"Everything is fine. There is no need for you to worry," I said, trying my best to sound convincing.
"Really?" she asked skeptically.
"Really. We’re just living together in the same suite, but we have separate bedrooms and to be honest, we’re both not interested in each other...in that way. Just as you saw at the church, Hayden already has a woman that he is in love with..." I said.
"I see. That’s good then..." my grandmother mumbled.
"Of course, like I told you, there is nothing for you to worry about," I said, reassuringly.
"What about you?" she asked abruptly.
"What about me?" I asked, not getting what she was referring to.
"You also have someone that you love, don’t you? You know, that guy who came around our shop very often to see you..." she asked.
That’s right. I never got around to telling grandma that I already broke up with him. More accurately, that he dumped me without a care in the world. Ethan, I wonder where he is now and what he’s up to. Sometimes I would wonder if he still thought of me, even if just a little. However, deep down I knew that that was impossible.
"You mean Ethan, right?" I asked. Just saying his name made me want to break down in tears.
I guess time doesn’t heal everything fast enough...
"Yes. Yes, Ethan..." she said.
"Of course, I’m in love with him. I haven’t told him about all that has happened though. When these 30 days are over, we’re going to return to our normal lives. Trust me," I said.
Technically, I wasn’t lying. I was still very much in love with Ethan, although, I haven’t seen or heard from him since the day that the dumped me. However, my grandmother didn’t need to know that. It would just make her worry more about me, needlessly.
I came back to reality and looked out of the car window to see that we have arrived back at the luxurious condominium. I rode the elevator up to the top floor silently with my escorts and sighed silently to myself before turning the door handle to enter the penthouse.
"Oh...welcome back!" Auntie called out to greet me immediately when she saw me enter the room.
"Thank you. Hope you had a good day..." I replied back vaguely.
I noticed that Auntie had a conflicted look on her face like she wanted to say something but decided against it. I could sort of guess why she looked that way as I headed to the dining table.
I looked down at the untouched breakfast that I had made for Hayden this morning. It’s early evening now, so the food had gone way past cold. I wish Auntie would just clear the dish away, but she never did. This is such a waste of food...
"I’m sure...Master Hayden was just in a hurry this morning..." Auntie said in a small voice.
I wasn’t sure if she wanted to comfort me or comfort herself. I shrugged as I took the untouched plate for food into my hand. I had expected that Hayden wouldn’t eat the food that I made for him, so I wasn’t depressed or anything like that. However, there was a tiny sinking feeling in my stomach, after all, this was good food, and it was being wasted.
"Of course. Sorry I wasted food like this..." I replied while trying to smile at her.
"Oh no...it’s not your fault," Auntie quickly said as she waved her hand.
"I’ll help you clear this away..." I said while starting to walk towards the kitchen.
"No, Miss. This is my job. You mustn’t do this, you are a lady of the house," Auntie quickly protested.
"Haha...no, Auntie. I’m not...I’m here because I owe the boss a huge amount of money, but I’ll be gone from here in precisely 28 days," I said with a self-depreciating laugh.
Me? The lady of the house...that is completely nuts!
--To be continued...