There's only one rule in this house. | don't touch something that isn't yours Maids and guards quickly came to my direction as they heard a loud smash, that I'm responsible with. I looked at the vase that I accidentally knocked over the worst thing is the vase I broke is my mother-in-law's favorite souvenir that she got it from Italy. I ignore the bleeding from my hand, focusing on the vase that I shattered, panic is written all over my face, sh*t. "Sir, your hand" one of the maids utter with a worried face, there is no one here because they are all at work, just me and the maids and guards here. "The... the vase-" manang cala cut me off. "Let's treat your wound first" he said, I know she's only worried about me but... When suddenly the door slang open, my mother-in-law spat there, I could see the anger on her face. He immediately approached me and held me by the arm, even though it hurt more because of my wound, but I ignored it because of fear. "I'm sorry..." I said while holding my arm, I could feel his nail digging into my arm. "Don't you know how valuable that vase is... how st*pid of you!! " She said that made me shiver, she dragged me to a room and threw me there. "You're rotten there... useless trash" I heard the door make a sound, she locked me in. I grabbed both of my knees and hugged myself, the only thing I could do was cry when I was treated like this. "Mom... dad... where are you, I need you" my voice echoed as I said those words. Even though they are no longer in my life and their destination is in the afterlife, I can feel their presence by my side. "I want to go with you there, please I don't want to be here anymore" I said, like I'm crazy here talking to myself. "Iho..." that's what I heard from outside the room, it opened causing me to immediately wipe the tears that were coming out of my eyes.
Chapter 1 The mansion
Chapter 1
"Tristan is here, he might look for you, fix yourself before you go out" said manang cala, my only ally here in the mansion.
I fixed myself first before I left the room, my hair was not so neat and my eyes were swollen.
Manang was holding my arm, he was supporting me to Tristan, I saw him talking to aunt and uncle, even though we are married, I still call them.
"Iho, did you cry, your eyes are swollen, what happened to you" uncle said, I could feel the concern in his voice, I looked at aunt who just widened her eyes.
"Oh... it's okay, I'm just tired" I said, while bending down, I looked at Tristan for a moment who was looking at me, nothing changed on his face, his cold expression.
"Join us-" I immediately spoke. "Don't worry, I'm done too... excuse me, I'm going upstairs" I said and bent down to go upstairs.
I'm Devon Carter Lauder Lexington, I live a quiet life with my parents, we're not exactly poor, my parents own a business here in Manila, there's also one in France, but when they passed away, it was inherited from me, and not you In an unfortunate event, they took that aunt away from me, so I have nothing left.
I have a husband, his name is Tristan Lucas Damon Lexington, he has two brothers, he is the middle child, my parents left me with them, we both don't like this marriage, the only thing that is different about our marriage is that it is not the same as others, like we are not sweet to each other, it only became sweet to me when you were in front of uncle and aunt.
To be infact, the only people we don't like here are my aunt and my own husband, when uncle wasn't there they mistreated me, and at first I thought they would be my second family that was a mistake.
Devon Carter's point of view.
I felt something as if someone caressed my cheek which caused me to wake up.
When I opened my eyes, there was no one in my room.
Me and tristan don't share the same room, we only share when uncle and aunt will be staying here.
I got up to clean my body and to be able to help, I'm here to help, to be honest I really don't know anything about housework in short I was a spoiled kid... then, because since I landed here force me to work and I might look like a seƱorito here.
And with the help of manang cala, I now know something else.
I left the room when I finished taking a shower, I saw another maid cleaning the dining table.
I came over and helped them, I'm only 18 years old and I don't go to school-it's not because of it's because Tristan stopped me, what's the reason? Well, it's because I'm a boy or a girl.
"oh iho... you shouldn't be helping, what are you doing" manang stopped me when I heard footsteps going in our direction.
Tristan, he gave me a cold look but he immediately sat down at the dining table, I was about to leave because I'm used to always eating in the kitchen he doesn't want me to be with him for a long time.
