
Standing in front of the side gate, Kinara was holding a packet of chocolate in her right hand nervously. He looked up and looked up at his father, wanting to make sure that what he was doing later would not get his father into trouble.
Christopher rubbed the top of his daughter's head and said, “Relax, daddy has spoken to Mr. Jonathan. He let you visit the young master for a moment. Come, log in.”
Kinara smiled gently and greeted her father's fingers, stepping decisively through long, majestic alleys filled with decorations and expensive displays. The little girl stared at everything with interest and admiration. At his home, there were only pictures of their family on the wall, as well as some small statues he bought with his mother in the bazaar.
“Lewat here, Sweetie,” said Christopher as he led his daughter up the stairs.
Kinara was very excited. His left hand clenched tightly, trying to dampen the thump that made him anxious and blushing.
Will he believe that ....
“Stop!”
The call with a suspicious tone made Christopher hold his daughter's arm.
“Mrs Big,” said while looking down respectfully.
Kinara followed her father's actions, she lowered her head while saying, “Mrs ...”
Brenda Smith looked at the two people before her with a cold look and probed, then asked, “What are you guys doing here?”
“Daughter I want to see Mr. Alex, Madam,” replied Christopher politely.
“Continue? Who do you think your daughter is? Even setting foot on this floor is inappropriate!”
Kinara's ears are reddened. He knew his father was only a driver, but such an insulting sentence was extremely painful.
“Excuse my sassness, Mistress. I've asked Mr. Jo—“ for permission
“No one has the right to enter this house without my permission!“
Christopher was silent for a moment before finally saying, “I'm sorry for us. We'll be leaving soon.”
He pulled Kinara's arm to leave, but the little girl decided to tell Brenda Smith the truth.
“Sorry, Mistress.” Kinara ventured to look at the creepy-looking woman before him. “I just want to see Young Master for a moment. After helping her on the lake, I did not have time—“
“Kinara,” scolds Christopher while staring at his daughter with pleading spotlight. He knew, the Great Mistress was not like her son and daughter-in-law who were quite generous.
“What are you?” brenda asked with squinting eyes.
Kinara ignored the warning from her father and replied, “Mm .. help her, Madam.”
“How dare you! Sassy! How dare he fabricate such a lie?!” the woman shouted with her index finger towards Kinara's face until all the servants who were there looked at her in surprise.
Kinara had yet to answer when suddenly the door behind Brenda opened. A head with blond hair poked out from behind the door and walked out.
“Granny, what's up? Alex heard you scream and asked me to check,” the girl said in a very polite and gentle voice.
“Tell Jessie, who helped Alex from the lake?”
“I myself pulled it from the dirty water, Granny,” Jessica replied as she glanced meaningfully towards Kinara, “No one was there at the time.”
“You heard that?” ketus Brenda on Christopher, “Your daughter's fingers are good manners! People like you are always looking for opportunities to take advantage of us. Disgusting!”
Kinara eye fertilizer is heating up. He shook his head slowly and tried to answer, but his father clutched his arm tightly.
The man lowered his head deeply and said, “Pardon my daughter's sassness, Madam. I will educate him well.”
He then turned to Kinara and said, “Quickly apologize.”
Kinara's heart was bitter and aching, but all he could do was duck and apologize for the mistake he never made.
“Sorry,” shrieked the girl in a choked voice, like there was a lump of rock stuck in her throat.
“Never dare to appear before my grandson, or you and your family will accept the consequences!” threaten Brenda while staring at Kinara fixedly.
“Good, Mistress ...”
Brenda snorted and sneered cynically, then pulled Jessica's hand back into the room. “Servants, clean their footprints,” he said before slamming the door hard.
Kinara bit her lips tightly, holding back so that the sobs did not escape her mouth. He should have listened to his mother's advice. He should not have forced me to come. It should not .. dislike Young Master ....
***
Kinara's eyes narrowed as the blond girl in the lacy dress on the other end approached Young Master Smith while offering a drink, acting very sweet but clearly full of falsehood. So irritating!
“What are you looking at, Sweetheart?”
The soft voice from behind his body made Kinara scowl and turn his head quickly.
