The Devil's Betrothed novel Chapter 65

Chapter 65: Sharing Room

Oriana returned to where the building site was. She found the butler leading Luke and his cousin elsewhere and hurried to follow them. She heard the butler’s words just as they arrived in front of a classic-looking country house.

"These are the servant quarters. All hired laborers will stay here for the duration of your work, and you will be sharing this house with those who work in the gardens and stables. The maidservants, laundry maids and cooks have their own quarters within the manor. Three meals a day will be provided in the common hall along with the other servants."

Luke looked inside one of the rooms and heard Oriana ask, "That means we are going to stay here?"

Luke’s gaze had already observed the workers inside who had finished their meal in the common hall. In one room, there were six beds, which meant six men would live together.

To keep Orian in a place full of men...never.

He turned to look at her. "This is my workplace. Stay with Ken."

"But the market is closer here and it’s more convenient for me..."

Luke’s gaze was cold and serious. It was not a glare per se, but a heavy, commanding look that could make anyone swallow their words. Oriana was not an exception. "Ah, alright. I will stay with your cousin."

The butler then interrupted them, "Young man, since you have seen the place where you will work and also where you will stay, you can just come straight here tomorrow. The master builder will delegate tasks for you. Mister Ken, about the draft you sent last time, you can also discuss the general outline with the master builder. I believe he will be bringing additional furniture makers later once you finalize the plans for the interior.."

Ken nodded. "Thank you. Please give the young lady my regards as well."

The butler left, and soon Luke, Ken and Oriana walked out of the manor.

"So you will be staying here and I will be staying at Ken’s place?" Oriana made sure.

Ken spoke up, "Orian, you can stay in my home for as long as you want. Don’t worry." Seeing how dark Luke’s expression was, Ken didn’t dare suggest anything to her otherwise.

Though Luke was younger than him, Ken felt intimidated by this young cousin of his.

"I will not cause you any trouble, Ken."

"That I am sure of. Like I said, since you are Luke’s friend, then then you are my friend as well," Ken said amicably, patting Oriana on the shoulder like a brother. "In fact, your existence amazes me. I have known Luke since we are children. He never allows anyone to be around him the way he allows you. He is like a recluse who hates people in general. I won’t even be surprised if one day, he announces he plans to live as a hermit in the mountains."

"No wonder he has no friends in the village," Oriana remarked as she stifled a laugh.

"He only gets along with me and my sister. Not to mention peers your age, he can’t even get along with the rest of our cousins."

"He is so unsociable, isn’t he?"

Ken laughed a little. "That’s true."

These two talked about Luke as if he didn’t exist at all. Luke frowned, his eyes narrowing at the sight of his cousin patting Oriana’s shoulder as the two continued to make fun of him.