Ben walked out of the lakehouse again and then after a while, he came in again bringing all those shopping bags that containing Haylee's clothes from the luxurious clothes boutique before.
"Master, where should I put these?" Ben asked Niel.
"Just put them in my room," Niel replied.
"Your room?" Haylee and Ben asked in unison.
"Yeah! I'm giving her my room. It's the biggest," Niel responded to Ben, but he's ignoring Haylee.
Ben went straight to the master bedroom to put down the shopping bags.
"Why should I sleep in your room?" Haylee asked with dissatisfaction, although her voice was still soft.
She was always like that, she never raised her voice whenever she was angry or upset. She just showed them on her face. That's one of her nature.
"Why do you think?" Niel's giving her a naughty look.
Haylee's eyes got widened. She was mortified with the thoughts that came into her mind. 'Did he want to sleep with me?' She wondered. Although it was undeniable that Niel was a hot guy, the hottest at school, and unquestionable could even be considered a perfect creature, Haylee couldn't possibly just agree to sleep with him.
"No! Absolutely not!" She refused something that she wasn't even certain about.
"Don't get ahead of yourself. I don't live here. I lived at the penthouse. Remember?" Niel mocked her.
Haylee bit her lower lip unconsciously. She immediately felt embarrassed.
"But... If you want company, I don't mind coming here every day," Niel teased her again with his mischievous voice.
"No," Haylee rejected him simply. Niel laughed at her again.
As a matter of fact, Haylee never saw Niel act like that at school. He was always reserved, stayed cool and only flirted a little with girls. He never laughed out loud or sarcastically like he did today. It was weird. It felt like he was having an extremely great day today. 'What happens to him? Did he get possessed?' She wondered.
Out of a sudden, another person came into the lakehouse. It was a woman almost at the same age as Ben. She came forward to Niel and greeted him respectfully.
"Good evening, Mr Anderson. I will start cooking now. Dinner will be ready in a moment," she said.
"Good evening, mommy," Niel replied playfully.
The woman just smiled at him and went directly to the kitchen.
"Is that your mom? Wait, I need to greet her too," Haylee tried to run after the woman who just entered the kitchen but Niel grabbed her arm and stopped her.
"That's not my mom. That's just Martha," Niel explained.
"But you call her mommy," Haylee was confused.
"And do you really think my mom will call me Mr Anderson?"
"Owh... right!"
Haylee suddenly felt stupid. Her mind must be not functioning well since a lot of things happened today that she needed to process. She still couldn't believe that she just got chased out from home and now she's inside Niel's house. It happened too fast that she couldn't completely fathom the whole thing.
"Let's sit at the dining table," Niel grabbed her hand so casually and dragged her again. He had been dragging her the whole day since after school.
There was a big rectangular marble dining table in front of the kitchen counter. Niel and Haylee sat beside each other, facing the kitchen counter and looking at Martha who was cooking behind the counter. They were waiting for dinner to be ready.
"How old are you when you stop living with your parents?" Haylee intended to have a small talk with Niel while waiting for dinner.
Niel turned his gaze to the left and looked at her with a broad smile. Then he chuckled.
"Two months," he replied shortly.
Haylee was taken aback by his answer. 'Two months? Really? That means he never lived with his parents since he was a baby,' she was surprised.
"Then who took care of you?" Haylee was curious.
"My grandparents on my father's side."
Haylee suddenly felt sorry for him. She must have that kind of sympathetic look on her face that when Niel saw it, he couldn't help but laugh again.
"You don't have to feel sorry for me. My grandparents were rich. I was raised with a silver spoon in my mouth. I had nothing to complain," he said merrily as if it wasn't a big deal growing up without the love of his own parents.
Although Niel looked fine, Haylee actually could sense his agony. It's different when you were being raised by your grandparents, instead of your own parents.
Just then, Martha approached them while bringing a tray full of food. She served them on the table in front of Niel and Haylee.
"Please enjoy your meal, Mr Anderson and Miss Johnson," Martha said. Ben must have told her before about Haylee's name.
"Thank you, mommy," Niel said casually.
Martha just smiled and left the two of them for some privacy.
"Why do you call her mommy? Who is Martha?" Haylee asked while eating some food.
"Because she made home-cooked meals for me. You know, like what a mother would do to her child. So I just called her mommy sometimes."
Niel's words struck Haylee's heart with anguish. 'Are you yearning for a mother's love, Niel?' She wondered internally.
"Martha was my maid and also a chef here in this house. I came here every weekend. Ben and Martha lived at the guest house you saw outside," Niel added his explanation.
"Are Ben and Martha together?"
