Clumsy Is My Middle Name!!!

Chapter Forty-Seven

Updated on: 22th Mar' 20

Chapter Forty-Seven - Being Named As An Insecure Person.

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GRACE'S POV

I reached the mansion and picked up the box. There was another car and I saw an old woman whose glasses fell and broke and she was looking clueless.

"Dylan, can you please take this box and handover to Dory? I'm helping that old lady." He nodded with a smile and took the box from. I immediately rushed to the old lady and caught a hold on her before she fell stepping on a big rock.

"Careful!" I almost yelled and she held onto me tightly. I helped her straighten her posture first and then she looked at me. 

"Thank you so much, sweet." She said and her voice was still calm for an old lady. I smiled and nodded at her.

"I'll help you in. Walk slowly, we have plenty of time." I said to her and she chuckled. We both walked slowly and fell into a rhythm.

"Who is such a sweet soul in this busy household?" She asked and I could tell she was a stern woman even though old.

"I'm Grace Duncan. I'm Alex's PA. I'm here to help Dory with the arrangements." I told her and she almost gasped.

"Alex, I see." She muttered to herself and on listening to his name, I blushed and tried to hide my smile. Images of yesterday flashed my eyes.

"Good to meet you, Grace. I'm Marilyn Chadwick, Alex's grandma." I oohed in acknowledgement.

"It was a pleasure meeting you, too. Not wonder you had to be this independent hard woman to keep hold on a grandson like Alex." I joked and she laughed.

"Wait till you meet his father and brother. Like father, like sons." She commented and we both laughed. I thought about Martin as she mentioned brother.

"Really? Not surprising, I suppose." We both giggled.

"But Alex just changed all of a sudden. He kept himself so busy with his work like he didn't want anything or anyone else." She said in a sad tone. I thought about it and I heard that he was changed by so many people. Dory, Dylan, Martin and now Grandma Marilyn.

"But why?" I worded my thoughts loudly and it was too late to take it back now.

"Because of a girl who used him and cheated on him. It is been hard on him as he was a mere teenager. But that made him cold, hard, arrogant and hard to trust on others. If he ever felt for anyone, he won't tell until he knows by sure that the person won't cheat on him again." She muttered in venom for that girl, but slowly calmed down.

That was the reason Alex stepped away as soon as he thought that I and Martin were in a relationship. He didn't want to be hurt again, that's why the cold behaviour.

And even yesterday, when he thought I muttered 'I love you' to someone else, he thought I was cheating on him or I didn't have any feelings on him.

He is insecure.

That was a reason why it took so long to actually tell him how he felt about me. All this time, he's been trying to take a step but his past halted his moves but he finally took a step, for me, towards me and I wouldn't let him down.

He had many insecurities and worries. He was worried about my safety, too. He was always very cautious. I didn't know what worried him, but I had to gain enough trust so he'd tell me what the problem was.