After running back inside the mansion, Melanie plunge on the couch thinking her life over.
‘Here is a tip for you. The advance payment form that you filled will be considered, but if we pay you a year salary even when you haven't done anything and you decided to run off with the payment... just consider yourself a jailer. The Gordon family that I know does not forgive theft.’
She remember Harley’s last words to her before she left her office and she can't help but to sigh loudly.
What has she gotten herself into? She thoughts and her mind suddenly drift to her mother.
“No, I don't want to think about it.” she shakes her head as she moves her head backwards.
She rest her head on the backrest and she bat her lashes.
“What is the purpose of me here? The boy that I was told to babysit is an adult, from what I've seen he can take care of himself. So why keep me in isolation?” she groans and she feels her head aches has increased.
“Oops, I need to take medicine. My temperature is getting worse.” she hisses and make her way through the stairs and she enter into her room.
She climbs up the bed and lay quietly on the bed.
Just when she's about to latch her lids, she feels the urge to put food in her belly as her stomach grumbles loudly.
That was when she remembers that she hasn't eaten since the previous morning.
“Hmm.” she screeches as she set her foot on the ground.
She holds her head in her palm as her head become heavy and her vision starts to become blurry.
She take few steps toward and her legs seem light to carry the weight of her body, she slumps to the floor and hit her head on the tiles floor.
“Melanie!” Mr Gordon screams her name as soon as he spots her on the floor.
He scrambles to her and carefully lift her head from the floor and place it on his laps as he's already take his seat on the floor besides her.
“Melanie, are you okay?” Mr Gordon yells her name as he hit her lightly on her cheeks.
The moment his hand makes contact with her skin he feels the hotness from her cheeks.
“She’s burning.” he thought and scans the room, hoping to see anything useful but he couldn't find any.
He stands to his feet and lift her from the floor, he carries her in his arm and rush her out of the mansion.
****
Walking out of the hospital later that evening.
Melanie couldn't help but to wonder who this man truly is. One might he's seeing yelling at his son, and the next minute walking quietly like some lonely kid.
He's been super quite since she woke up an hour ago, she opened her eyes to met herself laying on the hospital with her boss besides her and he wouldn't say anything to her since they were told by the doctor that she was stressed and only need to rest.
Melanie sighs for the umpteen times and wouldn't stop worrying about what this man is going to say to her.
‘Why did you take the job since you're not medically stable?’
‘I need someone who is medically stable to be my son’s sitter, how can you possibly do that since you're not okay, yourself?’
‘You’re fired! Refund my money and get the hell out of here.’
Melanie mind wouldn't stop guessing what the mind is going to say to her.
“Melanie, why aren't you getting in?” Mr Gordon ask calmly, jotting Melanie out of her weird thought.
“Oh!” she mumbles and open the door to the backseat.
She sit down quietly, rubbing her sweaty palms together.
Mr Gordon watches her from the mirror and couldn't help but to wonder what's wrong with her.
“Are you okay? You seem stress.” Mr Gordon inquire and Melanie is force to raise her head up.
“I’m fine, sir.” she smiles and Mr Gordon nods his head slightly before driving out of the compound.
Getting back to the mansion
The car put to halt at the garage and Melanie didn't waste another second to get out of the car.
She step her foot on the ground and stagger backwards. Mr Gordon rush to help her by sliding his hand on her waist.
He put back on her feet and she thank him with a slight bow.
Mr Gordon leave her at the parking lot and strides inside.
Melanie watches him leave until he's out of her sight. She wouldn't stop worrying about what's going on in his mind and the other hand, drooling at the the way he walks.
Someone clears his throat besides her and she jumps in fright, only to look at the direction it's coming from and she sees Archie leaning on the car they came with, with a devilish smirks dancing at the corner of his lips.
Now she has to deal with this brat, really? She thought as she secretly rolls her eyes at him.
“Young master, you're back?” Melanie asks, turning around to face him properly.
Archie scoffs at her question.
“Is that suppose to be a question? I'm here and you're still asking me if I've gotten back, nope, I'm just coming.” Archie hisses taking his back off the car.
Melanie finds his speech offensive and she gulps down nothing as she doesn't want to provoke the little devil. She still unable to figure out what his father going to do to her, so she better lay low for a while.
“Why are you still standing there? Ain't you going to cook? Do you still not know what you're here for? You are here as my maid and not my father's flings. Drop the act of crushing and get to work.” Archie let out all he has been taking in since the previous day, he let them all out and he walks past her, making his way into the mansion.
