Chapter 15

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Asher's jaw clenched on realizing that he was cheated, this dress wasn't the one that he had purchased from the cloth store. "You... where did you find this one?" He demanded.

"You said you kept the dress on my bed and this was what I found" Alicia explained as she scanned the clothes in her hand, it looked beautiful and expensive. Something that Asher would buy and that was why she believed that this was the dress he had bought, she never thought that it was switched.

'That Jeff dared to swap the cloth that I bought, that ingrate!' Asher cursed as he clenched his fist. He was about to rush towards the door but Alicia held him back, what was she doing?' she thought in her mind, how does she care if he goes out in the night to fight someone.

"I'll just wear this one tomorrow, sorry for disturbing you" said Alicia as she folded it back and placed it inside the wooden box before turning to leave the room leaving Asher in wonder. Wasn't he planning to go teach that Jeff a lesson, why did he stop because she held him back? no something was not right, he was supposed to be out there fighting with Jeff instead of staying back in his room and letting the person that cheated him off the hook.

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The next morning, the sounds of birds chirping woke Alicia up, she rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand and stretched her body as she sat on the bed only to find Lisa laid next to her.

" You are awake, good morning, I've helped you with the cooking and done some of the chores, just go wash yourself and eat" Lisa greeted her with smile on her face.

"Good morning Lisa, why did you bother to do all the work, I thought I told you last time that I'm able to do it" Alicia said scolding her a bit, she didn't like watching her elders doing things for her instead of her working and she had told the woman but she never listens to her.

"I wouldn't have done it if you woke up early" Defended Lisa as she went back to sleeping on the bed.

'Eh? I'm late?!' Alicia questioned herself as she hurried away from the bed to go look at the window, she could see the sun that already rise and was shining brightly in the sky. Alicia jerked her head to the side hearing the sound of carriages, she saw two carriages that came to halt in front of the mansion and she gasped, 'Oh no, the guests'.

She hurried to the bath to quickly bathe but she reckoned that if she took her bathe she would just waste time and Asher would end up being angry at her, so she washed her legs, her face and her arm and used a wet towel to clean her body. Then she wore the dress that Asher had brought for her, she braided her brown hair in two sides of her head up to the middle to let the remaining fall over her shoulder up to her waist. Even without makeup that most women would use, she looked very beautiful.

"Is there a special occasion?" Lisa asked her as she saw the dress and her head braided because normally Alicia would tie her hair into a ponytail.

"I don't think there is any, but Asher told me to look presentable as his guest were coming" She giggled at the thought of calling her Master his name, what if she called him his name right in his face? she really wanted to do that but was scared to get herself into trouble, right now, she has to go make the dishes.

"How many did you cook for? did you cook excess or just the normal?" Inquired Alicia as she adjusted her cloth again, she wasn't really comfortable with the swell of her breast being visible, she just had to wear it to look presentable as that monster had said before.

"I cooked excess today, It just felt like something was going to happen so I cooked excess" Explained Lisa.

'So it was a coincidence?' Alicia thought as she narrowed her eyes, this woman was no doubt smart but she couldn't help but be curious about her, she always knew everything. Was she a witch also? because it was the powerful dark witches that were capable of knowing things without people actually telling them.

"Have you eaten already? because I don't know if they might take time downstairs and I don't want you going hungry" Whispered Alicia to her because was hearing the sound of footsteps and when Lisa nodded her head. Alicia gave her a thumbs up before dashing towards the door, she opened the door and was surprised to find Asher standing there as if he were planning to open the door any minute from now, Alicia thanked her stars that she was faster enough.

"Here, wear this" Asher said as he dropped a pair of stilettos in front of her, Alicia bent down to pick the shoes as she began wearing them. She was uncomfortable with Asher's gaze on her, wasn't he going to leave already she complained inwardly.

"That's looking good on you, you look quite presentable today" Asher smirked as he dipped his hand in his pocket and started to walk away leaving Alicia to glare at him, 'quite?, she was always presentable for crying out loud.

Alicia got downstairs to stand at the back of Asher. She saw the maids in the mansion and was surprised if they were called back to continue their work and even the butler was back, "Did you call them back?" Alicia curious self couldn't help but ask.

"Would you prefer to work here alone all your life?" Asher asked her in return, just then the butler opened the door and three good looking people stepped inside. There was one with an overbearing aura, that had a striking resemblance to Asher and another who dressed liked the duke. Then finally the pretty lady that entered, she was wearing a pink gown and her amber eyes shinned brightly on seeing Asher.