Chapter 115 SHE IS SKILLFULL
1631words
"Towel." My mother yells at the breakfast table and I see my father shaking his head while I smirk.
Yeah, I deliberately don't dry my hair I like it when my mother pampers me.
The servant brings the towel to her.
Standing beside me she starts drying my hair while I eat my toast with a huge grin and knowing my trick, my father too grins.
My mother is so innocent and full of love.
My father's phone rings and my mother sits beside me.
Feeding me my food as though I am still a baby.
"What money? We won't pay a single penny more for her."
My father growl and my mother stand up, worriedly.
"Jack," She calls my father and my father scowls angrily at her.
"I had told you they are greedy people. This was a mistake. A mistake."
He stomps and leaves fuming in anger.
I run to my mother, she is crying and I don't like seeing her crying.
"Mom, don't cry." I wipe her tears.
"Andrew, promise me you will take care of your sister." She holds my hand and demands.
"A sister?" I ask, do I have a sister?
"Yes, a sister, her name is Anna and you have to look after her ok for your whole life, promise me." She holds out her hand and I take it firmly.
"I will, Mom, Please, don't cry." I wipe her tears and then look into her clear eyes feeling lost.
****
"MOM." I wake up with a jolt, F**k, these dreams…
I know Tessa had triggered this one, that is why I don't like her she has to stay away from me, she… she reminds me of Mom and I don't want to remind anyone from my past.
I belong to Ann and she is my whole world.
"Ahh…" I groan feeling a headache and then sit up lazily.
The clock shows 3 past 12, I lay quietly listening to the click sound of the clock, and then after a while, grunting I stand up.
It's too early for a run as I decide to sit in my study and focus on some work, anything that would make me momentarily forget about the past.
While looking at my last night's work, a thought occurs in my mind, and then feeling calm and relaxed, I walk back to my room to change into my running gear. I pick two bottles this time, if Tessa would join me but I hope she won't.
I start running and my mind keeps going at my dream, I run as fast as I could exhausting my body completely, and then starts stretching until I notice a woman coming over.
Tessa Will.
"Again for a run?" I ask in surprise, she shouldn't be doing this to please me I hope.
"I think I should start walking first, as you have advised me," She says with a smile and I like her obedience. See, Mona would never be that obedient to me.
Another misery.
I finish my laps and then hand her the bottle that I had brought for her, even when in my heart I was hoping for her to not show up at all.
Now, it's time for my plan.
"What do you do daily?" I ask her and her reply makes me frown she does nothing, I wonder how she can manage living like this.
"Why don't you help me with the designs?" I offer her and she squeals like a small child, "I..? You mean I'll go to the office with you?"
"Oh… No…No…No… I don't think Ann will allow you to leave the mansion." I tell her truthfully and then she asks with a dull face, "So?"
"You can work in my study," and she bites her lip that immediately takes my attention, she looks nervous to work but I assure her that I will re-check her work. I am hoping for her to make a mistake but somehow I know she won't make any mistake.
She looks passionate about her work rather than ambitious.
Everything was going great until she asks a question that takes me aback, "How was the cake?"
"Good… Good… Better than I had expected…" I reply guiltily. How would she feel when she knew that I had thrown her cake into the dustbin.
F**k, I didn't know what happen to me last night and I act so recklessly. I shouldn't have thrown away her hard work just like that.
Be sensible, Andrew.
I scold myself the whole way until I reached my room. Before leaving for the office, I strictly ask Miss Celine to not enter my room and then hands her a list of menu for Tessa.
Yeah, she wants to put effort so I will help her with suggestions.
I have found the dishes that would take more time to cook and be hard for her.
I hope she will not make tonight's dinner delicious just like she had made yesterday, I hope.
The cake that I had thrown I silently hand that garbage bag to the other cleaning servant so that no one would know about my doing.
****
"Wow, did you do this?" Lillian looks at me in disbelief and I shrug uncomfortably.
"What? You are doubting me?" I ask her offended.
"Honestly speaking, I could never think that you would be capable of changing the shapes in such a clever way and adding Green Diamonds… It's a win-win situation… But you specified yellow diamonds for this design, so how come it turns green, now?" She asks suspiciously again doubting my skills.
"Tessa did it," I tell her truthfully.
"I knew it." She responds and I roll my eyes at her.
"She was pursuing a degree in jewel designs but after marriage, she has left her studies." or she was forced to do so, well I gulp back the remaining words.
"She has done great. You should bring her here someday." She advises and I nod my head.
After all, I am not going to reveal to her about the restrictions made by Ann for Tessa.
"From now on, I will daily send her a few designs for her suggestion. So you make sure to prepare a file of designs for her." I order Lillian and she asks blankly, "How many designs should I prepare for her?"
I think for a while and then reply, "6 or 8 maybe."
"6 or 8, in one day?" She looks shocked.
"Yes." And I nod my head making her open her eyes wider.
"Well, she must be very talented then." She compliments her and I roll my eyes, please Lillian with due respect, F**k off.
She heard my inner thoughts and leave while laughing out like a lunatic.
Seriously, Lillian you too.
I glare at her back furiously hoping she will get holes in it.
Before I leave the office, I see the notification pops on my laptop and it was Tessa's mail. God, this girl has very good skills. For a moment, I feel admiration for her.
Ann has seriously chosen a very good skillful woman for me, but my heart, it still goes for Mona, maybe if I had no one in my life I would have given a thought to mine and Tessa's marriage after all she is a young and beautiful girl with a good heart.
I didn't open her emails and go back to the mansion, I enter and I could hear the movements in the kitchen that indicates she is still cooking. Good.
She must get exhausted from all the work and then leave it on her own.
I take a quick shower and as I throw my towel carelessly, it falls beside my bed, I bend down to pick it up and then something takes my attention. That brown bag? Why is it still in my room and that too under my bed?
I don't understand this girl at all, what does she want? By keeping these pictures here what she will get huh? Or is she deliberately trying to keep me remembered about this forced marriage?
I push them back and then storm out of my room and guess what? Miss Tessa is walking towards me, I expect her to stop but no she bumps straight into me.
"OUCH…"
She winces and I seethe, "Tessy."
"It wasn't my mistake… I didn't see you." She protests and then starts rubbing her forehead.
She looks in pain and drinking back my anger, I take a deep sigh and then hold her wrist, "Let me see."
And unknowingly, I press the exact place where she is hurting.
"Ouch…" She squeals in pain and I immediately let go.
"It's a minor bruise…" I tell her and nodding her head she starts walking away from me, what the hell? I am not finished yet. "Tessy after dinner come to my room," I command and then enter the elevator.
I reach the ground floor and with wide eyes, I look at the dishes prepared by Tessa, is this woman a robot or what? I need to put more work pressure on her, I guess.
Ann joins and she looks pleasantly surprised while looking at the dishes, I know she is going to praise Tessa so I in advance ask her to not praise her today, kindly.
After all, as my wife and a member of this family, it's her duty to take care of us.
I feel a bit shameful too for using these words but I can't help it I need her to become less useful so that Mona could live in peace with me later here in the mansion while she would get her freedom and start living her life the way she wants to.
