Or maybe he drove someone to suicide a long time ago (when he wasn’t so perfect)? Or is it the brother or fiance of some girl from Mr. Mellone’s distant past (looking at him now, she can imagine that in his youth he was very nice), who committed suicide because of unrequited love for him? Maybe that’s why this is how he should die? Suffering too? Damn, this is already some kind of vendetta!».
Thoughts were swarming in рук head like a swarm of bees, but the only true thought didn’t emerged. In principle, all this did not matter at all for Mellie. She had an object and a customer who had to pay very good money. And it didn’t concern what anyone’s motives were. She was just very curious, that’s all…
Chapter 10
Mellie learned from Mona’s consistent and verbose stories that the estate was incredibly huge, and everyone who was there could go for a walk at any time, or even on a short trip. There was also its own mountain route, a hunting lodge right on top of one of the mountains and a guest house on the shore of the lake. There was even an island in the middle of the lake, where there was a hut, in case anyone wanted to feel like Robinson Crusoe. The only thing that was strictly forbidden was to cross the perimeter. In fact, those living on the estate were practically in prison, on a life sentence, only voluntarily. «How much does life have to beat to agree to such an existence?», – Mellie didn’t ceased to be surprised. Everything, absolutely everything there was strange and incomprehensible to her. And she was incredibly glad that she, so loving life in all its diversity, would not have to stay in this place for a long time.
The girl also found out that the boss always had breakfast, lunch and dinner alone in the large dining room. But the table was always served as if it was waiting for many high-ranking guests. Each meal was necessarily accompanied by quiet classical music, which Mr. Mellone simply adored, and always chose himself, depending on the mood, what he would like to listen to. He also loved to walk very much, so the paved paths ran away from the porch in all possible directions. In case he wanted to rest or have a snack, gazebos with everything necessary were located on the lawns and on the sidewalks for this.
In general, Mellie’s employer was very sensitive to his beloved and created for himself a kind of paradise on earth. In his paradise, everyone and everything was designed to maintain paradise conditions in perfect order and make living as comfortable as possible for Mr. Mellone. «Well… Whoever pays, orders the music. It’s not known how I would be weird if I were in his shoes with his money…», – Mellie even began to feel something like respect for her boss. Anyway, it took a strong hand and a remarkable mind in order to build such an empire, and even so that everything functioned as in a well-oiled mechanism. Both the strong hand and the remarkable mind of the owner were very well felt. Especially the hand, it was not just strong, it was steel and incredibly powerful, like the grip of a Doberman. Speaking of Dobermans… These cute dogs turned out to be a dime a dozen on the territory! And all of them, as a selection, were taught to kill. They were trained to kill at once. They were trained to kill any outsider. Therefore, it was not recommended to leave the house at night, and in general it was recommended not to stick out without an escort once again. «It can be very dangerous for your health!», – that’s how Mona put it. Mellie laughed until she hiccupped at these words! Indeed, your health can be significantly shaken if five not very friendly dogs cling to you at once!
– You need the dogs to get used to you. You won’t tame them at all, you’ll still remain a stranger, but so that they at least know that you can walk everywhere unhindered. Mr. Mellone will introduce you to them later.
«And thanks for that! It’s not enough for a killer of my qualifications to stupidly become a dog’s dinner…», – Mellie thought. For some reason, Mona’s words made her uneasy. The rich imagination immediately reacted and gave out a video clip with musical accompaniment about how Mr. Mellone took her to the dogs and in his velvety voice gave a single command: «Take it!». Ten minutes later, only bloody fragments remained of Mellie, but Mr. Malone only smiled leeringly, looking at all this. This was followed by a series of retrospective shots telling that throughout his life, once a year, the boss arranges a holiday for his dogs and feeds meat to young girls whom he allegedly hires for work.
Mellie shook her head: «That’s it! I think I’m tired after all, and it’s time to rest! I’ve never seen anything more idiotic in my life!». Spitting in her heart and scolding her overly exuberant imagination, Molly asked where she could smoke. After all, if it was impossible in the house, was it possible to go out at least on the porch without fear of being devoured by carnivorous dogs? It turned out that it was possible to go out on the porch, but only accompanied by Mona. It was for the time being.
Chapter 11
The next morning, Mellie walked into the office at exactly ten in the morning. She put on a pantsuit and gathered her hair into a strict bun. Her boss was already sitting at his desk, perfectly dressed and combed, as if a whole crowd of hairdressers and stylists had worked hard in the morning. Mellie realized that his appearance had nothing to do with her arrival, Mr. Mellone always looked like this, and she was dreaming…
The owner asked in his velvety voice how she slept in her new place and whether she liked the estate. The girl thanked him for the excellent room and replied that she had not had time to see everything yet, but she really liked what she managed to see. When the exchange of pleasantries was over, the boss pointed to a whole stack of catalogs that needed to be updated and sorted. All of them were in different languages. The work has begun. The silence in the cabinet was broken only by the tapping of keys and the rustle of pages. When Mr. Mellone announced a lunch break, Mellie just shook her head and continued to work. The lesson captured her with her head. She had imagined a boring, monotonous routine, but it was nothing like that – the illustrations themselves were colorful and the explanations for them were interesting. It was as if she went on a tour of some fabulous places and learned a lot of interesting things. Surprised by the fleeting way the case fascinated and captured her, the girl was delighted. It was incredibly wonderful that the work brought her pleasure.
Mellie was so engrossed in what she was doing that she didn’t even notice when Mr. Mellone returned from lunch, as evening came. Only when she heard: «That’s it for today!», she realized that the working day had come to an end, and felt how hungry she was. After collecting the papers, Mellie put them in front of the boss and came across an attentive look with a note of curiosity.
– Are you interested? – how did he manage to say that? It seemed that the voice enveloped from all sides at once.
– Very much! It’s all so breathtaking! – Mellie was really very excited, she didn’t expect this from herself.
– That’s wonderful! I rarely make mistakes and after meeting you, I assumed that you are an inquisitive, dreamy and generally multifaceted nature. I am very glad that I was right this time too. But in the future, I ask you to take breaks anyway, it’s mandatory for lunch. I don’t want you to faint from lack of oxygen or from hunger! – One of Mr. Mellone’s dazzling smiles graced his face.
Mellie unconsciously smiled in response, it suddenly dawned on her that she really hadn’t left the office – neither to the toilet, nor for a smoke break.
Chapter 12
Mellie slept like a log that night, and she had wonderful dreams – she was traveling. She woke up in the rosiest mood and literally flew down to the kitchen to share her impressions with Mona. She swallowed her breakfast, chattering incessantly, in a hurry, as she was very impatient to get back to work faster. Mellie thanked Mona, ran out into the hall and almost bumped into Mr. Mellone, who was sitting in his chair with the look of an emperor. He was wearing a cocoa-and-milk shirt and mustard jeans.
– I would