Chapter 70: Chapter 70

(Vivienne)

"Umm...I'm so sorry I.."I stammered the words out as I averted my eyes away from him and like he saw through me. He adjusted his towel which wasn't nicely wrapped around him. I guessed he had rushed out in the middle of his shower because the water was dripping down his body and face.

"Out!" he made a low yell and I flinched from his angry voice and stormed out of the room without wasting time and slammed the door shut. I exhaled heavily as I put my hand on my mouth and felt like slapping myself

I was so stupid that I didn't even know why I was this way. If I knew any better than I would have stayed away from Victor's bedroom and minded my own business but now I had walked in on him while he was nearly naked. It was a bad thing that I saw him the last time in the gym and since then I vowed to avoid such incidents but now I was certain he would think I was doing this on purpose. The thought of him thinking I was a perverted girl made me feel irritated with myself as I walked away from there

I needed to avoid him for the rest of the day to prevent more trouble, especially what I saw.

"Oh no... Vi, you are such a fool" I said as I facepalmed myself and made my way downstairs. I stomped my feet heavily as I scolded myself mentally. It was irritating that I never passed a day without causing so much trouble

"Hey redhead…it's a beautiful morning isn't it?"While walking lost in thoughts, I heard the most annoying voice which belonged to the worst person I knew, and with a sarcastic expression, I turned around only to see Kyan dressed in all white descending the stairs. He seemed to be in a good mood because he was smiling at me while eating a lollipop

"Don't bother me...I'm not in the mood" I said, waving him off as I continued my journey. Kyan was awful and so annoying, she was just like Monica, and both of them didn't like me so much so all the niceness I knew was fake

"Look here, pretty face...it's all your fault I'm taking home lessons...do you know how boring it is," he said as he reached my side and I ignored him like the plague. I didn't care about him and I wasn't the one who made him do something Victor didn't like so I shrugged as I reached down and proceeded to the living room. I was wondering if Leo was around. I wanted to see him and ask him not to tell Victor about my real age. Leo knew I was just 19 years old and still in high school and if Victor found out I liked everything I feared what he would do to me. Already he posed to be a scary grumpy man and after what I did a few minutes ago I was sure he would treat me like pure air

"It's your fault...this is your fault and I want you to fix it...my bro listens to you so tell him to change his mind,"kyan said as he followed me to the living room. I sat down and took a side pillow and looked up at him. I wasn't happy with his words. If he made a mistake then he should fix it, Victor was his elder brother why should I involve myself in their drama

"No don't involve me...you made a mistake so handle it, "I said with a sarcastic tone that had kyan frowning at me. He didn't seem happy and I couldn't care less. I was just Victor's surrogate while he was his blood. Why should I get involved? I had my problems at hand so I didn't want to cause more trouble than I did. It was as simple as that and hearing me. Kyan scoffed loudly and I watched him storm away from there only then didn't exhale in relief. I was so disturbed that I didn't know what was happening to me

"Sir, I fixed everything...I arranged the shop you can go to"while sitting there counting the minutes passing by, I heard Beverly's voice hence I turned towards the entrance of the living and only saw a half of Victor's body. I guessed he was ready for work and Beverly had come

"I talked to the owner and she said you can go and choose whatever you might need, ''Beverly said as they walked to the living room. I lowered my head not wanting to face Victor after that embarrassing encounter. He didn't even spare me a glance as he walked to the nearest couch and sat down gracefully

Beverly stood to the sides as she told him whatever she had in mind

I looked up and saw that Victor wasn't so interested in what Beverly was telling him. The man was so arrogant and rude to ignore people like they were air. Poor Beverly just stood there quietly. I pitied her position. Who would want to be the grumpy secretary? I'd rather be jobless than work for Victor although being his surrogate was a different thing. It was his child and I was sure he wouldn't do anything horrible to me

"Hey, fam...I guess everyone is gathered here" with the tension around, Leo walked in all happily. I smiled when I looked up and saw he had some tool kit in his hands. Beverly nodded at him when Victor was busy signing some documents

"Hey pretty face...so I gathered what I could and well...I got these...are you comfortable?" he asked me as he sat down on the floor near me and set the toolkit down. Not just me but Beverly was also curious what he was up to

"Umm...I don't know"I said hesitantly but Leo just chuckled as if I knew what he meant and grabbed my leg surprisingly. I jerk back trying to get out of his grip but he pressed me hard and winked at me to stay still

"I heard pregnant women get swollen feet..so here...I bought some nice oil to massage your feet" he said as he opened his kit and took out small bottles one after the other. I was shocked not sure what he was doing but I tried to lengthen the shorts I was wearing which only reached mid-thigh high and since I was sitting, my porcelain white thighs and slender legs showed and I felt uncomfortable especially now when Victor had stopped what he was doing and was looking at us with a dark expression

"Umm...i..don't think it's that time...my feet are fine,"  I said nervously and tried to pull my leg away from him but he already placed it in his lap. I looked at him and he was wearing a black vest and black jeans. He was looking hotter than usual

"Relax...I'm doing this for the baby and you...from now on I'll give you a foot massage every day"  he said with a smile and winked playfully at me. He set my foot back on his lap and sat comfortably.

I didn't know what was happening or what he was doing but why was Leo bothering me. I looked up and saw Victor staring at me with intense eyes.

I knew he was good at hiding his emotions but I swore I saw a flicker of anger on his face. The way he was gripping the pain in his hand showed rage and when Leo muttered for me to lean back to the couch and relax. I did as told and leaned back comfortably

"From now on... I'll take good care of you...I'm sure very soon your belly will become big" Leo said as he rubbed my feet gently. He applied some oil and rubbed my feet. Working up my toes and squeezed them gently

His actions were so relaxing that I closed my eyes enjoying the foot massage

"You have such magical hands," I said, complimenting him for his work. He chuckled as he switched my right foot. I knew my feet were not swollen but it was nice having someone massage me

"Say that again sweetheart...I'm just the best baby" he said as he looked at him and I frowned knowing he was praising himself. We ended up laughing as I smacked him on the shoulders

"You are just the best... anyone would be lucky to have a good hubby like you...so talented," I said with a wink and accidentally met eyes with Victor. His face was burning red for some reason

"S...sir…"I heard Beverly say as she gestured at Victor's hand and he had fisted the documents he was signing so hard that they ripped. His actions shocked everyone that Leo stopped what he was doing as if realizing Victor's presence

"Any problem bro...I thought you are going to the office?"Leo asked and the look he got was something to fear that he quickly averted his eyes away.

"Cancel all my appointments," Victor said in a deep stern voice, rose to his feet, and stormed out of the living room. I was stunned by his behavior hence I looked at Beverly but she just shrugged and left from there

I shifted my eyes to Leo but he shrugged as well and got back to massaging me. Well, whatever I didn't care as I relaxed while Leo and I chatted. We laughed at silly things and for the first time, I felt happy and less burdened.