Chapter 9

Amelia's P.O.V.

Early in the morning when I entered the resort, I got to see her first.

Katrina.

With the expression on her face, I could easily tell I was already doomed for this day itself.

Making my thought come true, she uttered, "Coffee to my room."

Making a coffee, I rushed to her room. Leaving the coffee on the table, I was about to leave but since she was already out to spoil my day early in the morning, she stopped me.

I turned to her only to get her uttering, "What did you do to Nathan, you slut?"

I gasped at that. She could be rude, even slap me but what did I do to get this name.

I tried to utter something but got stopped as she again spoke up, "What did you tell him?"

"I didn't tell him anything." I couldn't help uttering but she got near while glaring at me. Fisted my hair and spoke up, " I know what you are trying to do, you bitch. But remember one thing. You just a maid here. A bloody maid. Know your place before I show you your place. Now get out."

She left my hair and pushed me with a jerk. I stumbled twice but got hold of myself but tears started flowing on their own.

I got out of the room and forwarded downstairs while muttering to myself, "What did I even do to get all these?"

When I found Nathan standing in the living room, staring at me, wiping my eyes, I forwarded towards the kitchen without bothering to answer him.

I heard him asking for coffee. But still, I pretended not to hear it.

But I couldn't ignore it when Mary got appeared in front of the kitchen and spoke up making an annoyed face, "Hey little maid, can't you hear? Nathan asked for a coffee. Hurry."

I must have looked all messy but for a maid, I guess it's all normal. So without bothering much, making a coffee, I forwarded towards Nathan's room.

"I needed to talk to Mom." with that thought in mind, I entered his room.

Leaving the coffee on the table, I forwarded to leave but couldn't.

He blocked my way.

He was looking all vulnerable as he kept saying all these that I couldn't get hold of my guards. The words came out of my throat without even my realization.

Right then we heard the knock on the door. "Nathan"

It was his Katrina. Her voice got me panic.

I could feel what she would call me and my Mom if she saw me with Nathan in a locked room.

This thought got the blood drained out from my face. I looked at Nathan getting all shocked when he started taking steps towards the door.

Before opening the door, he looked at me for a few moments and then opened the door.

But he didn't open it wide and spoke up, "What?"

She got uttering, "We need to talk."

Nathan spoke up then, "okay. I am coming to your room after some time."

Katrina left from there. I didn't know whether she saw me.

Nathan turned to me then and spoke up, "You stay here. I will be back."

I stood in my place for a moment thinking about what to do.

I looked all around. The bed and everything were already set.

Mary got in the room then and uttered while glaring at me, "When you are done with your work here, what are you staring at? Go, get working, you maid."

I left the room immediately.

"I shouldn't have talked all that to Nathan. I shouldn't have. It's not my place. How could I forget!"

I got bumped into Mom and was so out of it that I was about to fall but Mom held me as she spoke up, "Where are you so lost, dear? Watch out. This way you will hurt yourself and me as well."

I immediately got uttering, "No Mom. I don't want you to get hurt for me."

Mom spoke up softly, "I know it, Amelia. I am just saying if you get hurt, this will hurt me as well."

I knew what Mom meant but it got me reminded what was I actually doing...

Nathan's POV

Hearing the nonsensical words of Katrina, I was totally pissed off. I got back to my room but Amelia wasn't there anymore.

Deciding to talk to her, I got downstairs. I saw her Mom with Kaira in the kitchen but she wasn't there. I kept waiting for her but she didn't get into my sight.

Later on the day, I got to see her but she didn't even glance at me getting me felt lonely again. I didn't get her alone and even if I got, she managed to escape. The days kept going on like this and the day of my engagement reached the door.

It was supposed to happen the very next day. When it hit my mind, I got restless. I was needed to make a decision as I always wanted to become a one-woman man.

At late night though I wasn't sure which was her room, I forwarded towards the room outside of the resort near the beach being unable to think straight.

But I found her wandering around the sea beach. She was so lost in her thought that she didn't even notice my presence. She would have left immediately if had realized.

I just stood in her way. She got back to earth when she got bumped into me and got all startled. When I understood her intention of running away, I got hold of her hand not giving her the chance to do so.

"Stop running away from me. It's not the solution, Amelia."

She stared at me for a few moments and then looked away as she uttered, "I am not running away, Mr. Edward."

I got hurt. This wasn't how I thought her to address me.

She got uttering again while struggling to free her hand, "Please let go of my hand. If someone sees, it won't be good."

I tightened my grip and pull her closer to me, making her fall on my chest as I uttered, "You think I care?"

She got away from me as she still kept trying to free herself.

"Mr. Edward please"

I held her other hand as well as I got uttering, "It's Nathan. Do you hear me? It's Nathan for you."

She looked at me. Her face was filled with mixed emotions but above all, she was getting afraid. I could see in her face.

And all I tried to make her believe she wasn't alone. I was with her.

She got staring at me without any word.

"You believe me, right?"

"I know we have to face tough situations but I promise you won't be alone."

A tear rolled down her cheek. I immediately left her hand and wiped off the tear.

Cupping her face, I uttered trying to sound solemn, "I love you, Amelia."

Though her eyes were teary, a faint smile appeared on her face.

I also smiled at her and then hugged her. Maybe she got startled at my sudden hug but later she relaxed. I felt her holding my tee_shirt in a tight grip.

I knew how she would have been feeling and how much she would have been getting afraid but all I wanted was to get her to know she wasn't alone anymore.

Author's POV

The Next Day

The hall room was decorated beautifully with flowers, and lights and the ground was covered with rose petals and a heart shape was made with the petals and red balloons at the center.

A soft romantic song was going on playing in the background. Suddenly, the light went off.

The people in the crowd started muttering, "What's going on?" only to get all silent when the spotlight fell on Nathan who was on his knees on the stage with a ring in his hand.

He forwarded his hand towards the girl standing in front of him as he uttered, "Will you marry me?"

For a moment Amelia stopped breathing. But when Katrina forwarded her hand, her eyes became all teary only to get a drop rolled down as Nathan slipped the ring into her finger.

Holding her hand when Nathan looked at Katrina all lovingly, being unable to handle anymore, Amelia left from there.

She came outside of the hall room and sat with a thud on the bench in front of the garden.

She started muttering to herself, "How did I forget who is Nathan? How did I expect him, the billionaire heir to love a poor girl like me? How did I forget the barrier between us?

Status, family, society..

How did I think he will stand up with me against all this?

How did I?"

As Amelia kept thinking about all this, tears started escaping freely.

Little did she know her absence was noticed the very next moment she left the hall room by no other than Nathan who was physically present there but mentally he was harassed like hell....