10. So Different

Alyssa Pov

"So you mean to say Andrew caused a big scene?" I asked Eva. Yesterday both of us thought to meet somewhere as today was Sunday and both of us were free.

I thought everyone enjoy their Sunday, spent the day with family and friends but well now I knew not everybody would do that. Andrew went to the office because he has to complete some work and one of the maids told me that he was always like this. A workaholic.

"Nah, just threatened the club owner to let you resign, that man was so adamant about keeping you." Resign? I didn't want to leave my job but anyway I let it slide, couldn't fight with him on this.

"D'you know something unusual happened yesterday?" She asked and I furrowed my brows while saying 'no'.

"Noah, the friend of the handsome husband of yours." I shushed her, why was she talking so loudly? The marriage thing just slipped out of my mouth but did my friend have to make more scenes than she already had.

"He talked to me for a while and then asked what have I studied. Also that if I would like to work in his company. Can you believe it?" Her excited face told me everything I had to know.

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Walking inside the house I kept repeating which way I had to go because I remembered getting lost in this big house last week. There were so many locked rooms and by mistake, I ended up on the floor which wasn't allowed for anyone.

'i should better prevent myself from doing that mistake again.'

I crossed the lounge for going to my room but was stopped by a voice. Michael or should I say my father-in-law was sitting there and asked me to join him.

Not to sound rude I walked and sat on one of the sofas.

'What should I say to him? Should I be informal with him?'

I only met him at the wedding but after that..... haven't met him.

"How are you both living?" He smiled at me. Wait...what!? Didn't my husband say that his father was a serious person? And Andrew himself didn't even grin much.

"We're having a great time, your son is sweet and caring." Wanna vomit at my lie. Sweet? He was nothing like that but I kept my face normal.

"Really? Then why aren't you both enjoying your weekend together."

'What should I say now? That his son loves his work so much that he can not leave it.'

"He's a Ceo of a big company with which many responsibilities come. He had some important tasks to complete and of course, he has to keep his work before anything." Great, I want to pat and praise myself.

"Oh, I see you understand him well." I smiled, maybe this was the truth. I was starting to understand him.

"What about the honeymoon?" I coughed and spit the water in my mouth out, as I just took a sip from the glass of water in front of me. Honeymoon? That was never mentioned and I was not going anywhere with that idiot jerk husband of mine.

"Are you alright dear." He looked worried as he stood up and walked near me. Why was he so good to me?

"I'm fine sir." I dunno what else to call him.

"Sir? please call me father." Once again he shocked me.

"Father? ah okay." He nodded and sat beside me.

"Can I ask you something?" I looked at the older version of Andrew, his father has the same eyes and hair like him.

"Sure."

"Is Catherine only a nanny and head of maids?" Odd question it was. But My spouse would act like...Once I said something bad about that old lady and cheese and crackers! he was furious. She had always behaved like she was the owner of the house and one time she even shouted at me but I couldn't say anything because Andrew believed her more than me.

"Yeah,  but my son respects her a lot and trusts her too. Why? Is she causing problems for you?" 

"What if I say yes, will you believe me?" I was shocked when he said that he would believe me.

"But you can't do anything because my husband will be angry." I sighed and then looked at the man in front of me.

"Why does he think of you as a bad person, why do you act like you don't care about him? Why do you sometimes become rude to him? You're a great person then why make yourself hated by your son?" I didn't want to say but these questions were already out of my mouth.

"Huh? uh, I think I should get going. Rest properly and take care of my son. Even though he never shows it but he wants someone to look after him, give him attention." I nodded not pressuring the old guy to answer my question.

Before going he turned to look at me.

"I love my son and what I did was the best thing for him even if he doesn't think the same." Not knowing what to say I just stared at him.

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"What happened to him?" One maid was passing by muttering something like 'Sir is again not feeling well, always make himself work too much.' 

Andrew had come back home and had a fever. I didn't know what I was doing, where I was going until I was standing in front of his room about to open the room.

But I was stopped by someone. Catherine was standing behind me with a bowl of cold water.

"He has said to not disturb him, so you better leave him alone." Her tone was polite but her words weren't. I came back to my room without a word.

It has been an hour but I couldn't sleep, because deep inside I knew I cared about that man who has overworked himself and was now in pain.

"I should just check how he is feeling." Mumbling to myself I shuffled my way toward the wooden door.

"Where is she?" I heard his deep voice.

"She's sleeping." That was his nanny who was speaking.

"Do Alyssa know about my condition or not?" Should I just walk inside instead of eavesdropping?

"She knew but still didn't come to meet-" That-....that bitch how can she lie? And why would she even do it? Did she want him to hate me?

"Or maybe you send her away, hmm?" This was the right time to make my presence known.

"What?" He asked while laying on the bed. Just by his face, anyone could tell how tired and sick he was.

"I came here right after when you arrived but she said you don't want me to disturb you. Thinking maybe I'm a disturbance to you I went away. But why are you not telling him the truth?" It was a question that made her quit as she seemed to think of a lie that she could say.

Something was wrong with her. She didn't seem okay to me. I have to find what was the reason behind her this type of behavior.