CHAPTER 12
1056 Words
"I WANT to be with you and I also want to know you more so I decided to bring you here. As for today Dolor and Gaston, the caretaker couple of this house will be staying here with us. But they will also leave tomorrow to visit their daughter who has just given birth on the other side of town. So we will be left alone here,” it was Charles's long explanation.
They were at the foot of the stairs when the young man turned her to face him.
While Keira is staring at the face of the young man, she can't help but feel annoyed by him. "you planned for this, did you?" she persecuted in a low tone.
Despite the annoyance that Keira expressed in her tone, she saw that the young man did not seem to be affected by what she did.
Instead, the corner of his lip rose for a mischievous smile.
"I told you recently, didn't I?" the young man stepped closer to her."All my dreams come true and right now I have no other dream but you, so I will do everything until you become mine," and again for the second time, he felt Charles' warm lips.
Like a melting candle, Keira just let the young man's hot kiss drown her. "Let's go inside," the young man whispered to her shortly after he released her lips.
Keira nodded and acted like a robot.
While deep inside she had a mixture of longing and nervousness in her chest.
She closes her eyes when one of the possible things that can happen came into her mind when the caretakers left them tomorrow. That was when the young lady felt a sudden and wonderful shiver that spreads all over her body.
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KEIRA was already in her room, she still could not believe everything that had happened before and remained to stare at the wall. Charles took her there earlier while he occupied the other room next to her.
One after another, she let out a sigh. The last thing Charles said to her earlier seemed to be playing on her hearing over and over again. That was followed by his confession. That the seminar was not true.
At the last thought, Keira is thrilled and then smiled.
From being seated on the side of the bed, Keira dropped her tired body on the soft bed.
Why is Charles doing this? Why her?
She was in such a state of mind when she heard a series of knocks on the door. She hurriedly gets up and opened the door.
"Come to the dining room sweetheart, the table is ready for lunch," an elderly woman smiled at her. "By the way, I am Dolor, my husband Gaston came to pick you up earlier at the airport. You are so beautiful, now I understand why Charles is serious about you,” the woman told her and that made her a little shocked.
"Oh, I'm sorry but you're wrong," she quickly refused."I am Sir Charles' secretary," she clarified although in her heart she was very happy because she was mistaken as the young man's girlfriend. That only means that she and Charles look good together.
"Is that so?" the woman who even laughed softly."I'm sorry but you are the only woman he brought here so I thought you might be his girlfriend," Dolor explained.
She just laughed at what the woman said so Dolor continued."Come and Charles is waiting for you downstairs," Dolor said and left her after that.
"All right," Keira replied.
Keira fixes herself quickly.
But despite the haste, it also becomes a mystery to her on what will happen to her with the young man in this house starting tomorrow?
She is excited and nervous because if she is sure of something, it seems that Charles' reason is not a joke so the young man brought her here.
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KEIRA woke up the next day because of a series of knocks on the door.
She was drowsy when she gets up but she quickly lost her drowsiness when she found out who was knocking.
“Good morning beautiful!” Charles greeted her warmly with a smile.
She smiled then brushed her messy hair using her singers. "Good morning, sorry I woke up late," she told Charles.
Charles shrugged his shoulders and then glance at his watch."It's okay, I know you're tired so I let you sleep for a long time. Anyway, it's only nine o'clock. By the way, Dolor and Gaston have left already. Do you want us to just eat outside for breakfast?” the young man kindly asked her.
"Oh, no need!" her prompt protest. "I'll just cook, is it okay?"
“Of course, there is no problem. What I am trying to say is it's already late, so if you want you can make dinner instead. Let's just go for a walk now," the young man suggested.
Keira was unable to stop herself from laughing because of that. "Is that what I want or what you want?" she said smiling.
That was when Charles chuckles. "Okay, that is what I want," he said with sparkling eyes then stared at her for a long time.
"All right, I'll just get dressed," she said, moving to close the door.
Charles nodded. "Okay, I will wait for you in the living room."
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CHARLES brought her to a seafood restaurant. The view is beautiful because of the beach and the fresh air.
After that, he takes her to the mall where there are so many stalls selling souvenirs that are exclusively made in Palawan.
But what caught his attention the most was the stalls of pearl jewelry. Her feet seemed to have their minds as they entered one of them. Spontaneously her eyes searched on the shelf where many jewelry designs made of South Sea Pearls were displayed.
And what caught her attention was a stunning white gold engagement ring.
Unlike many engagements ring, she has already seen on the internet. White South Sea Pearl is the end of it. And the many small diamonds just seemed to adorn the pearl down to the very shoulder part of the ring. Its box is much larger than usual. The interior is designed like a rose and in the center of the red flower is the ring.
"It's beautiful," she said inwardly as she stared at the ring.
Charles then waved to the sales lady inside the counter.
She was even surprised when Charles asked the woman for the engagement ring she was looking for. "Give me your hand," the young man told her.
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