I opened my eyes when I felt light shown on my face. It was already morning and the sun light was seeping in from the spaces of the curtains.
I have woken up in an tiline that has now diverted from the life I once knew. In my sleep, I was able to rember how I died. I can still feel the heartache and pain I felt seeing Joseph save Dianne first. The feeling of anguish and betray was still fresh in my heart.
Unfortunately, my mory of my past life is still hazy. I do not rember all the details but only so fragnts. Nevertheless I am thankful for the second chance given to .
"I am not sure why I have gone back in ti, but I am going to mke good use of it." I said to myself.
There was still sothing that is bugging . I have the inkling that I have sothing very important to that I need to rember but I can’t.
"Well, there is no helping it of I can’t rember." I said to myself. "My past life is all in the past. I have been sent back in ti to undo all the mistakes I did and start over again, and that is what I am going to do."
I hear my door open ans see Jullie co insie.
"Oh miss..." Jullie looked very much relieved. "You have woken up at last. You don’t know how much all of us worried for you."
"Don’t worry, Jullie. I feel perfectly fine after a good night’s sleep." I replied with a smile.
"What do you an one night?" Jullie said in tears. "You were in deep sleep three whole days. The young master was the most worried about you."
"What?!" I was shocked. "I was asleep for three days?"
"Yes, miss." Jullie replied. "Oh, silly . I should start calling you now young madam, since you are now our boss." She wiped her tears.
"I-I think I prefer to be called ’miss’, hehe." I was not used to the term ’young madam’.
I rember my adoptive father’s last will and testant stating that I would hold onto the position of CEO of the Hamilton Hotels Inc. for a whole year starting that faithful day.
"Has my adoptive father’s lawyer ca to visit when I was asleep?" I asked. "What was his na again... oh it’s Brent Dawson."
I rember the young good looking lawyer that read my adoptive father’s last will and testant. His looks can be up against my adoptive brother’s own good looks.
"Oh, you an the good looking tall guy?" Jullie asked. "Yes, he has been trying to see you for the past three days since you were asleep but the young master prevented him from seeing you."
"What?!" I asked kn disbelief. "But why?"
"I heard the young master say that since you are still sleeping, he cannot see you even if he is now your lawyer and legal guardian." Jullie replied. "And since this house is still private property he cannot trespass or the young master will have him arrested."
I cannot believe that Joseph can be this hard header. Since Brent is now my lawyer and legal guardian, he has the right to see if I am doing fine or not.
"The young master was clearly agitated when that lawyer cos to visit. I have never seen him like that before." Jullie said. "And the young master have looked after you more than anyone here in the mansion, young madam. Heck, he did not want to be away from you even a second."
"What do you an?" I asked in disbelief. "Do you an he stayed by my side for the past three days when I was asleep?"
"Yes." Jullie replied. "He was the most worried when your fever was so high and was scolding the doctor to why it is not going down. He nursed you personally in your bed. Well of you are asking why he is not here right now, he has just gone to take a bath. He would probably be here later. He will be thrilled when he sees you awake and in good health, young madam. I better go and tell him that you are awake." She said happily.
"Wait!" I grabbed Jullie bu the wrist. "I-I think it is better to leave him be for a while. He also needs so personal ti alone."
I have given such a reason to Jullie, but the real reason was because I did not want to see him right now.
The pain from the mory of the past is still fresh and I am afraid that I will cry heaps if I see him right now.
"Well, if you say so." Jullie said. "Then I will prepare your bath for now, young madam. Seeing that you have broken your fever, the doctor advised to have you soak in warm water to help your body freshen up."
"Thank you, Jullie." I replied with a smile.
Jullie had gone and I was now alone inside my room. I was able to stop Jullie from informing Joseph that I have woken up, but I cannot avoid him all day long. For sure he will co to see this morning and I am not confident my heart can take it.
"Why... why are you still treating kindly?" I asked myself.
