Kylie woke up to an empty bed. Sebastian was nowhere in the room. She placed her hand on his side only to realize it was cold. That meant he left the bed a long time ago.
“He must have gone down to have breakfast with Gran,” Kylie murmured before leaving the bed. She went to the bathroom, brushed her teeth, and fixed her disheveled hair. After wearing the clothes sent by his Grandmother she looked at the mirror for a final check before heading downstairs.
Upon reaching downstairs, she saw Susan and Bella were talking about something serious. Bella watched her from the corner of her eyes and changed the topic all of a sudden.
“Mrs. Smith, you are already up. Had you had a sound sleep?” she asked with a grin. Though Kylie could read in her eyes that they were trying to hide something from her but she chose to ignore it since she’s only a guest here.
“Good morning, Gran, and Bella. Sorry I overslept,” she said with a bowed head.
“It’s still very early dear, what are you talking about? Young women should sleep more and have enough rest to maintain good health,” Susan hushed Kylie and patted on the seat beside her for Kylie to sit.
“Still, I should have gotten up early to make some breakfast for you. You are my Grandmother in law after all,” Kylie felt sad and guilty. How could she oversleep? What will they think of her? A lazy woman who wants to live off her grandson’s wealth?
“Don’t talk nonsense. Now go have your breakfast. Bella made some delicious pancakes for you. I remember Sebastian once mentioned that you loved pancakes a lot,” Susan ushered her to go with Bella. Kylie was somewhat surprised that Sebastian told her likes and dislikes to his grandmother. Was he this serious about their relationship? Then why did he cheat on her?
Thinking of this, she suddenly remembered the events of last night. Sebastian drunkenly accused her of cheating on him. What did he mean by that? The urge to find Sebastian again surged in her mind. After looking around in search of him for a while at last she decided to ask Bella.
“Umm Bella, have you seen Sebastian anywhere? When I woke up this morning he wasn’t there,” Kylie asked after a few moments of hesitation. At first, Bella was slightly taken aback, then she quickly regained her composure.
“Mr. Smith went on a foreign business trip for a month. He asked you to stay here if you feel lonely in your apartment,” Bella replied with a caring smile. After being with Susan for all those years, Bella also became cautious and composed about choosing the right word.
At first, Kylie was sad and then she felt embarrassed and was out of words; she did not know what to say or how to respond to Bella. Wasn’t it embarrassing enough that she didn’t know where her husband left and then he asked her to stay here with unfamiliar people around? Though Susan and Bella both were good to her still she felt out of place. So after thinking for a while about how to say ‘NO’ she finally found the right words and reasons.
“I forgot about his business trip, how silly of me. I don’t want to bother Susan or you with my presence here. Besides I have to supervise the commercial shooting of our company on behalf of Sebastian. So it’s convenient for me to go back to our apartment,” Kylie reasoned. When she saw the woman in front of her nod in understanding, she didn’t wait to ask permission from Susan.
“I have to leave now. Can you please apologize to Susan on behalf of me? I won’t be able to say goodbye to her since I am already running late,” Kylie said and walked to the main gate.
“Okay then let the driver drive you back to the company,” Bella said. Kylie didn’t oppose her and went to the parking area obediently. She knew well it was a private area and finding a taxi here was as hard as finding a pearl in the sea.
It took her nearly an hour to reach the company. The driver passed her the car keys after dropping her saying that Sebastian asked him to do so. She will need a car to travel from the apartment to the company back and through. Kylie knew it wasn’t Sebastian but his grandmother who asked the driver to leave the car for her. Hence she kept the keys and went up to her office.
Kylie slumped her body on the comfortable chair. She felt betrayed. He left her without even saying anything after dropping a bomb in her mind. He checked her phone in case he had sent her any message but there was none.
‘Kylie, how foolish you are. Did you really think of you as his wife? You are nothing but a toy for him to torment, vent his anger, and satisfy his needs in bed. You are nothing but a freaking sex slave for him. So why would he care to inform you before leaving?’ she cursed herself in her mind for keeping her hope high for this heartless man.
‘He never thought once before cheating on you before then why can’t he hurt you again?’ she scolded herself for trusting the man again. She sighed in frustration pulling her hair. Tears were about to fall out of her eyes when she heard a knock on her cabin door.
Kylie inhaled a deep breath to calm her raging nerves, closed her eyes to control the tears, and then looked up to see who the incomer was. To her surprise, it was none other than Alan Muller.
“Mr. Muller, what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be preparing for your outdoor shooting already,” Kylie couldn’t help but ask the handsome man in front of her.
“Of course, I came here to meet you,” Alan said raising his brows and then casually walking inside her cabin. He made himself comfortable on the chair opposite Kylie. But Kylie was still shocked by his presence there.
“Do you need anything or are you facing any issues in the work?” she asked as professionally as possible.
“I saved your life but neither did you thank me nor invited me for a meal. So I came here to invite you for a meal. You owe me one,” he replied playing with his phone. Okay was he demanding a payback for his good deed of saving her life? Kylie couldn’t help blurting out the question that was running inside her head.
“Mr. Muller, are you short of money?”