Chapter 31: Chapter 31

"What is his problem?" Patricia asks as to why he left the house rather awkwardly.

"Don't know, maybe he is tired" I said trying to cheer her up. "Don't think too much about it, okay?"

"Alright"

"Maybe he is stressed," I said to myself as we headed to the sitting room.

These days a lot of people are stressed and they don't even know it. Michael might be among them probably going through some tough time at the office, although that isn't a good enough reason to behave in such a manner, but I won't tell Patricia that of course. She will only worry and I don't want that.

"Honey you home" mom said excitedly, the joy evident in her eyes as she embrace Patricia "Don't ever do that again"

"I am sorry mom, please forgive me"

"It is alright sweetheart. The most important thing is you are safe and fine" mom said, smiling. "What of Michael?" She ask turning to dad who just joined us

"Nick, I thought you said Michael came with our Patty. Where is he?"

"Yes mom, he came with me but got an important call from the office" she lied

"Oh my!" Mom exclaims

"Hope is nothing serious?" Dad ask

"No dad. He waited for some time but couldn't wait any longer due to pending work at the office."

"Okay sweetheart. Have you had something to eat yet?"

"Yes mom, ate at Michael's place"

"Alright. As for me I am hungry, craving something delicious but don't know what" We all laughed at her words.

"You always crave something delicious, honey," Dad said, still laughing. Yes he is right, mom always craves something delicious.

"Now it is pretty obvious who I took after for my love of good food." I said cheekily, smiling to myself.

"Did you say something?" Patricia ask

"No, just talking to myself as usual" I said shyly

"Oh" was all she said.

Looking at her, I wonder what her problem is, she seems a bit distant. I hope it has nothing to do with Michael's awkward behavior earlier.

Was about to ask her but got interrupted when mom called.

"Cathy dear, can you please tell madam Juliet to make us something delicious. For some weird reason I can't find John anywhere"

"Alright mom" I said before leaving to do as I was told.

I will ask Patricia about it some other time.

......

"Ah! This can't be happening" Michael screamed, throwing things everywhere in his room.

Ever since he got home, he locked himself in his room screaming and smashing things in anger.

"How did I get here? He ponders "How!"

He can't continue living like this, for some time now he had kept his feelings bottled in. First he thought it was just a mare crush but the thought of her being with another drives him insane!

"I can't continue like this," he said, shaking his head in dismay. "Can't go on living a life of pretense and lies!" He screams, smashing the expensive flower vase in his room.

"Master" someone called, knocking on his door continuously. "It is Michelle"

"What is it? Go away!" He yelled

"Please master open the door, you will hurt yourself" she persisted

"Are you deaf?" He asked "I said, Get out!"

He wants to be left alone at the moment to drown in his sorrow. Patricia is a wonderful woman, but not the woman of his dreams, not when he is in love with another.. Catherine.

"I am in love with Catherine!" He screamed hoping it would relieve his heartache but that didn't make him feel any better.

Covering his face with his hands he sat on the floor feeling defeated and ashamed of himself for falling in love with his fiancée's younger sister.. She deserves better.

It all started when Patricia showed him her family pictures. The moment he set his eyes on Catherine's picture his heart skipped a bit, melting softly.

And since then he can't stop thinking about her.

Each time he closes his eyes, her beautiful face and black curly hair is all he keeps seeing. And since then he has been trying to meet her in person but every damn time something keeps coming up.

Either she is away writing some exam, or out doing one thing or the other. And the day he didn't go thinking she won't be around, was the day she was present.

How ironic.

Michael has been dying to see her in person hoping it will end his obsession but that didn't happen. Instead he found himself drawn in her enchanting blue eyes the day he saw her.

And now his one true love is in a relationship with Adam, his best friend! Of all the people on the surface of the earth to date it had to be him.

"No!" He yelled "Damn! Him for always taking everything from me, first he is living my dream life and now my dream girl" Covering his face he cried letting the tears flow freely with no desire to end it.

Using the master key given to her incase of emergency Michelle quickly unlocked the door. When she stopped hearing sound coming from his room she became scared wondering if he was alright.

Or maybe he has hurt himself and is bleeding to death.

"Oh no, let it not be that" She exclaimed in horror. Entering his room, the scene she met isn't one to look at.

Everywhere is a mess, "what could have provoked him to react this way?" She wonders.

Scanning the room searching for him, she found him sitting on the floor covering his face with his hands looking so miserable, her heart broke.

Her once powerful boss she admires so much is seated on the floor looking so broken. Running to his side, she went to him, wrapping her hands around him.

"Catherine, is it you?" Michael asks, a ray of hope evident in his voice as he looks up only to meet the face of Michelle. Freaking out he pushed her from him.

"What are you doing here? Have you gone mad?" He asks, looking at her in shock.

Michelle is his new cook he hired, when he first saw her he wondered why a beautiful woman like her ended up as a cook. But right now, that isn't his problem.

All he wants is to know what gave her the idea she could enter his room without permission. And to make it worse, embracing him, what!

Feeling disgusted, I look at her demandingly.

"I.. I..am sorry sir, I thought y.. you were in danger" she said fidgeting.

"So the next thing you could think of is to enter my room without permission?"

For a moment there, the thought of dragging her out of his room crossed his mind but he stopped. Her boldness is one to be commented on, never has he seen a helper act with so much courage.

That trickled his fancy.

Looking at her one more time he takes in her appearance, she is truly a beauty he wonders how good she will be in bed.

With a smirk on his face, he scanned her one last time.. Yes, he smiles and she will be good for fucking.

"Damn!" He exclaims "What is happening to me?"

The sudden urge to kiss and make ruthless love to her became dominant in his heart, over powering his senses. And one thing is certain, he will have her here and now.