Chapter 28

I took a knife and then a plate to put the slice chicken. I just cut it in half because Marcus is the only one who will eat this. I strained a pot of water on a gas stove, then I turned the button on it. I left it for a while to look for chicken ingredients in the fridge. I took some vegetables and put them on the table and started slicing them. And then I noticed that the pot I had put on the stove was boiling.
I put the chicken in to soften it. And I followed up with my sliced vegetables and other ingredients. I also took a bowl and spoon from the cabinet to put the chicken soup in when it was cooked. Five minutes later, the chicken had softened with the vegetables and ingredients, so she added spices.
I tasted it and was satisfied with the taste, so I thought of taking the pot off the stove and turning off the gas stove. I placed the pot on the table while covering a towel to keep the marble table from getting dirty. I could not have imagined that I was now at the home of a billionaire. I cooks as if the kitchen were hers. I scooped up a bowl of chicken soup and carried it to the living room of the house. And I found Marcus still asleep to this day, and he was sweating. I put the bowl on the table and went back to the kitchen to get a glass of water.
 
 
And I noticed that my phone seemed to vibrate inside my shorts. I picked it up and looked at who was calling. I saw Winter's number appear on the screen. I answered it.
"Hello, Winter. Why? " I asked her on the other line.
"What, why? Where are you? And why did this man bring you what I asked you to buy, Gianna? " She is yelling on the other line.
“Of all the people, why is this man? " she says to me.
“Shut up, your mouth is too noisy, Winter. I'm deaf to your voice. Can you just ask me one question at a time?" I told her. 
"Okay, fine," she says.
I took a deep breath and began to explain to her. First, I am here today at your daddy's house. Second, we met in the city earlier and he suddenly fainted because of his high fever. Third, I will take care of him right now. " It fell silent on the other line. "Is he okay?" it says in the gentle voice on the other line. I rolled my eyes, saying at the same time, "He has a high fever, so he's not okay." My answer.
"You'll take care of Daddy first, Gianna, because I can't go there." She says.
"And why not, Winter? You only have a monthly period, but you are not paralyzed. " I told her.
Then she laughed it off on the other line.
“All right, Aurora, you're already there, you're just going to take care of Daddy for me. Thank you, Bye. " she says.
And she had already cut the line. I just gasped. And I went back to the living room, and I ran suddenly because I saw Marcus standing up with his eyes closed.
"Where are you going? Sit down first. " I told him, at once leading him back to the couch.
"Gianna, my head was aching." He said, in a hoarse voice.
“Yeah, I know that's why you can't stand up." I answered him. I leaned him on the couch while I put a pillow on his back. As I carry the bowl of chicken soup, I'll take the spoon to his mouth and say, at the same time,
"Open your mouth, Marcus, so that the soup will warm your stomach." I told him.
He opened his mouth as he ate what I had given him.
And he was obviously hungry because he asked for more chicken soup, so after a few minutes, he had consumed all the small pot I had cooked earlier. I laughed in my mind because this man had a faster eater. He handed me a cellophane of medicine that he took out of his pocket. And I remember that he came from a drug store in the city earlier. I accepted it and took a piece and gave it to him. After he drank, he closed his eyes for a moment. I stood while carrying the empty bowl and glass. When I came back, he was asleep while leaning on the couch. I go over to him on the couch. And I didn’t realize I was asleep too, while bowing my head close to Marcus head.
I stood up, and as I stood, I noticed a woman standing on the side of the door. It looked bad on me, and I noticed they had a resemblance to Marcus face. Is this another daughter of Marcus? Because he previously mentioned to me that he has three children.
“Who are you?" the woman asked me.
My eyebrows rose as she approached me. Harley is kind compared to this woman. She just looked at me as if she was accusing me.
"I'm Gianna. Harley and I are friends." I answered her.
“As far as I know, my sister's house is not here. So it is impossible for you to be here for her. " She said to me, while raising an eyebrow.
"I know, so you don't have to tell me that."
"So what do you mean by your stares like that?" I asked her.
She didn't say a word, but she looked at me secretly from head to toe. My nose smoked at this woman's attitude.
"Ask first, before you judge." I told her.
Why don't you ask your dad later when he wakes up? You won't look at me like I ate your dad whole. You're not even pretty. " I told her once, out the door and hit her shoulder.
And I heard her curse like she was hurt by what I did.
"You deserve that, Bitch." I murmured. Maybe Harley forgave me, but I don’t like her sister's attitude.
Leon woke up in the hot weather even his air condition was on, and he noticed that he seemed to be bathing in sweat but that his headache and body aches were gone. He got up, but he was surprised to see his daughter Dianna staring at him.
I remembered that Gianna was here and not Luca. I got up and sat on the couch.
"What happened to you, Dad?" she asked me.
"I have a fever. It's a good thing it's gone somehow." My answer.
She's smirking at what I said.
"What is that woman doing here?" she asked me.
And suddenly, my forehead furrowed at her question.
Is Gianna she referred to?
“Is that why you don't like Aunt Maureen because of that woman? " She asked me.
"Do you have a problem with her?"
"A lot, Dad. I don't like the way that woman looks. If she's the woman you're telling me about, don't go on. " She said in a loud voice.
What's going on? Why was Dianna’s outburst like that?
"Wait, clarify what you're saying, because I'm confused." I told her.
"Just, Daddy, whatever relationship you have with that woman, end it. Because it will definitely hurt you. " She says I shook my head.
I don’t even have a clear relationship with Gianna yet, and there's already someone to hinder. I sighed.
“Go home for now, Luca, Maybe we should talk some other time. Because now you don't seem to be in order." I told her.
She stood up and left, unannounced. I leaned back on the couch as my hand gripped my head. When it happens, I have a big problem with Gianna.
Later, Lance entered the front door. He shook his head as he approached the couch and sat down.
"How are you feeling, Marcus? I think your fever is gone?" was its question and grin.
What is happening to people today? The brain seems to be out of order.
"Don't smile there, Aldo. I might kick you out of my house." I told him, in a serious voice.
"Easy, Marcus, because I'm happy with the outcome of your love for Gianna." he says.
My forehead furrowed.
"Tell me what you want to tell me. I'm not the one who still thinks what you mean." I said.
"All right, when you and Aurora came earlier, I was just here at home, or Laila and I were right here. We didn't just go out, so Gianna wouldn't see us, "he explained. And I gaped, looking at him.
“I can't quite imagine that woman has a little pity for you." He told me.
"If it happens that you are with another woman maybe it just leaves you here in a fever, you will not be taken care of."
I thought about what Aldo said. Does that mean I still have a little hope that she feels the same way about me? I hope so.
"But you have a problem. I think Luca doesn't like Gianna, because they were arguing earlier while you were asleep. Because if your daughter Luca is strict, Gianna has more traits that you don't know about yet” He says.
I already know that Luca was irritated earlier. I was out of breath. A minute later, Lance placed his phone in front of me.
"Look, Marcus, that the photos of you and Gianna while the two of you are sleeping." He told me.
I picked up her phone and looked. He was correct; there were two photos of us and a total of five photos.

