It was evening. Arien sat in the balcony watching the beautiful garden at the back of the house eating fruits which Anne gave her. Thinking about what to do next. She can't live here forever. No, she has to find who she is. She has to do something. But ... What?
Arien asked a lot about this 'master' from Anne while walking in the garden. She got to know that he was rich yet cold-blooded and ruthless from the information aunt Anne gave her.
Definitely aunt Anne did not said those words directly but somehow the works of this master pointed to this.
She didn't want so much favor form anyone which she would not be able to pay back. All her food and clothes were prepared by the 'master' of this house.
She was living here from past two days but hasn't seen this master. She wondered who he was and also why was he doing it for her.
Silver-grey Mercedes entered from the front gate and stopped in front of the house. The driver, Mr Watson, came out and open the door. Devian walked inside the house with graceful steps. Every step he took was elegant.
He was like a walking God! Rich and handsome. What else does a girl want?
As he entered the living room Anne greeted him, "Young master".
"Where is she?" he asked
"She is in the room"
"Okay" he said those words and walked towards his room. His steps were fast yet steady.
After reaching to the door he hesitated then opened it. Arien who was immersed deeply in her thoughts suddenly felt something and turned her face towards the door. The next thing she saw was a tall and handsome man wearing a custom-made black suit with a great taste. He emitted an invincible aura. She was stunned for a moment.
"Who's he !"
"How did he came in!""No I can't put my guard down!"
Arien got up and walked towards the man.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" She questioned.
Keeping a suitable distance she stood and looked straight into the eyes of this man. His eyes were deep as if the whole universe was in it. His face was perfect with no flaws.
At the same time Devian looked at the girl quietly. His cold gaze gradually became gentle.
"She is really exquisite and alluring."
Both stared at each other for a long time with gentle yet confused look.
"Who are you and why are you here?" She repeated her question again.
Her soft and alluring voice bought him back to reality.
"What was I thinking right now!" he thought.
What was he thinking! What has happened to him? That day he bought her home and now he was...staring at her like that ! What's going on?
He retracted his gaze went to the shelves near the bed, took a file and flipped through the pages. His lips were slightly curved into a smile which looked rather charming.
"I asked who are you?" Seeing that he was ignoring her like that Arien glared at him.
Devian chucked "Who am I?"
"I saved you that night. You owe me, don't you?" A devilish smile flashed in his eyes.Arien was confused, "Was this man the master of the house?" she thought. He was completely different from what she had imagined.
She thought that he would be a man around his 50's and would look ruthless but... this man was not only young and handsome, he even looked sober.Aunt Anne had told her that whatever master wanted he would get it anyhow even if he would use ruthless means. But his personality actually doesn't match.Seeing her confused expression he frowned slightly, " What? Are you thinking of escaping without paying back my favor?"
"No, I mean I'll pay you back but..." Arien bit her lips and hesitated before saying, "But you see I don't know where I am. I'm only alive because of you, I'll definitely pay you back but... but I need some time. I don't have money right now"
"You want to pay me money?" His eyebrows raised and his lips curved into a smile.
She would pay him money ! Right? Paying the richest man money...but how much?
"I would give you a week's time, if you can't pay by then you will have to agree to my conditions." Devian said while flipping through the pages of the file.
Arien could not help but ask "How much do you want me to pay?"
"1 million dollar" he said casually without even lifting his head.
Are you serious!!! You think one million dollar would grow from nowhere in just a week's time ! This director is really ruthless !