Niel laughed hard at her question. He looked at her and cupped her cheeks with his hands to locked her face on him.
"No. They're both misogamists. They didn't believe in marriage and they don't want to get married."
"Owh... Are you a misogamist too?"
Niel released his hands from her face, still laughing at her. Then he looked back on his food and eat a little. Haylee thought he didn't want to answer her.
"Almost," he did answer after a while.
They finished their meal after about half an hour. Then Martha came to clear up the table and washed the dishes. Martha and Ben gave Haylee their phone numbers, in case she needed them at night or when they were not around inside the house. Then both the maid and the butler went back to the guest house leaving Niel and Haylee alone at the lakehouse.
"See you tomorrow at school."
Niel was about to leave the lakehouse as well when Haylee suddenly grabbed his arm.
"I'm afraid to live alone. This house is too big. What if there are ghosts?" She said with a frightened face. Niel laughed at her again.
"Are you making an excuse to make me stay?" He asked her mischievously.
"No! Of course not. What if there are ghosts for real?"
"There's no ghost. I lived here before too. I never saw a single ghost in this house. Besides, you can just call Ben or Martha if something happens. They're just outside. It won't take them long to reach you," Niel reassured her.
After thinking for a while, Haylee finally released his hands. 'He was right,' she thought.
"Ben will drive you to school tomorrow. Go pack up your school bag. Get ready for tomorrow. And put your stuff inside the wardrobe. Take a shower or something. Clean yourself up, and don't forget to sleep well tonight. You have a home now. You don't have to worry about a single thing. Just live your life to the fullest."
Haylee didn't know why the words that Niel said was the most calming thing she ever heard. He was like a saviour. She thought that tonight she would end up sleeping on the street like a beggar, but Niel did actually give her a new home. Not just a home, but more like heaven. She suddenly had the feeling that she's falling in love with him.
She stared at his deep blue eyes for a while as if she was withdrawn by them. Niel was also looking at her. Her heart was thumping hard and she suddenly felt shortness of breath as if his gaze just took her breath away.
He suddenly put his hands around her waist and pushed her body closer to him. He leaned his face closer to hers as well. Their nose was an inch apart and he stared deeply into her eyes.
"I need to go home," he whispered slowly.
Haylee got flustered. Niel was obviously teasing her because he laughed again. She quickly pushed away his body in annoyance.
"Don't be mad, Baby Girl. We have school tomorrow. Anyway, I want you to come to my penthouse every Friday after school," he said with some laughter in between his words.
"But tomorrow's Friday."
"Exactly. Come tomorrow, okay? And bring some clothes. You might need to spend the nights there."
'Spend the nights?' She was confused. Before she could ask him, he left the lakehouse in a hurry and got into his red Porsche. The car drove away into the night leaving the house behind. Haylee locked the main door and she went straight to the master bedroom which was now her new bedroom.
Niel's POV:Today might be the darkest day of her life, but to me, it was the most wonderful day of my entire life. Haylee asked me before, why I was in front of her house this evening right after school. That's a long story for me to explain. So let's begin with some introductions of myself.My name is Nathaniel Anderson. I am the son of Meredith Hampton and William Anderson. My late grandfather, Frederick Anderson, wanted to unite the Hampton and Anderson families together so they could expand their business worldwide. Two business tycoons uniting together would bring a lot of fortune to both families for generations. That's what they wanted, but they failed.My mother, Meredith was betrothed to my father, William. They got married without love due to families pressure. Both families were expecting them to have a child, which would be the next heir for Hampton and Anderson entire fortune. That was supposed to be me.Meredith got pregnant a month after t
Haylee's POV: It was a weird dream. I dreamt that last night, mom chased me out from home. The hottest guy in my school, Niel Anderson came and took me away. He brought me to go shopping, and then he took me to his home. His house was big, I never stepped foot on a house that was as big as his house before. Then he bought me new books and school uniforms too. It was too good to be true. So, I'm quite sure it was all just a dream. Triiiiiiiiinnnnngggggg!!!!! What sound was that? It's so noisy! The sound got my head dizzy in an instant so I opened my eyes to see where the sound came from. Turned out it was just an alarm clock on the bedside table. I turned it off immediately while glaring at it with an annoyed face. How dare you wake me up from such a beautiful dream?! The clock showed six in the morning. That was still early, I usually got ready for school at six-thirty. So, I closed my eyes again, trying to take a nap. But wait! Why did my pillow feel