“Mom?” the thrill with a little nervous, “A-I .. I h-just being—“
Rebecca grabbed her daughter's head and stroked it gently. “Our world is different from theirs, Honey ... don't hurt yourself.”.
“I do not ... I ..”
“I understand,” replied Kinara while looking down.
He again focused on vegetables and fruits that should be prepared for dinner. The girl took a deep breath and walked behind her mother without looking back again, where the children of the rich gathered and chatted.
“Put here,” Rebecca said while pointing at the empty basket.
Kinara put down her innards obediently. He was about to walk out again, but his mother held his arm down with a smile.
“Please sort things out here only,” Rebecca said before walking out to pick up the rest of the groceries. He knew that his daughter would feel sad if she saw the young master again.
Again Kinara sighed before starting to sort vegetables and fruit to be stored in the cooling machine. This is the seventh time the Smith family has held an event with its employees, including waiters and drivers. Kinara didn't want to come because she knew Alex was coming. He could not help his feelings which ... either .. he himself did not understand, because the proof he still came.
“Hey.”
Deg.
Deg.
Deg.
Kinara. His brain was suddenly empty, unable to command his limbs to do anything. He wanted to look up, or answer .. but his body was really just sculpting.
He called me, didn't he? Where'd he come from? Why is he suddenly here?
Deg.
Deg.
Deg.
“Hey, you. Any cold drinks?” repeat Alex while looking around the room.
Kinara blinked, pinching her hand hard until the pain managed to regain her consciousness. He cleared his throat slowly before replying, “There, Mr.”
The girl opened the cooling machine, picked up a bottle of mineral water and walked to the door to hand it to Alex.
“This,” he said with his head still down, unable to look at the face that had made him like a dazed person.
“Thank you,” Alex said before walking back to the field.
Kinara stood at the door and stared at the strapping back away. Her strands of wind-blown hair, the scent of mint left in the air, her silhouette growing farther away ....
Kinara's entire body trembled. His mother always said that his love for Young Master would disappear over time, but in fact all those feelings only grew bigger, grew wild and filled his chest cavity.
Mom, what should I do ....
The girl pressed her chest that was throbbing pain.
“Hey, Maid Girl.”
“Huh?”
Kinara blinked in a daze, then looked at the red-haired girl who was watching him with a condescending and harassing look. Two teenage girls her age stood behind Jessica and looked at Kinara as if she was a disgusting fly.
“Clean my dress,” Jessica commands while sneaky grin.
Kinara flinched, staring at the girl's clean dress without the slightest stain. Then, her round bead widened when she saw the girl before her deliberately spilling the contents of her glass until the end of her dress turned yellow.
“I said, clean my dress.”
“B-well, Miss,” replied Kinara while taking a cloth and kneeling before the girl.
Jessica smiled with satisfaction, while her two friends giggled. The newly arrived maids with their luggage each pretended to close their eyes and did not see all the happenings.
Jessica lifted her leg and placed it on Kinara's thigh, then said, “Remember this position of yours, Maid Girl. At any time, you won't be able to get it. Unworthy. Unbecoming. Understand?”
Kinara gripped the cloth tightly until her handbooks turned white. He desperately wanted to push the pretentious and arrogant rich girl before him to his knees, but he knew it would only make things worse.
So, all she could do was nod obediently and answer, “Understand, Miss.”
“Good. Quickly finish your work. Don't let us be late for dinner,” Jessica said before walking away.
A gentle breeze blew against the clear feathers dripping on Kinara's cheeks. Her mother was right, there was a very expensive price she would have to pay if she insisted on sticking with her feelings for Young Master. Not only him, maybe both his parents will be humiliated.
“What's up, Sweetie? Why crying?” rebecca asked as she saw her daughter sniffling in the corner of the room.
“A-I will ... will forget it, Mom. I promise, will forget it ...”
Rebecca hugged her daughter and stroked her head affectionately. He just fell silent and continued to hug the princess only wayangnya. He knew, for now, not a single word of comfort could make his daughter feel any better.
Kinara returned her mother's embrace and wiped away the tears on her cheek.
I'll forget it, Mom .. I'll definitely forget it ....