Harry looked at the beautiful lady in front of him and was mesmerized. Reina stared at him in a daze. This was the man she thought of everyday and now he's in front of her. Her heart was in a mess. Harry made his way towards her, gently took her hand and led her to the table.
After sitting her down, he presented her a bouquet of red roses.
"Are you really Mr Harry Zelkowicz?"She softly asked. Harry nodded with a smile. Sitting in front of her and staring into her eyes, Harry slowly asked,"Are you happy to see me?" Reina smiled shyly and nodded.
"Care to dance?" he asked. Under the starry sky, a handsome man and a beautiful woman dance slowly to the elegant violin tune. Reina felt shivers down her spine with every caress of Harry's hands. She inches closer into his embrace and buried her face oh his shoulder, breathing in his sandalwood cologne. It was late when Harry led Reina by the hand to her room.
To make sure they have as many contact as possible, Old madame had her moved into the room next to Harry's.
"Well, good night Mr Zelkowicz"said Reina. Harry stared at with a dark and intense gaze making Reina's face to turn red.
"Harry. You can just call me Harry". Harry spoke. Reina looked at him surprised. Seeing his intense stare, she lowered her head, smiled shyly and nodded.
She turned to open the door to her room when Harry grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him. Reina felt her heart beating so fast that she fears he could hear it. Seeing her looking so nervous, Harry expression turned soft as his gaze became more adoring."You forgot something?He said softly as he inches closer to her.
"W...What is that?"Reina nervously asked. Smirking, Harry leaned in closer to her face. His eyes darken as he stares at her soft and luscious lips making his intentions clear to her. He wants her. His hand slowly caressed her face, tucking the stray hair behind her ear. Smack!.
A quick kiss landed on Harry's cheek catching by surprise.
" Sleep tight" Reina hurriedly spoke and used the chance of Harry's distraction to sneak away into her room. Harry stood at her door for a long time, his hand slowly caressed the place she kissed and a smile bloom on his face.
That night was bound to be sleepless for them. Reina stayed in bed reliving the moment and heart was filled with happiness and anticipation. This was her first love but little did she know that the man she's in love with will be her heaven and hell.
Lyle House
Axel sat down on the rooftop of his house with a jug of coffee. This was his and Reina's spot. They'll come here when she needs to study. They'll talk all night. Actually it's mostly her chatting away and teasing him while he listens. Reina enjoys drinking coffee and thus, he always make sure to bring a jug of coffee for her to enjoy.
He sees the apparition of Reina sitting down at her spot, busy scrambling on her note. Her hair flowing down her face, distracting her. She raised her head to look at him before flashing him a bright smile.
"Big brother. please pour me coffee." She sweetly requested. Axel's expression turned soft, a subtle smile appeared on his face as he quietly pour her a cup of coffee. He raised his hand to give her the cup but the image disappeared into thin air.
A melancholic expression appeared on his face as he looked at the dark night. He slowly drank the coffee by himself. He's an orphan. Ten years ago, the Lyle family rescued him from a crash.
After he recovered from the accident, he has no memory of his past life. With nowhere to go to, it was the young Reina who cried and begged her parents to take him into their family. That's how he became her big brother and had watched her grow up.
The next morning, the servants of the lake house walked on their toes as they try as much as possible to not upset the temperamental Miss Giselle. Her mood is getting worse than before. Reina overhead the commotion and asked Nina what's happening. She explained to her about the existence of the Miss and her poisonous tongue.
A maid came out of the room in tears and run away despite her colleagues asking her what happened. Just then Sasha walked in dressed as glamorous as always. She had a charming smile on her face as she approached Reina. Reina looked uncomfortable when she saw her but Sasha pretended not to have noticed.
"Hello Reina. How are you doing today?"Sasha asked. "I'm good". Reina replied." Oh that's good. Let me show you around this place. You have to know not to offend my husband and my sister in law. They don't like strangers showing their faces in front of them and just like that maid, new ones are hired everyday. They're servants hired to serve us and hence they're disposable.."Sasha continued to speak.
Although her words were kind, she was showing her dominance and telling Reina to not think of herself as someone important. She's just a hired surrogate, no different than the maid and will be disposed of once she's no longer needed.
"Don't you agree?"she asked. Uncomfortably, Reina nodded. A proud look flashed in Sasha's eyes. She smiled and held Reina's hand."Since you'll be staying here for some time, let me introduce you to my sister in law". Without waiting for her response, she drag her to Giselle's room.