Red Diamonds

Chapter 8: The new servant

The horse-drawn carriage walked quickly across the small rocky road. The train that had been running for quite a long time finally arrived at the perkarangan house. Ethan goes down first then he extends his hand, helping Malvia down. Malvia smiled as she got off the train. Esther came to them.

"Master, welcome." greet her as she lowered her body slightly, a sign of respect.

"Hello Esther. Is everything okay at home?" ask Ethan.

"certainly sir. Everything's fine."

"Good then."

"But.. Who's..." Esther saw Malvia. He didn't recognize Malvia. During her stay at Ethan's house, Malvia wears Ethan's fancy fiancee's dress and puts on makeup. Now Malvia's appearance is much different. His appearance is more shabby. He didn't put his face on at all. Her hair was tied back and her clothes were also shabby, wearing maid clothes in general. Malvian skin is strangely not pale anymore either. It is only natural that Esther did not recognize him.

"Ahhhhh... This is our new waiter" Ethan said. Ethan and Malvia agree that Malvia will stay at Ethan's house as a servant. Malvia did not want to be flashy.

"Hello ma'am, my name is... Belinda." Malvia introduced herself. Esther looked at Ethan confusedly.

"Ah.. He I hired as my assistant while taking care of people. You said I needed someone to help me. The servants in this house already have their own jobs. So I hired him. If he's not busy with me, he can help you at home." explains Ethan.

Esther nodded." Well sir. Come on, I'll show you your room." take Esther. Malvia subdues her body slightly, honors Ethan and follows Esther.

"Where are you from, son?" ask Esther as she walks into the room.

"Far from here, madam. Thudar city." answered Malvia. He deliberately called the farthest city in the People.

"That's a long way off. How did you come here?"

"I was offered to work in the city by my uncle who worked as a laborer" Malvia replied and of course it was a lie. Actually that's Ethan's idea.

"Then how did you meet Mr Sanders?"

"Ahhhhh... At the madam hunting camp. I work in the health care department. It just so happens that someone gets hurt and I help Mr. Sanders."

"Hmmm so. All right." They stopped at the door. "This is your room from now on. If anyone is asked please ask me."

"Good madam thank you."

Esther stepped away. But not far away, he stopped and looked again. "How old are you, Belinda?"

"Twenty years, ma'am."

Ester nodded. "alright. Just rest up."

"Thank you, madam."

Esther turned and left. When Esther was out of her eyes, Malvia entered the room. Malvia breathed a sigh of relief in the room.

"So it was hard."

...***...

Malvia wakes up early and helps with needs in the kitchen. He meets a kitchen waiter named Dorothy, the chef at the house and Laila, Dorothy's assistant. The waiter at Ethan's house has three. The butler, Esther, of course, and then there's Kate and Grace.

"Thank you, darling. You make my work lighter" Dorothy told Malvia. "Laila was always so careless! He's not lightening me up but adding to my work!"

Laila bowed. Malvia could see Laila was still very young. Maybe he was about twelve years old. Of course he still likes to be careless. Malvia understands that.

"He's still learning. He's still very young anyway. Take it easy, I'll help you if you don't have a job with Mr. Sanders."

"You're so nice." praised Dorothy. Dorothy's body was fat, it made her less able to move agilely. That's why he needs help. Fat middle-aged woman and twelve year old child, what a perfect combination! Malvia shook her head.

After cooking breakfast and helping to clean the house, Malvia's turn helps Ethan. He helped run the greenhouse. Water plants, harvest ready-to-pick herbs, concoct medicine and much more. Although there was not the slightest smell from the pungent medicinal plant in her nose, considering that her nose was very sensitive, Malvia tried to hold it in.

Malvia was there for a few weeks and during that time Malvia and Ethan became close. They are often seen together. Talk and laugh together. Unlike the pressure-filled Malvia, Malvia is now much more cheerful. He's more often alone with Ethan in the greenhouse. Malvia also went to the village and checked the health of the villagers. He must have drunk blood first. Malvia drinks animal blood every day. The animal's blood made his skin no longer pale and his eyeballs turned into ordinary human eyeballs. He looks more like a human being now than a vampire.

Once from the village, Ethan will sit in his office and check the health records of his patients. It was Malvia's second favorite moment. The first is when Ethan checks on his patients. He patiently examined his patients despite not a few who were sometimes rude or rejected him. But Ethan still serves them very well. His second favorite moment is when Ethan is busy working behind a desk. Ethan was drowning in the papers strewn across his desk. His red hair will be a mess. But Malvia feels Ethan is very sexy. How strange.

