When a wave hit rocks, some hardens while some crumbles down. The same goes with people. Not every person gets stronger as life is tested; there are few people who weaken at the force of life.

Ella was such to crumble down easily. Life has only tried to bend her, mold her and shape her into an obedient defenseless person and when Blythe threw spiteful words at her, Ella was beyond hurt.

She was only trying to know why Blythe was there at the castle working as help and if any, she was thinking to aid Blythe if she was at any uneasy situation. Ella might be a little happy with her new husband but she knew he was dangerous.

How dangerous, she had no idea but she could guess the amount of influence he had on all his staff, mainly Blythe.

What made a strong girl like Blythe break?

No doubt she was still hostile with Ella but the hatred in her eyes was upsetting.

"You have an astounding ability to cook, My Lady." Lucy smiled taking a whiff of well marinated and cooked meat. Ella smiled back at the compliment and got excited to serve the hot food to the Lord.

"When will the Lord come down for supper?" Ella rubbed her hands in anticipation once she neatly arranged all the food in large bowls.

The cook was impressed by Ella's humble cooking and was holding herself not to pound on the food. It happened for the first time that a Lady cooked for the staff. All the previous Ladies of Knights castle were too snobbish to treat the help considerably good.

"Yes My Lady, Lyndon has already informed the Lord." Lucy replied back.

Ella instructed the maids to place the food on the table along with necessary cutlery. Ella has already changed into her evening gown once she was done with cooking so she raked a hand through her dress to soften the creases if any.

"You look beautiful, Ella. Not to worry, the Lord will love what he see." Lucy reassured Ella when she noticed a frown on her forehead.

True, the Lady looked radiant in her sea green evening gown and the Lord would certainly enjoy when he sees his wife.

Ella heard several footsteps coming towards the dining hall of which one powerful she was now getting familiar with. She once again turned towards Lucy asking her for the final time if she looked good or not and when got the confirmation she needed, she walked into the dining hall where her husband was waiting for her.

Once inside the room, she immediately looked up towards her husband who was already standing tall and strong, looking at her intensely with a small smile playing on his lips. He looked so well and handsome that made Ella to take a double look at him.

"Xander!" She exclaimed his name with red tint spreading on her cheeks. She was about to call him 'My Lord' in front of his staff but one hard look from him told her that he would not like if she address him with anything but his first name.

Frankly, Ella too loved to call him by his name. According to her, calling her husband with an official rank was not right.

"Ah, there is my Ella." He walked towards her and kissed her sweetly on her forehead. "I heard you prepared supper today?" He whispered in her ear, kissing it for several times.

"Yes. I wanted to show my gratitude to you for taking care of me." She smiled widely and took his hand into hers and led him to the chair. Once both of them were seated, she stood up to serve the Lord with all the delicacies she prepared.

"Lucy, I will serve the Lord and myself. You can go and have supper along with the other staff members. You too Mr. Lyndon." Ella gestured them to leave which made Xander chuckle. It was good to see her order people around her.

It was a small progress yet it showed him a ray of hope to bring the cheery Ella back. He was proud that he arranged a tutor for her to learn the things she always wanted to but he didn't know a small act such as that would gift him such bright smile from his Ella.

"No darling, Lyndon was responsible for producing amusement during the period of our supper." Somehow Xander's smile did not sit well in her stomach. She knew he wouldn't hurt her but still that cruel smile on his lips made her shudder a little.

Ella ignored the gesture talk that was going between Xander and the butler and spent her time in plating the food for the Lord.

"Hmm, smells sumptuous. Just like you." The last words he whispered in her ear, nuzzling it with his nose. Ella turned red no knowing how to respond to what her husband said.

"T – Thank You." She replied back reluctantly and noticed Lyndon walking into the hall along with someone else trailing behind him. She narrowed her eyes to see who it was and what kind of amusement her husband planned for her.

Lord Knight pulled Ella's chair close to his and wrapped his free hand around her shoulder. Lyndon nodded his head and pulled Blythe from behind him and shoved her towards the Lord. Blythe stumbled and feel at Lord and Ella's feet but there was no emotion of pain or fear on her face.

It was blank and held no expression.

"X-Xander?" Ella was about to stand up and help Blythe to her feet but the Lord pulled her back in to his lap wrapping his hand around her waist in a firm grip. It felt awkward to sit on Xander's lap in front of someone. She tried so much not to blush at the beautiful feeling his warm arms were giving.

"She can help herself, darling." The Lord shoved Blythe with his leg and gestured her to stand up. "You can go have your food Lyndon. I will take care from here."

As ordered, Lyndon left to have his food while Blythe stood up with her head held low. She wanted to shout, cry and abuse Ella for being the reason of her current condition but not in the watch of the Lord.

The Lord was too protective of his wife and could kills anyone who touched her. It was still a mystery to her how come Ella charmed the Lord when she only met him on the night of her recent sacrifice. Why the Lord was so charmed in love with Ella was still suspense to her!

Blythe has seen many men, met many men and spent night with them to know their weakness but Lord was the only man whom she couldn't charm. He had no weakness, as she knew of.

"Now Miss Garrick, you see, I am a type of person who can feel his wife's emotions in his heart." He smiled down at Ella and pecked her on nose while Blythe glared at the wench sitting on the Lord lap as his wife.

"Despite giving her the joy she wanted today, I felt her heart hurt this evening, don't know why. You see, she would not tell me what made her hurt. You don't know her but she is not a kind of person to tell on someone." The Lord explained with a sly smile playing on his lips. Ella did not understand what the Lord was doing.

Why was he telling Blythe about her?

He felt her emotions? That made her smile at her husband who was being nothing but affectionate and sweet to her from the moment she met him.

"Y-yes, My Lord." Blythe replied politely and twitched under his intense gaze. Why was he telling at the wench? What if he come to know about what she said to Ella this evening?

"Hmm. I cannot see my wife in tears, so I summoned you here on a special purpose. You should be proud to be one to amuse your Lady." Ella's eyes widened at what the Lord said and shook her head trying to say something but he silenced it with a small kiss.

"My Lord?" Blythe understood that the Lord want something from her but she not know what was in his mind to amuse the Lady.

"Humor us, Miss Garrick. I especially like slapstick humor and hope my darling too likes it. Perform a slapstick skit." And Lord's lips curved into a sneer. He was having fun looking at the stunned face of Blythe who dared to disrespect Ella and brought tears in her eyes.

This would teach her a lesson not to disrespect his Ella ever again.