The Masked prince
Chapter 143: The Uncomfortable Touch

Chapter 143: The Uncomfortable Touch

***Note: Nothing in this Chapter supports sexual harassment. If you feel uncomfortable with such content then I would advise you to skip the Chapter.

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After that day, Oliver noticed that Evelyn was unusually silent. She smiled but her smile was not that bright.

Initially, he thought that it was because of the weakness she was feeling in her body because of the fever. But as a few days passed, Oliver realized that something was wrong.

He had actually tried to ask her but she didn’t tell him anything.

Oliver’s exam was near so he was busier with his studies. He spent more time in the library and hence he also couldn’t spend more time with Evelyn now. He could only let her promise him that if something happens she would tell him.

Evelyn promised him but she didn’t fulfill the promise.

It was evening.

Gianna and Cooper had gone out to look at the fields and Oliver had gone to the library. Hence, Evelyn was alone inside the room.

She was arranging Oliver’s books when she suddenly saw the door being opened. Her eyes went wide when she saw that it was Arthur.

The books fell down from her hands when Arthur stepped inside the room and suddenly locked the door from the inside.

She didn’t look at him and stared at the ground as her body started to tremble. She remembered Arthur’s words and then the dead puppy flashed in front of her eyes.

When Evelyn saw the pair of legs in her sigh, she wanted to step back. But Arthur held her arm and stopped her to do so.

"Hiding are we, Evelyn?"

Evelyn didn’t give any response. She stayed silent but Arthur didn’t like it. He held her chin and forcefully made her look in his eyes and said

"Do you think that lame brother of mine can save you? ...And why are you even hiding from me? Did I harm you in any way, Evelyn?"

Arthur’s eyes demanded answer this time and Evelyn could see this. Her forehead was covered with sweat as she looked into his eyes. In the past three years, she had never seen him like this before.

Why did he change suddenly? Evelyn didn’t know. But this Arthur scared her a lot. He made her feel suffocated.

"Answer me, Evelyn."

Evelyn whimpered in pain when Arthur suddenly tightened his grip on her arm and she hurriedly shook her head and said

"No..No..."

Satisfied with the answer, Arthur loosened his grip and suddenly frowned when he noticed that her eyes were filled with tears. Soon, a tear rolled down her eyes and he immediately caught it as he said

"Why are you crying? Did I scare you?"

Arthur was suddenly very gentle when he asked her this question. Perhaps it was why Evelyn dared to nod her head.

He did scare her. He scared her very much.

Arthur’s eyes were filled with disappointment when he saw her nodding her head. He immediately wiped her cheek and held them.

"I am very sorry, Evelyn. I just ...I don’t like it when you try to hide from me. And don’t get close to Oliver. I don’t want to scare you..."

Arthur suddenly hugged Evelyn in his arms and patted her back gently.

Evelyn sobbed as she continued to be held by him. She wanted to push him away. Gianna had asked her to stay away from Arthur and she wanted nothing more than that after seeing his behavior in the past few days.

But she didn’t have the courage.

She was very scared of Arthur.

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That night again, sleep was far away from Evelyn’s eyes. The next few days, Evelyn didn’t try to avoid Arthur. The times when no one would be at home except her and Arthur increased.

At these times, Arthur would enter the room and then sit beside Evelyn.

He would talk and she would have to answer.

Once Evelyn locked the door of the room hoping that it would stop him. However, that day he continued to push the door until the lock broke.

When Oliver asked her, she could only say that she didn’t know. The lock was repaired but she didn’t try that again.

Because Arthur had already scared her enough that her courage vanished.

Evelyn didn’t like how he talked about Oliver. He called Oliver ’lame’. But she couldn’t stop him. Because when she tried, Arthur would suddenly change and would hold her very tightly until she would start to cry.

Once Evelyn thought of telling Oliver everything but then she remembered that Gianna had told her that she can’t disturb Oliver’s study.

Hence, Evelyn tried to tell Gianna.

But when she was going to do that, Arthur suddenly appeared there. Evelyn was scared out of her wits and after that, she could never gather her courage to tell anyone anything.

Sometimes, lost in her own thoughts she would wonder why Arthur was behaving like this. What did he want and why did he hate Oliver so much?

It was another torturous evening for Evelyn.

Arthur entered the room and she was again arranging Oliver’s books. Seeing her doing this, Arthur’s eyes went colder and Evelyn immediately put the books aside.

She remembered that he had told her not to do any of Oliver’s work. But she still did ...though in his absence.

Fortunately, Arthur didn’t shout at her.

However, when they sat on the bed and started to speak, his words made Evelyn frown.

"They have brought you so that you could marry my lame brother, Evelyn. They don’t care about you. Are not they very selfish?"

Arthur turned to look at Evelyn and seeing her frown, he smiled and continued

"They only think about that lame Evelyn. They knew that no one would marry that lame so when they saw that you were an orphan and no one was there to protect you, they brought you here to become that lame’s, lifelong maid."

Slowly and slowly, Evelyn could understand what Arthur was saying. But she felt very uncomfortable with what he said.

Mother and Father were not like that. Her heart said instantly.

However, Arthur couldn’t read her mind. He suddenly leaned closer to her lips and caressed them as he said

"It’s only me who cares for you, Evelyn. All of them are selfish. I will protect you from them."

Evelyn didn’t like how Arthur was touching her but Arthur continued.

His lips hovered over hers and his hand suddenly went under Evelyn’s dress. It was then Evelyn suddenly pushed him away and ran out of the room.

She somehow ran to the room she used to live in before and locked the door.

Her body trembled as she leaned against the door and tears flowed out of her eyes. She held her dress tight and crumbled down to the floor.

Why was Arthur touching her like that?

Evelyn found it very disgusting.