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"I am sorry"
    
    "Well.. why are you apologizing? There's no time machine, so you can't go back to erase the past.. you can only be careful and learn from the past, just use the mistake you made to do something great"
    
    "What do you mean?" I asked him, we were almost at the gate.
    
    "Play along with my father. You can do that right?"
    
    "Play along?" I repeated. I tried to but it didn't work out. 
   
    "Yeah, for your own good. Keep away the intimacy. Even i have no idea if you have also made up your mind to give him everything in return but be careful, you are only twenty against a over sixty years old man" He said and I nodded slowly.
    
    He pressed the horn regulator and Robert ran to open the gate for him to drive in.
    
    Gosh, is this really Liam?
    He was pleasant to me just now.. Which means that he believed me all along instead he tried to decided to be intensed harsh to me which made me think he was wicked and I was afraid of him but somehow, I understood that that he is not a cruel person especially when he yelled back at his father regarding this same issue.
    
    God! I wish this good mood which has given rise to his peasant attitude has indeed come to stay forever. 
  Maybe his girlfriend must have re-initiated him this gracious sentiment.
    
    *****
   
    I folded my hands quietly. Thinking about Dad, I have missed him a lot. I really hope he is fine. 
    
    "It's really sad, there is no way I can help you out and looks like you already have completely made up your mind" He was portraying to be calm and understanding this time around.
    
    "I am sorry"
    
    "Well.. why are you apologizing? There's no time machine, so you can't go back to erase the past.. you can only be careful and learn from the past, just use the mistake you made to do something great"
    
    "What do you mean?" I asked him, we were almost at the gate.
    
    "Play along with my father. You can do that right?"
    
    "Play along?" I repeated. I tried to but it didn't work out. 
   
    "Yeah, for your own good. Keep away the intimacy. Even i have no idea if you have also made up your mind to give him everything in return but be careful, you are only twenty against a over sixty years old man" He said and I nodded slowly.
    
    He pressed the horn regulator and Robert ran to open the gate for him to drive in.
    
    Gosh, is this really Liam?
    He was pleasant to me just now.. Which means that he believed me all along instead he tried to decided to be intensed harsh to me which made me think he was wicked and I was afraid of him but somehow, I understood that that he is not a cruel person especially when he yelled back at his father regarding this same issue.
    
    God! I wish this good mood which has given rise to his peasant attitude has indeed come to stay forever. 
  Maybe his girlfriend must have re-initiated him this gracious sentiment.
    
    *****
   
Eve's POV
    "Helen!" I hollered her name as soon as I entered the house.
    "Hi Helen" Liam said to her sheepishly then he climbed the stairs.
    "Helen!" I exclaimed again but this time around, giving her hug.
    "I'm happy for you Eve" She said.
    "I guess Robert has told you about it"
    "Yeah! Oh My God! Managing director? How much is your salary and how did you do it Eve?" She asked.
    "Oh, not managing director. Something happened Helen but to cut the long story short, I'm working for Liam as his secretary" I told her.
"Oh My God, isn't that amazing? I feel you are so lucky Eve" She said.
    "Lucky? No Helen, don't use that word." I corrected her as I climbed the staircase to go to my room but she followed me behind.
    "So what happened next?"
    "Work of course"
    "I also heard Mr Maya got you a new phone" 
    "Well... I'm sorry I didn't let you know I had none" I told her as we entered into my room. It was neat and arranged. This wasn't the way I left it this morning.
    "Funny you, I figured out" She laughed.
    "Did you tidy up my room?" I asked her.
    "No. Madam Theresa did"
    "Oh Madam Theresa" I repeated after her as I sat on the bed and took off my shoes.
    "And that reminds me, you also lied to Madam Theresa"
    "Uhhnn I didn't"
    "Why did you say I no longer work here and you have taken over?"
    "No I didn't " 
    "But she was surprised and happy to see me today"
    "You didn't tell her you no longer stay here, so she made her own assumptions and you know i could not bring myself to tell her the truth" I explained to her.
    "Well I already did, I told her everything"
    "Why Helen?" I queried her.
    "Because Madam Theresa is a mother, she's the elderly woman we need in our lives in every circumstances"
    "But I'm over it now, I mean I can handle myself now. I don't think I need to keep on saying it to people.. It's unheard of"
    "No dear, Madam Theresa is literally my mother, she can be yours if you permit her to. I tell madam Theresa almost everything that happens in my daily life" She emphasised the word 'everything'.
"She's also aware of what happened between Mr Maya and I"
    "Probably that's why she assumed that you left the house"
    " Oh exactly. Madam Theresa is such a beloved "
    "Okay if you say so" I said, heading to bathroom; "So what did she say when you told her a young girl at your age is now a wife to Mr Maya? I know it's no new response to the one I got from you, Liam and Mark"
    "Well, she didn't blame you"
    "Is that all?"
    "Yeah and an advice I'm gonna tell you or you wait to hear from her yourself"
    "I'll be right back Helen" I rushed into the bathroom to have quickly refreshen up myself because I was so tired and exhausted.., dressed into some simple mufty then I returned to meet her.
    "Is Mr Maya back?" I asked her.
"No he is not around. You are just asking after him" She said.
    "That shows that i don't care about him or sees him as my hubby... Like ewww" I made an irritating look.
    "I really mean it when I said I'm gonna a abscord as soon as I'm back on track" I added and she smiled.
    "I love your determination Eve. Some other young girls out there do not feel the disgust you are feeling "
    "In quote, some other girls not me" We smiled.
    "Guess what Eve?"
    "What's that?"
    "But I told you to guess"
    "Tell me already, I can't think of anything right now"
    "I have come to stay Eve" She announced.
    "What?" I jumped up.."Why? How? I mean what changed your mind?"
    "Well Mr Maya called me this morning, I didn't agree immediately, in fact he'll be so surprised when he sees me here; I informed Madam Theresa and she supported me. I personally do not think Mr Maya would try shit with me again.. I still have the proofs that I can use against him remember?" She reminded me and I nodded attentively.
    "It's six. Time to cook dinner" Helen said after glancing at the wall clock.
    "I don't know why I cannot resist joining you in the kitchen; it has become part of me.. I mean the kitchen duty. That's why Mr Maya told you to come back and stay here. Where's your room?" I asked her?
    "Beside yours" She replied and I weened.."Oh My God, We'll become besties"
    "Including Robert" She heard me.
    "I'm so glad I met nice people ever since I arrived here. Everyone, I got acquainted with have been so good to me except Mr Liam, the one who brought me here... He is only faking to be good" I told Helen and she gave a short laugh.
    "You know what Eve, fake to be a dummy also but make sure you know what you are doing " She said.."Let's go to the kitchen" She added holding my hands and we walked out of my room... only to see Liam jogging down the staircase.
    "What about Liam? You didn't mention his name as part of the people that haven't been good to you" Helen remembered.
    "Shhiii, he will hear you" I shushed her.
    "Oh but..." She wanted to say something but I placed my middle finger on her lips.
    "Okay.." She said..