The silence continued on until the car reached the huge mansion. Mei Li stopped the car and watched as Ryn opened the door and got out. "Pick me up tomorrow at the same time," Ryn reminded.
"Okay. Your wish is my command," Mei Li replied dryly. She changed the gear and drove the car away, leaving clouds of dust spreading at where she was before.
Ryn did not watch her leaving. Instead, she went to the door and rang the bell.
It took only two seconds for the butler to open the huge wooden door. He quickly smiled politely and followed behind Ryn.
"Young Master is waiting at the dining room. Would you like to fresh yourself first or..." his words trailed off as he waited for her reply.
"Dinner?" she asked softly.
"Yes, Miss. It is time for dinner," the butler replied.
"What about Mika?"
"Young Mistress Mika is having dinner with Young Master Jason. I am not sure what time they will return."
"Hmm..."
The butler waited nervously.
"Lead me to the dining room," Ryn finally decided. Better for her to eat first. Then, once she had her shower, she could go straight to sleep.
"Certainly. This way, Miss."
Ryn followed behind the elder man. She was telling herself to memorize the location of each room so she did not have to depend on others just to go to the dining room or swimming pool or anywhere else.
It was frustrating, to be honest, having to depend on others.
Jeremy was leaning his back, reading something on his phone when she entered the dining room. He lifted his face and smiled at her.
"You"ve just come back? Let"s have dinner," he announced, taking her arm and walked to the dining table. Instead of sitting her opposite him, he put her on his right side. So they would sit close to each other during dinner.
The butler, with a wide grin on his face, quickly rushed to the kitchen to tell the cook to prepare the meals. Finally, the Miss wanted to eat with Young Master alone. They should help their Young Master to win Miss Catherine"s heart. He could see from Young Master"s att.i.tude, he really did love Miss Catherine. And from what he had seen so far, Miss Catherine did not even care about the family"s wealth. She did not even bat an eye seeing the expensive painting and vases, or cooing over the siblings, asking for branded stuffs. What he heard so far regarding branded clothes was Ryn"s own complaints about how much the siblings spent for her and reminded them she had her own money. Which both siblings just waved it away and did whatever they wanted.
Ryn placed her phone on the table and looked around. It seemed like the maids had changed the decoration again. She swore the flowers in the vase this morning were red roses and even some morning glories but right now, all she could see was lavender.
It made the room smell nicer and she felt sleepy... actually. Maybe she should skip the meal and go straight to sleep.
Jeremy saw her eyes getting heavier. A chuckle slipped from his lips. He rested his chin on his arm and watched her struggling not to fall asleep.
And when she did, his hand reached to caress her gently.
It did not wake her up.
He smiled. Without a thought, he stood up and scooped her into his arms. It was clear she would not have the mood to eat. She was too exhausted to eat.
What did she do today anyway, to be this exhausted?
The maids watched with their widened eyes as Jeremy brought the sleeping Ryn in princess-style to her room.
"What about Miss Catherine"s dinner, sir?" the butler asked slowly.
"Just prepare in case she woke up hungry," Jeremy ordered.
"As you wish, Young Master," the butler nodded his head.
Jeremy continued bringing Ryn into her own room. He laid her on the bed and pulled the blanket to cover her body. He smiled seeing her so deep in her sleep, he could not stop himself from pressing a kiss on her forehead and lastly on her lips. It was a light kiss but he felt happy with it.
She looked so adorable and so beautiful, just like an angel.
Although he wanted to share the bed with her, just like in his dreams, he managed to control himself and left the room as quiet as he could. Then, after reminding a maid to always stay alert just in case Ryn needed anything or if she had a nightmare, Jeremy returned back to the dining room to have his dinner... alone.
It seemed like he always had dinner alone lately.
He sighed heavily at the sad thought.
When would be the day he spend his meals with his lovely Ryn? He could not wait to have at least breakfast and dinner with Ryn... every single day.
*~*~*~*
It was almost 9.00 am when Ryn woke up. She looked around, yawning as big as she could as she stretched her arms.
The last thing she remembered was looking at the lavender in the vase. She did not remember what she ate last night. What did she eat, by the way?
"I"m hungry," she rubbed her growling stomach.
Surely if she ate something last night, she would not be this starving but she felt like she was going to die. Why was her stomach sounding so loud like this?
She headed to the bathroom to relieve her bloating bladder first, brus.h.i.+ng her teeth and was.h.i.+ng her face. Then, once she put on clean clothes, she quickly opened the door and looked left and right.
Like usual, a maid was waiting outside her room.
"Breakfast, Miss Catherine?" the maid asked cheerfully when she saw the door finally opened and Miss Catherine had woken up.
"Ryn is enough," Ryn mumbled absentmindedly before added, "Yes, please."
The maid bobbed her head and led the way.
When Ryn reached the dining room, again the decoration was slightly changed. The flowers for this morning was yellow roses fresh from the garden. There was also some pinenuts and other things from the garden decorating the room too.
It was homey.
Ryn loved this kind of atmosphere.
But she knew she was unsuitable to enjoy this kind of treatment. She was not the young mistress of this house, nor the in-laws. She was just staying there for a few days until she found a place to call her own.
And today would be the second day of her journey to find her new heaven.
A maid came in with a tray in her hands and a huge smile on her face.
Seriously, the workers here are so cheerful, Ryn felt like she had entered a kingdom full of cheerful people with no problem at all. Everyone was smiling whenever they b.u.mped into her or talking with her. It made her even tired just watching how wide the smile was.
She looked at the plate of food the maid place in front of her. Hmm... fried twisted bread. And there was even a small bowl of porridge. Apart from that, she also got a small bowl of salad, hard-boiled eggs and some toasts. There was also a bowl of oatmeals.
The maids were really spoiling her so much, even the cook prepared so much for her.
And she was feeling awkward so much she ended up finis.h.i.+ng everything given to her.
And once she was done, it was time for Mei Li to pick her up. She quickly went back to her room to put on the cap and take her bag. Then, she followed the maid to the door.
"I might be late today so tell Jeremy not to wait for me," this time Ryn left a message for Jeremy.
"Yes, Miss. I will tell him," the butler bobbed his head politely.
"And stop calling me Miss Catherine. I am Ryn," she mumbled.
"Yes, Miss Catherine," the butler tried hard to cover his smile at the reminder.
Ryn narrowed her eyes suspiciously but what else could she say. These group of people only did whatever they wanted.
"Whatever. I"m going now."
Ryn quickly walked toward Mei Li"s car. She did not notice the thoughtful look from the butler.
"Lily, Lela," he called.
"Yes?"
"Are you sure Miss Catherine has slowly opening her heart to our Young Master?" the butler asked.
"Yes, sir. If she doesn"t love him, would she spend night after night taking care of Young Master when he fell sick that time?" Lela asked back.
"Do any of you know what Miss Catherine is doing in these two days?" the butler asked. He somehow felt something weird regarding Miss Catherine"s mysterious activity. What was she doing outside yesterday? According to Young Master, she had no cla.s.s and no work commitment.
Oh no, the butler gasped. Did Miss Catherine already have a boyfriend and these two days she was spending the time with her boyfriend? What about their Young Master?
"Lily, Lela, ask your elder brother to check what Miss Catherine was doing outside," the butler ordered. He would not let any other men to steal their Miss Catherine away.