Chapter 23

• *Bruno*
• Lucia looked so surprised when I told her she would be my cook. It was obvious she didn't want to at first. She may wonder why I made her my cook. But I had my reasons for everything I did. "Why?" She asked, just as I knew she would. She was one curious being. How could I tell her that I wanted her close to me? As my cook, she was in charge of all my meals.
• "Since when do I have to explain to you, Lucia?" I asked her. She gritted her teeth as she had nothing to resort to. "I tell you what you do, not the other way round," I said sternly. There was no room for dispute.