I trust No one (part 2)

Before X could react another slap landed his other cheek. The loud ringing in his ear made him grit his teeth.

After slapping his face, the lady turned around and sat on the chair. Her legs cross looking at him with a taunting smile on her lips.

X clenched his fist and looked at Margarita.

"Did I do anything wrong, My Lady?"

He respectfully asks despite the deep tone in his voice.

Margarita smiles while tilting her chin up a little.

"I died yesterday without anyone knowing. And now I am reincarnated as a new person."

X frowns.

Margarita's eyes gleamed as she watched the twisted expression on X's face.

Satisfied, she continues.

"Nanny Jessie served me poisoned wine yesterday. I don't know how but I survive."

Margarita covers her lips though you can still see her lips curved beautifully as if laughing at him.

"That is…"

"Impossible?" Margarita slammed her hand on the side table where the tea cup tipped over and the tea dripped down the carpeted floor.

The tea cup then proceeds to fall down breaking into pieces.

X looks at Margarita's eyes. You can feel her whole body trembling in anger, full of contempt.

"You trusted someone, that's your first mistake. That woman betrays me. Kill her."

"She is your late mother's nanny."

"Human heart X,changes." She stares at X eyes directly. Then she pointed at his heart. "You serve my family.Do your job."

X frowns and for a while he is unable to answer. He slightly fixes his glasses and nods.

"What would you do with the maids?"

"Clean up. Because you didn't do your job properly. I will show you how to do it. First, Traitors should die.Useless and incompetent should be removed." She stood up kicking the broken tea cup in the process.

"Let's go." She said, flipping her  hair back.

She walks to the door that is slightly open and uses both her hands to widely open the door.

This is her first step outside this room. This is her first move in her new life.

She turns around and looks at X.

Then turns away as if she is done with him.

X blinks then he touches his forehead with a sigh.

How different is this woman that he almost can't recognize her?

Is she still the Lady that cowers when she sees him?

Can someone really change drastically?

Or is it the betrayal that made her like this?

Whatever it is…He felt responsible.

He walks out the door intending to follow but stops and flicks his finger.

A shadow guard covered in black appears behind him.

"Investigate Nanny Jessie. Her current location and who she is now working with."

X grits his teeth.

Though he is the Duke's person.

He also met the Duchess a couple times.

She is very beautiful and elegant.

To betray a person as beautiful as her….

It was not like they didn't have a single doubt about her.

They have a hunch that Nanny Jessy is being sneaky.

But the Duke ignores her for the sake of his late Wife and because Nanny Jessy gives Lady Margarita emotional support unlike a Duke who travels away from home most of the Lady's childhood.

But if it's true…That she betrays the lady. Offering her poison.

The Duke will cut her to pieces. 

X eyes dimmed.

All the servants and maids line up in rows of 10.

The guards are lined on the side in 4 rows.

They are all looking at Margarita who is sitting on the chair while looking at them one by one.

X finally stood beside Margarita.

Everyone became more nervous.

No. They are now really nervous. In this mansion, X has more prestige than the Lady afterall.

Margarita stood up and pointed at the four guards.

"Come up. You will be my personal guards for now."

The four called look weirdly at each other.

X nods and they all walk to Margarita.

Margarita stares at X with deadpan eyes.

X looks away fixing his glasses.

When the four settled down beside her. She moves around the maids and starts slapping their faces.

The sound of skin to skin rubbing each other.

Loudly echoed in the hall.

Margarita emotionlessly slap the faces of people in her memory.

Disgust mixes with the original's emotion.

Margarita is a pushover.

Yet as their employer she still needs respect as the one giving them livelihood.

"Stop!"

X grabs her hand.

"Are you stopping me?" She asks as her voice hoarse from anger.

"Yes."

Margarita snatches her hand away from him.

She faces him. Leaning her body to his despite the height difference.

"Oh?" Her eyes are threatening.

"Lady…your hand is precious. If you want, let the guard do it."

Margarita blinks and looks at her reddened palm.

"You are right." Margarita eyes brightens and she points at the confused guard with weird looking hair. "You slap that guy. That woman. That guy. Make sure you do it like you mean to cut down their heads!"

She said with a squint and smirk on her face.