Chapter 123 – Rainy Season (6)
Until now, nothing that Isabella had done in her mansion was leaked out.
It was definitely due to Isabella’s obsessive thoroughness in handling work, but there was also a reason why those who played a role in Isabella’s plan were completely strangers.
Mason was a villager a long time ago, but to most of the villagers, he was a stranger, and Sianna was an outsider.
Although Lucia was well known to the townsfolk, she was externally known to go to the city to earn her living, and although some people wondered why Isabella hired Jennifer as her personal attendant, she was largely It didn’t raise any doubts.
But Becky’s situation was different.
She has never been outside of her village since she was young, and she was already labeled as an outcast by her peers.
At some point, she started hanging out with Isabella, and her parents were talking about the fact that their only daughter was close to Isabella, as if it were something to brag about.
Therefore, from the moment Becky’s parents came to Isabella’s office and made a fuss about their dismissal, it was natural that this would become a rumor not only in the mansion but also in the town.
“We…, We have been taking care of this family for several years, but how could it be…? !”
At first she was cautious, then she pleaded, and finally her protest poured out at her, including pointing and yelling.
Isabella felt pitiful as she saw the betrayal shining in the eyes of her two greedy couples.
Why did they feel that their position was solid?
Isn’t it surprising that her only daughter was close to her since she was young, and that she used it as a backbone for her many exploits?
Poor people who don’t even know they are embarrassed, trying to use their daughter’s friendship, not their own abilities, to get ahead.
The type of people who were stupid and couldn’t even understand their own fractions were the type of people she hated the most.
These two were so stupid that Becky, who called herself stupid every day, seemed like a miracle.
At least Becky understood the topic well.
She looked up to give an order to banish the two disgusting couples.
The two couples were not there.
She felt something strange for a moment and looked around. Familiar wallpaper, bookshelf, closet and small table.
And instead of a chair that supported a straight posture, the soft bedding that felt like it was bathed in dim light.
“…”
After a moment of wondering why she was in the room, she vaguely remembered Becky’s parents leaving the office, exhausted. After that, she vaguely remembered the details of the work she had done, but she could not remember anything clearly.
Did she have dinner? She thought back for a moment but couldn’t remember. Isabella lay down on the bed and closed her eyes toward the ceiling.
No matter how hard she tried to catch her breath and clear her head, she couldn’t fall asleep.
Even when she closed her eyes and opened them, the stories Becky told her before she left Sianna’s room were still running through her mind.
Your perfection is a curse.
The words Becky said with a relieved expression before leaving the room.
It was a story that she would have laughed off before, but Isabella was no longer the same person she used to be.
Grace’s existence was uneasy.
Mason was annoying.
Lucia was too far away to keep an eye on her, and Becky left her side.
Now the only people Isabella can rely on are Sianna, who is lying dead, or Jennifer, who is currently not in her mansion.
My scalp tingled as if I had been pricked by a needle. The breathing I was trying to maintain evenly becomes disordered. Her eyebrows trembled, and her breathing became suffocating, and soon Isabella got up from the bed again.
I have never felt so anxious in a dark room.
Every time she moved her eyes here and there, it felt like something would jump out through the shimmering darkness. Even though she knows that the fear she feels is an unreasonable fear, she cannot stop the darkness that is eating away at her spirit.
Finally, she couldn’t stand it any longer, kicked off her seat, and stuffed her feet into her slippers. Feeling the inexplicable chill of a summer night, she adjusts her nightgown and searches the table next to her bed to find matches and a candle.
After several attempts, she was able to light the candle, but the weak flickering light was of little help.
She walks out of her room and down the hallway to the only place that will put her mind at ease. She passed through a quiet hallway and went to a place where the acrid scent of disinfectant and death were intertwined.
The smells that come out as soon as you open the door. Isabella takes a deep breath. For a moment, her stuffy lungs felt like they were being filled with fresh air. The swaying candle in her hand casts a shadow over the room, and her eyes turn to Sianna lying on the bed.
After putting down the candle somewhere far from the bed, she sits down on the chair she was sitting in yesterday and today.
And, Isabella enjoys that moment in the silence where she cannot even hear her breathing.
Now, this place was a sanctuary where no one, not even one’s own thoughts, could disturb him.
She reaches out her hand and grabs Sianna’s hand next to hers. Her cold, dry hand was held in hers. Isabella caresses her hand, strokes it, holds it with both her hands, and looks at Siana.
