Episode 3.11: Doll in the house
The red bruises that she got are quite intense ones but it didn't make Ava budge even a little bit. She is willing to sit in a disciplined posture and straightened her back. Ava can tolerate acting coy with others but for Ezekiel, this man is not worthy of her jar...! In a flash moment, her eyes switch to the windows and push the tea down her throat. Ava knows that Ezekiel is watching her movement without making a single sound. He feels like a foolish creep for staring at her so intensely. "You got something to say?" She unlocks the silents without turning her head. Ava had enough of this ill-mannered behaviour. She shifts her frills of kilts to the side while tucking something underneath the layers. Seeing the suspicious act prompt Cheng to almost sprayed his juice on the sofa. 'When did you get that!?' He is furious as to not know her schemes. Cheng underestimates the power of her brain. It seems like his worries from the beginning are unexpectedly unworthy. Ezekiel is stunned by the change in her attitude. He expected a scared and teary look from the girl but she conveys the total polar attitude. That makes him even more suspicious to immediately kick her out of the mansion. He is afraid that his bad deeds would be exposed to the Lilacs but he got no choice to save his daughter...
Ezekiel Ross has known Aisha for years. He also knows she is the mother of this child. The two are close friends since childhood and he has always been in love with her. Aisha is one of the most elegant and glamorous women who seed the heart of leadership to survive. She is the one who always defends him from being bullied because of his weak demeanour. They both share a lot of secrets and often sneak out into the forest to tell stories and have an adventure. It was a great time, the shortest moment but the happiest one in his life. He still remembers their small conversation that didn't hold any meaning but he was so comfortable with the lady. He promised her that one day he will marry her and make her the happiest women in the world. Aisha agrees with his proposal and confesses that she loves him too...
However, as they got bigger, she keeps distancing herself. Until one faithful day, their volatile relationship met a teary end. Aisha knows that they love each other but she still agreed to the political marriage with the lilacs. When Ezekiel plead for them to escape, Aisha shut him up and blame his weaknesses for being powerless and incapable. That's the last of their unrequited love story...
Ava discreetly steals the golden locket during tea time and tuck it under her sleeve. She promises to trust herself more than others even if they believe in her for years. Ava realizes that out of ten people she knows there will always be one that would turn their back against her. Once the shell open reveals the hidden black sheep. "Stay away from my daughter..." Ezekiel warns against her but she ignores them. His threatening eyes hold no power to push her down to the pit so there is no need to be scared. The tip of the teacup brush across her lips before forming into a delicate smile. Ava calmly places the cup back in the rightful place. She dabs a little handkerchief to clean the left tea liquid on her pink pale lips and organize her vision towards the man. "Why?..." The smug attitude caught him off. He never thought hard to deal with an overly spoilt stupid girl. "It's none of your business ... Know your place, little miss..." Ava feels as if a thousand needle just pierce her pride. This man is in the wrong but because of his great greed to fight destiny, he would take innocent life to save his sickly daughter which is outrageous! Moreover, the innocent is just the same age as his daughter but he still destroys it nonetheless. Jasmine has the right to live and his illegal litigation killed her!
"What if I don't want to... What would you do? Kill me?" Ava sneers as his face began to twist. Ezekiel slams the table, glaring at the girl. 'Aaaghhh, when is it going to take effect?' She has been waiting from the moment she retrieves the locket. 'Isabella's illness should arise by now...' Her eyes freeze at the gun. She can see that he didn't pull the rail yet but her eyes won't budge. He needs to know his place, only Jasmine can save his daughter. "You are not thinking of killing me right?... Mr Ezeikel. If you want me to die you wouldn't need to dirty your hands and simply orders an assassin to complete the task. Unless you are scared of something..." His face and demeanour drop with the gun. 'She knows something ?', 'What is he suppose to do now?' These sentences keep playing in his head leading towards none existing assumptions. "I'll... I'll..."
A maid barges in carrying a combination of worried and scared utterance. "Miss! The Miss has fallen ill...!" Those words shook his last string of hope. It feels as if his world is breaking apart as he opens his steps. No one could stop him from running like a hysterical man towards his daughter. "What are you waiting for! Call for the imperial doctor!" Are his last words before leaving the lone girl behind...
Ava gazes calmly as the man leaves the room for peace. "Aaah... finally the annoying pest is gone for good. Let's run..." She stood up and walks out of the door. Cheng chokes on his water. "Where... Where are we going... Anyway, why are we running!?" He jumps out of the small space and looking extremely surprised. First, you make the protagonist sick and now you want to run away! Cheng almost loses his soul. If they didn't complete all the mission before they die, this story will rewind and rewind. In this state, they won't be able to get out of the story! "Cheng, do you trust me...?" The small doll release a distasteful mood. "If you die... I die. There is nothing I can do except trusting you!... This wrench girl!"... Ava pulls him behind the wall to hide from the guards. Three to four guards are waiting in front of the garden. " If you do, listen... We are going to my mother's grave. That's the last place I want to visit before this drama stirs up..." Ava pulls open her screens and shove the locket inside... 'This story will end properly... I promise with my whole heart that her rights would regain and jasmine will live her full life...'
"Cheng, I promise... We will get out of this..."
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