Year 1863
The servant opened the door for Thea.
She saw her uncle and Kay already sitting in the dining room first.
"Good morning, Uncle," she greeted him and took her place across from Kay. The Uncle, Blake, just nodded slightly. He did not even glance at her.
Thea immediately took the spoon. She was used to Blake's attitude.
"Don't forget to go home early today. Do you understand, Kyle?"
Thea stared at Kay. Blake never called his son 'Kay'. That's just what Thea way to called him.
"Yes, father. I think Thea also wants to come," he said.
Thea glared. For almost two days, Kay didn't come home and met her, which made Thea think Kay would never bring that up again.
Before Thea opened her mouth, Blake suddenly opened his mouth and agreed.
"Well, I don't think that's a bad idea. You too, Thea. Go out tonight with Kyle."
"But, uncle ..."
Blake looked at her. Thea didn't like being stared at by him the most, it felt like she was being intimidated.
"You go too," he ordered.
Thea nodded reluctantly. She glanced at Kay. Even though it was faint, she was able to see the man smiling triumphantly. Thea continued her breakfast without appetite.
Damn it!
Blake got up from the chair. "After you're done, meet me in the room," he said, to Thea.
She nodded, her eyes still fixed on Kay.
"Stop looking at me like that! You look scary. " Kay quickly finished his breakfast when he saw the knife Thea was holding tightly.
Maybe he needed to lift a plate to protect himself from a surprise attack.
"Are you satisfied?" Thea hissed.
Kay straightened up, emptied his glass and jumped from the chair. With an innocent smile, he walked toward the door.
"Yes! You could say so. I'm looking forward to a little party this afternoon," Kay winked his eyes, "...and wear a pretty dress, sweetheart ... "
Wuuuussshhh….
Kay stopped blinking. For a split second, he didn't move as the silver knife on the dining table hovered just above his ear.
"Oops! My hands slip," said Thea, flatly. She continued her breakfast without spare him a glance.
Kay could only shake his head. "It's dangerous, you know?" He pulled out the small knife stuck in the door. Before leaving, Kay threw it back onto the dining table. The knife stuck again in front of Thea.
"Anyway ... see you in the afternoon."
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Thea wore her dress assisted by her maid. A long cream colored dress draped her body perfectly. The material, which was thin like a curtain, seemed to wave when Thea moved. She faced the mirror once again, making sure the scar wasn't visible.
"You are truly beautiful, Miss!" Elisa stared in amazement. "All of the young noble men are sure will be attracted to you!"
"Elisa, you know I'm not the one who will find a partner."
"Yes. I know, My Lady. But I think it's the same." The maid smiled with sparkling eyes.
"Stop it, Elis! Just make sure no one can't see my scars, " Thea reprimand her.
Elisa immediately put on a flat face and nodded. She was confused.
Why only now Thea goes partying?
During her time serve The Wilkess, she had never seen her young lady went to a party like this. She has never hosted a party either. Elisa never saw her hanging around with another lady from another family after their young miss, Kate, leave. Well, even when Kate still around and dragged her, she kept herself hidden from people.
She always stucked inside the mansion.
Sometimes, she wondered if Thea ever felt bore in this huge home without a friend, except their young master. She actually knew more or less why Thea was avoiding people. It was because of the burn marks she suffered. If Thea had asked for it, she would have been happy to dress it up so it wouldn't be seen, like now. The make up is now much more advanced than before. She couldn't believe Thea lacked confidence when came to dressing up.
According to Elisa, Thea is very beautiful. Her face was much prettier - albeit with scars - than the Roggens sisters she had seen often.
Thea looked at her reflection, turned right and left. Her high collar and low bun covered the scar perfectly.
Knock ... knock, knock ...
"Come in, Kay," Thea raised her voice.
Elisa rushed out as soon as she saw Kay enter. Before closing the door, Elisha looked beaming at her two masters. The two of them fascinated her.
"Are you done?" Kay looked at her from behind the mirror.
"Yes."
Thea pulled Blake's letter for Mr. Lutz and tucked it under the dress. Inevitably, she had to leave when Blake handed her this thing.
Thea turned around. She found Kay still staring at her.
"What?"
"You look ..." Kay frowned. Maybe he was looking for the right words for Thea.
Thea waited for Kay to open his mouth and make fun of her. So that it would make her feel a less guilty if she had to throw the perfume bottle behind her body to his face.
"Hmm ... different, I guess," he continued.
Thea was still waiting.
"This is the first time I've seen you wearing a dress like this." Kay pointed at her dress. "You are really like a princess," he said. "A cold princess."
"Are you praising me or insult me?" Thea snorted.
"Well ... It's up to you what you want to interpret. If I didn't know you, I guess I would never have thought that this beautiful and elegant looking woman behind this gorgeous dress was a murderer."
