The Golden Heart of Leon

Chapter Twenty Four

Chapter Twenty Four

Secrecy

It was a few hours after Evelyn had gone to sleep. Cordelia wandered into her brother's study watching him working at his desk. She couldn't help but wonder why he was so eager to help Evelyn surely this was nothing but a phony act of his? Nobody knew her brother better than she did. While he was handsome and dashing towards the women and could have any woman he wanted she knew at times he could play with women's emotions and hearts.

"Why are you so eager to help this woman?" she asked walking closer to his desk standing behind his chair.

"She's beautiful and she has been through a lot. Despite the fact that I have known her for only a short amount of time. I have learnt a lot from her and I think she has been through quite a bit. I don't think she has had a happy life Cordelia. There is sorrow behind those eyes of hers. I want to help her in any way that I can." he explained.

"So this isn't one of your phony acts is it? Where you convince a woman that you want to help her, be her companion and be her shoulder to cry on only to break her heart or play with her emotions as if she is some sort of doll." Cordelia stated.

"I'm not playing with her emotions! I'm helping her. I know I haven't been the best person in the past but I want to help Evelyn she deserves help after all she has been through." he said in a sincere tone.

"So what do you plan to do? Keep her here forever until she grows weary of being locked up?" she stated sarcastically.

"No I don't. What I plan to do is make her feel welcome here and I advise you to do the same Cordelia I won't have you trying to scare her away."

"I would never do such a thing I'm far too mature for that."

"I certainly hope so."

"Goodnight Peter."

"Goodnight Cordelia."

Cordelia left Peter's study even though her brother wasn't all that bad unlike some men in this cruel world that they lived in, he wasn't the best man in the world and yet she supported him. Despite all of his faults she always stood by him. Their childhood hadn't been the best but it hadn't been that bad either. As she strolled down the corridor she made her way towards her bedroom while a memory came to the surface and she couldn't rid herself of it.

"Cordelia get yourself in my study right now!" her mother shouted. She was rather a woman that could be indignant at simple things sometimes Cordelia wondered if she suffered from Bi-polar since her mood could change within seconds. One minute she could be sweet and caring and the next she could be irritated and cold towards people. Cordelia was fourteen at the time as she walked into the study she noticed her brother standing there with tears in his eyes he had clearly been caught doing something that he shouldn't have done in the first place. She walked closer towards her mother before speaking to her choosing her words carefully since she didn't want to make her mother any angrier than she already was or so she thought.

"What is wrong mum?" she asked carefully.

"Did you know that your brother had been to a brothel last night having sexual intercourse with women far older than his age? He is only sixteen and yet he feels the need to do such a sinful thing in the eyes of God." she said with tears in her eyes.

"Mother, Peter would never do such a thing there must be a mistake." she said keeping herself composed as much as possible.

"Then tell me why did I just catch him trying to deflower a maid last night of her virginity? Who would put such a vulgar idea into his head at his age? Of course he is only getting punished now because it was too late in the evening last night to punish him since I was weary. Your uncle told me he had been to a brothel and had come home late last night. I thought Peter would have had the decency to go to bed but oh no instead I catch him in the study doing sinful things." she raised her voice at Cordelia.