Chapter Four: The Secret

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He suddenly offered me to live at his house, I wondered if I am feeling glad that I have a place to live for the time being or conflicted because he offered it to a stranger like me. I don't want to take his offer but he said that it would be a hassle if I travel back and forth just to clean his house and went back again, and he comes up another offer, I get to eat or make my meals while living here in exchange for cleaning his house and pay me weekly. It was a great deal that I thought about it for a moment and couldn't refuse this time. I gladly accepted it, while we were still sitting here at the cozy majestical living room with the fireplace lit as the rain pours outside.

You are not selfish Winter, it is a matter of desperation.

"How may I call your name sir?" I politely said to him as he slowly gets up from the couch.

"...You can call me Altair" He said as he looks at me with a blank expression. After hearing that, I also got up and stand correctly with my arms in front of me ladylike.

"Thank you for hiring me Mr. Altair and me, Winter Belle Wister will be at your service" I politely said to him as I bowed, respecting him as my boss as well as my superior. After I bowed, he stares at me again with a blank expression but I could see his eyes widen a bit.

Did I overdo it? I was being polite though.

And then, he walks his way to the long corridor exiting the cozy living room. While I wait for him to respond as I stood there.

"Follow me, I'll show you to your room," he said as he stopped while lightning and thunder played in the background. And continues to walk where he was going. After he said that I quickly catch up to him and follow behind him as we make our way to the black staircase leading to the second floor of his house as I look at the railings of the staircase is black and it has the open view of the living room in the middle with the fancy chandelier is hanging in the center. He takes a quick turn to the right where it has a long corridor and I followed him and could see that we're a few doors in each side as we pass by with small size bright chandeliers hanging giving us light and I could see spider webs from each corner and there was dust from the floor making my foot sock covered with it as I step further deeper. It is pretty big compare to the first floor, but there were no windows, no furniture or vases can be seen here.

He put his hand on the doorknob and opened the black wooden door at the end of the corridor on the left side.

"This is your room" he bluntly said to be holding the door open and I walk to see what my room looks like, I don't mind if the room is small and cramp, as long as I get to have a room that should be fine with me, no need to get picky or whatsoever. But after seeing the room where I'll be staying at widens my eyes and almost give me a 2nd heart attack because this is the most luxurious room that I have ever seen in my 20 years of living. It was a massive room fully furnished and there was a big purple color bed in the center of the room and I could get there walking 2 meters away from the door. 

 

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