Looking at those two murky eyes fixed on her ceiling, Isabella felt her mind calm down. The moment she regained her composure, she felt her affection for Sianna bloom.
To the mentally driven woman she was now, Sianna’s presence was like a strong painkiller.
She no longer struggles to leave herself. She doesn’t spew out words she doesn’t want to hear or plot her schemes behind her back.
Being in control of her life and death satisfied her obsession with taking initiative, and freed her mind and body from physical and mental pain.
Okay. Let’s hold on just a little longer.
If you hold on just a little longer, you can solve it.
If I just hold out until Jennifer comes back, I won’t hand you over to anyone.
The sense of stability that soon came accompanied Suma, and Isabella fell into sleep without realizing it.
The next day, when she raised her head to the sound of her voice waking her, her servant was standing there with a worried look on his face.
“Miss, do you know how long we’ve been looking for? “You’re not in the bedroom, you’re not in the office, why are you here since morning?!”
Isabella stops talking after her and ignores her when she tells him to go back to her room. Being here allowed her to be free from the thoughts that tormented her, the advice she didn’t want to hear from others, and the damn thoughts that were eating away at her.
She spoke with a calm smile to her servant, once again confirming the presence of Sianna in her hand, which she had not let go of throughout the night.
Please come here for breakfast.
From that day on, strange rumors circulated in the mansion. There are rumors that the young lady may be mentally ill these days.
Isabella continued to stay and sleep in Siana’s room from that day and the next day.
In the office, the number of documents waiting for approval was increasing, and even the most deaf employees began to hear rumors, but Isabella stayed by Siana’s side, almost like hiding in her room.
One morning, everyone was worried about what had happened and whether they should ask Germaine to check on the girl.
As the servant walks toward the room where Sianna and Isabella are to inquire about preparing breakfast, he encounters an unexpected person on the stairs.
“Ah, lady.”
Isabella, who had not come out of her room for several days, was waiting for her in front of her stairs.
When the servant, who had not expected this, hurriedly bowed her head and greeted her, Isabella greeted her gently.
“Hello.”
The employee who heard the greeting was appalled without realizing it. Isabella’s pensive voice was foreign, but it was also because her instinctive reluctance enveloped her whole body.
Isabella, who had no way of knowing how she felt, spoke in a soft voice.
“I’d like a wheelchair, please.” “I’m planning to go for a walk with Siana later.”
“Yes, yes? “Wheelchair?”
At the unexpected request, the employee glanced out the window in the hallway beyond Isabella. The sky was a dark ink color, and the low-lying sky looked like it was going to rain at any moment.
“Huh. “I’m going to go outside together after a long time.”
Rumbling. Her thunder echoed beyond her, but Isabella continued speaking in a tone that was no different from usual.
“Because we’re going to have some nice guests coming after a long time.”
Today is the day Jennifer returns from the mansion.
In other words, it was the day to put into practice her final plan to prevent Sianna from being taken away.
Meanwhile, it was a busy morning in the city. Even today, in a busy factory complex, two people were standing in front of a factory owned by a textile company that was growing the most in recent years.
“The day to go back has come.”
At the words of the middle-aged man who spoke in a low voice, the woman who had just thrown away her youthful appearance nodded her head.
“Because it’s the promised day. Thank you for everything. Mr. Gordon.”
The man looked around dissatisfied. Although he had a lot to say, he seemed to be holding back at the same time. Although he pretended to be calm, he also appeared to be shaking with anxiety.
“I don’t like it. “I don’t see a single corner where this plan can go smoothly.”
The woman just smiled at the man’s dissatisfaction. However, her laughter was not a response to the man’s dissatisfaction, but rather a smile that comes to mind when drawing someone.
“But it is the lady’s order. I was willing to do it, and Mr. Gordon also joined in.”
One day, the wind blew strongly. Garbage and grass on the street whipped around violently, and the woman instinctively grabbed the hat that was fastened tightly to her head. As the wind died down, the woman bowed her head one last time and greeted the man.
“I hope you are okay. “Then I’ll leave.”
The man turned back and headed toward the factory without answering the greeting, and the woman also closed the door of her carriage without waiting for a greeting.
Soon the horse neighed with a short sound of the whip, and soon the sounds of the horses’ hooves and wheels gradually moved away from the factory complex.
