Chapter 4 Get-together

Chapter 4

Ethan nodded and went back into engrossing himself with work. Was she that insignificant, that he couldn't even glance at her for more than a second. Olivia turned to Emily and gestured for them to leave.

As they walked back into the hallways, Emily spotted some of the workers of the house. They only glanced at her for not more than a second before they went back to what they were doing. She saw the butler talking to her young lady who looked really nervous and Emily was sure she would burst out crying any second later. She wondered what the lady did wrong. Her eyes met with Maxwell's eyes for a split second and Emily quickly looked away. The butter was just as stoic as his boss.

Olivia walked up the stairs Emily trailing behind her. By the time they were another hallway, Emily was a little out of breath. This was the downside of having a Victorian-looking house. It was too big to move around in. No wonder he didn't live here.

When they got the the end of the long hallway, there was a door by the left. Olivia stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Emily. “This will be your room for the night. There will be a little get-together later, and your presence will be needed then” Olivia explained to Emily. Emily nodded, she wanted to leave here as soon as possible.

“You are not to wander around. You will be called when you are needed” Olivia instructed like Emily was a little child.

She turned back to the door and unlocked it. The room was similar to the hotel suite in size and Emily wondered if this was supposed to be the guest room. Did Olivia maybe bring her to the wrong place? “The get-together will begin at 8, you will be called then,” Olivia said before exiting the room.

Emily glanced at the clock and saw that only a few hours were left. She walked further into the room and slumped on the bed. It was softer than she imagined. Emily remembered she had a bed similar to this as a child. Yes, that was right. At a point in her life, she was rich also, but not At all up to Ethan Wilson.

Her family was pretty well off with a striving business before tragedy struck. She closed her eyes trying to think of something else. Like they knew she needed a distraction, there was a knock on the door. Emily dragged herself up and walked to the door to see who it was. When she opened the door, it was Maxwell the patrician-looking bulter. He held two boxes in his hand. A big box and a small box that was placed on top of the big box.

“Miss Steele asked me to hand this to you” Maxwell said handing the box to Emily. Emily stared at him with confusion etched on her face as she collected the box from him.

Before she could ask what was in the box he had turned away and was leaving. Why did everyone around here never give her a chance to talk? It was a bit infuriating.

Emily closed the door with her leg as her hand was occupied. She wondered what was inside the box. She dropped the box on the bed and stared at it for a few seconds before she opened it. It was a dress.

Emily brought out the black evening dress and gasped. It was gorgeous!. The dress had a lower back and a small slit at the side. It was armless and Emily was unsure if she had the confidence to pull off a beautiful dress like this. She looked around the room for a mirror and her eyes landed on the bathroom door. She quickly walked to the door and entered the bathroom. It was more beautiful than she had imagined. There was a big mirror on the wall.

Emily placed the dress in front of her and stared at it curiously. She ran her hand along the side of the slit. She had never worn a dress like this in her entire life.

She walked back to the room to check what else was in the other boxes, cause there were two more boxes in the big box that the cloth was in.

They opened one and found matching jewellery with the dress. The other boxes contained makeup and matching stiletto heels. She looked at the clothes Olivia had gotten her before. She thought it was a small get-together. Why did she need to wear a party dress? Was their own type of get-together different from the ones she had been to? That was definitely the case.

Emily glanced at the clock on the wall and saw she had only an hour and a few minutes left. She was never really a fan of make-up, so she decided to take a warm bath. She entered the big bathroom again and walked to the bathtub. She finally turned on the faucets after trying multiple times. It was a different design from the faucets she was familiar with.

She took off her clothes and entered into the warm bath a few minutes later. It was the most relaxing bath ever. She closed her eyes due to the warmth and almost fell asleep.

“I need to get ready” …

Twenty minutes later, Emily was staring at herself in the mirror like she was staring at a stranger. Her eyes trailed the dress. She wondered how Olivia knew her perfect size. The dress hugged her perfectly in the right places. Her stature was quite okay.

She picked up the lipstick and applied a little. She wasn't a pro at makeup, but she knew how eyeliner and mascara worked, she just wasn't in the mood.

She let her her brunette hair down and smiled, she looked pretty. Would people notice she was out of place? Emily scolded herself immediately, she was here for work and nothing else!.

When she made sure she was okay. She went back into the room and put the stiletto heels on. She was ready. Emily wasn't a fan of heels, but she wore them when needed. She just hoped everything would be quick so she could take these heels off before they formed blisters on her legs.

She glanced at the clock and saw that she still had ten minutes left.

She sat at the edge of the bed waiting to be called by Olivia. She remembered Olivia telling her that wandering around the house was prohibited. So it was better if she waited to be called. Exactly ten minutes later there was a knock on the door.

Punctually like always, Olivia was dressed In an evening dress also. She looked really pretty

Emily didn't realise that she was smiling. “Let's go” Olivia said and Emily nodded. She was curious to know how the get-together would be held.

Chapter 5