Chapter 64

"The opening of the event started and the guests were almost complete. We can start serving the food now while someone is speaking on stage before the children's performance begins." Sister Glenda said with a tinge of anxiety in her voice. I accepted her hand when she extended her hand that was holding two pieces of cloth. "You can wear this as well so that you won't be mixing with the crowd." Sister Glenda moved her hand to gesture at Jaxson because he seemed to be lost staring at the apron.

I was the only one who accepted it and then gave her a sweet smile so she wouldn't worry about Jaxson's stupor.

"We'll be out there." I muttered.

Sister Glenda nodded and then took a tray and carefully took it out to the garden. Jaxson and I left the two of us while he was still speechless.

"You must be very culture shocked, aren't you, baby?" I said in a low tone, enough for him to hear me. I placed myself in front of Jaxson, trying to reach his eyes. "Listen, if I am asking too much you don't have to do this anymore. Just wait for me here inside and after the event, we'll go home. I promise. I'm sorry for dragging you into this." My voice was sad while observing his entire face.

When he didn't say a word, I started to put on the apron that Sister Glenda gave me. I was about to get a tray and then leave the room, suddenly, Jaxson cleared his throat as if calling my attention. I turned to him and saw his arms wide open with a smile on his lips.

My brows furrowed as I didn't understand what he was doing.

"I can't let my wife go out there alone. So, can you help me with wearing that cloth?” One of his brows raised as the grin on his lips widened.

I happily nodded to him and almost jumped towards Jaxson. When I received the apron and I got close to where he was standing, Jaxson's arms wrapped around my waist, gazing intently in my eyes.

I overreacted by dressing him with the apron as I tiptoed my feet to reach his cheeks with my lips and give him a kiss while my hand moved to his neck to insert his head into the apron. I giggled between my kisses as I hugged him tightly while trying the ribbon from behind his back.

"I like when you are clingy." Jackson said, chuckling. "Is this a reward for being a good guy tonight? Because if it is, you are doing it very well.”

I returned his chortles as I held his waist while looking up at his face. I have never been this gummy to any person before, but to Jaxson, it is coming out very naturally and it is giving me a different kind of gratification.

Jaxson once again stole a kiss from my lips followed by a titter.

When we heard someone clearing their throat loudly and obviously calling our attentiveness, Jaxson and I pulled away from each other slowly to look at it.

“Manager Sol!” I exclaimed as I saw him standing straight and gawking at us.

"The food should be served by now." He said seriously with a hint of annoyance.

"Sorry, we will bring the plates outside now." I replied as I brought my feet to the trays and carried one of them.

I carefully carried it out of the room to take it to the garden. As I got closer, the music got louder as well as the voice of the speaker on the stage. I assume it's Sister Cordilla that is speaking right now and telling the guests the history of the orphanage and how they started building it.

When I got to where the attendees of the event were, I was immediately served their food one by one on the tables that had no food left.

As I slowly put the plates down on the tables, my eyes wandered to look for Jaxson. I was surprised that he arrived here just now. I thought he was just right beside me earlier but we didn't walk together.

I saw from afar that Jaxson also roamed his eyes to look for me and when our eyes eventually met, I smiled at him trying to encourage Jaxson that it is okay and this is only for tonight.

Manager Sol caught my eye who had also come out of the room where we were earlier and I noticed that he has a different expression on his face that I can't describe. I shrugged it off when I needed to serve the other table.

"Good evening, I hope you're enjoying the night." I said politely with a smile as I put down their plates.

“Cat?” I heard one of the guests say so I turned to him. "It's me, Renald. I am a loyal customer on DeepBlue, do you remember?”

I was silent for a brief moment trying to remember the man. He looks like a middle aged man that is roughly in his 40's.

"You are my bottle girl that night. I just want to say thank you for your advice to me, because now I am feeling better and just spending my time helping people and growing my company rather than previously different girls.”