Suddenly he spoke after I stopped, it was also surprising because he doesn't speak in the morning because he lacks sleep or is not in the mood.
Even the housemates were surprised.
"Join me" was just a short word but it had a big impact on me.
I watched it eat and it didn't even look at me.
"No, I'll come later" I'm really hungry but I have to lie, it's just awkward when I eat with him.
"I'm not asking for your approval, I'm ordering you" He said while looking at me, his voice that made me feel shivers around my body.
So I didn't do anything but followed, a maid took a plate and put it in front of me, I thanked her, she just smiled back at me.
He was about to put my food but I stopped him, even though I come from a rich family I don't want anyone to serve me.
I grabbed her hand to stop her, she's a beautiful woman, you can't deny that she's a maid because of her beauty.
"Let him be" Tristan said sternly as the maid immediately left.
I first ate the sausage with the rice, I was still chewing my food and anytime I would choke because my mouth was full of rice, that made my cheeks more fluffy.
"Damn it" Tristan suddenly hit the table and stared at me, did I do something wrong.
I looked at him as if I was asking what the problem was, I saw his mouth open but not a single word came out.
It looked at me again and left, was it my fault?
Manang cala seems to have heard Tristan's slap so he came out of the kitchen and looked at me.
"Is there a problem?" he asked me, I shook my head while there was still food in my mouth, I was surprised when Manang suddenly laughed.
It came close to me and rubbed the side of my mouth
"I eat like a child, or hurry up," he laughed, so I slowly swallowed the food in my mouth.
I finished eating and put away the things we ate, the other maids helped me.
I also washed my hands, and went to the manang behind the mansion, I found him cleaning the pool
"I'm over there, just rest" I tried to grab the cleaner but it didn't budge
"Iho, you should be the one to rest, you are our boss here" he said as I winced.
"Manang... I ordered you to rest so don't reprimand" he smiled at what I said
"You're really young... or it's you, I won't fight" he said and gave me the cleaner, I started to clean the water in the pool-it's already quite dirty.
"Hi there" someone suddenly spoke from behind me, and I saw that Tim was short for Timothy, tristan's older brother.
Devon Carter's point of view.
He's the older brother of Tristan,
Timothy Dylan Lexington.
He's also handsome, like Tristan he's white too, with his dark blue eyes and blonde hair, maybe he's coloring it, and his goddess aura that can pull off lots of girls even gays.
"Isn't your date still tomorrow, where's trina" I asked him while she just crossed her arms, trina is her younger sister-she and tristan, they're both kind to me unlike Tristan, if I treat me like no husband
"I expected a hug from you, but you're looking for something else" he said to me dramatically, I immediately let go of the cleaner I was holding and approached it.
And gave a big hug.
"I miss my shorties" I slapped his chest when he called me for it, insulting his height.
It just laughed at what I did
"Where's manang, and why are you cleaning, the maids should do the cleaning" he said and I was immediately taken aback by what he said.
"Ahh, because I rested manang because he seems to be tired" I said that made him form a smile on his lips.
"Where's your bastard husband" he said with raised eyebrows, he already knows how tristan treats me but he doesn't know that their mommy treats me the same way.
I was about to answer when someone suddenly grabbed me.
"Get your dirty hands off him you j*rk" Tristan said sternly and gave Tim a pointed look, but he just smiled at him as if he was laughing.
The morning he returned, didn't he have a job?
"Your husband's an asshole" Tim said smiling to me, when Tristan touched my waist, it was like all my blood rose because my face got hot from what he did.
And I just realized that maybe what he's doing now is just a show, when I thought about that, my face immediately turned serious.
"Get inside devon" he said but I was still looking at Tim who was looking at Tristan.
When he noticed that I wasn't leaving, he looked at me.
"I said Get Inside !!" he shouted loudly at me with tears coming out of the corner of my eyes, fck! I hate being a cry baby.
"Hey, don't shout at him" Tim immediately scolded his brother and Tristan was about to come near me to block him.
