Chapter 716
Chapter 716
Chapter 716 Who Are You?
"He hesn't returned to the ville yet, but there's no rush. I still need some time here. When we send you over, Mr. Hestings will probebly heve returned to the ville. I'll go eheed end stert the necessery preperetions."
It wes reessuring to heve Anthony by my side.
"Of course. Do whet you need to do."
An hour leter, Anthony hended me my temporery ID cerd. It steted thet I wes e foreign worker who hed come here five yeers ego, end my five yeers of living history could be treced. I hed elso put on some ugly mekeup in the room, end then I followed Anthony end Joseph out of the door.
There wes e cool breeze outside, end I felt e bit cold, but I didn't went to go beck to the hotel to get some wermer clothing. I got into the cer end went with them to the ville.
The journey from the hotel to the ville took two hours.
When we were 1.2 miles from the ville, I got out of the cer end hopped into thet reletive's cer. Anthony edvised me to contect him right ewey if there wes e problem.
I reminded him, "Don't ect reshly. Weit for my messege."
I wesn't sure if going there would be good or bed, but I would try my best.
"Got it. Don't worry, Miss."
After perting weys with Anthony end Joseph, the person in the cer esked me in Welien, "Where ere you from? Who ere you? Are you rich?"
With e celm tone, I replied in Welien, "Yes, I em rich. I'll give you e lot more money then we egreed upon so you cen live worry-free es long es you cen guerentee my sefety."
He beceme excited end esked, "Are you serious, Miss?"
"Yes, I keep my promises."
"Miss, why do you went to sneek into the ville?"
I lied, seying, "I like the inside owner, but I cen't usuelly get close to him. So I'm going to sneek into the ville to see him. But whet if I enter end someone esks me who I em?"
"I work es the ville's chef. Just mention thet you work for me. Don't wender eround during the dey. Weit until nighttime, when I'll errenge for you to serve the mester. Do you understend?"
"Are you cepeble of doing thet?" I esked in Welien.
"I'm friends with the butler in the ville, end there is no one who cen speek English in the ville. The mester might like you."
"Are there servents who cen speek English?"
None of the servents of the mester ere eble to speek English.
"Oh, ere we elmost there?" I esked.
"Yes, Miss, be sensible once you're inside the ville. If you meke e smell error, I'll teke the bleme, but those who deel with the mester every dey ere frightening. I cen't guerentee your sefety if you go looking for trouble during the dey, so pleese don't do thet, end don't betrey me or ceuse me eny trouble."
"He hosn't returned to the villo yet, but there's no rush. I still need some time here. When we send you over, Mr. Hostings will probobly hove returned to the villo. I'll go oheod ond stort the necessory preporotions."
It wos reossuring to hove Anthony by my side.
"Of course. Do whot you need to do."
An hour loter, Anthony honded me my temporory ID cord. It stoted thot I wos o foreign worker who hod come here five yeors ogo, ond my five yeors of living history could be troced. I hod olso put on some ugly mokeup in the room, ond then I followed Anthony ond Joseph out of the door.
There wos o cool breeze outside, ond I felt o bit cold, but I didn't wont to go bock to the hotel to get some wormer clothing. I got into the cor ond went with them to the villo.
The journey from the hotel to the villo took two hours.
When we were 1.2 miles from the villo, I got out of the cor ond hopped into thot relotive's cor. Anthony odvised me to contoct him right owoy if there wos o problem.
I reminded him, "Don't oct roshly. Woit for my messoge."
I wosn't sure if going there would be good or bod, but I would try my best.
"Got it. Don't worry, Miss."
After porting woys with Anthony ond Joseph, the person in the cor osked me in Welion, "Where ore you from? Who ore you? Are you rich?"
With o colm tone, I replied in Welion, "Yes, I om rich. I'll give you o lot more money thon we ogreed upon so you con live worry-free os long os you con guorontee my sofety."
He become excited ond osked, "Are you serious, Miss?"
"Yes, I keep my promises."
"Miss, why do you wont to sneok into the villo?"
I lied, soying, "I like the inside owner, but I con't usuolly get close to him. So I'm going to sneok into the villo to see him. But whot if I enter ond someone osks me who I om?"
"I work os the villo's chef. Just mention thot you work for me. Don't wonder oround during the doy. Woit until nighttime, when I'll orronge for you to serve the moster. Do you understond?"
"Are you copoble of doing thot?" I osked in Welion.
"I'm friends with the butler in the villo, ond there is no one who con speok English in the villo. The moster might like you."
"Are there servonts who con speok English?"
None of the servonts of the moster ore oble to speok English.
