Day Two…
[ Mission Strategy Number 2: Serve Him Like A King! ]
~~*****~~
Abigail kept on clicking her ballpoint pen, not knowing what she should write on the blank sheet of paper in front of her. On top of her table, the lunchboxes for Nathan and Little Ethan were already prepared.
Only a word of apology is needed to be written in order to complete the package.
'Damn! Why is it so damn hard to construct a message and write it down rather than using this pen to kill someone?!' Abigail lamented to herself, rubbing the space in between her eyebrows.
She was not used to doing this kind of thing. She had never apologized to someone sincerely so she was having a hard time writing a mere apology for the Devil.
But she had no choice but to do it. Her mission above all! Instead of getting closer to him, she always makes him angry at her. From the beginning, she had always thought that this would be a mission impossible!
'Winning the Devil's heart is not that easy.'
Abigail was still complaining in her mind when Bam-Bam appeared once again before her eyes.
"Why are you so stressed? This is only Day Two of your One Hundred Days. Are you giving up already? What will you do about your revenge? About your fallen comrades?" Bam-Bam could somehow read her mind by just looking at her expression. Mentioning her comrades was the only way Bam-Bam could motivate Abigail.
"I know! You don't have to remind me," she spat back at him. "Don't bother me. You are distracting me from constructing my apology message!" She waved her hand as if she was casting him out of her sight.
"Hahaha!" Bam-Bam laughed teasingly. "You've been clicking your ballpen for an hour now. Still, you haven't written anything else! It's almost lunchtime. Do you want your hard work to go in vain?" Bam-Bam witnessed how Abigail put so much effort into preparing those meals.
"Is that so hard to say… I'm sorry. I will not do it again. This is my peace offering. I hope you will like it. Don't skip your meal." Bam-Bam spoke spontaneously.
Abigail's forehead creased when she heard that. Those words were too cringy to her. She won't write it down! She felt like her stomach churned just thinking about her saying those words to the coldhearted devil.
Ignoring Bam-Bam's suggestion, Abigail just scribbled on the blank sheet of paper, leaving a very short message for Nathan. She folded the paper and pasted it to the surface of the lunchbox for Nathan.
She stood up, giving the lunchboxes to Butler Li. He was the one who would ask the chauffeur to deliver the lunchboxes to their young master, Ethan, and their big boss, Nathan.
"Butler Li, you can now send this to your master as well as to Ethan."
"Miss Abi, why don't you give this to Master Nathan yourself?" Butler Li asked her inquisitively, getting the lunchboxes from Abigail.
"No. I can't. He forbade me from getting near him today. He grounded me," Abigail explained.
"Okay. Miss Abi. How about Young Master Ethan? Why don't you give this lunchbox to him personally? I guess he will love to see you there. And he will appreciate this more," Butler Li suggested, his eyes twinkled.
Abigail hesitated for a moment. But thinking about Little Ethan's adorable face, she couldn't ignore Butler Li's suggestion. Besides, she was bored staying in the house. She wanted to leave this so-called Devil's cage.
"Alright. I will go and visit Little Ethan. But I will not deliver this lunchbox to your cold-hearted boss," Abigail mumbled, complaining. Butler Li just chuckled at her reactions. After fixing the arrangements, Abigail left the mansion together with the family chauffeur.
Unknown to her, a pair of eyes was secretly watching her from a distance. 'Hmm, just you wait. You will be kicked out of this house soon.' A sinister smile was formed on Chef Min's face.
*****
Meanwhile, at Little Ethan's School, the young boy was already sitting on a bench under the tree in the backyard of their classroom. This was his favorite spot during lunchtime.
His nanny just went somewhere to buy some food for him. Little Ethan was quietly waiting for his nanny when a group of kids suddenly approached him. They were holding the lunchboxes prepared for them by their parents.
These three kids often bully Ethan in school. Little Ethan never told his father about this. He thought that a real boy didn't have to rely on adults, especially on his father. If he could endure it, he would do it. He wanted to solve his problem on his own.
