She smiled.l look at her rush back at the door and leaned her head outside. What is she doing?After a while, she opened the door wide and there I saw another maid entering with the things I need right now."What's up, my lady!"A joyful voice echoed inside my room. What's with them? Is removing makeup require assistance?Cess and Sylv walk towards me with a bowl of strawberry and whipped cream in their hands. "Here, my lady. You seems pretty down when you arrived. We will just prepare the things to clean you up."Sylv said with a soft smile. While Cess put the foods in the bed and sat on the chair beside me. She then picked up the fork and started eating some strawberry.I looked at her with one eyebrow raised. I have never seen a maid eating her master's food. Wow."Oh, my lady! Let us eat!"She said giving me another fork. I saw how Sylv shook her head as if she was used to it. Whatever.I accepted the fork and get some strawberry before dipping it in a bowl of whipped cream. S
Feeling embarrassed, I could see his ears turning red before my eyes caught his gaze that made me look away. Gosh.I glanced at him and saw that he also looked away. His fist was covering his mouth as he looked elsewhere. I took the opportunity to examine his well-being. He’s wearing a black T-shirt and checkered pajamas. His mint scent was strong enough to think that he just came out of the bath.What is he doing here? I thought he’s gonna have dinner? Glancing at the side where the clock is, I saw that it’s almost 11pm. “What-”“What-”Eh? We both stop on our track when we started talking at the same time. He looked so surprised. I mean, I did give him a cold shoulder earlier but… was he bothered by that? He looks like he didn’t expect me to talk to him.I was about to say something when he also opened his mouth so I shut mine but… damn he also shut his mouth. Feeling so awkward. I bit my lips and looked away. I’ll just wait for him to talk. He’s the one who came here anyway,
He’s… too close.I should avoid him. I’m not stupid. I know what he's going to do.It’s my body who refuses to do so…The atmosphere… I’m being swayed by the atmosphere he made. I’m getting drunk with his voice. The way he looked at me as if I’m such a precious existence. Even if I know that it is wrong but… just one last. This will be the last.His eyes were staring at my lips as he slowly leaned closer. I really like his eyes. Even if I said it’s hard to read, when I imagine staring back at him makes my heart flutter. Knowing that he’s looking at me, even if it’s emotionless, it brings butterflies in my stomach. Just what did you do to me, Gavin?Looking at his pinkish lips, back to his eyes that’s now looking in mine. It was about to touch.Our lips were just a centimeter apart*CrashhhIt was like an alarm. An alarm that will wake you up from a dream that you don’t want to end even if it is forbidden. Just like the apple in the garden of Eden.My drowsy eyes shut open as I ba
Shit.My head hurts.“My lady, are you okay?”I looked at Sylv who’s looking at me with a worried expression. Am I okay? No, I’m not. I woke up with my head hurting since I almost didn’t get enough sleep… again. It’s all Gavin’s fault.I can’t forget the smile he gave me last night. It was so… beautiful and true. First, a kiss and now a smile.Just what do you want me to do? I can’t control these feelings yet I can’t continue.Fucking hell.I feel like a teenage girl who just had her first moments. It’s fucking annoying. Looking at Cess who’s preparing my breakfast here in my room, she said Gavin left at dawn. She said that Gavin went here before leaving… which made me conscious and… happy?Well, I don’t know.But he should’ve woken me up. I mean, I know that I need to avoid him but he should’ve at least let me know that he’s leaving before leaving completely, right?And I was woken up by a phone call from Jasmine who just said that she’ll not be able to attend the gathering that
“Let’s go.” I said as I got inside the car.Since I have no intention to explain, I left the gathering even if some ladies, who wanted to hear my side, stopped me from going. Hypocrites.They wanted to hear my side after they looked at me like a disgusting creature? This is why society was labeled as a mountain. It is hard to climb and socialize but just on a rock or a mistake, you can easily fall down.“...My lady..”“Don’t ask. I’m the one who will tell Gavin about this so there is no need to worry.” I cut my driver off on what was he about to say. He always reports to Gavin about where I went to, what time I left and returned to the manor and about how was my expression every time I return after the events I went to.I guess James noticed my foul mood.Who wouldn’t after you put a frown in your face, right?Fuck.Never did I expect to see that bitch and never did I think that she would come back and make me suffer… again.I just built up my reputation in social circles and now i
Haaa.In the past few days, many weird things happen that I can't really explain.One of that was... I miss Gavin.I really miss him. I know it's stupid but it's tha truth! I haven't receive any call or news about him ever since he left for a business trip.It's been days and I still got nothing about him.The head maid wasn't saying anything regardless if Gavin called or not. She keeps her mouth shut everytime I asked about Gavin or shake her head if there's no call from him.Sighing, I suddenly feel a bit emotional. What if Gavin called the head maid but she's keeping it from me? I want to see Gavin. I wanna hear his voice. Even if it's just something useless. I'll listen.Feeling emotional all of the sudden... Haaa. Shit.I've been experiencing weird things for the past days that I haven't heard from Gavin. I don't know if it's related of me miss him but... It's so confusing.Just like being emotional with little things or no reason at all. But I mostly get emotional everytime I
