CHAPTER 6 His Choice
“What? I can’t end like this you have to do something Ella”
" I promise to get you out of here” I ran out of the cold room to the master’s chamber as fast as I could.
“What are you doing here?” Chike asked.
“I want to see the master”
“I’m sorry but you can’t see him because he's busy”
“But its an emergency”
“Do you want to die?” Chike shouted dragging out his sword.
“Allow her in” I heard master Fredrick's cold voice.
I forced my way through the guards and went into his room and fell on my knees.
He was focused scribbling something on a piece of paper, while his brother master Ethan sat next to him.
“How can I be of help?”he questioned without sparing me a glance.
“Gold is innocent she only got here yesterday and will never try to kill you. She was framed and I ask that you reconsider your actions” I said weeping.
“So why should I trust what you're saying?”
“Because….”
“Master Master” I turned to see three girls forcing themselves into his room, I think Samantha, Julia and Julie.
“I’m sorry master we tried to prevent them”
“Forcing yourselves into the master’s room without being called upon is an offense punishable by death are you aware of that?” Ethan questioned and they dropped to their knees.
“Yes we are aware but we can’t just watch an innocent person been punished” said Julia and Julie.
“Florence really called Gold when we were cleaning and surprisingly she was brought to your presence for trying to kill you. I believe Florence set Gold up” Samantha said.
“But why would she do such a thing?”
“Because she was jealous of Gold” Amara said walking into the room as she too fell on her knees.
“We all played about Gold being selected by you as your bed chamber maid since she was beautiful then Florence got angry and had earlier told me that she planned on sending her to the cold room. In my opinion she framed Gold because she’s obsessed with the you master Fredrick”
“So why didn’t you say this earlier?”he shouted banging his table hard.
“I was afraid of her. She almost broke our friendship too when she discovered i was chosen instead of her”
“Chidera, go get the girl from the cold room and bring her here, also alert the medical team to be on there way.
“Nicholas and Chike, fetch me Florence this instance and if she refuses to come, pull her here because she must be penalized”.
He looked really angry and if there is one thing the master detest the most, it’s lies.
"I can’t believe she would make an attempt of killing Gold just because she wants to be with me.
“Rise up all of you”he ordered as we stood up. He hissed and managed to regain his cool composure which he tends to loose when he’s upset.
Just then, Gold was brought into the room by assistant master Ethan and was laid on the master’s bed. She looked really pale and was shivering a bit.The master sat beside her on the bed and held her hands.
“Dad please don’t hurt me” she cried shivering and I felt like crying too she must have actually suffered in the hands of that evil man.
Master Fredrick looked a bit confused as she held unto his arms.
“Please don’t leave” she whispered.
“I won’t stay away from you” he said affectionately stroking her hair and i smiled inwardly seeing both of them as they look so good together.
Seems like Gold has certainly obtained favor from the master. Florence attempted killing her but she instead made her acquire master Fredrick's sympathy.
“Where is the doctor?”
“He should be here in a few minutes…oh he’s here already”
The doctor walked in with a nurse and he bowed to greet the master.
“Spare the formalities and commence treatment on her” he nodded and began to examine her heart beat and pulse.
DOCTOR POV
“For how long has she been exposed to cold ?”
“Approximately twenty five minutes”
“All she needs is a warm beverage like tea to warm her system”
“Amara, instruct the chef to prepare tea for Gold”
She went out of the room and returned with a cup of tea. She was made to seat up and the master personally gave her the tea to drink little by little.
After finishing the tea, she was made to lie down again.
“She was exposed to cold for too long so her body need to rewarm itself and due to this change in temperature she will suffer from body chills for some days. When it begins, she will need body heat from someone”
“I can give her my body heat” Ella spoke.
“Never mind I’ll do it” Master Fredrick smiled inwardly Gold will freak out when she finds herself on the master’s bed.
Just then Florence was brought in forcefully.
“Release me” Florence shouted as she was made to kneel her.
“Why did you take so much time to bring her”
“She went into hiding and it wasn’t easy locating her”
“Florence, how could you lie against an innocent person?
“I couldn’t relent and see another woman reap from where she did not sow. I have been working with you and you were finally able to notice me, you made me the bed chamber maid and it was expected that I will be your next bed chamber maid but she came along with her beauty to destroy everything for me”
“You know you could be killed for this?” Ethan shouted at her.
“Demote her rank as the bed chamber maid and take out the beads on her head .
“Please Master you can’t do this to me you can’t demote me because of just a minor accident”
“Says who? infact lash her several times and lock her up in the dark room without food or water for three days”
“Master please please don’t do this to me I actually love you”
“You are fortunate I didn't send you into the cold room so you can get a fair share of your own dose. Get her out of my presence”
“Please master” she pleaded as she was dragged out.
“You can all leave now she’s is in safe hands”
“Yes master” we bowed before walking out of the room.
FREDRICK POV
I sigh watching her as she slept peacefully She was indeed a beauty to behold no wonder Florence wanted to kill her, because i would definitely have chosen her.
My eyes fall on the little reddish spot. It obvious she was Ill treated by someone and whosoever that person is, I will locate him and end his/her life.
“Ethan I want you to dig up anything you can find about her past”
“Ok i need to ask Chidera and Nicholas hence they brought her here”
“ But Fredrick, do you like her already?”
“Don’t be silly and do what i instructed you to do”
“No answer means yes” he smiled and I gave him that cold look.
“Never mind. I should do what you said” he said walking out of my room. That’s Ethan my younger brother, he could be sometimes crazy but when it’s time to get serious he does.
I’m Fredrick Big man and am one of the youngest successful slave merchants in Lagos and my net worth is worth billions of dollars.
FLORENCE POV
My whole body aches. i can’t believe I was whipped severally because of that witch. These past years, I've served the master just to obtain favor in his sight and when I thought I have finally gotten it, a nonentity shows up to steal my joy.
“I will make you pay dearly for it Gold I will make you suffer” I screamed.
FREDRICK POV
It was midnight and she began to shiver so I cuddled her softly in my arms and she wrapped her legs around me clinging unto me even harder. She was turning me on already so i attempted pulling her legs off my body but instead she wrapped it even tighter.
I looked at her face and saw her eyes were shut she trying to seduce me on purpose? Luckily she stopped and I hissed before closing my eyes and gradually fell asleep.