Chapter 16 Feelings for Mia

Alexander's POV

I rushed to my room the moment I left Mia's side. 

What is wrong with me? I asked myself. 

I was the one who told Amelia that I was dating Mia, but why?

Why was she always in my head?

I sat on my bed combing my hair roughly with my hands. 

It was indeed a mistake to tell my Amelia that I was dating Mia. 

Why didn't I just tell her the truth?

There was nothing to it. 

"Dargh..."

Why did I allow Mia to get so close to my family like this?

She reminded me so much of my late wife, so so much of her. 

That was the reason I bought her in the first place. 

My grandfather had forced me to go to the auction that day. He threatened to take away the company I worked so hard for and give to his half brother Gregory Hart who had been exiled from the Hamilton family long time ago. 

I had stared at the stupid invitation for three stupid hours before I agreed to go.

I promised myself I was only going to watch and leave when if was done and for the first few ladies I did. 

Countless women were put on the stage, all naked but one thing I noticed in all of them was they were happy. 

None of them struggled, no one complained. It was like they all wanted to be there, that was until they brought in Mia. 

She was calm at the beginning, that was untill they called her a product. She angrily removed the blindfold she wrapped around her eyes glaring at each and every one if tem. 

Then her voice... The first thing she said was a sentence of disapproval

' Get your hands away from me '

She actually didn't want to be here. It suprised me as well as intrigued me about her. 

And the way she was calm in the beginning, threatening everyone there not to press charges, it made me laugh yet at the same time drew me even more to her.

She reminded me so much of my late wife... Grace, Mia was so much like her. 

Both sharp mouthed and never afraid to speak their minds, I was immediately interested in her. 

She only began to shiver in fright when she Williams briefed her of the kind people present there, even with that she still wanted to talk. 

After the old man refused her because of her sharp mouth, I saw the way her chest heaved in relief and it made me wonder, did she really not know what she out herself into?

When Williams finally explained to her what was going to happen to her now... That was when I noticed that her mouth and been curled. 

She actually begged them for forgiveness... I couldn't just stand there and watch the only person that reminded me so much of my wife be taken away and what exactly reminded me of my wife in her be removed so I stood up and made a bid. 

A million dollars. 

It was the highest amount the any one had ever paid for a lady since the auction center had been established, which was over three decades ago. 

I myself was shocked at my bid, but I had already placed it, there was no going back. 

What even surprised me more about her was after she was free, she made a beeline to the door and ran away. 

But in her defense, it would surprise me if she had just willingly gone along with me after the stunt she played inside. 

I chased after her, a smile in my lips. It was the most fun I've had in over four years.

When she finally came out of the tunnel, I saw the surprise on her face. She intrigued me so much that I wanted to keep her despite the numerous clauses on the dumb contract I signed to take her, I still brought her to my house and took care of her. 

I wanted her to be close to me because of how much she reminded me of Grace. They were both sharp mouthed, loud and surprisingly had the same color of hair, black. 

To my utmost surprise after she got better, Mia she didn't try to escape from the house like I thought she would, instead she took up her job of taking care of Lilly seriously. 

For a second I thought she made up everything she did on the stage that day, so I looked into her. 

Mia Andres. 

A twenty four year old artist who was living on her own in a shabby apartment in queens. She only went back to her parents house two days before she was kidnapped for a visit. 

I got to know the reason she was kidnapped. Her father sold her. When I got to know her father sold her, it was then I understood why she was still at my house. 

She had no where to go. Her parents sold her and judging from her actions, she knew it. 

I groaned standing up from my bed and racking my hands through my hair brushing if roughly. 

This all started from that night in my study, all this emotional stuffs. Everything started hat fateful night when Mia came to tell me how she noticed something was up with Lilly. 

I was so close to her, I got lost in her beautiful brown eyes and I slowly drew in. If not for the fact that moves her face away, I could swear that at that very moment I would have kissed her. 

Ever since my wife died four years ago, I cut off any emotional attachment with women. Though I occasionally slept with them, but it was just sex nothing more. 

Mia started to awake another type of emotion inside me, one I thought had died with my wife. 

Through out those times I thought I was only doing everything because of she acted like Grace, and I still think that... But why can't I stop thinking about her now? 

And the worst part was that she and Lilly had grown so close. A task I couldn't perfom in over four years. 

I even noticed how close she and Lilly became 

The first year of Grace's death, I couldn't stand seeing Lilly's face. She reminded me so much of her mother... She even went as far as taking her beautiful blue eyes. 

Lilly looked so much like her mother that it reminded me anytime I saw her that Grace was gone and never coming back. 

Because of that I began to work late, leaving in the mornings before Lilly would wake up and coming back home later in the night when she was asleep. 

I hired different nanny's to take care of her because I couldn't stand seeing her face. Amelia even had to take her away for a while so she could be taken care of. 

My sister, Victoria was the only person who stood by me in my long years of grief. When others told me to man up and take cate of my daughter, she allowed me to grief as long as I wanted. 

Ok but it seemed like she didn't know it. 

It seemed like she doesn't know what she does to me anytime I see her. 

She was so rebellious yet so innocent at the same time. 

Why Alexander? Stop thinking of her. I shouted at myself. 

Yet I find myself always going back to the thoughts of her. 

" I hope she's doing okay". 

She didn't look to good when I left.

Holy shit... She's yet to eat anything.

I stood up from the bed immediately I remembered that she hadn't eaten anything since morning.

I walked out of my room and into the kitchen. 

"B... Boss... Good morning". The kitchen staffs greeted frighteningly. 

They were all scared of me, and I don't blame them. They needed to be scared of me, the only one person that didn't know me when I was still nice and still doesn't fear me was Mia. 

God I'm thinking of her again. 

But then again, I came to the kitchen because of her. 

"Is breakfast ready?" I asked the head of kitchen maids. 

" Ye.. yes sir". 

" Good. I want you to pack the food up and send it to Mia in my study ". I ordered nonchalantly.

I could see the surprise on their faces when I said that. But I pretended not to noticed and walked away after giving my orders. 

But I could feel it, deep inside me something has changed. 

Could it be that...

My eyes dawned in realization. 

I'm starting to have feelings for Mia!