CHAPTER TWO

Louloudi awoke to the sound of her apartment doorbell ringing. Her gaze was unfocused and it took a while for her to realize where she was. She sighed and ran her hands through her hair. This is the first time since that accident she has slept without having nightmares.

Could it be true that money solves ‘all’ your problem? When I was in my ‘homely’ home you attacked me almost to the point of death, Now I am in a luxurious apartment you don’t come anymore? Wow, the double standards.

The person ringing the doorbell lacked patience as he kept pressing it without pausing. Louloudi shook her head and dragged her body to the door. She opened the door to a young man resting lazily against the wall. He looked as if he was about to ring the doorbell again before Louloudi suddenly opened it.

Louloudi knew this was the person that was supposed to come to brief her on the remaining details but he looked so young and carefree compared to the previous one.

“My name is Xander, Miss Adelio sent me here, You must be Louloudi?”

“Ah yes”

She noticed how this man didn’t use honorifics when talking to her. He even had an amiable smile on his face. Louloudi smiled in appreciation and invited him in. She let him sit first then went to freshen up before coming to sit too.

“So Louloudi I have been assigned by the clan head to be your….hm… personal assistant, bodyguard, babysitter, anything you want it to be…well…except your boyfriend” he winked right after. Louloudi couldn’t get used to this shocking change between the stiff face from yesterday and this one with a cute gummy smile.

“You are aware this is a secret mission right? The number of people who know about this mission can be counted on one hand, including the clan head. So I am going to tell you everything you need to know about this mission”. Louloudi nodded to show that she understood.

The Elite Academy as the name implies is the biggest and the most expensive school in the whole country. The school is located in the first class district and its acceptance rate is so low that it is almost non-existent. The students in this school are from the various clans in the country.

The school is owned by an aristocrat who founded the first clan in the 1600s. Then, there was only one clan and this aristocrat was the clan head. It was after his demise that the clan dissolved and people went to establish their own.

There are distinct people called the ‘instructors’. They are not from clans and are hand-picked by the aristocrat to educate the students. Although they are not from any clans, they have very high and reputable identities in the country. They all answer to the director who has the highest authority amongst them. With time, these people die and their descendants take over from where they left. The point is for the school to be out of the reach of the various clan heads. This means that the clans cannot be involved in the decision-making of the school.

This has more or less worked but not all the way. Presently, the clans have in one way or the other mixed their people into the school system for their benefit.

The school is divided into four wings, South, West, East, and North Wings respectively. The North Wing had dorms and offices for the teachers, and the East Wing had dorms and classes for the successors and the first to the third families of the four greatest clans. The west wing has dorms and classes for the fourth family to the last from the four greatest clans while the south clan has dorms and classes for the other clans starting from the fifth clan.

An image popped up on the TV screen "This is Dominique Lincoln of the Lincoln clan. She is the third child from the main branch of the Lincoln clan which makes her a successor. The Lincoln clan currently occupies the fourth position of the four great clans.

Another image popped up "This fine gentle man right here is Harry Tennyson of the Tennyson clan. He is the only child from the main branch of the clan which makes him a successor. The Tennyson clan currently occupies the third position of the four greatest clans. Louloudi paused and tilted her head in confusion: This Harry person's smile looked so familiar..too familiar...

"Hey hey pay attention! That's a still picture, there is a full-blooded person in front of you" Xander shouted aggrieved. Louloudi was rendered speechless for the thousandth time today. She decided to just ignore Xander and looked at the screen. This time around there was no image only information.

Louloudi turned to Xander confused "There is no image"

Xander nodded "The Easton clan currently occupies the second position of the four greatest clans. The clan head is a casanova who sleeps around even in his old age and has illegitimate kids everywhere but there is no information on his main wife. But this is no news as everyone knows there are two sons from his main wife, the older one who is dead and the second one who is currently his successor, Felix Easton.

"So if I manage to come across him I won't recognize him?"

"Yes, although there is a low possibility that you'll ever come across him"

Louloudi decided not to ask why. As they won't be seeing each other there's no need to delve into it.

"Lastly, the Adelio clan. The clan head is Melany Adelio. Naturally, there's no need for the Adelio clan to be too involved in this as the successor is already the clan head, but it seems some people are not happy with this leadership. They are all conservative fools who feel a clan should be headed by a man " An image of a fiery-eyed young man popped up. "This is Micheal Adelio, he is from the first family of the Adelio clan, and this boy right here is their 'chosen'. The Adelio clan currently occupies the first position of the four greatest clans."

"For your identity, you belong to the south wing. The 3rd class.

“So….we are the lowest in the social class?”

“According to the school system……yes”

Louloudi was speechless.

Seeing her expression, Xander added, “Don’t worry, there is a no-bullying policy?”

“Are you asking me?” louloudi was perplexed. Both of them paused staring at each other wide-eyed

Xander finally looks away and clears his throat. “I am going to leave these files with you to go over them and familiarize yourself with them. I have already been here before you moved in so you don’t have to worry about school uniforms and other necessities, they have already been provided.

This, Louloudi did not know. She did not look around much before going to bed yesterday.

Xander brought out a silver and a gold card. "The gold card is expected to be with you always as it is very important for your identity and the silver card is for housekeeping". In terms of affluence, the clan heads of the four greatest clans use the black card, while the other families and successors of the four greatest clans use the gold card. The other clans use the silver card.

He also brought out two phones a black and a white phone. They are the latest models. Xander told her to always keep the black one safe at home because that is how the clan head would be reaching out to her. The white one is for her personal use. He told her that a housekeeper would be coming over. She is mute and does not belong to any clans. She also has no idea of the mission. Louloudi has to be careful with the people she keeps around herself so this maid is a very safe choice.

Louloudi walked Xander to the door and before leaving he smiled and reminded her "Tomorrow is a weekend so you should rest school resumes Monday. I want you to be at your best."