“Well, I saw him, but it was a long time ago. He was walking along the hallway…I don’t know where he is now, though,” the maid replied. “Oh, I see. Don’t worry, I’ll ask around,” I replied before waving to her. After searching the mansion in the places that Little Hayden usually liked to hang out, I couldn’t find him anywhere. I decided to find Auntie to ask her, but she hasn’t seen him at all on that day. Running out of options, I went out into the garden accompanied by the usual group of guards. “Have you seen Little Hayden?” I asked the guards. They shook their heads simultaneously before telling me that they would help me search the garden since it didn’t seem like he was in the mansion. By that time, I had a sinking feeling in my stomach like something had gone wrong. Where did Little Hayden go? I called out his name again and again until my throat stared to hurt. Seriously, if he was within earshot, he would have come running back to me a long time ago. I didn’t want to thi
I should call Hayden to let him know that I’ve found Little Hayden. “Umm…Hayden. I found him. I found Little Hayden,” I quickly reported when the line connected.“Where did you find him?” Hayden asked. “It was just like you said. He came back to my room. I found him when I came back looking for him in my living room. Thank goodness…he seems alright too…” I said thankfully.“That’s all good then. I’ll be back home soon. I’ll call off the search now that you’ve found him,” Hayden said calmly. “Thank you so much…and sorry for the trouble,” I mumbled apologetically. “It’s fine,” Hayden said firmly before hanging up. …“I told you that he’s somewhere in the mansion. This place is heavily guarded so how can the dog possible go missing?” Hayden said to me once he arrived back. “I guess you’re right…I’m sorry for panicking like that…” I apologized. “It’s not a problem. If you’re that worried about him, I can get a maid or someone to baby sit him fulltime,” Hayden offered generously. “
“What is it?” I asked after recovering my voice. “Oh, I was wondering if you needed anything. You were just standing there so…” the maid said politely. I knew that she meant well but why did she have to sneak up on me?!“Umm…is Hayden back yet?” I asked the first question that came to mind. “I’m not sure but the car he usually uses right now is parked in the garage,” the maid replied smoothly. “So, he’s back already?” I asked for confirmation. “I think so. He did leave this morning but perhaps he came back early. Sorry, I don’t know anything about his schedule,” the maid replied humbly. No, surprises there, honey. Even I know nothing about the specifics of his schedule. I didn’t even know that he was back, and I guess I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t spotted him just now. “Alright…thank you,” I thanked her. The maid bowed politely and excused herself. She headed into Hayden’s wing of the mansion, and I figured that she probably had some work to do there. If Hayden is really b
“About your request for a special dinner. I thought that it might be better to set up the dining table in Hayden’s living room. The dining table is bigger there and so is the room. What do you say?” Auntie suggested hopefully. “Oh sure…I’ll leave it up to you,” I replied.“That’s great. Also, I’ve arranged for some special decorations, if you’re free, it would be great if you can come and have a look. Honestly, I don’t know if I’ve overdone it or not…” Auntie said, and I could hear the uncertainty in her voice. She went and arranged for decorations. What kind of decorations? Why do we need decorations for a dinner? It was then that I started to realize that the image of a special dinner that I had in mind was very different and probably humbler and more normal than the one that Auntie had in mind. “Umm…sure. I’ll head over there now,” I said.“Thank you. I’ll wait for you but you better hurry, Hayden will be back soon…” Auntie said excitedly before the line disconnected. I shook
“Little Hayden…?” I whispered. I knew that I wasn’t supposed to be here, and my fear was quickly taking over me. I didn’t know what I feared more, not being able to find Little Hayden or getting caught that we were in here. It was so dark in the hallway and the sun had probably set. Unlike the first part of my journey in here, I had stopped running and was now proceeding down the dark hallway at a slow walk on my very shaky legs. Where did Little Hayden go? The hallway seemed much longer than I had initially imagined. Just how far does this hallway lead? At first there was nothing but empty walls with lamps fixed at even intervals along the wall. However, since none of them were switched on, they were useless and did not provide any light to light the way. I couldn’t see very far in front of me, and Little Hayden was no where in sight. “Little Hayden! Where are you? Come back to me now…” I shouted in a whisper. Shouting wasn’t an option because people might find out that I’m in h
The interior decoration of this room and probably the whole wing was very different from that of Hayden’s wing. Instead of the modern luxury style in tones of grey, this room had dark navy walls and the golden patterns did not make it look modern at all. After taking in another deep breath, I pushed the door opened wider and stuck my head in and started turning to look around at the rest of the room. The lights were on throughout the large room. I wasn’t sure what a room this large was used for, but the room could easily be used to host a small private party. So far, I couldn’t see Little Hayden. Was he even in this room? Sensing that it seemed safe enough, I slipped into the room. “Little Hayden…” I whispered. If the dog was somewhere in the room, he didn’t come running back to me. Now that I was in the room, I realized that the room was even bigger than I thought it was from the limited view that I had just now. The room was large and very long. However, that wasn’t the most sur
“Hayden…?” I called his name questioningly. An angelic face with piercing blue eyes turned in my direction and my blood ran cold. His blue eyes watched me intently, but he didn’t seem at all surprised that I was there. My lips felt dry, and my words caught in my throat as he continued staring silently at me. My heart beat so hard and fast that I thought that it would pop out of my chest. “Wait…you’re not Hayden, are you?” I murmured questioningly. “What are you talking about? I am Hayden…” the man said with a teasing smile. “No…you’re not…” I said resolutely. He can’t trick me. “You’re not making any sense. If you think I’m not Hayden, then who else could I be?” he asked with a smile as his blue eyes watched my every reaction. Even his voice was very similar. However, something similar would never be the same. With all the reasons that had just ran through my brain, I finally knew with certainty that no matter how unbelievably similar this man was to Hayden, he wasn’t Hayden.
“Hayden told me that you’re…” I began saying softly. “Dead?” Harvey finished my sentence for me smoothly. He grinned at me before returning his attention to the dog on his lap as if what I wanted to discuss was something insignificant and unimportant. “…Yes,” I replied. “I keep telling Hayden to introduce me to his girlfriend, but he always refused. It’s such a shame really…” Harvey said, sounding regretful while dodging my previous question entirely. I was still quite scared of Harvey; however, his presence didn’t seem to intimidate me as much as Hayden did. Regardless of my own fears, I wasn’t willing to just let this slide. If I asked Hayden about this, he might not tell me anything again. Therefore, my best bet right now is to try to get some answers out of Harvey. “Harvey, why does everyone think that you’re dead?” I asked again. I made sure to speak out much louder than last time. He must have heard me and the seriousness in my voice. Harvey’s eyes widened at little at me