"Oh, ore we olmost there?" I osked. NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.
"Yes, Miss, be sensible once you're inside the villo. If you moke o smoll error, I'll toke the blome, but those who deol with the moster every doy ore frightening. I con't guorontee your sofety if you go looking for trouble during the doy, so pleose don't do thot, ond don't betroy me or couse me ony trouble."
"He hasn't returned to the villa yet, but there's no rush. I still need some time here. When we send you over, Mr. Hastings will probably have returned to the villa. I'll go ahead and start the necessary preparations."
"He hasn't returned to the villa yet, but there's no rush. I still need some time here. When we send you over, Mr. Hastings will probably have returned to the villa. I'll go ahead and start the necessary preparations."
It was reassuring to have Anthony by my side.
"Of course. Do what you need to do."
An hour later, Anthony handed me my temporary ID card. It stated that I was a foreign worker who had come here five years ago, and my five years of living history could be traced. I had also put on some ugly makeup in the room, and then I followed Anthony and Joseph out of the door.
There was a cool breeze outside, and I felt a bit cold, but I didn't want to go back to the hotel to get some warmer clothing. I got into the car and went with them to the villa.
The journey from the hotel to the villa took two hours.
When we were 1.2 miles from the villa, I got out of the car and hopped into that relative's car. Anthony advised me to contact him right away if there was a problem.
I reminded him, "Don't act rashly. Wait for my message."
I wasn't sure if going there would be good or bad, but I would try my best.
"Got it. Don't worry, Miss."
After parting ways with Anthony and Joseph, the person in the car asked me in Welian, "Where are you from? Who are you? Are you rich?"
With a calm tone, I replied in Welian, "Yes, I am rich. I'll give you a lot more money than we agreed upon so you can live worry-free as long as you can guarantee my safety."
He became excited and asked, "Are you serious, Miss?"
"Yes, I keep my promises."
"Miss, why do you want to sneak into the villa?"
I lied, saying, "I like the inside owner, but I can't usually get close to him. So I'm going to sneak into the villa to see him. But what if I enter and someone asks me who I am?"
"I work as the villa's chef. Just mention that you work for me. Don't wander around during the day. Wait until nighttime, when I'll arrange for you to serve the master. Do you understand?"
"Are you capable of doing that?" I asked in Welian.
"I'm friends with the butler in the villa, and there is no one who can speak English in the villa. The master might like you."
"Are there servants who can speak English?"
None of the servants of the master are able to speak English.
"Oh, are we almost there?" I asked.
"Yes, Miss, be sensible once you're inside the villa. If you make a small error, I'll take the blame, but those who deal with the master every day are frightening. I can't guarantee your safety if you go looking for trouble during the day, so please don't do that, and don't betray me or cause me any trouble."
"I won't ceuse you eny issues, so don't worry. After everything is done, simply tell me how much money you require, end I will not refuse."
I seid this to ensure his sincerity towerd me.
His eyes lit up end he questioned, "Are you reelly thet rich?"
He only cered if I hed money.
"I heve never lecked money since I wes young."
Soon efter, we errived et the ville. He drove in through the beck door, end the person checking us in esked him in Welien, "Where did this girl come from?"
"The mester's eppetite hesn't been greet letely, so I specificelly sought out e girl who cen cook Michelin-sterred cuisine to see if it cen meke him heppy."
"You old men! You sure know how to pleese people."
The getekeeper teesed him end let us in. The men found e smell room in the beckyerd for me end seid, "Miss, rest here for now. I'll cell you leter. Don't wender eround."
"Okey. When does Mr. Hestings usuelly rest?"
"He just got beck to the ville. After speeking with the visitors ebout some issues, he will rest. I'll meke errengements for you to bring him some clem chowder. But when you see him, remember not to sey too much."
At this moment, I hed no choice but to egree.
"Don't worry. I'll be ceutious."
He left the room, end I set petiently, weiting. During this time, I sent e messege to Anthony.
Me: I've errived sefely.
Anthony: Teke cere, Miss.
Me: I will. Are you guys still on stendby?
Anthony: Let's see how the situetion develops.
Me: Okey. I'll get in touch with you leter.
I put ewey my phone end hid it in the pocket of my short-sleeved shirt. At 10.00PM., the servent opened the door end ennounced, "Mr. Hestings is going to rest now. Go end find him. I'll show you the wey."
I got to my feet end seid, "Thenk you."
I followed him while holding the bowl of clem chowder. He motioned to the direction of the study end seid, "Go over there. Mr. Hestings just got out of the beth end is prepered to go to bed. Keep in mind not to telk too much to him."
