Chapter 61 - It Can't Be, Right?...

''Why are you eating anything that you find in the house? Aren't you afraid of getting fat? And go back to your damn house!!'' Natalie finished and hurried towards her room leaving Alice speechless.

Alice turned to Mikael and asked, ''who spit in her biscuits? Did you come with my sister? Why is she so angry? Did she swallow some explosives outside or what?''

''We met Mimi or whatever he name was at the mall'' Mikael said and went to the kitchen and Alice followed him.

''You went to the mall together? I thought my sister went to the hospital?''

''We met by chance at the mall. Stop asking a lot of questions and go back to your own house''

Alice became speechless for a second. She chuckled and murmured to herself. ''Why is everyone telling me to go to my own house? Do you people think I'm homeless? I am a celebrity for goodness sake. I am Alice Jun, and I have a lot of money'' she turned to Mikael and glared at him.

''What?'' Mikael asked.

''Make me leave if you have the strength to. Hmm!!!'' Alice scoffed and went to her room.

Mikael shook his head. He felt that it was going to take him a lot of time to understand the sister duo.

…

Natalie sat on the bed and touched her lips. Her face became red when she thought about how Mikael held her at the mall. She stood up at once and shook her head.

''What nonsense are you thinking about, Natalie? You've gone crazy, Nat. You've gone crazy''

Song Mansion.

Hall.

''Solace, you have to help me. My wedding is just two weeks away and Mikael Sun has made sure that no hotel in the whole of City M is willing to accept my reservation. There is only little my husband can do here because he doesn't come from this place. I just scolded her a little, who knew she would go and tattle about it to her brother in law?''

Mrs. Solace scratched her head and spoke. ''That girl won't stop embarrassing me every time. Eunice, don't worry. You can hold the wedding at my husband's hotel. I will let the chef there prepare the food and our events planner can handle the reception and decoration''

''Really?'' Eunice became excited.

''Yes. I'm sorry about what you had to go through because of that girl. I will get her to apologise to you later on. I don't even know what goes on in her head. she just acts however way she wants''

''Thank you so much''

''Mimi told me you helped her to get the contract of endorsement at Janice. I should thank you instead. This endorsement is going to help her a lot in her career''

''It was a small thing. I just said a few words to Janice herself about Mimi. She was happy about Mimi joining her. With Mimi at Janice, she will be able to watch out for your estranged daughter too. How is it that they are so different? She has no talent at all while Mimi who is younger has made a name for herself''

'She has talent. She is my daughter after all. She just hasn't realised it yet''

Mimi was about to go inside the study room when she overheard their conversation and stopped at the door. She clenched her fists tightly and let her a soft sarcastic chuckle.

That was the thing she was most afraid of. Natalie inheriting her mother's talent. She had done a lot of things in the past, to break her down and make sure that she didn't have the chance to shine but it seemed even their mother had seen the light in her.

First, she had Thomas Sun, now it was Mikael Sun and even her mother. Mimi turned back and went towards her room.

''Natalie, why are you everywhere? I will kill you this time around. I will make sure you don't get the chance to be alive again''

The next day was a Saturday, so Xia came to visit Natalie and find out how she was doing. She brought steak with her so they went to the balcony where the griller was. Alice brought out the vegetables that Natalie had bought the other day and she and Niania started to prepare them while Lucy helped Xia with the meat.

Mikael walked out of the kitchen and stood next to Natalie. He smiled when he saw the ladies at the balcony doing their own things.

''You knew all of them were coming here today, that's why you went to grocery shopping yesterday, right?'' Mikael asked her and she turned to look at him.

''Guilty''

''Why didn't you tell me beforehand?'' Mikael asked and pouted his lips. When Natalie saw him that way she chuckled.

''I thought you would not agree to it. Mikael, please, be nice to my friends? They're my family''

''And what am I?''

''My brother in law. My family too. The food, won't you check on it?

''You are coming with me to the kitchen'' Mikael held her hand and pulled her towards the kitchen. Xia whose gaze shifted to that sight in time to see them furrowed her brows as her gaze turned doubtful.

Natalie stood behind the cabinet pouting her lips as she watched Mikael fry some sausages. The aroma made her mouth watery and she instinctively stuck out her tongue licking her lips.

Mikael looked at her and creased his brows. She looked innocent while doing that. It made him wonder if she even knew the meaning of what she was doing. He picked a piece of cut sausage and pushed it into mouth saying.

''Stop doing that in front of me'' he looked away. He was suddenly having wild thoughts.

''Huh?'' Natalie smiled and started chewing the sausage in her mouth. She touched her lips where his fingers had brushed and smiled.

''Natalie, it's almost ready'' Xia entered the hall and said to her. Her gaze shifted to Mikael who was washing the utensils and then back to Natalie.

''But, I want to help Mikael with the onions, right?'' Natalie said as she looked at Mikael. It was like she was pleading with him to save her.

''I can handle that, go and rest'' Mikael said and Natalie frowned. She turned to face the suspicious gaze of Xia and asked. ''What are you looking at?''

''I can't be, right?'' Xia muttered to herself.

''It can't be what?''

''Natalie, let's go'' Xia held her hand and they walked to the balcony. After the left, Mikael turned to look at them. His lips were curved into a silly smile.

''Why are you looking at me like that?'' Natalie asked Xia when they got to the balcony,

''Natalie, were you flirting with your brother in law?''

''Huh? What nonsense are you spouting?''

''You two… don't you feel that the atmosphere between the two of you is weird?''

''Hey! Don't mess with me. I'm going back inside'' Natalie said and turned to go back inside.

''Whoa!! Natalie, you are done for'' Xia scratched her head, ''how can I explain it to her when she doesn't even know what it is?''

Natalie stood at a distance watching Mikael as he cut onions. She sighed and shook her head. 'It can't be. Xia is really getting into my head. We weren't flirting. How can that be possible when he has feelings for Alice?''

''What are you doing there? Are you coming to me or going out?'' Mikael asked looking up to meet her gaze.

Natalie flushed and turned her back towards him at once. ''I am not going anywhere. I was just standing… here''

''Come and help me then, since you are not doing any work''

''Are you calling me a lazy person?'' Natalie turned to glare at him and he chuckled.

''I think you are just guilty. Everyone is busy and you are not doing anything''

Natalie folded the sleeves of her green loungewear and walked towards him. ''I will show you that I can do a better job at cutting than you''

When she got closer to him, she pushed him aside and took the knife out of his hands.

A moment later….

''Don't you know how to do anything at all?'' Mikael looked at the way she cut the onions and shook his head. he was cutting the onions into fine shapes before she took over and ten minutes had passed and when he turned, he saw the onions scattered all over the kitchen table.

''Hey, don't scold me okay? You called me lazy first''

''So, this is now my fault?''

''Then, do it yourself. I told you, I'm a zero when it comes to kitchen work anyways''

''But, there is no onions left'' Mikael sighed as he looked at the table.

''I have onions somewhere around….'' Natalie stood on her toes and stretched her hand towards the upper shelf.

'Why did you keep onions there?''

''To ward of bad smell''

''And you want us to use that to prepare food?''