Chapter 72 - Olivias intricate matchmaking plan (1/2)
Sinby Haven
Madam Olivia was getting her usual sunshine with her body tightly wrapped in a leopard bikini suit. She got up with her eyes glued excitedly on the phone screen in her right hand. The phone call with Bella Lim made her overwhelmed with expectations. Singing and humming, she ran towards the stone stairs which lead her to the beach house on top of the hill.
”Madam, why are you running around nȧkėd?!” a maid ran frantically to receive Madam Olivia with a towel on her hand.
”Quick, call all the staff to gather at the main hall!” Madam Olivia pulled the towel and covered her body as she chased away her maid to do what she instructed her to do. The maid wrinkled her brows, however, she did what was told without asking much. Knowing the Madam, she knew that she was only this loud when she was cooking another plan for her son.
Who was the lucky lady this time around? The maid thought as she ran around, calling all the staff that worked in the house. Twenty minutes later, around thirty staff were gathered at the main hall; murmurs were heard since everyone was curious at the sudden roll call.
As the murmurs increased, three claps were enough to stop it. Madam Olivia stood on a stool wearing a red robe. She stared at the crowd in front of her with a smile on her face.
”Everyone...” she began her sentence with a smile that seemed to remain on her face forever.
”My son and his future bride will come tomorrow. So, there is something I want you to help me with. We need to create a situation for these two birds to make love *cough*! I mean to nourish their feelings for each other,” she giggled. The staff look at each other, humor in their eyes. Like the maid earlier, all the others now understood the reason they were called. This Madam was truly a hardworking cupid for her dearest son!
”Madam, do you want us to teach the lady to seduce the Young Master?”
”Madam, do we need to prepare a romantic dinner for the two of them?”
”Madam, please tell us what the lady's sizes are so that we can prepare the best dress for her,”
Madam Olivia had her mouth agape when she heard the bullet of the question being thrown at her. That was when a butler looked at the maid beside him and said: ”Remember, modesty is the key. Young Master doesn't like anything too sėxy,” he said. Then, another butler chirped in; ”True, remember last year's case. The lady didn't even last a second. Though she was truly a beauty,”
”Ahem! Attention!” Madam Olivia shouted. She felt her head almost burst when she heard the discussion among her staff. Was she that desperate to find a partner for her son? Maybe she was.
Her only child was now a grown-up, leaving her with a dull life. She missed the time when Eric was still a baby. That was the most wonderful moment of her life which she wished to experience again. That was the reason she wanted to marry off her son sooner so that he could provide her with grandchildren. Who would've known that her son wasn't the playboy type? Worst, he wasn't easily seduced, making it difficult for her cupid power to work on him.
”This time around, we will change our tactic,” she spoke with a loud voice, sweeping the faces of everyone with her gaze. She realized that the anticipation in their eyes enhanced when she stressed on the last three words.
”We need to forget about our previous seduction tactic. That thing is worthless!” she had to admit, her son wasn't a womanizer. Even though a goddess came to Earth, there was no telling that her son would be enchanted.
”Madam, what's the strategy? Please tell,” a maid requested, impatient in her eyes. The rests nodded in agreement. They couldn't wait to hear the Madam's new tactic.
”Hehehe...” Madam Olivia laughed out loud. She was stroking her chin with obvious mirth in her eyes.
”The plan is simple,” she said, releasing a chuckle the moment she noticed the eyes of everyone were on her, almost like they wanted to put a hole on her body. She pondered if she could tease them by prolonging the time to make an explanation. However, when a maid pleaded for her to explain, she was getting even more excited, forgetting the plan to tease them. This time her instinct told her that her plan would work.
”My son and his companions will come tomorrow. On Thursday, I'll bring them to the garden to harvest my oranges and peaches. So, I want you to think of a flawless plan to make my son and his future bride to be stranded in the garden,” she adopted a serious look, but the glee was evident in her eyes.
The garden she talked about was actually a man-made island not far from Sinby haven. It took only two hours boat ride to reach there. It was a beautiful place to nourish the budding feeling of love that she believed was already rooted in each of their hearts. It was only a matter of time until they realized how much they were in love with each other.
”Madam, will this plan work? Knowing Young Master, he can easily make a call for his personal heli to get them off the garden,” a butler raised an issue.
”Yes Madam, there is also a high risk for the lady to be stranded alone,” a maid added.
Madam Olivia shook her head. ”Tch, tch, tch... you guys,” she said with a sigh. Her manner which looked like she was mocking her staff's opinions once again aroused the impatient looks on all the staff.