Chapter 91
"Potato salad and your favorite flavor of ice cream for dessert" Dimitri smiled knowing precisely everything about me.
"Hey, can I do the dishes?" I asked, twitching my fingers, feeling weird about two able bodied men allowing me to work in their house.
"Remember Hailey you're a guest here and ought to be treated as one which inline doesn't require your help in household chores"Ride sneered. Very odd for me to sit back and watch them do the chores. I watched Ride, used a long tray, and used it to carry everything.
A cup fell off the tray. I caught it before it hit the floor. I tried to advise him
"Take a look at who's talking. You're barely fit to do chores. Remember you just got out of the hospital a few hours ago."
"That's not true," Ride divulged. He hates when people tell him about being weak. He loved using his strength in every little thing that he did.
Dimitri chipped in, holding the plates Lily used.
"She's right, Ride. You barely just left the hospital and you're doing this. You need rest, we all need rest"
"Very wise words I must say " I stood behind his words, backing him up until Dimitri smiled, staring me down he said
"And Hailey What Ride said is also true"
"Who's side are you on?"I chipped in trying not to feel vulnerable in his house.
"I'm not picking sides here. The best thing to do now is this; I'll do the dishes while Ride goes to rest and you, Hailey, can go back to Jaden's house before someone gets suspicious."
Dimitri was very right in his words. He took time to think before he spoke and that was why he got out of every situation with ease.
The Crown had tried to nab him multiple times. He defends himself at court and always wins.
I darted off to my room, remembering that I hadn't washed my clothes. I opened the wardrobe, shocked to see my clothes neatly placed in the wardrobe.
I wasn't sure of who did it, but I loved it. I quickly wore my clothes. As I wore my jeans. I felt like someone was watching me, when I turned around I saw no one. I neatly arranged the robe back in the wardrobe and picked up my phone. "37 missed calls from Jaden, Today's really full for surprises"
'What do you intend to do?' Helena asked in a tensed tone.
'Nothing precisely I'll face him and hears what he has to say'
'That's what I'm talking about. Show him your boldness, make him feel he made a grave mistake not saying the words I love you'
'Sure will make him do that and even more. I'll make him sit on the edge of the seat because the seat would be too hot for him to sit upon. '
'Let's go can't wait to watch you do all that to him'
I ran downstairs to meet Ride and Dimitri. I met Dimitri in the kitchen, arranging the utensils he used to prepare dinner..
"I'll be leaving thanks for the laundry Dimitri" I thanked him.
"Laundry, wait I didn't do the laundry" Dimitri confessed
"If
you I didn't do it then who did it?" I conceded to the fact that definitely Ride did the laundry. Maybe he didn't know how to thank me and used it as a medium. "Where's he?" I asked after his absence that maybe he had already gone to bed. I hate disturbing people sleeping cause I feel like I'm spoiling something big.
"He's probably sleeping on the couch trying to narrate a knight tale to Lily."
I met him sleeping, sleeping like a father who loved his child. He felt at peace since he met Lily.
Ride never understood the love of family well enough because his father also died along with my father during the fight between The Crown and our parents being the indigenous members of the Pack.
I couldn't summon up the courage to thank him so I planted a soft kiss on his forehead and did the same for Lily.
I darted off to get a taxi cab. I paid my fare.
"Why do you pay me?" The Taxi-cab driver asked for my money back.
I was so shocked that I didn't know what to do next. I thought maybe they were celebrating a trade fair or a bizarre bonanza.
My curiosity overtook my sense of self esteem. So I asked
"What's the celebration all about?"
"Ma'am there's no celebration."
"What do you mean?" I chipped in with my curiosity growing ever that I could imagine
"Someone paid for your can fair. So I've been assigned to take you anywhere you want"
Who would be so callous to do this kind of charade. I have enough money to take care of myself.
'Maybe it's that silly caller of yours who sees you as a s*x toy'
How come I never thought about that? It's definitely Jaden. Only he can pull this stunt and be good with it.
'I will confront him on this. It's not good to do things without the consent of the other party' I replied Helena filled with anger, mapping out the words I'll say to him.
Jaden was already standing at the front of the gate probably waiting for me I guess. Why's he bent on making me forgive me? Which I can but won't because I hate it when I feel like I've been used by someone especially when it's in the terms of s*x. "Thank you" I appreciated the driver for making me not to lose my money or anything.
"Hailey, why are you doing this to me? What I have I done to deserve this ill treatment from you"
This question sounded really weird to me. Watching Jaden soliciting this kind of submissive behavior was very intriguing to me.
I stared at him in pretended disgust.
"You look at me straight to my eyes and tell me you don't know what you did. You cunning bastard" I retorted in fear, I don't even know how the words poured out of my mouth.
"But I can count how many times I've told you to forgive me for my past sins" He confessed with a faint voice.
"You call it the past. What we did in the past can determine our present and sometimes even our future" I said, not minding the tone of my voice.
"But that's if we let it make decisions for us" He tried making his sentences sound more depressing and submissive.
"What if I've decided to make my decisions with the full aegis of our past" I added with a full replica of disgust.
"That's absurd. It's not right and you know it" He pleaded
Take a big look at the demon who's speaking about the right things to do. His family members made my life a living hell. I had to endure all of it because of love.
Tears flowed down my eyes as I poured out this hot coals from my heart
"See who's talking about what's right and what's not. Where was your right spirit when you and your family members tormented my soul, made my life a living hell,made me dine and wine with Death...”
"I am really sorry that you had to pass all this through to me and my family. I've realized my mistake and begged you for forgiveness" He pleaded, bringing his knees down to the ground.
"There's no need for all this charade or this act of innocence. You never knew my worth, you now want me to forgive you and forget the scars you forcibly impaled on my heart" I walked past him, into the yard.
He followed me hurriedly, I couldn't wait to listen to his cries and pleas. So I ran with utmost speed bumping into a servant who fell. I didn't care much about that knowing that he would only have bruises and not wounds.
I watched him from the balcony connected to my room. He treated him with respect and even ordered a first aid treatment.
I hated the fact that I was accepting the new version of Jaden. It looked so unreal to me, maybe he was planning it all to get information from me and give it to his wicked father;Lord Perry.
'I know even if it hurts, you did your best. It hurts to pour out feelings that you tried hiding. The outburst was really painful' Helena tried making me feel better.
'I'll like to be left alone'.
This isn't a good time for conversations. I just needed time alone with myself. Trying to sort out my thoughts, program myself for the future.
'I'll be here whenever you need me' Helena said in a low voice.
I laid on my bed, flooding thoughts in my head.
The door of my room flung open.
"You don't have to do this to yourself" Jaden sobbed.
"Leave me alone!"
"I can't leave you in this state. You're slowly becoming a shadow of yourself and it really pains me to see you in this condition, not to mention leaving you" Jaden sobbed, holding the door knob firmly. "You never cared for me, you used me as your fuck doll. Made me look like a foolish whore. I should have rejected you when I had the chance."
"Don't say things like this?" Jaden pleaded with tears in his eyes.
A day earlier filled with surprises turns out to be filled with tears.
"Just go, go let me be," I said faintly. My vision became blurry. I fainted hearing the voices of my name.