Allure Of The Night

Friction in the hallway

The following day, Eve woke up early to be on time. After climbing the stairs, she noticed Eugene having dark circles around his eyes.

"Good morning, Aunt Aubrey and Eugene," Eve greeted them. Noticing the slight frown on the older woman's forehead, she turned to Eugene and asked, "Did you find something about the Moriarty's?"

Eugene nodded his head. Upon Lady Aubrey's word, he had tried to dig out for information about Eve's new employer. He said,

"It wasn't much, milady. As Lady Aubrey mentioned, it seems that the Moriarty's don't like to mingle with people who belong to the middle and lower-class families. Which was why it was hard to get more information. I couldn't find anything more than what is already known."

It being the first family which belonged to the highest of the high society, it was hard to extract without getting caught as the higher family didn't like people snooping around in their business.

"The only thing I could come up with is that they have had a series of governesses but none of them have stuck around. They were turned away within weeks as the governesses were never up to their satisfaction," said Eugene.

Lady Aubrey stated, "It doesn't matter if they are humans or not, just beware of the danger. Also try to avoid bringing too much attention to you."

Eve nodded with a solemn look on her face, "I will do my best."

"I have packed your lunch box, Lady Eve," Eugene brought a square-shaped box covered and tied in a cloth.

Eve took it from him, "Thank you, Eugene. I will be going now," she informed them, giving a kiss to her aunt, and she stepped out of the house, heading to her new job.

When Eve reached the Moriarty mansion, she wasn't greeted by the butler at the front of the door. She hung her umbrella on the stand and started to walk down the hallways.

She caught sight of a woman closely being followed by a maid on her way. The woman was of average height and slender in her figure. She appeared to be in her mid-thirties. Her maroon, silk made dress hugged her body. Pearls adorned her neck, and her brown hair was tied up, pinned to one side.

"What is taking her so long? Tell the seamstress that I need a similar one. The one she previously made was damaged," Eve heard the woman ordering her maid, who held her hands in front of her while keeping up with the woman's feet.

"Milady, I have already informed the seamstress, but she told me it took her a few months last time and she's occupied with other dresses. As you ordered for no similar dress to be made, there's no more material left," answered the maid.

"She made it before. She can do it again," the woman's voice held arrogance. "Unless she wishes for word to spread on how incompetent she has started to be."

As Eve and the woman crossed paths, Eve politely offered a slight bow to the woman. The woman halted her footsteps. The maid's body jerked as she tried to avoid crashing into the lady's back, which could result in her being kicked out of the mansion or worse.

"Where do you think you are going?" The woman demanded from Eve.

Eve was startled by the question, "I am the newly appointed governess, milady."

"To whom?" The woman's eyebrows knitted

"To Miss Allie," Eve's words were polite.

A chuckle escaped from the woman's lips, and she responded, "To Allie? How strange that I wasn't even aware that my daughter has been assigned to a governess."

Eve quickly bowed her head again and said, "It is a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Moriarty." The woman looked beautiful and fairly young to be a mother to a nine-year-old girl. But then, this was the case with every wealthy woman who didn't have to do household chores, as all they had to do was look pretty. "I was appointed yesterday by—"