You Are Fired!

Anna woke up in the morning a little bit late than usual, she sat up as her jet black hair cover her face, and she rubbed the sleep off her blue eyes.

Lucian wasn't in bed anymore, she trudged her hands on the position he usually stay, but it was vacant. '' Did I wake up late? Lucian is not in bed anymore, he woke up early for the first time'' she said.

Eyes crawled up to the wall she saw what the time says, it was so early at 7 am. Anna tried to get off the bed, but she still felt drowsy, as if she was drugged with sleeping pills.

She heard a knock at the door and widened her eyes. '' Lucian?'' she whispered with her soft voice. '' May I come in please?'' It was Yula's voice. '' Come in__'' Anna responded relaxing her brow. '' Blissful morning young Madam'' she smiled, entering with a gown in her hands. ''It's so early Yula, What's up?'' she asked.

''I'm sorry, young master said I should get you dressed up, and join him downstairs'' she explained. '' Join him? What could he be up to this time?''  Anna asked, still very much surprised that Lucian didn't scream at her yesterday, and now he has asked someone to get her prepared and meet him downstairs.

Anna shot a glare at the gown in her hands, it look pretty much expensive and it was exactly her favourite colour. '' Yula how did you know that is my favourite colour, let me have the gown please?'' Anna's cheek flushed and stared happily at Yula.

'' I didn't get you the gown ma'am. Young master got it for you, he asked you to wear this'' she said. '' He gave you the gown? Jeez, how did he know this was my favourite colour?'' Anna forced herself to keep her face neutral she wanted to blush, but not in front of Yula.

Anna entered the bathtub, the water was warm as usual. '' Yula can I ask you something?'' Anna broke the ice between them. 
'' Have you ever had a man in your life before?'' she asked. Yula blushed as soon as she asked her about her love life. '' Yes, I have'' her cheek grew reddish. '' Come on tell me, how does it feel? And what was his behaviour towards you?'' Anna asked curiously.

'' I've. It feels really good, especially when the man is protective of you, and loves you'' Yula couldn't stop blushing, it was making her hesitate while speaking. '' Oh I see'' Anna said. '' Are you in love young madam?'' Yula stared at her face in the mirror. Anna's eyes lit up when those questions landed on her ears. '' Huh? Me no. I have never been in love, and I don't know how that feels'' Anna said promptly.

'' Do you think Lucian is a good man? What is your opinion about him?'' Anna waited to see if her opinion was the say as others. '' I believe he is a good man, he is just covering up his real self because of his childhood experience'' Yula said. '' What happened Yula, can you tell me?'' she turned away from the mirror, glaring at Yula's eyes for answers. '' Me? No, I don't know what happened young madam. I'm sorry'' she bent her head.

Anna perceives it as something nobody wants to talk about. '' How long have you been working here?'' she asked. '' Uhm_ for about 7 years young madam'' Yula said, wearing the diamond earrings from the brown jewellery box Lucian had bought along with the dress.

'' 7 years... This means she must have seen him behave that way, the other night he was injected with some drugs to calm him down?'' Anna focused her gaze on Yula from the mirror. Yula seemed to focus on the clothes she was going to wear her.

After she finished dressing up, she stood in front of the large dressing mirror, she wowed at her reflection, especially how the colour fit her skin and the same colour of the earrings on her ears. '' You look so beautiful young madam'' the gown was the same colour as her eyes. '' Do I?'' she smiled, her v shape lips widened and her blue eyes shine brightly.

'' Young master is waiting for you downstairs, go quickly'' Yula said to her, giving her a sign that says she looks completely perfect. '' Thank you Yula, you made me beautiful'' Anna smiled back. '' No, I didn't. I didn't get you the gown that matches your skin, and go along with the colour of your eyes right?'' Anna lowered her eyes and nodded shyly. '' Well, still thanks to you. I didn't dress myself up'' Anna argued until she went out of the door. Yula stared in the room, arranging them and cleaning the glasses and furniture away from dust.

Lucian was downstairs concentrating on the document he was holding, and also on the men he was communicating to. As soon as he noticed her presence, his eyes fell on her, she was standing in the aisle, peeking at him from the stairs.  '' Beauty...'' his eyes glowed along with the gown she was wearing, he was distracted by her and didn't know the last words the men said to him.

