Doesn't She Like It?

Anna sauntered out of the room, leaving the maid to clean up the room, while she look for Yula. She ambled passed the alley, going round the villa, searching for a maid like she has lost something precious. Yes precious...
 Yula was already becoming someone precious to her, and way to find out what happened to Lucian's parents.

She passed the hall where some maids gathered, they seem to be having a discussion more like they were gossiping, the place went silent as a grave yard, the moment, they suspected her pretence. '' Have any of you seen Yula?'' she asked politely, fidgeting her hands across her phone, unknowing scratching her skin with the diamond ring on her finger.

'' No young madam'' it was like a chorus reply, they lowered their head as their lips escaped the word. '' Any clue where she should have be now?'' She was impatient and didn't know why she was worried. The Yul's house was a very big mansion, how long is she going to find her? And Lucian was waiting for her downstairs...

'' Madam have you checked the kitchen?'' A maid asked. '' Kitchen, that's right. Let me check''  her face lit up a bit. '' Thank you'' the cutest smile plastered her face, and her blue eyes broaden as she smiled. 

Anna speed-walked down the aisle, swiftly walking to the kitchen. She was able to recognise her from her back view, Yula was washing the dishes in the sink. '' Yula?'' her tiny voice banged in her head, Yula took a fast turn, staring at Anna's pissed face, and indignant blue eyes.

'' Yula, what is going on? I hope this is not true? How could they change you from being my maid?'' Anna threw all the questions, boiling in her mind at once.  '' Ma'am I'm sorry__'' Yula swerved her head apologizing, which was mystifying Anna the more. She doesn't seek an apology, just the hell why Yula was taken away, from being her maid.

'' Yula speak to me. I want you back as my maid'' she glared at her, but Yula wasn't saying anything, she only bent her head lowered and listened to Anna. '' Yula come on, speak to me. When have you learnt this form ality?! You never bent and behave this way to me, you know that I would find it offensive, and you never kept me mute, then what is stopping you from speaking to me now?!'' Anna was perplexed, screaming at the top of her lungs.

'' I'm sorry young madam, it is beyond my control'' Yula said. '' Oh heaven! What the heck is going on, it was the same thing the new maid said to her earlier...

'' Tell me who changed you...'' Anna sounded like she has almost lost her voice. ''T__ the head of the maids, Alisa'' Yula stuttering, as if she would pay a big price for telling her this.

'' Alisa? But why? Was there any reason?'' She frowned as she asked. '' I don't know young madam, please I need to get back to work ma'am,'' Yula spoke politely.

Anna was tight-lipped, nodded and took a turn back to the foyer where she would take the rungs downstairs. Lucian face lit a bit when he saw her coming downstairs, he has been waiting for her, for heaven knows how long. '' What took you long, Anna?'' He looked calm like he had gotten over the anger from earlier.

'' Lucian? Can I ask a question?'' He noticed a big frown settled on her face, which he has never seen before. '' What could be going wrong in that mind of hers? I hope it's not still about what happened in the morning? I'm not delusional'' Lucian swallowed dryly as he spoke to himself, eyes gawking on Anna's scowled face.

'' What is it, you want to ask?'' He gulped down the lumps in his throat, and raised a hand to his waist as he focused on her. '' Am I not entitled to choose my maid Lucian?'' Anna asked, Lucian, closed his eyes in relief, thank goodness it was nothing to get him irritated.

'' Yes, you can choose anyone you want as your maid. You are in charge, this is your Hus__ band house '' he swollen hard. '' Damn, I can't wait to get out of this world, after achieving that old man's goal'' he shut his eyes again, taking a long breath.

'' Really? Thank you Lucian'' Anna giggled! She was gradually becoming free around him, the same Anna who couldn't lift her face to respond to him, was already asking him for a request, wow what a great improvement, he felt proud of himself.

'' So can we go on __?'' He cleared his throat. '' Your wedding gown is here, you should try it on'' he snickered, peeking at the expression on her face. 

Anna's gaze fell on the white garment sleeping on the couch. She picked it up, rubbing her hands on the diamond boulders around the neck, from her expression Lucian could tell she was admiring the dress. '' This is so expensive...'' Her eyes bug out, and she glared at Lucian then back at the gown. '' Shine like a diamond'' the song echoed in her little head, the dressed reminded her of her favourite song, rain of tears bubbled up in her eyes, as she stroke the diamonds around the waist region and the U neck, the song played in her head.  

She hugged the dress, and shut her eyes closed as the tears fell down, bringing memories of her musical talent she had let go. Lucian frowned, the moment he saw the tears. '' Doesn't she like it? What is wrong?'' his heart ached and he didn't know why.

'' This is so expensive Lucian....'' Anna's tone was low, she sounded amazed and speechless, she didn't believe she was getting this kind of treatment from Lucian, he was treating her like a queen already.  '' Lucian this is too expensive, couldn't you get a simple gown for me'' she took hers back on him, his eyes met her eyes, and they both stared at each other.

'' You deserve the best as my wife'' Lucian said to her, and in the corner of his mind, he was getting irritated by her reaction.

 '' Expensive?'' He scoffed in his mind. '' You married me for my money, didn't you? So you can get expensive things like this, now you are pretending to be the nicest girl ever. The gown is too expensive'' he mimicked her in his mind and scoffed. Anna focused on the gown, still rubbing her hands on the diamond stones.

'' Wouldn't you like to try it on, if there would be any adjustment to be made, before our wedding day?'' he asked. '' Sure, I think I should'' Anna replied. 

'' Go upstairs then, and try it on'' he said. Anna obeyed, hurried up to her room, and ran to the mirror some distance away from her bed. '' This is incredible, Lucian got me a gown such as expensive as this? Was Yula right about him, that he is a good man?'' She screamed in her head.

Anna quickly took off her clothes and try the wedding gown herself. She applied a little makeup on her face, after all, it was just a try on to see if there would be any need for adjustment so there isn't any need to waste time on applying too much makeup right?

Unhurriedly, and quietly Anna stepped out of the room, she appeared in the alley, at the passage of the stairs she stood then she halt her steps. Lucian felt someone's presence, he snatched his focus away from the wedding planner he was discussing with. He had his legs crossed on the couch before, but the moment his eyes met with Anna's sparkling blue eyes, sparking along with the gown, he stood up subconsciously and wowed. His jaw- dropped, as he fell into abyss.

Anna glamour has no words to describe it, she now looks prettier than a runaway model. She is like a magnet, an extraverted beauty who draws every attention the moment she enters the room.  Because of her beauty, and charismatic neither Lucian nor the wedding planners were able to look away. Lucian has never seen a girl this vivacious, neither has he studied Anna to be this beautiful.

'' Uhm__ Lucian, I think the gown is okay. It doesn't need any adjustment'' she cleared her throat, jerked Lucian back in his senses. '' Did she just say the gown is okay on her? It looks perfect!!'' He screamed in his head.

'' You look perfect, not okay Anna'' he couldn't help but looked directly into her eyes as he said those words. Few minutes after he was back in his senses and realised what he just said... He dropped his gaze to the floor and swallowed dryly.

'' That's fine, since there is no adjustment you are good to go'' he said with another tone, curbing the previous tone he had used to compliment her. '' Please excuse me'' he said to the wedding planner and walked out, waddling to his other room, he grabbed a glass of water to clear his mind...

'' I don't know what is wrong with me, I think I'm having symptoms of fever'' he was feeling strange, and inexplicable....