I fell in love with the mafia devil

chapter 5: Marie

Ashley's pov:

I woke up to complete silence inside the house.
'am I alone?', I thought to myself, until I saw the old lady who was here last night walk into my room.

She had servants accompanying her from left to right and they were each holding plates and the other two servants were carrying a table. They both placed it on the ground near my bed and the other servants followed by placing the plates they were holding on the table.

I was memerized by the food that filled the table after they each lifted up the bowels that were covering the plates.
Soon they left, leaving me and the old lady in the room. Silence filled the room as she sat on the couch across the room facing me while I eat.
"Are you okay dear?", she asked genuinely.
"Judging by how I was brought here forcefully, I don't think I can ever be okay", after I said that, I immediately lost my appetite. She rose from the couch and approached my bed where she then sat down next to me.
"I'm Marie. I am 62 years old and i have been working here for 50 years"
I gasped after hearing what she just said.
"Yep, they all gasp. You see, I was brought here when I was just 10 years old to work as a slave for Mr and Mrs Leone. This very same room was the room I used to sleep in and cry myself into sleep every night. Mr and Mrs Leone were 23 and 20 years old at that time. They were feared by each and every..", she came to a halt and then continued .."..they were feared my dear. I was expecting death to approach my way or any insults. I was expecting no food for 3 days, I was expecting something horrible"
"What happened",I asked due to curiosity.
"Well I got food", she said as she shrugged and we both laughed. "..they took care of me, they treated me like a precious gem and didn't deprive me of my happiness nor my childhood. They would take me shopping and take me to the prestigious schools there ever was.
This was no longer a house to me, it turned into a home. And when Mrs Leone turned 35 she came to know that she was pregnant. Everyone was happy, we celebrated and drank because at that time I was 25 years old, so it was legal. On the 15th of September the new heir, king and ruler of the Leone empire was born, Ace, Ace Leone. But few weeks later, fate took a drastic turn and both parents were found dead. A baby was turned into an orphan. And what's worse is that his mother's head was beheaded and sent to us as supper. Everything crumbled and i had to step in and be a mother at the age of 25 years. I couldnt even grieve because i had to look happy for baby Ace". As she said that I could see the tears that she was holding back. And tears were starting to form in my eyes too.

"I understand everything but why am I brought here? What can I possibly do? I also have a life you know", I asked hesitantly.
"Over my lifespan of working here, I have never seen Ace bring a girl to stay here, in his house, moreover a captive. He won't kill you dear nor will he hurt you. Trust me, when Leone's want to do something, they do it without hesitation", she reassures me.

After all of that conversation with Ms Marie I felt a little bit of relaxation but I was still scared. I watched as Ms Marie left the room, assuming that she had to fulfill her duties in the house.

This chapter is short and I apologize. I just wanted you guys to know a bit of information about Marie, and Ace's parents.

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