Laura was about to doze off when she heard a soft knocking on the door. She rose from the bed and opened the door.
Standing outside the door was a smiling servant girl. She has the same age as Laura.
"Hello Miss Laura, my name is Neeza, I'm chosen by Sir Nicholas to serve you. I'll be your personal maid starting today," she said.
Laura smiled, liking the bubbly demeanor of the girl standing in front of her. "Nice meeting you, Neeza!" she said.
"Sir Nicholas wants your presence in the dining room," Neeza said.
"How about my father?" Laura asked.
"Sir Simon is already in the dining room together with Sir Nicholas," answered Neeza.
"Okay, let's go," Laura said and exited the bedroom closing the door behind her.
The girls walked towards the stairs, they descended and proceed to the location of the dining room.
Neeze smiled at Laura. "Please enter the dining room and enjoy your meal, Miss," she said.
Laura nods her head and enters the room.
The dining room was equipped with an oval table and twelve chairs surrounding it. A nice chandelier was hanging on the ceiling, lighting the whole room.
She saw her father and father-in-law sitting beside each other. She lowered herself on the chair across the table, facing the two men.
Nicholas looked at Laura. "I apologized if my son Cooper is not around to welcome you, dear. He has some business to attend to in the next town. He will be back anytime soon," he said apologetically.
Laura smiled at the gentle old man. "No need to apologize, Father. I understand," she said, feeling relieved and grateful that she won't be able to meet her future husband very soon, that would give her enough time to get acquainted with her surroundings and get to know the people and the servants living in this huge mansion.
"Okay, let's eat!" Nicholas said, smiling politely at his visitors.
They ate dinner in silence.
A few minutes later.
Simon looked at his friend. "Is your elder son not here today?" he asked out of curiosity. He was expecting the other son to join them at dinner.
Nicholas nodded his head. "Yes, he's not here today. He already moves out. He's no longer living with Cooper and me in this house. He had his place. But he visits me here more often. He was here last week. I have already informed him about you and Laura since last month. He was looking forward to meeting his sister-in-law. I will send him a message tomorrow so that he can drop a visit here to meet the newest addition to our family," he said, looking at Laura with a smile on his face.
"Okay," Simon said.
They resumed eating while occasionally discussing family and business matters.
Laura was silent the whole time, just listening to the old folks' conversation while enjoying the delicious food in front of her. The good thing about her body and metabolism, she can eat as many foods as she wants without getting fat.
One hour later.
They finished eating their meals.
"Let's go to the living room... or in the veranda and breath some fresh air while our stomach digested the food that we had ingested during dinner..." Nicholas suggested to his visitors.
"Okay, after you, amigo," Simon replied.
Nicholas took his visitors to the veranda. They lowered themselves on the sofa and enjoyed the gentle breeze of the wind.
The two old folks continue discussing their businesses, while Laura gazed at the beautiful fountain nearby. She looked heavenward and stared at the full moon above - accompanied by the multitude of stars flickering in the sky.
'The moon is simply beautiful and breathtaking tonight!' she told herself. Her thoughts carried her to Luke. It would be amazing if she can watch the beautiful moon and stars while being imprisoned in Luke's arms. Oh, how she misses him so!
Where is Luke right now? Was he thinking of her?
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