Chapter 19

"B-but, I-"

"You are free to do it with whoever you want. But don't ever lie to me, let alone hide something from me. And one more thing, don't ever get carried away and get involved with your feelings with my younger siblings. Whatever you do with them, try not to use your feelings. You'll only be here for three months and after that, you'll never see us again. So let's just say that everything you do here is nothing more than just a chore."

"How about you?"

"I?"

"Actually, what was your purpose in bringing me here? You haven't touched me at all, even though you hired me as a sex slave for you. But why is the opposite happening?"

Lucien raised his head and changed his position to face Layla who was still sitting beside him. Lucien touched her face and kissed her lips for five seconds.

"Do you really want to be used as a sex slave?"

"It's not like that, I just-"

"Answer me! Do you really want to be used as a sex slave?" Lucien asked. Layla was silent, she looked down while holding back her tears.

"I don't know, I really don't know."

Layla's tears fell, she felt very confused. Don't know what she really wants. She is used to being used as a sexual object for several men and if she suddenly gets treated like this, she feels that she is not used to it.

"Go to sleep! Tomorrow morning you will come with me to some places. I don't want you to be too tired to carry out your duties tomorrow!"

Layla lay her head down and tried to close her eyes. She felt restless because Lucien was currently lying next to her. She didn't know what Lucien really thought about her and why she had to be chosen.

When her eyes opened in the morning, she could see sunlight coming in through the cracks in her open bedroom window. The wind blew the window curtains apart.

"Lucien, have you-" she stopped talking after realizing that Lucien was not beside her. That's right, it's morning now and the man must have returned to his room.

Lyra felt a little confused, why Lucien didn't try to touch her when they were lying on the same bed. What Lucas did to her was nothing more than a kiss on the lips. They danced on the first night she lived in this mansion, at that time Lucien looked quite excited. But because she was too drunk, they did nothing more than hug each other tightly.

"Good morning, Miss?" Kerry greeted her with a smile as she walked into the bathroom.

"Kerry? Are you free?"

"That's right, this morning master released us and asked us to carry out our duties as usual."

"Where are Mona and Judy?"

"We're here, Miss Layla!" Said Mona and Judy who were already in the bathroom to prepare water and other toiletries.

Their faces looked much brighter and seeing them all okay made Lyra feel very relieved.

"Thank God, I'm glad you're free. I didn't expect him to be quite merciful, apparently."

"Actually, that rarely happens," said Judy, but Mona hurriedly nudged her shoulder and asked her to stop talking.

"What?"

"N-no, it's nothing, Miss." Judy looked down as if she felt guilty for trying to say something. Her two friends looked at her with a signal that she should be quiet.

Realizing that the three maids seemed to be hiding something made Lyra curious. She was sure Judy had just said that Lucas was rarely merciful.

"What's wrong? You're hiding something from me, aren't you?"

"N-no, Miss. It's nothing!" Kerry tried to take on the role of explainer because she knew Judy couldn't be trusted to keep their assignment a secret.

"I know you guys are hiding something from me, why don't you just come clean? I want to know something about him, so if you do know something, please tell me!" She asked. However, the three of them still persisted in their stance. Seeing that they didn't budge at all, Lyra decided to give up. She knew it was impossible to force them to violate something that would likely result in them having to be punished again. Like it or not, she has to do it, find out who Lucas Schneider really is and what business he actually leads so that he can have enormous influence and power.

"Okay, forget it! I won't force you anymore. I think if we help each other, we can be friends here."

"Friends? But you are our master's partner."

"Rather than a partner, I am more suitable as Lucas Schneider's slave."

Awkward, that's what Lyra felt. In this room, the seven Schneider brothers were waiting for her who woke up late and came to the dining room to have breakfast together. She really felt nervous and guilty because she had made them wait for her.

"What are you doing? What's taking you so long?" Keith cursed in annoyance because Lucas wouldn't let them eat before Lyra arrived.

"I-I'm sorry! I didn't know you guys were waiting for me."

"No one wants to wait for you here! So, sit down and stop wasting our time!" Aiden said sarcastically. His sharp shining amber eyes made his gaze much more vicious and frightening. For some reason, Lyra felt that of the seven siblings, Aiden was the most cynical, cold and unfriendly. Even though he hadn't chatted with Levi, Gavin and Jacob at all. But at least they never showed any signs of hatred or dislike for her presence here.

"Sit down, after eating we will go somewhere. I want you to come with me!" Said Lucas, the charismatic leader who was trying to calm the situation.

"O-okay-" Layla took a seat and sat down uneasily. In front of her, Lucien looked at her with a gentle smile.

"Good morning? Did you sleep well last night?"

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