Chapter 8 of chapter 6 Ignorance

Ignorance...

"Hmm, I see. How do you know her name?" The Duke asked, dropping down the note from his eyes sights to see the woman before him.." well I heard to ask lady Pearl. I need to know what I have missed when I'm away. Since everything is new to me" she said and took a seat opposite his direction. 

"I'm so excited about the new changes in the castle. Lady Pearl must have do a lot of changes these past few months" 

"Hmm" the Duke sighed and view back to his newspaper. He wasn't reading nothing in it . beside, he only read it when he had done something outrage and want to make sure it in the news in the day. That's if when he treated his enemy dead well enough not to be forgotten. 

"Since when do you and lady Pearl become closer that she tell you things about the mansion and it changes?" His eyes never left the note. He wasn't buying her words because he knows the type of woman he fucked. Elsie might look pale and weak but her deal inside is deadly. She's just the serpent itself. 

Lady Elsie understand the Duke was trying to caught her up. So, she played her part well by composing herself more. "You see. I know I and Lady Pearl might not get in good terms but that doesn't mean she would help when I asked for her helps to know things..." 

At the moment, them heard a knocking sound on the door. "That must be your maid" she said and stood up to open the door. 

The Duke adjusted his newspaper on the lower level to catch a glimpse of her face before pressing it back like nothing happened. Isabella didn't bother to pay any attention as she get ready to attend to her duties and get the hell out. 

"Baby your handmaid is here to clean."  lady Elsie informed to see if that would draw his attention to her but didn't go the way she expected.  he only gulped at Lady Elsie and back to his paper. 

"Why didn't we continue what we started with inside while she cleans here" she teases when she knew they ain't doing a thing in the first place but he choose to ignored her girlish acting

Isabella drop out the mob from the soapy bucket. And slowly she placed it on the floor mobbing on it gently. To clean up the stone floor. She felt a strange gaze on her, it smelled danger and ice but she ignored and continue her duty.

"I think you should go out for some air. Okay" his husky voice said. 

The Lady Elsie didn't hesitate as she walked out.

"See you later my baby" and blow him lovely kisses. As soon she stepped. She waited on the door for over hearing what might happen when she's not in. She wants to be sure if the Duke she knew was interested in some low class slave. She waited for some minutes before hearing they discussing. She frowned. It true the Duke was interested with a beggar! She so much hate the blacks people and will never forgive them for what they did to her home!.

With anger she stomps down the stairs. There's some that might know more about this. She really wants to be sure if the Duke only fancy the girl for his bed....

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Lady Pearl Pov.....

There's one thing I'm certain of about the suddenly arrival of Lady Elsie. She's a fool if she thinks she would forever be on his arms and no one else. I just chuckled at her stupidity. She never learned or listen to anyone when talking to her. She seem herself as her queen! Oh Elsie, you can't be a queen in a land of blood. There's always a price for everyone to bear. I rested my back to relax the few minutes of time I have since things are all in order. Within five minutes of shutting my eyes. Someone stromed into my chamber without knocking! Instantly my eyes opened to the loud sound of the door. 

I can't believe it was her. What is she doing here instead of being in her lover room. 

"Lady Pearl. I need to speak to you" she hurriedly said. Took her seat looking worried. 

I wasn't surprised about that and  I believe  she might have meet the girl the Duke was so attracted to. Sat upright and faced the worried woman. "What do you want to talk about for?" 

"I want to know what going on between the Duke and his handmaid. Immediately I burst into laughing. It was indeed funny. Just the way I have predicted it in her mind and she just guess it right. 

She was stunned and unsatisfied that the reason I'm laughing at her. "Is that necessary?" She asked narrowed her eyebrows at me. 

"Sorry, I begged my pardon" I said and bowed along trying to washed off the laughter. 

"Did you know something about the Duke and his Handmaid. Or you didn't too"  she folded her hands. Sounds of course angry.

"Hmm, for the little I have see I think so. But still didn't understand the Duke interested in her. Why the question?" I asked looking back at her worried face. She didn't see stable at all. She remains quite for some minutes thinking of something as her eyes see lost in something. 

"Have you found it out?" I said, getting tired of her slience. "This girl who is she?" Finally she break her slient mode. 

"Well I'd not know that much about this girl. For the little research I have about she's from Lord Mayors. That where she comes on the first day I received them. "

"She's from Lord Mayors!" She sounds surprised and looked at me. I gave her a nod.

"I want her to be changed and replace by someone else" she demand. "I'm sorry Lady Elsie that cannot happened except the order come from the lord" 

She was stunned and looked furious at me but I didn't care. She's not my boss to order me around like a lost puppy. I think she had easily forgotten her place since she started warming the Duke bed. What a woman. With this I believe she would soon get herself in trouble. The one she wouldn't be able to escape from that would be setting a trap for herself if she takes this too far.

"Lady Elsie. I should advice you. I'm not your maid you give orders to. Yes I'm might be given the care of the mansion in my hands but that doesn't means you can boss me around. You should know your place. Just as the Duke mistress" I frowned at her.

She hissed and stood up from her couch. Walked few steps to me. " Is that what you think you're? Stop  flirting yourself Lady Pearl. We both know who we surely are aside for the Duke and this mansion. I know very what you didn't years ago. So, don't you dare lecture me with those words because I should be the one giving it to you. Don't play too smart. When we both know you're the real culprit here!" 

"Lady Elsie!" I stood up fiery at her. "What are you going to do? Huh? Did the Duke know you're the one who killed his father!?"

"Lady Elsie, I am warning you to stay out of thing that didn't consent you. If you want to be the Duke sex mate you can but don't you dare say thing you don't know!" 

She chuckled, finding what I said amusing. 

"What are you going to do? Kill me the way you strangled him on his sleep? What a whore murderer you are lady Pearl. You better don't act too smart to me if you don't want your secrets to be spread to the Duke ears. I have to be on my way now, lady Pearl" she said and smiled deviously before walking out of my sight. 

What am I to do! I didn't know she was there that night. What if she tell the Duke about it. My life would be over! Lady Elsie is just like the devil instrument. But wait if she had see it years ago why didn't she tell the Duke? That mean she can't even dare to because I know she hate the late Duke the same I hate him. He makes our life's difficult but I have no choice. I was asked to choice between the father and son. One had to die