Ray's brows creased when Arya spilled milk on the table, he noticed her hands were shaking..
"Are you alright?" Ray mumbled in worry..
Arya avoided staring at him because next to him sat his father, she couldn't bring herself to look him in the eyes after last night..
She could feel his piercing stare on her and panicked even more, she failed to understand why she was reacting this way..
Charlotte emerged from the kitchen all smiles putting on a sky blue apron which had a few red stains on it..
Arya snorted, a cook indeed! she remembered how her mum loved to cook, she made tasty dishes that leaves people wanting more..
She was proud to have inherited that from their, cooking meals was life itself, unlike Charlotte who took their mum's other hobby..
She failed to understand why Charlotte had to part ways with them..
"Snap out of it dummy! get me a neat glass!" Charlotte barked furiously at Arya, a part in her heart told her that she was the one to be held responsible for Kyle's recent behaviors..
Last night she had to sleep in the cold guest room alone, Dennis was right! they needed to carry out the task quickly before Kyle recollects his past..
Her last attempt was ruined by this b*tch who couldn't keep her paws off Kyle..
Arya turned on her heels with a sharp glare directed at Charlotte before leaving for the kitchen..
She'd give anything to avoid Kyle's burning gaze on her right now..
When she got into the kitchen, she saw how the cooks roamed around cleaning the mess Charlotte made while cooking..
"Hmm just like mum" she whispered going down the memory lane..
Her mum could mess up an entirely perfect kitchen in less than a minute but nevertheless, the food always turned out perfect..
But today, 'perfect' wasn't going to be spotted in this dishes she made..
"Well..this is going to be fun!"
***
Kyle's tummy roared as soon as the tantalizing aroma reached his nose..
Charlotte was all smiles by the soft look on Kyle's face..
"Come on Kyle..dig in"
Ray hesitated picking up his cutlery, he had once tasted a meal cooked by Charlotte which didn't go well with his body system..
He took a glance towards his dad and almost pitied him..
Kyle sprang up to his feet whooshing for air, he blew air in and out of his mouth hurriedly as he struggled to reach for a glass of water..
"Daddy"
"Kyle! are you alright?" Charlotte's worried tone came, she moved away from her seat and tried to take a step closer to him but was shunned back immediately..
"Don't come any closer!"
Kyle's nose turned red as he tried to survive the burning sensation on his tongue..
She watched him storm out of the dining in anger..
She settled her gaze back on her plate wondering what went wrong..
"I'll go check on daddy" Ray murmured and dashed out almost knocking Arya down who was on her way to the the table..
Charlotte's pupils dilated as the sensation lingered on her tongue..she gasped for air continuously wondering why that amount of chili should be in this food..
She wasn't the best cook in the world but at least her dishes were still edible.. which only meant someone tampered with her food..
"Well I guess breakfast didn't go as planned" Arya's sarcastic tone came as her eyes skimmed through the variety of dishes on the table..
She picked up a piece of steak from a plate with her finger and chewed on it slowly..
"Hmm..not really bad, just too much spices, a bit dry and burnt..I'll be honest with you Charlotte! this is horrible"
Charlotte's jaw tightened, if it were up to her she'd have torn this daring lady's body apart..
"What do you want?!"
Arya shrugged at the question, "What can I possibly say? this is just a warning for you to stay out of Naomi Sinclair's affairs.. I won't be easy on you next time!"
"So it was you!...
Arya raised her hand to stop Charlotte from lashing out at her..
"Oh please be quiet! you started this first..maybe this is karma after all..what is not yours will never be yours..I hope you understand where exactly I'm driving at"
***
Kyle stopped pacing around the moment a knock came on his door, he really hoped that it wasn't Ray..
He had raised his voice at the little kid who was concerned about him a while ago..
The door opened to reveal Arya who was holding a tray on her hands..
She could feel his piercing stare on her, she bit her bottom lips trying hard not to look him in the face otherwise she'd die from redness..
"This will help"
Kyle took a seat on the edge of the king sized bed, he would do absolutely anything for the burning sensation on his tongue to stop..
