Chapter 25
Calista heard some voices outside the house, standing up from the bed she looked outside the window,
It was Chase!Property © NôvelDrama.Org.
Not knowing why, but she felt excited and glad he’s home. She smiled and stand up from the bed then opened her door and walk out.
Walking downstairs, Calista stop when she heard a voice , it was Chase and the lady from earlier.
“I have been waiting for you to come back home, I didn’t know you traveled.”
“I didn’t know you’re back in Russia too, you should have call me or Rowan” Chase told her.
“Well I’m here now, I missed you” She whined and hug Chase.
Chase hugged her back and smile.
“I thought Rowan said Chase hadn’t been in any other relationship since after Madison?” Calista muttered.
She don’t want to believe what she is feeling. It can’t be possible, not so soon.
Is she jealous?
No, she’s not. Perhaps she’s just curious on how Chase hugged back the lady. Not wanting to greet Chase again, Calista turn to walk back to her room but stopped when she heard the lady said something.
“Chase, your maid was rude to me!” Again, she’s whining like a little baby girl. Calista turn to look at their direction.
Chase’s eyes meet with hers.
Calista can’t deny the fact that Chase is looking more handsome than he was before. It seems like each passing day he keeps glowing.
Chase was the first to look away and then cleared his throat.
“Oh Charlotte, she’s not a maid..”Chase said to her.
“I’m tired, I need some rest” he added and walk upstairs brushing past Calista without a word.
Calista turn to look at this girl whom she just find out is named Charlotte.
Charlotte folded her hand beneath her breast and walk up to the stairs, standing in front of Calista, she stops.
“I’m curious about who you are. Is that why you’re rude to me?” Charlotte ask, with a smirk plastered on her face.
Calista sigh and turn her back on Charlotte, walking away.
“Hey! Don’t walk out on me!” Charlotte yelled at Calista stamping her feet on the floor.
Calista paid less attention to her and walk back into her room, shutting the door behind. She led her back on the door and sigh.
Just when she thought she has no one to continue bullying her and she can have her peace, then this lady decided to show up.
Is she Chase’s girlfriend?
Calista shakes her head and sigh. She need to stop thinking whatever she’s thinking.
She made an attempt to call Rowan on phone, but she didn’t want him to worry. Rowan is just being soft with her unlike Chase, she shouldn’t try to cross her line.
“Argh!!” She tapped her foot on the floor and out the phone away.
She’d better go take her bath, dinner time is fast approaching.
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Chase walked into his room and remove his jacket, throwing it on the bed, he sit down on the bed and pull out his phone then dial a number.
“Yes Father. I’m back” he said when the reciever picked up.
“No, I haven’t been able to reach him yet. But I know he’s doing fine” Chase tells him.
“Okay” he disconnected the call and throw the phone on the bed then lay down.
No one have been able to reach Rowan on phone and everyone is worried. Yes , he can protect himself but he needs to be sending updates about the task he’s handling.
The door opened and Charlotte entered.
Chase looked up at her and sit up, tucking his hand inside his pocket.
“I told you I want to rest” He muttered to her.
“Don’t start being grumpy again. Ain’t you happy to meet me after three years?” Charlotte said and walk closer to him.
Chase didn’t say a word , Charlotte sigh and walk to sit on his bed crossing her leg. Her eyes landing on the framed picture on his side table.
Charlotte hummed and pick up the picture . “You still have a picture of her? It’s been how many years now, four?”.
Chase walk to her and grab the framed picture from her, placing it back on the table.
“If you don’t have anything else to say, I’ll like to shower now” Chase said to her.
“Actually, I have something else to say…”
“Say it” he ordered.
“Who’s the lady from downstairs? She was very rude to me and I noticed that Madison’s room have been occupied by her?” Charlotte questioned.
“Her name is Calista… You know the type of business I do” Chase said.
Charlotte seem to get excited as she smiles happily.
“Then she’s paying off a debt? She’s a slave… Then I have nothing to worry about” She smirk.
“Don’t refer her as a slave. Yes she’s here to pay off a debt, but she isn’t a slave. I’ll leave first” Chase told her and walk away, walking into the bathroom.
