บท 17: Gifts from an unknown sender with the tag 'Forgive me'

A man came out with an umbrella and tied a towel around Tessy, leading her to the backseat of the car. The man looked like a chauffeur.

Mason just watched as the car drove away. He followed from behind but stopped later on. He saw no need to follow her since he already knew her address. All he needed to do was send gifts to her.

"How could you have gotten wet? Why did you enter the rain? You might fall sick." Luna lectured and Tessy glared at her.

"Are you scolding me now?" Tessy asked and Luna bent her head. "I just got into the rain once, it didn't take long at all. Or are you guys gonna restrict me from doing that as well?"

"It's not like that. Your mo...the madam wouldn't be pleased to hear that you fell sick."

"I'm healthy now, aren't I?" She asked but no one dared to answer her. She sighed. "If it eases your worries, I'll soak in the hot tub and have porridge for dinner." She said and got up. "Let me know when the porridge is ready." She walked towards her room and soaked herself in a steamy hot tub and closed her eyes.

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"Hey boy! It's about to rain and I can't get wet." Tessy said and the boy nodded.

"Come with me, I have one last thing to show you." He said and led her to a cave.

"I won't go in there." Tessy said, halting in her steps. "There might be snakes and creepy insects in there."

"No there aren't. Trust me, it's crawly free." He smiled broadly and she nodded wanting to trust him this time.

They entered the cave to see a birthday cake and decorations everywhere. Tessy was rendered speechless.

"Happy Birthday!" He yelled. She didn't know what to say. It was her birthday, yes, but did he know? "I got a little Intel from the nannies in your house." He said.

"You sneaked into my house?" She asked, stunned.

"Yep, and it was worth it." He carried the chocolate cake and brought it closer. "Come on, blow out the candle."

Tessy didn't blow the candle but just stared at him with mixed feelings. How was she going to tell him without hurting him?

"What's wrong?" He asked, seeing her displeased. "Don't you like it?"

"It's not that, it's just… I hate chocolate." She said,

"How can you hate chocolate? It's so sweet."

"Exactly."

"Come on, I had this cake ordered all the way… never mind, just take a little. It's the least you could do." He said with pleading eyes and she gave in. "I'll feed you only a little."

The boy dropped the cake and cut out a slice. He took the fork in an attempt to feed her but she had a disagreed expression.

"Come on, let me feed you." He pleaded and she didn't see any harm in it so she opened her mouth. He fed her the cake and rain started pouring. "Are you cold?" He asked and she shook her head.

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The next morning, unexpectedly someone sent Tessy a box of chocolate and a bracelet. There was no name indicating the sender, just a note which said, 'Forgive me'.

Tessy thought back, she held no grudge against anyone, so who could the sender be? She looked at the box of chocolate and the bracelet which she presumed to be $50,000. She scoffed and ordered that they'd be thrown away.

When she got to work, she set her eyes on Leo and wondered if he was the sender and wanted to apologize for bumping into her the other day. She thought deeply but couldn't point it out to him. He doesn't even know where she lives so how could he send it to her.

Even if he was the one that sent it to her, there was no way he would not leave his identity. Or was he trying to be anonymous?

At the end of the day, she took a cab home because she left work early. The next morning, she received another package but this time it wasn't chocolate with a bracelet, but strawberries with a necklace worth $100,000.

Once again, she threw them out not minding the cost and value of it.

All through the week, she kept receiving gift packages with the same note that said, 'Forgive me'. All in all, she threw them all out even if the cost increased by 100,000 daily, she didn't mind.

Mason, who was the mysterious sender, was out of his wits. He was informed that she threw all of his gifts away and didn't keep a single one, not even the bracelets or necklaces that cost $500,000.

"What is her deal? She's supposed to flip on receiving those gifts. Isn't that how women are?" Mason asked Diego who was also speechless. He was also shocked to find out that she threw them all out.

"Maybe she's the type that doesn't want material things." Diego said.

"Right! You've been watching her activities here at work, how is her performance?" He asked.

"What can I say? When you said she was perfect, I had my doubts but now that I've seen it for myself, I can give her a 5 star rating." Diego nodded.

"Great! Promote her to be the manager of the managing firm and make the current manager a subordinate in the board."

"Alright!" Diego left to do what he was told.

"Argh! Are girls this difficult to deal with these days?" He slumped down on his chair and stared at the ceiling. "Tessy! Tessy!! Tessy!!! What kind of girl are you?"