I WANT to hug him tightly and lock him in his arms as before, as before when he still loves me. I wanted to ask him a lot about how he survived and why he married someone else. If he even tried to find me? I wanted to know even more about why he didn’t know me. Maybe he noticed my repeated glance so, he turned to me again. "I'm Gabriel Magnus, and the woman behind us is my wife, Alessandra Magnus." He barely glanced at the rearview mirror where his alleged wife was in the car. I can't help but shake my head repeatedly, I don't agree with what he said. His wife? That's bullshit! "Why?" he chuckled. I quickly glanced at him with a frown. "Ah, nothing. I'm Emory Meredith Grant." There was a sore throat I said before averting my gaze. "Hmm, nice name." I looked at him with shock in my eyes. I wanted to speak again but the car stopped. We are already in the hospital. I was also observed for about half an hour. I also underwent X-ray and CT scans. The wound on my arm had to be stitched up because of the deep wound. It's good that I didn't take anything serious about my body, only a bruise on my hip. "Doc, thank you so much!" I heard the woman say to the Doctor who at the same time entered my room. "No problem, Mrs. Magnus, the patient can be discharged at any time. Just be sure to take her medicines properly so that there is no infection happen," he said and they both glanced at me. "Ah – I'll just talk to her, " she said goodbye to the doctor who had left. "How are you?" She started when we were the only ones inside. "I'm fine, thank you," I uttered without looking into his eyes. "I'd like to apologize for what happened. It's my fault I didn't pay attention to you right away." She was finally close to the side of my bed. "It's fine, I'm also at fault because I didn't look at the road before crossing." It was silent for a moment, as if not knowing what to say, I also noticed that she first gathered air in her chest before opening her lips. "I'm really sorry for what happened, if you want to file a case against me, fine, I'm ready to face the case." There's a trace of sincerity in her voice. "Don't worry I have no intention of filing a complaint against you," I sparingly answer. I saw her face light up at what I said so I quickly averted my gaze. "Can I go now?" I asked. "Let's just wait for Gabriel. He's at the cashier area, where do you live?" she asked, trying to make a long conversation. "Just near in the city." I have a weak answer. "If you want we'll take you, or you'd better stay with us tonight." She offered politely. "Oh, isn't it too much of a hassle for me to do this? No, thanks, I can do it myself." I was embarrassed to say. Just when the door opened it made my heart jump. "Love!" My lips parted as she greeted the newcomer with a hug and a kiss. "How was she?" I heard his question to the woman he thought was his wife. "The doctor said she can go now." "That's good to hear that, so can we go home now?" He planted a simple kiss on the shaft of the woman’s neck that didn’t escape my sight so, I quickly bent down to hide the drawn pain in my heart. "Can we invite her for dinner? After all, her house is close to us so we can take her home?" The woman said to his husband. Instead of answering, he glanced at me, and I quickly avoided hanging the hair on my ear before bowing. "Let's have dinner together before we take you home." It wasn't an invitation but a command that I knew I couldn't refuse. "Ah, I'm fine, I can go home alone." I straightened my gaze on him as if deep in thought while staring at me. "Come on, promise to take it home after we ate dinner." The woman interrupted our conversation. "S-All right..." I finally agreed for many reasons. Although this was not my plan in the beginning I did nothing but agree. Perhaps heaven has set our reunion. I couldn’t help but be amazed at the beauty and size of the house. This is not so typical of a house you will find near the beach. This is a modern yet simple house that I rarely see today. Every detail of the house is obviously amazing. Some walls are made of pure stone and the declared wood is specially designed on the ceiling, even the granite flooring in different colors added simplicity but with a firmer look to the house. "Come on, don't be shy! I'm sorry because I haven't been able to take care of some things yet, because we just moved here a few months ago." It was Alessandra's voice that had left me to go to the kitchen. I looked around the house, I'm right, some things are a bit messy, even the paintings aren't very well arranged.
