CHAPTER 28

As Mrs. del Espania's birthday approaches, they were becoming increasingly busy in their office as well. There is a selection of clothes to be highlighted on the night of the event. There was a small stage made inside the production room where the models practice with their designers every day.

She was ecstatic as she watched them. She always sees Mrs. del Espania in the office with her private nurse. She knew that the old boss was only allowed to go to the office on the condition that her nurse will always be with her.

She is currently helping with the decorations that will be used in Mrs. del Espania's house while keeping her eyes on the models who are practicing their walk on stage. She was really amazed to see that they did not even have difficulty walking even though the heels of the shoes they were wearing were too high.

She also sees Venus walking on stage. She smiled when it was Venus turned to do the catwalk.

They were so great! She was so envious!

She didn't think that those girls were still missing something in their lives. It seemed like they had everything they wanted. If she had just been a model, she wouldn't have had to charm Clyde.

She was suddenly sad because she had not seen the man for several days. She once heard that he had a business trip to Hong Kong. She already misses Clyde.

Suddenly she turned her gaze to the door when she saw Mrs. del Espania entering with her nurse. Even Clyde's grandmother's nurse looks like a model. She is beautiful and tall. She wears blouse and denim pants that fit the woman's legs. Even though she was a woman, she couldn't help but admire the nurse's beauty.

Her eyebrows rose when she saw Kyle next to the nurse with a steady smile as he talked to the woman. She thinks the man is flirting with the beautiful nurse. She just shrugged it off. She wouldn't be surprised anymore if Kyle won't leave the nurse alone.

She knew he was tagged as a "playboy". It was not just one model who told their brief moments with the playboy twin brother of Clyde.

She shook her head more than once thinking how different the twins are. She just then continue what she was doing.

Kyle was really far from Clyde.

"Is everything okay here?"

They suddenly looked up when they heard the voice of Mrs. del Espania.

There were more than ten of them who made gold flower designs for the stage to be displayed inside the del Espania's big house.

One by one her companions answered the lady owner. She just nodded and smiled in response.

"Thank you for your great help. I'm happy to see all your wonderful works," Mrs. del Espania said with a smile. She even picked up a finished flower product and checked it thoroughly with satisfaction on her face.

They all smiled because she liked their work.

"By the way, I'll just check the gowns, Kyle. Sheila, just stay here with Kyle first. Don't follow me anymore, okay?" She told Kyle and her nurse.

"Yes, Mrs. del Espania," the woman answered promptly.

She was surprised to hear the voice of the woman because it sounded like a male's voice. Her voice did not match her gentle and sweet face. It was so manly.

"Sure, grandma. Let me take care of Sheila while she's not busy taking care of you," Kyle said jokingly still staring at the woman.

She saw how the woman reacted. She seemed to be trembling with so much excitement like a teenager.

She looked at them with frowning.

"Kyle, behave," his grandmother warned then left.

When the old woman was no longer in front of them, Kyle grabbed the nurse's elbow as he brought a chair closer to her.

"Let's take a seat first," the man offered and let the nurse sit down.

After the nurse sat down, Kyle pulled out another chair and sat as well.

All those who make decorations are sitting on the floor. Her position was facing the two so she couldn't help but look at them. Both are watching the models in front.

"So, which of those were your ex or flings?" the nurse suddenly asked, unable to escape her hearing.

Why does the woman's voice seem to change? Did she force her voice to sound so thin to make it better for Kyle's hearing? Actually, it sounded like a gay man's voice.

She immediately covered her mouth as she almost laughed at the thought.

"Why do I feel like you are judging me already?" Kyle even brought his mouth close to the woman's ear.

"I've heard a lot of rumors about you," the nurse turned her face to Kyle.

Suddenly she squeezed the superglue with a lot of force absentmindedly. She was supposed to use the glue to a cardboard. Unconsciously, she just rubbed the excess superglue while her eyes seemed to be glued to the two as well.

"Do you believe those rumors?" the man's voice sounded like it was fading.

The two were still staring at each other and she could clearly see that. It was as if they were already enchanted by each other.

The woman suddenly laughed while covering her mouth with one hand as if feeling so cute.

Shit! 

She was startled by her laughter. No matter how hard the woman tries to change her voice, the original manly-like voice of the nurse really comes out. She knew Kyle was also surprised when he suddenly pulled his face back from the woman.

She would have laughed out loud at the man's expression. Fortunately, she was able to put her hand over her mouth again. She was also suddenly startled when she felt the fingers sticking to her mouth.

The super glue!

She tried to remove her hand that is attached to her lips without getting the attention of her co-workers. She was already pulling it with one hand but it still seemed to stick too much. It also hurts when she pulls.

She panicked that she was pulling her hand harder. Her colleagues already noticed her and were staring at her. They were curious about what she was trying to do.

"Are you okay, Natasha?" Vanessa asked next to her.

Her eyes widened as she just pointed to the hand that was stuck to her mouth because she couldn't speak.

"Oh my! Help, Natasha! I think she's going to have a stroke!" Vanessa cried which called the attention of their other companions.

What ?! What stroke does she mean?

She shook her head while pointing again to the hand that was stuck on her lips. Kyle and Sheila looked at her too. The man immediately stood up and approached her.

"What's wrong?" Kyle worriedly looked at her.

