Chapter 20 Blunder and realization
20\. Blunder and realization.
She was done with packing her luggage. From her picture frames to her slippers, her clothes to books, precious gifts to stuff that she cherished in this room— Aurora packed everything in two small bags.
Three years has been in this mansion yet all that she possessed of importance was able to fit in two bags. She never craved for more. Having come from a small family with parents who were servants themselves, Aura has learned to stay happy in whatever she had. And today, she was going to leave with the same stuff. Nothing extra or anything that did not belong to her.... Except for a photo of Alpha Damien that she preserved in the back of her photo frame.
She has captured this shot when he was sitting in his study through a small creak of the door, from three years ago. She remembered that it was her second week of work. He was looking utterly handsome. Black suit and a tea cup in his hand, he looked edible and tasty.
That was the beginning of her secret admiration toward him— which later turned into love.
"It is all in vain now." Sighing relinquished, she stroked the glossy surface of the photo.
They might not meet after tonight but one thing was certain... She would let her baby know about his father. She would let him know every freaking information she had of Alpha Damien. And if possible, IF EVER POSSIBLE, she would also try to reunite him with his father if Alpha Damien desired to.
But till then, it was better to go away.
Okay, Aurora put the bags down near the closet and went to the washroom to grab some kerchiefs and a bucket of water. She would just leave from here alone, but also take her scent with herself.
Alpha Damien made his move. He let her scent disappear from his skin by overshadowing it with other women's fragrance.
Although she will never be able to do that, she can at least make her smell fade away from this room.
So she started rubbing the table, dumping the quilts and sheets of the bed in water. She sprayed the couch with hyacinth water and sanitized the entire place, making sure there was no hint of her fragrance in the room. Not even a single percent.
Just when she thought she was done with her work and going to go wash her hands, "Baby, your meal." Madam Martha, the eldest housekeeper, also known as her godmother, strolled inside her quarter with a trolley of her food.
As soon as she inhaled the air and the aromatic scent of hyacinth, and noticed two bags kept before the closet, her face fell.
"What is this?" She let the handle of the trolley go and stood to her full height.
Hands crossed before her chest, she glared at her goddaughter with dejection filled eyes. This stunned Aura, freezing her in her spot. She dropped the wet kerchiefs on the floor and spray bottle as she attempted to explain her situation to Madam Martha, "Madam Martha, I... I was," Alas, words won't come out of her mouth.
She was too sad because of Alpha Damien to think about anything else. And Madam Martha. Hell! her thought didn't cross her head at all.
"You were trying to leave... Me?" The old woman colored fiercely and her lips puckered in annoyance.
"No, I wasn't." Aura muttered with heavy irony.
She would never ever think to leave her. Never.
"Oh if not me then who is getting deprived of your presence?" She asked, walking to her.
"Alpha Damien." Aurora answered, her eyes lowering to the floor.
"Him? Why?"
"He's gotten over me."
"Over you? When did that happen?"
"Just a while ago. Or... Maybe right from the moment he left this mansion two days back." Aurora provided her with answers she didn't seem to know.
Amazement colored Madam Martha's wrinkled face red as she took her Aura's hands and led her to bed. She made her settle down and after taking a seat beside her, she asked, "Now tell me exactly what happened— without skipping a single part. I want to know everything."
Taking her stern voice as a warning, the sweet and soft housekeeper in the Alpha's mansion narrated the whole tale to her godmother.
She dared not miss the message highlighting the phrase 'sexy lingerie' sent by Alpha's celebrity friend to her misunderstanding him.... Aurora described everything to her. She told her about Damien's offer to take her to the trip with her and all that he had planned to do.
"I misunderstood him. Now to punish me for my wrong allegations, he's hanging out with naked girls in the clubs." Aurora shed some tears.
Madam Martha wiped her cheeks away and requested her to not weep. Tears didn't suit her. Moreover, crying made her face become crimson red and lips plump. She was too fair for her own good.
"Oh deary, you are so sweet and dumb." Godmother Madam Martha offered.
"How can you think he's trying to get over you? It's just his way to avoid thinking about you." Madam Martha made her drink a few sips of water. "We both know how he is, don't we? He is just hurt. I must say... He is super hurt.
"He was trying to make you feel special around him and you only blamed him for things he never did. Don't you think he deserves to get angry?" Aura silently agreed.
"I am not saying he doesn't. I am saying he should not have done that." Madam Martha confusingly shrunk her eyebrows.
"Done what?"
"Hanging out with naked women." No sooner did she utter that than Madam Martha burst into a fit of laughter.
Her jealousy was cherishable. Her words sounded acidic but cute. Madam Martha can't help but imagine Damien chuckle if he had seen this side of her.
"Oh Aurora, you are so exquisite. No wonder why the asshole alpha is head over heels with you. You are just so adorably cute." They both beamed in delight.
"He said he loves me, I don't get then why he hangs out with,"
"Naked women!" Chuckling in amusement, the old woman completed Aurora's sentence.
"Yeah,"
"Okay, now listen to me, darling..." Madam Martha reached for her hands and kissed her palms protectively as if Aura was her teenage daughter who needed her guidance.
Aura was glad she met her before her leave. Madam Martha saved her from committing the biggest blunder of her life. She helped her see the situation from another angle and realize her wrongdoing.
"Damien is not as happy as he seems, Aurora. He has gone through shit in life. His parents left him on his own when he was in the learning phase. He was isolated when he needed guidance. His mate died when he was learning to love.
You have come like a ray of hope and as a new chapter in his boring monotonous world. Do not ever dare to leave him again! He has just begun to live. Smile again. Express his sentiments again. And if you try to leave him... He'll be broken as hell. I'd plead with you to not take any harsh decision on him. He truly loves you, and this baby is all that he's ever needed to complete his incomplete life." Aurora's heart skipped beating, her breaths hitched and eyes froze at her godmother's face when she mentioned her baby.
Tbc...