I AlSO glanced down the windowsill where the small picture frame was. My lips twitched as I recognized the man in the photo. He smiled broadly as he hugged the woman from behind. Even a few shots had him there with wide smiles. I want to cloud my eyes because of the pain that is dying in my heart. My system would not accept it, even though I knew he was in good shape after all I still could not accept what his life had become now. I couldn't help but caress its face in the photo, at least here to relieve the pain in my heart that I have been hiding for several years. But suddenly I was startled by a sneeze so I looked up at the man on the third step of the stairs. I quickly returned the picture frame to its previous position as I realized here was his attention. "Ah, you got a good shot here." My hand is the sense that averted my gaze. I also avoided looking at the white T-shirt he was wearing and khaki shorts. It didn't answer instead it walked closer to me so I arranged for us. I sme
"REALLY, are you sure about this? Do you want me to hire you as a servant?" she asked with eyes widened at me. I glanced at Gabriel who still had a blank face before nodding at him. "If only I could?" I hesitate to smile at them. "You said, you were on your vacation. Why did you think of applying to us as a maid?" Gabriel looks at me full of curiosity. I immediately thought of the reason for this. I also don't plan to apply as a maid but it looks like I'm exhausted so I'll stand up. "I'm a little bored because I'm at home, besides my husband isn't here and I've left my job on Queensland Island so I also need to earn some money somehow. I also plan to resign from my job because the company is not doing well. " I'm lying. I noticed that he lowered the cutlery and leaned back in his chair so I swallowed. "I don't get it, you said you had a job left in Queensland and you're here for a vacation and then you said you wanted to come in as a maid?" He folded his arms as he measured my gaze. "E
"REALLY, are you sure about this? Do you want me to hire you as a servant?" she asked with eyes widened at me. I glanced at Gabriel who still had a blank face before nodding at him. "If only I could?" I hesitate to smile at them. "You said, you were on your vacation. Why did you think of applying to us as a maid?" Gabriel looks at me full of curiosity. I immediately thought of the reason for this. I also don't plan to apply as a maid but it looks like I'm exhausted so I'll stand up. "I'm a little bored because I'm at home, besides my husband isn't here and I've left my job on Queensland Island so I also need to earn some money somehow. I also plan to resign from my job because the company is not doing well. " I'm lying. I noticed that he lowered the cutlery and leaned back in his chair so I swallowed. "I don't get it, you said you had a job left in Queensland and you're here for a vacation and then you said you wanted to come in as a maid?" He folded his arms as he measured my gaze. "E
THEY STOPPED because of my constant coughing. "I'm sorry!" I said as I wiped my lips with a tissue towel. "It's alright, just slow down, Meredith." Alessandra laughed while saying that and I nodded to her. But I couldn't import my cutlery anymore because of the dark look Gabriel shot at me. They are no longer on the table but the pain they left behind is still here. I also didn't feel like putting away the food we ate and washing it without myself. "Meredith?" I quickly turned to Alessandra who was carrying a shoulder bag. "Meredith, I'm leaving, if you want, just go with Gabriel to get your things from your house?" "No, I can manage I'll just finish my work here." I refuse as I wipe my apron by hand. "Hmm, it's up to you, maybe I'll be late so I can go home later as much to do at the resort today." "Be careful." I smiled at her slightly. "So, I'll go first?" She glances at her wristwatch before turning away. I followed her and finally sighed. I also stared at my dishes for a few minut
"MEREDITH?" I heard a painting knocking on the door. "Did you eat your dinner? Let's have dinner together!" Alessandra told me behind that closed door. I sat up in bed and quickly wiped away my tears. "All right, go ahead, I'm still full!" I answered. "Is there something wrong? Are you feeling bad?" she asked me. I couldn’t help but exhale violent air from my chest before answering again. "I'm okay," I said coldly. I looked at the door when I heard Gabriel's voice calling his wife. "Alright, don't forget to take your medicine, okay?" she ordered after I heard her footsteps away from the door. I went back to lying down and hugged the pillow. At that point again my tears dripped because of the overweight feeling. As I heard from outside their laughter and flirting. I could not bear the pain that was delicately cutting into my heart. I spent a few hours before I decided to leave the room. Hugging my own clothes. I went straight to the kitchen to join them in eating, but everything was cle
"I JUST don't want Alessandra to worry when you get sick," he said, looking down at the food again. I bowed at what I heard. I knew it! I bit my lip hard. Once again I swallowed the pain of his words. "Excuse me." I almost whispered in the air before I stepped my feet out of the kitchen. I carried the pail of water to the back of the house and sat on a bench facing the oval-shaped swimming pool. I also don’t know why I’m carrying a pail. I feel exhausted. I already felt tired because of the cleaning. I raised both my hands and frowned. I got sore in my hand, I could feel the tenderness of my back and the pain in my head, it's getting worse every day. Since this is not what I am used to. I left my wealthy living on Queensland Island to enter as a maid here. We had twenty maids and three drivers at my Mansion. There I did not experience even handling the dishes, even cleaning and using a reed I did not do. I felt my tears dripping which I immediately wiped away. It doesn't matter when my
"I JUST don't want Alessandra to worry when you get sick," he said, looking down at the food again. I bowed at what I heard. I knew it! I bit my lip hard. Once again I swallowed the pain of his words. "Excuse me." I almost whispered in the air before I stepped my feet out of the kitchen. I carried the pail of water to the back of the house and sat on a bench facing the oval-shaped swimming pool. I also don’t know why I’m carrying a pail. I feel exhausted. I already felt tired because of the cleaning. I raised both my hands and frowned. I got sore in my hand, I could feel the tenderness of my back and the pain in my head, it's getting worse every day. Since this is not what I am used to. I left my wealthy living on Queensland Island to enter as a maid here. We had twenty maids and three drivers at my Mansion. There I did not experience even handling the dishes, even cleaning and using a reed I did not do. I felt my tears dripping which I immediately wiped away. It doesn't matter when my
I PUT everything I bought on the oak table one by one to double-check the list. And arrange it in the cabinet and some in the fridge. I chose to just open the can of beans so I wouldn't have to cook. My legs were still high sitting on the couch while holding a bowl of rice and can beans while facing the flat-screen TV when someone suddenly rang the doorbell. I stood up to hear the knocker and was very surprised at the unfamiliar face peeking out of the gate. "Good afternoon, who are they?" I asked curiously. "Is Gabriel there?" His question to me was. He is wearing a white long sleeve shirt and black jeans, he is also wearing sunglasses and the car is parked in front of the gate. "He's out, who are they?" I asked again. There he dropped to look at me before taking off the sunglasses. He had tousled black hair, which was thick and lustrous. His face was strong and defined. A prominent jaw curved gracefully and his eyes were dark brown. His eyes looked familiar but I can't rememb