Poison

Damien took his seat opposite Beatrice at the refectory table inside the hall. Many foods and deserts accompanied by a few fine wines were placed on the table. It was delicious looking enough to water one's mouth.

Moments of silence passed and Damien began to feel uneasy. He thought her father wants to meet him.

He blinked his eyes and couldn't resist asking, "Where...Is your father?"

"Oh...my father, we-well he... Uhm he is with someone and will be here anytime soon," Beatrice's heart jumped to her throat the moment she heard that question. That daddy of hers will make her expose him!

Damien nodded his head and took a slight breath.

"Uhm... Why don't you help yourself out with the food and drinks," Beatrice revealed a warm smile as she gestured with her hand.

"Oh... But what about your father?" Damien furrowed brows. "That will be disrespectful to him."

"Don't worry about my father, he won't mind, just help yourself out-" Beatrice broaden her smile with her eyes flickering charmingly. "-He is not a type that likes to keep his guest waiting and if he founds I did, he will blame me." She nodded her head with a pessimistic expression.

Damien nodded with a smile when he saw her downcast expression and proceeded to dig in to eat a little bit of food and drink a little bit.

He didn't want to eat anything as he is not the type, but today he was going to propose to her and he wants nothing to ruin it for him.

He waited for a whole thirty minutes but Beatrice's father never showed up. For some unknown reason, he was feeling uneasy and impatient. Just what was going on? Why was he feeling this anxious?

"Beatrice, your father...isn't he?" He couldn't resist asking with a scowl on his face.

However, before Beatrice could retort, a white-beard man roared with laughter as he ambled into the dining auditorium.

Damien swerved his head in the direction the voice came from, only to stiffen from shock.

'He is Beatrice's father?' This was the first sentence that broached in his mind.

Meanwhile, Draco's lip curled up into an evil grin as he watched the stiffened Damien. "Long time no see, my friend."

Damien snapped out of his frozen state to have his face darken, "Now I get it, this was all your plan, right? You never give up, do you?

Draco however snickered, with mockery on his face, "So, what if it is. Only one thing awaits you and that is death! I told you, this daddy here will be the one to eradicate you."

"You think you can?" Damien sneered, his face as calm as ever.

Draco saw the look of smugness on his face, and could not help but counter him while kneading his beard, "You probably have no idea there is poison in your body, right?"

Poison!! Damien's eyes dilated as a saucer as he turned to the trembling Beatrice. There was no poison in his body before he came here! So how come there is poison in his body? Unless he was poisoned here, and the only way he could have been poisoned was from that food he ate!

His eyes instantly turned cold and a chill aura began to flow out from his body, altering the temperature of the mansion. He was angry!

Beatrice who was standing opposite him felt so cold that she could not help but brush her hands up and down her arm to warm herself up.

"Tsk...You better not try to use your powers because the effect of the poison will get stronger the more you try to use it," A long grin stayed on Draco's face as he sneered.

The moment Damien heard Draco, he started to feel hot inside of his body. His body system started to have modifications which are not good! The energy and powers inside of him became disordered, and just as he was about to try and dispel the poison, he spurted out a mouthful of blood and realized that the poison has damaged most of his system.

He raised his head to look at the young lady in front of him who hadn't stopped trembling and only one emotion could be seen in Damien's eyes, 'Hatred' He wanted to tear them apart but he just couldn't! The one woman he finally gave his heart to, deceived him!

"I told you, this daddy here always gets his way, you made a wrong choice the day you decided to be my enemy years ago," Draco snarled with a trace of haughtiness on his face.

However, Damien roared with laughter as he spits out blood, "You know me, I won't die so easily just from poison, and when am back... both you and your daughter and this mansion will be crushed under my hands." He spurts out another mouthful of blood and used his hand to wipe the remains on his lip.

Something one would call fear, flashed across Draco's pitch-black pupil and disappeared immediately as he took out his pocket knife filled with poison and rushed toward Damien thrusting it in and out of him mercilessly. He couldn't afford to leave any future trouble!

While all this was happening, Beatrice stood unmoving with her hand clutched to her chest as she continued to tremble nonstop. She was completely helpless in this situation!

Finally, Damien who was being stabbed mercilessly sprawled to the floor, devoid of any signs of life.

"Guards take him and throw him away," Draco waved his hand and sauntered out of the dining hall as he wiped the blood on the knife with a white piece of clothing.

The sentries rushed towards Damien, jerked him up, and rushed out of the mansion but before he was taken away, something fell out of his pocket, 'A small box,'

Beatrice eyed the small box before picking it up. She opened it and saw a small ring that could fit her slender finger and couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand, "H-he wanted to propose to me," Pessimistic and painful tears fell from her beautiful grey eyes. Hatred flashed in her eyes and it was directed to her father.

......

Damien lay unmoving in a garbage dump. His breathing was very weak, but he wasn't moving at all, he felt suffocated.

From an intersection, a young little girl walked out. She moved towards Damien and fed him a red pill, after which he slowly opened his heavy eyes.

He turned his head and saw a little girl who was about the age of 12 to 13 yrs, squatted down beside him.

The instant the little girl saw Damien move his gaze to her, she squinted away out of fear and gaped intently at Damien with her large eyes.

Damien gently sat up and watched the little adorable girl in front of him and couldn't think of a reason why such an adorable little girl will be here in a garbage dump.

"M-mr, please don't hurt me, I-i just wanted to give you this," The little girl opened her small hands to reveal a red glowing pill.

"What is that?" Damien asked with a hoarse voice.

"This is an antidote. I saw what Miss and My lord did to you, and I wanted to help you," The little girl blinked her eyes innocently, "My father always told me to help people when they need help if I can."

Damien watched the innocent adorable little girl in front of him as he felt warm in his heart, but he didn't move to take the pill from her instead he took out a crystal from his pocket and crushed It. A bright glow emanated in the surrounding before fading away.

Shortly after, footsteps were heard as two men appeared, "BOSS~," one of them cried out.