Melanie stands starring at the boy with her mouth agape until he's out of sight.
“What did he just called me? A fling? Does he really have to be mean to me?” she question no one in particular as she stares into space.
She sighs heavily, as she makes her way into the mansion.
Getting to the living room, she sight Archie on the couch with his text in his hands.
He's scribbling some words inside the note and Melanie couldn't help but to smile at how serious he seems with his study.
She walks up to the stairs and Archie’s voice stops her from taking her first step.
“Aren’t you going to ask me what I'm going to eat?” he ask calmly, not taking his gaze off the note in his hand.
“Oh!” Melanie mumbles.
She walks back to him and as politely as she could she ask him what he would love to eat.
“Make some spicy noodles for me.” he says and Melanie nods her head moving away from him.
“Let her be for today, you can microwave the pizza in the fridge and have some milk with it.” Mr Gordon says, walking down the stairs with his phone in his hands.
Archie tosses his note to one side and stands up from his seat, boiling in anger.
“What’s the point of getting me a babysitter if she can't give me good for to eat?” Archie yells, throwing his head back in annoyance.
“I thought you said you don't need a babysitter? What's with the sudden change of mind?” Mr Gordon asks creasing his eyebrow.
“That was then. Now I fucking need her to babysit me. She should go into that fucking kitchen and makes me some noodles. I didn't even ask for much, did I?” Archie glares hard at Melanie, she moves back in shock.
How can a thirteen years old boy can be this fierce? She thought as she’s now standing in-between the father and son.
Mr Gordon finally takes the last step and he plunge himself on the nearest couch.
“Do what I ask you to do before I change my mind. Afterall I owns everything in this house and I can throw you out if I want to. Get that into your stupid brain” Mr Gordon lets out and Archie glares hard at Melanie one more time before storming out of their presence.
Melanie eaves a sigh of relief and bows to Mr Gordon, turning around to excuse herself but his voice stops her.
“I still haven't forgiven you for what you did today.” Mr Gordon confesses which makes Melanie to stops on her track.
Not knowing what she did, she turns around and go on her knees…
Melanie gets under the shower and turns it on while still having her clothes on.She sighs a million times and runs her hand through her hair, not knowing exactly what to do.She thinks of how she has been living her life from the past to this moment, she doesn't know what to do or how to cry for her poor soul.She only agreed to do this job thinking it would be a little better not knowing she was moving in a circle.Well, she's been coping all these while and she'll keep coping until she dies, perhaps.She gets off the shower and turns it off. She wraps her towel around her chest and walks out of the bathroom.She enters her room and closes the door behind her, she walks to the wardrobe and picks out a pair of purple nighties. She clade in the dress and get on the bed.Just then she hears the ringing of her phone and she picks it up from the table. Behold, it was a strange number. After contemplating what to do, she finally clicks on the receive icon and placed it on her ear.“Come d
Melanie opens the door to Mr Gordon’s room and walks in gently with his hands hanging tightly around her shoulder.If not for her, he would have passed out on the cold floor already.Melanie moves closer to his bed and releases his hand from her shoulder. She makes him sit on the bed and tucks him into bed afterwards.He absent-mindedly mumbles some words which don't come out clearly to Melanie.She shrugs her shoulders when she's not sure of what to do.“I hope you're okay.” she sighs and strides out of his room, leaving the light on.Melanie decided to check up on Archie before going to bed. She takes the hallway that leads to his room and hears his slight snort from afar.Melanie shakes her head “Such a kid.” she chuckles and moves closer to his room.She opens the door gently and gazes around the room to see Archie sleeping soundly on his bed.“Much better.” Melanie smiles and closes the door back.“If care is not taken, I'll end up babysitting both father and son.” She giggles at
The kitchen suddenly becomes heated for Archie as he dabs his forehead with his index finger. The look on his father's face isn't welcoming and he sighs at what the irate man might say next.“I asked you what are you doing here?” Mr Gordon inquired, his voice is so loud that Melanie is beginning to wonder what will happen if she didn't speak up.Mr Gordon takes a few steps forward and Melanie thrust Archie to her back.“I’m very sorry sir, I called him from the living room to help me with the cooker. I should have found another way to get it done please pardon me.” Melanie bow her head in guilt.Archie stares at her from her back and he couldn't help but wonder why she's covering up for her. Although it was true that he helped her with the electronics but he came here on his own.“Get off kid! Don't ever step foot in here again.” Mr Gordon commanded.Archie mumbles angrily and strides out of the kitchen. Leaving his father behind.“Don’t ever call him to the kitchen he once had an acc
