"Boss?" Arabelle called out to the handsome man while her index finger was still between her lips.
Ralph was stunned when he saw her sucking the blood from her wounded finger. He almost forgot that some humans do that whenever they have a small accident. In her case, she got pricked by a sharp object. He seems to forget that he was about to attack Arabelle. Her blood smells really good to a vampire like him. Yet seeing her sucking her own blood made him think straight.
"What are you doing?" he asked her as if he's not aware of what's going on.
"I was just arranging the delivery." she replied and hid her wounded finger.
"I mean what were you doing with your finger?" he clarified his question.
"Oh, that! I got a small cut from something sharp. It's okay now. I already sucked up the blood." she innocently told him what she did earlier.
"What's your name?" he tries to change the subject .
"I'm Arabelle but you can just call me Ara." she replied and offered a handshake with her wounded finger.
He didn't take her hand because he could still smell her blood. He's afraid he might end up sucking her blood if he does. Arabelle thought that he's just a snob so she just took back her hand. She's not expecting him to be friendly since he's her boss. Rich people don't mingle with servants like herself. She should get used to it by now but she can't seem to feel intimidated by wealth or power. Although she respects the fact that he is the boss.
He takes one of the coolers with him and gets back in this room. Arabelle was left with no clue if she should bring the rest of the coolers inside. He didn't tell her to do that and it seems like he wants to be left alone. She decided to wait a little longer if the boss wants the rest of the coolers. It's her job to deal with them. She didn't mind waiting for him, especially now that she saw him. He's not an old man like she was expecting him to be after all.
However, her boss doesn't look like he's sick of needing that much blood. Although he does look paler than anyone she knows. Maybe he just doesn't want other people to know that he's sick. It might also be the reason why he doesn't go out during the day. She read about that kind of a disease where a person can't be exposed to sunlight. Maybe that's what he's boss is suffering from although she can't ask anyone, she can just assume for now.
"You can go now!" Ralph said in a commanding tone.
"Okay, boss. Just call me when you need me." she replied and left the second floor immediately.
Ralph still can't get over his first encounter with Arabelle. As if she knows what to do to stop a vampire from attacking her. At the same time, she seems so innocent about what's about to attack her. He can't help but to remember Sofia once again. She always seems like she doesn't know what to do at times. Yet, she will end up being able to deal with almost anything. She's very smart. But being smart as a woman in the past means witchcraft.
It's a good thing to be smart since they are now in the modern times. Women nowadays can vote and even become leaders of the society. Since they can already study, it gives them an advantage to live freely. Unlike from the past where women can only stay at home. Ralph was able to witness all that first hand. It was hard for him to adjust, especially in his first century being alive. He even needs to learn to dress and speak for modern times.
He was able to put all the blood bags in his fridge. The moment Arabelle turned her back, he already took all the coolers inside. One of the perks of being a vampire is that he can do everything fast. He's also a hundred times stronger than a human. Living for almost two hundred years made him smarter. The only downside of being a vampire is the constant need to consume blood. Without it, he will just die or become too weak to even walk.
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Arabelle can't still get over her brief encounter with his boss. How can someone be that handsome? He's really tall with jet black hair that goes down to his shoulders. He has a muscular physique as if he came out straight from a romance novel. Too bad he can't go out during the day or he will have a lot of admirers. Imagine having a perfect looking guy who lives in a castle. That's basically meeting prince charming! She can't believe that someone like him existed. It made her feel poorer than she already is.
Living as a maid in the castle made her feel like Cinderella minus the evil stepmother. She giggled with that thought. It may have been caused by boredom, that's why she was able to think about weird stuff. There's no television around the castle. Good thing she has her smartphone so that she can watch some movies or TV shows. She's happy that the signal is still good around the castle. At least she can go online aside from watching. She's not into social media but she still likes scrolling on her feed.
It's still early in the morning so she decided to fix herself some breakfast. She thought about her handsome boss if he likes to eat something. Although she was dismissed earlier so maybe he's not in the mood for breakfast. It made her think that she never saw him go down to eat. Maybe he has some food inside his room and doesn't want to be bothered. Living in a rich man's castle is not the same as living in regular homes. She didn't notice that somebody was watching her as she made some toast