Episode 36 : Charles’s Protective Nature
Charles drove into his parent compound, he quickly walked into the house and found his father at the sitting room, he looked like he was actually waiting for him.
“Dad where is she? Where us my daughter?” Charles yelled.
“Relax son, it’s nothing serious, she just had a fever at school, the headmistress brought her home not quite long” his father explained while he followed Charles who was already going to Catherine’s room.
He burst the door open and found Catherine Laying on the bed sleeping while His mother sat beside her, Catherine quickly open her eyes when she heard her father’s voice, she threw.
Her arms open for him to embrace her which he did.
“Oh my pumpkin, daddy is here” Charles held her, he could feel her temperature was really high.
“Baby you’re running a high temperature” he said as he placed his hand on her forehead.
“Yes daddy” Catherine said slowly.
“Let’s take you to the hospital” he wanted to stand up but her little hand held him down.
“No daddy, I don’t want to go to the hospital”.
“But you need treatment baby” he cooed.
“I don’t need treatment, I want aunt Mira” she said while tears began to pour down from her eyes.
“But pumpkin you…..”
“Please daddy, bring aunt Mira back, I want her back, I can’t stay without her, please daddy” she hugged him and cried seriously, Charles was so confused on what to do, Charles looked up to his parent.
“That’s what she have been saying ever since you brought her back, I guess she has really gotten addicted to Mira” his mother told him Charles held Catherine for a while then slowly pulled away and stared into her eyes.
“I’ll be right back pumpkin” he said then he stood up and left.
Mira decided to be indoor ever since she left sir Charles house, it been four days but it felt like four years.
“Mira aren’t you going to come out and have fresh air? You’ve been in door for days,and it’s not going to do you any good” Beatrice glance at Mira reflection from the mirror, Mira sat on the bed with a novel.
“No Beatrice, I’m not just in the mood” Mira murmur.
Beatrice sighed then turned to look at her.
“You’re still thinking about him right?” Beatrice asked.
“Who are you talking about?” Mira knew who she was talking about but she played ignorant.
“Charles of course”.
Mira did not reply.
“Thinking about him do you no good, its been four days you left that house but there have been ko sigh of wanting you back, so tell me what’s the need of thinking about him” Beatrice said, Mira slowly dropped her novel.
“I’m not thinking about him” she lied.
“I’m only thinking about Catherine, the poor little girl had no idea I’ll be leaving” Mira said.
“Stop lieing, I know you too well when you lie, you know what? I have no words left for you, you better stop thinking about him and move on before it’s too late”Beatrice said then she took her purse and left.
Mira sighed tiredly, she wish she could forget about him but it was not easy, she is so deep in love with him.
Then she heard the door bell ringing, she sighed angrily as she went to check who was at the door thinking it was Beatrice, she must have forgotten her purse as usual but she was really shocked to see who was at the door.
” Sir Charles! “Mira gasped.
Episode 37 : Growing Affection
“Sir Charles!” Mira gasped.
Charles smiled at her.
“Hello miss Dickson”.
She was so shocked to see him, like he is really here? Sir Charles came to see her? She kept starring at him without saying anything.
“May I come in?” He asked.
She quickly regained herself then nodded.
“Yes….yes please come in”.
She said then flung the door widely open for him to come in and he did.
“She closed her eyes as she perceive his fragrant when he passed by her into the sitting room.
He is here! Sir Charles is really here!
Charles walked in then he looked around the room before looking at her, he could see that she looked really surprised to see him.
” would you like to have a cup of coffee? “She asked but she was already moving to the kitchen, she wanted to keep herself busy away from him, she was beginning to feel nervous like she always does whenever he is around her.
But before she could move further he held her hand stopping her in her track, Mira flinched a little when she felt his touch on her, his touch she has been arching for.
” I don’t want coffee, I want to talk to you”he said calmly before letting go of her hand and then he cleared his throat.
“I’m sure you’d be wondering why I’m here isn’t?” He said gently, Mira wonder why he was speaking so gently to her, no cold or harsh tone.
“Yes sir” she nodded.
Charles lower his eyes to the ground.
“I’m here to apologize for what I did to you that night at my birthday, not just that day alone but also the other days I’ve been so rude and….strict you, I’m….so sorry” he said.
Mira was so surprised, like is this for real? Sir Charles is apologizing to her?it felt like a dream.
“You must have seen me as a monster, a beast or a heartless man but believe me it was not really my fault Mira” he said calmly, he called her by her name the second time but this time he called her with full emotion in his eyes.
“I did not mean to be rude and ruthless towards you, I was only frustrated , I was really frustrated and …..scared?
