Chapter 430 - The Pins (1/2)

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”I've made it just the way you like it,” Greta informed him with a smile.

Edward couldn't help but smile back. He appreciated the way his maid had stepped in to fill in part of the void Amy had left in his life. ”Thank you,” he said while ridding her of the tray.

The elderly woman nodded and made to turn away. ”Oh!” She exclaimed as she remembered something she hadn't yet mentioned.

”A letter came in this morning for you. It was delivered to your office, but Viktor brought it in just now.”

Edward eyed the tray for the envelope which he found just beside the kettle. His eyes glimpsed a seal which meant that it had come from a higher authority.

He looked up at Greta before she could catch his reaction. ”Thank you, I'll call you when I'm done.” And just like that, she was dismissed.

After he had closed and locked the door behind him, Edward moved with the tray to the bed.

By then, the water should have been hot enough for his bath so he left the tray on his bedside cupboard before entering the bathroom.

As he let the streams from the panel above run down his tough skin, Edward didn't allow himself wonder where that letter had come from.

It had been a while since he'd seen a letter like that, with that seal. In fact, it had been years.

Edward recalled that he must have been in his early teenage years when he last saw a letter of that design, or a letter for that matter.

The world had gone digital a long time ago and IV's, unless it was to a wedding, were sent through the web as emails. Unless...

***FLASHBACK**

The boy, no younger than sixteen walked with his face set into a frown. His hair was brushed back and matted down with gel giving him a look that complemented the ironed tuxedo he was wearing.

But the scowl on his face was probably undoing what his stylist had gone through great pains to achieve.

The reason for the face was nothing other than a rich spoilt teenager being a rich spoilt teenager. His family had been invited for a midnight soiree by another.

The heads of both families were best friends and it was imperative that they were in attendance.

Of course, the boy was avoiding the party for so many reasons the first being that all his father's friends would be there and that meant all their daughters will be too.

He wasn't pompous or anything, but the boy was frankly just tired of getting drooled over by a bunch of sissies. None of the girls met his taste, but nothing he said or did seemed to get that message across.

When the invite had come in the mail two days ago, Edward had feigned an illness just to get out of going.

It had worked the first day; then nai nai, his grandmother had come for a visit and proceeded to make one her many irritating concoctions that had left his tongue numb for hours.

He'd dropped the act that morning after overhearing the old woman tell his mother that he would need another cup that morning.

”Good morning,” he'd greeted cheerily as he walked out of his room to the duo standing just outside his door. ”I trust you had a nice sleep?”

”Edward!” His mother had called out in disbelief and caution. ”Why are you up? You're not strong enough.”

Mrs. Wu had rushed to her son's side like a nurse would to a dying patient. She'd been set to drag him by his shoulder and turn him right around and back into his room, but Edward had held down her hands to still her.

”I'm fine ma ma. Nâi nai's herbal juice worked like magic yesterday. I feel so much stronger.”