Chapter 154
Chapter 154
“There’s someone who might be able to help though.” Smith said and my head snapped up so fast I feared it was going to disconnect from my neck.
“Who is it?” I asked but instead of answering, Smith opened the door and sticking his head out he beckoned for someone.
I moved towards my seat and settled within it, waiting with bated breath for whoever was on the other side.
Finally the door opened to reveal the lady person I thought I would see. Well in this way.
“Emilia? What the hell Smith?” I growled, lunging from my seat the direction of the former maid but Smith was soon in my way, holding me back.
“You need to calm down Greyson. She didn’t do it. She’s the only one who can help right now. If you kill her, you might never see Freya again.”
His last words struck a chord within me and slowly I calmed, I looked at Emilia once more and the fear in her eyes satisfied me. I didn’t know whatever her story was but the last time I had been in contact with her, she was known as being responsible of poisoning Jessy. So I didn’t feel guilty for scaring the girl.
“I k–know th–that you’re thinking of the incident with Jessy and the poison, b–but I swear it’s not me. You never gave me the -chance to explain the last time and I’m hoping you can listen to the this time.” She began and I furrowed my brows in
confusion, but nodded for her to go on.
“Matthew is not dead.”
The moment Emilia said these words I could swear that my heart stopped beating.
“That’s not possible, I killed him myself.”
“No, you killed his twin. Micheal. Matthew has been laying low for a long time now waiting for the best time to strike and it seems he has been giving the opportunity. I know you believe that I was the one who poisoned Jessy because of the situation but it was Zoe who really did it. And she had help.”
Emilia paused and she wriggled her fingers, bowing her head as though in shame. I looked to Smith with the confused frown on my face reflecting in his.
“Who was it?” Smith finally asked
“Roman.” Emilia said, swallowing as if it hurt her to call his name
Simon’s father. A man whom I once again trusted and had him replace Matthew as Gamma. His son had already told us the story y of how his anger towards myself and Freya had pushed him into doing some things. But the details in that story wasn’t very clear.
“You were with Roman at the Solace Emilia, I saw you. So could this mean you knew about his plan all along and you only kept quiet?” Smith questioned.
“No, no, I swear I didn’t. I thought I was in love with Roman and that he loved me too. After the officials meeting that was held here many months ago where we met, we just sort of had a connection, or so I thought. And we started a relationship. that I fought so hard to keep private because I was scared of the consequences. I was after all a maid here.” Emilia paused, she had a far away look in her eyes.
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As if she was reliving the story from the very beginning again.
“But I was wrong of course. He just needed a puppet. A way to get things done within the home. I would admit that I might have helped with searching for the herbs that poisoned Jessy but he told me that he needed it for his son and that it was very Yare, and I believed him and toiled almost every night in search of it.”
It was too much all at once, Matthew was alive and he was working with Roman and he also had help from my head maid. I couldn’t pick which of them surprised and devastated me the most.
“Emilia, do you know where Matthew is keeping Freya?” I asked.
“I have an idea but I can’t be sure.”
“Let’s hear it.” I urged
“Roman made mention several times of a place called–the Red Paint.”
The room went dead silent at her revelation and Smith and I exchanged a look.
Of course, trist them to take her to the one place in the world where witchcraft was practiced to the maximum.
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