Allure of Darkness!

37. Drunk!

Author's POV

Mikhail was in a meeting but his mind was lost in Marona's thoughts.

Damon noticed him and snapped his fingers in front of him.
"Are you missing your wife or what?"
He teased.
"You just came back after meeting her."

Mikhail rolled his eyes.
"Focus on your wife first... She is a few steps away from slicing your throat."

Damon chuckled.
"I can handle my little fire but why are you so lost?"

Mikhail sighed.
"I don't know man... Marona is acting a little weird.."

Damon frowned.
"As in?"

"Means she accidentally got a cut on her hand that day so I started feeding her. She ate more than she usually does when I fed her. And when her hand was healing, she got another cut accidentally... She eats more when I feed her and doesn't eat even half of it when she eats by herself... That day she had an anxiety attack but I don't think she is telling me the true reason."
He explained.

"Isn't it obvious that she wants your attention."
Rafael replied still looking in his file.

Mikhail frowned.
"But why would she want my attention? She is supposed to hate me."

"It's better if you don't assume things for her. She is twisted..."
Rafael replied while keeping the file away.

"As if you know her."
Damon looked at him confused.

"I was doing projects with her for almost two years... I know how sharp her mind is..."
He smirked.
"Mikhail should know that whatever Marona does has a strong logical reason behind it... She grabs those loopholes which you won't even imagine that they are there. I never lost a single mark in projects because of her."

"Now I understand how you cleared your studies!"
Damon mocked.

Rafael smirked.
"I know with whom I should pair up."

"Do you mean that she has a reason behind this behavior?"
Mikhail frowned.

"Of course!"
Rafael nodded.
"She is smart and cunning but she is a good human being so I would suggest you to open her up... It will benefit you... If you try to read her without getting close to her then it might not be possible."

"What if she really wants your love, Mikhail?.."
Damon asked.
"I mean, we all know how Laurence used to treat her. Everyone needs attention and love, we all know that Marona gives more importance to that."

"You think I don't know that?"
Mikhail sighed.
"I know that she wants love but if she is really smart then she wouldn't expect that from me."
Damon opened his mouth to disagree but Mikhail interrupted him.
"Nahh! Not because I don't believe in it, but because I have literally tortured her, manipulated her into marriage and caged her. Why would she want my attention? "

"Because she has no one. She will obviously try to seek comfort from someone..."
Damon answered.
"Maybe this is your chance to show your care towards her, she might start trusting you."

"Or maybe you should check for Stockholm Syndrome!"
Rafael chuckled and Damon gave him a side eye.

Mikhail regretted sharing his problems with them because they were more busy in silly assumptions rather than giving him actual solutions.

Katy gave juice to Marona and came back to the kitchen.
"Katy, did you take the syrup from this cabinet?"
Patricia's personal maid asked.

"Yes, Miranda! It was looking fresh so I made juice for Marona ma'am"
Katy replied innocently.