By the next morning, Henry was barking orders at Clara. He figured out that she had been talking to Derek last night, and it annoyed him to the bone. Who knew what they had been discussing? It was no secret that Derek didn't regard him as someone important.He didn't rub it in his face, but he alway made it obvious that he wasn't his worker. That man had an unhealthy dose of problem in his veins, and he was afraid that one way or the other it was going to rub off on her. He saw the way her lips quirked when he was talking to her. With the way he shouted at her, she maintained a joyful expression, and he wanted to shake her and at the same time throttle her for answers. He knew that he was acting weird, but he couldn't help himself, and before he knew what was happening, he had to ask her to excuse him.He needed some fresh air, his mind was clouded with her thoughts which were against his will. He didn't want to think about her, but that seemed impossible.He sighed, and called Grin
He was tired of being confined in the hospital and itched to go home, the doctor who tried to persuade him to remain in the hospital was forced to let him go. Henry was feeling caged, he wanted to leave, but Caine was still trying to put things in order. He and Clara's relationship had returned to the normal boss and employee, and she was more efficient than normal. Even now that he was arguing with the doctor that he needed to leave, she didn't say anything when the doctor looked at her. He probably thought that she was his girlfriend.He refused to allow her to carry his bag as they exited the hospital.Caine removed his glasses from his face and opened the door of the car for them to enter.Pops was already inside waiting for them," Oh, hey, Pops.” He said when he noticed the tension between both people, and he and Caine shared a glance before staring ahead.When they arrived at the place where they were supposed to stay, Caine broke the silence, “Welcome to your new apartment. T
Henry was shocked at her response, of all the things he expected her to say, saying that he was a problem was the least of them.“ Oh, really? What did I do?” He asked her.Clara bit her lips, reconsidering her action, he didn't want it to seem like she was talking to him however she pleased because of what she did for him. Her intentions could be misunderstood.“ I'd rather not say, sir. Please forget I said anything.” she said and tried to run away, but he held her hand, preventing her from running away. “ Sir, please let go of my hand.” she said, but he refused to leave her hand, he wanted to know what he did to make her angry and moody.“ You need to start talking.” Henry demanded.“ Not, I don't have to say anything, sir. I have a right not to speak when I don't want to, sir.” She said.Henry dropped her hand, lest he be accused of holding her against her will. “ You can leave.” He said. Clara fled out of the room immediately, and sighed as she rested her back behind the door,
“You did it out of what?” Henry asked and Clara suddenly discovered that they were standing much too close, so she moved back.“ Out of gratitude…" she forced the words out. She wasn't going to confess her feelings to a man who was probably going to laugh in her face, moreover, he had the beautiful and wealthy Aubrey in his life. She was still recovering, once she was certified healed, they would resume their relationship while she would be left to pick up the pieces of her shattered heart.“ That's not what you wanted to say. I didn't peg you for a liar.” Henry said. He didn't know what demon possessed him tonight, but he was going to drag out answers from her mouth. Clara wet her lower lip once again, and Henry almost went mad with desire. “ I don't know what you are talking about, sir.” She said with pleading eyes, she didn't want to continue with this line of conversation, but it seemed as though she had no choice. Well, that was she being hypocritical, if she asked him to unha
The next morning, Pops was whistling at the dining table as the maid set the table. “ Am I missing something? Are we having a feast?” Henry inquired as he walked down the stairs. With one hand in his pocket, he perused the table. It was set like a banquet and this was just breakfast.“ Are we having guests?” He asked again because it was quite surprising to see.Pops stopped whistling," Oh, I'm just celebrating the fact that you are alive and well, last night was a bit rushed.” He said. Henry stared at him suspiciously as he took a seat. Caine was pressing his phone, so he didn't know what to think.A few minutes later, they heard a pair of footsteps and everyone looked up.Clara stood at the top of the stairs.One word came to Henry's mind, Beautiful! He noticed that she took care with her look this morning, her hair was tied in a ponytail, while a small earring adorned her ears. Her perfume wafted into the room, and he just stared.He made a mental note to buy her more earrings,
Clara skipped downstairs immediately, and saw Derek in the living room with Pops, was he here all the time? Pops was sitting at the next table reading a newspaper.“ Derek.” Derek rose and hugged her tight, lifted her up and spun her around," oh my goodness, what are you doing?” She asked.“ Greeting, to the love of my life.” He said and pecked her on the forehead.Clara slapped his hands away, and stared at Pops, who merely raised a knowing brow," Leave the poor girl alone, she's not fair game.” He said.“He's stressing me out.” Clara said.They were laughing and joking when she heard footsteps, and she looked up, it was Henry descending.She disengaged from Derek's immediately as she moved away from him. The action didn't go unnoticed by Henry as he watched them hold each other's hands.“ Mr. Henry.” She said, call it a plea or whatnot, she didn't want him having poor ideas about her.“ Hey, bud. It's good to see you well. I am so happy for you.” Derek said and Henry looked at him,
Derek was busy having the time of his life in the house. He was purposely doing those things to anger Henry. If not for the fact that jealousy had blinded his eyes, why didn't he see it obvious before him, instead he was going about looking for what wasn't missing.Pops felt sorry for poor Henry who sulked throughout dinner, but he decided to give a subtle push, he and Derek had connived during the break to continue frustrating his grandson until he saw what was in front of him, and he was happy that everything was falling into plan. The puppets were only following the script,“ I was thinking that we would gather at the garden tonight. Is that safe, Caine?” He turned to Caine, who was also in on the plan.“ Yes, sir.” He replied. He had made sure that everything was ready, all they needed right now was to make sure that Henry agreed. “ The garden it is, then.” Henry said, and they all gathered there. One thought raged in Henry's mind. How does one kill a man without holding a gun?
Henry's lips lifted in smirk, so you are speaking to me now? I see.” He said and watched her like a hawk. Seeing that she had made a mistake, she tried to apologize, “ I'm sorry, sir. I didn't mean it that way, sir.”“Okay, how did you mean it then?” he asked her playfully. He wanted to hear her thoughts since afternoon they spoke, he missed her voice. He could feel himself falling, but he couldn't help it.“ I'm waiting.” Henry urged. He knew that she was going to be reluctant talking about it, but he was here for her. “I shouldn't have said anything.” She muttered under her breath, now he would think that she was having these guts because of what happened between both of them, which was absolutely untrue. She wore a forlorn expression," Sir, I think…. He was planning to tell Pops about it soon, but now that you did, you made him feel bad. Sorry if you feel offended, sir.” She quickly added, she needed this job. Venice had nothing to offer her“ Oh, really?” Henry replied and she