NOVEL WEB Chapter - 5 ( Engagement )
*Lara come home*
“Ivy, Ivy, where are you?” Lara breathing heavily as she come home as soon as possible.”
“What happened? Why are you doing this?” Ivy looks at her confusingly
“Duke. Duke told me that he won't let our father come home if you don’t go there.”
“What? Why? Did father offended him?”
“No, from the very first he wanted to meet you.” Lara properly tells Ivy everything.
“So, your saying he want me? & father silently signal you that, i don't go there?”
Lara nods her head & says, “It’s not like your gonna let him be there, right? So, lets go. We need to go there even if father says no.”
“Lara, was there any other person present there when this happened?”
“Yes, some maids & the headmaid too. Ivy, It's not the time to talk. We need to go there.” Lara holds Ivy's hand & tries to pull her out.
“No.” Ivy reply that.
“What? Ivy, father is in danger. How could you say that?”
“Do i look like an idiot to you? It’s still father's work time. So, let him stay there. I don’t need to go.” Ivy goes to her room & close the door, leaving Lara speechless.
*At Evening*
“Ivy, open the door. It’s evening. Please, let's go to the Duke Mansion.”
Ivy opens the door & angrily shouts, “Do i look like having fun? I'm afraid also. But, still i won't go there.”
“Ivy, i know you are cold to me, but to father? Ivy please let's go. I beg you.” Lara kneels in front of Ivy.
“Stand up. Do you think if i go there he will leave Dad easily? ( shout ).”
“What do you mean?”
“I've never been in that mansion before you came. Dad never let me go there. I don’t know what happened but dad wishes best for me.I got permission to go there after you came here. But you know what? Last night while feeding me father told me not to go to that mansion. No matter what happens.”
“So, you are gonna stand still when father is in danger? Ivy.”
“He isn’t in danger. He will come back safely.”
*Few minutes later*
“I'm home.”
Lara burst into crying when their father come home. She runs towards him while crying & hug him.
“Dad, I'm sorry, i wasn’t avail to save you.”
“ No, Lara. You did the best job. Because of you Ivy didn’t go there & things get solved quickly.”
“Yes?” Lara looks at her father shockingly.
“Yes ( stop)”. Mr.Berily looks at Ivy who was looking at him, desperately trying to hold her tears but burst into crying when her father looks at her.
“Dad.” Mr.Berily goes to her & hug her.
“Nothing happened, see I'm good.”
Ivylina nods her head. Both girls cry a lot then they take rest. Mr. Berily wash up & they eat together.
*After eating*
They are sitting together.
“Father, how come he let you come here?”
“He didn’t. The Grand Duchess did.”
“What?” Lara looks at Ivy & tell her, “Ivy, so did you knew that?”
“I'm not feeling well. I'm going to sleep.” Wearing a cold & hopeless face Ivylina say that.
Understanding that Ivylina is not okay, “Ah, Ivy looks tired. Go lara, you should sleep also.”
“Ok.”
*In the Mansion*
“You let him go? Why?” Mikhail shouts at his grandmother.
“Because you did something unreasonable.” calmly.
“Something unreasonable? You gave me letter about that you are sick, so i come here. Now, i can’t even do anything i want?”
“Mikhail, you are the Duke. Still, you didn’t learn how to control yourself when It’s about her. Thank God, you only act like this in front of me & I'm the only one who knows that you lacks morals.” The Grand Duchess said aggressively.
“I'm sorry.”
“I've arranged your engagement with ROSETTA SELEVERS. Do you have any disagreement?”
“May i know why my cousin?”
“You need to make your position stronger.”
“Am i allowed to have a mistress?”
“Yes, you are. It seems like you have someone in your mind. If, yes, who?”
“That girl. Mr. Berily's daughter.”
“Mikhail. Why are you so obsessed with Ivylina?”
“It’s the second one.”
“Lara?”
“Lara? Yes, her. I want her.”