Growing up without a mother, Little Ethan had become more mature than a normal kid.
"Ethan, you are eating alone again? Hahaha, your nanny buys you food as usual. Are you not getting tired of eating those cheap foods? I thought your father was a wealthy man!" The tallest kid began provoking Ethan.
"Poor Ethan, your parents don't make you a lunchbox." The fat child also butted in. "Unlike us, our Mom made this especially for us." The fat child was flaunting his lunchbox to Ethan.
The three children burst out laughing. They often bullied Ethan verbally, instead of hitting him physically as their parents warned them not to pick a fight with Ethan because his father was a very powerful man.
But these kids were only kids. They often disobeyed their parent's warnings because they couldn't understand the possible consequences of their actions.
They hated Ethan because he was always the star of this class. The girls admired him and they felt jealous about that. Ethan always got the attention they wanted from their teachers and classmates.
"Oops. I forgot. You only have a father. No mother! You don't even have any resemblance to your father. Maybe you are adopted!" The fat child added, making Ethan glare at him.
He wanted to ignore them but they touched his bottom line again.
"I'm not adopted! I'm my father's son! And I'm going to have my Mom soon!" Little Ethan declared to them while folding his little hands into fists.
"You're lying! My father said you will never get another mom. Your Dad is a gay! And you are just an adopted child!" The fat kid continued mocking Little Ethan.
"Oh, Little Ethan is going to cry now. Hahaha." The skinny kid also joined them.
This time Ethan could no longer control himself. He stepped forward, swinging his fist as he punched the fat kid on his face.
PUNCH!
Thud!
The fat kid fell backward, followed by his loud shriek. The fat child started wailing, covering his bleeding nose.
"Mommy! Teacher Jane! Ethan punched Zuyi!" The skinny kid ran, calling his mother and their teacher to tell on Ethan.
"You're doomed! They are going to punish you!" The tallest kid threatened Ethan as he helped his friend to stand up.
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Day Two…
[ Mission Strategy Number 2: Serve Him Like A King! ]
~~*****~~
Ethan realized his mistake. He was always careful not to create trouble in school for the sake of his father even though his jealous classmates would bully him. He didn't want others to think that he was using his father's power and influence as a shield.
The skinny kid already called their teacher, informing her about what Ethan did to his classmate. They were the ones who bothered him first. But by the look of this situation, he would be disciplined for punching his classmate.
If things got worse, those opportunist parents would use this incident to take advantage of his father. Nathan had been busy managing the company. He didn't want his father to be bothered by his concern in school.
He would ask his nanny not to tell this to his father. As much as possible, he wanted to hide everything from Nathan. His father had no idea that he was being bullied in school because he didn't have a complete family and he didn't look like his father.
Furthermore, Ethan was Nathan's son out of wedlock. Monica and Nathan were not able to marry each other. So others thought Ethan was just an adopted son.
And there were rumors going around that Nathan was gay. Of course, this false rumor was created by Nathan's enemies, most especially his business competitors who were so jealous of him.
"My Dad and Mom… will sue you! We will call our attorney!" The fat kid threatened Ethan as he continued to cry.
"What's going on here?"
Ethan hastily turned around to see the person. His eyes were beaming with happiness as soon as he saw the woman who was holding a lunchbox. Abigail was wearing a mask but he recognized her voice.
"Miss Abi!" Ethan called her name before running in her direction. He immediately hugged her waist as soon as he reached her spot. He felt like heaven had sent him an angel today.
"What's wrong, dear? Are they bullying you?" Abigail held his shoulders, asking him softly.
The wall he was trying to build suddenly collapsed when Abigail asked him those questions. He had longed for a mother who would ask him how he had been… a mother who would be there, defending and protecting him against the people who liked to bully him.
Ethan finally stopped pretending he was just fine. He burst out and cried in Abigail's arms. "They always bully me for not having a complete family. I don't have a mother. They told me that I am an adopted child. They even insult my father by saying he is a gay!"
