Chapter 27 - Intruder

Chapter 27: Intruder

Mr. Parker forced me to take a two-day break even I already said that I'm completely fine but what choice do I have if he's my boss? For the past two days, I drank a lot of water to stay hydrated and I also bought a bottle of the energy drink I always buy whenever I feel weak. Tonight's the last night of my rest day. Luckily, I have my laptop with me and I have copies of some of the files I needed to do the other day. I was browsing on my laptop when I heard Summer knock. The door wasn't closed so I saw her standing there.

"Summer, do you need something?" I smiled when I asked her. She walked towards me and sat on the bed where I was sitting.

"Polly and I had trouble with this project we're working on together. She thought that maybe I could go to her place so we could fix it personally," she explained. "Is it okay?"

Summer seems a little shy about asking permission from me. I totally get why, because I've been a very protective sister.

"Yeah, you should go. Your project seems very important," I answered instantly.

"Really?" She gasped as if she never expected me to say yes.

"Yeah, just don't go home too late. You know how it is to walk at night, Summer," I reminded her. "Also, update me on what you're doing so I'll know if I should go there and pick you up."

"I will, thank you!" She happily hugged me before walking outside to fix her things. Polly lives two blocks away from here so my worries are decreased that she's not going away too far tonight.

I continued working on some of the paper works also when I received a text from Mr. Paker.

From: Mr. Parker

How are you doing? Are you sure you don't need another day to rest?

I texted him back right away.

To: Mr. Parker

I'm feeling very well now, Sir. I'll be at the hotel tomorrow at our regular time.

Hours passed and I heard a car outside. I peeked through the window and I saw Summer coming out from it and he's with someone. Is he… it's a boy. I opened the door and they were smiling while talking to each other. I caught their attention as soon as I went outside.

"Oh, Liv, this is Dylan. Dylan, my sister, Olivia." Summer introduced him to me. Oh, so this is her suitor. He doesn't look very bad. He's tall and has fair skin. His hair is brownish blonde and he has a normal size of body.

"Good evening, ma'am," he greeted me nervously.

"Good evening, just call me Liv," I replied with a smile too. "Do you two work with the same project with Polly?"

"Uhm, no. Dylan's house is several houses away from Polly's. He just offered to drive me home so it'll be safer," Summer explained and I could sense that she's afraid of how I'll act in front of him.

"That's very nice of you, Dylan," I smiled at him. "You know, you should join us for dinner tomorrow, if that's okay with you?"

His lips parted in shock. "P-Pardon?"

"Don't pardon me." I laughed. "I know you heard what I said. 8:00 PM tomorrow, don't be late."

Summer smiled at me like she was silently saying thank you for being nice to Dylan. Well, Dylan is indeed a gentleman so why would I be against it if they want to be together. As long as I know that Summer is with a good man, I don't have a problem with it anymore.

He looked at Summer, still confused. "Did your sister just ask me to have dinner with you tomorrow? I think I'm dreaming." I heard him mumble which made Summer chuckle.

"You're not dreaming, idiot. You heard her, don't be late," she answered him.

He happily looked at me right now without the confusion on his face. "I won't let you down. Dinner tomorrow it is, I'll be here at 7:00."

"Pretty early," I said.

"7:30?" He asked.

"That would be great," I answered.

They smiled at each other. Aww, my little sister is falling in love now.

"I'll see you tomorrow then," he smiled at Summer.

"Thanks for the ride," she answered.

…

Today is the day where I'm already able to go back to work. I was absent for almost three days and I hope it will never happen because I don't want to neglect my work here in the hotel.

"Are you sure you're completely fine? You don't feel dizzy? Did you drink-"

"I'm okay now, Mr. Parker, a hundred percent okay to be exact," I said, cutting him off. His level of worriedness surpassed mine when it comes to Summer.

"Just tell me if you feel something again, okay?"

"I will, sir," I answered instantly to make him stop talking about me. I showed him his schedule for today and he doesn't have any meetings. For this day, I'll be assisting him in picking designs for the interior of the new hotel, including the design of the elevators, bedrooms, and bathrooms. I think I'm going to enjoy this.

…

It's 6:15 PM and I'm still here inside his office. We still aren't finished with picking the colors because it was too much to decide for just a day.

"I'll drive you home," he said while fixing the folders on his desk.

"No, sir. You don't need to-"

"If you don't want to see your boss drive you, I'll call Rowan instead." He's still having doubts about me being practically well.

"I'll go home with Alice, sir. You don't have to worry about me," I said as I put the cups on the tray before taking them with me.

…

As I said, I went home with Alice and I feel relieved that I can still cook for our dinner. As soon as I got inside, I saw Summer preparing the ingredients so it'll be easy for me to cook.

"You look tired, Liv. I'll cook this myself, you should get a short rest." She cut the onions and carrots.

"I'm fine, Summer. I can cook, I'm not that tired." I was about to remove my shoes when I heard someone knock. "Your suitor is a bit early, huh. I thought he'll be here at 7:30?"

"He told me he'll be late for thirty minutes because he's in Brooklyn right now. But I don't know if he's planning to surprise me or what."

I just walked towards the door and opened it. I dropped my bag when I saw Emily standing in front of me with a face that screams fury.

"Emily, what are you doing here-"

Before I finish my question, she stabbed me on my left shoulder using a pair of scissors.