30 The Legend Part 12 (1/2)
When Mua Kong arrived at his place, Hli Ja was in the kitchen with the servants making dinner. She was not used to having people serve her so, even then, after Mua Kong took her in, there were certain things she still did for it gave her peace of mind. Mua Kong allowed her to help the servants prepare meals for he knew it was something she enjoyed doing, and it helped her keep occupied.
A servant greeted Mua Kong and Yee Len when they arrived at the front gate. He ordered the servant to get Hli Ja to his chamber.
Hli Ja was in the middle of tasting the dishes she had just finished cooking. When the servant relayed the message to Hli Ja, she quickly put down the tasting spoon, rinsed her hands, and hurried over to Mua Kong's study chamber.
Hli Ja slowly opened the door to the study room. In the middle of the room was a table, and Mua Kong was sitting on the chair looking at a document intently. She hesitated to interrupt him, but on second thought, she gently tapped twice on the side door.
Mua Kong looked up and saw Hli Ja smiling sweetly at him. The sight of her brought calmness to his heart. He smiled at her, the woman he loved, and signaled for her to come over.
When Hli Ja got near to him, he pulled her on his lap and wrapped his arms around her waist. She grabbed on his arms and steadied herself before she asked, ”Something happened?”
After a moment of silence, Mua Kong uttered, ”I have to be away for a while.”
Her heart froze at the words her love had just said. She recently migrated to live with him. She was not used to the place yet, and he already had to go away. Though her facial expression did not show it, Mua Kong could feel her tenseness.
”I know this is selfish of me, but I would like you to stay inside my palace as much as possible until I get back.”
”Hmm...” Hli Ja nodded to give Mua Kong some comfort. She knew he was just as nervous leaving her alone as much as she was nervous about him leaving her. The only thing she could do was to give him peace of mind as he was leaving. ”Have you had dinner yet?”
”No,” he said, in a gentle tone.
”Great. Shall I bring in dinner?” Hli Ja exclaimed happily.
”Hmm... go.”
Hli Ja strode off in a hurry. Ten minutes later, she walked in followed by a servant carrying a tray of food. When Mua Kong saw them, he quickly organized his document files and put them on the shelves by the wall behind him. The servant grabbed the tray and left once the food was set on the table.
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