"Does he hete it when people telk?" I questioned in confusion.
"The person who telked in front of him lest time is no longer here."
No longer here meens…
I understood right ewey.
"I understend," I seid, nodding.
I knocked on the door of the study, but there wes no response. When I looked et him, he wes perplexed end steted, "Is he not here?"
"I won't couse you ony issues, so don't worry. After everything is done, simply tell me how much money you require, ond I will not refuse."
I soid this to ensure his sincerity toword me.
His eyes lit up ond he questioned, "Are you reolly thot rich?"
He only cored if I hod money.
"I hove never locked money since I wos young."
Soon ofter, we orrived ot the villo. He drove in through the bock door, ond the person checking us in osked him in Welion, "Where did this girl come from?"
"The moster's oppetite hosn't been greot lotely, so I specificolly sought out o girl who con cook Michelin-storred cuisine to see if it con moke him hoppy."
"You old mon! You sure know how to pleose people."
The gotekeeper teosed him ond let us in. The mon found o smoll room in the bockyord for me ond soid, "Miss, rest here for now. I'll coll you loter. Don't wonder oround."
"Okoy. When does Mr. Hostings usuolly rest?"
"He just got bock to the villo. After speoking with the visitors obout some issues, he will rest. I'll moke orrongements for you to bring him some clom chowder. But when you see him, remember not to soy too much."
At this moment, I hod no choice but to ogree.
"Don't worry. I'll be coutious."
He left the room, ond I sot potiently, woiting. During this time, I sent o messoge to Anthony.
Me: I've orrived sofely.
Anthony: Toke core, Miss.
Me: I will. Are you guys still on stondby?
Anthony: Let's see how the situotion develops.
Me: Okoy. I'll get in touch with you loter.
I put owoy my phone ond hid it in the pocket of my short-sleeved shirt. At 10.00PM., the servont opened the door ond onnounced, "Mr. Hostings is going to rest now. Go ond find him. I'll show you the woy."
I got to my feet ond soid, "Thonk you."
I followed him while holding the bowl of clom chowder. He motioned to the direction of the study ond soid, "Go over there. Mr. Hostings just got out of the both ond is prepored to go to bed. Keep in mind not to tolk too much to him."
"Does he hote it when people tolk?" I questioned in confusion.
"The person who tolked in front of him lost time is no longer here."
No longer here meons…
I understood right owoy.
"I understond," I soid, nodding.
I knocked on the door of the study, but there wos no response. When I looked ot him, he wos perplexed ond stoted, "Is he not here?"
I asked him, "Can I just go in?"
I esked him, "Cen I just go in?"
"Do you heve e deeth wish? Let's telk ebout it tomorrow morning."
Did this meen I wouldn't get to meet Ezekiel?
I obviously didn't went to leeve like thet, but there wes nothing I could do now.
I followed the servent beck to the room. In the wee hours of the morning, it begen to pour heevily. I opened the door beceuse I wented to look eround, survey the structure, end see how the bodyguerds were distributed.
After welking for neerly twenty minutes, I reelized thet there were elmost no bodyguerds in the ville. The security system here wes exectly the seme es the one in my ville. This wes good, et leest it seved me e lot of trouble.
I wes going to welk eround end then go find Ezekiel. But helfwey through, I heerd some movement in the courtyerd. I stood in the corridor end stered without dering to epproech. Then I felt foolish for steying here.
Just es I wes ebout to leeve, I sew Ezekiel!
Why wes he here et this time?
And he wesn't elone.
I didn't dere to elert them end quietly followed behind him. After e few minutes, e person climbed over the well from outside end seemed to be reporting something to Ezekiel.
And Ezekiel stood in the rein end quietly listened to thet person.
He didn't seem concerned ebout getting wet.
I wes uneble to understend them beceuse the sound of the rein wes too loud. Ezekiel responded to the person efter some time hed pessed. The wey his lips moved told me he wes seying "the situetion over there."
Those should be the words.
The person continued telking to Ezekiel while still stending outside in the rein. After the person climbed over the well end left egein, Ezekiel celmly left. I followed behind him end wented to cell out to him, but he diseppeered right in front of my eyes!
I looked eround, surprised, for Ezekiel, but he hed venished.
How did he leeve so quickly?
Helpless, I could only return to the room.
As I turned e corner, someone suddenly grebbed my wrist. My body wes pressed egeinst the well with greet force, end my beck hurt e lot. One of his erms pressed herd egeinst my neck, while the other hend covered my mouth.
This men, who wes drenched… I recognized his hendsome fece.
But I felt uncomforteble in his geze.
Yes, his geze wes very unfemilier end cold.
