Kyle seems riled up. How's he going to handle Tania? A) gently B) roughly C) Let's see. Do let me know;)
83"Sir..." Mari rubbed her hands together. "I think..." "Yes, Mari? What do you think?" He asked and seeing her rubbing her hands worriedly he mentioned, "For this one time, just forget that you're my employee. Think of yourself as my adviser. An adviser who's to help me see through a misty situation. Can you do that?" "Come and sit here first." He dragged out the plush seat from across the dressing table and gestured to her with his head to sit down. Mari did as she was told, but she squeezed her knees together and gulped down the hard knot of apprehension below her throat. This might be casual for Kyle Panther to have his mere Housekeeper sit in front of him and talk with him like an adviser— Like having someone below his rank beside him was nothing out of the ordinary — for Mari, though, it made her hackles rise. While other masters treated their house help like worms and insects, he was making her sit on an expensive, velvet surfaced plush seat and talk with him. His very own
82Four days later, Jasmine had adjusted well in Sky's house. She looked better and her appearance had improved too. Sky was so touched by Jasmine's struggles that she submitted a request for a few days off, and luckily it was accepted. She was a hardworking airhostess. She never asked for a leave before. Her paid leaves were all still unused and this time she made use of them, and it was easily approved. They spent time in front of the TV if they weren't cooking in the kitchen. Sky also took Jasmine out at the park for a walk during night time. In the daylight the chances of Jasmine getting seen and recognized by anyone were high. But after it was dark, they didn't need to worry about anything. They just returned home from such a walk. The sky was indigo black tonight. Stars twinkled brighter than ever as a tranquil breeze rolled outside the windows, rustling the leaves of the trees and swaying the grasses on the ground. Having had their dinner, the girls were sitting in front of
81The drive to Sky's apartment was rather disturbing. Jasmine hadn't assumed it would feel this way. Leaving Kyle's house was more harrowing than it was leaving her husband's house. She felt as though she was going away from her 'real home'.Jasmine kept staring out for longer than usual. Even after the mansion had disappeared out of her sight. With tears saying final goodbye, she sat there thinking about all the good time she spent with Kyle in his house.Sky was an understanding woman. She didn't interrupt her, nor asked her to stop crying. She let her take it off her chest as if it was necessary for her to feel better. Sky drove Jasmine to her place and helped her carry her little bag up to her apartment that was on the seventh floor. When she turned the key in and pushed the door open, the warm feeling that engulfed Jasmine made her feel like she was back home away from home. It wasn't very big but spacious enough for a single, working woman. There was a normal-sized living roo
80Kyle sat in his study with the letter kept on the desk in front of him. He just took a bath and came here first thing as he couldn't think of anything else. Mari did come to ask him about dinner but his stomach was already full— with regret and self-loath.He had politely declined and came to his study with the letter.Kyle stared at it for a while. The letter he had received from Jasmine, written from their baby's point of view, was also there.He looked between the two letters and felt pain go through his chest like a sharp sword. He felt his stomach overturn badly as if someone was doing it with their fingers.A knock on the door made him drag in a breath and blink his eyes, "Come in."He was tired to the bones but his heart was uneasy. Kyle needed the clarification. He wanted to find out if it wasn't a dream— yes, it felt like a dream to him. Mari who never raised her eyes to look at him had raised her voice. Not for herself, but a woman that he brought home as a guest. If a k
79"I'm sorry, sir. I was in the garden taking fresh air." She panted. Kyle assessed her. His scowl softened when he saw the same fright in her eyes. He was desperate to find out about Jasmine but he wasn't going to scare his staff with his dark demeanor. "Where is Jessica? I can't find her." He said in a lighter tone, so as not to scare her further. "Miss Jessica? Sir..." Mari's eyebrows creased as a dreadful look crossed her face. "Yes, Mari, where is she? She's not in my room nor is she in any of the guest rooms." Kyle looked down as he added further in a relatively small voice. "I heard doctor Jayson came home to see her. Is she okay?" "Sir... Miss Jessica... She left!" Kyle's eyes shot up as his mouth hung open in daze. He stared at Mari as if she cracked a derogatory joke, his face blank and intimidating. "She left?" "Yes, sir. She was..." Mari squeezed her fingers as she gulped her saliva, trying not to sound scared. She kept her gaze on his shoes as she wasn't feeling
78Even if she liked him, she could have tried to tell him. He wasn't a monster that would eat her. Kyle's teeth gritted as he recalled Lila's words from the dining table during breakfast moments before all hell broke loose. His eyes reddened. He wanted to go back out and face Jasmine again. "It's not the right time. You already went out of control and boundaries yesterday, Kyle. Keep calm." He told himself and tamped down his anger. Just then there was a knock on the open door before Mari walked in. She dragged a trolley before her with a hesitant look. It wasn't lost on Kyle how nervous Mari appeared since yesterday. The look on her face said it all… Jasmine had already told her everything and she was probably scared of him. She shot him a quick and anxious look as she pulled her hands back from the trolley. Her lips parted, then quivered, and then she smacked them shut again. She bowed her head in respect and turned to leave. Kyle hated her behaviour. She made him feel like a