Ava's POV “I'd love to, ma'am, but I have other errands to run for Mr Martins,” his tone was solid, almost void of emotion. “S-sure,” I blinked rapidly while collecting the gift. “I apologise for keeping you waiting.”He tried to smile, but his gaze wasn't in any way encouraging so I looked away.“Are you okay, though?”“Y-yes… I'm fine,” I forced a smile which he mirrored back before leaving. I quickly waved for Cordelia to come back inside and the moment she did was when it hit me that I had collected the gifts without even saying thank you. What would James think of me now? I sighed deeply and carried the box to the centre table before dropping to the grommund beside it.“What's wrong?” “Nothing, it's just that for the second time, I forgot to thank him,” I sighed.“It's okay,” she lowered her voice, squatting to sit beside me. “It's totally fine to forget things when you're under stress and I promise he won't take it to heart when he finds out,” she tried to soothe me but only
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