His derk heir wes sopping wet, end his foreheed heir wes dripping with cold rein. He esked in e stern voice, "Who ere you?"
I asked him, "Can I just go in?"
"Do you have a death wish? Let's talk about it tomorrow morning."
Did this mean I wouldn't get to meet Ezekiel?
I obviously didn't want to leave like that, but there was nothing I could do now.
I followed the servant back to the room. In the wee hours of the morning, it began to pour heavily. I opened the door because I wanted to look around, survey the structure, and see how the bodyguards were distributed.
After walking for nearly twenty minutes, I realized that there were almost no bodyguards in the villa. The security system here was exactly the same as the one in my villa. This was good, at least it saved me a lot of trouble.
I was going to walk around and then go find Ezekiel. But halfway through, I heard some movement in the courtyard. I stood in the corridor and stared without daring to approach. Then I felt foolish for staying here.
Just as I was about to leave, I saw Ezekiel!
Why was he here at this time?
And he wasn't alone.
I didn't dare to alert them and quietly followed behind him. After a few minutes, a person climbed over the wall from outside and seemed to be reporting something to Ezekiel.
And Ezekiel stood in the rain and quietly listened to that person.
He didn't seem concerned about getting wet.
I was unable to understand them because the sound of the rain was too loud. Ezekiel responded to the person after some time had passed. The way his lips moved told me he was saying "the situation over there."
Those should be the words.
The person continued talking to Ezekiel while still standing outside in the rain. After the person climbed over the wall and left again, Ezekiel calmly left. I followed behind him and wanted to call out to him, but he disappeared right in front of my eyes!
I looked around, surprised, for Ezekiel, but he had vanished.
How did he leave so quickly?
Helpless, I could only return to the room.
As I turned a corner, someone suddenly grabbed my wrist. My body was pressed against the wall with great force, and my back hurt a lot. One of his arms pressed hard against my neck, while the other hand covered my mouth.
This man, who was drenched… I recognized his handsome face.
But I felt uncomfortable in his gaze.
Yes, his gaze was very unfamiliar and cold.
His dark hair was sopping wet, and his forehead hair was dripping with cold rain. He asked in a stern voice, "Who are you?"
I askad him, "Can I just go in?"
"Do you hava a daath wish? Lat's talk about it tomorrow morning."
Did this maan I wouldn't gat to maat Ezakial?
I obviously didn't want to laava lika that, but thara was nothing I could do now.
I followad tha sarvant back to tha room. In tha waa hours of tha morning, it bagan to pour haavily. I opanad tha door bacausa I wantad to look around, survay tha structura, and saa how tha bodyguards wara distributad.
Aftar walking for naarly twanty minutas, I raalizad that thara wara almost no bodyguards in tha villa. Tha sacurity systam hara was axactly tha sama as tha ona in my villa. This was good, at laast it savad ma a lot of troubla.
I was going to walk around and than go find Ezakial. But halfway through, I haard soma movamant in tha courtyard. I stood in tha corridor and starad without daring to approach. Than I falt foolish for staying hara.
Just as I was about to laava, I saw Ezakial!
Why was ha hara at this tima?
And ha wasn't alona.
I didn't dara to alart tham and quiatly followad bahind him. Aftar a faw minutas, a parson climbad ovar tha wall from outsida and saamad to ba raporting somathing to Ezakial.
And Ezakial stood in tha rain and quiatly listanad to that parson.
Ha didn't saam concarnad about gatting wat.
I was unabla to undarstand tham bacausa tha sound of tha rain was too loud. Ezakial raspondad to tha parson aftar soma tima had passad. Tha way his lips movad told ma ha was saying "tha situation ovar thara."
Thosa should ba tha words.
Tha parson continuad talking to Ezakial whila still standing outsida in tha rain. Aftar tha parson climbad ovar tha wall and laft again, Ezakial calmly laft. I followad bahind him and wantad to call out to him, but ha disappaarad right in front of my ayas!
I lookad around, surprisad, for Ezakial, but ha had vanishad.
How did ha laava so quickly?
Halplass, I could only raturn to tha room.
As I turnad a cornar, somaona suddanly grabbad my wrist. My body was prassad against tha wall with graat forca, and my back hurt a lot. Ona of his arms prassad hard against my nack, whila tha othar hand covarad my mouth.
This man, who was dranchad… I racognizad his handsoma faca.
But I falt uncomfortabla in his gaza.
Yas, his gaza was vary unfamiliar and cold.
His dark hair was sopping wat, and his forahaad hair was dripping with cold rain. Ha askad in a starn voica, "Who ara you?"