It’s time for dinner and I have no intention of leaving my room.Not because of the looks that the maids are giving me, but because I still don’t have an appetite. Even my cravings lessen because my mind mainly focused on Gavin’s action.Honestly, I don’t care even if the maids ignore me or give me those looks but Gavin? I can’t. It’s hard. I don’t want him to look at me as if I’m bothering him. I don’t want him to ignore me.I don’t know what happened, but I know that I did nothing. I don’t know why he’s ignoring me instead of talking to me about the problem. I don’t know why he’s acting like a jerk!We may have a relationship that’s similar between an employee and employer, but… it’s nor usually like this. And knowing Gavin? He’ll talk nag at me if I did something he didn’t like.We were fine before he left. He even smiled at me! He personally prepares hot milk for me. And this… all of the sudden…No. This isn’t right. I need to at least figure out what’s happening. Directly from G
"Ahh..." Shit.I clenched my hand that's holding the faucet in the sink. Wiping my mouth with the sleeves of my clothes, I stared at myself in the mirror.Dark circles is formed under my eyes... Not because I've been staying up late, but because I always woke up too early just to rush in the bathroom.It's been days ever since Gavin started ignoring me as well as the maid's change of attitude. And with those days, weird things started to increase.Sighing, I walked out of the bathroom and gead to the table where the lemon water is placed. It's always like this. Going back and forth to the bathroom... I'm starting to get used to it but it's still annoying. And feeling nauseous while vomiting is such a shitty experience.I feel so sick...Aside from that, I am craving for odd and different foods. Luckily, even though the maids treatment is like that, maybe because they were still scared of my position in this house or maybe simply because of the head maid, they still provide me with th
It was a peaceful morning. People just came out of the church and went to their own businesses. “Sylv! Let’s go there!” “Slow down, princess! Sylv is carrying my child!” “C’mon, Jason, don’t be too over protective!” The pregnant woman, named Sylv just laughed as her eyes went to the beautiful lady at the flower shop. “My lady!” She exclaimed as she shove Princess’s hand away. She rushed toward the lady that she saw. “Thank you.” The beautiful lady in a beautiful dress said as she put the bouquet of flowers down. “My lady!” The beautiful lady looked at the person that called her. She beamed when she saw familiar faces getting near them. “Sylv. How are you? How’s the baby?” She asked as she gave them a teasing smile. The couple just blushed as they looked at each other. While Princess just grinned at them. “Ah! Are you alone, my lady?” Jason asked while looking around. The lady shook her head. She was about to answer when someone pulled the hem of her dress. “Mommy! Mom
AUTHOR’S POVAfter that night, Madison woke up because of the knock. Gavin moved a bit to not wake her up but she woke up anyways. Gavin opened the door and saw the head maid looking at him suspiciously as she peaked behind him to see if Madison is alright. The head maid sighed and glared at Gavin.“Don’t look at me like that, Nana Beatrice. I didn’t do anything to my wife.”He groaned. The head maid just sighed and pushed Gavin aside as she pushed a pushing cart containing foods inside.“Good morning, My lady.”“Hmm.”Madison stood up and went to the table with her eyes closed. “I already bought your clothes here so you can change here.”“Hmm.”“Also, your mother dropped by here with a lot of gifts for you.”“Hmm- huh?”Madison’s sleepy eyes went wide open as Gavin just raised both of his eyebrows and went inside the shower.“She was here?”“Yes, My lady.” “With what?”“A lot of gifts, my lady.”Feeling surprised, Madison dazed and remembered what happened yesterday. The head maid
AUTHOR’S POVMiranda was shocked by Gavin’s sudden outburst.Gavin couldn’t care anymore as he only thought of Madison’s state. He felt mad at how Miranda acts in front of them. For him, Miranda isn’t a type of person that he could just convince with such submissive words. Still surprised, Miranda glared at Gavin but Gavin, being himself, just stared back at Miranda. Madison saw the tension between the two so she pulled Gavin’s hand as she turned around to leave.“Madison! Please, let’s talk.”Miranda tried approaching her but Gavin stood in front of him. He can feel that Madison is going to break down any moment if she stays here. For him, even though he didn’t ask Madison about her past, he still has an idea that her childhood didn’t end great.“Get out of my way!”“I can’t do that.”“You..! Madison! Please let’s talk, my love.”Madison stopped on her track as she glanced back at her mother.“Give me time..”She said then leave. Miranda looks devastated that her plan on approachi
