The servants had no choice but to retreat and report to Zorion.
But when they reached the door that led to his room, the servant's face turned red in embarrassment. His door was closed and there were noises from within. What was he doing there?
The servant raised his hand but quickly withdrew. Recalling how he was scolded previously, he thought that it best to look for Deanna/
The servant walked towards Deanna's room and knocked on her door. "Miss Deanna..."
Deanna pushed the door open and looked at the servant who was standing in front of her. "What's the matter?"
"Well..."
The servant didn't know how to explain the situation. All he knew was that there had been noises coming from the Zorion's room.
Deanna looked puzzled. She hadn't eaten much in the past two days ever since her brother had put her under house arrest.
Deanna tried to go on a hunger strike, but that didn't work. She refused to eat for the entire day in hopes that her brother would change his mind but he did not budge. Deanna was going crazy, but there was nothing else she could do.
She had lost a lot of weight, she's...
As Deanna fell deep into thought, the servant told her about Santiago's accusation while glancing in the direction of Zorion's room. Deanna was shocked to hear what was being said and ran downstairs immediately.
Deanna looked at the help and said, "I'll go out and take a look. My brother won't find out. Let's settle our business with Santiago."
Deanna left after saying that The servant had indeed thought that that was what she was planning to do. After all, Deanna was the only person who wouldn't be afraid of Santiago.
The servant hurriedly followed her outside towards the main entrance. When they saw Santiago, Deanna had the sudden urge to break into tears as she felt that her savior had arrived.
Santiago stared at Deanna as she stopped in front of him. He thought about how she had lost a lot of weight.
"Open the door," Santiago said with an annoyed voice. The servants thought his behaviour changed due to her presence because he was fine prior to her arrival.
The servants opened the door quickly. But as soon as the door swung open, Santiago pulled Deanna out towards him, and turned to walk towards the car. The servants stepped forward to stop him but Santiago glared daggers at them. The servants took a step back and called after Deanna. They knew that something was amiss.
However, their realization came too late. The corners of Santiago's lips curled up into a smile. "She will be back tomorrow. I am bringing her to visit my grandmother."
Santiago opened the car door and pushed her right in, causing Raeleigh to wake from her slumber before moving over to make way for Deanna. Her face flushed red when she woke up. She had dreamed about Jepherson.
She was baffled at herself.
"Raeleigh, why are you sleeping in the car? You could catch a cold. Look, your whole face is red."
Deanna couldn’t be bothered at her haggard appearance. She took off her outer coat quickly and handed it to Raeleigh. Raeleigh was still in a dazed state after being jolted awake. She felt like she had only taken a short nap, so she was surprised to see Deanna.
Santiago then got into the car, started the engine and drove right back to Xanthos's place.
Raeleigh finally woke up from her dazed state and looked at Deanna. Then, she removed the coat on her and draped it over Deanna instead. "Put this on, or you'll catch a cold when we get out of the car. Why are you so thin? It looks like you haven't eaten in days. You don't even have makeup on."
Deanna had always dressed up whenever she went out, but that day was an exception.
Deanna was blessed with good looks and looked especially delicate even without makeup. However, she looked gaunt that day, as if she had aged a few years. She didn't look like the usual Deanna.
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