Chapter 117 - One Hundred And Seventeen : The Guilt Trip (1/2)

Maya's POV

My room felt oddly quiet and empty after Eden left, so I just tossed and dallied on the bed for a while before I decided to tour the house.

The housekeeper was there to serve me the moment I walked into the living room.

She bowed to me which was quite awkward considering the fact she was possibly the same age as my mother - scratch that - ex-mother.

”Do you need anything miss? ” She asked with her head still lowered.

I scratched the back of my scalp, ”You can't serve me with your head down, right? ” I tried to make a joke out of this situation but she took it too seriously.

”My deepest apology Miss, forgive this subordinate for being disrespectful ” She bowed again, this time lower than earlier.

I was quite taken aback, were Eden's people always this meticulous and professional in their service.

I shook my hand and head, ” No, no, you don't need to help me, I'll find my way around ”

She still persisted, ”But miss - ”

”No” I insisted firmly. ”Go ahead with what you were doing, I would be fine by myself moreover, I'm not a kid ”

”Alright then, if you say ” She bowed her head once more and left.

While she left, I kept on watching her inquisitively - Tut,tuk, don't their waist hurt at all?

I took a tour of the house and was quite impressed with what he did here, it was wonderful.

My journey continued to the basement level where I found myself in a wine cellar.

” Wow ” I gasped in amazement and excitement as my eyes took in the hundreds of collected wine resting on the shelves.

”Oh my God ” I gasped with a fascinated delight and walked further into the cellar that was built like a cave and had little to no sunlight with a ceramic floor that looked like wood.

”Take a look at this pristine glass! ” I cried out in joy and picked out a Château Léoville Poyferré 1990, feeling it against my cheeks.

”My baby ” I cooed, placed it back on the shelf, and picked a Spanish Garnacha, held it to my chest, and twirled around, lost in my imagination.

How could someone have this much collection? I bet there were about six hundred bottles or so and he had a balanced collection; white, red, dessert, prestige bottles - you name it!

It was not a secret that I'm a wine lover, my eyes gleamed with excitement just viewing at the accumulation of bottles.

Tracing the rack, I pulled out a Châteauneuf-du-Pape and my lips curled up - Eden has many prohibitively expensive wines, it wouldn't hurt to taste this wine.

Wines were known to near their peak with age which was why I chose this one thanks to Eden's diversification; mature ones taste the best.

The housekeeper gave me a weird and suspicious gaze when I requested for a wine glass and corkscrew, but obeyed nevertheless.

”Ahh, life is good. This is what I'm talking about ” I closed my eyes and moaned in satisfaction while the warm water relaxed my tensed muscles.

I was currently lounging in my bathtub with a glass of red wine by my side and surrounded by frothy bubbles - is there a better feeling than this?

The light was low and I was singing along with the music playing from the music channel on the television.I had opened the bathroom door a bit and increased the volume so I could hear the music playing.

”But even if the stars and moon collide

I never want you back into my life

You can take your words and all your lies

Oh oh oh I really don't care ”

I grabbed the glass of wine balanced on the edge of my tub and took an occasional sip of it.

”Love doesn't last forever even for those who claim to be in love, but I can promise you that I'll remain faithful once I commit to you, moreover there are a million ways I can make our married life exciting but the question is,  will you let me? ”

I remembered Nik's exact words the day I gave consent to our relationship.

”Liar ” I murmured under my breath as tears slipped down my cheeks, my heart was hurting.

”You promised the world and I fell for it ” A different song started to play from the television.

I lay apathetic, dull, and gazed up at the ceiling while the lyrics tugged at my heart and made me close my eyes tight, beginning to recall my time together with Niklaus.

”I saw the signs and I ignored it ”

I always felt it from the very start, like we were never meant to be together, not a match made in heaven. I just wanted to savor our moments together, unfortunately , the memories hurt - so bad I felt like dying.

Lost in my memories, exhaustion washed over me and made my eyes begin to droop.

Whatever happened next, I couldn't exactly recall but all I knew was that I found myself in a sea. Flapping around, I tried  to breathe in to survive all to no avail, instead drank more water, there was no air.