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Eve's POV

He grinned..
"Thank you Eve"
   "Yeah, you are welcome. I forced out that appetite of yours "
   He giggled then said; "No, not that. I meant Thank you for everything"
    "Oh, my pleasure. I really didn't do anything though " I told him nervously.
  "No, you did. You see I kept my promise last night; I didn't shed a tear after you left" He said and I gave him an i-dont-believe-you-look. 
I mean how then did he fall sick if he really didn't shed any tears after I told him not to.
    
 "But I am serious, I urged myself not to cry. Do you wanna know why? Because you made mention of this statement that Clara was the one who broke my heart and she, therefore, do not deserve any of my tears" He said.
   "Well then, good for you" I said.
   "And...I... I am already trying to forget her, I didn't even think of her at all today" He said and I gave a brief laugh.
"Geez, she's the one I'm talking about just now" He muttered to himself then he covered his face and sniffed deeply. "No, I'm not gonna cry, no more thinking about her" He soliloquized; forcing a smile to cover up his real emotions.
    
   "Your drugs" I picked them up and gave them to him.
To my greatest surprise, he wasted no time taking the drugs.
   "Okay Good. Now have some rest" I said as I cleared the table in front of him and made my way to the door.
   "Uhm...Eve" I called me back.
   "Yes?" I turned... He was covering his face again with both palms.
   "Are you crying again?" I asked then he took those hands-off, he wasn't crying.
   "What is it? Do you want me to get you something?" I asked him.
   "No, no" He said, biting his lips."I...I uhm I don't know how to say this to you because I usually don't do this" He said.
    
    "What's that?" I asked curiously.
   "Errm... Thank..y.." I interrupted him.
    "Don't tell me Thank you again. You really don't have to... I only rendered the littlest care I could..." He interrupted me.
    
    "I'm sorry" Liam said.
    "Uhn?" I looked at him awkwardly.
"Eve I am very sorry for how I have treated you" He said, avoiding to look at my face.
    
  Have you ever seen an arrogant person apologize before?
This is unusual and unexpected and it's making me really nervous.
    
  "Actually I wanted..uhm.. to apologise  yesterday when it suddenly thought of it that you are only a young girl struggling to make ends meet plus you're very worried about your life, your Dad..but..but you just fell into the wrong hands; My Dad" He paused and summon up courage to look at me.
  "I yelled at you and I even hated you for no particular reason but guilty conscience is eating me up gradually"
    "It is...It's Okay" I told him.
  "No, it's not... I wanted to make you know I didn't mean any of the insulatives words I said to you, so I tried to uhm..talk to you in the car yesterday" He said.
    "Liam.." I cut in but he continued.
 "Yet I findit really difficult to apologize that is why I said made a statement that! 'If anyone else finds out about it, they will surely react the same way I reacted to you or even more than that' . I couldn't say sorry to you and my conscience keeps eating me up, maybe that's why bad things are coming my way now... Clara broke up with me and now I am i'll..." He continued.
    
    "No Liam don't blame yourself for anything at all.."
 He wanted to continue talking but I hushed him with a finger on my lips.
  "It's enough, have some rest now" I told him. He smiled as he lie down on his bed.
    
   I opened his door and was about to step out when he asked me..
    "But have you forgiven me?"
  "Yeah I..." Helen came over.
  "I was just about to come meet you in the kitchen" I told her.
"Has he taken his drugs?" She collected the tray from me..
  "Yes he has"  I looked back to see Liam whom already closed his eyes. I smiled a bit then, left his room and gently closed the door behind me.
    
    *

We were setting the table for breakfast when Madam Theresa arrived; I felt a bit mortified because I remembered Helen said she told Madam Theresa how I was related to this family ... I still had the feeling that she would crucify me but she was very understanding.
    
    "Did you say Mr Maya is not at home?" Madam Theresa came back to ask us again after bringing out the cleaning equipments.
   "Yeah, it's just me, Eve, Robert and his sons" Helen responded.
    
    "Okay..good then" She gave me that motherly look then she said to me."You don't have to worry Eve. All you have to do act smart whenever he wants to take advantage of you"
    "Yes Madam Theresa" I nodded respectfully; "Helen had told me everything" I told her.
    
  "And she was just telling me last night that he harnesses her s*xually ever since she came" Helen added.
"What but..it's fine as far as I never gave in" I fired at Helen.
  "Yeah do not give in and he won't let you be if you say a simply no"
    "Exactly but then if I struggle to free myself away from him,  he'ld know that I don't ever want to repay him back with s*x " I complained to Madam Theresa.
    "Hmmmn" She sighed.
 "And..and when I ...I decided to play..along with him, I almost lost it" I stuttered, discovering that I was already starting to be free with Madam Theresa.
    "You didn't tell me that! You almost slept with that old man?" Helen looked at me in a awe.. as she opened her mouth then Madam Theresa covered it with her palm.
    
    "Don't..Judge me" I mumbled feeling embarrassed.
  "Okay, I'm sorry" Helen apologised, closed her mouth then she took off her palm.
    
    "Eve, that's why I said you have to act smart. Very smart at that.. you can ..." She lowered her voice then came closer to us and said.." You can add some sleeping pills to his meal, so he won't even get the chance to harass you" 
    "Huhh..." My eyes bulged.
"There are a lot of smart safety self defense that won't even get you into trouble" Madam Theresa added.
 "You know what's good for you" Helen said.
    
    I was about to also inform her about the marriage proof he gave to me this morning but Mark came over.
   "Wow everyone is here" He confirmed as he came closer to us.
  So we separated at once..
    "Breakfast is ready" Helen told Mark.
    
  "I'll just go resume my work" Madam Theresa said, picking up the cleaning equipments.
    
  "Let's have breakfast together " Mark suggested.
    
    "What? Why?" Helen ask.
  "Because Dad's absent?" He glared at us as if he could read our minds. Okay we are not the only one here that dislikes Mr Maya even his sons too.
    
 "C'mon everyone...Hello I'm not the one with the issues" Mark emphasized the last word and I chuckled.
   "Okay. Then I'll do the cleaning later" Madam Theresa agreed.
    
  "Good. Now Helen call on Robert"
  "What makes you think I'll join you guys?" Helen asked him.
   "Because you will" Mark smiled.
    "Ugh!" She rolled her eyes then went outside the house to fetch Robert.
    
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