Chapter 103 - Pledge Of Loyalty

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"She even told me that it was you who forced her to do so! But since she came to harm me, I could not stop my husband who wanted to torment her.

Who would have thought that she would not be able to bear it!

Tsk tsk! Told me about her family too, thinking that I would at least protect them.. Did she not know I am nothing but a villainess?" Hazel laughed while looking at the shocked and ashen face of Diana who was looking like she saw the ghost.

Even the laughter of Hazel was cold and eerily.

"Since she told me about her family, I killed all of them too. So, you do not need to worry about wiping off your footprints..

But next time when you plan any of these, remember that my husband did not have enough patience to bear it again and again. 

And I would not be able to control him next time." that was a clear threat that Diana felt too, 

Her eyes instinctively moved to the face of the man who did not say a word, but only his presence was enough to scare the shit out of her. She trembled and took a few steps backward when she heard the eerie laughter of hazel again and stumbled and fell down.

Yet her eyes were widened! If they could kill the maid and her whole family in a single night even when they were given the drugs of sleeping then how strong would the man be? And they way they were flattering it.. Could it be so strong that he had the ability to wipe her out too?

"My lady, are you okay?" They ran and helped Diana in standing again and she finally came back to her senses. Without looking at the couple, she nodded and turned to leave when she heard hazel speaking.

"I hope next time you will be more careful, mother!'' Diana was sure that Hazel was not talking about her falling on the floor. But she only nodded and left the hall with hasty footsteps.

Amelia who was looking at the scene with some distance did not know what Hazel said but she did notice the fear in the eyes of her mother and gritted her teeth.

She should be the one in power! Why had hazel been this strong?

No! She had to devise a plan in the party to insult Hazel and then help her so that she would be the one to gain all the love and popularity and leave a strong image on the crown prince.

"My lady, are you okay?" asked the maid standing behind Hazel and she smirked.

"Yes! I am feeling much better now!" 

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"Creak"

Hazel opened the door and walked into the room that had been locked since morning. 

The moment the sound of her footsteps could be heard, the maid that was sitting on the floor with a teary face looked above.

"My lady" before she could say further, hazel raised her head in the mid air,

"I had told the mother that you had been killed and so was your family. She is still in shock but after an hour or two she would send someone to look for your family just to be sure.

So, you better leave and take your family far away from here. If you got caught then i will be the first one to kill you to keep my word!'' Hazel warned and the maid shivered but nodded her head.

She bowed. "Thank you, my load and my lady. I will remember your favor all my life and would always be grateful to you!" She turned to leave when Hazel nodded her head but Richard stopped her.

"Wait!" The steps of the maid halted and fear fielded her eyes. She was sure that even if the lady would forgive her the man would never do so. He was like a predator who could never give up on his prey.

She turned to look at the man with white face yet she stood straight, impressing the man who could feel her fear from kilometers away.

He knew that she never wanted to kill Hazel or him. He had the ability to see fear and lie in the eyes of humans. But the maid was still grateful to hazel! He did not want to lose this chance. Who knew Elie would ever wake up or not.

"You will not be able to save yourself and your family. I have checked there were around a dozen men that had been told that you are a runaway thief. 

You would be captured and killed and even if your family survived they would be called the kids of a traitor and thief.

So, tell me, are you ready to leave from here?" he tilted his head and then looked at the small coin in his hand and then rolled it on the table.

The girl shivered and her lips quivered but soon her knees gave away! She fell on the floor with a thud! Her eyes started to turn watery again.

Hazel felt bad for the girl as she had been tangled without any fault in it and now she had nowhere to go!! 

"What shall i do then?" asked the girl with trembling eyes, though she was sure that there would be no answer to that!

"You have no where to go!" The cold and curt words of Richard were like a dagger that wounded the heart of the maid but when she lost all her hopes, he placed his hands on the coin and the coin flipped and fell on the floor. It rolled down and ended up falling in front of the maid who raised her head and looked at the coin and then the man who was looking at her closely.

"But if you pledge your loyalty to my wife, I can provide a safe place for you and your family and take care of your all needs for the lifetime."