The Traps of the Black Swan

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In the morning,

Lisa woke up in a great mood pushing away the thoughts his Cupcake was still upset over their uncompleted dates and bringing Hayden home.

His wish to start the day by looking at her petite face and wishing her morning left unfulfilled. He couldn't believe he was hugging a pillow.

He checked the time to realize it was already eight in the morning. Hoping to see her in her bedroom or dining hall, he went downstairs right after brushing his teeth but found she wasn't at home.

"Young Master..." Melia greeted him when he was standing in the middle of the living hall remembering everything that happened. Their evening was meant to be a romantic, cozy time with each other, 'why did I have to agree with President Kim?' Lisa thought.

Lisa hadn't left his own grandfather step in there when Jordan didn't have good views of Ruby Jane. He should have been the same stubborn even with her grandfather. Even though he respected the old man for his age, he actually accepted his request because he is Ruby Jane's grandfather. It wasn't because he was an elder.

Melia had to shake Lisa's arm to get his attention, "Young Master, there is no use in fretting over last night. You should make up for Young Miss's efforts and thoughts."

He turned to Melia who had a soft smile trying to make him ease. Anyway, he wanted to know about the previous day, to know how excited Ruby Jane must have been, to know her efforts for him so that he could feel more guilt and to correct himself better for his Cupcake.

Melia told him everything from the time Ruby Jane entered inside the mansion with many shopping bags carrying the decor items and she ended when Ruby Jane sent everyone to rest.

He felt his heart heavier than the previous day, he knew he needed to change his ways, his schedule, and talk to her even if it's the smallest thing.

Melia continued after seeing him lost in thoughts, "Young Master, I know you spent a lot of time with Miss when she was unwell, you were cooking breakfast for her, taking her out for lunch, bringing her snacks to her place, again cooking dinner despite so much workload on you."

Melia sighed, it wasn't easy for Lisa either who had a conglomerate to look after and also his passion for the medical field. He was tiring himself out to give time for Ruby Jane when they weren't in a relationship.

Just now he started to relax a little, everything messed up. Probably he wasn't the only one to be blamed, the situation was at worst too. "I don't think Miss expects anything but a little time of yours."

Melia didn't want to continue the other thing because it will hurt him but she chose to tell before something else goes wrong. "In the morning, the panicked maids woke me up early. I rushed out and noticed Young Miss was sitting on the last staircase hugging her knees without moving her eyes from the door."

The maids didn't know when Ruby Jane had returned the previous night. They had assumed she returned and sat there the whole night, for some reason they didn't dare to make a noise or talk to her. Her whole being emitted coldness staring at the closed door as if she was going to kill the person who opens the main door.

Lisa's brows quivered, he was so tired in the night that as soon as his eyes closed after Ruby Jane dozed off, he only opened them in the morning. He didn't even know when she woke up and replaced the pillow in his arms.

His body went cold at the thought of Ruby Jane might have got a nightmare and woke up in the middle of the night. He didn't wake up and she didn't wake him up but stayed alone and awake, god knows how long.

Melia continued, "Once I thought she might be waiting for somebody but no, I couldn't make out her feelings, it was like she was a lifeless doll that was placed at the stair."