To Be The Empress

Father and Young master

Mr Claude opened the magnificent mahogany wood door for Eliana just to reveal an office , as elegant and humongous as it could be ,there is a dark walnut bookcase lining the entire left-hand wall. There is a leather sofa with a fur rug over the back and an Indian blanket draped over the arm. The far wall has a large fireplace and mantle dominating the center, with bookshelves lining it on either side. And in the middle of it all lays a magnificent desk full of nearly piled up paper work for some confidential business
"Lady Anastasia is here ,my Lord" announced Claude and immediately left , closing the door behind him
Behind the desk sat a well groomed man , perhaps in his early fifties , looking at Anastasia with piercing deep blue eyes , they lacked any kind of emotion whatsoever , the emptiness was Soo void that it was overpowering Anastasia beauty and grace , as she elegantly walked over to the couch where she sat , just as glamorously.
Her etiquette was impeccable.
They sat there , the silence overwhelmed everything in the room that you could even hear the fire crackling
Duke Adair finally decided to break the atrociously loud silence with a big sigh
Anastasia just watched him , in silence ...
" I heard what happened this morning , I already sent miss layla away , she won't be your made anymore , so I've arranged for you to choose the next one " he said is a plain tone " as you might know , your probation is also over , is there anything you want , I don't know , like jewellery or more dresses ? , Just tell me , I'll make sure to arrange everything"
"That motherfucker , what kind of father speaks to their daughter like that " Anastasia thought
"It's sad to loose miss layla , she's cunning like a fox and very clever too , maybe I should beg , yeah I think that will work"
There was more silence
"So ? " Duke Adair questioned with a confused expression
"Father , I have a request , can I please keep miss layla , she's been with me for Soo many years it will be heartbreaking for me to loose such a great friend , what happened this morning was just a mistake please turn a blind eye to it , father , I beg of you" Anastasia said with teary eyes as she knelt down
For the first time in years Duke Adair void eyes had a hint of sparkle to it
"Father ..." He thought in astonishment , it's been years since he heard the word from her daughters mouth , the sweet tingling feeling in his chest estinguished all of the sorrow and sadness he held bottle up in a jar for All of these years in seconds
"Anastasia !" He blared startling Anastasia as she quickly stood up from the ground to her feet , looking down , knowing that she might die anytime
"Never keel down to anybody , keep te name of your family high , understood " he continued
"Yes , father ' Anastasia said , slowly looking up from the ground onto Duke Adair s face to see a slight smile , very hard to notice , but it made all the difference on his face
"I guess I satisfied him , hehe" Anastasia thought
"And also , you can keep miss layla , but inform me straight away if anything wierd happens , and also do you want any dresses or jewellery?" He demanded
"No father , I already have enough , all I want is miss layla" she responded modestly
"Well if thats the case , you may leave '
" Yes father , thank you " Anastasia hurries away with happy thoughts
" I  earned father's sympathy so easily , that was a great start , but I need to be weary of my idiotic brothers , my personal knight , viscount  Henry and most of all the bloody crown prince, it definitely was a happy and easy start  but who knows if it will be a smooth ending
To avoid my execution at the end I need to find a subject I can marry and run away with from this damn country and live happily ever after , however I won't be easy , with all the enemies " she thought as she strode along the corridor , back to her room
" But my first priority is to explore this place , I mean it's huge , why did they build such a huge house when there are like 4 people living here , there are even servants that do the simplest tasks ever , I don't know like sweeping the floor or cleaning the window " her thoughts were at to an end when she came face to face with a man , the spitting image of Anastasia's father but a bit younger and livelier , with the same blue eyes,  pale skin and slicked back brown hair
It was Mark Adair, the oldest sibling out of them 3 in total
" Good afternoon , Young master" Anastasia said briefly and went on her way
"Haven't I told you stay out of trouble" he said but Anastasia didn't stop to listen or whatsoever , she just continued walking , trying to figure out the structure of the magnificent mansion , giving up trying to find her room...