Chapter 98 - Ahem! Ahem!

Lu Jinan came out of the bathroom all dressed up and walked towards Maya who was still standing stupefied. She had her eyes lowered and was staring at the floor like it was the most interesting thing in the world.

Maya instinctively raised her head to look at Jinan who was walking towards her in a black gym tshirt looking fresh. His right arm had a long white babandage covering his injury making him look ruggedly handsome.

"What a dilemma! My mind's having hard time deciding whether he looks better with clothes on or clothes off!", Maya's head was filled with all kinds of questions, she was admiring Jinan making the man feel uncomfortable.

Jinan's face was flushed, he had the most awkward expression on his face and coughed awkwardly to gather her attention,

"Ahem! Ahem!..", Maya snapped back to her senses, her face was hot and she was utterly embarrassed.

"Thank you so much for your hospitality, I have troubled you a lot. I'll be leaving now..", Jinan's face had an earnest look just like his voice which was sincere.

"No problem, you don't have to..", before she could finish Jinan had walked past her and out of the room, Maya shut her mouth and followed behind him.

Jinan collected his belongings and car keys before bidding farewell. Maya stood at the door looking at his fading back, a faint sense of loneliness looming into her heart.

Jinan went back to his hotel room, his bags were already packed as he was supposed to fly back to B City today but due to the accident yesterday his flight was delayed.

Feeling guilty for leaving Sera alone at home, Jinan booked the earliest flight to B City, his phone was out of battery and he couldn't contact her, also it was quite late now Sera must be asleep. Contemplating, Jinan slumped onto the bed, he was feeling a bit dizzy and slowly drifted into a deep slumber.

Xav returned back home around 6 in the evening, after a quick shower he went to look for Maya at her place. Inside her bedroom Maya was sitting in a daze, she jolted awake when the door bell rang.

"Who could it be? Is it him, I don't even know his name..", thinking about the possibility that Jinan was probably at her doorstep Maya darted in the direction of the door, panting, she schooled her anxiousness before opening the door.

"What were you doing..", Xav spoke as soon as the door was clicked open. Maya stood looking at him like a fool, Xav flicked her forehead before entering inside.

"You..", Maya trailed off when she saw Xav entering the kitchen. The kitchen was a mess, the bowl of fish soup that she had prepared for Jinan was still lying on top of the counter.

Nervous, Maya dashed inside the kitchen and held Xav's hand to stop him from entering the kitchen.

"Where were you? I called you so many times, it's not safe..", Maya slowly pulled him out of the kitchen. Xav looked at her worried face, his sister was looking like a scared little kitten unlike her usual fierce self. Xav lightly brushed her short her with his palm, a loving expression on his face.

"Stop worrying so much, pink panther! I wasn't fooling around, I went to look for a perfect gift for Sera..", Xav entered the kitchen, he stopped in his tracks when he saw the fish bones and bowl of soup, stupefied he turned to look at Maya.

"If I remember correctly, you, my dear sister doesn't like to eat fish!", a suspicious look on Xav's face.

"I.. I made it for you!", Maya blurted out loud. Xav's expression changed and he looked pleased by his sister's thoughtfulness.

"Thank you. Yes, let's go to the Han's underground auction next week. They have the perfect gift for Sera there...", his eyes glimmering with light thinking about the masterpiece he has selected for Sera.

"Hmm..", Maya absentmindedly hummed a reply, she was still muddle headed, she had almost let the cat out of the bag. Thanking heavens Maya followed Xav back to the living room.

B City, the sky was dark with the sun setting in the horizon, it was as gloomy insdide just as it was outside. Ethan was sitting in his office with a dark look on his face, dressed in a crisp white shirt and black trousers. Ethan was looking through Sera's proposal that she had sent through mail.

His eyes were flickering looking at the pictures that she had sent. Ethan was feeling conflicted, initially he was willing to help Sera but now... White Meadow was something close to his heart as it was once Mia's dream, and also his own dream.

Ethan closed the laptop with a slam, leaning his head back Ethan closed his eyes. A frail figure appeared in his eyes, Ethan shot his eyes open before sitting up straight.

"Mia..", his voice was low almost a whisper, as if he was calling her, with a dim light in his black orbs.