Master Brian’s maid

Norton looked at it and watched in awe like a contemplative of a work of art. There was something new and fascinating about the painting that drew him in as soon as he saw it. Norton looked at the picture and thoughtfully said:

“Picture of a pristine forest? Where there are animals hiding in the nearby large trees that if one does not look closely, it will be difficult to spot. It seems that its space is a bit murky with dark tones. And look, the sky above is not dark at all, it uses light and light tones to highlight the contrast between two different tones in the picture, it is light and dark.”

Henry smiled slightly when he heard his father’s comments, he said:

“Yes, it carries an opposite, that is why it will never blend and melt into each other. But it still has to stay like that, they are all in a cramped picture and can’t get out because the artist has conditioned and created them like that.”

Mr. Norton burst out laughing.

“I am amazed at the beauty of this painting and your comments. They are really not as simple as they appear on the surface that we think, they all have a deep meaning. More than that, most paintings are like that, they carry a message, a meaning and sometimes a warning and clearly depict something. That’s why I am excited and don’t feel bored every time we enjoy the paintings.”

Henry was silent and did not answer, he was silently observing Mr. Norton’s actions. As for Wendy, she was behind the wall attached to the picture and overheard the whole conversation, she said to herself:

“Is the person talking outside his father? So it will be a good opportunity for me to find a way out of here.”

Wendy thought and followed, she used a chair and threw it against the wall to make a loud noise then she listened to the movement on the other side. Wendy realized it was nothing out of the ordinary, the voices from that conversation were still going on as usual. They didn’t stop and were curious to see the noise she had made.

So Wendy took the chair and threw it at the wall a second time, followed by throwing the items on the table including plastic boxes and food and thick books. Although Wendy knew they didn’t make much noise, she tried anyway, because this was her only and rare chance to escape. It was to attract the attention of this strange guest.

She threw chairs and objects against the wall many times so that they made loud and loud sounds to attract the attention of others, but everything Wendy did, they were of no avail. Mr. Norton didn’t hear anything but his own footsteps and Henry’s chatter.

But Henry was the opposite, a small device in his pocket vibrated strongly signaling him that there was a problem inside Wendy’s room. He had to surreptitiously turn it off so Mr. Norton wouldn’t find out about his strange behavior. If he continued to let Mr. Norton look at this painting, that would be really bad, since it was linked to the secret room where Wendy was being held, so he came up with a more effective way. It was his father’s distraction, in case he noticed it and doubted Henry. So he took the initiative to take Mr. Norton to another place with an invitation of his own making:Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

“Recently, in my free time, I try to play chess. It was a subject that you liked before. I think you came here to visit me anyway, and it was a rare occasion for me and you to meet and become close. So can I ask you to play a game of chess with me on the board?”

Mr. Norton happily replied:

“Chess? I haven’t played it in a long time. What a surprise you suggested to me. All right, I’d be happy to play with my son.”

Henry smiled and nodded, he gestured for Ted to quickly bring Norton to the backyard of the mansion, where there was a small garden with a large table and chairs, and on the table were ready chess pieces and tools to serve the match.

He originally didn’t like chess, but just in case his father suddenly came here one day. Then Henry will have a way to keep or deal with, distract him. Henry has been thinking this way ever since he imprisoned Wendy here, because he doesn’t want anyone to know of her existence in this mansion except him, Gula and Ted.

So, when Henry is free and has a blank schedule, he and Ted practice this chess. And Ted is a careful and intelligent servant, he was carefully chosen by Henry so he trusts Ted very much. Therefore, Ted is a formidable opponent of Henry, because every time Ted finishes his work, he spends time practicing chess to have a chance to beat his master.

Henry too, he was inherently not negligent, so taking advantage of the free time, resting at the hospital, he practiced alone on his desk by taking out the chess pieces and playing with himself.

Right now, Henry’s opponent is none other than his father, an old and cunning fox who is far more scheming than his naive and honest servant Ted. Therefore, Henry needs to be more focused and careful with him, when Norton was both his family member and his enemy. Henry moved with Norton to the chessboard and sat down to place his first pieces after his servant Ted signaled to begin.

Meanwhile, in the secret room where Wendy was staying, she took all the items that could be thrown in the room and threw them against the wall, which was attached to the picture to make loud noises. But all of that didn’t work because no one heard it and responded to her. Wendy listened to the sound behind the other side of the wall again, then suddenly realized it had been silent for so long, she guessed that perhaps they had moved somewhere else.

Wendy realized her own helplessness in that moment and sat down, resting her head against the wall, and burst into tears. She screamed with all her might and she also threw things she could throw but everything became eerily still and silent, it looked like this room had been built by that bastard. It was built very firmly and created a closed space, isolated from the outside world.

When she looked at the scattered objects in her room, she became even more sad. It seemed that even if she smashed everything in this place, she wouldn’t be able to escape from this place. Because Henry is a careful person, he always has a backup and finds ways to prevent Wendy from running away from this place. That has been shown by the fact that all items in this room are made of plastic, wood and stainless steel rather than glass or transparent glass, and sharp objects such as knives, forks, scissors, etc. are also absent inside this room. Because he was afraid that she would foolishly use those items to hurt herself, Henry had Gula change all the things in the room before Wendy moved here.

And the more special thing to get to this room, Henry must enter by a secret passage cleverly concealed by a large transparent glass placed outside. In addition, Henry also installed a tracking device in the room to closely monitor Wendy’s actions and promptly stop her if she intends to escape.

What’s more, the small garden is outside the room, it’s not a real garden in nature but it was created by Henry by man-made construction, the roses are real but the sunlight is still there. it was fake, it had been set by him to light up by the hour and alternately light up in the exact same sequence of day and night in the outside world. And it’s a unique design that was done by Henry with a close friend when they studied together at the boarding academy for boys are UC – Mankaluk.

Wendy sat huddled in a corner and sadly burst into tears, she felt sorry for herself that she had to live a captive life here. And then she suddenly had an idea in her mind when Wendy saw a broken piece of wood from a chair, an object she had thrown against the strong wall earlier. She quickly moved closer and hurriedly picked it up, Wendy watched it and touched it, she thought to herself:

“It was a broken piece of wood and there was a bit of sharpness at the base of the base. I think I can use it for my own purposes.”

So she thought and, clutching the stick tightly to her body, she looked towards the door and waited for Henry to come inside. And then she will carry out her plan.

At the same time, Henry was sitting with Mr. Norton in the back garden of the mansion. The two of them looked at each other at the chessboard with great concentration, as if they were tense enough to decide whether to win or lose this game. But things were not easy because during the past two hours, their abilities were all equal and no one yielded to anyone to be able to smoothly win this game.

And every move of each piece that Henry and Norton played were of unpredictable depth. Is it a new style of play? Not quite, but it has both been mastered by both of them according to their own play style, not mixing with anyone else’s. Just like that, both Henry and Norton can’t predict how the next piece that the opponent they face where it will go.

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