Miles, who was irritated with the scene, cleared his throat, getting both lads' attention.
Julian's eyes widened as he quickly let go of Mattie, he cleared his throat a bit out of proportion.
"Dude knock before coming inside," Julian accused him. Miles also felt a bit regretful seeing the look Astrid had on.
"I am sorry. I should have given a warning instead." Miles retorted.
Julian glanced at Astrid to see her not looking at him anymore but at the ground like she always does.
"Why the heck are you here spoiling the moment?" Mattie let out irritated. "In case you don't know, you have a legal wife, see.."
"Hey, Miles.. legal.. They are supposed to be the legal couple, they can spend time with themselves." Astrid corrected Miles, then darted at Julian.
"I am sorry for interrupting the moment, I had only wanted to ask for permission to go out and get some things with Miles.." Julian glanced at Miles' direction and he smiled.
"Don't you get it when I say mum's eyes are everywhere? Are you trying to implicate me?" Julian never planned to talk to her sternly but she kept pushing him.
"Man. It isn't that.."
"Let's go together, I will clear my head with that, you stay at home and rest. I mean it." Julian cut him off.
"But.."
"I said you should stay at home!" Astrid was shocked by the way his tone had suddenly switched.
She looked down calmly, "I am sorry. It was my first time making a friend and I only wanted to spend some happy times. Forgetting you rich people control lives," Astrid stormed out of their presence.
She was already mad she saw the both of them kissing and now he was trying to control her life.
This was the first time she had spoken a long sentence to Julian and he was more than shocked at her clap back.
"Wow!" Julian whispers rethinking her response.
"So are you going or not?" Miles asked Julian who swallowed hard, his eyes staring deep into the door that had just been slammed.
"She sure has a temper I never expected." Julian let out and Miles grinned at this.
"As a friend, I can tell that she is amazing when she ain't sassy too," Miles added and this glared at him.
"Seriously, how come you guys became friends?" Julian implored.
Mattie on the other hand was fuming in rage.
Astrid had finally ruined their moment and was even about to make him go out when he should be planning their outing instead.
"Are you going to leave?" Julian glanced at her and a small smile formed on his face.
"Yeah. Babe I need to clear my head, you also have some friends here you shouldn't spend time with them," he suggested but she wasn't happy a bit about this.
"Whatever.." she answered walking out on him, for the first time Julian wasn't feeling like going after her to pacify her.
Miles could only stand there in surprise, "Aren't you going after her?" Miles asked and he glimpsed at him a bit exhausted.
"I should have called Stephan to be here instead of you," Julian proclaimed and Miles' hands went wide open.
They are three best friends but he had called Miles to come instead because he feels he understands him more.
"Yeah… but you love me more," Julian squinted his gaze at this and Miles smiled.
"You need to cool down. Come on, let's crash at the club. You wouldn't get the chance when you get back to state." Miles said again.
"Yeah we need that," Julian agreed as they walked out of the mansion making sure to inform Sophie of their whereabouts.
Whereas Astrid was in her room bawling her eyes out at the scene she had just witnessed.
She shouldn't get bothered about it, she isn't supposed to be here, She isn't even Julian's standard. Why the heck does she feel hurt by the whole scheme?
She sat on the floor, her back laid on the door, in deep thought until the door was pushed open and some girls walked right into it.
Astrid fell to the ground bruising her arm, because of the force used on the door.
"Aww... That hurt," Astrid cried out as she looked up to meet unfamiliar faces.
With their dress, she could tell that they were the maid in the mansion.
"Why open the door that forcefully," a smack landed on her face, shutting her up instantly.
"A word from you again and you shall regret it," another one of them reprimanded her.
They were like five in number and Astrid was still confused at the whole scene.
"Take her, if she would yield, pull her on the ground." the girl who seems to be their leader announced.
"What is happening where are taking me!" Astrid asked in fear seeing how serious they were.
"Ask that to our boss," the lady replied again as they began pulling her roughly.
She knew if she tried struggling it might cause more harm than good to her so she just went along with them.
When they got to the living room there Mattie stood with her hands resting on her waist.
"What have I done this time around?" Astrid asked, getting fed up with her already.
"Choosing to spend your day with my fiance tomorrow?" This made Astrid look down in guilt.
"I.. Never planned.."Mattie slapped Astrid's face shutting her up.
"Bring her down here," Mattie announced and watched how they pulled Astrid down to the poolside.
The bit of confidence left Astrid's face as she saw the pool, "What are you trying to do?"
"Well… When you pull me into the pool I get to find out my ring is missing… So.." Mattie walked toward her playing with her hair.
Mattie had noticed how scared she was about the pool and thought of punishing her hard with this to teach a lesson for barging on her and Julian and also planning to go out with him the next day.
"I can't swim…" Astrid let out and then Mattie gestured to the girls.
They understood and with a smirk, they pulled Astrid toward the pool, "Mattie please don't do this I am scared of the pool.." Astrid pleaded mercy as the girls pulled her.
Mattie gestured for them to let her go and she fell to the ground.
"Fine. If you won't I will choose another choice.."
Mattie brought out her phone, "Peel off your dress and dance around and in just your underwear."
"What? No.." Astrid let out immediately. One thing she is embarrassed about is her body. She can't easily do it like Mattie.
"I can't.." Mattie gestured to the girls and they immediately tried pulling her up and taking her to the pool.
"Stop! Astrid cried.." her body was too weak to fight them she might be chubby but too weak to defend herself.
"Don't do this Mattie.." she cried out as the girls laughed at her.
"Let me!" but her words bubble as they push her into the pool giggling.