"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
She might only feel emptiness. The same kind of indescribable emptiness that was boring a hole through her heart right now. She had woken up this morning to find her spirit and most of her energy gone. It felt as if he would be traveling for eternity and she would never get to see him again. Also, as if his absence meant some inevitable danger. 'I can't think of those kinds of things,' Hailey scolded herself. And she shouldn't be attached too much to his presence. Maybe Kendrick was right. She was too sensitive. She needed to train herself to be positive all the time. Too much negativity would only affect her state of mind. Hailey took her time to carefully prepare the breakfast. She even baked some goodies to go with it. She would make sure he ate to his satisfaction before embarking on the trip. That way, his mind wouldn't be completely off home when he left. As Hailey designed the cupcakes with some icing, her eyes darted to the kitchen's clock. There was still time left. Sh
"You didn't even think about your health. And you were considerate not to wake me up. You must have spent hours in the kitchen." He brought up his hand to wipe away the tiny beads of sweat on her forehead. "Your kindness is very much appreciated, Hailey." Hailey's hands were still on his necktie and she slowly lowered her head as her cheeks heated up. This was the first time someone had shown her this appreciation. He didn't even smile when he said those words. It was as if the words were coming directly from his heart. Hailey didn't think she'd done that much to deserve this amount of praise. She'd be damned if she didn't say she was emotional at this moment. "Th–Then, do you think I deserve a reward?" She looked up at him and put on a playful smile while trying to sound normal."You deserve every kind of reward, Hailey," Kendrick said and his smile returned. "Like this."He leaned forward and placed a cheek on her left cheek. Hailey gasped and her hand wandered to that cheek. Wa
Hailey's head snapped to Kendrick and their gazes met again. However, contrary to her astonishment, Kendrick only had a frown on his face. Baby girl? Was the woman referring to Sharon? Hailey could remember her using some endearments for the girl.If that was the case, why did she suddenly come looking for Sharon this early? Did she realize something was wrong?Hailey didn't know why her heart had started beating wildly again. And she couldn't describe this foreboding feeling that slowly built up in her heart. "Mum." Kendrick's thoughts must have been in sync with hers because after the small frown, his expression returned to a calm one. And Hailey was afraid. She was afraid that Kendrick's Mum had already sensed something. "I know you haven't eaten, have some breakfast." The breakfast was already spread on the table and Kendrick attempted to serve her. And Hailey resumed walking forward to help him serve the food. "It's a good thing you know I haven't eaten, Ken." The woman's v
It would be horrible to witness Kendrick having a fight with any of his parents because of her. This wasn't how things were supposed to be.So she took to her heels despite his mother's words and headed upstairs. But the woman was faster than Hailey and she instantly caught up with her. "Didn't you hear what I say?" She grabbed Hailey's hand and held her in a tight grip. "You are coming with me today, there's no way I'm going to let you continue tainting my son's life.""I said she's not going anywhere." Kendrick was also by their side and he pried Hailey off her grip. "Mum..." He seemed to be struggling again to keep his temper in check. "Let's go home. You're acting like this because you don't know the whole story.""Tell me if the whole story matters!" His mother pushed him away. "My baby girl is laying at home hanging between life and death all because of this woman." She glared so hard at Hailey that she was grateful for once that looks couldn't kill. "Since she came into this