The New Butler

Chapter Seventeen

I wave bye at Aeneas as he drives away in his car from the drive way of the mansion. It's late and Max will be arriving back home anytime now. I made my decision and I'm leaving the country with Aeneas.

He's the man I want to get to know better and grow old with. He's the man I want to be with for the rest of my life.

I find myself running upstairs and closing the door while making sure to lock it.

I'm leaving Max, my mind is already made up. I grab a suit case from my closet and start throwing clothes inside of it. Things that I will need and know that I can't leave behind. I will get this suit case ready and when it's time to leave, I'll just grab it and leave.

Once I'm done packing it. I make sure to hide it under the bed to where Max won't think of looking.

*

"Mr. Arias, dinner is ready" I sit up from my bed as Max swings the door open. I made sure to unlock it once I was done getting my bags ready. "I'll be down in a bit" he answers back to the maid and closes the door.

He smiles at me which causes me to look away. "How was your day sweetheart?" I fall back into the bed. "My day was okay, same as always, just locked up in this mansion" I lie. I hear max start to undress himself. "You do know that you can leave this place right? Maybe hang out with your friends or go watch a movie, go to the mall" he tells me as I hear him kick his shoes off.

"Go shopping like you girls usually do" I sit up and roll my eyes at him. "I will" I whisper. He smirks and disappears into the bathroom. I stand from the bed and make my way downstairs to have dinner before going to bed.

*

I jump awake in my sleep from Max angrily shouting at someone. The room is dark, my back hits the headboard of the bed as I notice that the only light that's lighting up the room is the one coming from the closet.

"What is this?!" He shouts, my eyes move to the edge of the bed to see my packed suitcase opened. "Explain this to me!" Max hisses. My lips tremble as I think of what to say. "It's my suitcase" I answer him.

"I'm leaving you" Max looks at me in complete surprise. He then slowly tilts his head to the side and smiles, a smile that he does when he's nervous. "You're leaving me? Where are you going? To your parents?" I shake my head no as my mouth goes dry.

"I'm leaving the country and not coming back" I whisper. Max keeps his eyes on me for a few minutes. He suddenly, angrily throws the suitcase off the bed. He turns around and puts a hand behind his neck as I hear him take deep breaths to calm himself down.

"Are you leaving the country alone?" It takes me a few seconds to understand his question. "No" I whisper. I can't lie to him, I can't lie to Max about what I'm going to do to him. "Who are you leaving with?" I knew this question was coming.

I find all the strength in me to stand up from the bed. "I'm leaving with Aeneas" Max quickly turns around, "what?" He ask. "With Aeneas, I'm leaving with Aeneas" I repeat.

Max expression turns into a confused one. "With Aeneas?" I nod my head. "Why would you leave with him?" I stay quiet and after a while he seems to understand what's really going on. "Did you fall for him?" I take a step back, Max slowly comes towards me. "You fell for him, didn't you?"

A smirk appears on his lips. "He's not taking you with him" Max lowly hisses, "you fell for the wrong guy again, I'm sure he hasn't told you that he's actually a married man and that his wife happens to be one of the most successful woman in the business world" he says. "I doubt he'll leave a woman like her"