Axel got out of Max’s car and walked into the house, he walked into the living room and met Lily on the couch.
She was asleep and the television was on. He turned to the television and noticed she was watching a kid’s show before falling asleep.
He checked the time and it was almost midnight, he slowly walked to her and stared at her.
Axel suddenly heard footsteps and he looked up to see a maid.
“Good evening sir. I had no idea you were back already.” The maid said and all Axel did was stare.
“We volunteered to help her into her room when she fell asleep an hour ago but she insisted on waiting for you.” The maid said and Axel nodded, she bowed and walked away.
Axel stared at Lily again and this time, he took his time in reviewing her looks. She looked like a baby as she slept, she had her arms around herself, and her legs were folded.
Her lips were parted slightly and they looked so inviting. Axel recalled the night he kissed her and how she was so scared when he did.
She suddenly moaned in her sleep and rubbed her eyes like a baby, she slowly opened them and her eyes opened fully as she saw Axel.
“Axel.” She called and sat up.
“You should go to bed, it’s late already.” He said and walked away from her. She watched him as he walked up the stairs and he was out of sight.
Lily also stood up and headed up the stairs to her room.
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It was the next day again and Lily woke up early this time, she already got ready for the day but she decided to stay in her room.
She heard a knock on the door and she knew it was no other person than one of the maids.
“Come in.” She said and the door opened revealing three maids. They were carrying different bags.
For some reason, Lily was excited. She couldn’t wait to see the beautiful gown she had to wear this time. She was also excited to see how the interview would go.
She didn’t know why she was excited but she welcomed the feeling, it had been a while since she felt that way.
Before the maids could say anything, Lily got off her bed and walked to them.
“Let’s begin.” She said and the maids bowed with a smile.
Lily was dressed and ready after half an hour, the maids left the room after they were done. Lily stared at herself in the mirror and admired her looks. This time, it wasn’t a black gown.
It was a white gown but it had a simple design. It wasn’t so shiny like the other gowns but it was still so pretty.
After she was done admiring her looks, she walked out of her room. She got to the living room and met Axel there already, he noticed her presence and he watched her as she walked to him.
As usual, his face held no expression but Lily had a little smile on hers. She hoped he would compliment her this time but he didn’t.
“Are you ready?” He asked and she nodded in response. Lily wasn’t so disappointed, she didn’t have her hopes high since she knew how he was.
He walked out ahead of her and she trailed behind him, the chauffeur opened the car door for them and they both got in.
Lily sighed and looked at Axel. He was dressed casually but he still looked cute and expensive in it.
Judging from their outfit, Lily could tell the interview wasn’t so serious but to be on the safer side, she decided to ask him about it.
“What is this interview about?” She asked.
“Just answering a few questions live and we are done.” He replied and her heart skipped a beat.
“Li… live?” She asked.
“Yes.” He replied and she looked away from him, her excitement was replaced with nervousness. She wasn’t expecting it to be live, she thought it would be pre-recorded.
She exhaled heavily and decided not to think too much about it, it might not be so bad and go well.
After a few more minutes on the road, they arrived in front of a new company. There were reporters outside the building and they rushed towards the car as soon as they noticed it was Axel’s.
“Why are they everywhere?” Lily muttered with a worried expression on.
Axel’s guards arrived and they opened the car door, he walked out with Lily and held her hand.
His guards paved the way for them among the reporters till they got into the building.
“Mr&Mrs Blackwell.” A middle aged lady called, rushing to them. She got to them and bowed slightly.
“My name is Claire Shawn.” She introduced herself.
“It is such an honour to have you here, thanks for accepting my invitation.” The lady said and Axel nodded in response. She turned to Lily and smiled widely.
“You look stunning, Mrs. Blackwell.” She complimented.
“Thank you.” Lily replied with a smile.
“Can we get this over with?” Axel asked.
“Oh, yes. Please come with me.” She said and walked ahead of them, Axel and Lily trailed behind her alongside two of his guards. The few people in the room murmured and Lily held onto Axel tightly.
Ms. Shawn led them into a room and Lily felt a lump in her throat as she stared at the cameras in the room. It wasn’t one, or two, or three. There were a lot. The room was huge and in the middle of the room, there were three chairs there, two next to each other and one opposite it.
“Please excuse me, we should be ready in a few minutes.” Ms. Shawn said and walked to her crew.
“Axel, will this really be live?” Lily whispered and he nodded in response.
“Do you know the questions we will be asked?” She asked and Axel shook his head.
“We will find out.” He replied and she sighed. Axel watched as she looked at the cameras with a worried expression and turned to him again.
“What if the questions are… ”
“We are ready.” Mrs. Shawn cut Lily off.
Lily breathed out heavily and walked with Axel to the middle of the room.
Everyone took their seats and they turned to the camera. Lily’s heart raced and she kept glancing at Axel.
She suddenly had a feeling that the interview would go bad. What is the worst that can happen on a live?
“We are live in three, two, one… “