Chapter 50

Eros Robinson’s POV

This exceeded my expectations. Freshia looked so devastated. After seeing me standing not far from the dining table, she immediately got up from her seat and just walked away, leaving Simon there alone. I smiled and immediately ordered one of my men to follow Freshia and watch in case she did something stupid again. However, I immediately received a report from my subordinates that Freshia had returned to her room, so I ordered my subordinates to guard in front of her room.

I returned to the dining table when I saw Evelyn sitting again next to Simon. Evelyn just frowned slightly when she saw that the bench that had been occupied by Freshia was now empty. But she didn't ask anything. "Okay then, I think that's enough of our meeting tonight. Sorry in advance if I can't take you straight away because I have important things to do. My servant will take you to the front door. Thank you again for the invitation.” Feeling that I no longer needed to be with the two of them, I said without further ado to gently send them away.

I got up from my seat and intended to visit Freshia's room. I want to check on her condition, which must be in a slump. But just as I was about to leave the dining room, someone grabbed my collar from behind so hard that it made my unprepared body stagger slightly backward. That's Simon. she immediately grabbed my collar when my body was facing her.

"You're satisfied, Eros! You are really cruel because you played with my emotions and made me into a person without a conscience. Watch out if you dare hurt Freshia! I will not remain silent, Eros!" Simon exclaimed with passionate anger.

I smiled at him lightly and then yanked away his hand which was gripping my collar. “Hey, wake up! What can you do, Simon?” I reproached her after I straightened the collar of his shirt that had been gripped. “Speaking of conscience, you were the one who chose not to help her. Why? You know the reason that you are not ready to lose all the luxuries you now have." I said it on purpose to further provoke him. “So, don't blame me. You have decided to throw away your conscience and betray your friend, Simon!" I continued, who then immediately left, leaving him and Evelyn who were just standing there, not far from us.

It's too easy for me to get rid of a naive person like Simon. Freshia should be thanking me because I kept her away from a traitor disguised as a friend, who was willing to just cut off friendship just because of power. My assessment of Simon was correct all along that he was the wrong person to be around Freshia.

I immediately ordered my subordinates who were standing guard in front of Freshia's room door to open the room when my steps got closer to her. I deliberately made the door to Freshia's room locked from the outside, so that she wouldn't run away from her room again. The door which was now in front of me opened and revealed Freshia who was lying on her bed. I immediately stepped closer to her.

Up close I could see her eyes were closed with tears remaining at the corners of her eyes. I immediately took the initiative to wipe away the remaining tears using the tip of my thumb. "I know this is cruel for you, but you also have to accept the fact that even people who are your best friends can change drastically just for their own interests. And Simon is proof of that.”

I whispered close to Freshia while stroking her hair. I knew that she wasn't asleep at that time because her eyes weren't completely closed. I deliberately asked what was one of my goals for doing this, without her knowing that my main goal was to instill in her subconscious that the person she could rely on in the end was only me.

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Three days after that incident, I decided to meet Freshia again. I deliberately gave her a break so she could calm her emotions first. I entered her room and found her sitting on the side of her bed swinging her legs alternately. This is the first time I've seen her do that. I smiled too. She's very cute when she acts like that.

When she noticed my arrival, her legs stopped swinging and she turned to me. Freshia looked at me flatly but I still maintained my smile at her until my footsteps stopped near her.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, after which she immediately turned her gaze straight ahead, no longer looking at me. I could catch a hint of cynicism in her words.

“Wanted to see how you were doing. We haven't seen each other in three days, right?” I answered casually.

Freshia was just silent, not paying attention to my words.

"I want us to eat together this afternoon," I spoke again. And my words made Freshia turn towards me. "Later I will wait for you in the dining room." I continued while gently patting the top of her head several times. Then I got up from my seat and left her.

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Freshia Ava's POV

Eros' invitation to have lunch together later gave me a brilliant idea. What a perfect coincidence because last night I had just interrogated a maid who brought dinner to my room. For the past three days, I have been thinking about how I can escape from this house and I received information from the servant that there is a gate measuring 3x4 meters at the side of the yard, which is special access for the servants for them to leave and enter the house. Of course, it wasn't easy to get his to open his mouth about this information, so I had to give up the gold bracelet and ring my grandmother had given me which I always used as a lure for the maid. It's hard to let go of things that have been attached to me for a long time, but my grandmother definitely understands that this is also for my good.

That afternoon, I enthusiastically went down to the dining room on the first floor. As usual, Ivanka will take me there. I saw Eros waiting in his neat clothes. I guessed he was going somewhere after lunch. However, compared to that, my focus was more attracted to the surroundings of this house. Where I didn't find the subordinates who were his bodyguards nowhere to be seen in the house. I just realized that the house guard was free at that time.

After that, I immediately joined Eros at the dining table. He kept staring at me from the moment I just set foot in the dining room until I sat down in front of him. “You are very beautiful today, Freshia.” He said suddenly before we started our lunch.

For some reason, instead of considering what he said as a compliment, I was offended when I heard it. I couldn't hold back my emotions any longer, so I dared to smile slightly at him. “After you destroyed me, do you think I would be happy to hear those words from your mouth?” I denounced him. Eros was just silent while looking at me.

"Eros, whatever I hear from you, I consider it all to be nothing more than rubbish," I exclaimed. Then I immediately got up from my seat and ran as fast as I could to get away from him, towards the small gate at the side of the yard.