His Perfect Daughter

Chapter 48

*Tuesday afternoon, July 9th, 2019.

"What is it Madelyn? What is so urgent?" Niklaus scoffed as he gestured her to get up from the reception desk. He grabbed her arm and opened the door, as he found an empty hall, and looked around. "Go on." He crossed his arms.

"Sir...I think something is wrong with me." Madelyn spoke in a hushed tone.

"What do you mean?" Niklaus quirked a brow.

"I..I don't know. It's as if someone...someone um...maybe it's nothing." Madelyn shook her head.

"No. You brought me here earlier saying this was urgent. Now you will speak." Niklaus gestured.

"I just...I don't know if I might be paranoid. Due to what you asked me to do if I ever saw that girl again. I think I might be making things up." Madelyn spoke hesitantly. She could tense his boiling rage. She decided to speak up again. "I think there's something wrong with my head." She stated.

"You will have to be more specific Madelyn." Niklaus probed.

"I feel as if someone tampered with my head somehow. I don't really know how sir. I haven't been a vampire for that long so I don't know how these things work. I'm sorry sir. I just feel something is off. Something mentally. I don't know what it is yet." Madelyn replied frustrated.

"Thank you for informing me Madelyn. It might be small, but this is information is significant, especially concerning witches. Sometimes the smallest things hide bigger things. You see Madelyn, when witches tamper with you, they will make sure not to leave a trace and if they have to...they'll make sure to leave a small trace as simple as an animal bite, a light headache, a small scar in an unlikely area. Things most would disregard. But I have a keen understanding regarding witches and their antics. This was no doubt a work done by a witch. However, it's best to check with one and see if this is the case." Niklaus explained.

"Thank you for coming sir. I appreciate your time. I just hoped I wasn't wasting it. But does this mean....we'll have to find a witch and she will have to take a look at me? Also sir...do you think it might be the same girl as before?" Madelyn questioned.

"It wasn't a waste. I am glad you brought me here. Yes, she will. She will also be able to give us more information regarding what happened to you. I'm not sure. I won't rule her out. It might be, but I have a suspicion it could be someone else as well. Someone with a bigger vendetta against me." Niklaus scratched his temple as he responded.

"Who would that be sir?" Madelyn probed.

"No one of your concern. If it truly is who I believe it is, she won't make the same mistake twice regarding you. You do not have to worry about this one. Knowing her, she moved onto her next plan already...if she does have one." Niklaus replied as he grunted. "Alright I will be seeing you again soon for that check up. In the meantime, observe everyone and stay at the reception desk." He stated as he walked her back to the reception desk.

"Of course sir. I'll be here. Thank you for stopping by." Madelyn nodded.

Niklaus gave back a nod and vamped to the Bayou.

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"I don't got time for you so speak fast." Helena gestured with her hand as she appeared.

"Ah. Is it because you're plotting against me?" Niklaus probed.

"Plotting against you? Hah! Always a damn narcissist. Not everything's about ya." Helena shrugged.

"Is that so? Then what were you talking to Cary about? Or should I ask him instead?" Niklaus smirked.

"No need. It's none of your business. Ya know damn well not to get into my business. Cause if ya do..then we will have real problems here." Helena crossed her arms.

"Alright. Quite frankly, I do not care what you do. As long as you keep me out of it. And that includes anyone I am associated with. If I find out you were in any way related to what happened to one of my employees, I will come for you." Niklaus sternly stated.

"Is that a threat? Or a promise? Cause I think ya done that for me plenty already." Helena laughed as she continued, "Let me tell ya something, you won't find anything with me in it. Cause I got nothing to do with that. If I wanted to mess with ya, I would've done it head on." She voiced.

"I could say the same for you." Niklaus smirked as she suddenly replaced her laugh with a scoff. "I do not believe you for one second. If that were true...you would have escaped and I would have known about it. But I know you. You don't face things head on. You plan and you plan alone. You plant little seeds and when those seeds finally grow, you pluck them. After all...that is how you escaped. And you have yet to beat that accomplishment." Niklaus replied.

"That's where you're wrong. If ya didn't act the way ya did and Esther didn't end it the way she did...hell I'd probably still be in that cellar. It took more than just me to get that plan into motion. All I did was manipulate the situation. Look ya might like to do things alone, but that ain't me." Helena shrugged.

"Alright. Then you do admit that there is a possibility you could have meddled with my employee due to some plan? You don't act alone. Fine. I will give you that. But you plan alone. You just involve others in that plan, whether it's consensual or not. Which brings me back to my employee." Niklaus spoke as he leaned closer.

"Again...I don't care about whoever the hell that is. I got nothing to do with your employee and you will see that." Helena scoffed.

"Oh so you knew I'd pay a visit to a witch?" Niklaus probed.

"Knowing you, yes. That don't take much brain juice to figure out. And when ya do...you will see I'm not involved." Helena responded with a confident grin.

"We shall see. Whether you are involved or not, whoever was involved could have ties to you or previously had ties to you. Do not worry, love. I will make sure to follow every bread crumb. You know me." Niklaus smirked back as he replied and traced a pattern on her chest. "Quite a pity it had to be this way." He murmured.

"Go ahead. Ya got nothing on me." Helena maintained her grin. However, hearing his second statement, she felt a small lump in her throat. "It is what it is." Helena replied quickly as she stepped back from him. "Got what ya wanted?" She voiced.

He didn't know why, but he felt a slight throb of pain where his undead heart should be. "We'll see." Niklaus stated, maintaining his composure as he vamped from the Bayou to his mansion.