“ When Nellie changed into the last set of clothes, she saw Bethan sneering at her phone. Nellie curiously went closer to have a look. Bethan swiftly locked the screen of her phone.
“ Nothing much.“ Then, she lowered her head and looked at Nellie in a yellow top and cartoon overalls.
“That’s cute.“ Bethan’s words instantly distracted Nellie. Nellie turned to look at herself in the mirror. She nodded excitedly,
“It is cute! Daddy has good taste!
“
Bethan smiled faintly. Seeing how excited her daughter looked, she did not have the heart to tell her that actually, she was the one that picked those clothes. When Bethan and Nellie came out from the dressing room, Bethan noticed the two sets of clothes that Brettley bought for her.
A bitterness suddenly overwhelmed her. She has loved Brettley deeply for three whole years.
During those three years, not once has Brettley paid her any attention. He has never even bought clothes for her. At that moment, she was only a maid taking care of Nellie, yet she received many things that she did not dare to hope for back then. Turns out, it was not that Brettley did not know how to show his affection or treat women well, it was intentional toward her.
She cleared her mind and settled Nellie down. Then, she headed down to the kitchen. On the way down, she received Anne’s message, [Bethan, have you thought of what you’re going to do? Common folk like us would be easily bullied by the internet! ] Bethan calmly replied, (I have my ways to deal with it.
Don’t worry.] Then, Bethan kept her phone in her pocket. She put on an apron and looked at Brettley, who was sitting on the sofa reading his documents, eagerly.
“Mr. Morrison, shall we start?“ Brettley furrowed his brows and walked over to Bethan, standing next to her. The kitchen was not huge, to begin with. Brettley’s tall figure loomed over Bethan.
Bethan gently chuckled and patiently taught Brettley how to cook. Brettley furrowed his brows and looked at Bethan’s side profile. Unknowingly, Bethan Peterson’s face appeared in front of him. He always knew that Bethan the maid was a beautiful woman, but he never noticed that her face was so similar to Bethan Peterson’s. Bethan Peterson, Bethan. Were the two of them related somehow? He looked at Bethan’s side profile in a daze.
“Mr. Morrison.“ Seeing how he was in a daze, Bethan’s eyes turned cold. He never looked at Bethan Peterson with eyes like that back then. He was so aloof toward her that he would barely look at her, yet at that moment, he was looking at Bethan so openly. Brettley came to his senses. He cleared his throat.
“ What is it?“
“Let’s move on to the next step.“
She smiled tenderly at Brettley and passed him the porcelain bowl.
“Beat the eggs.“ Brettley gently pursed his lips and accepted the eggs from her. When he took the eggs over, his fingers touched the back of her hand. Bethan immediately retracted her hand.
“Mr. Morrison. I think I should put the ingredients on the counter. Why don’t you take them from there?“
Bethan smiled.
“After all, you have a fiancée. It’s inappropriate that I should have too much body contact with you.“ Brettley furrowed her brows and looked at her. What was going on with this woman today? Body contact? They barely had any? Facing his curious gaze, Bethan remained smiling. Then, she continued teaching him the other steps, but she deliberately kept a distance from him.
An hour later, Nellie came downstairs in surprise.
“ Wow! Daddy cooked for me! I’ll have more of it!“ Nellie’s innocent smile made Brettley feel amazing. When he took some food for Nellie, he did the same for Bethan too.
“Have a taste.“ Bethan smiled a little. She put the food that Brettley gave her into Nellie’s bowl, then she took some for herself once more. Her actions made Brettley extremely uncomfortable. Nellie could vaguely feel that something was off with Bethan too.
The atmosphere at the dining table suddenly turned awkward and strange. Soon after, lunch was over. Nellie kept pestering Bethan to accompany her for a nap while Brettley headed into the office.
“President!
“
Once he alighted from the elevator, he was immediately flagged down by his secretary.
“Granny Morrison and Ms. Peterson are here. They are waiting for you in your office. They look like they are not in a good mood. It should be because of the online incident today.“ Brettley furrowed his brows.
“The online incident?“ His secretary nodded.
“Sir, don’t you know about it? The videos of you and the maid shopping this morning have gone viral online. Everyone said that you cheated on Cynthal with the maid.“ Brettley frowned and took over the secretary’s phone, only then did he saw the news.
“Is that Brettley?“ Hearing the commotion outside, Granny Morrison shouted,
“What are you standing outside for?“ Brettley returned the phone back to the secretary and instructed him to make two cups of tea. Then, he entered his office. In his office, Granny was sitting on the master seat while clutching onto her walking stick. She looked at him sternly. Behind her, Cynthal was standing with reddened eyes. Brettley smiled lightly. ”Granny, what brings you by?”
Although Brettley has always been aloof to outsiders, Granny Morrison was his own grandmother . She watched him grow up. He was always polite and respectful to his elderly. ”Don’t think I come here willingly ! ”
Granny Morrison harrumphed. ”After such an incident, if I don’ t come looking for you, you will never admit your mistakes to me on your own! What on earth is going on online and the video? Cynthal has been engaged to you for five whole years! She is a public figure ! Anything that has to do with her will be talked about! You’re her fiance. It’s one thing not helping her, but you boldly went shopping with another woman? Don’t you know how badly this affects Cynthal?”
Brettley took over the cups of tea from his secretary and put them in front of Granny Morrison. ”She is just a maid accompanying me for groceries.”
Granny Morrison stomped her walking stick heavily on the ground. ”Since when do you care about such matters? Stop giving me excuses ! Ever since Bethan passed away, how long have you not had a young servant in your house? Why did she suddenly appear? You even went grocery shopping with her ! ”
Then, Granny Morrison harrumphed. ”If she is just a maid, you fire her immediately! ”
“She caused trouble for her masters. That is the biggest mistake!
“
“She did not cause me any trouble,“ Brettley said flatly and furrowed his brow. Granny Morrison angrily stomped her walking stick.
“ She caused Cynthal trouble! Cynthal is the future mistress of the Blue Bay Villa, also her master!
“ Brettley calmly turned to look at Cynthal with cold eyes,
“
Do you think so too?“ Cynthal’s face turned slightly pale at his words. She pursed her lips and pretended to be aggrieved. She took a step back and lowered her head.
“I’ve explained to Granny a lot of times, those are just speculations from the people online. We don’t have to do anything just because they speculate…“
“Speculations?“ Granny Morrison glared angrily at Cynthal.
“What? So I have to wait until the maid gets what she wants, wait until something happened with her and Brettley, then only you want to get rid of her? What happens if she gets pregnant then?“ Then, Granny Morrison glared at Brettley coldly.
“I ‘m going to ask you once more. Are you going to fire this maid or not?“
“No.“
“Heh.
“ Granny Morrison looked at Brettley frigidly.
“I’m not being unreasonable. Give me a reason why you want her to stay. If there is a need for her to stay, I won’t stop you. If not, then, you must have been charmed and blinded by her!
“
Brettley furrowed his brows. ”I have my reason for wanting her to stay. I just can’t tell you now.”
He needed a suitable time for Nellie to be recognized in the family. To return to the family in a respectable manner , not like how she returned to him without any news.
Also, he wanted Nellie’s appearance to be a surprise for his family. Brettley decided to let Nellie make her appearance on Granny Morrison’s birthday a few days later, to give everyone a surprise, also to give Nellie a proper welcome as his daughter.
However, he could not tell Granny Morrison about Nellie at that moment. Granny Morrison was not one to keep secrets. If she knew about it, the entire family would have caught wind of it too. It would be even more troublesome then. ”Saying you have a reason but not stating them is the same as not having a reason!
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