Chapter 43 - XLII (1/2)
”Uh,” Laia glanced at the girl's face one more time to make sure that she was indeed more than a figment of her worse imaginations. ”How may I help you?”
The girl in front of her who was, unfortunately, more than a figment of her imagination stared at her for a good one minute instead of saying what she needed or more like who.
Realizing that she was just staring at Laia instead of stating her business, she folds her umbrella and sheepishly smiles. There is no single cell in Laia's body that can comprehend how can someone look so gorgeous with the sun's rays glaring down on her.
”Is Vincent here?” The girl asks with uncertainty in her voice.
Vincent? Vincent who?
Oh.
Of course, she calls the asshat by his second name.
”He's inside,” Laia replies, trying her best to not sound rude with her next words. ”Are you here to take him?”
Laia steals a glance at the girl's car behind her. A car that was different from the car she used to drop the asshat on their school, Laia notes.
How many cars does this girl have?
”Oh,” The girl was obviously taken aback by Laia's question and awkwardly fumbles with the umbrella she was holding. ”Is he alright?”
He's definitely not alright because you, Laia wanted to spit out.
But of course, she didn't. It just wasn't her place to reprimand other people about their decisions in life.
If the asshat and this girl were indeed cheating behind the back of the asshat's actor brother then that's none of Laia's concern. She just had to keep in mind that the asshat was a cheater and the girl isn't blameless in the situation as well, seeing that she even personally went to Laia's house to check on the asshat.
”He has a fever,” Laia decides to open the gate for the girl to enter. ”My friend's currently taking care of him in one of our rooms,”
Laia decides to not mention that it was her room. She hopes that Niel wouldn't mention it as well, seeing that it's completely inappropriate and irrelevant at the moment.
”Oh?” The girl places her folded umbrella on one of the chairs outside. ”I hope he's not much of a grump? He's always so grumpy when you try to take care of him--”
”He's asleep,” Laia interjects. She internally curses herself and bows to the girl in front of her. ”I'm sorry for being rude,”
The girl's eyes widened as she shakes her head. ”You weren't rude--”
”I was,” Laia sighs. She tries to smile but obviously fails based on how awkward the smile she got from the girl. ”Uh, anyway, we have sandwiches inside. Are you hungry?”
”Don't mind if I do!”
Smiling contentedly, the girl makes her way to the dining table and reaches out for the sandwich that was supposed to be inside Laia's belly.
But now it's currently on the girl's mouth.
Laia fights the urge to groan miserably. This is all because the asshat decided to get into a fistfight, lose and end up having a fever.
Boys are idiots.
”Hey, I'm done wiping your ass--”
Niel's eyes widened and he momentarily froze upon seeing the girl innocently eating the sandwich.
”Amethyst Lee?!” Niel blurts and his ears reddened as he covered his mouth in embarrassment. ”I have no idea why I shouted out your name--”
”Hi!” The girl, or apparently Amethyst, raises her hand and waves at Niel. ”Are you Laia's friend who took care of Vincent?”
Niel turns to Laia with a questioning look that Laia mirrored.
How the hell did this girl even know what was Laia's name?
Is she secretly Laia's stalker?!
”Vincent?” Niel asks. ”Who's that?”
Amethyst giggles. ”The one you took care of, silly,” She even points at Laia's room. ”Samuel's second name is Vincent.”
Niel nods in understanding but still seemed to be confused about something.
Probably why the girl's here in the first place and how she even knew where the asshat was just like Laia's main concern was.
”I have to apologize for coming here out of nowhere,” The girl says after wiping her mouth with a tissue. ”Brie called me and told me about what happened,”
The girl sighs heavily and even pinched her nose in irritation. At this point, Laia wouldn't be surprised if she found out that Brie had probably told a lot more people regarding where she lived.
”Sawyer's just has his moments when he's very impulsive,”
Laia glances at Niel who seemed more confused than ever. It seems like both of them shared the same thoughts of not understanding the whole story.
But nevertheless, Laia should probably not ask about the details.
Amethyst awkwardly smiles when she didn't receive a reply from the two who were still standing near her. ”I should probably check on Vincent?”
Laia almost trips on her feet when she beckons the girl towards the room where the asshat was. ”Call us if you need something,”