Chapter 50: Chapter 50
Although it was somewhat reluctant, Flora had to interrupt her and raise her voice, saying, "Miss Chiyoko, I have brought you some food."
Chiyoko turned her face slightly and flashed a beautiful smile at her, softly saying, "Thank you, just leave it on the table." After speaking, she turned her head back and continued playing the piano.
Although she appeared calm and normal at the moment, Flora still felt a bit afraid as she hesitated while walking inside with the tray. She placed the meals on the table and stood up.
As she stood up, the sound of the piano weakened until it finally stopped. Instinctively, Flora applauded, "Well, that was beautiful!" Her clapping hands froze in mid-air when she saw Chiyoko gazing at her intently.
"Thank you." Chiyoko stood up from the piano, still with a smile.
Flora then relaxed her hands and said with a chuckle, "Miss, please enjoy your meal. I'll come back later to collect the dishes."
"Stay with me, okay?" Chiyoko suddenly looked at her with hopeful eyes.
It had been a long time since she had seen someone willing to talk to her normally. Every time Nancy came, she would scold her, "Why do you dress so beautifully? Even if you dress like a celestial being, Big Young Master won't look at you!"
Flora didn't expect her to make such a request and was momentarily stunned. She looked at Chiyoko's eyes full of anticipation and subconsciously nodded. She just couldn't bring herself to refuse her!
Flora found a seat further away from Chiyoko, near the door, and sat down, feeling uneasy as she looked at her. Talking to such a beautiful woman, she, a woman herself, even stuttered, let alone a man!
Chiyoko sat down next to the table, picking at the food in her bowl as if she had no appetite at all. She decided to put down the fork and looked up at Flora, saying, "Can you do me a favor?"
"What favor?" Flora asked, suddenly recalling the night when she asked for her help, to persuade Maxwell to release her. Could it be the same thing today?
As expected! Chiyoko pleaded, "Persuade Maxwell to come here, I want to see him, I have something to say to him."
Flora opened her mouth and helplessly said, "But Young Master won't listen to me, I may not be able to help you with this favor." She was well aware that anyone who mentioned the name 'Chiyoko' in front of Maxwell would risk their own life! And she still wanted to live a few more years!
"Please, help me!" Chiyoko bowed to her, a typical Japanese gesture. She knew that begging a lowly servant girl like her wouldn't do much, but besides her, she couldn't find anyone else to ask.
"I... will try my best." Flora reluctantly agreed, afraid that Chiyoko would go crazy if she refused.
Although the chances were slim, Chiyoko still smiled happily. She told Flora, "If he agrees, remember to ask him to come during the day, not at night."
"Why?" Flora stared at her in confusion.
Chiyoko just gave a bitter smile and didn't answer her question.
Flora White didn't want to meddle at first, but she couldn't help but want to know what was going on between Chiyoko, Maxwell, and Oliver. In the back of her mind, she was also curious about Chiyoko's feelings towards Maxwell. Seeing that Maxwell had such a beautiful fiancée, an unnoticeable tinge of jealousness surged within her.
Carefully, during Chiyoko's silence, she asked, "Miss Chiyoko, do you love Maxwell or Oliver?"
"I love Maxwell," Chiyoko whispered in a low voice, a hint of mist in her eyes. She softly continued, "I don't even know what happened to me during that period. I suddenly developed feelings for Oliver. I was attracted by the gentleness on his face the first time we met. But that's not love, it's a different feeling from my love for Maxwell!"
"Then why did you sleep with Oliver?" Flora asked pointedly.
Seeing Chiyoko's beautiful face freeze, unable to speak, Flora couldn't help but think that Japanese girls were generally open-minded, and it was quite normal for them to have affairs with multiple men. It wasn't difficult to understand her behavior, especially since Oliver was an exceptionally charming man that few women could resist! Handsome men could be the death of someone!
"Does Oliver love you?"
This seemed to be crucial. It was quite unscrupulous of Oliver, knowing that she would be his future sister-in-law, but still forcing himself on her. Flora thought angrily in her heart, her favor towards Oliver decreasing by a notch!
Chiyoko spoke softly, "I don't know. He always has this detached and refined demeanor. I can't tell if he loves me or not."
"Perhaps he only wants to love but doesn't dare to," Flora sneered and said.
Falling in love with his future sister-in-law, of course, he would feel guilty. It was only natural for him to keep his distance! With a girl as outstanding as Chiyoko, he had no reason not to love her.
Chiyoko lowered her head again and remained silent. Despite Flora's attempts to persuade her, she refused to eat.
The untouched food was carried away as it was, and the door was locked. At the sound of the lock, her hand trembled for no reason. Poor woman! And herself, wasn't she also trapped inside this mansion?
Only, she was slightly better than Chiyoko. At least she could see the sunlight and talk to people normally.
When Flora returned to the backyard, she noticed several maids staring at her with frightened expressions.
Puzzled, she looked at them and asked, "Why do you have such expressions? What happened to me?"
"Hey, Flora, did that lunatic not attack you?" a young maid asked cautiously. As far as she knew, the lunatic was locked on the third floor and Nancy always needed tools to go inside. Even with tools, sometimes she would come out injured.
"It's fine, she was very quiet," Flora looked at each of them with a smirk. But thinking about that night, it was no wonder these maids looked at her with such eyes.
Through the maid's shoulder, Flora saw Nancy not far away, staring at her with a cold smirk. The smirk at the corner of her mouth made Flora inexplicably shiver. What was she planning?
Could there be something even more terrifying waiting for her?