Arya noticed his discomfort and walked to him with the tray which contained a slice of chocolate cake and a glass of warm milk..
"Have this"
Kyle took a glance at her outstretched hand and then back to her face, what was he? a five year old? oh jeez!
"Do I look like a kid to you?"
Arya arched a brow "don't you want to feel your tongue anymore? I promise it will help"
Kyle hesitated to accept it, what if this one has more chilli? who knows??
She sighed when he didn't make any move to pick up any of the things she brought..
She placed the tray on the bed next to him and picked up the plate which contained the slice of cake..
"Have you ever heard of a cake called the happy cake?"
Kyle snorted "Well I think that is dumb!"
Arya rolled her eyes, she cut the piece into a section and picked it up with a fork after which she stretched it to Kyle's lips..
"Open up wide"
Kyle froze, maybe it was his head messing with him but this lady's over bubbly attitude towards him couldn't be the one of an employee and employer..
There was more to it, more to what he knows and a whole more which everyone was hiding away from him or perhaps he wasn't ready to believe them..
His mouth opened on their own accord, it wasn't until the piece of cake touched his tongue that he snapped out of his daze..
"I guess you're one of the people I've probably forgotten"
Arya was caught off guard by his declaration, in as much as she wanted to ask questions, the door opened to reveal Charlotte holding a glass of orange juice..
Arya snorted, orange juice, how helpful and timely!..
Taking the initiative to ignore her, she reached for the corner of Kyle's lips and swiped out the invisible particles she didn't see..
Obviously just to infuriate Charlotte..
"How do you feel now?"
"A bit relieved.." he replied honestly with a small smile..
Charlotte's grip around the glass cup of orange juice tightened..
"What are you doing here Naomi?!" She seethed gnashing her in anger, her audacity has surpassed all limits! and it needs to be stopped as soon as possible!
Arya ignored Charlotte's little tantrums and raised the glass of milk to Kyle's lips, after which she wiped the corner of his lips with her thumb...
"You'll feel a lot better" she said sweetly which he returned with a stiff nod, he couldn't deny that he was affected by her little gesture..
She turned to Charlotte with a raised brow "Yes ma'am? do you need anything?"
Charlotte's teeth clenched, her sharp brown orbs glared daggers at the cunning lady who was acting like it was totally fine to feed her boss..
"You know how wrong it is to come into this room! there are other servants who can take care of his needs! and besides you're just a nanny hired to look after Ray..stop trying to get yourself attached....
"That's enough Charlotte!"
Charlotte ate back her words as soon as Kyle lashed out at her..
She stared at him in unbelief, was he seriously yelling at her because of this cheap nanny?!
"Kyle you're...
Arya sniffed back in tears "I'm sorry ma'am..I just thought i should help seeing as you weren't willing to do anything a while back"
Charlotte's brows clashed, she was the one who tampered with her food in the first place by adding hot chili and now she dared to play the victim card?..
"It's okay Naomi..you go back first I'd like to have a word with her"
Arya nodded while wiping her fake tears that weren't even there to begin with..
She picked up the empty glass and plate with a little piece of the chocolate cake and walked away from him..
She flashed a smirk at Charlotte on her way out, the latter's hand was fisted by her side, she took a step to move only for her to stumble forward and drop the glass of juice she was holding..
Charlotte snapped her gaze to Arya, she only tripped because Arya placed her foot intentionally on her path..
"Ma'am are you alright?" Arya's concerned tone came again which only irritated Charlotte..
"You...
"Charlotte! it was an accident, you tripped and she's only being concerned" Kyle clarified staring down at the spilled juice which was slowly spreading out..
"I'll go get something to clean it up..please don't worry about it ma'am"
***
As soon as Arya left it was only the two of them behind, Charlotte was clearly fuming in anger about what happened a while ago..
She failed to notice the calculative gaze of Kyle on her..
"Where's our wedding photos? and no! don't tell me that Vanessa took them and suddenly misplaced her phone!"
Charlotte was caught off guard, she felt her heart skip a dramatic beat, she was lucky that Kyle was a few feet away from her otherwise he might have heard her heart beat..