In the busy road of the city, Mr Gordon pulls his red Lamborghini to a halt in front of the old town bar. He loses the buckle of his shirt and rolls up the sleeves. He steps down from the car and marches angrily inside the bar. There, he sights his son causing a ruckus with the bar attendant. “Oh! Welcome, Mr Gordon.” The lady rush over to meet Him as soon as he strides inside the spacious lounge. Mr Gordon raises his brow when he sights his son being held down by the male attendant. “Care to tell me what is happening here?” Mr Gordon grumble as he divert his attention to the lady that came to welcome him. “Oh, bless you, sir, this young fellow came here a while ago asking for liquor and judging by his appearance it's clearly shown that he's a high school kid that's supposed to be receiving a lecture.” The lady mumbles with her fingers intertwined behind her back. “So why did you call?” Mr Gordon inquires taking his gaze from the lady to his son who seems wasted, judging by the w
Mr Gordon tightens his grip on the window as memories of his dead wife flash through his mind. He bows his head in sorrow and tears pour down his gemstone-green eyes.He sighs loudly as balls of sweat emerge from his forehead.“I never wish for any of these.” He mumbles to himself. He strides to the study room that is located in his room, closes the door behind him and falls to his knees.“I’m sorry Archie.” he cries bitterly as he couldn't help but wonder what he must be feeling at the moment.“I hope you don't forgive me for everything I've done to you.” he groans and stands up to his feet.He walks to the mini cabinet in the study room and brings out the album that contains his dead wife's pictures.“Selena!” He mumbles and cares the first picture with his thumb.It was the picture they both took together in their final year in high school.It was the day he confessed his feelings to his best friend, right on the school balcony. Selena was his childhood friend and they'd been havin
“What are you two doing out here?” Mr Gordon asks, taking two steps closer to them.Archie groans on the floor he sat on and he deliberately drags his feet off the water.He stands on his feet and walks out on them without saying anything.Melanie didn't bother to call him back as she was afraid he might stand against his father if he should stay for another minute.Melanie turned around and bowed to Mr Gordon who stood transfixed on his spot.“I’ll take my leave now, sir.” She says gently and walks out on him, not waiting for his response.“Thank you for making him happy.” Mr Godon says behind her.Melanie stop walking for a while, she turns her gaze to him to see that he was already staring at the waterfall and not her.‘Maybe I heard wrongShe thought and stridden inside the mansion.Melanie walk inside her room and close the door behind her, she sighs tiredly and walks to her bed.She plunges into the bed.“Today is a bit tiring.” she yawns lazily and takes her phone from the nigh
Melanie gets back to her room after having dinner with Archie. She walks to the bathroom and had her baths before walking back inside the room.“My stomach is so full.” she groans, rubbing her now big stomach, with her palm.“What am I going to prepare for them tomorrow?” she ask herself, scratching her jaw as she thinks of what to cook the next day.“Whatever!” she hissed. She turn off the lights and close her eyes for sleep to take over. The next day, Saturday.Melanie stand at the parking lot, waiting for Archie to come out for their outing.They've planned to go out and have fun. It is Saturday morning, Mr Gordon had left for work an hour ago, they agree to go out without his knowledge and return back home before he'll get back in the evening.Melanie wore a black and golden brown stride skirt over a black crop top with a golden brown heels. She clutch tight at her black purse. Her dark brown waist length hair was moved to the back, hiding her silver earrings.She gaze at h
Mr Gordon glared at Harley who stands in front of his office table with her hand crossed behind her back.“I don't understand, you've been my Secretary since I start this business, till this moment. How can you accept such a ridiculous proposal without thinking twice?” Mr Gordon bangs his fist on the table.The sadness he's feeling can't be compared to the sellout Harley had cost him.“I’m sorry, Alfred,” Harley mumbles with her gaze kissing the floor.“You’re sorry, seriously Harley? You're sorry? Will your sorry fix what you've broken?” He asks.He couldn't help the grief that grip his heart. He cups his cheeks in his palms thinking of what he should do.“I thought it would be better if I should accept the proposal so we can use it to cover our loss. I honestly didn't know it was going to affect you in any way, sir.” Harley let out truthfully.“I’m sorry,” she added, fondling her wrist.“Harley, this is not you. You've never made the such mistake so what has gotten over you?” Mr Gor