Eryna sat on her bed and lifted her hurting leg, she lightly massaged her foot and glanced at the file beside her with a frown.
“Why did he give me this if it’s that precious?” Eryna was confused, She picked her phone and called Renya to ask her about this.
Renya picked up the phone on the first ring and she spoke with a worried voice.
“Are you alright? I was about to call you, I was having a bad feeling…”
“Yes, yes I am alright...you can breathe now!” Eryna cut her in the middle her sentence and calmed her down.
“Fu...I had a bad feeling. I thought something had happened.” Renya spoke in a worried voice.
“Well, when you put it like that ...I did suffer some serious injuries…” Eryna chuckled as she glanced at her feet.
“Injuries? You got hurt?” Renya was on the brink of crying.
“I was kidding, nothing happened...how is Simba by the way? Did he eat?”
“Yes, he has been very happy since you came, He even asked me to tell him a story before he sleeps, we have grown very close.” Renya bragged.
“Hah! That’s my boy,” Eryna chuckled.
“Oh, I forgot! I called you for something important,”
“What is it?” Renya replied.
“Micah! He gave me a file of some land as a gift...it was out of nowhere so I am very suspicious,”
Eryna glared at the file beside her.
“File? What is it about?” Renya spoke cautiously.
“He was talking about some precious piece of land that costs billions…”
“Hm...I have no idea? Could you send me the pictures?” Renya asked.
“Yeah, sure!” Eryna pulled the file closer and opened it up to click some pictures.
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The lovely birds chirped in the garden, the air was fresh and blew lightly making the leaves rustle. Micah was jogging while thinking about Renya’s expressions from yesterday. It was stressing him out because it seems to be way opposite to what he wanted. He had it in his mind that she would show any sign of greed or even a little interest, but her bland voice and a blank expression made his stomach feel uncomfortable.
He was done with exercise and it seemed like he had overworked himself while spacing out. Micah stepped into the mansion and walked through the lounge when he heard the same chuckles coming from the kitchen, Micah knitted his eyebrows and followed the chuckling sound.
Just as he closed in to the kitchen door the sound of laughing cleared up, it was Renya laughing at Ayden’s jokes. Micah wanted to walk in but suddenly his footsteps halted when his gaze fell on Renya.
She was sitting on the kitchen counter swinging her legs in the air. She had a bright smile on her face making the dimple on her cheek more prominent. She had her hair tied into a loose bun from which the curly hair dangled down. Micah stood dumbstruck looking at her with an astonished gaze. He felt something odd in his heart. He wasn’t comfortable, he wanted to leave but his feet made him stay and stare at her like an idiot.
But his eyebrows seized in dissatisfaction when he saw the bandages around her feet, he felt ashamed.
‘She isn’t wearing any slippers...’ Micah thought at the sight of her delicate feet being wrapped roughly.
“My lady the pancakes are ready...Just like you instructed, would you like to taste them?” Ayden kneeled dramatically in front of Eryna and presented the plate filled with a mountain of crumbled pieces of dark brown mass.
“Ahm...Are you sure I instructed you like this?” Eryna lifted her eyebrow while staring at the plate.
‘Sniff...you are not gonna taste it?” Ayden spoke dramatically.
“No! And neither are you gonna taste it...Let me make it.” Eryna moved slowly to get off the kitchen counter.
“Wait, let me help.” Ayden placed the plate away and walked in closer.
“No! I can manage…” Eryna smiled and slowly placed her legs one by one on the floor. But it seemed like her leg wasn’t happy with leaving the air and a sharp pain surged through her foot.
“Ahh!...” this was the only thing that escaped Eryna’s lips when the world around her wiggle along with her body.
‘Bump--
This time Eryna’s eyes were wide open when her face landed on the firm chest. A pair of hands secured her back and didn’t let her feet touch the floor. She was floating while she was in the standing position. Eryna suddenly felt odd and she tried to get out of the odd position when she heard a cold voice.
“Stop struggling, Your feet are hurt! Don’t just hop around everywhere like a bunny.”
“Huh? Mr.Prick…?” Eryna was surprised to hear his voice up close, she thought it was Ayden who had helped her but it turned out this time Micah decided to help.
“You can let go now!” Eryna was flushed because of the situation she was in right now,
‘What the hell is all this? It’s been only a week or so but how come have I already seen so many firm chests...and that from this close. And what’s up with men nowadays, why are they so serious about the gym?’ Eryna thought about the strange coincidences.
“So you can fall again?” Micah spoke in with surety.
He bent down and lifted her legs with his other hand and carried her in a princess carry pose.
“Put me down!” Eryna protested while hitting Micah’s chest.
He gazed down at her with his knitted eyebrows,
“Stop moving around or I will throw you.”
Micah was determined.
“Do it!” Eryna replied with an arrogant voice.
Eryna had only said it when she felt the grip on her back to loosen. Her eyes opened wide in surprise.
‘He is not gonna throw me, or is he?...’
Involuntarily Eryna circled her arms around his neck and clung to her like a bat.
“Pfft…”
Eryna had buried her face into his chest when she heard a light laugh.
Micah had uncontrollably smiled because of her actions.
“You…?” Eryna glared at him with a murderous gaze, while Micah fixed his facial expression and walked her to her room.
Micah gently lied her on the bed on which Eryna stared at him with a suspicious gaze.
“Don’t have stupid thought’s I have no interest in you,” Micah replied to her strange expression.
“I know! Not everyone had a great choice,” Eryna smirked.
Micah walked out of the room and came back with a first aid box.
Eryna stared at him as he approached her. He sat beside her feet and was about to touch the bandaid when Eryna shrugged her feet and stared at him.
“Don’t touch my feet…” Eryna was very possessive about her feet nowadays.
Micah glanced at her with a stoic face and then reached out to her foot and pulled it back.
“I am not doing this for you, If grandpa sees you like this I will be the one getting blamed for it,” Micah muttered with disinterest and unwrapped the bandage.
“Hah! You are to be blamed! It was you who left me...I had to walk barefooted on that rough road…” Eryna mumbled the last words under her breath but they were caught by Micah’s sharp ears.
“Barefooted? Why were you barefooted? I saw you wore shoes when you were in the car.” Micah defended himself.
“Hah!! You want me to run a marathon in a pair of heels?” Eryna replied with a frown.
“If you can’t walk in heels why were you wearing them.”
“Because SOMEBODY SENT ME THE CLOTHES AND HEELS IN THE MORNING TO SHOW GRANDPA HOW LOVELY COUPLE WE WERE....” Eryna replied with an equal annoyed voice.
It struck Micah when he heard her response and also when he saw her feet with blisters.
‘I did this?...’
Micah thought.
The room was suddenly silent as Micah changed her bandage in silence.