“Hello, Mr. Harrison. It's good to see you.” Switching to professional mode, Isla stood up and shook hands with him. “I heard you've been here since last night,” Lucas said. “How did you know, Mr. Harrison?”“Mira told me through the phone.”‘Oh, really?’ Heidi nodded her head, realization settling in. So he'd been close to his phone, only choosing to ignore her call. “Hey, Heidi. You're back from the hospital.” Lucas sat beside her, his voice soft with tenderness. “Are you feeling better now?”Heidi hesitated before answering, catching a strange fragrance from his shirt which didn't belong to him. “Y-Yeah. Dr. Shawn treated me well.”“Good. Drake is on the run. The Police are searching for him. I'll get justice for you very soon.”Heidi pressed her lips together, nodding to his words. Then he stood up and left for the stairs. Heidi's eyes followed his back, many questions bugging her mind. Lucas didn't even apologize for leaving her stranded in the hospital. Did she even want h
The bodyguard handed Heidi his phone. Once again, Heidi was forced to look at the photos of Lucas and Tracy. Wearing the same business suit he left the Villa in, in the first photo, he held the jacket in his hands, and in the second photo, he wrapped the jacket around Tracy. Heidi gripped the phone.Taking in a deep breath, she shoved the phone back into the bodyguard's hand, dreading to see more of those photos. “But the Madam told me you must see this.” He showed her the screen which displayed a photo of Lucas carrying Tracy like a bride and heading back to his quarters. Heidi's anger skyrocketed and she yelled at him, “Will you leave me alone!? What's your business with Lucas and me by the way? Be careful or I'll have you fired!”“Madam, please forgive me.” The bodyguard lowered his head. “I was only carrying out orders.”“Well, get out!” Heidi snapped, pointing to the door. “Never enter here without permission!”The bodyguard left. Heidi felt bad for yelling- well, she felt ba
The glint in his eyes and the suggestive smile on his face had Heidi's heart racing. She shuffled backward until her back hit the bed's headboard. “Hey, don't come close. Lucas Harrison, don't even think about it.”“Think about?” He reached out and swept her hair aside. Heidi glared at him. “You have already taken a bath, so get out.”But the stubborn man didn't listen to her warning. He leaned forward until there wasn't a space of breath between them. Trapping her to the bed, he brushed his lips against hers. “Why do you seem mad, Heidi?” He whispered. Heidi swallowed, praying he couldn't hear her heartbeat. “Who said I'm mad?”“Your actions,” he responded. “You've been like this since morning.”“Is it because I didn't return to the hospital last night?” Lucas added softly. “I'm sorry…”Last night?What about this afternoon?Her mind went back to those photos with him and Tracy and Heidi shut her eyes, taking in a deep breath. Urgh! Questioning him about those photos would defi
~Lucas headed to the guest room, his mind racing with thoughts.Luckily, he had some extra clothes there. He'd heard her cry. He wasn't imagining things. What the hell was wrong with her?After changing into his pyjamas, he neither lay down nor wallowed in those thoughts. Lucas left the building and strode to the servants' quarters. He banged on Mira's door and her scream sounded from the inside.“Ahhh! Who's it!? Is it a robber!?”“Come out!” Lucas shouted. “Young Master!” She gasped. A shuffling sound came then her footsteps skittered to the door. Mira flung the door open, staring at him with fear in her eyes. “H-How may I help you, Young Master? Is Madam alright?”“What did you do to Heidi?”“M-Me?” She pointed to herself, her body shaking. “I- I didn't do anything, Young Master. N-Not that I can remember.”“Well, why is she in a bad mood?”“Young Master, did Madam say I did anything wrong? Please forgive me, I swear it won't repeat itself. Please let me keep my job!” She fell
“Don’t you dare come near me!” Lucas brought out his gun, pointing it forward. Tracy came to a screeching halt a few distance from him. Her jaw dropped and her eyes widened. “W- What are you doing with a gun? Do you want to kill me?”“I might. If you come near me.”“No- No, Honey. I know you're joking.” She staggered forward. “I just want to show you something. Our baby- it kicked.”Ignoring her, Lucas shouted out to the bodyguards. “Who the hell let her out!?”They all came running after her, and two of them grabbed her arms. “We are sorry, Young Master. She tricked us by saying she wanted to throw up outside.”“Why didn't you make her throw up in the bathroom?”“She said her pregnancy doesn't allow her to perceive the smell of the bathroom. She might lose the baby-”“Does that even make sense!” Lucas scolded. “If you let her out one more time, you will all lose your jobs!”“Yes, Young Master!”The bodyguards nodded concurrently. They started dragging Tracy away and she screamed. “A
It was the reason why Lucas couldn't disclose the news about visiting the Mansion. Heidi would ask why his constant visits and would find it suspicious. He'd had to be forced to spill the whole truth. “Can you inform the Doctor to make preparations for Grandpa's trip?” Lucas said to the Butler. “Right away, Young Master.” The Butler nodded and walked out of the bedroom. Alone with Grandpa Winston in the room, Lucas couldn't help but share the thoughts bugging his mind. “Heidi has been acting weird recently. It is scary how easily she gets angry.”“Have you asked her why she gets angry?” Grandpa Winston smiled. “The maid told me it is mood swings. How true is that?”He doubted if leaving her by herself alone at home was even a good idea. With Heidi's recurrent anger, wouldn't she feel murderous sometimes?Grandpa chuckled at his words, his eyes squinting tauntingly. “Is she not pregnant?”“So it's normal,” Lucas murmured, wishing there was a way to cure that strange symptom. Her
...At The Harrisons Villa. Heidi was on her feet, hands trembling with the phone in them as she stared at the phone's screen. Her body shook and so did her heart. Inside the living room, the bodyguard stood in front of her. “Why? Why? Have I not warned you never to show me this again?” Heidi stared from him to the photo on the phone's screen, her heart racing uncomfortably. “Don't you understand a simple command!?”She tossed the phone across the floor, breaking it into pieces. Inside the phone was a photo of Lucas, wearing the same clothes from this morning, and holding Tracy in the Mansion.As if posing for the camera, one of his hands was placed on Tracy's baby bump, and Tracy's hand was wrapped around his neck. “Are you dumb or what!?” She yelled at the bodyguard. The guy neither flinched nor budged, giving an uncaring glance at his shattered phone. “It is a duty I have to carry out. I wouldn't turn down Madam's request,” he said, referring to Stella.Heidi raised her hand
The guy looked from Heidi to Lucas, and he gulped. “D-Did she tell you I did it? It is not true, Young Master.”“How dare you deny it?” Lucas grabbed his collar with one hand and yanked him forward. “Do you know what it means to accuse her of lying?”“Young Master-”“She didn't tell me. Mira did!” Lucas tightened his grip. “Now spill everything before I rip off your tongue.”Sweat poured down the guy's face and he began breathing heavily, clearly in panic. “It was- It was the Madam who asked me to show her some photos. Blake Harrison's wife.”“Show me those photos.”“M-My phone.” The guy brought out his shattered phone. “M-My phone isn't working.”“Then get it fixed!” Lucas pushed him away. “I give you ten minutes!”The bodyguard left and returned in only five minutes, his hands trembling with fear as he handed a new phone to Lucas. “I- I borrowed this from my colleague, Young Master. I- I only needed to put the memory card.”Lucas scrolled through the photo gallery, frowning as each