A few minutes later, Dr Jean arrives. Aunt Burl accompanied him to the dining room. Seeing Linden and Feliz there, he thanks Aunt Burl then walks toward them.
He looks at Linden, annoyed.
"I have you know, treating your scalded body is not my speciality."
"Whatever....this is Feliz, my fiancee. He is my personal doctor." Linden calmly drinks his coffee as he introduces them.
"I'm not really his personal doctor...just in some cases. Jean. Jean Walker. Aka Linden only best friend." Jean introduce himself, as he extended his hand. Feliz shake his hand.
"Nice to meet you."
"Have we met before, Ms Feliz?" Jean ask, as he observe her.
"I don't think we have." Feliz stated.
"Huh, really? I seem to know you from somewhere...."
Feliz just smile hearing that. Linden then coldly cut in;
"You're not here to chat. But to treat me. Come with me."
Linden then walks toward his room.
"So grumpy. Well then, it seem I have to go." Jean nods his head toward Feliz before he gone to Linden's room.
In Linden room, Jean still wonder;
"It seem that I recognize your fiancee from somewhere..." Jean inform.
Linden stops unbuckles his robe as he turn to look at Jean.
"What you mean? Is she one of your patient?" he asks.
"Not sure." Jean ponders.
Linden then remember about the car accident.
"She was once involved in a car accident. She's in a coma for 2 months. Did she got treat at your workplaces?"
"That badly?" Hearing that information, Jean was shock. He think for a moment, as he exclaims;
"I don't recall anything about that. It's weird...I just seem to know her from somewhere..."
As both of them ponders in their thought, Jean then said;
"Probably I was mistaken. Let take a look at your wound. I need to hurry back to work."
While Jean treat his wound, Linden still wonder about what Jean said.
Where did Jean saw her?
Meanwhile, Feliz just finish washing the dishes as Aunt Burl approach her.
"Miss Feliz, Mr Linden told me to assist you if you need anything."
"Alright." Feliz said.
"Would you like to take a bath? Here, there's three bathroom." Aunt Burl inform her.
"Sure, I need to get ready myself."
"Let me show you." As Aunt Burl bring her toward the other bathroom. The bathroom was quite beautiful and very wide. Feliz watch the bathroom, amazed. Even the bathroom was very fragrance with a tub in it.
Feliz then took a bath.
A minutes later, Feliz finishes taking bath. Aunt Burl already prepared her bath robe to wear and towel to use. As she wear the bathrobe and towel to dry her hair, she saw a room across the room she's in. Feliz then walks toward it. She then stood by the door as she look at the door for a while. Aunt Burl then walks toward her.
"This is Mr Linden's son room. Colby."
Feliz nods her head.
"Would you like to see his room?" Aunt Burl ask. As Mr Linden already give permission to assist his fiancée in her needs and command. So she didn't hesitate to ask to meet Feliz needs.
"No." Feliz simply said, as she walks away. Aunt Burl could only follow her behind. Soon they arrived at another room. The room door was opened, as Feliz walk pass it she saw a big frame inside it. She stops her track.
"This is Mr Linden's work room."
Feliz just only make a sound 'Mmh'.
"Would you want to go inside?"
"Can I?" Feliz ask.
"Yes, Mr Linden didn't mind it."
Feliz then walks inside it. As she slowly approach toward the big frame. It was a frame of Linden and his son.
Feliz takes her time observe the frame. His son eyes and hair is the same as his. While his son nose and lips is different from his. Feliz could assumed that he took it from his mother. Seeing this child face, Feliz wonders if this child mother was a beauty, for the fact the he also has his father's look.
"Aunt Burl, do you…by any chance know, this child's mother?" Feliz ask curiously.
"Unfortunately, no Miss Feliz. Since I work here, there's just Mr Linden and his son only."
"How old was he? Colby?"
"That time he still a baby."
Hearing this information, Feliz left pondering.
'Then, that woman...left him when their son still an infant.'
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Feliz readying herself as she wear the clothes inside the bag. She chose to wear a peach colour dress with short length arm.
There's a knock by the door. It was Aunt Burl.
"Dr Jean was leaving. So, I just show him out. Would you like me to assist you, Ms Feliz?"
Feliz looks at her for a while.
"I would like to do your hair. To make you look lovelier…" she adds.
Feliz could only nods her head. Seeing her consent, Aunt Burl then gladly do her hair. She ties Feliz hair in a bum with a few strands hair falls gracefully by her shoulder. Satisfied, Aunt Burl then looks at Feliz reflection at the mirror.
"There, you look…" Aunt Burl was stunned to look at Feliz face closely.
"What's the matter, Aunt Burl?" Feliz ask, as she noticed her shock expression.
"Ah…no, it just your looks, is almost similar with the actress, Glidia George."
Hearing that name, Feliz froze.
"Yes, you indeed look like her. Almost like both of you are related." Aunt Burl excitedly explains, as she didn't noticed Feliz state.
"My daughter and I are a fan of her. She's so beautiful in her youth. Gosh, it's like you a younger version of her."
Feliz heart beat became erratic, she's having a hard time to breathe. Her eyes searches for her purse. It was by the sofa on her left. Seeing that, Aunt Burl excitedly talks about her idol, Feliz tried hard not to be notice by her.
"Aunt Burl, I'm sorry…but I feel thirsty, would u please bring me some glass of water?" Feliz calmly ask a favours.
"Oh, yes. Of course, Miss Feliz." Aunt Burl, fortunately didn't linger long as she walks out from the room hurriedly. Seeing her disappearance, Feliz rushes to her purse as she searched for her meds inside it. She took out the pills as she force herself to swallow it. Feliz took a big breathe as she wait for heart to slowly became calm.
Again, that woman. Feliz wonders if she could really stand a chance to behave normal for this noon meeting. She looks up, seeing her reflection on the mirror.
"Don't make a big deal out of this, Feliz…you're strong. You can bear it. You can." She muttered, almost like a whisper for her to hear it on her own.
Feliz then looks down as she sighed.
"Feliz…"
Hearing that voice, Feliz looks up to see it was Linden, in his grey formal suit at the mirror. Looking very dashingly. She then turn to look at him.
While Linden was shook to see Feliz in the dress that he had prepared for her. Seeing her in that dress other than jeans and blouse, she look so lovely.
"Do I look okay in this dress?" she ask. As she see that Linden was looking at her.
"Yes, it seem that dress suit you too." Linden said.
Indeed, she looks great in any clothes. Linden couldn't stray away his gaze upon her. Seeing that, Linden still standing silently while looking at her, Feliz took her purse.
"Are we ready to go?" She asks.
"Ah…(cough)…yeah." Linden answers as he tried to hide his embarrassment. A moment later, Aunt Burl arrived with a glass of water in her hand.
"Oh, are you leaving already?" she asks.
"Yes, Aunt Burl. You may leave after you done your work." Linden said.
"Yes, sir. Err… Miss Feliz, your water?"
"Oh yes." Feliz took it and drank it a little.
"Thank you." Feliz thanked her as she look back at Linden.
"Let's go?"
"Yeah, sure." Linden answered.