“And done”
Lea mumbled to herself as she removes the leaves that were stuck in her hair. Looking at Aiden that was sitting on the nearby seat where they are, his arms are crossed and so do his legs.
“All right, then let’s go”
He stated and they soon headed back to the main door where the car was waiting for them.
There they saw Lilith, holding the bouquet of flowers that Lea picked herself. It was wrapped neatly in a white piece of clothing with ribbon and some ornaments as decoration to make it look better.
“Wow, you made this? Lilith?”
She asked as she saw how she manage to make it be like that in such a small time.
‘She is surely talented…’
Lea mumbled to herself as she again saw another characteristic of Lilith.
“Yes Madam”
“Thank you”
With her gentle smile, she pick up the bouquet of flowers.
“Aiden… shall we go now?”
Staring at her, Lea was confused by his action. She doesn’t know why he was like that.
‘Did I do something wrong? Why does he look kind of upset or what?’
“Yeah, lets go”
Again with that tone he usually have, as if another frost covered his surrounding separating him from the others.
‘Why is he acting like that?’
Looking at Lilith, the maid just bow her head with a small smile.
‘I hope things went well to the master and madam’
Her wishes was pure from her heart. for what she saw today, somehow…
‘They seems to be getting closer…’
She giggled remembering how Aiden ordered her to go away together with the other maids that was supposed to attend to Lea. But instead of him telling the maids to help Lea remove the leaves on her head, he patiently watch her do it herself. As if he find an amusement in what he was watching.
‘I was the one who asked Lilith to do that yet she did not even thank me?’
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.
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“Um, you are going to drive?”
Sitting beside the driver’s seat, the basket as well as the flowers are resting on the passenger seat. There is no driver that would drive this car other than Aiden.
‘He know how to drive? No… I mean… he will be the one to drive this? Is it just near where my hometown was? I haven’t asked him what place this was… maybe I should ask him now?’
“No matter what was going on in your head, let me remind you that I at least do know how to drive this. Don’t take me as an idiot, will you?”
“Ah, yes… sorry. But that is not what I was- no, nothing”
Realizing how she doesn’t have any position to talk back to him, her excitement made her forget that she is just a slave. That Aiden isn’t her friend, or boyfriend, he isn’t even her husband. They may be husband and wife but that is by the name and not truly by real feelings they have with each other.
As soon as the engine started, Lea fell silent. As if she do not wish to speak and make any wrong choice of words for Aiden to hate her or be mad at her.
“Why don’t you speak?”
“Eh?”
Looking at Aiden, Lea heard it well yet her mind wont let her accept the fact that it was what Aiden said. She doesn’t even know what she would speak about.
“I mean if you have any question, just say so. Driving in silence is boring. Might you as well speak than me hear the air”
“Hm… okay…”
Giving the location to Aiden the day before he told her that once everything went well, he would bring her to see her grandmother, Aiden already know where to head. With the features of his car navigating locations by just inputting the said destination, they can arrive there with no hassle at all.
“So… what happened in your company? I am also curious about what happened”
A small chuckle escaped his lips.
“I was the one who asked you to speak and not the other way around”
Turning red, Lea can’t help but be embarrassed. This is the first time she ever had a ride with someone in the opposite gender. It is also the first time she talk to someone as casual as this. But seems like not all first time are meant to be a good memory.
“Um… sorry about that. i-“
“Just like what you planned, everything went on accord. I find the culprit the moment the other company released a much better design related to what he had given”
“Hmmm”
“And that is how we find the culprit”
“So it is just one?”
“Yes”
“That was great, congratulations”
He then fall silent.
“Why? Is there something else than that?”
Moving to a new direction, Lea can feel how their pace started to rise.
“It was thanks to what we did, we manage to know who the other spies are”
“I thought…”
“A spy to another company”
Her eyes widened in surprise.
“Yor company is really something…”
Laughing, Aiden can’t help but let out his rant. Something that no other people would hear. Something that even his father have no chance of seeing for himself.
“Running a company is not easy. Especially if you are in a higher caliber. The greater you are, the more=”
“the enemies you will got. For small bugs aim big trunk and not sticks”
Hearing her, even if she cut his words, Aiden did not feel any bit of anger. Instead he was a bit surprised that other person know such words.
“Where did you hear that from?”
He then asked. He’s been wondering ever since how she was able to think about those ideas. It was something that no ordinary person can do. The fact that she have knowledge about company even though she was bought in an auction, Aiden did not even hope that the one she will got would give her any help other than the title and act for the public.
But lea, ever since he first saw her, something really is different about her.
But that odd thing isn’t a negative one for he find it attracting somehow. Attracting enough for him to talk with her and have conversation.
“It was from my grandfather. He was a very intelligent person. My grandmother would always say that he published lost of books and it was a hit”
“So your grandfather is a writer”
Looking at Aiden a small grin can be seen on the corner of her lips.
“Not just a writer, he is more than that. his mind are so wide that he covered many book topics. But most of them are articles”
Peeking at her from time to time, even if it was just split second, the glow in her eyes remains. As if she was a completely different person when she talks about her grandparents. It was something that he did not even think of happening. Since, thinking about her I out of topic if it was about her well being.
“You look happy talking about them”
He mumbled not know he blurs out what he was thinking.
“Yes, they are so close to me. And I love them with all my heart”
Silence filled the air, making Lea feels a bit awkward about the situation. Looking at the surroundings, the can almost see the open field right in front of their eyes. A large arc had a small tunnel and that is where they went in.
“So it really exist…”
She can’t help but mumbled in surprise
“What?”
“I mean that towers of electricity. The one that converts the sunlight to a power source”
Frowning, Aiden doesn’t understand what she was talking about.
‘What tower? The one that converts sunlight to… electricity? Ah,..’
“You mean those solars?”
Pointing her finger as if she heard the word she has been thinking of , she smiled.
“Ah right, that one”
“You don’t have solars in your hometown?”
“We don’t”
“But you have electricity?”
“Yes, made from the winds. My hometown is an open field place. It is not as advanced as your mansion and those places we went too, but the air in that place is so relaxing. I am sure you will love it if we arrive there”
“You better not lie to me”
“Why would I?”
Giggling, time passes by, they talk about her grandparents and so do Aidens grandparents. Its been ages since Aiden had a conversation like this. Somehow, he feel refreshed. Even if she si speaking things that sounds insane for someone who live with advanced technology, her excited voice did not make him bored at all.
“Look, we finished the food already pfft”
“Just you, not we”
Pouting, Lea mumbled,
“But you also ate some didn’t you.
“I just took a bite, that’s all”
“Eh that was the same thing-“
Woosh!
Suddenly pulling the brakes, the two almost bump at each other.
“Who the hell…”
Vroom! Vroom!
And not far from where they are, numbers of motorcycle rush and make loud noises. As if they are competing with each other. But instead of heading straight, they all turn back and surrounded the car of Aiden and Lea.
“Ho ho ho… look what we got here. a pretty nice car, I like it”