Carrying His Heir While Fighting His Lies novel Chapter 24

Blake POV

Somehow, her smile is irritating me. Why is she smiling?

Shouldn't she get angry at me?

Amm, Ava, how about you get fresh and then have breakfast?" I said, still trying to understand her behavior.

"Sure," she said as she stood up and went to the restroom.

Something is off in here today. I thought.

She came outside, took a shower after some time, and sat directly on the couch for breakfast.

She must be hungry, I am sure.

We finished our breakfast, and I looked at her, but she was behaving all normally, and that was annoying me somehow.

I thought to break the ice, so I spoke...

"By the way, I was really worried when you did not recognize this place." I spoke, getting relaxed on the couch.

"How can I recognize a place where I have never been?" She says this while cleaning her mouth.

"So, you are saying you have never been to this place? Let me remind you, you have stayed at this place for more than a year." I said, leaning towards the couch.

"Of course. How can I forget that? But let me also remind you: I stayed in the basement of this house, not in the house. And this," she pointed towards the room, "I have been here for the first time."

I closed my eyes upon hearing this. I know she never came up. She always stayed in the basement.

"But why did you not come up?" I asked. Somehow, this always annoyed me.

"Why would I?" She shrugged.

"Why not?" I inquired.

"Blake, if you are forgetting, then let me remind you: you have cleared the first day that this is your house, not mine. Which I was very much ok with. And second, I wanted the shelter that you provided me, so why would I invade your privacy? I am not that shameless to come up after knowing my presence might not be welcome by you." She spoke like it was not a big deal. But I could read her eyes and her pain.

"You getting it all wrong, Ava," I said, trying to say the fact.

"Oh, come on, Blake, now I get everything right. So let us not go there," she spoke while closing the lid of the food on the table.

While I crib about my anger issues, I need to work out my anger issues big time. Sometimes I do not even know what I am talking about.

"By the way, did you keep Anna as my caretaker?" Ava asked while I just nodded in agreement.

She also nodded, got up, and left the room.

‘I need to win her heart as soon as possible before things get out of my hand.' I thought about closing my eyes.

Ava POV

I went out. Somehow, Blake's presence was suffocating me. I just want to breathe some fresh air.

While I was going outside, I saw Anna passing by, and that reminded me of the time I spent here and the way she behaved with me.

"Hey, Anna," I said, giving her my best smile.

"Oh, hello, Ava, dear." She gives me her fake smile again.

"It is still Mrs. Jensen for you," I said, folding my arms across my chest.

"Oh, pardon me, Mrs. Jensen, is there anything I can do for you?"

‘After hearing me, I can see her demeanor has changed, and I am sure she must be thinking of ways to kill me, but baby, you do not know what you must face now.' thinking, I smirk.

"Of course you can, and let us not forget the fact that you are here for me only if I am not wrong." I spoke, smirking.

"Yes, of course, mam, I am always at your service." She spoke unnaturally.

"Good, now get me a cup of black coffee and make sure it is not too hot nor too cold."

Certainly, mam." She bowed down and left.