"What did she do this time?" He looked up and asked. If she had broken their things, shouldn't the Butler be compensating them as usual instead of reporting to him? She'd run amok all she wanted. As long as she didn't have access to those drugs anymore, it was a good sign. The treatment was working. "Master, one of the staff just called me." The Butler found his voice again. "She said, Young Miss— they couldn't find her— Young Miss has disappeared." The Butler spoke so rapidly that Kendrick took some seconds to register his words. "How did that happen?" His brows furrowed into a frown. "I don't know, Master, the staff wouldn't give a coherent explanation. She mentioned something like an outing... Maybe she disappeared in the process."An outing? Kendrick narrowed his eyes. Sharon's case was a special one, why would they think of taking her for an outing? "She also said Young Miss has been obedient recently, which was why they thought it necessary to take her out for some fresh a
Then the door opened and Hailey sprang up. Kendrick cursed under his breath and glanced at the sudden intruder. "M–Master, Madam." A young maid was standing at the door, with a small tray in her hands, looking shocked and shaken. "Uhm, Kendrick." Hailey scratched the back of her neck and grabbed her bag."I feel tired right now, guess I need a warm shower to relax my muscles." And she hurried past the maid and out of the study room. "Please forgive me for the intrusion, Master." The maid scrambled forward with the tray slightly shaking in her hands. "H–Here is your coffee as you ordered. I hope you enjoy it." And she dropped the tray with the coffee cup on it then bowed rapidly and hurried out. Kendrick's eyes lingered on the door for a while then his eyes came down to the dark liquid inside the cup. Coffee? Even without the coffee, he was going to have a sleepless night. He leaned back against the chair and swiveled for a while slowly tapping his fingers on the armrest. Mayb
Hailey gave him a cautious look as if afraid that he didn't believe her. Or maybe she was afraid that the mere mention of her sister would not settle well with him. Well, it didn't. "Mm." Kendrick nodded. Hailey's eyes flashed with relief and she shifted again then rested her head on his chest. "Kendrick." Her voice sounded in the room after a while. Kendrick glanced down at her and waited for her to continue. And Hailey lifted her head to meet his gaze. "I want to see how he is doing... Chloe said his condition is serious."She wanted to check up on him? Kendrick narrowed his eyes. And the way she stared at him, it was as if she was begging him with her eyes to grant her permission. And if he was not mistaken, there was also a little bit of fear in them. Kendrick had no problem with whoever she wanted to visit. But her father... From his knowledge of the man and her previous experience with him, he seemed to possess a bad temper. Would it be right for him to let her go see him
Maybe he shouldn't meddle in her family affairs. She was his wife and the best thing he should do was see to her happiness. The fact that she never requested anything from him showed how she was the polar opposite of her father. And instead of getting mad, maybe he should be thriving for the most peaceful solution. When Hailey didn't get any reply from him, she sighed inside. Maybe she shouldn't have brought that question up. And she was lucky that he was still calm. She shouldn't have tested the waters to see if he would get mad at the mention of what happened before or not. She should be happy that he didn't stop her from going, even though she had to wait until he return from the trip. That would be better than not going at all. Did he want to go with her because he was afraid that what happened the last time she visited her father would repeat itself? She looked away from his face and placed her head back on his chest. It was obvious that he was worried for her. In the past
"The flower garden?" Hailey frowned. "Didn't you girls take care of it?" She asked and the three maids shook their heads."Ma'am Sharon warned us not to go near her garden. She was afraid we might spoil her flowers because we aren't professional florists," Lizzy answered her question. Hailey made an oh sound and nodded in realization. No wonder she'd never seen any of the maids near the flower garden. So Sharon had warned them to keep off it. And it was not even a question if Sharon had taken good care of the flowers. She had been inside the house in the last few days she was here. The flowers wouldn't have received any care then. They might probably be dying right now just as the maid said. And that would be a waste. Sharon had mentioned something like Kendrick specifically importing the flowers from abroad. And the poor flowers, it would be bad if they were treated that way. "Girls, you can't let the flowers die." She looked across the three maids. "Start taking care of them fr
She could hear voices coming from inside. They weren't even whispers. The Butler's voice was loud and anxious while Kendrick's voice didn't sound as calm as always."What is happening?" Hailey wondered.She didn't linger on the door to eavesdrop on their conversation, that was a bad thing to do. And she pushed the door open and stepped inside. If her presence wasn't needed she would excuse herself. But she didn't want to listen in on their conversation. And she also wanted to be assured that Kendrick wasn't experiencing any difficulty in his work or personal life. Maybe they were discussing something completely different and out of those scopes."Madam." The Butler shut his mouth instantly when Hailey walked inside. And Kendrick who was standing in the middle of the room and had his back to the door turned around. His eyes widened for a bit when he spotted her before the frown on his face appeared again. Hailey's eyes went from him to the Butler. Maybe her presence wasn't needed.
"Urgh" Hailey groaned again seeing that it would be fruitless to redo those braids. She didn't know how to make them for goodness sake. "Come here." Kendrick drew her back into his arms and she brought up her legs onto the couch and leaned against him. Then carefully, he took each braid in his hands and started redoing it. When he was done with the first one, Hailey held it up to her eye level and her jaw dropped.It even looked smoother than the one made by the maid and no hair was out of place. "Kendrick, do you know how to make braids?" She stared up at him and asked in wonder. "No, I don't." Kendrick shook his head and frowned as he worked on the second one. Hailey wanted to laugh at the serious look on his face. "You don't? Then how did you make this one? Where did you learn it?" "You make it the opposite way you loosen it," Kendrick replied simply. And Hailey was stunned again. 'Make it the opposite way?' Did that mean he just learned how to do it? Had he been doing that
He focused back on the silky strands of hair in his hands. In fact, he didn't know what he was doing. And he couldn't take his hands off. The texture was good and the volume was right. She also seemed to enjoy it. Because as his hands ran through the strands and he undid and redid the braids, her weight became heavy against him and she dozed off in his arms. Kendrick adjusted Hailey to a comfortable position. And now that her face was in his full view, he had the full chance to study her features. She appeared more at ease nowadays. Unlike in the past, her body seemed to radiate with positivity. She'd been dealing with a lot. And he'd tried his best to make things work. Now that things were going in the right direction, had he been too strict in the past? Or was it because she'd been restless?This docile part of her was still a revelation to him. And the more she showed it, the more he wanted her to reveal more. He'd know of her worries and eliminate them. If she longed for peac