Riel freezes as she hears what Glaziel said, surely he must be bluffing she thought to herself but unfortunately he was not, nowhere in sight not even a shadow. She panicked rushing out of the venue like a mad person on the street, how could she have taken her eyes of Levi knowing the place she was in, I'm such a fool she said as she rushed frolicking and moving about every door, every hall, every meeting room, but not even a sight.
After hours of searching but no yielding results she crouches at the entrance of the venue, spirit broken , heart crushed, she felt she had lost her only reason for fighting all the cruelties of fate, her hopes and her prayer for a better life together with her son had just vanished into thin air without making so much as a sound.
But yet she couldn't cry she was far too exhausted , too broken and to lost and not possessing even an ounce of will.
If Fate had decided that this was how she was meant to live she would go along with it, Besides no one in the world was on her side not even her father, she thought as she stood there.
"Oh, it's raining'
The rain had started suddenly, the drops splashing and pitter pattering against the pavements and the ground as though it was sent to cry, to release the tears that she could no longer feel to do so of her will,
She stared at the dark louds of the night sky almost lost while the rain drops hitting hard against her
"Levi"
MEANWHILE
WHAT HAD REALLY TRANSPIRED
WHEN RIEL WAS ON THE BALCONY
As the reception proceeded smoothly the guest were lively, noble ladies flocked to LUSTRE GEMSTONE like a grizzly bear attracted to honey.
"Mr. Gemstone, how do you fare the party"
"Mr. Gemstone , Did you come with a partner"
"Mr. Gemstone, would your schedule be free this evening"
they swarmed around him asking all sorts off trivial questions, but he paid not attention to them if anything to him they looked more like wolves fighting over a prey they found dead in winter.
"Annoying" he muttered to himself, the girls paid no mind to what he had said, to them he was a piece of trophy to climb higher in the social ladder.
Before things could get out of hand His secretary had noticed the shift in his demeanor.
"Excuse me ladies, we'll be leaving to attend to some urgent matter" he says making room for Lustre to pass and escape the situation. He follows suit behind him trailing silently as to not add more fuel to the fire.
He knew his boss was not a PATIENT one and he was glad to have gotten him out of that situation before something dreadful would've happened.
Out of the corner of his eyes he notices a familiar looking figure, Luckily at the moment Lustre was pre-occupied was socializing. Taking a closer look at the figure he sees
"Young Master Leth?" he says surprised, "Oh no, if the master finds out, he'll be in so much trouble... I should..."
"Should what Axiver? What should I not find out about?" as if on queue Lustre eyes moves over to the Image before him. "Axiver?"
"Yes Sir" Axiver replies tense already knowing what is to come
"I believe I mentioned earlier that the Young master be kept in the Estate, Did I not?"
"Yes master"
"Then why is he here?" he asked his voice deep and intimidating, emitting the kind of murderous aura you only see in high budgeted or high graphic movies or Animes.
Axiver could not reply, No its not that he could not reply, He was too tense, too scared to reply, this is the kind of aura his master releases when his mad or angry, talk of the kind he'd release if he wanted to kill someone, it would be a massacre no that would be an understatement, it would be pure BLOOD SHED.
Lustre walks angrily but gradually towards the figure he knows as Leth, but stops in his tracks as he witnesses the scene before him,.
He watches as the whole scenario unfolds not saying a word, not turning away or evening blinking a bat at the scene before until riel steps in.
In the midst of confusion Axiver had taken the battered and beaten up Levi now unconscious, bringing him towards Lustre almost like he was presenting him to him.
Lustre takes a look at Levi, his looks unreadable and says
"Take him back to the Estate, treat his injuries and wait till he regains consciousness"
Axiver nods and moves to the exit.
"Oh and Axiver, Get rid of all those useless buffoons at my estate... All except the Gardener, Cook and Head maid and Butler.
The rest... Kill or banish them but, be sure I DON'T SEE A GLANCE OF THEIR SHADOW IN MY DOMAIN" he said, his eyes gleaming BLOOD RED, to show he was dead serious.
Axiver bows replying with a Yes Master, knowing that this wasn't a usual command from the master of the Estate but an official command from the Lord of the domain.
Exiting the venue, Axiver heads toward the luxurious black car parked at the front of the building, putting Levi to rest in the back, he takes out a phone connecting to the line of the Estate.
RING RING, RING RING...
"Ethriel?"
"Sir Axiver? is there any issues?"
"Are you all dumb?... How could you all let the young master out of the Estate after the warning he gave?"
"Sorry, what did you say?"
"You heard me, How could you let him leave the estate!!!"
"Sir Axiver, are you sure your alright?"
"What? You take me for a fool?"
"No but, Master Leth haven't left the estate all day, in fact he's sound asleep here in his room"
"What?"
"Master Levi is asleep here in his room"
Axiver pauses in shock and disbelief, if the Young Master is still in the estate who is this, he asks himself.
"Sir Axiver?..."
"Later" he says using only a curt word as he hangs up "Drive..." he says telling the driver in a commanding tone.
"But..."
"Don't make me repeat myself" he said leaving no room for further discussions.
LATER
"What is the meaning of this?!, answer me Axiver!!!.... What is this?"