"I endured it for a long time… but now I failed to control myself so I punched him," Little Ethan added, telling Abigail the truth.
Abigail's heart clenched after seeing the little boy cry like that. She was used to seeing him smile. For some unknown reason, she felt the guilt deep inside her heart. She was somehow responsible for this. She was the one who took his mother away from them.
"Shhhh! Don't cry. I'm here now. I will not let them bully you," Abigail said, consoling him. She patted his shoulders while stroking his hair.
Ethan began to hiccup. He wiped his tears, nodding his head. "I'm sorry, Miss Abi. I punched him out of my anger. Please Don't tell this to my Dad."
"You did a good job, Little Ethan. He deserves it. You just fought back. It's not your fault. They were the ones who bullied you first."
"Who are you? A new bodyguard of this orphan?" The tallest kid butted in, interrupting Abigail's and Ethan's conversation.
Abigail just narrowed her eyes at the child. She had the urge to scare this rude, arrogant, and bully kid, teaching him a lesson.
'How dare he bully the son of Nathan, the devil? Are they stupid?'
"It's none of your business." Ethan spat back at his classmate. He didn't like the way he spoke rudely to Abigail. Ethan's classmate was very disrespectful towards her.
"Get lost, or else, I will punch you too!" Ethan was back to his brave self.
The boy was taken aback. This was the first time he saw Ethan in his angry mode. Usually, Ethan ignored their provocation and teasing. But this time, Little Ethan chose to fight back.
The fat and tall kids reflexively stepped backward, distancing themselves from Ethan. They were afraid of him. No one expected that Ethan could punch that hard.
It did not take long when the skinny child arrived together with their Teacher Jane and the parents of the fat child.
"What happened here?" Teacher Jane asked them.
"Oh my gosh! My son is bleeding! Call an ambulance!" The fat kid's mother panicked as soon as she saw her son's bleeding nose.
"Who did this to my son?" A deep voice of a chubby man was heard. It was the father of the boy whom Ethan punched.
"That one!" The three boys pointed their fingers at Ethan.
"How dare you hurt my son!" The man was enraged and was about to hit Ethan. But before he could lay a finger on Ethan, a strong arm caught his fist. Abigail stepped forward, shielding Ethan from getting hit.
"Touch him and you will be destroyed in an instant!" Abigail threatened him with her icy voice and a chilly aura. She was looking at him with bloodshot eyes.
"Ma'am, Sir… please don't fight here. Calm down first. Let's talk this out," Teacher Jane tried to mediate them.
"I will sue this child for hurting my son! He is a bully! He should be expelled from this school. Let me talk to your principal!" The wife demanded. The husband and wife seemed to be part of the socialites and wealthy families in the Country M so they were so confident.
Abigail just let out a sarcastic laugh. "Are you sure about that? If I were you, I wouldn't dare offend this child, otherwise, you would awaken the sleeping devil."
"And who are you?! Let go of my hand now or else, I sue you too!" The chubby man, who was still trying to struggle against her tight grip, warned Abigail.
"My name is not important. But I guess. You are aware of the name Nathan Sparks. Do you really want to challenge us? Then go for it."
The husband and wife immediately fell silent at the mention of Nathan's name. Their arrogant expression was replaced by a frightened one. They suddenly became quiet like dogs tucking their tails in between their legs.
At that certain moment, Ethan's nanny finally arrived, joining them. She was clueless about what was happening there. Then suddenly, Abigail asked her to call Nathan.
"Call your Master Nathan, Now. Someone wants to pick a fight with him," Abigail said with a sinister smile on her face. She just wanted to scare those arrogant people, putting them in their original places!
The nanny called Nathan's assistant, Axel, as she sensed that something was wrong. After a few rings, Axel answered the phone.
A few seconds later, the nanny leaned closer to Abigail, whispering something.
"What?!" Abigail's eyes widened and her jaw dropped when she heard the unexpected news.
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