It wasn't until later when Vionna came to her senses. She hurriedly pushed him away after things were kind of getting heated. He was still in his towel and she was in body contact with him, of course it's a provocative situation.
"I am sorry." She muttered while focusing her gaze on the mess she had unpurposely created.
Liam lost his composure for a second there. The moment he held her waist in his arms, he felt a kind of undescribable feeling. Her body frame just fit perfectly in his arms and her eyes, that astound look she had in her eyes when he caught her, made him feel giddy somehow.
The moment her body heat left him he felt like he had lost something.
She apologized, he just realized. She is apologizing for something he wanted more of.
Without a second wasted, Vionna immediately started the cleaning after she apologized for the inconvenience. So she thought.
Liam immediately turned around and went back into his walk-in closet without saying a word or giving a reply to her.
As he left, Vionna stopped for a bit and stared at the door he just entered. She puffed her cheeks with air in them and in what seems like a count of three, she released it before going back to work.
At the Dinner Hall,
Catherine, Christian and Zeke were already seated and ready for breakfast.
"So son, How do you feel coming back home after years of staying away." Christian started the conversation since they were still awaiting the maids to completely serve the breakfast.
"Uncle, it feels great! I can't remember when last I felt this way." Zeke replied with that sexy smile of his.
"That's Good son." Replied Christian.
"Zeke, Your Mom called last night, she was trying to reach you but it looks like you haven't switched your line yet." Catherine said to him.
"Yes Aunty, I totally forgot. Liam and I will go visit today." Zeke replied.
"Alright, you do that." Catherine replied.
"You don't plan to go back home?" Catherine asked after a while.
"Yes Aunty not yet."
"And why is that?" Catherine knew her nephew very well. She knows the is a reason why he is avoiding home.
"Aunty, you know me well enough and I'm sure by now you have already known the reason." Zeke replied while avoiding eye contact with Catherine and Christian.
Catherine nodded to his reply. Of course she has been aware that her nephew was avoiding his Father, the person he fears the most. Not because he was afraid or scared of him, The are just some certain things that need to be avoided.
"I understand, and you are always welcome here okay. Don't worry your Mom is aware of this." Catherine said making Zeke sigh in relief.
"Is it alright with you uncle?"
"Of course Son, is that even a question?" Christian replied with a laugh.
"Thank you uncle." Zeke happily thanked him producing his smile.
"Tania!" Catherine called out.
"Yes Ma'am." Tania replied while running towards where she was called.
"Good morning Miss, Master. Ehh Good morning Yo..ung Master." Tania speech slurred the moment she realized who the third person seated was.
"Morning dear, How are you and the rest?" Christian asked concernedly.
"We are fine Master, thank you." Tania replied with a polite smile.
"Where is the so called new girl?" Catherine asked with contempt all over her expression.
"She must be in the young Master's bedroom ma'am." Tania replied.
"Alright, you can leave, serve us quick my nephew here is really hungry." Catherine said.
"Okay ma'am." Tania replied before walking out, she didn't even spare a glance at Zeke through out her conversation with Catherine. Sure she needed answers to her behavior around him but not in front of the Mistress, could she. So to prevent irrelevant insults she went with the saying 'Prevention is better than cure.'
Tania's answer to Catherine elicited a confused reaction to Christian, not only him but Zeke as well.
"New girl? in my son's room. I don't understand." Christian asked with squinted brows. As if he asked the same question on Zeke's mind, he also nodded to Christian's question.
"I hired a new maid recently." Catherine replied.
"Okay and what is she doing in Liam's bedroom?" Christian asked not exactly getting her point.
"A personal maid dear, For him. He just came back after so many years so it will take some time for him to adjust and I don't want him stressing himself." Catherine laid out her explainations.
"That is not enough reason to why she is in Liam's bedroom."
"She's probably cleaning his room or fixing his bath or something. Stop getting so worked up."
An approaching sound interrupted their conversation and attracted their attention. They all looked towards where the sound was coming from to see Liam approaching them and Vionna behind him.
"Oh my son is here." Catherine said with excitement.
Liam reached the dinner hall and greeted them. " Good morning Dad, good morning Mom."
"Morning Son, I hope you did slept well?"
"I did Mom." Liam replied plainly before going over to the seat next to Zeke's and sat down."
Finally the whole family were seated. The ambiance was so sweet that even Vionna who stood by the side, appreciated the nice view.
"Hey, you there, What are you doing there go help them serve breakfast." Catherine spoke up annoyingly.
" Tch, she just have to ruin it." Vionna muttered to herself with a twitch of her face.
"Yes ma'am." Vionna replied before scurrying away to do what she was ordered.
Not long after, Sandra, Gwen, Tania and Vionna came rushing in with the different dishes. They immediately started serving the family.
"I hope this will be delicious like the last." Zeke said enthusiastically, looking at Tania who was avoiding eye contacts with him for a reason he did not know.
"Sure, it will be Young Master." Vionna replied cheerfully like she was asked. Gaining a stare of contempt from Catherine.
"You must be the new girl my wife was talking about." Christian said to Vionna.
"Yes Master." Vionna replied with a smile. She could see that the Master was more polite and kind than the Mistress, so instinctively she relaxed.
Liam was somewhat held by her smile, He had not seen her so cheerful yet and he couldn't deny that she was more pretty this way.
"Good, you are not bad. I hope you are doing your job well?" Christian asked reciprocating her smile. Her gentleness and meekness was attractive and he could clearly see that she's a vibrant young lady.
"Yes Master I am." Vionna replied, her smile not fading.
Christian nodded to her reply.
With that they all left leaving the family to enjoy their breakfast.