Chapter 12: Fooled

Book:The flame of love Published:2024-5-1

Tiara didn’t show the timidity that is usually seen in a maid, she calmly looked Sylivia in the eye, smiling.
“You were taken prisoner by Mr. Liam, weren’t you? Do you want to get out of here, I’ll help you!”
Sylvia looked at Tiara suspiciously.
“How can I trust you, I don’t know who you are and I’ve never met you.”
Tiara hesitated for a moment, then she continued.
“I know Mr. Liam’s secret, I know why he has such a weird temper! Do you want to know?”
Sylvia looked at Tiara in surprise.
“You know Liam’s secret?”
“Right! Now everyone is leaving the mansion to go to Liam’s new house to clean up, I’ll show you around for a bit, no one will find out, trust me!”
Sylvia hesitated for a moment, she nodded in agreement.
“I’m going with you.”
She wanted to get out of this mansion anyway, she didn’t want to wait for Liam to put her in jail. But no one could help her, and no one dared to speak up. This person named Tiara suddenly wanted to help her, she also wanted to trust her for once.
“Okay, follow me!”
Tiara opened the door, leading the way, she was well versed in every nook and cranny of this Darkside mansion.
The two walked to the end of the corridor, standing in front of a closed room.
“Whose room is this?”
“Wait a minute, you’ll know soon enough.”
Tiara took the key from her pocket and quickly opened the door.
The musty smell from the inside kept coming out. Sylvia covered her nose with her hand. It seems that this place has not been visited for a long time.
“This is Ariel’s room, Liam’s ex-girlfriend. Come on in!”
Sylvia stepped back in fear, being the dead person’s room, she didn’t want to enter at all. Curiosity about Liam also quickly disappeared, she worried Liam’s rage would pour down on her head.
“Tiara, what are you doing? If Liam finds out he’ll kill me.”
“You’ve come, aren’t you curious! Really. Hurry in, Liam is always at the company until very late to return. How could he leave so early, what are you worried about?”
Before Sylvia could react, Tiara pushed her hard, she fell into the room, her whole body was hit by something lying near the door. There was a huge crash bar suddenly resounding.
Bright lights illuminate the room. Everything inside is very clean, it seems that someone regularly comes to clean it, only the musty smell shows that this place has long been uninhabited.
Sylvia saw a piano placed in the middle of the room covered with a white cloth, a wooden shelf displaying different picture frames. In the distance, at the far end of the room, was a large bed with a baby cot next to it. All in a dazzling white color, extremely classic design. The closed window frame is hung with a thin white curtain.
Ariel likes white? She saw a large oil painting hanging on the wall, the image on it was a very beautiful girl, she was wearing a white dress, holding a bouquet of lilacs looking like a beautiful bride.
At this moment, Sylvia saw what she had just touched and broke lying on the ground, an angel-shaped porcelain doll with gilded wings that looked very beautiful and delicate, seemingly a collectible. The doll had broken into many small pieces, unable to be mended again.
“I… I didn’t mean it!” She awkwardly bent down to pick it up, but was cut by a fragment, bleeding red in a large patch.
Suddenly, a tall figure appeared out of nowhere, rushing in to push Sylvia away.
“What the hell are you doing here? Who let you touch Ariel’s things?”
Sylvia looked up in horror, it was Liam, when did he come back? Since when did he come here?
“I… I didn’t mean to, someone brought me here! She’s the maid at the mansion, her name is Tiara.” Sylvia glanced around. But Tiara was nowhere to be seen. Scared, she stammered to explain.
A slap on the right cheek stunned Sylvia, she fell to the floor.
“Older brother…”
“I don’t think you would lie like that? Both a hideous murderer and a liar.”
Sylvia hugged her face. She didn’t cry, this was a trap. But who is Tiara, why would she want to harm you? You don’t even know who she is!
“I do not lie! This is my first time in this villa, how do I know this is Ariel’s room? Do you think I should give it a try? Without a guide, I wouldn’t have come here.”
Sylvia said, almost shouting. She had suspected Tiara from the moment she entered the room. But in the end I was still tricked here.
Liam frowned.
Today, he went to the company to process some important papers, and unexpectedly while he was working, he received a phone call from the maid informing that Sharon was coming to Darkside. He guessed that because he had rejected her so many times, she had come by herself. He didn’t even know how to deal with Sharon, she was his fiancée but meant nothing to him. He also wanted to avoid her as much as possible.
“Who called you here?” Liam growled loudly.
“Tiara, she said her name is Tiara. The one who brings me food is Viola, I’ve never seen Tiara here!”
Liam shook his head.
“There are many people you have never met. There’s nothing strange about it. Do you know what you just broke? This porcelain doll was the first gift I gave Ariel, her favorite gift. Later on, no matter how expensive jewelry I buy her, Ariel will say that it can’t make her happy.” Liam frowned, suppressing his uncomfortable feelings.
Sylvia was very angry when she was hit, but after listening to Liam’s words, she felt extremely sorry for her stupidity, she could see that the commemorative statue had been completely destroyed by her.
“I can try to fix it. Anyway, it was my fault.”
Liam looks at Sylvia with disgust, this is a limited edition of a hugely popular, limited edition handmade brand. Even if I went to buy another one, I wouldn’t have it, this is still a memory of him and Ariel.
“Can she do it? It’s broken like that, how do you want to mend it?”
Sylvia sat down, trying to pick up the pieces.
“I will try! You can rest assured.”
Liam also sat down to help her pick up the debris, somehow he didn’t feel as angry as he did at first.