Although that’s what I thought, the truth was I was very anxious and a little scared of eting her. It wasn’t like I was scared of her as a person. She seed like a kind and cheerful person. What I was truly scared of was how Hayden was going to introduce us. I an, she’s his girlfriend, right?
And…I don’t even know what I am to him…
Only eight days left.
I sighed loudly before I got up and showered. The plan was for Hayden to take
to Alia’s house soti before noon. That ant that we still had plenty of ti. I showered and got dressed and applied so basic make up. Maybe, I’ll go with a slightly darker shade for my lipstick today.
After a whole lot of insistence from my side, Hayden was forced to give up on his idea of having a professional makeup artist and a hairstylist co in to help
dress up. I still didn’t understand what the whole big fuss was about. Sure, I didn’t want to look like a damsel in distress in front of Alia but that didn’t an that I thought that it was necessary for
to outshine her.
Not that that would be possible anyways…
"Ready?" Hayden asked when I stepped out of my bedroom.
I was dressed in the dress, the shoes, and the jewelries that he had chosen. He’s got to be satisfied, right?
"Yes…" I replied.
Hayden’s eyes were imdiately on my face before he started scanning my whole body from my face down to my toes and then up away.
"Hmm…passable, I guess…" he muttered.
Passable? I wanted to roll my eyes at him.
To my surprise, Hayden was dressed quite politely as well. He wore a white suit with matching pants and a pale pink shirt. I guess he has to suit up and look good in front of his girlfriend. No, I’m not feeling depressed. Not at all.
The ride to Alia’s house was much longer than I had anticipated. Apparently, she did not live in the city but on the outskirts of town. Hayden didn’t say much during the ride as if he was thinking of sothing on his own. I was in a similar situation. While staring at the scenery that was passing by through the car’s window, I thought about how Hayden was feeling or what he was thinking.
Isn’t it crazy? Taking
to see his girlfriend. He might not think much of
but we’re in such a ssy contract. To put it bluntly, I was the girl he was cheating on his girlfriend with. My hands clenched into tight fists without
realizing it.
"We’re here," Hayden announced before he got out of the car.
"This is a house…?" I said in bewildernt.
Shocked at the vast size of the building in front of . I imdiately understood why this property had to be on the outskirts of the city. It was simply too big to be in the city. The building was surrounding by a mini forest and a vast garden filled with rose bushes. The building looked like a mansion built for nobility. Nothing more and nothing less.
Hayden led the way to the front entrance of the mansion, and I quickly followed him. The large double door of the mansion opened, and we were imdiately greeted by two n dressed in butler uniform. For a mont, I felt like I was trapped in a period drama of so sort. Just like the exterior, the interior of the mansion did not disappoint.
"Welco Master Hayden. Mada Sophia will be here to welco you soon," one of the butlers said before he bowed to show his respect.
Hayden only nodded in acknowledgent before we were led to the living room where we sat down on the sofa to wait for Mada Sophia. I had no idea who she is, and Hayden did not bother to explain.
"Sorry for the wait, Master Hayden," a woman said.
She must be Mada Sophia. The woman seed to be in her fifties. Her hospitable smile made her look years younger though.
"Mada Sophia. Sorry for the trouble," Hayden said with a formal smile.
"Oh, you brought along a guest," Mada Sophia said before smiling my way.
"Hello…" I said softly.
"This is Malissa," Hayden introduced
without providing any other information.
If Mada Sophia was curious about who I was, she didn’t ask. She just smiled and told us to follow her. I knew without being told that she was taking us to et with Alia.
Finally, the mont that I had been both looking forward to and dreading had arrived.
"I’ll leave you two now. Master Hayden, thank you for coming to visit Miss Alia. I’m sure that she will be very happy to see you as always," Mada Sophia said before taking her leave.
Alia must be behind these large doors. No matter what I tried, I couldn’t stop my legs from shaking. Why the hell am I so nervous about this?! I found it so frustrating, and I was starting to feel angry at myself.
"Shall we?" Hayden said invitingly.
His hands were already on the door’s handle and without waiting for my reply, Hayden pushed the door wide open and entered the room. I gulped before walking forward, following him into the room.
The first thing that struck
was the coldness of the room. The room was large and decorated in light pastel tones of white and pink. A real princess’s bedroom.
"Malissa, this is Alia…" Hayden said in introduction.
I wasn’t sure what I had imagined Alia to be like exactly, but one thing was for sure. The Alia that I saw right in front of …wasn’t it…
"Alia, we’re here to visit you…" Hayden said in a tender voice like I have never heard before.
This has to be so kind of sick joke. It must be. Why did he bother to dress
up as if I would be greeting royalty like this? Everything that he said didn’t make any sense at all.
I couldn’t understand anything that I was seeing yet at the sa ti so things started to make sense. Why did the boss enter
into a contract to live with his son for the sake of an heir if his son already had a girlfriend? Everything that the boss said was starting to make sense.
--To be continued…
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