” scared?why?”Mira found herself asking.
Charles looked at her then walked more closer to her with an inch in between them.
“I was scared of my feelings, I was scared of the feelings I was beginning to to develop for you Mira” he said looking straight into her blue eye,then he lifted his hand and touched her smooth face, Mira shivered when she felt his hand caressing her cheek, she could see some changes in his eyes as he speaks to her gently, she was too eager to hear what he has to say.
“What feelings?” She whispers as if she was talking to herself, Charles smiled slowly then said…
“I’m in love with you Mira!”
Episode 38 : Mira’s Bond with Catherine Deepens
“I’m in love with you Mira!”
It felt as if the world stood still when he uttered those words, Mira could not believe her ears.
“Yes Mira, I’m in love with you, I’ve been in love with you ever since I set my eyes on you, I was just too stubborn to admit it because I was once in love with my late wife,
ever since she died I felt like I died along with her” he paused as he starred deeply into her beautiful eyes.
“……I vowed never to have a female staff in my house, but when you came things changed, you changed Catherine and you changed me mostly, you awake all the feelings in me , I never want them awake so I decided to prove stubborn by frustrating you out of my house,
I never knew I was punishing myself as well, I’m do sorry for all the emotional pain I caused you Mira, I never meant them, please forgive me” he said with pleading eyes.
Mira was crying as she watched him speak, so since all this while sir Charles also had feelings for her, it felt like a dream watching confessing his feelings to her.
“You love me?” She whispers looking at him with full passion, Charles smiled then he held her waist and pulled her very close to himself
“Yes, I love you” he replied.
Then he lower his head closer to her then his lips fell on her, she shivers when his warm and soft lips touches hers, she slowly open her mouth for him to go in, Charles held her so tight as their lips played along, they kissed as if they have been starving for it.
He slowly pulled away then stared at her red lips which is now wet from the kiss they had, he saw her smiled.
“I love you too sir Charles” she said shyly, Charles smiled too.
“I know you love me” then he brought out a jotter from his pocket.
“I read your dairy” he said.
Mira gasped in surprised as she collected her diary from him.
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have done that but I was so desperate to know what written in it, I got really attracted at the page you confessed your feelings about me,and I found myself reading that page over and over again” he said.
Mira blushed, sir Charles read her diary, she felt really embarrassed, Charles smiled when he saw her blushing, he pulled her closer and then throng her hair behind her hear.
“Have you forgiven me now?” He asked.
“Yes Sir” she smiled while nodded.
Why won’t she go back when Sir Charles and her are now in good terms.
“And you’re coming back home with me, aren’t you?” He asked.
“Yes Sir Charles” she nodded again.
“But mind you, you’re going back to the mansion as my woman and not a nanny” he said, Mira smiled.
“And you would have to stop calling me sir Charles, I want you to call me Charles instead” he said,Mira frown her brows, she wonder how she was going to do that, oh!she felt shy.
Charles chuckles when he saw her reaction.
“Come let’s go to my parent’s place, Catherine is sick” Charles said.
“What?Catherine is sick?” Mira asked in shook.
“Yes, and she has refused to go to the hospital only if she sees you” he said.
“Oh God!why didn’t you tell me earlier” she said then grabbed his hand.
“Let’s go sir Charles” she said leading them out of the house, Charles smiled as he followed her from behind.
Finally Mira is back into his life.
Episode 39 : Charles’s Protective Instincts Kick In
They both walked into the room, Catherine was sleeping, Mira paused to look at her face, she looks pale.
and it broke her heart and she was the reason why the little child took ill, she must have missed her a lot just as she does.
Mira sat beside her then touched her soft cheek gently, Catherine slightly open her eyes to look at her.
“Aunt Mira is that you?” Catherine said in a lower tone, Mira smiled.
“Yes it’s me baby”.
Catherine closed her eyes and frowned.
“Oh not again, I must be dreaming about her again” she muttered.
Mira chuckles and then look at Charles who stood behind her smiling too.
“No pretty, I’m really here, I’m back” Mira said between tears.
On hearing that Catherine open her eyes widely to look at her then she smiled and then sat up from the bed.
“Aunt Mira!” Catherine exclaimed as she hugged her tightly. “I miss you aunt Mira”.
“I miss you too baby” Mira said.
Catherine pulled away then she frown at her.
“Why did you leave? Daddy chased you away and you quickly obeyed, you left without telling me, why?”Catherine scolded her.
” I’m sorry Catherine, daddy and I had a little misunderstanding, I did not mean to leave, I’m sorry”Mira pouted her lips,
“Was it because daddy yelled at you that night that was why you left?” Catherine asked, Mira looked at Charles who gave her a pleading look, she smiled at him then turn to Catherine and gave her a nod as her answer.
