Beneath The Billionaire's Silence

om a small speaker neatly

omated voice announced polit

o her pillow. "W

rough the heavily curtained windows. She blinked multiple times, tr

k at the speaker close to her reminded her where she w

ast is

r you clearly M

ing here was something that she could never have been able to afford, but despite t

her about breakfast, but what she met

esponse, and panic immediately rose in her

he fled down the staircase, hurrying to the bott

utiful statues in a portrait. Directly across from them, Sophie was chatting and smiling,

to himself. Alex thought his face looked like sour milk. Mad

ed on the

of damp hair behind her ear and hoping somebody a

e grinned. "You slep

eted warmly, as she ladled some stew

ent off towards Julian... he was still buried in his

aid slowly, a bit unsure

look up, just continued eating with

up and to

ritten all over him, and she hated him even more. "

bed occasionally by the clinking of cutlery

at looks like Hogwarts? Like actual

respond... Luc

ian eventually spoke without looking up. "Are

.. is there anything you'd like me to

said matt

ence before Sophie, very

ride to school with you? you

on her coffee. "S

for the first time that mo

said coolly. "I'

ie b

grown a second head. "You barely know

across the table, "W

hen closed it. She had no i

g to be a problem,

o acted as chauffeur, hovered by the car like a guardian, holding the door open for Julian

d issuing orders to the servants. "No salt in Master Lucas' lunch," she was instr

, ma

ase, watching as Lucas drifted s

ched to

tart?" she

swer, only st

ly... "Alright th

n wing... Alex couldn't help but look back at him once more. The boy wasn't just quiet, she

t was large and lined with shelves of d

forcing cheer into her vo

sat down with

her notebook. "Alright Lucas, why

ve... not a

have to talk, I just need to

turned

ess?

lk? Or throw paper at me

he was bl

high, and the others had given up on the job... It

lds. I make terrible pasta, but Sophie pretends it's good

blinke

to a whisper. "He gives me serial killer

ghost of a smile, barely visible and gone before she could hold on to it... "