I ALSO LOVE YOU

After finishing up her chores, Elena left the house, telling her stepmom and her siblings that she was going back to her job. On her way back to Kyle's place, she decided to stop by her friend Natalie's house and tell her about everything.

When Natalie saw her, she stared at her in surprise, "Is this really you, Elena?"

Elena smiled, "Yes, this is me. My boyfriend is taking good care of me."

Natalie nodded. "I see. So... you came from your house looking this way?"

"Well, actually, I spent the night at Kyle's place."

"What?" Natalie's mouth fell.

"Why do you seem so surprised?" Elena asked.

"Well, it's unlike you, having sex with a man you barely know."

"Come on, I didn't say I had sex with him, not that I wouldn't if he asked. I just said I spent the night at his place and that's different." Elena explained.

"Oh, so nothing happened between you two?"

"Of course, nothing happened," Elena replied. "I laid on his bed, and we just hugged. He's such a nice man. This morning, he took me to his swimming pool. Oh my God! You needed to have seen it.

It was so big and so beautiful. I've never dipped into such an amazing body of water before. I wish I could make you enjoy all this as well, but, it's just for one, you know, his girlfriend."

"Yeah, I get it," Natalie said. "Stop rubbing it in my face."

"Come on, I'm not rubbing it in your face. You know you're the only one I can express my happiness to, because you're my friend, and I know you're the only one who will be happy for me."

"Of course, I'm happy for you," Natalie replied. "So you're not going to the farm today, or you do not have any maize left?"

"No, I think for now I'm done with that. I told Patricia I have a job there, and after my chores, she didn't ask me to do anything else because I overheard her conversation with my half-sister. Apparently, she wants Claire to get married to Kyle.

I didn't tell her I was his girlfriend, though. I just told her he gave me the job of cleaning his bedroom, washing his duvet, and cooking in the kitchen. Hahaha, I'm smart, am I not?"

"Of course, you are," Natalie replied. "I'm proud of you."

"Thanks, my dear friend. You know, Patricia thinks I'm too cheap for Kyle to take an interest in me, so she believes her daughter has a chance. But then I'm sure she'd be keeping an eye on my salary. She would want to take it from me, but that's still fine. As long as I have Kyle, I will be happy to let go of whatever money I have. And I know that if he's going back to the city, he will surely take me with him."

"Well, what can I say? I'm going to miss you," Natalie replied.

"Of course, you would. Who else will give you all the attention I give you? Alright now, I should be heading back to Kyle's villa. He would be waiting for me. He even didn't want me to leave, but I told him I had to go home and do my chores. I will fill you in on whatever happens later."

Natalie nodded. She smiled as Elena turned and began to leave, but the moment Elena had her back to her, the smile on her face disappeared.

"Why do you get to be so lucky, Elena? No, I'm not going to let you go to the big city while I remain here. I also saw Kyle, and I also fell for him. He has to give me a chance as well. We are friends, after all, and I don't mind sharing."

Without hearing her friend's words, Elena happily walked back to Kyle's house.

At this time, Kyle, who was in his room, got up and was about to walk out the door when Sam came into his room. He ignored her, went out of his room, and began walking out of the living room, but then she ran after him and turned him to face her.

"What is it, Samantha? Haven't I made it clear that you should stay away from me?" he asked.

"C'mon," Samantha said, "don't be like this, Kyle. I know you still love me. You cannot deny that."

"Stop this," Kyle replied.

He pushed her and walked away from her. He knew that if he gave in to Sam now, she would not want to leave Jordan. His plan was to keep making her jealous until she finally gave up on Jordan and came back to him.

At this point, Sam, who was feeling frustrated, noticed Elena coming in through the gate. She quickly walked up to her and asked, "What are you doing here? What do you want?"

"I think Kyle already introduced me to you as his girlfriend," Elena replied.

"His girlfriend? Have you taken a good look at yourself?"

"What is that supposed to mean?" Elena asked.

"You look so cheap, and I'm pretty sure you should know that you don't fit into this place."

"I look cheap?" Elena asked. "But these clothes were gifts from Kyle. I mean, if Kyle's taste is cheap, then I'm happy to look cheap."

"Whatever, just stay out of my path," Samantha said and walked away.

Elena stood there for a while, staring at her, "What was that about? Why would she call me cheap? And why did she seem so upset? Isn't she the girlfriend of Kyle's elder brother?"

The moment she walked away from Elena, Samantha searched for Kyle, who was standing closer to the pool. She walked up to him, turned him to face her, and crashed her lips against his own. Kyle thought of pushing her away, but he did not have the willpower to do so.

At this time, Elena, who was walking towards the house, noticed that there were people closer to the pool. She decided to check just in case it was Kyle, and when she moved closer, she saw him and Samantha kissing. She stood in surprise, staring at them for a while.

Meanwhile, Kyle finally pulled away from Samantha.

"Are you really going to marry her? Will you really marry that girl?" Samantha asked.

She held his face and kissed him again. "I miss you so much, I miss you, Kyle. Please make love to me, okay? Listen, Jordan isn't around. He's gone out, and he won't be back till evening. We have the whole house to ourselves. Please, c'mon. I didn't know I'd miss you this much, please."

At this time, Kyle noticed Elena, who was standing not too far away, staring at both of them in surprise. He pushed Samantha away and said, "Stop this! How many times will I ask you to stop this? What is wrong with you? You're Jordan's girlfriend, my brother's girlfriend. Respect yourself and stop throwing yourself at me."

Elena turned and began to run away. Instead of running out, though, she ran into Kyle's bedroom. She sat on the bed, trying to process what she had seen. Samantha was rude to her earlier and later she saw Samantha kissing Kyle. He initially seemed to be enjoying it, but then he pushed her away. It all did not make any sense.