"I think she's going to have a stroke, Sir. Just look at her mouth," Vanessa spoke again.

She almost glared at the woman. She took the superglue with one hand and showed it to Kyle then pointed her hand to her mouth.

"Oh," Kyle said briefly as if he had already guessed what had happened.

"Alright, who has a baby oil?" he asked calmly.

"I have, Sir," one of them answered quickly and searched the bag, and then handed it to Kyle.

"Thank you," he held out one of her hands to help her stand up.

She immediately followed. Sheila was still folding her arms just staring at her.

"Okay, we'll just go there at the back first so we don't get disturbed," Kyle said immediately as the models on stage seemed to be losing concentration while looking at them.

How could they not? When Vanessa shouted like she was about to die earlier.

She just nodded to Kyle then he turned his gaze to Sheila.

"Excuse us. Just sit there first, okay?" he said to her.

The woman didn't seem satisfied as she looked at her but nodded at Kyle.

It was really her karma because she was laughing at the woman's voice. When she remembered that, she suddenly laughed again even though one of her hands was still on her lips. Out of her nose came a suppressed laugh.

Kyle frowned as he stared at her. He might be wondering why she still managed to laugh at her situation. He also didn't say a word as he guided her to the end of the production floor which was far from the people there.

He leaned her against the wall while holding her face to check how close her hand was to her mouth.

"Now, I didn't know what to think. Why does it seem like you have so much glue in your hand to stick it in your mouth like that?" shaking his head Kyle said as he bends down to open the small bottle of baby oil.

He reached into his pocket and took out his handkerchief and poured oil on it. She wanted to stop him so that his handkerchief would not be wasted.

"It's a good thing that grandma always insists on letting us bring a handkerchief. We don't really use it but we always have it in our pocket. It's good that it has a benefit now," he said with a smile, raising his face to her. 

She was a little taken aback when he brought his face too close to hers to rub oil on her hand that was stuck to her mouth. The heat of his breath on her cheek is making her blush. 

Why do they always have this kind of moment? If only her face was so close to his twin, Clyde, she might faint from the tremor.

Kyle didn't speak anymore as he wiped his handkerchief with oil on her hand and slowly pulled her fingers from her face. The adhesion is also loosened a bit due to the slipperiness of the oil.

Instead of looking at him, which would make her cross-eyed, her eyes suddenly glued to the man's lips. It was red and she could already see a small tube of mustache there. She was so engrossed in examining Kyle's lips that she was unaware when Kyle looked at her and caught her staring at his lips.  

He stopped for a moment.

"Have you been kissed, Tash?" the man's voice seemed to be teasing again.

Only then did she notice where her eyes were focused so she immediately took her gaze away from his lips and looked at his face.

Wrong move! 

Because when she raised her eyes she saw that he was also looking at her. The man seems to be teasing her because he doesn't look away. She tried to fight his gaze.

He might be thinking that she would falter and shy away while trying to look cute just like the other women he flirted with!

Hell no!

She will only react that way with Clyde and not with Kyle!

He was the first one who dropped the "stare game". He didn't speak anymore but smiled. Gradually he was able to remove her hand from her mouth. When it was completely removed, he turned the handkerchief he was holding to use the clean part. He rubbed it in her mouth to remove the oil from sticking.

She didn't know why she didn't stop him from wiping and she just stared at the man.

"So, have you been kissed?" he repeated the question when he had finished wiping her mouth.

She frowned and was about to snap at him.

What does it matter if she has been kissed or not?

"You took your time, Kyle.  Aren't you done there yet?" a large voice suddenly joined the scene.

She already knew who it was so she didn't look at the source of the voice.

"I would really become jealous if she had been beautiful."

That was the only time she turned her eyes in the woman's direction.

What the! It's as if she was saying that she's ugly! It might not be in a direct way but she was implying that.

She thought Kyle would laugh but when she looked at him, his face was serious while looking at his grandmother's nurse.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting but I would suggest you go to grandma instead, just follow her around even if she stops you. Tell her that Clyde and I ordered you to do so she won't rebut anymore," Kyle's voice seemed to sound formal when he spoke to the nurse.

She couldn't find a hint of his flirtatious look anymore when he was looking at the woman. 

Did he lose his interest in her because of her manly voice?

She was even surprised when he grabbed her arm and guided her way back to her colleagues.

"I'll check all their designs, Miss Quinacman, so just go to grandma first," the man said goodbye before finally leaving the surprised woman while she was slowly being dragged by him.

Miss Quinacman? And he isn't calling the nurse by her first name anymore?

Oh my! He was really turned off because of her voice!

She suddenly laughed unintentionally.

"I guess you're too happy not that nothing's stuck in your mouth anymore."

She immediately shut her mouth when she heard Kyle's voice. She forgot that she was just next to the man as they went back to her companions.

They stared at both of them as they approached.

"Alright! Just a friendly reminder, don't stick your hand with glue on your face if you don't want to have a stroke just like Miss Policarpio," joked Kyle who even looked at Vanessa who was blushing.

Everyone laughed at what the young man said.

"Thanks," she said softly before he left them.

Kyle just smiled in response. She even saw him as he put the soiled handkerchief into his pocket after returning the baby oil to their companion.

She would have stopped him to take the handkerchief and wash it but she was embarrassed especially since she was in front of her co-workers.