Chapter 75
"Oh , didn't mean to surprise you Mr Aaron . I decided to call you with your first name considering the fact that this is not your office premises which basically means that you're not my boss here " I paused ", plus, I called you Mr Reynolds out of respect but because I don't respect you anymore , maybe I should stop calling you that way ", I stated the truth .
He pinched 'level 2' and rested his back on one corner of the elevator after placing me down . His eyes traveled through my body , from head to toe. After reaching the desired level , he guided us out . I tried preventing myself from making undesirable facial expressions.
"That way ", he pointed towards the corner-most room of the floor. The walls threw a shade of mint along with off white . I could only see 3 rooms on this floor , I had an intuition that he would allot me a room closest to his.
My eyes widened in surprise on reaching the room he allocated me . The windows were huge , surrounded with velvet curtains . In the middle, was a king-sized fluffy bed concealed with white sheets and soft pillows . The luxury he was providing me could win anyone's heart but why didn't it cause any change in my views regarding him.
I tried my best to unhate him, if only that's a word in dictionary but every time I diverted my mind by favoring him , his words echoed in my eyes . The past can never be changed or erased but only be accepted but why couldn't I accept him ?
"Look , please . Take me home , I miss my family so much . Mom will be so worried for me ", I explained him in a calmer tone.
He didn't react to my sentence but instead removed his phone and made a call . After making sure that the phone connected , he kept it on speaker mode . "Hey Mr Reynolds , how are you ?"
Oh , what was wrong with my mom . Her tone was so sweet and pleasant whilst talking with this man . To my amazement , she didn't ask about my well-being but his . You're my mom , don't talk with this stubborn introverted human.
"I'm fine Mrs Waters , Amanda wants to have a word with you ", he shrugged passing the phone in my direction .
"Hey mom , I miss you so much ", it felt light after talking with someone I trusted . It felt , that for a while all my pains were taken away .
"When I got this call , I was scared . On hearing the bell this hour of the night forced my mind to think negative stuff but I knew that my daughter was safe there , with Mr Reynolds . We had a talk earlier regarding your safety and it's best that you stay with him . He cares for you so much , could be seen through the way he talked with me regarding you ", Mom sighed through the other side .
Fixing my attention towards the phone , I ignored Mr Reynolds completely . "Maybe , I'll talk to you tomorrow . Sleep well, sweet dreams. Love you , Mom ", I canceled the phone bidding mom good bye.
"Did the villain turn into a hero now?", he arched his brows .
"No ", I pouted.
"But your mom's on my side "
"She's my mom ,not yours. You say mom like she's yours ", I made an air quotation with my fingers , " I'm sleepy ", I faked a yawn closing my eyes . I acted as an attempt to push him away from the room , from my thoughts.
"I'm just a door away , in case you require anything ", he looked at me one last time and exited the door carefully turning the door knob .
"Hey -hey Mr Reynolds ", he turned around ,"I mean Aaron ,only Aaron ", I pinched myself secretly on my stupid behavior ,"you left your phone with me ", he marched in again , took possession of his phone at once. Our hands collided , I abruptly pulled my hands away from him and sat on the bed with crossed legs. I eyed his stiff back till he exited the door.
I settled my back on the fluffy bed, covered myself with the sheets and closed my eyes. A tear rolled through my eyes and got absorbed in the pillow. I never felt this helpless before . Every time I looked at Mr Reynolds , I felt helpless. A tsunami of mixed emotions drifted across my heart and mind .
"good morning beautiful ", a red haired lady woke me up . I rubbed my eyes to have a clearer view of the lady after realizing that it was morning already. She was well dressed , she placed the trolley filled with food closer to my bed. "You-uh . Oh My God , you're here ", I opened my mouth in response to her unexpected entry .
"Red -aunt , if I ain't mistaken . Never got an opportunity to inquire about your name in the past ", I outstretched my arms to give up on my sleep.
"I'm Rosaline , I'm comfortable with Red Aunt though ! ", she stretched her lips pleasantly .
She placed the tray of food on the bed carefully ,"I thought he expelled you ", I furrowed my brows in confusion.
"Even I thought the same but sometimes things don't happen how we expect them to be . There's a major difference between what we see and what exactly the truth is . He did expel me that day but then admitted me as this house's caretaker . He provides me shelter to live and also backs me up monetarily.Back then , I had an ideology that he didn't care about the person who took care of her in the past "
"Mmhmm ?", I nodded waiting for her to complete the rest of her story.
"In fact he cared too much about me , he knew that I wouldn't be able to rest or relax in the office so he admitted me here . I am very happy with my working conditions , I just have to assist the fellow workers here without really burdening myself"
"Oh ", I exclaimed as I didn't expect such greatness from him , to be honest.
"He's not a bad man Amanda , he just masks himself as a bad man in front of every one " , she mixed sugar in the cup of tea and passed the cup to me .
I took small sips after taking the cup in my hands , "How do you know my name ?", I questioned raising my brows .
"Because he specifically mentioned your name and commanded me to take special care of you ", a small smile took birth on my lips .I tightened them as I didn't want Rosaline to know about my feelings for him , whatever they were .
Hate and love were constantly having a battle , hate was overcoming all the love I had for him. I turned my phone on and sent a message on the group chat so as to enlighten my mood. No one was online by now , so I switched it off and placed it on the table again.
Rosaline examined every move of mine carefully "I don't really feel like eating anything , I'm okay with tea, thanks ", she kissed my cheek softly and exited the room . She left the food on the trolley guiding me to eat it whenever I felt hungry. I watched her leave my room .
Maybe he wasn't really a bad man . Today , I discovered something really unexpected about him . If I didn't have an encounter with Mrs Rosaline then I would've mistook his image wrong, for lifetime probably . Who was he and why wasn't I able to unleash the true Aaron Reynolds.