Allure Of The Night

Subtle looks

Vincent stared at the woman, and the smile on his face disappeared. He heard a pair of footsteps.

The maid, who had left earlier to fetch the guard, returned with a buff-looking man. She noticed both Mrs. Moriarty and the young woman were missing from the corridor. A little confused, she looked back and forth.

"What are you doing there standing like a confused little duck?" Upon hearing Vincent's question, the maid's body turned stiff.

"T-that, M-Master Vincent. Lady Annalise ordered to fetch Gorron—"

"I have other work for Gorron. Go back to your tasks," Vincent ordered the maid, who quickly bowed and turned on her heel to step far, far away from the not so young Master Moriarty. Vincent turned to the guard and ordered, "Make sure no one kicks the new governess out of the mansion."

"Yes, Master Vincent!" The guard was quick to obey.

Upon reaching the piano room, which was empty, Eve looked around the room before pouring herself water into the glass, and she gulped it all down. A sigh escaped from her lips. Rich people had rich problems, she thought to herself.

In the beginning, she had found it odd that neither Mr. nor Mrs. Moriarty had silver hair. And it was only later did she realize that the woman she had met in the hallways was Vincent's stepmother. Thinking about the situation she had been placed in earlier, goosebumps appeared on her skin.

"Good morning, Miss Barlow. It is good to see you here," It was Moriarty's butler who arrived at the door with the little girl whom she was supposed to tutor.

The little girl bowed her head in greeting, but no word came out of her lips.

Eve smiled at the little girl and offered a slight bow, "Good morning, Miss Allie, and Alfie."

"We were worried that Miss Allie would be late as she was still finishing her breakfast. The young miss is not used to waking up early," the butler explained, while the little girl walked to the table and sat down.

"That is fine. There's no need to rush as breakfast and sleep are important," replied Eve, obediently watching the little girl take a seat.

"How has your day been, Miss Barlow?" Alfie inquired politely.

"An exciting morning," replied Eve. She wondered what happened after she left the hallway. She hoped to not cross paths with Mrs. Moriarty again, which was impossible as the woman lived here. "How about you, Alfie? How long have you been working here?"

"Very well, milady. Thank you for asking me. Since I was a young boy, Miss Barlow," the butler bowed and said, "I will come to fetch Miss Allie later," and he left the room.

To Eve's relief, no one came to kick her out of the mansion or interrupt them. She spent the first two hours teaching the little girl from basics as it seemed like Allie's basic foundation was weak. And during that time, the only response she received from Allie was the little girl nodding or shaking her head.

The little girl listened to Eve, and though she didn't speak, when Eve praised her for getting an answer right, her hands clenched out of happiness.

Eve gave the little girl time to revise what they had gone through an hour ago. She took her time to familiarize the names of the books on the shelves. When noon arrived, the butler arrived at the door, knocking on the wooden surface, "Sorry for interrupting the class, but it is time for Miss Allie to have her lunch."

"Yes, we are almost done with the subject. We can take an hour break to relax our minds," Eve informed the butler while looking at the little girl. "Yes?"