I smiled at him sweetly after hearing what he just told me. With the number of customers I have had at the nightclub, I can hardly remember their faces. But when I heard that I remembered Renald. He went to a nightclub one night, just like any other people, he is wasted and obviously troubled. He got me as his bottle girl and talked to me, opening up what he was feeling that night after his daughter left him and flew to L.A because she can't stand a father that is bringing different women every night.

I am glad that somehow, my advice has helped people like Renald to continue living in their lives, but as a better person.

"A bottle girl in the nightclub?" Another middle aged man that I think is around 50's asked. "But aren't you also the wife of the Madrigal's heir?"

"Wife of the Madrigal's heir?" Renald asked as his eyes looked at me, baffled.

I nodded to them without removing the smile from my lips. "I am both."

After I gave them a smile, I left their table to get another tray inside.

My eyes caught Jaxson who quickly gave the food and then chased after me.

"What did you guys talk about?" Jaxson asked as he tried to follow my speed.

"Nothing." I just said and then continued to enter the room.

"But your face says it's far from nothing at all, Catt."

I faced Jaxson after wiping my hand on the apron I was wearing. I took a deep breath, biting the bottom of my lips fiercely as I looked into his eyes.

"Two of the guests recognized me." I said sparingly. "One of them knew me as a bottle service girl, and the other one as the Madrigal's heir's wife."

"Did you not deny the other one that said you were a bottle service girl before you became my wife?" Jaxson asked, making a wrinkle on my forehead at the same time as my heart was getting heavier.

"Why would I deny that, Jax? Isn't it true? I don't need to pretend about how my life was before I became your wife." I said firmly, trying to hold back my emotion.

"Look, if you admitted what you really were before becoming a Madrigal, then I am pretty sure that tomorrow, all the reporters will be outside your home and the manor."

"Then, what do you want me to do, Jax? Lie about what I really was before becoming your wife just so everyone will think that you and I suit each other? Do you really wish for us to be covered in lies? Besides, for me there is no problem what my origin is. What other people will say, it will just pass by.”

Jaxson brushed his face with both his hands, seemingly in distress.

"But I am doing this for you, Cattleya. I am trying to protect you from the paparazzi, and from those people who do nothing but dig in someone's life. I don't want them to make your life a content for their magazine, their news, and their articles."

I was taken back when Jaxson raised his voice to me.

“—Cattleya, you don't understand. I am Jaxson Madrigal, everybody knows me as the heir of Ruegold and you are just an ordinary girl.”

My lips hang open, completely appalled and dismayed at what he just told me.

"I'm leaving." I muttered, removing my apron as I tried holding back my tears.

"Cattleya, look, I didn't mean it like that. I was just saying that-”

I didn't let Jaxson finish and then I continued to leave the room. I felt him chasing me all the way to the garden before he was stopped and called by people who knew him.

"Hey, Mr. Madrigal! I didn't know you were here."

When I could no longer feel his footsteps following me, my eyes were like a cloud that shed a strong stream of tears.

I walked out of the orphanage while my tears kept flowing. The pain, very painful. Why can the person you love hurt you like this?

I was crushed by Jaxson's words.

My feet came to a halt when I remembered that I don't know how to drive a car and I still have to walk too far to get to the taxi.

"Need a ride?"

I wiped my tears when I heard a voice because my eyes were blurring.

I caught a glimpse of Manager Sol who was inside his car and opened the front seat door.

I nodded quickly and then immediately got on board for fear that Jaxson would catch up with me outside. I don't want to see or talk to him tonight.

I thought he loved me, just the way I am. I thought he accepted me wholeheartedly. But after hearing what he really feels inside, he is just like any other person that is arrogant to individuals like me.

Jaxson is embarrassed of my life and he doesn't want his name next to mine in case everyone finds out about my true origin.

Why didn't I think that Jaxson could also think that I, Cattleya Santos, an ordinary girl, was suddenly married to a man from a rich family.

They are right, life is far from being a fairytale.

Spending today with Jaxson was splendid. But I didn't know it would end so quickly, just how quickly it started.