Chapter 127 - Anticipations Approaching

"Umm, ma'am... you can see the letter tucked inside the bouquet sent for you. The name of the sender must have been mentioned there," bowing his head a bit obediently, the guy whispered to her tossing a kind smile. 

"O-Okay." Impatiently Eva closed the door as soon as the guy left the premises of her home. Indeed inside the bunch of those white orchids, a small yellow-colored leaflet was tucked in. Carefully she took out the leaflet and tried to gaze at the sender. To her surprise, the flowers were delivered from Mr. Beck again!

"Dear Miss Eva,

I hope these beautiful orchids would bring a smile to your face as soon as you get them. Kindly, I gotta ask you a favor. I am going out of town for a business purpose for the next 2 days so, the cafeteria will be closed. But can you visit the Brooklyn Coffee Farm tomorrow to collect fresh coffee beans? Usually, I prefer to go and collect my beans personally but since this time I can't...so can you do me this favor instead? The address is provided on the other side of the leaflet and keep it safe with you. The farm is quite reputed but a bit far away from the town, so you might have to stay there overnight. Please take care of yourself.

Kind regards,

Mr. Beck."

After finishing up reading the letter, she took a small glimpse at the back of the paper, and indeed, the complete address was provided there. Though she didn't have to leave for work today leaving sick Zeus behind, the sudden command of running those errands bothered her a little.

"Gosh, why does he has to sent me flowers to convey his message? He can simply send me a text or call me directly. Gosh, people are so cheesy nowadays... This is annoying, I really don't want to go out of town on such short notice..." She was mumbling on her own, tucking the leaflet back inside the bouquet.

"Eva, who was it?"

Hearing the sudden loud call from Zeus, she quickly strolled closer towards the room and stood at the door. He was sitting up on her bed, resting his broad shoulder against the wall supporting by a cushion. His soft hairs were quite messy as he just rose up on the bed. But in her eyes, his puffy red grimace with the bed hair look seemed much cuter than usual gorgeous appearance.

"It's nothing. I got a notice that I don't have to head to work today, instead, we can spend the whole day together, honey." Smiling tenderly at him, she reciprocated his answer.

"Really?" His eyes seemed to be gleaming in bliss as soon as he heard her answer.

"Of course. But...tomorrow I have to run an errand but never mind, at least I got a day off today. I am happy."

"But...what's with those flowers?" Immediately the small simper on his face tainted a little as his eyes shifted towards the white orchids she was grasping in her arm.

"Oh, these? Well, my boss seems kind of a cheesy person, sending me flowers and stuff to relay his message. But these white orchids are so fresh, they are beautiful." While conveying her words, she smelled those flowers with a pleasant grin on her face.

"Why would he send white orchids to you? Did he ever give you these orchids before?" His voice sounded a bit hoarse as he continued glaring at them, sitting still.

"Ahh, don't be so jealous, my honey." Eva chuckled meekly at his response tugging the bouquet close in her arm. "He is well aware that I am already taken. So don't fret, maybe it's just one of his weird habits of sending flowers to everyone. Don't think much about it. Stay still, I will bring some porridge for you okay?" Tossing a tender flying kiss towards him, she headed back to the kitchen humming some meek tune.

While she was leaving back, his eyes were still gawking at those flowers which she was carrying along with her. Looking much perplexed, he wondered deep inside his mind, "but why white orchids? I bet...Eva doesn't even know, white orchid symbolizes... death." 

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Yawning aloud while stretching his arms, Czar woke up from his deep peaceful slumber, rubbing his eyes nonchalantly. The mild sunrays radiating inside the room through the window indicated that it was a blissful warm morning already. As soon as he woke up alone in the room, he saw the bathrobe he had been wearing since the last night had loosened its knot, and quickly enough, he tied it back before heading out of the room. 

As soon as he walked outside, a sweet smell of banana pancakes was lingering in his craving for food. As he didn't have anything since the last night, even the scent of simple pancakes was enough to make his stomach growl out aloud.

Stepping inside the kitchen, he saw Clara was preparing those pancakes wearing a bright red apron and tucking her hair knot as a bun. She was dressed up in a formal white shirt and a knee-length black skirt, looking much in a hurry while preparing the breakfast.

"Are you heading out somewhere?"

Suddenly at his deep voice, she flinched out quite hard, glancing behind and swirling her eyes in a roll. Czar was standing at the entrance of the kitchen, leaning his back against the wall and folding his arms within the groove.

"Ahh, master? You are awake already? Go-Good morning." She mumbled out in a spree, hurriedly flipping the pancakes over.

"You didn't answer my question?"

"I think you have already forgotten, I have told you last night. I have to go to work today." Softly peeking at him behind, she asserted.

"That means... I have to stay alone here?" His voice sounded a bit perplexed while he was scrunching his eyebrows.

"Are you gonna stay here? I have already dry-cleaned your clothes in the morning." Putting some pancakes over a plate, she walked towards the dining table placing them right in front of him. "I had assumed, perhaps you will leave in the morning so I did it early. Thanks to you, I couldn't sleep outside on the couch and have a really bad headache now. Well, I was craving for something sweet that's why I made pancakes for breakfast. Hope, you will like it, master." 

"Are you not gonna have breakfast with me?" He seemed a bit displeased, frowning his face and inquiring her back.

"I am sorry, but I will wrap it with me and eat on my way. You can eat without me and if you want to stay here, you are free to do so since you never listen to me, master." She tossed her remark in a tantalized way, smirking a little. Czar could evidently see the swollen eye bags beneath her eyes which indicated that she didn't get proper sleep last night.

"But...I don't wanna eat alone." Wondering deep inside, he huffed out a deep breath. He didn't even bother to walk a single step ahead to grab his sit on the table.

"I guess, I have to use the toilet for a while. You can go ahead and ave it, master." Clenching her arm near her abdomen, quickly she rushed towards the washroom as if it was quite urget. Standing all stiff, Czar was sulking his face glancing at those pancakes served on the table.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Suddenly, the loud sound of the doorbell startled him quite hard. Tossing an impertinent gaze towards the door, he boldly walked ahead opening it curiously on behalf of her.

"Good morning, Miss Claraa--"

At the entrance of the door, her office subordinate Henry had expected Clara to open the door as he was smiling brightly. But instead, watching him wearing a bathrobe with a loose knot, messy bed hair, and sleepy fresh face...his smile immediately tainted away occupied with an irked expression.

"You...You are the man who dragged Miss Clara from our party!" Scowling his face, Henry sounded much infuriated looking at him.

"Ahh, yes I remember. You were the annoying brat who was asking me too many questions," scraping his messy hair, Czar reciprocated his reply wittily.

"What are you doing here in Miss Clara's place? And...wearing this lewd bathrobe in the morning?" 

"And why do you bother in my personal life? I can wear a bathrobe or I can roam naked...I can do whatever I want, who are you to probe me?" His voice sounded a bit irked due to his nosy attitude.

For a while, Henry continued glaring at him fiercely and tried to peek inside the house through the corridor. But Clara was nowhere seen and in a furious tone, he grumbled at him, "hey...be honest, do you love Miss Clara?" 

"No."

"Then...does she have feelings for you?"

"No."

"No? Then why are you here at her place? Are you trying to use her?"

"Umm, yes. I am kind of using her right now." His answer was short and witty as he shrugged his shoulders.

"What?" He screamed out in rage swirling his eyes wider. "What kind of scumbag are you? You call yourself a human---"

"No. I am not a human." Holding a dark smile towards him, he declaimed in a hoarse voice.

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