Chapter 492 - His Private Sanctuary

The next morning, J got a slight cold so Jacob urged her to stay in bed. It was almost lunchtime when J felt better. When she woke up, she didn't see Jacob in the bedroom. It was just then when she noticed the bedroom. The room was rather small. Smaller than Jacob's bedroom at the Parker's Mansion or the Evergreen Villa. The ceiling and walls were painted white. There is an accent chair in one corner and a white cabinet opposite the bed.

The bed is smaller than their bed back at Evergreen Villa. It was filled with white, navy blue, pink, mustard, and moss green pillows. What she loved the most is the knitted grey blanket. It keeps her warm the whole morning.

She noticed a large window on one side. She gets out of the bed and walked on the carpeted floor. She looked outside the window and found that it was overlooking the lake. In fact, all the bedrooms in the villa were overlooking the lake.

On the lake, there is a dock where she found Jacob, Mark and Chairman John fishing. A small smile appeared on her lips. Jacob has always been a laid back person but it was the first time that she saw him relaxed while fishing. She thought that he would look good even in the countryside lifestyle.

She walked away from the window and search for the bathroom which is not hard to find. She decided to take a warm shower before she gets down.

After taking a shower she went down the villa to look for the others. She could hear Paul and Paula who is probably playing outside. Knowing that the three men were at the lake, she looked for Madam Kelly, Leticia, and Lily. And since it is almost lunchtime, she knew where to find them.

When she entered the kitchen, she could already smell the delicious dishes that Madam Kelly is cooking. She saw Lily on the counter table tasting some of the dishes that's already been cooked while Madam Kelly is still in the front of the stove with Leticia helping her.

"Sis! You're awake." Lily looked up and was the first one to notice her presence. She felt embarrassed that it took her until lunchtime to wake up.

She nodded her head. "I'm sorry, I overslept."

This time Madam Kelly already saw her and rushed towards her. "What overslept are you talking about? You should've stayed longer in bed. Are you feeling better now?" As she was saying this, she was checking out J's temperature with the back of her hand.

"I don't know what's got into that head of that son of mine! Why did he take you there in the middle of the night?! It was freezing cold last night! Lucky you only got a slight cold, if it became worse I would throw him out of the lake!" Madam Kelly continued on ranting.

J chuckled, amused at how Madam Kelly treats her. It was far different on how she treats her the first time they met. That time, there was only pure disgust and ridicule on Madam Kelly's face towards her.

But now, she was full of affection and care towards her. The saying first impression last might not be true. J thought.

"Don't worry mom. I'm feeling better now." She said with a smile.

"Did you like it there, sis?" Lily asked with excitement. It was obvious that she has been there as well.

J hummed in reply.

"That was Jacob's favorite place. He usually goes there whenever he is sad or angry. It was like a private sanctuary for him. If he's gone missing for days, we knew where to find him." Leticia said while she was squeezing fresh orange juice.

"I thought he only goes there during Christmas season," J asked with curiosity. Jacob never mentioned that to her last night. It seems like he goes there more often than she thought. Probably that's how he got familiar with the dark forest.

"No, sweetheart. He goes there whenever he feels like." Madam Kelly was the one to reply. This time, Leticia is pouring a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice at passed it to her.