I REJECT YOUR PROPOSAL 1

I felt a bright light reflect into my eyes and I groaned forcing my eyes open as I cussed whoever had woken me up inwardly. "Good morning madam, it's a lovely day today isn't it?" I heard Agnes's faint voice as she stepped into my bathroom.

"What's so lovely about the day?' I yelled in my head as I sat up glaring at the girl that seemed to be in a good mood this morning as she moved to and fro around the room arranging and cleaning the things in the room. I could only imagine what has gotten her so happy this morning.

"You seem to be in a good mood." She smiled further.

"Today's visiting day, I'll get to meet my family alas." She smiled.

"Visiting day? There's visiting day?" She shook her head in response.

"We're not allowed to leave the palace for fear of getting information out. So every year our family gets to visit after going through series of thorough screening. If they pass they get to see us, if they don't they'll have to come back the next year." She shrugged placing the hand towel on a table.

I wasn't surprised at Agnes's words. Father had similar rule back at the mansion only that our workers never have visiting day. You never get to see your family ever again once you're given the job. That's how he's able to keep our bankruptcy secret hidden for so long. But it's surprising how Evren had managed to find out about it.

I could already imagine what would happen if people ever found out about it. The media would be in shambles. Our family name will be on all lips, on all sites, on all blogs.

Everyone will stay far away from us. We'll never be invited to any elite party anymore, we'll be blacklisted forever. We'll be over and Evren has warned it'll only get out if I cancel my marriage with Dalton Bancroft.

Once again I'm ruining my life for people who barely care about me.

I sighed. If I keep my Marraige with Dalton, my family will be safe but if I don't... I could only imagine what will happen. I feel so alone and betrayed.

I wondered if Evren felt the same. If he felt isolated and alone too. "Argh... Adara." I had no idea when the groan slipped from my lips making Agnes turn to look at me.

I shouldn't be thinking about that man or anything that has to with him. But I couldn't help it. He's kissed me twice and made me say I belonged to him even if I am getting married to his brother.

He is bad...

A bully...

Though I haven't seen him again since that night, not that I wanted to and I was glad I haven't seen him.

"Are you alright Madam?" Agnes asked and I nodded.

"Your bath water is ready, I'll go get your food." I nodded at Agnes's words pulling the sheets from my body dropping both my feet on the floor. I was glad I was being served breakfast in bed cause the last thing I wanted was to see the lady. Not after our last altercations.

Evren had asked me to meet him today for the job, I just hope he doesn't demand something stupid from me.

Judging from who he is, I doubt he would give me the job without asking for something in return.

Agnes stepped into the bathroom once I was settled in the tub, "I heard master Dalton will be back by the end of the week." My heart skipped at her words and I sat up. If Dalton was coming back by the end of the week, it meant he might be here before the ritual.

"That's good." Was all I said. I might be getting married to him, but I barely thought about him. Dalton is a good man from what he's shown me, but I knew nothing about him aside his name. I really want our relationship to work out since I'll be spending the rest of my life with him.

"You should be careful with whatever you do in here. Even the walls have ears madam." I knew who Agnes was talking about.

It would have been something else if someone else saw Evren in my bedroom and not her. And even if they saw us doing nothing, being in my bedroom alone is a taboo.

"I know." I took the soapy sponge she passed to me and scrubbed my body.

"How bad is he?"

"Who?"

"Evren?" I really wanted to know why he is labeled bad by everyone. Why I'm warned to stay far away from him. The man I had met, though he had taken advantage of me and has been a sly demon, he didn't seem like one that could really harm anyone.

I could relate to him more cause of his life which isn't so different from mine. He's a rejected son just like me. We get ridiculed for the littlest things, get tossed around like we aren't important. We both do not have mother's and are not known by anyone in the world because we're seen as bad seeds. I could only imagine what Evren has been through.

The silent pain and sufferings he went through as a child. Maybe that's why he's so cold. The lady doesn't look like someone who cares about him. I'm pretty sure she would want nothing than to kill him if given the chance to. Maybe Evren isn't so bad. Maybe he just needs someone who cares.

"Master Evren has always been rebellious since a child." Agnes started as if recalling the past.

"One time he cut off the butlers fingers because the man overcooked his vegetables." My eyes widened at her words.

"Why would he do that?"

"They say it's his nature to be that vile at such a young age."

"His nature to be wicked?" Agnes said nothing to me.

"When master Evren found out he might not inherit his father's company because he's the outside son, he pushed his brother from the stairs and that resulted to master Dalton losing all of his childhood memory. Till this day he hasn't gotten them back." I couldn't believe her words. Why would Evren do something this horrible?

I would never do that to Scarlett no matter what she does. He had robbed Dalton off his childhood. Evren is vile and evil.

"Does he not have a mother?" Agnes paused her lips.

"After his mother's death they said master Evren had demanded to live here with his father and stepmother rather than staying with his mother's relatives even if his father had rejected him for years." She stated and I couldn't believe her word.

"Some people warned the Bancroft's he came for revenge, others said he was still a child to want revenge on anyone until he tried to kill his half brother and step mother." She continued.

"He was sent to live on his own from ten(10) and only returned when he was old enough to handle the businesses temporarily when senior Master Bancroft had minor brain issues. But Master Dalton is now old enough to take back what rightfully belongs to him and Master Evren is not interested in stepping down either." I couldn't believe Agnes's words.

Evren is evil if everything she just told me happened. I don't need anyone to tell me I had to stay away from him anymore.

I wouldn't blame his family for staying far away from him, he tried to kill them.

"You should also stay away from him Madam. He might be using you for his games."

"What do you mean?"

"You might also be a target since you're to be married to master Dalton." All colour drained from my face at Agnes's words. Why haven't I thought of this? Evren could be using me.

Once I was done bathing I ate and stayed indoors for the rest of the day. I had refused to go to Evren's office for the job he offered. I wanted to be as far away from him as possible. I could always find another job, maybe when Dalton gets back I'll have to tell him to stop the lady from sabotaging me...