She dusted her glov