'' Excuse me please, she is here,'' Lucian said to the men. Anna happened to hear it as she moved closer to him. '' You can take her measurements now'' Lucian stared at those pair of blue eyes, which were beautiful and still full of questions. Was she still doubting him?

''A husband must compliment his wife. You look like an angel, Anna'' he raised a hand and kissed it. '' You said I should meet you downstairs, I hope I haven't done anything wrong Lucian?'' she study his eyes, trying to say something that will upset him, and prove to her that he hasn't truly changed, but what she saw was his amber eyes, that was incredibly seducing.

'' I need to take your measurements, for your wedding gown Anna'' he replied. '' Wedding gown? Was he really serious about the wedding?'' Anna thought. 

'' Ma'am allow us to take your measurements, we are running out of time'' one of the men asked, she looked at the man, and peeked back at Lucian, he gave her a nod to go on with it. '' Okay,__'' Anna allowed, as they measured her size.

'' Thank you. We will take our leaves now Mr Lucian'' they rose from the couch.  '' Sure, thank you for your patience'' he greeted, they went out of the living room.
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'' You__ you look so good on the dress'' he stared at her eyes. '' Thank you, you got it for me?'' Anna spoke with her heart in her mouth. '' Yes, you like it?'' Lucian asked.

'' I like it very much'' Anna blushed, she managed to raise her head again and stared at his face. Those smouldering looks ceased her breath. '' You are not bad, yourself'' Anna quivered on her fingers.

'' I have to go now, see you later'' he forced himself to smile, as he walked away.
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'' Damn it! How long am I going to act like the gentle husband, it's so sophisticating!'' he yelled, pulling out the tie from his neck.  '' I need to take over the company real quick, so I can go back to my normal life. This lifestyle doesn't suit me, it's hard!'' he dragged the tie, till it cut unknowingly.

'' He looks like he has truly changed, he got me my favourite gown, how come he knew about it? Has he been searching on how to make me happy?'' Anna blushed at the thought.

She was daydreaming thinking of her Mr charming, when she bumped into a maid, holding a very hot tea. '' Ahh!!'' Anna cried out loudly, the tea poured out on her skin, exactly on her hands. '' Can't you be more careful! What is wrong with you?'' Lucian rushed to him, holding Anna that was crying over the burnt in her hands. The spot was getting swollen and dark. 


Lucian assisted her in getting up from the floor, but she screamed more, the hands were hurting badly. '' Careful, slowly climb the stairs, Anna'' he whispered. He pushed the door open, as he took her into the room.

'' seat here, let me get something to soothe the pain'' he rose from the bed, Anna stared at him with the pain in her eyes. '' Give me your hands, Anna'' he asked, rubbing the cream slowly on it. It gave a furious burn, she flinched, and for some reason, he was furious, at the pain she was feeling right now.

'' I will go teach that maid a lesson!'' he stormed out of the room, making bold steps towards the kitchen, where she was preparing another tea for the old master. '' Oh no, what is he going to do?'' Anna frowned, and hurried out of the room, with her hands burning furiously, and very pepperish. It hurt a lot.

'' This will teach you a lesson to be more careful next time, go and pack your things and leave! You are fired!'' He blurted at the girl. The shock made her drop the cup to the ground. '' No, no please young master, I'm very sorry'' she knelt on the floor, begging.

'' No, Lucian let her be, it was a mistake'' Anna pleaded on her behave. '' What silly mistake! What if it had spilt on your face! Would you call that a mistake too?'' He yelled.  Anna's heart throbbed '' Does he really care about me getting hurt?'' her gaze softens, she wouldn't mind the burning in her hands, after the burning in her heart has just been quenched. '' Lucian, let go. At least it wasn't my face, so I'm thankful, the pains would reduce soon because of the ointment you applied'' she gazes at the maid's pleading face and then back at Lucian. 

'' She wasn't the only one at fault too, I was at fault as well. I didn't see her coming that's why so please do not fire her'' Anna said with that calming voice of hers.

They both separated, Lucian went back to his private room, for some reason he was getting enraged for Anna getting hurt today, he saw the pains in her eyes, it was dreadful. '' Damn it! What if it was her face! I was not going to spare that girl'' he sneered. But why was he so much pained was it the fact that she is his bride and the weapon to become the CEO or it was something else unexplainable...