What is a mother? What does it take to be a mother? People usually call a person a mother if the woman gave birth to her child. If that person took care of that baby for 9 months and painfully gave birth and loved her child. That’s what mothers usually do.But being a mother isn't just considered as being pregnant. There are mothers who adopted their child. Those who treated the children like their own even though she’s not her mother. Or even an older sister that stood like a mother. A mother that sacrifices a lot. A mother that doesn’t love their child and just uses them for their own benefit. Mother that was forced to conceive a child and end up hating them. And a mother that only sees their child as an insurance for their future.No one really knows how mothers really love their children as they have a different version of how they show it. And sometimes the way they show it is confusing even for their own child. Maybe that’s why there are children that choose to be rebellious
MADISON’S POVAfter that news, the maids and servants took pity on me even more. They stop by more often to talk to me and ask if I’m okay. They greet me with a smile and sometimes they will bring something for me.Usually macaroons and steak flavored candies.The maid that was assigned to Chowie often put him in my room or wherever near me.I don’t find it troublesome, but instead, I am thankful for their efforts. I know that they are just trying to make me better. Although I just usually say a dry ‘thanks’, they are very much appreciated. Gavin also asked me about my opinion of what happened. He was the only one that knew that I really didn’t care what happened to that house. I actually wondered if Lucia got burnt together with the house. If not, then that’s unfortunate..But even after Gavin knowing the fact that my father sold me and used me to pay off his debts, he still observed me very carefully. He’s like trying to see if I really didn’t care.And guess what, I do care, at le
MADISON'S POVEver since I was a kid, I fell in love with the idea of meeting someone that will truly love me and stay by my side. Living and dying together. Through sickness and in health. Just like in wedding vows.A prince charming just like my father that have good looks and wealth so that we can live in a castle. My children would run around as I drink my tea in my garden, just like how my mother is doing. And going out every weekends just what we did way back in the past.I was still unaware of what kind of status and power that my family hold because my mother took care of me without saying that we're more privileged than others. She raised me to be humble but not forgetting that there's no one that could look down on me.That's why I thought that having someone by my side, that will love and stay through everything would be easy. Maybe it's because of my naive mind that I'm expecting that everyone will have an happily ever after, just like how princesses in movies have. That
AUTHOR’S POVLeaving the company early, Gavin was smiling and humming while driving his car home. The smile on his lips never leaves him as he patiently wait for the traffic lights to go green. ‘Will she like this?’He thought as he glanced at the flowers beside him. It was a rare and fragrant flower that he ordered overseas. It only blooms one in decades so it is very expensive that even high ranking officials didn’t know about the existence of these flowers. Gavin remembered how the flowers that were delivered in the hospital impacted Madison’s actions. Seeing his wife being in daze every time that he’s visiting saddens him. He remembers how energetic she was even though she sleeps for a day or two on normal days. He misses how they tease each other and how she smiles at him. Her smile means a lot to him and he just realized that he wants to see that smile everyday for the rest of his life. But the image of her smile turned to the memories when she cried. ‘I won’t let that hap
JASMINE’S POVAfter I ate the desserts that Mr. Lee brought me, and I left my Dad’s office. I really like Mr. Lee. He always prepares it in advance every time he knows that I’ll be coming over. Maybe he knew that I’d be upset.Well, he's been with us ever since he was a kid so we basically grew up together even though we’re not really close.“Please be careful, young lady.”Mr. Lee said as he opened the elevator for me. I smiled at him and uttered a ‘Thank you’ before the elevator doors closed. But something new shocked me. When the elevator was about to close, I saw Mr. Lee let out a small smile, which was very, very rare. He’s not really an expressive person. Even though we both had entrepreneur lessons together, I never saw him smile although we’re basically like together all day, everyday, before.I was in daze by Mr. Lee’s smile. Am I overreacting? Yes. Maybe I am but what can I do? It really is shocking. I sighed and looked at my wrist watch. It’s already 4pm and I still got n
MADISON’S POVOnce again, the area filled with silence. The only thing I could hear was the singing birds and dancing trees. Leaves fluttering and rolling on the ground. The atmosphere became heavy as the old man beside me was just looking at me. I feel awkward with the sudden silence as well with his stares. I feel like it has gotten cold all of the sudden even if I can feel the sunlight on my skin. It’s not right but… did Gavin take his weirdness from this old man beside me? He looks so much of Gavin that I might think that it was Gavin that I’m talking to. Even his eyes that were looking at me, feels like he can see through my mind. Just like Gavin…Thinking of Gavin and our relationship…Is it right to ask this kind question to this old man? The old man beside me stayed silent for a while. I feel like I’m asking a dangerous question that can shorten my life if I make another move. But that thought was probably because of what I have heard and read from the Morgan siblings. Beca