5: Morning Feelings

Patrick woke up the following morning with a headache. He sat up on his bed and looked around, trying to remember the strange dream he had the night before. "Damn!" he cursed.

"What happened here?" he asked again. Just then, he heard a knock on his chamber door, pulling him out of his thoughts. As he looked towards the door that had flung open, Jeff Hudson stepped in.

"Good morning, boss," Jeff greeted Patrick, surprised to see him still sitting on his bed, clutching his head in pain while using his right hand for support.

Patrick wanted to slide out of bed, but realized he was stark naked. Jeff immediately looked away, respecting the professionalism of their relationship. Patrick was still his boss.

"Get out!" Patrick commanded, and Jeff immediately responded, "Yes, boss!" and exited the room, wondering what had gone wrong with his boss.

Jeff went to take a call from some private clients who were inquiring about the meeting Patrick had missed the previous night. Meanwhile, Patrick slid out of bed, trying to remember the dream he had. He recalled a beautiful woman in his arms, but couldn't remember her face. "But her eyes..." Patrick mumbled as he frowned and glanced back at his bed, noticing the stains.

"Oh my! What happened here?!" Patrick exclaimed. Jeff, who had previously exited the room, darted back in after hearing the exclamation. He looked shocked to see Patrick fully naked and the stained bed.

Confused, Jeff stared at Patrick.

"Get out and give me some privacy," Patrick demanded.

"I'm sorry, boss. I heard you scream," Jeff replied and left the room, still puzzled by his boss's behavior.

Since Patrick had graduated and taken over as the CEO of his father's businesses, he had become bitter and resentful, even though he had inherited a billion-dollar fortune. Jeff shook his head as he left Patrick's bedroom and headed downstairs.

As Patrick pondered whether it was all a dream, he showered quickly, noticing the dried bloodstains on his bedspread. He got dressed in a blue suit and prepared to leave for work.

Just then, he heard a knock on his chamber door. It was his mother's maids, arriving late to clean his room. Patrick angrily dismissed them and inspected the tray of food left on his table, realizing the events of the previous night were reality, not a dream.

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Patrick frowned and placed his hands around his waist, trying to remember who brought the meal the previous night.

"That new maid. My goodness!" He exclaimed and walked back to his bedspread, throwing it to the floor. He picked it up, sniffed it again, and touched the stains.

His fist tightened as he realized it was no dream.

Patrick threw the bedspread back on the bed and walked to his study table, opening the plate of the meal.

"She had brought it last night, and she dared to peep on me, but how come?"

He shook his head in denial and grabbed his briefcase, holding his blue suit in his arms as he walked out of his chamber.

Patrick stared at the two maids waiting for him to finish, realizing neither of them had stepped in last night as they had flat chests compared to the full-boobs lady in his dream. He looked away from them and walked towards the elevator going downstairs. He stepped out and walked onto the first floor, where his mother was already seated in the dining room, smiling at him while someone sat across from her.

Patrick set his briefcase down on a nearby couch and put on his blue suit to look work smart. As he grabbed his briefcase again and looked up, he saw Willow smiling at him, sitting with his mother. He was stunned.

"He's here already, ma," Willow said, winking at Patrick. His eyes narrowed at her as he clicked his black shoes on the tiled floor and walked slowly to meet his mother sitting at the dining table with Willow.

"Good morning, mother," Patrick greeted his mother as he approached, and gave her a warm hug. His mother pulled away from him and smiled.

"My son, your baby is here and I'm so happy to see her," his mother said, smiling at him. Patrick kept an expressionless face, trying to figure out why Willow had suddenly appeared in his family home.

His mother knew how much he loved Willow before, and he never told his mother about their breakup.

"Patrick, what's wrong? Didn't you eat your dinner last night?" His mother queried.

However, Patrick's eyes darkened at his mother's question, and just then, he saw the familiar-looking maid step out from the kitchen holding another tray with her hands.

She looked like sunshine in her pink maid uniform, a simple pink dress with a white apron tied to the front.

Loveth had been in the kitchen preparing her madam's herbal tea with the head maid named Aria Jameson, who had been working in the Anderson's home for ten years and was now 28 years old.

Loveth prepared the tea and carried it out to serve her madam the herbal tea in a teacup. She didn't expect her madam's son to be there, standing beside his mother in the dining room, and near the long golden carved dining table.

Her grip on the tray tightened, as it was the last medicinal tea left, and she didn't want to lose her grip on it.

Loveth walked slowly to the dining table, feeling all eyes on her.

Willow stared at Patrick and saw him staring at the maid. She was also shocked to see a beautiful young lady like her height in the mansion.

Loveth approached the dining table and greeted them, "Good morning, ma, good morning." She blushed nervously, and Willow shifted her gaze away from the beautiful maid to look at Patrick.

However, Patrick still had his expressionless face on, and Willow knew he was angry with her for cheating on him, and not thinking about Tony recording her escapades with him and sending it to Patrick.

She wanted to have a bang with Tony after he sent an image of his private parts to her on W******p. But she still loved Patrick very much. And hadn't thought her secret affair with Tony, and the reasons for her traveling out, without informing Patrick would leak out.

Willow knew Patrick loved her very much, but Tony made it seem like she intentionally chose him over Patrick, because she feel for his scheme.