Evelina and the Ruby Castle

"Tomorrow morning. Be right there at 8:00," Alexander instructed her. He then remembered something that he almost forgot. "You can sleep on Tatiana's bed," he glanced at her and saw her puppy eyes, asking him to take her with him instead. He then felt guilty. It was the first time in his entire life he felt this way for a woman. Out of all women he met, he felt something special to the woman.

She tugged his sleeve and looked directly at his eyes. "Please, don't leave me," she pleaded. She was so terrified of being left alone. "I want to sleep here with you,"

He had no choice but to accept her request. Despite everything, she was still his fiancée. It was a new thing for Alexander. If his parents were to be here, they would have screamed in excitement and bliss, asking for lots of grandchildren. "Alright then,"

Evelina widened her eyes in surprise, she couldn't comprehend what she was feeling right now. 'Just like that, he would let me sleep in his bedroom? How wonderful! It's a success, Evelina!' she beamed and said, "Okay, please take good care of me!" 'He is so dreamy and charming. What a waste! I should've met him earlier so that I would be able to get to know him better.

"Do you have some home clothes?" she was currently uncomfortable with her condition. After traversing into another world, she was mentally exhausted and she felt pain all over her body. She groaned, "Ughh… my body feels sore,"

"Wait, I'll get some home clothes first. You should lay down on the bed and have some rest,"

He left the room and properly closed the door.

She was in a daze. As soon as he left her in the room, she looked around the interior of the room. She was on a Solivita chrome metal canopy bed with a vertical channel headboard. For her, it was just a simple and dull room, but she was captivated with the unfamiliar style. It was full of more warmth than Evelina had seen in many years. On the back wall was a mural, where there were two roads diverged in a yellow road. On the modern style bed was a hand adorned the grey cover. Every wall smiled black and white photographs that seemed to belong to a scientist. She had spent so much time living in luxury, giving her time on sitting in the palace, attending balls and charity events. The place made her comfortable, making her recovery faster. The door opened.

Tatiana bustled in with a tray of Garlic Butter Baked Salmon with Jasmine tea. The tea was in the navy rose porcelain. Her eyes had a hint of jealousy but she remained calm and serene, not exuding any bad motives towards the lady. She wore a black cat-eyeglasses. She had almond-shaped eyes; it was an ocean blue eyes that would make anyone imagine seeing the ocean. She had heart-shaped lips that were red as a rose. She was stunning with her white lab coat paired with a black form-fitting dress underneath it. Her long hair was dark golden brown, tied in a ponytail. Hot, gorgeous, and had a strong sex appeal. These would be the characteristics when any person would describe her in their first-time meeting. Her hourglass figure was obvious despite the lab coat. She was at least two inches shorter than Evelina but she held a seductive aura with her.

'Wow, she's so hot and gorgeous. I hope she's not a tigress stopping me from loving Alexander' she thought and sighed deeply. The good thing was that Tatiana was not able to notice her reaction.

"Hi, I'm Tatiana Lenin. I was asked to serve you with food," she said in a forced smile. It was like she was trying her best to cover up her true reaction. She put down the tray on the bedside table. Her arms were crossed, revealing her unappreciation towards Evelina. She smirked, condescendingly said, "You know what? Don't ever think about it. Alexander likes a lady with beauty and brains," she emphasized the most important part.

Evelina sarcastically replied, "Well, if he likes ladies like that... then how come you were not chosen as his fiancée?" she was well aware that Alexander would not be the type to choose a lady as arrogant as this woman. She continued, "Who are you again? A minute ago, I wasn't able to hear it clearly," she uttered in a discourteous manner. 'This woman is a slutty, upwardly social person and a seductress' the woman was giving her such a huge headache. She was on the verge of calling Alexander and make the woman out of the room. Deep inside, she was imagining the woman stranded in the forest with no people willing to help her.

"Hahaha... How naïve are you? You are just a woman he met while I, was with him even in his darkest," she proudly said, not noticing of someone who barged in the room. She continued, "So what if you're his fiancée? Anything could happen. You are not yet his WIFE!

He cleared his throat, "Tatiana, enough! Get out! I want you to get out this instant!" he was furious. One thing that he didn't like the most was a person looking down onto others. What was more, it was a woman who had done the deed! He couldn't believe it. Tatiana was a good colleague of him yet, he didn't find her interesting.

She was a hard-working woman. She had done numerous seduction acts and schemes just to gain his interest in her, however, he was too smart to see it right through her. Alexander was not easy to fleece. He studied Psychology so, he was able to read one's actions accurately. It was only the lady he just met, Evelina, was that he was not able to read her actions. 'Was it because of a special connection or attraction?' he wondered. He needed to delve deeper into this matter. Although he felt attracted to her, he still needed not to let his guard down. Whenever he sees her, his heartbeat would go faster than his normal. Of course, he knew what it was; there would be two things 'Love' and 'Danger' he just hoped that the latter would not hinder their love. Tatiana was shaking, terrified of his anger. She walked out and then fled to her room. She harshly closed the door with a bang. It sounds as if she was furious like there was something wrong in her day.

"What happened? Something seems off about her," Albert asked, curious about her situation. Rachel nonchalantly replied, "She only feels that way when her attempts of getting boss to like her, fails," she exhaled deeply. She was a close friend of Tatiana. She was greatly concerned about her. She advised her a million times not to force herself on a man like their boss. However, she was deeply attached to him, causing her to be madly in love with him. 'There is plenty of men out there, why to choose yourself to suffer'Rachel also admitted that she also had a secret crush on their boss; it was a one-sided love. She loved him too much that she couldn't even know what to do. She never dared to confess to him, afraid of being mistreated. Eventually, she gave up on him. She was no match to him in terms of his backgrounds, looks, and even achievements. Since then, she never dreamed of achieving the impossible.

"Evelina, here are your home clothes," he placed it beside her. Out of the blue, there was something that he should finish before the evening. "If you need anything, just call me or any of my subordinates,"

She confusingly asked, "Where are you going?" her puppy eyes emerged again. Anyone seeing her at the moment would make them feel guilty.

"I still have unfinished business left to do. I'm off to my study room. I'll see you later," his courteous and gentle voice made her ears pregnant."Alright then, I'll see you later," she smiled as she politely replied.

Alexander left the room. The door was closed.

She decided to first take a bath and then, changed into her home clothes. Minutes later…She was now dressed in her pink pajamas. It was plain and didn't have embellished designs on it. It was not to her liking but she felt comfortable walking and moving around. She felt extremely famished and then remembered the food that was on the bedside table. It was given to her by that 'slutty woman'. Her stomach was grumbling for food. She had no choice but to take the food and consume it. She took a piece of bite and uttered, "It's delicious, it's definitely to my liking!" her stomach was satisfied with the food prepared. She slowly ate and savored the delicious food. Little did she know, it was poisoned. As soon as she finished the food, she felt like she was drowning in the spiral confusion. She fell, left herself lying on the ground.