The stepmother

part 3

Why is he so handsome😭

Warning: not proofread, bad grammar, bad spelling, bad words at the end.  

Ella cried for a whole week, mourning her father's death.  Ella also realise that after her fathers' death that evil woman started to take advantage of his wealth. The first thing that the evil woman did was fired all of the servants, Ella just can' believe that without blinking her stepmother took the only living resource those poor people had. Secondly, she was thrown out of her room and put into the attic. What infuriated her most was that once she moved to the attic the first thing her stepmother did was laugh at her and commented that it was her father's idea to move her. Like she could believe her loving father would move her to such a dark and small place. That woman tried to get in her head, but she won't let her, no matter what I would never resent my father, I would always be happy, even if you want me to cry and get angry, I will never do it. As Ella moved into her new room she just hummed and starting to set in, organize her belongings, change the bed covers, organized her dresses, and so on. Ella never realized that the small and darkroom she named as horrible, had new and clean furniture, the bed was fluffy and warm, the closet was filled with her mothers' old dresses, the left drawer of the dresser carry a small wooden box filled with all of her mothers' precious jewelry, and that under her bed was another wooden box filled with thread, silk, fabric, buttons, and many other small materials. 

Hoseok's heart was broken in half, he once again had lost someone he cared for, he was now all alone. The hardest part was that now he has three small girls to take care of. Two were his small girls which he loved and knew how to take care of and the other was someone who he knew too little of but still cared for. The first thing that he believed was the right step into his new life was to fire all of the servants, before Namjoons death they try to fire all the lying and thieving ones, but being by himself he can't risk it. Hoseok can't risk the possibility of having any of the servants harm his girls. He can never repeat the same mistake, ever again. Secondly, he followed Namjoons wish, he had moved his baby girl to her latest mother's comfort room. They had already finished the transformation, the last step was to move Ella there. However, seeing how much Ella mourned her fathers' death Hoseok did not know if to smile or cry with her as a way of comfort. Wanting to stop her tears Hoseok just smiled at the little girl in the hope of making her happy. Seeing that Ella still had small tears forming in her eyes Hoseok wanted to reassure her how much she was loved and so he mentioned that her father was the one that wanted her to be in this beautiful room. Finally seeing a small smile bloom on the little girl's face Hoseok felt contempt and left. 

The third step was to accommodate his girls, they had been sleeping in one of the small guest rooms. Hoseok did not mind them staying in the guest room but Namjoon wanted them to move into Ellas' old room, the second biggest to the main bedroom. They would be much more comfortable in there, there was more room for them to sleep. At first, the girls were relented because they thought they were stealing Ella's room but once hearing their mother's explanation for Ella's bedroom exchange they felt relief and happiness. Happy that she got to have a part of her mother next to her and got to know how much her father loved her. But the two small girls couldn't help but feel jealous. Jealous that Ella has something to remember her mother while they, they have nothing. That's right they knew that Hoseok wasn't their real mother, they weren't stupid, but they were afraid to tell Hoseok, afraid that he might abandon them, leaving them all alone. Hoseok helped on moving all of Ellas' belongings and helped the small girls get comfortable in the new bedroom.  As for Hosek, he needed to clean the main bedroom, their shared room.

Hoseok knew that he had to get rid of some of Namjoon's belongings but he didn't have the heart to throw them away. The small belongings had become a part of him, the memories they held were like a treasure for Hoseok. In the end, he decided to store them in a wardrobe. 

For the fourth step, Hoseok had to come with a way to earn money. Yes, the money that Namjoon had left behind was of great help and would support them, but it would not support them forever. The first thing that Hoseok was to make cuts, no more going out to restaurants, no more buying dresses or jewelry, unless necessary, and no more expensive sweets. If they wanted expensive sweets, food, or clothing they would learn how to make them themselves. For his two small girls, it was not hard, they already knew how to sow and cook since they were just six, but for Ella, this was a great step back. Ella had never cooked, cleaned, or sowed in her life. I mean why would she? She used to have someone to do it for her.

Before Hoseok had to go out and earn money his way he first had to complete his mission, that is to prepare the girls. If he was going to go out every single day and leave them all alone he had to teach them self-defense, the only problem was that Ella was too delicate for his lessons. Anastasia and Drizella already had a good physique, they were used to hard labor so they had some muscles in their body, Hoseoks' lessons were not incredibly easy but they were bearable for them. Wanting Ella to strengthen her physique he gave her a list of chores that were connected to walking, running, lifting, and core usage. But the poor Ella not knowing what Hoseok wanted to do for her She believed that all he wanted to do was torture her. 

At first, Hoseok was worried about Ella but he got relief once he realise that the two girls could protect her. The first thing that Hoseok taught his two girls was how to take down someone with a bigger size than them, he later moved on to sword practice and hand-in-hand combat. It took a month for the girls to take the hang of it, Hoseok did not want them to develop calluses or get scares in their faces so he minimized the practice. After all, he was hoping for his girls to find a loving partner, that is if they want to. At first, he did not want to focus on etiquette, however, the cruel world once again gave him a hard slap in the face. When he went to search for a job dressed as a woman many men try to take advantage of him, the other woman would gossip about his etiquette and posture, labeling him as a slut, wanting to seduce man for some money. Hoseok felt angry and disgusted by those people, not because he was insulted but because his girls might live through the same whispers and judgments as he just did.

Being a man, Hoseok had not had much knowledge about a woman's etiquette. However, he studied, he spent three days and two nights reading and studying about etiquette, learning about a woman's way. He learned about tea parties, salutes, clothing, makeups, responses, ways to dinner, and the proper way to salute a man. Hoseok became obsessed with teaching his girls etiquette, every morning the girls would start their self-defense class, follow with tea etiquette, dancing etiquette, cooking lessons, sewing lessons, and tableware lessons. Hoseok also wanted Ella to learned etiquette, however, he never got to know how to communicate with her. All he could have done was to teach her in discrete, every morning he would make Ella make breakfast, he discretely taught her around the kitchen and would always make her watch him using the kitchen supplies. Hoseok taught her to sew by making her create her clothing, always telling her that the only clothing she can wear for the moment is the clothes she creates with her own hands. 

At first, Hoseok felt sorry for Ella, seeing her small hands full with cuts pain him, but seeing the improvement she made, made him happy. Hoseok got to see the small girl learning how to cook without burning herself or the kitchen, he got to see how she learned how to make small dresses with her own hands. Hoseok learned that Ella loved to go outside, mostly to the back of their house, a small forest-like area, filled with willed flowers, trees, and nature. Not a single impurity from miles away, Hoseok just believed that being a little girl she just liked to go play outside with flowers, never getting to know that the only reason why Ella liked to go outside was that she met a new friend. Not knowing the true reason why Ella loved to go outside he would always allow Ella to play in the backyard as a reward, followed by him sneaking into her room at night to apply some ointment in her cuts, massaging he small hands and feet. To be honest, he had fallen in love with this little girl, she reminded him of his girls, that's why he swear to protect her until she can find happiness by herself. Giving a small peck on her forehead, followed by a small pat Hoseok quietly and carefully exited the room. 

(Thank you for waiting everyone! I finally had a free day to write so here we go. Hope everyone is enjoying the story so far, don't forget to vote and comment. I love reading everyone's comments. So tell me how is the story so far? Hope everyone has a great day and stays safe!)