"Get inside dev, and we'll talk in the room" was the last thing he said before I walked away.
I entered my room with my head down, and just sat on the bed.
Someone suddenly knocked so I immediately wiped my tears when I realized who it was.
It's Anya, that's her second name from Trina Anya Lexington, I prefer to call her Anya because she's still young, Trina is very mature.
She's only 6 years old, but when I can talk it doesn't seem like a child.
"Why are you crying?" He asked me and he sat next to me
"No, I just went to sleep" I tried hiding the truth form her and maybe she annoyed her older brother, Tristan.
"You're a bad liar, brother Carter" he said, I laughed when he mentioned my second name.
"I heard the three of you at the back, and even I got scared of the shout of brother Tristan did... are you okay? You must be really scared" how can a kid made me cry just by hearing those words.
"You know what brother, someone shouted at me at school" she said that made me face her
"What?? Who?! Did you tell your teacher" I asked a few questions as she laughed.
"No brother, infact he was the one who reported to the teacher... after he shouted at me I gave him a taste of his own medicine" she said with full of confidence, no matter how much she relieved me.
"Are you okay brother" he asked me, so he planned to make me laugh.
"Yes baby, thankyou" I said and she gave me a hug, this is how it feels when you have a brother, I can't experience this because I'm an only child.
"I have to go brother, I still have homework" she said and waved me good bye, she went out, just as Tristan entered.
I can see the anger on his face.
.
"Who told you to go out" he said with his cold voice, I can't say anything, I want to say something but my tongue doesn't want to
"Why aren't you answering me" he asked politely, he was approaching me, he sat next to me but I backed away.
"What, did you know that my brother is coming today, so you can go to the back so you can meet, and then you don't-" even though I was scared, I had the courage to slap him, he grabbed his face .
"Is that how you think of meI know I'm limiting myself Mr. Lexington, and I know I'm married so you don't have the right to tell me that" I said, I thought he was sorry because his expression changed but he returned to anger his face.
I stood up and left him alone, I know I have no right because I am a slave and will be swallowed up here.
"Oh iho, you're already there, come join us, where's Tristan" when uncle asked me, I saw aunt looking at me evilly, while Tim and Anya were just sitting looking at me.
"Ahh uncle, I would like to leave now to see my friends, if only I could" I asked him while playing with my fingers
"Yes, of course-" aunt stopped when I was supposed to be happy when aunt spoke
"I can't" I immediately turned around.
"But because aunty..." I still doubted whether I should continue to say it
"When I say it's not possible, it's not possible" aunty said sternly, this is where Tristan really inherited.
"Mom, let him be, he just wants to meet his friends" Tim said immediately, I knew he was just defending me.
"Well, we don't know that maybe he won't be a friend, maybe he's a fling-" he was stopped by loud footsteps going in our direction, it was Tristan.
"Nobody's leaving, sit down" he said, I just sat down next to him, maybe there's something to talk about.
"Son, put some food on Devon's plate, you should take care if him" I looked at Tim when he suddenly coughed, as Tristan gave him a bad look.
Tristan gave me two chickens, and the worst part is it's spicy.
I hesitated to eat it.
"Don't you like it, Devon" my uncle asked me, I immediately shook my head.
"He's allergic to something spicy" Timothy grabbed my plate and replaced it with his own. "Why do you know" aunt asked him
"He said before, and I'm still worried... but because of the carelessness of others, he didn't know" Tim said while looking at Tristan, as if he was hitting him.
I thought they were going to fight but I was even more surprised when Tristan suddenly looked at me, with a guilty face.
"I... I'm sorry, I didn't know" is he seriously apologizing, or maybe it's just an act.
I don't know what to say or act, it's just looking at me.
"Okay... it's okay, I'm just going up, thankyou for the meal" they didn't stop me, and I went up.
I went to my room, and found a book that I haven't read yet.
I saw you immediately and you started reading, I was sitting next to the young man, because it was more windy.
To Be Continued...
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