He helps me settle on one of the couch in the living area without a word. Then he unbuttons and takes off his suit jacket and places it beside me on the other side of the couch and walks away, living me watch him as he walks out of the living room in confusion.
I don't know what to do now or what is even happening here but I will just wait even though I am not really sure if he is coming to get me back. But I still wait patiently.
In less than five minutes, he walks back in with both hands occupied. He holds a tray of what looks like a slice of chocolate cake and a long glass cup of chocolate milkshake while he holds what seems like a shoebox with the other hand.
He places the tray and the shoebox on the small coffee table beside me and suddenly one of the house staff shows up with a first aid box handing it to Landon and disappears immediately after.
I stay still as I watch whatever is happening but as soon as I saw the first aid box, I thought of my feet which might have been hurt, so I attempted to reach for the first aid box but to my biggest surprise, Landon doesn't just refuse to give it to me but also kneels on his one knee right in front of me and attempts to rise my long puffy dress to take my feet but I finally recovered from my shock and immediately move my legs away before he reaches them.
He looks up at me like he wasn't expecting that from me "What's wrong" he asks like he really has no idea on what he is doing.
"What are you trying doing?" I asked with my eyes wide open.
"Getting you out of your uncomfortable shoes" he thoughtfully answered even though it was very obvious and I know it but that's not what I meant.
What I meant was 'why will the great Landon Harper gets on his knee because of a nobody like me and just to change my uncomfortable wedges and apply some ointment on my hardly wounds on my feet?'
"I will do it myself" but I just said instead.
He returns his gaze back to my covered feet and takes it with a little force "No, I will do it. Just have what is on the tray beside you" he said as he starts to unbuckle my wedges.
"You really don't have to. You shouldn't bother yourself, I can do it myself." I still argue because how on earth will I just stay still and watch him treat me like a princess on his knee. It is so uncomfortable.
He looks up at me right into my eyes "It is not a bother to me and i know you can do it yourself but i still want to do it instead." He says with no room for negotiation again.
He takes his time taking off my wedges and in applying the ointment like he doesn't want the moment to end.
He finally finishes and takes the shoebox but it wasn't a shoe that is in the box but a beautiful pair of slippers. He slides it on my both foot instead of just placing it on the floor so I can wear them myself.
This man really starts to confuse me. He is totally not the Landon Harper that he shows and everyone knows. He is such a gentleman who pretends to care about my wellbeing and we all know that's not how he is even though I don't really know him but from what he shows everyone publicly, this is not how Landon is.
He finally stands and sits beside me on the couch like nothing was out of normal then takes out his phone and starts to scroll through it like I am not here which I am grateful for. I also turned my attention to the chocolate cake and chocolate milkshake. They look so pretty and delicious.
I excitedly take the plate of the chocolate cake and the dessert fork with a smile on my face like a kid that just got a present on a Christmas morning.
I took a bite and I am already in heaven on earth, forgetting all my worries. Just by the first bite, I feel happy and okey. It really does have an effect on me. And the chocolate milkshake is another thing.
I smile like a fool as I kept eating and drinking my dessert, not caring how stupid I actually look. But I suddenly remembered that I am not the only one here, I slowly turned my head towards his direction finding he is already looking at me.
That means he already saw me smiling like a fool but even he is unhappy with it, he doesn't show it. Instead, he seems like he is happy watching me enjoying the dessert. It is not like he is smiling with his lip but with his eyes, because earlier in the wedding, his eyes was the darkest blue I have ever seen and it is still dark but it is just twinkling with happiness and admiration.
I know I am saying nonsense now and I also don't even believe my nonsense but that is exactly what I am seeing in his eyes. His eyes is just full of affections now that is so unrealistic because we are talking about Landon Harper, the man who is known as a soulless devil. And now he is looking at me like I am the most perfect human on earth. His gaze is just saying somethings that is not understandable.
My cheeks heats up and I am sure that it is obvious even with the make-up, and I am not sure what to do so I just shyly looked away.
I place the plate of the chocolate cake back on the small table beside me, I have only eaten half the piece but I am already full so it not only because of my embarrassment.
I can still feel his gaze on me but I still want to take a look just to confirm. Who knows, I might be wrong.
I slowly looked at him, still finding his gaze hot on me and I immediately looked away like I saw something horror.
And he is acting like a creep.
I just kept playing with my cute beautiful sky blue nails for long since I don't know what else to do, but then suddenly Landon talks, breaking the uncomfortable silence between us.
"Would you like to go back out there or rest in your bedroom?" Landon asks which got me off guard because Landon never asks, just demands.
I finally look at him "What I am supposed to do?" I asked instead.
"Just whatever you want to do" he said simply like he really means it.
I am not use to do whatever I want when I am in public because I never had a choice from the beginning.
If he really means it, he should have gave me a choice before I was being forced into this marriage. He should have asked me if I wanted to marry him or not but now he is asking me like he care but after what.
I am now so annoyed.
I will love to go into a private place, away from all people but I can't even if I wanted to. Because it will be rude of me if I don't go back there, I have to stay present even if I don't have any use of being there and I just have to sit there and smile at whoever approaches me since it is my weeding party.
"I will just go back with you" I finally answered instead after overthinking about it.
He just nods even though he is not convinced and stands up, offering me his hands to help me get on my feet. And I am kind of grateful for it because I know it wouldn't be easy to do so myself.
"Would you like to change into something more comfortable?" He asks
"Can I?"
"If that is what you want" he says and then gets a maids attention which she came from nowhere because no one except the two of us was here earlier. "Take her to her room so she can change"
"Okey,sir" she says without taking her eyes away from the floor, then politely mentions for me to follow her as she guides me, her eyes still on the floor.
"Take your time" Landon tells me before walking with her towards the long and wide staircase leaving Landon's gaze heating my back.
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