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"A million dollar!" Arien exclaimed."How would I get it in just a week""Since you can't pay me million dollar you can agree to my condition. Without paying you are not allowed to leave this place." Devian chuckled.Her intuitions told her that the condition he would put forward is not going to be a good one."I'll try my best to pay you within a week." She spoke out confidently, hiding the waves of emotion stirring in her heart. Yet she was unable to suppress it."Is that so?" He saw through her mind but didn't expose her. "I'll wait then."He kept the file back to the shelf and was about to walk out of the room when Devian heard her saying ,"Can I please borrow your phone, I
She sat on the bench and was confused about what to do next. Her mind was in a mess when suddenly a young man from nowhere came and stood in front of her. "Arien, where were you? After you went away I searched everywhere but still didn't find you.""Who are you?" Arien was shocked"Come on, don't mess around I'm Harry Chester I'm your Harry.""Huh? Harry Chester? Who Harry Chester?""We loved each other so much. How could you ask such silly question?" He reached his hand to touch Arien's nose but she dodged.She stood up and looked straight into his eyes with an emotionless face."He looks very confident and genuine. Is he speaking
"It's getting late. You should rest. Let me show you your room. Tomorrow I'll accompany you to look for a job." Harry led the way while happily speaking.Arien followed behind him. It was a big villa. Even if it was much smaller than the one Devian owned, it was still enough for a big family to reside in. They walked to the first floor. Suddenly something caught her attention. She glanced inside the room through the half opened door. It was the master bedroom. At the bedside table there was a photo of her. She entered into the room and looked at it closely.Yes, it was her in the photo. She was smiling brightly. She turned her head towards her left and saw many other frames hanging on the wall. She was there in every photo, smiling brightly as ever.Unconsciously, she smiled look
He stood straight, tidied his slightly crumpled shirt and held Arien's hand. Her cold hands were in his warm palm which gave her a sense of security and comfort. But as she took a step she felt a sharp pain in her right foot and struggled to stand clenching onto Devian's shirt. Devian's eyes swept from her face to her leg where there were stains of blood. He knelt down on one leg in front of her."No...stop....!""Let me help you." He didn't let Arien complete her sentence. Held her foot and opened her heels. He pick her up by her waist and started walking towards his black Mercedes parked at the road side.He helped her sit on the passenger seat and buckled up the seat belt. Then sat in the car and drove back.The Sea Bay beach was at a distance. After driving for about an
Arien opened her eyes and saw aunt Anne preparing her dress."Aunt Anne, why do you always prepare new clothes for me everyday? I can manage with only two or three pairs. It's not needed.""Miss, master asked me to take care of you. How can I not listen to him.""I asked you to call me by my name. Why do you always forget that." Arien pouted and acted like a spoiled child.In just three days of her living in the Lyle mansion she had made almost all the workers like her very much, especially aunt Anne. She treated her and respected her like her own mother. She didn't remember who her mother was but aunt Anne was so good to her that she bonded very well with her."Little girl, yo
Anyhow, Arien decided to listen aunt Anne and stayed at the house. However after staying in her room for almost two hours she got bored and decided to go and have a look in the interiors of the house. Since she was not well for the whole time she had stayed here, she didn't get the time to go around. Today she was so bored.She walked out of her room. Just beside her room there was Devian's study. She hesitated for a while and then entered. The first thing she saw was a photo on the wall."Why does he always put on such a cold face. Can't he smile a little." Arien thought while looking at Devian's photo on the wall."No doubt he's handsome, but who will think that such a handsome guy will have such a cold attitude!...sigh!"...
Her sudden action made Arien stunned. When she came back to her senses, the person in front was already in the verge of crying. Seeing that she was so emotional, Arien's intuition told her that she wasn't a bad person. She decided to believe her and tell her the truth that she had no memories of her past. Maybe she would help her get some clues about herself.They went to nearby restaurant. The weather was good for a hotpot. They sat opposite to each other."Is it so. That means you don't remember anything? Not even your parents. Have you lost all your memory?" The girl spoke first."As I told you, I only have the memory of staying in Lyle mansion and nothing else." Arien replied."OK I'll help you. Firstly I'm Ashley Collen.We
Arien visited Ashley back in the Blooms company and she insisted Arien to stay with her. It was not insisting it was purely a command.Arien could not turn her down so she asked her the address."I'll need to get my things from the Lyle mansion. I'll come there at night.""I'll be waiting to have dinner with you" Ashley gave Arien a hug and left."Sigh... I'll have to go there again, only to get my things back, nothing else." Arien looked at her watch, it was almost 6 in the evening. "Great! It's almost an hour before he arrives. I'll run away before he comes back."Arien took a cab and went straight to the Lyle Mansion. But before she could enter the living room she was shocked to see a familiar figure walking towards her.