At this point, Kyle came into the room and said, "I just saw you running away from the pool. Were you there?"

She nodded.

He sat on the bed beside her, "Listen, I know you must have seen my brother's girlfriend kissing me. I'm very sorry. I never intended for you to see something like that."

"She likes you?" Elena asked.

He nodded. "Yes, she does."

"I see. No wonder she was very rude to me."

"She was rude to you?" Kyle asked.

"Yes, when I came in earlier, she met me at the gate and said I look cheap."

"How dare she? Just forget about her. You know what? She's just jealous."

"Jealous of me? Why?"

"Well, because she knows that you're the only one I have eyes for. You're the only one my heart beats for, and it's only you I see. No matter what she does, how she tries to seduce me or throws herself at me, you're the only one I want. And that is why she is doing her best to come in between us."

Elena stared at him, "For a while there, you seemed to be enjoying her company and her kisses."

"Come on, don't say that," Kyle replied. "If I did not like you, what would I be doing with you?"

"I was thinking about the same thing too," Elena replied. She got up and said, "Well, I should be heading back home."

"But you just came."

"Yeah, but... I guess I will be needed back home."

"Come on, don't do this." He held her hand and pulled her back to sit on the bed. "If you're upset about what happened, I'm sorry. I promise you that it will not happen again, okay? I will not let you witness such a sight again. You know what, let's talk about something else. Tell me about yourself. I do not know much about you."

Elena nodded and began to tell Kyle about her life, how she lost her dad, how she began living with her stepmom, dropped out of high school, and how difficult her life had been since then.

"Wow, that's really sad," he said. "Patricia must be such an evil woman."

She laughed. "Well, I wouldn't say she's really evil, afterall, she hasn't kicked me out of the house yet. But the fact is that she's not a nice person."

"Anyways, I guess eventually your life will change. Don't worry, someday you won't have to put up with her. As a matter of fact, someday if she walks on the road and sees you, she will have to show you some respect."

Elena smiled, "Wow, I'm really looking forward to that."

At this time, a guard came in and informed Kyle that someone was looking for him.

He sighed. "Why are they always interrupting me whenever I'm with my girlfriend?"

"Come on, it's fine," Elena said. "You can go see who is here. It might have something to do with the burial arrangements."

Kyle got up and left while Elena sat on the bed, thinking about what she had seen and what Kyle had said.

"Why would someone like Samantha want Kyle when she was already dating his brother? She didn't understand why some girls were like that.

Meanwhile, Kyle went to the gate and was surprised to see Natalie, Elena's friend.

"You? It's nice to see you again. Are you here to see Elena? She told you she was coming here, right? Okay, you can just come in. I will call her for you."

"No... no... no, I'm not here to see Elena," Natalie said. "I'm here to see you."

"Me? Wow, that's surprising. Oh, I see. You're here to see me about the burial, right?"

"No, that's not why I'm here," Natalie replied.

"So, what other reason could you possibly want to see me for?"

Natalie said, "I just want to tell you how I feel about you."

"How you feel about me? I do not understand. Elena must have told you that she's my girlfriend."

"Yes, yes, but what she doesn't know is that I also love you."

Kyle smiled. "What is that supposed to mean? What do you mean by you also love me?"

She smiled, "Well, on the day Elena saw you, I also saw you. Just as she fell in love with you, I also fell in love with you. Besides, Elena has a boyfriend, and I am single. How can you go for Elena? I am more beautiful, and I'm here. I will do anything you want. I'm willing to do anything you need to make you happy. Please, I really love you."

"Okay, I understand that you love me and you want to do anything for me. But what do you want me to do about that? Elena is already my girlfriend, so there's no space for anyone else."

"Please don't say that, Kyle. You don't know how I feel when I hear Elena talking about you."

Kyle smiled, "This must be a joke or a prank, but whatever it is, I do not have the time for it. My girlfriend is waiting for me inside. And if you're serious about the job, feel free to come and work. But anything other than that, I cannot entertain. I have things to do. Excuse me."

While Kyle was busy discussing with Natalie, Samantha came into Kyle's bedroom to meet Elena.

Elena saw her and smiled, "Are you here to see Kyle? You want to kiss him some more, or are you here to speak rudely to me again?"

Samantha scoffed, "Wow! So much attitude. A cheap girl like you is feeling like what? Let me tell you something you don't know, Kyle loves me and he wants me. I am the only woman in his heart, the one he dreams of, the one he thinks of, and the one he yearns for.

As for you, he's just using you. I mean it's very obvious. Why would Kyle want you? He's trying to get me jealous, and that's why he brought you into this house. All I need to do is say yes to Kyle, and he will dump you in a heartbeat."

"What? Kyle is dating me to make you jealous?" Elena asked.

"That's what I said," Sam replied. "Haven't you taken a good look at yourself? What would Kyle want from someone like you—a cheap, classless hillbilly?

Look at me. I've traveled around the world. I went to the best school. I'm beautiful and classy. You should know that Kyle would be head over heels in love with someone like me. He wants me in his life, and I said no. So, he went to search for you and polished you up just to make me jealous. But c'mon, I can't be jealous of someone like you. I just thought you should know."

Elena stood up and said, "It's a lie! You're lying against Kyle. You want him for yourself, and that is why you're saying all these lies."

As she spoke, tears fell from her eyes.

Samantha moved closer and pinched her cheeks, "Oh, you're so naive. I can see you are already crying, but that's good for you. Better you cry now than do so later. Get some sense! Kyle is using you. He doesn't want you because I am the one he loves. Good riddance."

After speaking, she turned and walked out. At this moment, she bumped into Kyle who was coming in. He saw the tears in Elena's eyes and stared at both her and Samantha in surprise.