Alluring Mask - ENGLISH VERSION

CHAPTER 29

CHAPTER 29

I blink several times in front of my vanity mirror in my room when I felt my tears start to well up. When I looked at myself in the mirror, my eyes were already swollen and red.

I was a mix of emotions with what I knew now. Starting from the real reason for my father's death, working for El Orden Del Abismo, being his replacement, and my mother working here too. I unconsciously touched my chest when I felt it tighten.

I wanted to appear in front of my mother to ask her about those things, but I couldn't. Aside from the fact that they might be in danger, she wouldn't recognize me because my name was different and my appearance was different. Most of all, Sarah has been dead for five years.

All this was intentional, I wasn't just unlucky or lucky because I found a job, but it was all intentional, from my studies until now. All of that was connected from the time my father died.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath several times to calm down. It was difficult, and my emotions might control me. I quickly took the cellphone that Rafael gave me and turned it on. Our selfie greeted me as the wallpaper.

Somehow, my feelings eased. The emotions that were about to explode slowly subsided if I hadn't controlled it.

"You're the only one who can calm me down, Raf," I whispered to our photo on my phone. "I still miss you. Nothing has changed..."

"Sarah? Are you there?"

I quickly turned to the closed door when I heard Ria knocking outside my room. I immediately stood up because, just by the tone of her voice, it seemed like she needed help. I tied the belt of my robe tightly and opened the door.

"Ria!" I said loudly.

She had many bags in her right hand and two boxes of pizza in her left. I took the bags from her, and she let out a breath.

"Thank you. This pizza has been in the living area in the lobby, Oceanus must have forgotten to get it. I brought it here because the pizza might get cold," she answered me breathlessly.

"Have you eaten yet?"

She nodded. "Yes. There are 10 more boxes left upstairs for us to snack on later. I'll just leave this pizza in the dining area. You can reheat it if you want to eat it hot. I'll go upstairs first, bye."

"Bye. Thank you again."

"You're welcome."

I fixed the food in the dining area for a while before going inside to change into my pajamas. When I was done, I went straight to Atlas' office to tell him that the food they ordered was already here. I know I'm still angry with him, but there was something in my chest that made me feel closer to him and Oceanus, even though I was angry at him.

Maybe in five years, they were the ones I was with and considered family, so I felt this way.

"The food is here—"

I clamped my mouth shut when I heard their conversation inside. There was a small gap in the door of Atlas' office, so I could hear what they were talking about. I leaned against the side and listened to their conversation.

"What's wrong?" Oceanus asked. "You're not like this, Atlas. Did something happen? You wouldn't leave like that if it wasn't important."

"I just found out something that's why I came back here."

I frowned when I heard Atlas' answer to Oceanus's question. He spoke slowly and softly, as if he were still having second thoughts.

"What did you find out?"