Year 1853Thea chose to spend the rest of the afternoon sitting by the pond. Throughout collecting the second piece of trash, she avoided the other kids as much as possible, let alone the bunch of knee-length jeans boy and his genk.Thea had no intention of getting along well if they themselves didn't want to befriend with her.She sighed.Thea had nothing else to do, other than what Miss Yerez had told her. Her hands had been moving to throw small pebbles into the pond after her task completed. Without aware of the surrounding where she was not alone.Xander smiled. He found the girl on the same spot like yesterday. Fortunately he didn't go fishing so the pebbles she threw wouldn't make a trouble for him. Xander approched her.Thea stared at the far away scenery. Her parents used to take her on picnics in the summer. Typical hardworking father. During the workday, he would really concentrate and ignore Thea and her mother. Even so,
Year 1863She almost screamed.Thea gripped the perfume bottle tightly behind her. Her body stiffened.Did Kay knew what she's been doing? She never said about her dirty work at all.Never.Was she caught?Thea felt her knees weaken. Blake always said she shouldn't be caught by anyone and Thea agreed. Even though the world was collapsed, she didn't want to look any different in front of them. The one who should not know what her did is Kay, and it turned out that this man ..."Why is your face so pale?" Kay approached her."Ka, you said ... I ... am a murderer?" Thea's tongue suddenly froze when she stared at Kay, who nodding firmly."Of course. You kill me in every game we play. Horse racing. Archery. Shoot. Play chess. Fencing… Oh! I forgot. A few days ago I was—"Thea's body almost slumped to the floor if Kay didn't catch her. She, who suddenly short of breath for a moment, rushed to take
Year 1853Thea's neck was sting and sore when the dirty water touched her wound.Adel's eyes widened. After pushed and splashed her with water, she immediately threw the bucket in her hand. She seemed to have just realized what she had done."My hand slip accidentally! I didn't do it on purpose," she said, panicked. "You know too, don't you, Rose?" she was trying to justify herself when she saw a truly terrifying sight. Then Adel ran away from the place."Adeeellll !!! Where are you going?" Rose cursed. She turned to Thea "A- are you okay?""AAAAAAkkhhh! Help me! Aaaaaa, it hurts! Help me! " Thea was crying. She opened and clenched her fists, not daring to touch her neck. "Call someone. Anyone! Help me! "Rose still stood dazed. She ran looking for someone, when she saw Miss Yerez not far from where she was standing, she shouted."Miss Yereeezzz !!!""Why are you running, Rose? A woman can't–!""You must i
Year 1863 The commotion around her suddenly disappeared when Kay left her. Oh come on! Thea didn't want to be left alone with this strange looking man. "So you are Kyle's cousin?" Thea furrowed her brows. Didn't Kay tell you that earlier? "Yes," Thea still replied politely. After all, she was here on behalf of Thea Wilkess, the distant relative of the Earl. At least, Thea had to behave without embarrassing Blake or Kyle. Rupert led her aside. Thea followed him reluctantly. Her body straightened. Thea's neck even stiffened. The summer afternoon wind could not ease her restlessness. Several people began to look curiously as soon as they arrived at a table full of pastries. With her keen hearing, Thea could hear the people whispered about her. "For you, my lady," Rupert raised a glass of white wine and handed it to Thea. "Thank you." Thea immediately took a sip of her drin
Year 1853Thea's thin body jerked.In the quiet night, something happened.Suddenly, something or someone pulled the blanket violently. She couldn't see well as she turned off the light before going to sleep. Her body was dragged off the bed. Thea tried to rebel. But she couldn't fight many people. She was dragged and paraded out of the room."What is this? Let me go!" Thea struggled."SHUT UP!" They didn't expect Thea to fight.She managed to escape from their grip.Thea turned her head in a panic and crawled to save herself. She had no idea what happened. Her instincts told her to run, so she did. But there were five or six people blocking the way and grabbed her back. They kept dragging her like a trash to the backyard."Let me go! What do you want? "They threw Thea on the ground. She tried to stand up. The bigger boy pushed her shoulders down."You witch! Killer!""Shut up!""Don't pret
Year 1863 "Are you all right, Miss?" A man looked at her worriedly. Thea shook her head. "No. I am fine. Thank you." Thea welcomed the man's helping hand politely. "Do you want me to take you somewhere? Somehow you look lost." Thea was silent. Her brain still trying to digest what she heard earlier. Is it possible the talk earlier...all about her? "You are very beautiful, Miss." Thea was stunned. "Erm, I'm sorry if I'm being rude. You seem unwell, but I really want to say it, " the man bowed slightly, feeling guilty. Thea smiled awkwardly. "Thank you." Aware of the discomfort of the woman in front of him, he let go of her grip, bowed and bid farewell. Thea tried to shake her thought. She walked without paying attention to her front when a man appeared around the corner, making herself startled. "Oh! I'm sorry, young lady..." Thea suddenly got her
Year 1853Thea's breathing echoed in the silent room.The two of them fell silent when Xander, who returned from taking the first aid kit, stared at the bloodstained stone that Thea had thrown."I didn't do it! I swear!" she said with wide eyes. She really didn't do that. Who would have thought that her foot touched something liked evidence of Jane's attack.Xander looked at the stone on the floor. He sighed and then told Thea to come closer."Sit here. I will treat your wound first."Thea obediently sat beside Xander, who immediately did his job."Is the wound really worse? I mean, Jane?" she asked, hesitantly.Xander muttered. He was sure Thea didn't do the evil deed even though he didn't know how to explain it. It happened so fast. Someone sneaked into the orphanage and Jane happens to run into the culprit. Thea, who was in her room couldn't possibly know what had happened.The other kids only took their ange
Year 1863Thea peeked out from under her blanket."Kay?""What?"Thea turned around, her head slightly raised. She observed the man who so-called cousin who sit beside her."Let's talk until I fall asleep," she pleaded. She choose to keep talking to distract herself from unnecessary things."Do you want me to sing a lullabies?" Kay asked.They used to tell stories before bed or chat about everything. He also sang her lullabies. Sadly, that had not happened since he was busy at the hospital. They didn't know how much they have lost their life stories about each other.Thea muttered. "No. How about you tell me about your long list date?"Kay stared at her in surprise."Why do you suddenly ask me that?""I'm just curious. Your friend –that white shirt man– said you are quite popular among women."Thea had never been to a party and heard about it in person, but as soon as the party w