"Isabella.." call Ethan. But Malvia is still late in her daydream. "Issabella!"

"Hm? Ahh yeah?"

"Are you daydreaming?" ask Ethan.

"Ahh forgive me." said Malvia.

"It's okay. You must be tired. Rest." pinta Ethan.

"Are you sure?"

Malvia nodded. "Related."

"But it's night. Rest."

"All right, good night."

"Good night, Isabella."

Malvia left the room and headed for her room. Malvia refused to leave. He still wants to be with Ethan. But Ethan's right. It's getting late. Despite being far away from Ethan, Malvia's chest was still pounding.

...***...

"Hows it? What severe?" ask a noble lady. Ethan is visiting a noble's house. She examined the husband of the woman who had suddenly fainted.

"It seems she's very exhausted madam. What did Lord Beafold do until he was exhausted like this?" ask Ethan. The woman sighed.

"He always does something crazy! I don't even know what it is. He always kept it a secret from me. I'm sure he's having an affair with the widow!"

Ethan's surprised. "Ja-widow?"

"Mrs Wornsprout. She's the widow. Everybody knows it. They've seen them both. He is old but still does not remember his age. You pervert!!"

Malvia nodded her head. The old but still perverted man was very intolerable. But the old man was rich of course he could tempt women with the wealth he had.

"Or maybe with a young woman?" continue the woman. "He cheated on everyone. Old, young, noble and even prostitution*r though. I can't take it anymore. I hope he's got a venereal disease."

Ethan and Malvia just stared at each other for a moment while listening to the woman complain about her husband.

"I've prescribed medicine. Give him the appropriate dose and every day."

"Thank you, Ethan. You're my savior." praise the woman.

"Sama-sama Mistress. But if you're so tormented, you can separate from him."

"And let my son inherit nothing from this old man? Ohh darling, I can't do that. Not for me but for the future of my children."

"Alright madam. Whatever you want. Excuse me first."

Ethan and Malvia get out of the house. Before they went home, they chose to take a walk and look for new herbs that could be planted. During their journey, there was one person who noticed them earlier. The man was suspicious of Malvia.

...***...

One woman was standing alone in the forest. She was wearing a simple dress. It seemed that she was just an ordinary girl, not from among the nobles. After following and observing a few days, the man who followed Malvia now acted. She knows Malvia's schedule at Ethan's house. Malvia will be in the greenhouse until nine p.m.

And it's true. Exactly at nine in the night, Malvia locked the door of the greenhouse. But somehow he heard a strange sound. He knew the voice was coming a bit far from where it was now but Malvia could hear it clearly. Before long he smelled the stinging smell of blood. Human blood, which is very abundant and fresh.

If it was animal blood, he would not have gone out of control. But he smelled human blood that he hadn't drunk in a week. Moreover, the blood smelled very strong, flowing with freshness. Malvia shook her head, trying to hold it in. But the smell is getting stinging.

That was the man's doing. He killed the woman and made her bait to get Malvia. Malvia felt strange. He could usually hold back his lust but this time could not. This is really weird. It felt like the smell of blood was pulling him.

Malvia decided to look for the smell. Withholding her desire to drink blood, Malvia continued to search. The smell of blood was getting closer. Before long Malvia saw a girl sitting on a tree. Malvia approaching. The girl looked badly hurt. Lots of incisions on his body. The smell of the girl's blood really seduced Malvia. Malvia could not stand the smell of her blood. It's freaky. Malvia was used to controlling her hunger, but it was different from the smell of this girl's blood. The smell... Differ. Is this the rare blood his father once told me about? Who if he kisses him will lose control? Because Malvia will completely lose control. His eyes turned pitch-red, his fangs coming out without orders. The breath of Malvia. His chest was pounding hard. Malvia drank the girl's blood. He's losing control now. He's totally out of control. The smell and taste of the girl's blood was very intoxicating.

Malvia was hypnotized and sucked blood incessantly until she heard the sound of a sword being ejected from her scabbard. Malvia stopped her suction.

"Oh no! What am I doing?!"

Malvia woke up but it was too late. His face and body were covered in blood. The girl is obviously dead. Malvia drank all the blood in her body. He's totally out of control.

"Bastard vampire! How dare you enter this territory!" screech the man. Malvia stood up and looked.

"You! You set me up with that girl! You made me drink that girl's blood!" peekkik Malvians.

"Curtain! You drank it! Who lost control!"

"But you started it! What blood was it up to me even... Not even..."

"Enough! You're gonna die on my hands tonight, bloodsucker! This sword was specially made for a disgusting creature like you! Get ready!"

...***...