CHAPTER 61: PANIC

If Elektra had known that she will have to stay at the old mansion for a week facing Aaliyah every day, she would have gone crazy when she came for dinner that Friday.

Luckily her husband's daughter was with her so she wasn’t lonely at all.
It was on a Wednesday and Elektra had just finished helping in the kitchen to make Aaliyah’s favorite new soup that she mistakenly cooked on a Monday for Kasper.

Elektra wasn’t well versed in cooking but in her many lives, she had gathered a lot of knowledge so she wasn’t completely blank when it comes to cooking or baking. Her desire for food when she was living her second life made her hoard several cookbooks.

Seeing hard working Kasper was, Elektra had gone into the kitchen and cooked a pot of soup. Who knew Aaliyah would return home that early and found the pot in the kitchen?

Tempted by the aromatic smell, Aaliyah ate half of the pot and from there, Aaliyah would look at her with that look that she had been abhorring lately but knowing that she can capture her mother-in-law with her soup she got used to it.

Since the soup she made on that day was very strong for women, Elektra had been experimenting on different soups daily and it was working. She didn’t need to personally cook as Kasper had forbidden her to enter the kitchen.

So, Elektra’s responsibilities were to give the chefs the directions and instruct them on what they had to do for the soup to be cooked and so far, there have been no mistakes and she was happy about it.

She took a seat on the couch and ever since she removed the veil that night, Elektra had been wearing less of it lately and the servants were now getting used to her pretty face.

She picked up her phone from the table and looked around to check if there was anyone near her. when she noticed that everyone was busy and she was alone, she began to do something that if Kasper were to see her, he will be shocked.

Her hands were very swift and she typed like a professional hacker and numerous windows kept on appearing and disappearing quickly. Elektra stretched her neck the second the windows completely disappeared and a look of relief was on her face.

If anyone were to see her right now, they would know that Elektra was busy doing some mischief. Elektra flashed a victorious smile before standing up and patting her wrinkled skirt.

“Third Mistress, should we bring you some snacks now or later?” the chief maid asked respectfully seeing that Elektra was already preparing to leave while she was in the middle of preparing some snacks.

Elektra stopped and looked at the older woman with a smile on her face. Her smile was so refreshing it made anyone who looks at her flush beet red and feel that tingling sensation.

Elektra’s gaze left the older woman and went straight towards the wall where there was a clock. She looked at the time and noticed that it was still around four in the evening.

There was still time till the rest of the people come back so she decided to have some snacks, “I will have them now.”

Elektra said and sat back down as there was no need for her to go to the room and dirty the place up.

Seeing Elektra sitting down, the chief maid quickly rushed back to the kitchen where she swiftly prepared the snacks and brought them as fast as she can.

Elektra flashed a smile at the woman before looking at the plate with colorful macarons in it. Who knew these small round biscuit-looking things tasted so delicious and nice?

Elektra had completely fallen in love with them from the very day that someone served them to her. seeing her love for macarons, the chefs made a note to make more for her, so once in a while, Elektra had been having them.

While Elektra was busy enjoying her multi-flavored macarons in Vrak, a city far away from Bares, someone wasn’t having a great afternoon at all.

Ian Day was in his office looking through some documents with his eyebrows furrowed. He wasn’t in a good mood as things weren’t looking very well. for a few weeks now, things had been going so wrong lately and he didn’t know what to do.

Looking through the documents for potential investments which weren’t that appealing, he received a message on his private line which was very unusual. It was because this line was so personal that he stopped looking at the documents and opened them.

Only his family members knew this number so when he opened the message, he was wondering what his daughter or son wanted from him. Of course, they didn’t communicate with him only when they wanted something but sometimes it will be just greetings too.

Being able to have his children and family with him was the greatest gift he has. Ever since Hope committed suicide, Ian had never dated another woman again. He was hurt greatly and having another woman in his life didn’t sit well with him.

He felt as if he was doing something wrong with the mother of his children, he had already broken her heart because of his relationship with Hope and she died a wrongful death.

He wanted to make it up to her for the rest of his life even though he knew that it won’t mean a thing now that the other was gone but his children were still alive so he can make it up to them in her place.

He didn’t want to think much about Hope or Cleo as those two had truly broke his heart but they have been part of his life for many years and losing them still made his heartache.

Ian completely relaxed as he opened his phone and with his finger, he clicked onto the flashing incoming message. Ian froze when he saw that the message was from an unknown number.

The sender has veiled the number and automatically this rang bells in his head. There was something wrong and he wasn’t feeling okay at all but as a man, he had to open it and see what this sender was trying to convey to him.

It has been too long since someone did this to him and he hoped that no one was playing tricks on him otherwise they were going to pay.