Chapter 0020
Chapter 0020
“What were you doing?” he grumbled.
“S–Sorry,” I muttered. “It’s just…Your mask. I noticed it was sliding off your face.”
Without a word, he reached up to readjust the mask’s position on his face. I was desperate to ward off the awkward silence that filled the space.
“I, uh…Sorry if you didn’t sleep well.”
Alexander spoke without turning his glance at me. “What makes you say that?”
I bit the corner of my lip and shrugged. “You just seem like you could use at least a couple more hours of rest. Not to mention that I was practically on top of you for most of the night.”
He let out an indignant snort. “Well, you’re not wrong there. But that’s hardly the reason why I’m not feeling my best at the moment.”
My eyes widened. Right as I was about to speak, there was a soft knocking at the door.
Nina stepped into the room, wearing her usual gentle smile “Good morning, I’ve come to let you know that breakfast has been prepared and will be served in the dining room.”
Alexander nodded. “Thank you, Nina. By the way, starting today, I want the two beds in here to be kept separate.” Nina lost her smile and turned to glance at me with a look of surprise. I tried to ignore the jab of pain that entered my chest at his request. I wasn’t sure what to think about the whole matter but I just couldn’t stand the embarrassment any longer.
I slid out of bed and made off toward the bathroom to get ready. “I’m going to wash up first,” I said coldly. “I’ll be done in a little while.”
Breakfast was mainly kept in silence after the whole uncomfortable encounter in the bedroom. I wasn’t entirely sure if I was grateful for the lack of speaking or not.
Part of me was still unnerved by Alexander’s request to have the beds separated. Was I really that bad to be around? I wanted to ask him about it, but my mind was soon occupied with other pressing issues.
Grandma Wendy.
I was exceedingly anxious to meet the one woman that Alexander showed unquestionable respect and attention to. Nina’s words from the day before began to echo in my head.
“If you want to gain some of Alexander’s approval and make it within the pack, then find a way to gain Wendy’s favor.”
I still had no comprehensible idea as to how I was going to manage to do that. When the staff came in to take away the last of the plates, I knew it was time to leave. My anxiety stirred to life as Nina came to meet us in the doorway. “Oh, Evelyn. Do you want to go and change your clothes real quick?” she asked.
I quickly glanced down at myself, thinking I had somehow made a mess or gotten something on them before. But they were clean.
“I don’t think so,” I said with a tone of uncertainty.
Chapter 0020
“Well, it’s just that you’ll be meeting Alexander’s Grandmother for the first time and I figured you’d want to wear something formal, is all,” she explained.
I recalled hearing that Grandma Wendy really enjoyed gardening so I’d purposely chosen a more modest set of clothes to meet her in.
“I sec. I think I’ll stick with what I’m wearing.”
Alexander and I headed toward the far wing of the house where Wendy currently stayed. Without causing too much of a fuss, I got behind Alexander and proceeded to push him myself.
I was glad to see that everyone we passed in the pack showed Alexander great respect, regardless of the fact that he was in a wheelchair.
Right as we arrived at Wendy’s rooms, we were immediately greeted by a young–looking woman. Though she wore a white lab coat, she had a luxurious dress underneath and intricately applied makeup on her face.
Strange. I felt I had seen this person before, but couldn’t quite place her. Before I could figure it out, the woman spoke first.
“How come it’s you?”