About thirty minutes later, the car almost arrived at the school. As requested, Ben dropped her off about two blocks away from the high school. "Miss Johnson, I will wait here for you again after school," Ben said to Haylee. "Okay, Ben. Thank you so much." "You're welcome, Miss Johnson. Have a nice day." "You too." Haylee got out of the car and walked hastily towards the school area. She saw Ben drive away leaving the scene behind. She looked forward again and focused her gaze on the school building in front of her. When she reached the school area, she saw a lot of students were grouping up surrounding something at the parking lot in front of the school main building. 'Did someone got hit by a car?' She wondered as her steps went closer to the scene as well, feeling curious about what happened. Turned out the students were actually looking at a red Porsche. Haylee stared at the car with uncanny feelings. 'Why did this car look
However, Niel didn't let her go so easily. He pulled her body to him again and hugged her tightly, pressing her body to his chest while looking at her intensely. With his hoarse seductive low voice, he said slowly to her. "That's not how you do your first kiss..." Haylee could see his head was leaning slowly to hers and within seconds, his lips touched hers. She could feel his tongue move into her mouth, exploring every inch of it and then he slowly sucked her lower lip and released it carefully while bitting it a little with his teeth. Haylee froze in front of him like a statue after the kiss. For a brief moment, she felt her heart skip a beat when he kissed her. She was too bewildered by what happened, she lost her rational mind and couldn't say anything. Niel looked at her and gave her a ravishing smile. "I'll give you more when you come to the penthouse today. Don't forget about it," Niel said to her. Then he released her body and wa
Haylee carefully stepped outside of the elevator. Anna bowed down to her as a sign of respect before the elevator door closed again and slowly moved downward. Haylee walked along the empty corridor. The floor was covered with a maroon carpet and the wall was painted in brown with a little bit of gold lining. There was a big door at the end of the corridor. The door was locked with some kind of automatic door lock system where you needed to key in some password and scanned the Gold card before you could open the door. Haylee pushed the doorbell located at the right side of the big door. Ding-dong! The doorbell chimed and Niel quickly looked at the door monitor to see who was outside. When he saw Haylee was standing erect in front of the door, he quickly opened the main door. He was on the phone with one of his board directors and his face looked stern as he discussed some work matters on the phone. When the door was opened, Niel reached out his right hand out
"Do you want to use the bathroom first?" He asked politely. Haylee was hesitant. She did want to use it first but Niel was inside the bedroom. She felt uncomfortable by it. "Forget it. I'll go first then," he said more when she was just silent. Niel boldly took off his shirt in front of her. Seeing his almost naked body, Haylee quickly turned around to avoid looking at him. Niel laughed sarcastically at her again. "Baby Girl, turn around. Why don't you take a look? A lot of girls at school are dying to see me naked," Niel teased her. "Yeah! But I'm not one of them," she refused instantly. "Are you sure?" He teased her more while laughing at her. Then, Haylee heard the bathroom door was opened and closed again. So she turned around again since she thought Niel had already gone into the bathroom. But Niel was still standing there flashing his naked body on her while wearing only his tight boxer briefs. "Aaarrrrrggghhhh!!!
Haylee's POV: I didn't know what was wrong with me. Why did I just let it happen? Why did I didn't resist at all? Niel was sitting beside me, putting his hand around my shoulder. I could feel his skin touch the back of my neck. The warmth from his skin passed through to my neck in this chilled room. The air conditioner was on and my leg felt extremely chilled too. I purposely moved my legs under the blanket. When Niel saw me doing that, he did the same. He suddenly sat closer to me and our legs touched each other under the blanket. I gulped again feeling uneasy by the situation. "Baby Girl, do you want to see something amazing?" He whispered to me with his hoarse voice. I turned my head to face him and he was staring back at me with his deep blue eyes. I was speechless being in that state with him. His face was so close to me and he didn't even feel bothered staring longer at me like he was trying to seduce me with only his eyes. What
'Should I feel lucky then? Or should I feel like being taken advantage of?' Haylee couldn't grasp the multiple emotions that she felt at the moment. "What are you thinking?" Niel asked her when he saw her face looked stupefy. Haylee just shook her head. Niel then unexpectedly leaned his head to her again and gave her a passionate kiss. His kiss was too intoxicated, Haylee got lost again in his arms. His body moved on top of hers again and they were hugging tightly under the blanket. Niel moved his hand all over her body, touching every curve that she had as if trying to remember every inch of her skin. While Haylee had her arms wrapped tightly around his neck making sure their lips were not parted. His junior got hardened again, and he slowly grabbed it and tried to put it inside her lady part again. They stopped kissing and Niel stared at her again with his nose touching hers. "Second round," he whispered at her teasingly and gave her a ravishing smi