Ep 5: Arrogant stranger

"I didn't kill them. Trust me, I didn't… Mom, Zen… No!!! Please don't go… Mom…"

Screaming!

Amyra shot her eyes opened as she sat on the bed, she was still sort of breathing, terrified.

Between the sort sighs she wiped off the sweats over her forehead.

In the dream she saw her mom and her sister, everything was scaring her, it became like a nightmare, haunting her…

Amyra was still in a dilemma when suddenly light fell on her eyes as someone pulled the curtain in the room.

The curtain moved and she looked at the woman who looked young but her forehead uttered that she was over 40 or something in touch.

"Good morning, Miss Cassidy. It's time for you to get ready. Mr Bryant will be here in an hour." The woman announced so in a hurry.

Amyra looked a little surprised and confused. "Pardon?" As if she didn't understand what she was saying. The woman glared at her, not explaining to her.

"Mr Bryant… Mr Bryant… I have heard this name before. But where…" she mumbled.

"If you don't remember, then I would like to remind you." The woman looked at Amyra through the specs she was wearing.

Amyra smiled half-heartedly at her and asserted , "Ahh, thanks. Then…"

The woman's reaction was not so pleasant to her eyes though but she guessed that she was going to explain things to her.

Cough!

"Mr Bryant is the CEO of PearlV, one of the largest company in the world. He is the most handsome bachelor and the most powerful man in the country and he is your would be husband. Tomorrow is your wedding day so Mr Bryant wants you to go to the breakfast table all ready in an hour. He… wants to talk to you." 

Amyra did understand what the woman just said. She quickly stood up and muttered, "Ohh. Right."

For a moment the woman kept looking at her, waiting for her to stay something. Amyra let out a sigh and pronounced, "Ok, thanks for explaining but why does he want me to…"

"Call him Mr Bryant." The woman sounded strict as she pulled her specs a little up that fell on her nose high.

Amyra looked shippish. "Ok so why does your Mr Bryant want me to be ready in an hour or so likely? I mean that's so long… I can get ready in ten minutes so…"

"Mr Bryant likes cleanliness, and everything must be perfect. I hope you got your answer now."

'What does she mean? I am not clean?'

Before her confusion could take another route the woman walked out of the room leading her to elsewhere as she was told to follow her.

"We don't have much time, let's go." The woman asserted so hurriedly.

"Wait, your name… what should I call you?" 

The woman halted and looked at Amyra before turning away and walking again. "It should be Kim."

"Kim? Ahh ok." 

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Sitting in front of the mirror Amyra looked around herself. She was sitting on the chair when girls were doing her hair, make-up etcetera etcetera.

She didn't need to take a bath herself even, there were girls for that. True to say, she didn't need to do a single thing. 

"It's all done, Miss Cassidy. Now, you are ready." A woman reported to her and as Amyra nodded her head with a pure thanks, they left.

Amyra sitting on the chair and looking at her reflection in the mirror she felt lost. No, this was not her. She looked so different, those fake eyelashes, those expensiveness lingering all over her body, she disliked all of them.

In all her life, she never liked to show off but now… she was helpless. Amyra felt she was sold to him as if…

Knock! Knock!

"Mr Bryant is waiting for you downstairs." The door opened and a maid reported to her. Then bending her head she took her leave. 

"Wait… " Amyra pulled her dress a little and as she looked up she found the girl gone. "... I don't know the… way… she is gone already, ahem…"

Sigh!

She remembered Ezra and Kim's words, that was for sure that Mr Bryant was probably a tough man. When Amyra got out of the big room she was in, she looked around and understood that she could be lost here.

It was such a big palace alike, she would not make it. Now, her tension was how would she reach her destination?

The girl was gone too and Kim didn't tell her the way and nowhere else she could see a single person for her help.

Letting out a sigh of annoyance, she walked out of the room. 

'Guess, I'm all by myself.'

There was nobody outside waiting for her. Strange! To wake her up, get her ready, even letting her know that he came here already was all but why nobody told her how to go downstairs.

Amyra looked around, trying to find out which way to go. For ten minutes she had been walking here and there but she again found herself coming to the same place.

'I don't think I am going there. What should I do now? I will be late…' she bit her lips and looked around. 

She was stepping backwards like a lost kitten, as suddenly she felt like hearing someone's talking to someone she quickly followed the way.

'Someone is here. Maybe they can help me.'

Before her eyes, Amyra could see a broad shouldered man who was standing near the window having one-ear headphone in his ear. A black suit man.

Slowly walking to him, she couldn't see the man's face but heard his voice as she kept her pace quite slow.

'He doesn't seem like an ordinary staff here, is he associated with that Bryant man?... I wonder.'

As time passed, she was moving closer to him but she started getting nervous though she did not have any idea what the reason was. He had a deep voice but had an intimidating aura.

Amyra saw him taking the headphone off his ear and standing still at the place.

She bit her lips and then she asked with courage, "Uhmm, excuse me. I can't find the way to go downstairs. Can you please… tell… me… "

"..." 

She stood as if a statue, the man with those beautiful blue eyes looked at her, Amyra lost in words as she looked at him. They both were looking at each other, neither of them moved their eyes off their faces.

'He is… so handsome!' she screams internally yet she feels more nervous. The way he was looking at her was giving her an uneasy feeling.

The man had probably the most handsome face she saw until now, he had that classy ness in his clothes, the way he dressed up and those darn sexy lips. Gosh!

'Who is this man?' 

Amyra took a look at his head to toe, admiring his handsomeness. Before she could endeavor more of his beauty she was surprised.

The man looked at her coldly and passed walking by her side. His intoxicated cologne got into her nostrils, she totally fell for it.

"Mr…"

Strange! That man didn't even care to look at her. Amyra was standing alone, watching him to leave.

'Is he mute? How can it be? I saw him just… Sad, if he is mute even though he is so handsome…' she let out a sigh and was still looking at the silhouette of him.

Cough!

Hearing another man coughing Amyra quickly remembered what her purpose was for coming here. She quickly turned around and as she saw Ezra she opened her mouth but before she could say it, he let out , "You are so done for. How could you be so late! You are not punctual at all."

"Huh? Wait, where is your Mr Bryant…"

"He left."

"Ehh?"

Ezra frowned but she couldn't hide her expression that said she was surprised too. Inhaling the fresh breath of air, he uttered, "Among all the things Mr Bryant hates, being late is the most significant one."

"I was lost, that's why… I didn't mean to…"

"..."

"I am telling the truth. I didn't mean to be late but this place is too big, I couldn't find how to…" she muttered, biting her lips nervously.

"Anyway, take it. Since he is gone, there's nothing we can do about it." Ezra handed her a tab.

Confused, she glanced at the tab and looked at him again, "What is it for?"

"To know everything about Mr Bryant. You must memorize all the details about him. And remember, do not make a mistake."

"Huh? Everything?"