Chapter 3

"You Won't receive money from now on"

The lady almost pushed her and walked inside swaying her gown though she was not interested to waste her time here but it was necessary too; her further planning would not be accomplished without this girl signing the documents. And for this she has to check whether the young girl was dating some man after reaching sixteen. The woman beheld at the broken table and turned toward her with questioning eyes, “What happened to this table?” with just a simple question she wanted to scare her.

Nora was already nervous to see someone who was sending her money and wanted to ask why all years she sent her money, what relation she bore with her and many other questions for example about her parents and where they were living? Why she was left alone here? 

The way the woman asked her was enough to jolt her, “I was moving toward kitchen in hurry and bumped in the table; it was already worn out and could not stand the little judder,” Nora shrugged and explained lightly.

The woman creased her brows displeased: observing that the door of the room was closed she walked toward and opened it, juts a single clue will help her to force the little girl for what she was planning for years; before the girl find anyone and search her family with her curious nature she wanted to make sure that she could snatch what already belong to her and waited for many years.

Nora was getting more nervous, this woman was entering in her room where the mute man was hiding. “Milady, let me bring some coffee for you.” Nora exited in hurry she don’t want her to object her character right after coming to meet her long years. 

The woman observed the fallen clothes on the corner of the room and simpered, she was sure now that the girl was trying to hide something; before she could stop Nora she already left the room. The woman could sense something off, after a small pause she hastily looked under the bed in order to prove her suspicion but to her dismay there was no one, the same time Nora came back with a cup of coffee in her hand. 

The woman picked the cheap cup and placed aside then spoke, “I came here to inform that from now on you won’t receive money if you need money then sign the document and get the ownership of your small house in the town, it is up to whether you decide to live there or rent it for money; you are no more my burden,” she waved her hand majestically as if she was giving favor all previous years. 

It was only a way to bring her in her scheme and let her sign the papers, small house was bait to compel her.

The man who was forced to hide could not keep it anymore, this woman should leave the room so that he could return back to normal form; he started to expel frost in the room and the temperature suddenly fell. The woman shivered when she felt that the cold was getting unbearable in this room, Nora sensed and excused, “I am sorry  forgot to close the window after taking some morning breaths from outside. 

The woman walked back in the lounge, Nora followed; this news that she won’t getting money was colder than the weather, her food has been used up and she need to buy immediately, about getting a house in the town in return was something good but for now stuffing stomach with food was most pressing demand. 

The woman noticed her silence and stood up, “I know you are out of money, if you want the parcel for this month and the house along, come with me and sign the document today; I am not heartless to see you starving.” She shrugged her shoulders and walked toward the door to leave. 

She did not give much time to let her think rationally, and intentionally came today, according to her calculations the girl was out of money and food, she has no other source too this was the best time to rob her from her assets and her real place. 

The man could hear all the conversation and shook his head, he has met many enemies who speak sweetly and friendly bearing malicious intents in their hearts and he could tell that this woman was not up to something good against the kind girl. When he saw the little girl was following the woman to visit the town, he cannot remain neutral if she got into danger so he thought to follow behind. 

Nora wrapped a shawl and followed the woman, the carriage was standing outside. 

The man picked the bed sheet and wrapped a waist cloth to make it look like a wearable clothing though was not looking entirely a nice looking town guy but a farmer who has nothing to wear proper and decent. He was following the carriage toward the town, he himself has faced circumstances where he was accused of something he did not commit and if his observation was not wrong the little girl was also going to get in trouble might not be similar but a planned one definitely. 

“Milady, may I ask something?” Nora politely spoke. “What do you wanted to ask?” the lady pinched her brows showing her displeasure, she knew she could excused any of her question with a fake explanation still she feared to leave any clue for the girl.

“How do you know us, uncle and me and why you were sending us money all the years, do you know about my parents?” Nora sounded more polite than ever to not displease the woman. The town’s markets and the shops were open as usual, the expensive display which always attracted her attention has lost the charm, this moment she only wanted to get the answer of this question which never bothered her before this much. She was contended with what she have and what not. 

The carriage stopped and the woman turned her eyes from her, “You were the daughter of my loyal maid, before she died she asked me to look after her daughter and I don’t know who is your father?” she indifferently spoke the last sentence which made it look like she was not born from a legitimate birth, it broke the little heart of Nora. 

She would have started crying immediately if she was not worried to displease the woman. It was better if she had not asked this question ever. The woman got off the carriage and opened the door with the keys in her hand.