Chapter 137 - One Hundred And Thirty-seven : The Trap Tonight
Maya's POV
Annabelle and Pedro were exhausted by the ti we got ho, they went to bed at once without dinner.
Everyone was leaving tomorrow, it was Monday. The kids had to go to school; Eden to his workplace and I back to square one.
Well, it was not exactly square one since I now had money unlike before. I wasn't that sa Maya who couldn't afford to change her wardrobe at intervals; who had to survive on poor, insufficient als; I wish Andrew was here to see my notable progress.
Since he wanted a rich girlfriend, I would have rubbed my resources all over his face. It was rude of to say this but the breakup benefited financially.
But still, I missed him; no money in this world would substitute Niklaus's presence even though he's an asshole. God Maya! stop wallowing in heartbreak.
I was alone with my thoughts when the sofa dipped slightly, Eden sat down beside .
"Hey"
"Hey"
My attention was focused on the wine in his grip and the two wine glasses in his other hand.
He pulled out a small sturdy stool from beside the couch and dragged it to the front of us, placing the wine and glasses on top of it.
"Why the sudden wine? " I asked in surprise. Days ago, he was mad at for drinking wine in a bathtub, now he was offering a drink.
"You're leaving tomorrow, why don't we drink to that? " Eden suggested, "Or we can drink to you surviving and clearing the scandal? "
"I'll rather toast to leaving tomorrow then, just because the scandal was cleared doesn't an people won't stop talking. I just pray this doesn't affect my audition" I sighed.
"Don't worry, Isaac is a partial person" Eden inford while removing the cork, "Just impress him with your acting skills and you're good to go " he passed a glass to which I took.
I swirled the rich red liquid before bringing it to my lips and took a sip while Eden scrutinized closely.
"Whoah, this is strong " I pointed out while staring at my glass."Why didn't I see this one that day? "
"It's my cellar, I know where the good stuff is stocked " Eden answered while drinking.
Swallowing the rest in one gulp, I set my empty glass down on the stool but Eden was quick to refill it.
His quick gesture made eye him questioningly, why was he so eager to serve tonight?
"Tonight is your last day here, have so fun " Eden explained himself as if he knew the question on my mind.
Scratching my chin, I discovered his words made sense: I was returning to that hellhole of a city tomorrow, so why can't I enjoy this last night?
"Let's toast to your returning " He suggested and refilled my glass, handing it to as he lifted his glass.
"To your well spent holidays in the countryside, " He said with a hint of laughter.
Chuckling, I lifted my glass in his direction and concurred," To my well spent holidays then "
We clicked glasses, then drank.
"You're a good drinker " Eden drew attention to my drinking capacity, he was quite observant this night.
I waved it off, "I'm nothing compared to my grandmother. You should see her, even up-to-now I still can't beat that old woman in a competition; she's a drinking demoness "
"Shouldn't she refrain from drinking due to her age? "
I snorted, "I told her so but each ti she replies and I quote 'An old woman is never too old to perform her favorite dance step; age can never stop what a person is used to' and she moves to the next drink "
Eden smiled slightly but that was all and that caught my attention, I faced him asking, "What's your dream?"
He was surprised, I could see it in his eyes when he glanced up at . He gulped and looked away leaving puzzled, did I ask sothing I wasn't supposed to?
Weird, I didn't find anything wrong with the question nor too personal considering our close relationship.
"You don't have to answer if you don't want to " ca my remark while taking another glass, I could sense I made him uncomfortable.
Eden shifted uneasily in his seat and just when I was about to change the topic, he answered.
"I don't have a dream"
" Huh? "
There was a trace of confusion mixed with disbelief on my face, what is he talking about? Who in this world doesn't have a dream?
"That's impossible "
"Once you're born in the Spencer family, you already have a role; there's a paved path waiting for you to follow " he answered with an apathetic deanor but I could tell he was just masking his feelings, this was his most vulnerable state.
I kept the glass on the stool, took his hand without warning, and placed it on mine.
There was a rollercoaster of emotions on his face while watching my gesture, it was obvious he was bottling his feelings.
"I'm not going to press further if you don't want to open up but you should know this; everyone deserves to be happy and that includes you.
"Sotis duty wins over our desires and it's hard to retrace those baby steps but find an equilibrium, a point where you can balance both and make yourself fulfilled " I pep talked to him and bood a warm smile afterward.
For a while Eden was lost, he stared at without blinking, making think my motivational speech damaged him.
"Hey, you okay?" I waved at his face when he withdrew his hand from my clasp with lightning speed.
Eden coughed and looked away, he looked flustered or so I thought, his next statent belied it.
"You should keep that crap for people who need it, not . How do you know I'm not happy with what I'm doing? Must I have such a childish fantasy to be happy? "
I made faces and punch gestures at him when he wasn't looking but behaved myself when he turned around.
So frustrating! Couldn't he just say thank you for my words of encouragent? Did he know how much I racked my brain just to co up with those?
Just him wait, when I beco a celebrity and get invited to seminars, these words of mine would beco powerful and I'll copyright it just to rub it on his face.
I grabbed the wine I had grumpily filled and tried to take a drink but he snatched it away from my grip abruptly.
"What now?! " I whined, flinging my leg in the air and shaking my body in a childish fit.
"No more drinking for you " Eden declared firmly.
"You're seizing my drink because of my speech? What's so wrong with what I said?!"
"Everything," he said with no emotion. How did he turn from a sweet company to this cold, petty,? annoying frenemy that quickly?
"You're narrow-minded, I just gave you a good talk nothing else " I pouted my lips in a an moue while targeting the wine glass he held above his head.
That drink was the last from the bottle and I had purposely taken everything without leaving any for him, hehe - it was not much though, but half bread was better than none.
"Go to bed" He ordered and that was it.
In that mont of distraction, I reached for the wine but Eden was quick to counter my intention; sadly, the glass slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, shattering to pieces.
"Satisfied now? " He asked sarcastically with a raised brow.
I made a scoffing sound and pushed away from him but I made a mistake. Forgetting the fact that I drank beyond my limit, I shot up to my feet and my world swirled.
Never did I expect that he would catch . I blinked and shook my head to clear the fuzziness, God, I was drunk.
Suddenly, Eden carried off my feet drawing a startled scream from my lips while I held onto him for dear life.
He shook his head with a mocking smirk and began to head to God knows where.
I panicked, "What are you doing? Where are you taking ? "
He stopped and gave a lewd grin, "What do you think? Of Course, I'm taking you to my room so we can have a steamy and passionate ti together. Imagine the fun we would have tonight " Eden whispered into my ears seductively, causing my throat to dry up as I watched his lewd grin evolve into an evil one.
"Put down, " I said to him but he ignored and continued his joyous journey.
"Put down now! " I barked and when he refused, bite into his arm hard causing him to wince and he had no choice than to drop .
"Ouch " I winced as my bum hit the hard floor. I glared up at him with anger as tears threatened to well up in my eyes, that was really painful.
"You're welco by the way, " Eden remarked sarcastically as he began to climb down the stairs.
Wait a minute - stairs.
That was when I realized he dropped right in front of my door; I was too drunk and furious to observe my surroundings earlier; he was just playing , tsk how annoying!
I stood to my feet, dusted my bottom before heading to my room with no idea that a simple motivational speech saved my ass tonight.
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