Chapter 10
Two weeks passed after Alice woke up. she still hadn't gotten used to her new surroundings and her new identity. But she is good at concealing her emotions, so people barely noticed her confusion. In these two weeks, her new family visited her frequently. She even got friendlier with the Emma.
As she looked out of window, standing under the morning sun she thought her life was perfect. In her past life, she barely received family love. Her father in the past life was a rich spoiled man, who liked to create new scandals every week. He was known as a player with countless mistress.
Her mother from past life was really tired of his reputation, and there were always arguments among them. As a child, she never received a proper love from any of her parent. Her father ignored her and her mother hated her presence.
After their divorce, her mother left her in her paternal home, where her grandfather groomed her to be the perfect heir of the company.
Her grandfather was a strict person. After raising a waste son, he did not wish to repeat the same mistake with her. Giving people more freedom than they deserve. He raised under strict guidance, telling her that her only goal in life is to develop his company. At the age when she should play out with other kids, she was thought about the management of the company. When she became a teenager, instead of chasing behind the boy she likes, she was doing complicated accounts and finance.
When her grandpa died, the responsibility of the company fell on to her. Her father and her relatives were against her to take over the company. But grandpa's will cannot be neglected. So everyone waited patiently, finding her faults but sadly, she did not had any.
Under her guidance, the company bloomed and profits increased. She created new policies for her employees, so they won't suffer. As the company stabilized and was rather doing better then the past, people supporting increased slowly.
Finally, her father and all her greedy relatives were kicked out of the management. But still they kept an eye on her. still, but she never gave them any chance to point her faults.
But now she doesn't have to worry about her company, that she struggled hard to maintain, and can live peacefully. She doesn't hate this life. It feels like god felt guilty to give so much trouble in her past life, so he decided to let her live peacefully in next life.
As she remembered her past life, the door opened and Emma walked in. Alice turned towards Emma and smiled. Emma smiled back.
"Breakfast is ready, milady" she informed.
"I 'll be there" Alice said.
She went towards the big mirror. She brushed small hairs raising near her ears, set her huge dress, with lot of frills and smiled. The first when she saw her reflection in the mirror, she was too shocked to not notice, but now that she has gotten used to it, she felt that she has seen this girl in reflection somewhere.
But she brushed away that thought. How can she forget such a beautiful girl? And not only that, this world is also a different world, that has not yet technologically advanced. How can she meet a girl who is from a different world?
She went to the dinning hall. In the past two weeks, she ate in her room. Though some one accompanied her, she still felt she was a bother. So she asked Doctor Charles whether she can join others in the dining room. He felt that she is healthy enough to walk and allowed. For the first time since her transmigration, she walked out of the room.
Emma who was waiting out, smiled at her and guided her towards the dinning hall. Her entire family was waiting for her. They wore their perfect dresses that clearly told other that they were above them all, and looked at her.
"Dearest Alice" her mother greeted her, "finally you can join us."
"Yes, I am quite excited about it" Alice said.
"Sister, come and sit here" Stella directed her towards the empty chair beside her.
Alice smiled and sat. She sat on the left side of the table, with Stella in one side and her father on the other. Her mother and Daniel were sitting opposite to her. Her father was sitting in the middle of the table, telling he is the head of the house.
She found various dishes laid in front of her. There were designer plates, with forks, knife, spoons of various sizes place beside it. It was good she learned how to eat western cuisines in her past life.
"Alice, we made everything that you like" her father said.
"Thank you, father," she said with a smile.
"Don't mention it. you can finally join us, so you don't know how happy I am" he said with a smile.
"Alice, eat before it gets cold" her mother suggested.
The maid served her breakfast and filled her glass with wine. As she ate her breakfast, she felt happy as it was the first time, she is having meal with a family. This is the first time she is eating in such a cheerful environment.
After the breakfast, a servant came and delivered a letter to her father. He opened the seal and read the contents on the neatly wrapped paper. Alice, who was sitting beside him, looked at the envelope placed on the table and her eyes saw two words written on it.
'George Etkinson'
Etkinson?
I saw it somewhere.