ANILLO CUATRO

It was a coastal and thunderous evening when Hades came into the house of the Ysares. Riding in a deluxe car, immediately Michael gets out of the car and opens up an umbrella for Hades. Elena and Lissana were also waiting for him outside. Elena couldn't do anything but to look at him, she also feels embarrassed that there are no maids around them for they all left and only their aunt Faustina remained in their family.

Their aunt Faustina was busy in the kitchen cooking for their courses, their aunt is old enough and cannot clean and scrub the whole house anymore so she remained in the kitchen to cook.

"Come in, come in it's getting damp and chilly out here," Elena greeted Hades with a smile that doesn't even reach her eyes. Hades looks at her with dull eyes and nodded. Michael already left because he has something to do but affirmed Hades that he'll come back before nine. Hades can't help himself self but look at the young girl beside Elena, she innocently looking at him too. Her intoxicating violet eyes went him speechless, but Lissana withdraw her eyes and walk first inside the house and Hades knew that she was avoiding him but he'll let it slip this time.

Lissana helps her aunt ready the table while her mother and the man named Hades talk in the living room for a while.

"That's Señor Hades, am I right my child?" aunt Faustina asked Lissana as she put down the table napkin near in the plate. Lissana looks at her frowning.

"Do you know him, auntie?" Lissana asked and her aunt just nodded at her as an answer. She shrugged her hands in her apron and walk-in her aunts' direction.

"Aunt have you have any idea on what is he doing in here?" Lissana asked and she can feel that her aunt knows something. She can see it in her eyes.

"Tell me, auntie, I won't tell mama what you have told me."

"Hades is going to be your stepfather, that is all I know Lissana," her aunt stated and look down at her apron.

"I know it's been how many years that your father passed away but I feel sorry for him. Your mother had changed so much my child and I know you're a clever girl and you understand all of this," her aunt said and left her with so many puzzles in her mind.

Lissana knows the changing of her mother even at her young mind, she knows it's a little bit strange but her mind runs like a mature person. Lissana takes a look at the living room where her mother and the man named Hades is and she was astonished at her own feet when she discovers that it is also looking at her direction.

His piercing grey eyes making her senseless. She can't break their eye contact for she feels warmth in his eyes that she finds it odd to be feeling that way. And she can't be mistaken that his lips twitched a small smile while looking at her. Her mother didn't even notice those little things it seemed like the time stops in their moment. Lissana immediately breaks their contact and she nearly stumbles when she hurries herself to go out in the kitchen and find fresh air to breathe. As soon as she was outside she didn't know that she was holding her breath.

"Who the hell is he? Why is he like that? Stepfather? Who says that I'm okay with it? I'm not exchanging my papa to him. He's not even a father like. He looks like an asshole, a Casanova, yes that's the perfect word. I will not let him call me his child, no not in the whole wide world I'll let him. That man will not last long here, I am sure of that," Lissana breath as she fans herself with her hand when suddenly her aunt came rushing by into her direction.

"Lissana your mother's calling you to eat with the guest. Come, come before she gets mad again to you. The whip in your back doesn't yet heal," her aunt says in a concerned tone of voice and she can't help but smile at her aunt.

"It will heal auntie," she says and kisses her aunt on her cheek and go inside of the kitchen.

"Lissana, my child," Elena greeted as she steps her feet in the dining room. It was her first time to hear that coming from her mouth. She smiled for she knows that was her mother's wants. Lissana pulled a chair and sits properly.

"Lissana meet Hades, your new father from now on," Elena says straightly, she doesn't want to prolong the introduction and she gets into the point as always. Lissana stares at the man in front of her there were no emotions nor reactions on what her mother just announced earlier.

He was busy slicing his steak on his plate. She immediately stares down on her plate when she notices that he was about to look at her. She knows it's a little disrespect and her behavior is weird but she's uncomfortable on his presence.

"So how is your firm going Hades?" Elena broke the silence and Hades stares at her.

"Do not call me Hades even after our marriage, this marriage thing is only addressed in the paper. And you know why I am here, I am here just to save your company and pay all of your debts. Be grateful to your father who has passed away. I am doing all of this because of your father," Hades stated as he wipes the napkin on his lips and sipped on his wine.

"I'm okay with that besides even though our marriage is just addressed in the paper, no man can resist me. If you know what I mean," Elena seductively says not bothering that Lissana is listening to their conversation.

"I've seen better," Hades says and stands up from his chair and put the napkin near in his plate.

"This dinner is done." Elena was about to stand when Hades stares at her. Elena suddenly went pale that she cannot even understand why. She cannot even feel her feet and something in her eyelids wanted to close and she did. Elena fell asleep on her plate.

Lissana hurriedly runs to her mother and called her aunt. Faustina hurriedly helps Lissana to stand Elena on her feet and get her in her room.

"Done," Faustina said while taking a deep breath.

"Are you okay auntie? I'm sorry if I called you I know you're old enough but I can't do this on my own. I'm so sorry auntie."

"Oh dear, dear no need to apologize, you're such an innocent child. I'm just disappointed with your mother about what she had become. Come now before she awakes. Oh, where's your guest?" Faustina asked and alas she even forgets about their guest. She hurriedly goes down to the stairs and looks for him.

He was no longer in the dining room and even in the living room.

Lissana went outside and she yelp in fear when a man in a coat was standing at the corner of their door. It was him, Hades. He was looking at her deeply with those grey eyes again. She was suffocating.

"It was nice seeing you again Ysabelle," Hades says in a cold breeze that you can nearly see the fogs coming from his breath. And a luxurious car horns without her knowing.

And within just a second they disappear and she was left dumbfounded in her feet.

"Ysabelle."