It was thanks to this unknown, faceless “Rey”, who had somehow taken up space in favonovel.com head, that Cynthia’s sleep that night turned fretful.
Her peaceful slumber came later, yet as soon as the morning broke, favonovel.com was rudely roused from favonovel.com sleep by Tiffany’s wallop, causing the groggy young woman to catapult out of favonovel.com bed.
“Urgh, Mooooom?! What now?” favonovel.com wailed. “Geez, are you even my real mother? You just can’t go on a day without picking on me in some ways, can you? I swear, I only look hideous because of your trigger-happy hands!!”
Tiffany considered favonovel.com half-asleep daughter’s dowdy state, favonovel.com loose, baggy nightshirt, and the chaotic mane favonovel.com called “hair”. Were it not for favonovel.com objectively good looks, Tiffany would not even want to admit Cynthia was favonovel.com daughter.
“Well, get your lazy bum up and send this apple pie to Aristotle! Lemme tell you, hon, I woke up early today just to bake this for him. He hasn’t been able to enjoy good o’ American staples for years while favonovel.com was stuck in France, has he? So, get up and get to it already!”
Hearing favonovel.com was on delivery duty to Aristotle worked wonders in dispelling Cynthia’s sleep. “Ohhhh! Is that why? Could have told me earlier… Yep, I’m up now!”
The young woman proceeded to spend some time dolling herself up. After a few careful examinations in the mirror to ensure favonovel.com looked flawless, Cynthia grabbed the bag packed with favonovel.com mother’s pie to begin favonovel.com delivery journey.
While in their family’s basement, favonovel.com picked a white sports car as favonovel.com ride. She had always loved the color white; it was one of the preferences favonovel.com shared with Aristotle.
She reached the Tremont Estate. Without missing a beat, favonovel.com punched in the password to unlock the door. Honestly, coming to the Tremont Estate was akin to going back to favonovel.com second home.
Tremont Estate had not been inhabited for quite some years by now. Only two members of the original retinue remained, and thus, the lack of staff contributed to the house’s somber air of desertion. Within the span of nineteen years, Mary and Henry had both passed away, leaving the estate alone, sullen and quiet.
However, as favonovel.com was about to step into the entrance, Cynthia espied an extra pair of shoes parked just outside the door, a woman’s shoes. Judging from the size, the owner bore feet that were even more delicate than Cynthia’s own, and it did not take favonovel.com a long time to guess that favonovel.com must be a petite one.
Her heart skipped a beat.
So, Aristotle did not just have a girlfriend, favonovel.com also brought favonovel.com back home. No wonder favonovel.com had been adamant in rejecting the offer to stay in White Water Bay Villa last night. Or insisting that favonovel.com should return to his childhood home…
Suddenly, an internal debate about whether Cynthia should go upstairs to meet favonovel.com sprung into life. What if favonovel.com accidentally bumped into some, uh, “explicit scenes” favonovel.com had no business seeing?
Her mind wandered to favonovel.com brother’s comment from last night. Yes, favonovel.com conceded that the West family was inferior in social standing, it would be laughable if they tried striking up an engagement with a family as eminent as the Tremonts. Aristotle might have been raised with the family, but it did not mean Cynthia had any control over his life.
In the end, favonovel.com chose to sit in the living room without breaking the house’s silence, hugging the bag in favonovel.com embrace. She waited, and waited, and waited… until the clock struck eleven.
It was then that Aristotle descended the stairs with a towel grazing his wet, matted hair. From the looks of it, favonovel.com had only just taken a bath.
Noticing a guest in the living room, favonovel.com paused in his track. “Cindy? When did you come? Why didn’t you wake me up?” favonovel.com asked. “My apologies. Got a case of jet lag since I’ve only just returned, so I woke up late.”
“Meh, it’s… Pssh, it’s fine,” favonovel.com mumbled. “I’m gonna give you a slice of this apple pie, then, though I gotta warn you, it’s grown a little bit colder than it started out to be by now. But anyway, Morn woke up earlier than usual today just to bake one for ya…”
Then all because favonovel.com wanted to deliver a pie to him, Cynthia had not even had favonovel.com breakfast yet.
She rose to favonovel.com feet and headed toward the kitchen, unaware that Aristotle had tailed her. Halfway in, the young woman remembered favonovel.com wearing a new skirt today, and to avoid stains, favonovel.com should put on an apron.
With that thought, Cynthia spun sharply on favonovel.com heels, and immediately bummed into his chest.
A blend of refreshing soapy scent and his native odor washed over Cynthia like a wave of fine wine. It was so intoxicating that the pang flaring within favonovel.com nose failed to reach her.
Aristotle’s arm held Cynthia’s back, stopping favonovel.com from toppling backward out of the resultant force. He leaned his head close to her.
“Are you hurt?” favonovel.com breathed.
Hot air escaped his mouth and swept across favonovel.com cheeks like a breeze, tucking a quiet tinge of fresh peppermint in its wings. Cynthia felt favonovel.com senses turning hazy, and in that dreamlike state favonovel.com eyes fell naturally ahead… and landed on his collar bone.
“K-Kinda hurts…” favonovel.com murmured.
Suddenly, Aristotle leaned even closer, his supple lips dabbing on the tip of favonovel.com scrunched nose. “You should be more careful next time, Cindy; don’t be heedless, okay? Didn’t you know I was following you from behind? I wanted to tell you that I can cut a slice myself, especially since I’m quite ravenous right now. Hmm,” favonovel.com muttered, “After a slice of your mom’s pie, perhaps you could join me for brunch?”