“Daddy have you apologize to her?” Catherine asked, she now behaving like a mother who was a interrogating her children.
“Yes pumpkin, and has forgiven me” Charles said.
Catherine smiled.
“Are you coming back home with us?” Catherine asked Mira.
“Yes, but on one condition” Mira smirk.
“Condition? What condition?” Catherine asked.
“I’ll go home with you only if you’d go to the hospital and get treatment,daddy said you refused to go to the hospital” Mira said.
“So what are we waiting for?please take me to the hospital quickly” Catherine said as stood up from the bed with the help of Mira.
Catherine walked out of the room, Charles held Mira’s hand and then pulled her closer.
“Thank you my love” he whispered at her, Mira smiled at him sweetly.
“Catherine is waiting for us” she whispered at him then she pulled away and went of the room with Charles behind her.
Charles felt really happy to have Mira back into his life, now he know the reason why he felt so incomplete the moment she left the house, she was his joy, she was his Angel who brought light into his lonely life.
Catherine responded to treatment quickly, she had huge smile on her face as she watched Mira being so concern about her.
Two days later, they all went home, at the sight of Stanley Mira embraced him tightly, telling each other how they miss each other, not know Charles was feeling so angry, in fact he felt jealous, this has to stop!he thought.
That night after putting Catherine to bed, Charles held Mira’s hand and then lead her out of the room.
“Where are we going?” Mira asked.
“I’m kidnapping you” Charles said.
Mira gasped, Charles laughed.
“Oh I was just kidding, anyways I’m taking you to my room” he said.
Mira gasped again.
“Your room?” She was so surprised.
Episode 40 : Mira’s Struggle with Her Feelings
“Your room” Mira was surprised.
“You mean you want to take me to your room?” She asked just to be sure she heard him right, she could still remember the day he strictly warn her to stay away from his room and she have need make an attempt to go close to his room for once.
Charles chuckles then he nodded.
“Yes Mira, I want to take you to my room, I’ll like you to spend a night with me tonight if you don’t mind” he said softly then he pulled her along with him.
Charles open his room door then they both went in,Mira scanned the master’s bedroom and she liked what she saw,the room was large and neat
at the side if the room there were lot of framed pictures, pictures of a pretty lady, pictures of the pretty Lady and Charles, Mira moved closer to take a good look at one of the picture,
The Lady looks beautiful with green eyes and brown hair and she had a pretty smile too.
“That’s my late wife, Clara, Catherine’s mother” Charles said from behind, Mira turned to look at him, he walked closer to her while his eyes were fix to the pictures.
“She died of a brutal car accident three years ago” he said then looked at her. “…..she died on the night of my birthday, that was the main reason I never wanted to celebrate my birthday again” he said in a sad tone.
“…..she died with our child in her womb, she was two months pregnant and we were both expecting the child, it was really painful to loose her Mira”
He turned then his back then walked over to the window.
“Clara loved giving surprise birthday party, I got used to it every year, I don’t even call it surprise birthday party anymore because I always expect it” he paused and chuckles dryly.
“…..the night she died, a pack of cake was found in her car, I guess she wanted to surprise me as usual, but I guess she made it the worst birthday ever” he said slowly.
“….I loved Clara a lot, God knows I do but he choose to take her away from me, he choose to punish me for no reason, he just want me to suffer” he said in a shaking voice.
Mira stood still as she him speak, she could hear an hint of sadness in his voice and it broke her heart a lot, she wonder the pain he must have been through mourning the wife he love, it must have been painful.
She moved closer to him then placed her hand on his shoulder, when he felt her hand he turned to look at her, his face was wet that means he had been crying, as if he felt embarrassed for letting see him crying he quickly embraced her and buried his face in her shoulder.
Mira smiled and embraced him tight, she stroke hi s back gently, she felt him shaking, Charles is really crying and melted her heart a lot
“It’s okey, please don’t cry” she whisper softly.
He slowly pulled away then she wiped his face, he stared at her for awhile.
‘I’m sorry for yelling at you that night at my birthday, I feel so guilty for …..”
“Please don’t apologize, I know its not your fault” she said.
“I love you” he said.
“I love you too” she replied.
Then she watched him pulled away,she watch him taking away all Clara’s pictures while he kept them in his wardrobe, he came back to her and held closer.
“I want to start all over again, with you Mira” he said then he bend over and kissed her gently, they had a passionate kiss, before they knew it they were on the bed, their clothes were shaded away and they make passionate love that night.