"Good Morning, Ma." They both greeted a confused-looking Mia.
"Good Morning. How may I help you?" She whispered.
"We are to deliver these items to you." The dark-haired lady said with a smile.
"But I didn't order for anything," Mia said immediately.
"They are all from Mr. Royal, Ma'am." The guy said.
"He sent you all here to disturb my precious sleep after I told him to stay the hell away from me?" Mia scoffed in disbelief. "I don't want them, tell him he can go to hell with all that he owns." Mia was about to shut the door but the lady in suit stopped her.
"Please ma'am. He's going to fire us if we return with them." She referred to the gifts.
"And what does that have to do with me?" Mia frowned.
"If you don't accept the gifts, Mr. Colton will fire us and we will be out on the streets, looking for jobs. Please consider us, ma'am. Our family looks up to us. It's so hard to get a good job that pays well. My Salary from working for the Royals has helped my family in ways you can't even imagine."
"Don't you know it's just an empty threat? Who the hell fires his workers just because someone like me refuses to receive the gift he sent? Even if he fires you guys, you can always sue him for unlawful dismissal." Mia said, She was tired of Colton having his way.
"You and I know it will be in vain." The dude who held the breakfast tray spoke. The female nodded in agreement. "The Royals are powerful people. They won't be challenged for firing us. As Nikky said, the fate of our jobs lies with you, Ma'am."
"I won't lie, I'm a bit shocked that you're refusing the items," Nikky said.
"Why is that?" Mia folded her arms. "You think it's everyone that's in for material items?"
"No Ma'am. That's not what I mean. Mr. Colton hardly handpicks gifts. He just tells us to pick out anything we think the receiver would like. He personally arranged and picked all of these. No doubt you're a special person to him. I had thought you would happily receive them, that's why I was shocked."
"Look Guys, there's no way Colton will fire you all and there's no way I'm receiving anything from you both. Take them back to him."
Nikky and Zion stared at each other in disappointment, making Mia start to feel guilty. Deep down, She felt that firing them was a ridiculous thing for Colton to do. But then, if he could do all that he could to ensure that she got married to him, he could easily fire the people standing before her. And the thought of Nikky and Zion losing their job because of her didn't sit well with her.
"You can bring them in. I'll get rid of them myself." She opened the door wider for them to come in.
Nikky smiled in relief. She and Zion's Job were to deliver the items. What Mia does with them afterward didn't have anything to do with them.
Zion placed the breakfast tray on the center table in the living room, then went out to bring in the suitcase. Nikky placed the beautiful roses beside the food tray.
"What's that?" Mia said, referring to the shiny stuff that was stuck in between the roses.
"It's all for you, ma. Feel free to take a closer look."
Mia took a close look and reached for the item. It turned out to be a car key.
"What the hell is this?" She stared at the key in her hand with a frown on her face.
"Mr. Royal got you a brand new car. It's parked downstairs. He hopes you like it."
"Of course I don't like it." She groaned, taking a seat on the nearest couch. She had never had a brand new car. She could only afford used ones. She sold her car a couple of months ago because Christoph needed money.
"But ma, you haven't even seen the beauty yet?" Nikky said, referring to the brand new car. Colton went all the way to make sure it was delivered this morning. He wanted to give her one of his cars but decided it was better she had a brand new one. After all, Mia Edwards deserved the best.
"You can go take a look downstairs and if you don't like it, I will inform Mr. Royal. I'm sure he will arrange another one for you. Nikky nodded at Zion's statement.
"You both can take your leave. Thanks for delivering the items. I'll get in touch with Colton." She said, rising to her feet.
"Enjoy your day, Ma'am," Nikky said as she and Zion exited her apartment.
Once they were gone, Mia went to her bedroom in search of her phone. She dialed Colton's number as she proceeded to the living room.
"Hi, love." His warm deep voice came through, sending chills down Mia's spine but she ignored the feelings.
"Why do you love making me mad?"
"What is it, babes? You don't like the items I sent to you?" He has been on the edge all morning, wanting to know how well she received all he got for her.
"There you go again?" Mia groaned. "I don't like the endearments and why did you send me gifts? I made it clear to you that I want nothing to do with you, why are you so bent on making my life a living hell?"
"There's no two ways about this Mia. We are getting married and I can call you whatever I want so please get used to the endearments. I wanted to come to deliver the items myself but I wasn't sure if you would want to see my face, not after everything that happened last night so I sent my staff to do the delivery."
"Do you like the roses? I had picked them up myself. How about the car? Do you like it? I know I should have asked which car you preferred but it's okay if you don't like that one. I can always get you another one. What about the items in the suitcase? You like them?" Colton asked. He really hoped she liked everything. This was the first time he shopped for his woman from the depth of his heart.
There was a few seconds of silence between the duo before Mia finally spoke. "I haven't seen the car yet, I'll go take a look. I also haven't opened the suitcase. I'll call you back when I've checked them out." She said with a calm voice, then ended the call.
Mia sighed, plopped down on the couch, then stared at the items on the table before her. The purpose of calling Colt was to tell him to come get what he sent to her but after hearing him talk, she couldn't bring herself to tell him that. He sounded nervous, wanting to know if she truly liked them and he was even willing to replace anything she didn't like.
His reaction touched Mia's heart. She had only dated three guys in her life. They never surprised her with gifts except on her birthday. And the gifts were usually plain. They never considered what she really needed or if she truly liked them. Christoph was even the worst. He never gave a damn about Mia's birthday. She would go bankrupt for him; just to give him the best but he never returned that energy.
Rising to her feet, She took a proper look at the breakfast tray. Seeing it contained her favorite, She sighed. Colton probably knew everything about her already.
Next, She picked up the bouquet of roses and inhaled them. They smelled so divine. Seeing there was a note stuck in the middle of the roses, She reached for it and went through the content. It was handwritten.
I hope this beauty lightens up your day. Lots of love. CRJ
Unknowingly, Mia's lips curved into a small smile. She wasn't used to receiving handwritten notes. She had only received two love letters in high school. She chuckled at Colton's handwriting. It wasn't excellent but she thought it was cute. She had no idea what the 'J' in his name stood for so she made a mental note to find out.