Was it D-day for Elena that night?
She was so upset that she kicked the room door after she finished with her packing.
“Ouch…”
She forgot that she only had a pair of slippers that offered no protection for her miserable toes. She yelped in pain when her toes hit the door frame.
“Young madam, what’s wrong?” Ewan was shocked when he saw Elena in pain as he went to help her with the suitcase.
Did she kick the door? Was she unhappy with the eldest young master?
“Young madam, I’ll help you with the suitcases. Don’t worry about it.”
Elena was not worried at all. Instead, she feared that they would clear out her room. Eldest Young Master Williams’s room was about 300 square feet in size, so it could easily fit a couple more wardrobes. If they were to move all of her clothes into his room, would that mean she were to ‘stay with him’ for a long time?
“Young Madam, let’s go.” Ewan urged her earnestly.
Elena sighed and followed him as she held a soft toy in her arms. Michael had not realized that the girl had the habit of hugging a soft toy to sleep. Was she not already 18 years old? Soft toys were for toddlers, were they not?
He looked it up on the Internet while Elena unpacked. It seemed like ladies from the age of 8 to 80 would always be fascinated by soft toys. Was that true?
“What is this?” Michael asked as he pointed at a small packet that Elena unpacked.
Even though there was no significant expression on his face, his tone was quite serious. Elena blushed as she looked at the item in her hand. She was not sure why the eldest young master would want to know anything about that, but must he ask her about it?
She pouted and stuttered an answer, “It’s… tam… pons…”
“Are you hurt?” Michael sprang from his seat.
“Don’t come over! I’m not hurt!” Elena tucked the package away quickly.
She was only trying to prepare as she knew that her period was due soon. What was with the eldest young master? Why would he even ask about that? Did he not know about tampons? Even though it was different from the regular sanitary pads, tampons were hardly uncommon. She had never used it while she was a virgin. However… Since she was no longer a virgin, she thought that she would give it a try.
Michael noticed her weird look as if there was something that she wanted to hide, so he stopped asking her about it. He returned to his seat and turned his attention to the search engine on his phone. His expression changed when he realized what it was; something that a woman used once a month…
He had never noticed if the girl had her period when they were together, so he was not sure about her menstrual cycle. Was it because there was not enough understanding between them? No wonder Henry had commented about the huge gap between them. Michael coughed awkwardly as he tried to sound as casually as he could.
“It’s about time, isn’t it?”
“What?” Elena that was still trying to unpack when his question caught her off guard. What did he mean, about time?
Michael threw her a look, pursed his lips, and said, “Period.”
He was confident that he had used the correct term.
Elena was dumbfounded for about half a second. She felt a buzz in her head, and then her face turned bright red again.
“Al… almost.”
“When?”
What was he thinking? What was his plan? She was embarrassed by his questions, and so she took a few more steps backward. The distance between them widened.
“Perhaps… these few days. Maybe… today, to… tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.”
Her period was never on time, but it did not vary too much. It was probably between a 28 to 32-day cycle. It was always in that range, so it should be quite accurate. However, why did he want to know? What was on his mind? She took a couple more steps backward when she reluctantly recalled their steamy moments in bed.
“Eldest Young Master Williams, you told me that you would never force me to do things that I don’t want to do.”
That was their agreement before she agreed to move into his room. Otherwise, she would not have submitted to his request. He had wanted them to spend more time together to develop more tacit understandings so that they would not expose their sham engagement before the other Williams family members, especially his grandmother.
She understood his reasons after she saw the old madam’s condition earlier that day. So she had agreed to his request after he promised not to force her to do anything she did not want to. Michael was frustrated with the defense that was written all over her face.
“Do you really think that I’m someone who would force you to sleep with me all day?”
Elena wanted to nod her head to say that that was precisely what she thought of him. However, she was not brave enough to do that.
Instead, she sighed and said with a smile, “No, I was just kidding.”
She was still wondering why he wanted to know about her menstrual cycle. Was it because he wanted to have a baby with her… for the sake of the old madam?
“No!” Elena was frightened by her own crazy imagination. “Eldest Young Master Williams, I don’t want to carry your baby!”
Definitely no! She was just a freshman at the university! How could she do that? Michael was infuriated by her sudden exclaim.
“Not my baby. Then, whose baby? Luacs’s?”
“What has that got to do with Luacs?”
A baby was a serious decision; it was not a game! How could she simply do that with anyone?
“In any case, I’m not having your baby. No way!”
Even though she cared very much for his grandmother, and she hoped that she would recover as soon as possible, a baby was not the way to make her happy. She was only 18 years old. She still had a long life’s journey ahead of her…
Michael knew that she had misunderstood him. He asked about her menstrual cycle to get to know her better; it did not mean that he wanted her to have his baby. Nevertheless, he did knot know that she would be so repulsive at the idea! He was not happy with her attitude!
“Did you think that just any random person could carry my baby?” he snorted.
He thought that he would gain a bit more dignity with that derisive remark. However, he was quite surprised when she sighed in relief and looked much more relaxed than before.
“You are such a classy person, Eldest Young Master Williams. Of course, only girls who matched your status could carry your baby to continue the Williams family’s lineage.”
It was not something she said in a fit of anger. She understood that very well, and there was no fury or sarcasm in her words.
“Don’t worry. Once you find a suitable girl, I’ll walk away from my role and even offer my congratulations to both of you.”
After all, they were supposed to break up after two years anyway. However, if they had to end the contract because he found someone new, then that would be okay too. Even though she was a little sad with that thought, she had prepared herself for it. It probably would not affect her too much anyway.
As for Michael, he was on the other end of the scale. Her attitude had blown him away. Did she want to leave him that much?