A girl street beggar?
I only hope that it isn't what I think it is.
But it's too damn obvious for me to think anything else.
"It's just a beggar. They have many reasons to hate rich guys." Jacob said, "Who knows, maybe one day the beggar had begged for money from you father and he might have insulted her."
"That could be true." Raven supported his words.
"Yes, not like if we even knew that it was her, we don't have any leads to where she could be, right?" I said, "Let's go back, we're wasting time here."
I stood before the desk in the office room while waiting for a person to arrive.
The door to the room opened, revealing it was Anna. I didn't notice the visibly shy look on her face as I said, "We need to talk."
She nodded, coming a bit closer.
"Anna, do you trust me no matter what I might do?" I asked.
"Of course, master." She said with in a blink.
"I'm sorry, that was a stupid question. What I wanted to ask was, do you trust anyone here who might trust me enough to do whatever I want?"
That question brought her to stop. She thought for a moment, "Besides me there's mister Redwick, Alice and maybe mister Raven too, I don't know him well enough to say."
I nod, "What do you think about Jacob?"
Hearing the name her face darkened, "Absolutely not."
"Good girl." I give a pat to her head as she smiled, "I may have hired him for some dirty works, but that doesn't mean I trust him."
"Yes, I wanted to ask about him. Why did you hire such a worthless person?" She asked honestly.
'Ouch! That came out cold.'
"Is it because he hates me?" She gave a nod.
"I know about that but you know what? He hates something else or someone else even more, can you take a guess?"
"What's in it for me?" She asked innocently.
'Damn! My Anna is getting bolder by the day… I like it.'
"Anything you want, now guess."
She put a hand under her chin and continuously tapped her face with her index finger while thinking. It was absolutely cute seeing her do this in real life.
I just wanted to kiss that face of hers right then but I hold myself. Good things come with patience… still it wasn't like she was going to stop me.
Stopping her thought process, "Is it that girl Amelia?"
I smiled, "You came close, but no. It's Samantha."
"Hmm… ohhh, I get it." She said with a knowledgeable nod.
"Hmm… what did you get?" I ask curiously.
"It's loyalty." She said, "Jacob had worked under her for years and in that time spent he had proven his loyalty towards her. At least that's what he thinks, so losing all that he had gained those years in a single day must be quite devastating for him."
"He might borderline hate her and kill her whole family if he can or most probably he will when he gets the chance. But he also seems to understand that he isn't strong enough to do probably anything of those so he seeks help from you. Was I correct?" She asked her honest question.
Me? I was stumped by her words… how the fuck did she gather all of that in those few days. Even more, how the fuck did she connect me helping him and him seeking help just like that?
She sure wasn't back in the novel… hell, she isn't when I'm alone with her.
"Ye- Yes… you're correct about everything." I said, still a bit stumped.
"So does that mean I get to have that reward?"
"Yes" I get up from my shock and tell her, "Also, you know the maids in this house well enough, right?" She nodded. "Then keep those that you think will be of use to us and more importantly be loyal to me. Fire everyone else."
She nodded without a moment of thought, "Of course, master. But I'll be coming back to take that reward you know." Saying that she turned around and got out of the room while humming a song.
"You guys heard all that." I say and from the corners of the room, where it wasn't visible to see from Anna's side, came out two figures, Raven and Jacob.
"It was hard not to." Jacob said while Raven looked at the door from where Anna left.
"So what do you think? Isn't she marvelous?" I say as Jacob deadpans at me.
"Are you of sound mind? She's clearly insane. How can someone say all of that with such an innocent face… I can still feel myself shaking from what she said just now." Jacob looked at his hands which were indeed quite shaky.
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"Keep her beside yourself at all times, sir. She is a lot dangerous then she seems but she also won't betray you for anything." Raven had a serious look, "She is the kind of person that you either have as your greatest friend or don't have any contact at all."
Nodding I turn to Jacob, who also seemed a bit less scared now, "Besides the fact that she's super scary and I don't want to be around her for a sec… yes, she is the type for it… but why the fuck, are you asking us?"
"Well Raven is my guard, I must trust him with my secrets and you…," I smiled creepily, "Well, I'm showing my trust to you and in return I expect great things from you."
In other words, you better become strong enough for my investment or I'll fuck you.
Jacob nodded, understanding my meaning and standing by it. Then he looked at the shovels and hammers in their hands and asked, "What do we do with this?"
"Reconstruction work."
He nodded before thinking about something as he said, "Are you putting it to her?"
"Just a fair warning, A wise man once told me not to put your dick into crazy."