Susan opened her eyes slowly to adjust to the bright light in the room. She looked around to find herself in unfamiliar room. She sat with a jolt looking around holding her head in her hand. She look at herself to see her wearing a man shirt and play pant.
She lifted blanket to check herself, she was terrified something might have happened while she was unconscious. She don't know what happened to her but she knows she has slept for long. Not long a maid came in to see her sitting on the edge of the bed, she smiled at her to see her awake.
" Good day young madam, glad you are finally awake." Susan was taken aback with the way she was addressed ' young madam or what? ' she scream in her mind.
" Please call me Susan." The maid named Andrea was taken by surprised with how polite she is, she smiled at her to continue want she was there for. She knows she must not disobey her with the was there young master treated her for the last two days now. " What is your name?" The maid heard her she turn back to answer question. " Andrea ma' am."
" Andy, how long have I been sleeping and who brought me here?" Andrea was surprised by her questions ' did our young master kidnap her?' " What happened?"
" hmmm!, sorry ma'am. Our young master brought you home two days ago and he has been taken care of you himself since then since you have fever."
" So I was out since too day ago?"
" Yes ma. Let me inform him that you are awake now." Andrea make turn around but was stopped by Susan. " Don't! I will go out myself. Can you please get me my cloth am not comfortable with this.". Andrea walked back to her the cabinet beside the bad , she placed her cloth on the bed beside her. Susan closed her eyes after the maid left, she try to recollect what happened that night.
She snap her eyes opened when she remembered how Jerry persuaded her in entering his car after been drenched and his she has drifted to sleep. She sigh, she knows he has seen her vulnerable side once again.
Her eyes turn cold when she recollect how Clara humiliate her cause of him. She sigh again, she has trust man again and the result is the same. Who knows he is also going out with his secretary. She shook her head at the thought , Jerry is not her own in the first place but why did she have to feel like she has been betrayed. She stood up enter the bathroom to take a hot shower, the bathroom scent just like him. She changed into her cloth and went out of the room.
She was marvel at the interior decoration of the house she slowly descend the stair but was surprise to see a middle age beautiful woman reading a magazine in the living room. The woman looked up to see her Mrs Tim was smiling to finally meet the woman that stole the heart of his son for over a decade. " You look more beautiful in person. Come and give me a hug." Susan halt her step when she heard that, she was surprised at how kind she sound. " I am Mrs Tim Jerry's mother. I am glad to finally see you my dear. You must be hungry, I will have the maid cook something light for you. How are you feeling now?"
" Am perfectly fine Ma'am.". She was pulled to seat by Mrs Tim, she look intent at Mrs Tim who is talking to her with a smile full of excitement and sincerity . ' Now that she thought about it, why did she say she is better in person that photos?' She shrug it off to look at the woman in mother mode before her.
" My dear you must not put yourself in that situation again. You know how weak you are yet you let the rain drenched you. You m...."
" Thank you for your concern ma and am sorry for making you people worried about me." " No my dear! am not blaming you , I just don't like you to suffer. Let's go to the dining your food is ready." Susan eyes sting she miss her mother so much. After her fill the two went back to the sitting room. Susan stood up from her seat when she saw Jerry coming down from the stairs in his casual cloth.
" Ma' am I need to take my leave now. I am sure my housemate has been worried about me."
" My dear just relax.....are you probably avoiding .....you know!". Mrs Tim said pointing her mouth towards her son. " No ma' am, he is my boss after all and am grateful he took time off to take care of this lowly employee of his." Susan moved towards seating Jerry . " Thanks for taking care of me Mr Jerry, am grateful and one day I will surely repay your kindness.". Jerry shift uncomfortably in his seat. Her statement sound like a farewell to him. He did not say anything but keep glance at the door way. He heave a sigh of relieve when the house jeep lead his friends into the living room.
" My oh my! Look at my sweet lady. How are you?" Peter exclaimed immediately he entered. The two of them greeted Mrs Tim before she excuse herself, she knows they must be here for something important since they are all busy individual. " Did he bully you? Just tell me so I can teach him a lesson."
" Am fine Mark and thanks Peter am fine now. What are you guys doing here? Don't you all have work to do? Where is Cathy? "
" Easy! easy! one at a time! First we all have work to do but we are here for someone important and secondly Cathy will soon join us."
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After playing around they all pleaded with Susan to listen to Jerry. They did not fail to let her know how much he loved her. Jerry later explained to her how he helped Clara into the car after she fainted. She secretly heave a sigh of relieve when she heard all that. Thou she quickly judge him but he can not blame her for that, who won't get angry when he left without saying anything to her. She knows she is already in love with him but she just don't want any form of betrayal. After they all left the two of them sat beside each other each with their thought. Susan look up to see her boss sneaking glances at her. She smile at her herself before she break the awkward silence.
" Am sorry.." The two of them said in unison. Jerry smile at her and she unknowingly blush at that. " Go first am listening."
" No you continue. "
" Ladies first, continue am listening.".
" Am sorry for making you worry about me and for not listen to you...."
" It is all right it is all in the past, wm just glad you believe me in the end." The two of them keep mute after the brief exchange of word. " I need to go home now, I will see you at work tomorrow. " Susan stood up but Jerry quickly pull her into a hug. She lost her footing and fell on his lap.
" Susan please give me a chance to love you. I can't take it anymore. Please." She stare deep into his eyes, she knows he is been sincerely with her. He may be man of few words but his actions speaks a lot. Action speak louder that voice they say not that she is not feeling what he is feeling she just don't want to try in fear of been hurt again. " Mr Jerry not that .....". " No Susan don't Mr me, My name is Jeremiah Tim Jerry in short." " OK Jerry, not that I don't want to reciprocate your feelings but am scared." Jerry frown when he heard that.
" What are you scared for? if it is about all those lady that want to climb my bed I will dispose them off. My mother know about us, so you have nothing to fear."
" No! am not concern about all that. Bu...but I fear about my past. You don't know me before and you don't know my background. Even if I want to accept you can you allow me to use you to take revenge? because my mind will not be at rest if I don't do that."
She said looking at her fingers. Jerry lips curled into a beautiful smile he is happy she will use him to take revenge.