'It's getting late, I am going to do some work. You can sleep on my bed.' New neatly arranged everything again in the folder and got up.
'I am not sleepy.' My head was full with loads of information.
'Then eat something. You'd like the pastries. Have some.' He offered me the same plate which he gave me before.
I wasn't in a mood but couldn't refuse him.
'Wow!! It's exactly what Mint baked.' The taste is exact same.
'Mint knows nothing about baking. Your birthday cake and these cakes, all baked by Aunt Sophie.' New was munching contently.
'Huh!'
'I saw her this morning busy to make a perfect cake for her Young Miss's would be husband. I even helped her a little.' New chuckled.
Damn!
'Aunt Sophie is Hiya's appointed maid. She used to work for us in the Chiang Rai. When we shifted here she came too. Now she is the head maid.'
Oh! That lady who was present at that wine spilling fiasco!
'At that house warming party.....I saw you for the first time.' I frowned at that memory.
'When I was repairing uncle's car? Hm. I remembered.'
'No. Before that. When you spilled some wine on a girl.'
'Oh! Actually I was helping aunt Sophie. That girl overreacted.'
'Hm. No one recognised you as second young master.'
'Well, I like to keep it that way. Afterall I am not a second young master. I am just New. Even now only you, June and Ton know about Khemwaens and my relation. No one else. Not even Praiyan.'
'Do you hate Khemwaens?'
'l......They're Hiya's family...'
Again! Hiya!
'But I don't understand. They already have children. Then why did they adopt you? According to them, they were afraid of you getting kidnapped so they sent you to Chiang Rai at the age of three. Then they provided you with everything except education, right? Why not homeschooling? If they love you then why they did something like that. It does not make any sense.'
'What kidnapping?' New stopped munching.
'Yours ofcourse! At the age of three? Some buisness rival tried to kidnap you?'
'What rubbish! They adopted me when I was three years old and directly sent me to Chiang Rai.'
'What the...! Aunty told me....! Then that's all lie!'
'Tay, let's not talk about this anymore. I don't want you to get involved in this complicated family matter. Or else, I have to protect you too.' He laughed softly.
'You will protect me?' I was confused by their blatant lie but pleasantly surprised by New's comment.
'Ofcourse.' He laughed.
'Why?'
'You are my friend. My only real friend. I have to protect you.'
'Do you trust me?'
'If not, then why would I tell you my secrets? Except for Day nobody knows about this. Even Day doesn't know all the details like you do.'
I looked at his sincere eyes and found myself under the spell. He is really extraordinary. He has this unique captivating power which make me helpless.
'Do you really want to break up with Mint?' He asked and the cake started to taste bitter.
'Why?' I finished eating.