One thing I could rember from my past life is his face filled with the feeling of betrayal. After the lawyer read the last will and testant, Joseph has changed completely. He had treated coldly since then until the day I died, letting go of the hotel railings in the balcony of the hotel room in the forty-third floor.
I can still rember his face filled with terror when I let go of the balcony railing I was holding to for dear life. I have lost all the reason to keep on living.
"All the reason to keep on living..." I tried to rember but I felt a strong wave of headache when I tried to rember. "Is Joseph the only reason for my existence?"
I stopped trying to rember since my head was splitting. I stepped out of my bed and tried to stand up but a wave of dizziness spread through . I was about to fall when I feel strong arms catch from behind.
"Be careful." The familiar voice said. "You had just woken up from and your fever had just broken."
I looked up and saw Joseph, looking at with the familiar gaze he has always been giving since we were young. It was still filled with kindness, but my mind was overlapping his face from the one from my past life, the cold and aloof Joseph I married.
I instinctively pushed him away feeling the wave of pain inside my heart.
"Yvy!" Joseph cried out when he saw about to fall.
I closed my eyes feeling my body fall and waiting it to impact the floor, but I did feel any pain. What I felt was warmth hugging safely.
"Are you alright, Yvs?" Joseph was the one to take the fall and have safely in his embrace. "I told you you are still not well enough to stand up. You still need to rest."
"Why...?" I asked, trying to hold back my tears.
"What?" Joseph asked curiously.
"Why did you do that?" I asked again.
"Why did I break your fall?" Joseph asked. "Of course I would save you like always. I am your big brother." He paused as if he said sothing wrong.
Truthfully, my question was not pertaining to why he broke my fall just now. My question was aid to the him in my past life. There are many why’s that I wanted to ask the him in my past life. Why did he marry , why did he have to be so cold and uncaring, why did he have an affair with Dianne, why did he save her first, why did he not just abandon from the beginning to save us from all of this pain and regret?
’But I cannot ask him that now.’ I thougjt to myself. ’The Joseph from the past is gone. The Joseph now does not know anything that happened in our past life.’
But still, there ks no gurantee that he won’t walk the sa path as in my pas life. Better to distance myself from him before it is too late.
"N-Never mind." I looked away from his gaze. "I am feeling fine. I think I can feel a lot better when I get a warm bath."
And right on ti, Jullie ca.
"Young madam, young master!" Jullie was shocked to see us on the ground. "What happened?" She asked.
"Right on ti." I thanked the mont Jullie ca. "Jullie, can you please help go to the bathroom?" I asked.
"O-Of course." Jullie was still in doubt but was about to help get up. "I have already prepared the bathtub for you, young madam."
I was about to reach Jullie’s helping hand when I felt my hand being pulled back. I see Joseph’s hand holding my hand firmly but carefully.
"I will take you there." Joseph said in a matter of fact tone.
"I-I can go alone with Jullie’s help." I tried to refuse.
"With what just happened?" Joseph asked. "I am afraid not."
Joseph stood up and the next thing I knew I felt my body being carried up. I am now being carried by Joseph in his arms.
"P-Put down..." I demanded. But my voice fell on deaf ears.
Joseph started to walk outside and strided the halls towards the bathroom. The maids that were kn duty that day saw us and I felt quite embarrassed.
’T-This had never happened before.’ I thought to myself. ’I cannot rember sothing like this happening in my past life.’
My heart was beating fast. I am not sure if it is because I am embarrassed or due to the fact I am being princess carried by Joseph.
I can see the maids giggling as they watch us stride aling the way. I felt very embarrassed and barried my face on Joseph’s shoulders. I heard him chuckle in delight.
"What are you laughing at?" I felt quite irritated with him laughing at or at our situation right now.
"I am not laughing at you, promise." Joseph said. "It is just... I think I could get used to this."
"What, embarrassing in front of the household help?" I asked in irritation but he did not reply.
I took a peak on his face and saw him smiling in delight.
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