“Still grumpy and Cold” Charlotte muttered and sigh. She looking over at the picture again and picked it up.
Staring at it for some couple of time, she suddenly smirk and place it back.
She took her time to look around the room, it’s been three years since she last saw Chase.
She had seen him last on Madison’s one year death anniversary.
Meeting him again, this time. Charlotte is determined to stay and not lose him again, although her stay in Australia, she had only think about Chase.
She can imagine how many respect and fame she’ll get when it’s announced that she had taken over Madison’s place.
Imagine dating the most feared man in Russia. Blushing, Charlotte walk out of the room.
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It was dinner time when Calista get off her bed once more. She had been busy with her assignments that she didn’t realize how many hours she had spent indoor.
Putting on her flip-flops, She walk out of the room and made her way downstairs.
Chase and Charlotte was already there, Charlotte was eating but Chase wasn’t, he was busy with his phone.
Charlotte was sitting opposite directly him , Calista hummed and walk to sit down on the chair next to Charlotte.
Without saying a word, Calista pull out her plate of food and dish out her fried rice, next is Red curry which she loves to eat with the rice.
Without a word she started eating.
Chase dropped his phone and started eating too.
Charlotte cleared her throat . “What is she doing on the dining table Chase? She’s just….” She looked at Chase before she continuing.
“She’s just a low life with no class and shouldn’t be allowed to dine with rich. You shouldn’t give her such opportunity or she’ll take you for granted”
Calista looked up at her and Charlotte glared at before facing Chase again.
“Charlotte.. she has the right to be on the table okay?” Chase said but Charlotte rolled her eyes.
“I can’t eat with her sitting next to me! God, she sinks! How do you expect me to eat with a slave sitting next to me?” Charlotte said and covered her nose with an attempt to make Calista uncomfortable.
Charlotte had been taken by surprise when she saw her walk into the dining room. And to think she didn’t even greet her!
Pissed off by Calista’s beautiful and being disturbed about how Chase is nice to her. Charlotte isn’t ready to take it from her.
She can’t let her outshine her, she should keep her distance, she’s here now. Even if Chase is nice to her, She, Charlotte won’t be nice to her in anyway.
“Charlotte!” Chase called in anger dropping his spoon.
Charlotte looked at him scared.
And oh yeas! She forgot Chase don’t care your position in his life when he’s anger. He can do anything when he’s anger and she doesn’t want to be on his bad book.
Not now! Not when she loves him.
She have to show him that she’s much better and can do better than what Madison have done for him when she was alive.
Madison is her twin sister , she knows. But she can replace her.
Without a word, Calista stood up with her plate of food, glaring at Chase, she walk out of the dinning room and head to her room.
She’s so pissed and as much as she want to distroy that Charlotte’s face in the mud. She just couldn’t.
Chase is there. He’s the boss and if he hadn’t like the way Charlotte was talking to her, he should stand up for her.
Oh maybe, she should’ve stood up for herself? What held her back?!
She dropped her food on the bed and sigh, she already lose appetite of eating.
Charlotte had just arrived today and already on her neck? Worried, Calista wondered what is her position in Chase’s life.
Back in the dining room. Chase stood up from his chair and made to walk out but Charlotte run up to him and held his hand.
“I’m sorry Chase! I shouldn’t have said that” She muttered pouting at him.
“You know you shouldn’t, but you did”
Charlotte didn’t fail to notice the trace of anger in his voice. It takes long for Chase to forgive you if he ever gets mad at you.
“I just said the truth, she sinks..”
“No she doesn’t!” Chase almost yelled but kept his voice a little down.
Charlotte who was taken aback by his outbrust stared at him wondering why he’s protecting her.
Is there anything going on she needs to know? Hmmm.
“You have your dinner and go to bed. I’ll head back in first” Chase told her calmly.
“Okay, I’m sorry still.”
He walked away, Charlotte walk back to the dining room and sat down. Feeling sad that she won’t get to spend time with Chase till tomorrow because she pissed him off, she angrily trew the plate of food of the floor.
“Clean that up!” She points to the standby maid. Grabbing her phone, she walk upstairs to her room.