Lately he has been asking questions which she couldn't give an answer to without sounding like a total jerk..
"Umm..why do you need that now?"
There was a knock on the door after which it opened to reveal Arya with a piece of cloth and bucket for the juice spilled on the floor..
"Sorry to interrupt..I'll just clean this and leave as soon as I'm done"
"This isn't your area of work Naomi! go get someone else to do it!" Charlotte fired harshly, she knew Arya wasn't ready to leave yet..
"She's helping you to clean up your mess.. the least you could do is to be grateful!"
Arya smiled, she suddenly had the urge to pull Kyle into a tight embrace over the befitting reply he gave Charlotte..
She went down on her knees to get to work, she placed the piece of cloth over the spilled orange colored liquid..
Kyle returned his gaze back to Charlotte "I'm still waiting!"
Charlotte gulped down nervously, how was she going to get out of this mess? Naomi was still present in the room..
"Can we speak later in private?" She pleaded, her voice shaky which sounded like she was at the verge of breaking out into a cry..
"We are in private! just tell the truth! where are our wedding photos? or even our family photo?"
Arya's hand wiping the floor stopped for a while, Kyle was already getting suspicious of Charlotte which was a good thing for her..
"Please Kyle don't stress yourself this way.. remember what the doctor..
"I've had enough of you trying to cover everything up by using the doctor's name! just give me an answer and I won't stress out anymore!"
Arya grinned slyly, she cleared her throat for the two to divert their attention to her..
"I'm sorry if I'm trying to intrude in your personal discussion..but I couldn't help to point out that if you need anything, just remember the internet knows everything given that you're an important personality"
She added with a glare directed at Charlotte, the corners of her lips pulled up into a smirk on seeing the look of horror that crossed Charlotte's face..
'Now let me see you get out of this one charlotte' Arya mused..
She picked up the bucket and stood up to her feet "I'll take my leave now..and ma'am there's really no need to thank me..I'm only repaying you a favor"
Charlotte had a feeling that the 'favor' Naomi was talking about was a bad thing..
She turned to Kyle who pulled out his phone going through it..
Her face paled, everything about him was on the internet, including his recent wedding that was called off because of her grand return..
If Kyle sees and finds out the whole truth, she'd be gone for good!.
This was all Naomi's fault! if the latter had just kept shut then none of this would have happened! she had completely forgotten that the internet knows everything!
"Kyle..there's really no need for all these..I'm sure Vanessa still has the photos with her, I can go get them from her"
Kyle snorted scrolling down his phone "I rather find things out myself since I can hardly believe a thing you say"
***
Bryan opened his lazy eyes, he glanced by his side to see a naked woman cuddled up next to him with a white duvet covering their bodies...
He tugged his hair harshly, how come he brought a woman home with him again? he groaned out in frustration when he recalled what happened..
He got drunk again!
"Sh*t!"
His phone rang on the nightstand next to him, he saw the lady move a bit before snapping her eyes open..
Her red lips corked a smile "What a nice view so early bad boy!" she chirped biting her lower lip..
Bryan snorted and picked up his phone that was ringing out loud..
"Get off!" he snarled at her to see her jerk up a bit..
He placed his phone to his ear and almost immediately his eardrums nearly exploded..
"Bryan! have you seen the news? you're just too great son! finally you're taking the initiative to be more responsible.. get your ass back home this minute!"
Bryan tossed the phone next to him on the bed, he pulled the duvet off his body and stepped down from the bed..
Few minutes later the lady stepped out of the bathroom fully dressed in a red low cut gown..
He opened his wallet and pulled out a stash of bills and threw it down on the bed just beside her..
"You may leave now"
She greedily picked up the cash and stuffed it into her black purse..
"Last night was mind blowing! do visit the bar once more if you need my services" She winked at him teasingly and left the room..
He slumped back on the bed and brought his phone over to his face, his dad mentioned something about the news blah blah blah a while ago....
He suddenly sat up with his eyes wide opened "What the f*ck?!"