Ruby
��I think you said you will go to the office twice a week only,�� I said to Vexon while having breakfast at the dining table. Vexon looked at me and started to think when he said that. So I added, ��You said on our dinner date, remember?��
��Oh, yes,�� Vexon uttered, remembering clearly what he had said.
��So��?�� I let out when he didn��t say anything else further.
��Okay, fine. I will be in the study then,�� he said, sighing in defeat.
I wonder how he can work so much. Like, seriously. Can��t he take rest even for a brief minute? Even on Sunday, he goes to the base of the Gladiolus and God knows what he handles there. He is really turning into a workaholic person, or maybe he has already turned into a workaholic. My poor sweet husband��
��Boss Lady, Everley doesn��t want to come down for breakfast,�� Maya informed me while I was eating.
Glancing at her, I asked, ��Did she say the reason? Did you check her temperature? Does she have a fever?�� I stood up, ready to go to her even thinking that she might be sick.
��She said that she didn��t feel like eating,�� answered Maya.
��Today, I have made her favorite strawberry waffles,�� I murmured. ��Do one thing. Take her breakfast to her room and tell her that I ordered her to eat. You know what? I should go to her and����
Vexon interrupted me by saying, ��Just sit down and finish your own breakfast. Maya will handle Ev.��
��But����
��No ifs and buts. Just eat quietly,�� he said sternly, leaving no place to argue.
Maya took the tray filled with breakfast for Everley and went upstairs, while I sat back on my chair. However, I was feeling that Everley would still not eat. Knowing her, she might be waiting for me to pamper her. But how will I go to her with Vexon having his strict gaze over me?
I should��ve sent him to the office today.
My phone rang when I continued eating. When I checked the caller ID, I found that it was Liam.
��Who is it?�� questioned Vexon.
��Liam,�� I replied to him.
��Well, pick it up,�� he said casually.
I hesitated to pick up the call, since I wanted him to stay away from me and my family now, because of his post. As Vexon said to pick it up, I received the call. ��Hello?��
��Hey, Ruby. How are you?�� spoke Liam, through the phone.
��I am fine. What about you?��
��Fine as well.�� He further spoke, ��Hey, listen. I am sorry for ruining your dinner date that day, but I really enjoyed your company and your husband seems like a nice man.��
��Thanks,�� I mumbled and saw Vexon drinking his orange juice, as if he wasn��t even hearing our conversation but I knew he was hearing it fully. Was he planning something? Otherwise, how could he let his wife talk to a cop?
��I am free tonight. I learned from your mother that you are a great cook. I want to eat food made by you. Do you mind if I come to your place for dinner tonight? I am tired of eating outside food,�� Liam told me.
I glanced at Vexon. ��So you wanna come to my house for dinner?��
This time, Vexon��s blue eyes met my gray ones. He nodded his head, as a sign for me to tell Liam to come over to our house.
Vexon is definitely planning something. How can he agree to invite a police officer to our house? We have got guns and any hint of the Gladiolus will put us behind the bars. But since Vexon agreed, he will handle the rest, won��t he?
��Ruby, are you there?�� Liam��s voice brought me out of my trance. ��It��s okay if you don��t want me to come over. I����
��No,�� I cut him off and continued saying, ��You can obviously come over. I will cook dinner, don��t worry. I will text you the address.��
��Great!�� said Liam.
��Okay, then see you tonight. Bye.�� With that, I have cut the call. Then I looked at Vexon in disbelief. ��What is wrong with you?��
��What?�� he deadpanned.
My nose flared in anger due to his casual behavior. ��You know, if he finds a clue about the Gladiolus here, we will end up behind the bars. Why did you agree with him coming here for dinner tonight?��
A serious look covered his face this time as he said, ��Just trust me. I will never make you or my family stay behind the bars.�� He got up and was about to go to the study, but I stopped him. ��Wait, Vexon. What are you not telling me?��
He turned to me and walked towards me. He placed a soft kiss on my forehead and mumbled, ��I will tell you soon.�� Then he added, ��Call Tyran and Weena as well for the dinner. And just cook one dish by yourself while the chef will cook the other dishes. Just tell him what to cook. I don��t want you to spend the entire time cooking in the kitchen. Okay?��
I nodded my head and watched him walk away.
Why am I getting a bad feeling about everything ever since Liam showed up? Is it just because of my pregnancy or something will really go wrong?
��Boss lady.��
I startled, hearing someone call me from behind. I placed a hand on my chest and looked behind, only to see Maya standing with the tray, still filled with the strawberry waffles and a cup of milk.
��Yes, Maya?��
��Everley refused to have breakfast,�� she answered, lowering her gaze.
I exhaled a deep breath and got up from my seat. ��Follow me with this tray. I will handle her.��
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When I stepped into my daughter's room, I saw her curling herself into a ball, as a big purple blanket covered her small body.
��Eve?�� I called out and tried to pull her blanket away from her. She tightened her grip over the blanket with her small hands, so I said, ��Honey, you have to eat and then, go to school. Get up.��
I wanted to wake her up nicely but Allison��s crying was heard all over the house once again. Her room was next to Everley��s. I had to tend to Allison as soon as possible and Everley wasn��t helping at all.
��Eve?�� I called out again but she didn��t listen to me, which angered me. ��Everley, get up and listen to Maya!�� I hollered and ran out of the room to Allison��s.
I picked her up in my arms and realized that I had to change her diaper. After I cleaned up Allison, I told a maid to prepare her food. At that time, Maya came to me and said, ��Boss lady, Everley went to school without having breakfast. She started crying after you left and didn��t stop until she was in the car.��
At that moment, I realized what I had just done. I was becoming the cause of sibling rivalry. My daughter went to school without having breakfast.
