" This is for Mr. Luca." The guy replied, and he handed the package to her.
He was one of Luca's guards.
" Oh! Ok, thank you, I'll deliver it to me." Pearl said, nodding her head.
" Please make sure you do." The guy said and left her sight.
" What's in here?" Pearl said softly as she shut the door.
She dropped the package on the couch and hurriedly went into the kitchen to make breakfast for Luca.
Soon, Luca was downstairs; he was struggling with his tie, and Pearl had already set the table. She came out of the kitchen because she heard a sound, she believed it was Luca, so she hurriedly came out of the kitchen to give him the package she received on his behalf earlier. She was going to get the package from the couch when she noticed that he struggling with his tie, she stopped and asked;
" Having a problem with that? I can help you know." She said with a smile.
" Who the hell do you think you are? What makes you think you can ever help me? You're the one who needs help here obviously, not me. Can you imagine? It's your guts for me." He yelled.
" But I didn't say anything wrong, I only wanted to help," Pearl said, surprised at his outburst.
" I never asked for your help!" Luca yelled.
" Fine! I wanted to give you this." Pearl said, and she walked towards the couch to get the package.
" Here you go; one of your guards brought it earlier; he asked me to give it to you," Pearl said firmly as she handed the package over to him.
" What's in there?" Luca asked, still struggling with his tie.
" And how am I supposed to know? Was I supposed to unwrap it?" Pearl asked, rolling her eyes.
" Gosh! I can't deal with you right now, just come and help me with my tie." Luca ordered.
" Excuse me, are you talking to me?" Pearl asked, looking like she was lost.
" God dammit! I was talking to you, obviously; who else was I supposed to talk to if not you? Is there a third person here except the both of us?" Luca asked, looking frustrated.
" Well, last time I checked, you said you can never need my help; you said I'm the one who needs help, not you, so what changed?" Pearl asked firmly.
" Gosh! This girl, who are you? On a normal day, I don't wear a tie because it makes me uncomfortable. I only wear a tie occasionally, and today happens to be one of the days that I have to wear a tie. I have a very important meeting this morning, and I have to cooperate, or else my dad will be so mad at me. I wouldn't be doing this if I had a choice. My girlfriend usually helps me with it, but she left last night, and I forgot to ask her to get it ready for me before leaving." Luca said, sounding frustrated.
" Fine! I'll help you but you'll have to ask in a polite way, you don't have to be rude all the time, you know? Being rude doesn't make you a boss; instead, it makes you an oppressor." Pearl said softly.
" Gosh! Fine! Please help me with my tie." Luca said, rolling his eyes.
" Say it like you mean," Pearl said softly with a smile.
" Really? Is this how you want it?" Luca said, looking pissed.
" Just say it like you mean it, it won't hurt, you know? Hurry up, your breakfast is getting cold" Pearl said, smiling.
" Fine! Please help me with my tie." Luca said, sounding frustrated.
" Uhmmm….. It's fine, I'll help you." Pearl said, rolling her eyes.
She helped him with the tie and went back into the kitchen.
" He's a baby at heart, but why is he mean and condescending to my mum? I wish he could show my mum this sweet side of him; at least it will make her job easier here." Pearl thought as she entered the kitchen.
Soon, Luca was done with his breakfast; he left the house hurriedly; he was already running late for the meeting. Pearl went to get the dishes as soon as she noticed that he had gone;
" Not even a goodbye from him? Maybe he's running late for the meeting." She thought as she carried the dishes into the kitchen.
As she got into the kitchen, she was washing the dishes when she remembered that she didn't ask him what he wanted for dinner;
" What am I going to do now? Gosh! I forgot, maybe I should call my mum and ask."
She picked up her phone, and dialed Catherine's number;
" Hi, Mum!" She said as soon as Catherine answered the call.
" Hey, darling! How are you, and how is the work going?" Catherine asked from the other side of the call.
" Well, it's going well, how are you fairing now? Have the nurses attended to you this morning?" Pearl asked.
" Yes, they have, and I've taken my medications," Catherine said from the other side of the call.
" Ok, mum I want to ask a question. Please what does your boss usually have for dinner?" Pearl asked softly.
" My boss? Dinner? He doesn't have dinner at home; he usually eats out before coming home, so don't bother yourself making him dinner." Catherine said.
" Oh, I see, ok then, no problem," Pearl said and chuckled.
" Hope you didn't argue with him this morning before he left for work?" Catherine asked, sounding worried from the other side of the call.
" On the contrary, we interacted well this morning," Pearl said and chuckled.
" That can't be possible, are you sure you're in the right house?" Catherine asked, sounding surprised from the other side of the call.
Pearl burst into laughter and said;
" C'mon mum, I know what I'm talking about. I just realized that he's a baby at heart, some things just trigger him at times. And I also think that his girlfriend is a bad influence on him too; she wasn't here when I resumed this morning. I guess that's why I get to see this cool side of him." Pearl explained.
" But I've worked with him when his girlfriend was away, yet I never saw the cool side of him, so what are you saying?" Catherine asked, still sounding surprised.
" Honestly mum, I don't know. Let's watch, and see what tomorrow will be, or this evening when he gets back from work." Pearl said softly.
" Ok darling, no problem but please be careful around him, ok?" Catherine said sharply, from the other side of the call.
" Ok, Mum, I will; I need to get to work now. Speak with you later, Mum." Pearl said.
" Alright darling, bye!" Catherine said and hung up.
" Bye..... Can you imagine? I was the one who called her, she was the one who hung up. Mum!" Pearl said and chuckled.
She dropped the phone and continued with her chores
Some minutes later, there was a knock on the door;
" A knock? Can't the person just ring the bell? Gosh!" Pearl said as she heard the sound of the knock.
She left what she was doing, and went to get the door;
" Hi! Who are you?" She asked the person at the door, as she opened the door.