The first photo shows me leaning on the couch while my mother fed me. There is another photo of her undressing me and wiping my whole body. My face warmed at the sight. And what grabbed my attention was that she was lying close to my face while her hand was resting on my forehead. I was touched by the care she provided for me. We are like a couple in real life, but I know it's just temporary. I gave Lance his phone after I looked at the picture.
"What will I do with that?" I asked him.
"You can use that to get Gianna out of Maureen's company." Lance replied.
I nodded because Lance had a point. But what if Gianna know that I did something? Where will my love for her take me? Maybe she will avoid me forever.
“Marcus, you had to gamble for the sake of your love for her. Isn't that really how to love? You have to gamble to be happy. " he says.
"All right, you rest first, and I'll just go to Laila's room. I already forwarded it to your email. You have to take a photo copy so that you can give it to Maureen secretly." He says.
I nodded, and he left in front of me.
I felt irritated. I wanted to punch Marcus in the face because it openly shows love for me, but he has a child that will stop us.
Why, did you already learned to love him? My mind asked suddenly.
No way! I don't love him! I can't love him! I said impulsively as I walked along the side of the road.
And I heard the sound of a car behind me. I turned it over and saw Pia with her head sticking out of the car window. The car stopped in front of me.
“How are you taking care of a great billionaire? Are you ready to face the challenges of life with him? " Pia asked while smiling.
My forehead furrowed at what she said.
"Common, Gianna, I know everything about you and Uncle Marcus. Winter told me everything. " Pia said, frowning, and suddenly pulled my hair.
"Ouch, Pia, let go of my hair. The pain of being pulled. " I told her.
“That's right, because you just hurt my feelings. Did you know we became friends first before Winter? But why do you trust her more than me? " She shouted at me.
I rolled my eyes because of her outburst.
“Stop it, Pia, we are on the side of the road. Do you know that what you did today is like I took him from you? " I told her.
"Uncle Marcus is handsome and wealthy, but the two of you are better for each other." She told me