I got back to the room with a first aid kit and Dante wasn't there anymore. I looked in the closet and he wasn't there either. I thought he may have gone into the bathroom but there was no sign of him there. I placed the first aid kit on the drawer and went to the balcony to check if he was there.
"Melinda, I don't want to have this conversation with you anymore. I will tell you where to meet me tomorrow, you can't be coming to my house anymore, I have a wife now and I most certainly don't want any trouble with her or my mother" I heard him say over the phone.
'Who is Melinda?' I wondered.
I stayed away from him patiently waiting for him to finish up his call so I could tell him to come in so I could clean his wound properly.
"Melinda, I am not going to argue with you about this. I'll see you tomorrow, Goodnight" he said and dropped the call.
As he turned to come back in, he was startled after seeing me standing there.
"Why are you out here?" He asked
"Umm I was just looking for you. I found the first aid kit" I replied.
"Don't worry yourself about that, it's just a small cut, I'm fine" he said.
"Oh no Dante, you need it cleaned else it won't heal quick. Give me your hand" I said persuasively.
"No Sienna, I'm fine. I don't need you pretending to care for me. It's just the both of us here, cut it out. I'm fine" he yelled
My whole body froze automatically, my tongue was tied, I had nothing to say. I simply responded with a nod and walked away. I got to bed and immediately fell asleep.
A Shining beam of sun kissed my face announcing that it was morning. I immediately got up and realized I had slept in late. I was surprised to see a blanket over me. I remember falling asleep without one. I hurriedly got up to have my bath so I could rush to work. The agreement between Dante and I had nothing to do with my job because there was nothing about it stated in the contract.
As I undressed from my pajamas, I noticed a note lying on the drawer.
"Goodmorning, I hope you slept well. It got a bit too cold at night, that was why I had to cover you up with a blanket. Don't bother coming to the office today, you need to rest. Mom wants you to spend some time with her, have fun"
At least I didn't have to bother about work but how rude of him not to apologize for yelling the previous night, I couldn't care less anyway. I wondered what his mom would want to spend the day doing. I took a shower and headed down to meet Mrs Abigail.
"Good Morning Mrs Abigail" I said as I descended down from the stairs. She was seated in the living room, watching the news.
"C'mon my darling, you don't have to call me that. You can regard me just as you would your mother" she said with a cheerful smile on her face.
"I hope Dante let you sleep enough last night?" She said teasingly.
"Yes he did" I replied, rolling my eyes, feeling shy.
I joined her to watch the news and after a while, I made us both breakfast. I was happy she enjoyed the meal really well. It was my mom's rice and stew recipe and it was amazing.
"Go and get dressed my dear, I'd like us to visit the jeweler today, I booked an appointment already"Mrs Abigail informed me and I couldn't say no. I went up to the room, threw on a pair of casual jeans trousers and a free top. I couldn't forget my shades, the sun was on another level.
I offered to drive us to the jeweler and the drive was really fun. We sang along to old school songs on the radio. It reminded me so much of my mother, I missed her so much. So many years had gone by and I couldn't even imagine how they were all doing without me.
We got to the jewelry store and it was a really beautiful sight to behold. So many beautiful jewelry pieces in gold and diamonds and pearls and so much more. I could get lost walking through the shelves because it was a really large store. Mrs Abigail talked with the jeweler while I walked in between the shelves just admiring and feeding my eyes.
I thought about getting a piece or two for myself but the price tags were really expensive and I couldn't afford that at the moment. I joined Mrs Abigail back at the counter and we both sat waiting for the jeweler to bring out a piece Mrs Abigail had requested for.
"Here you go ma'am" the jeweler said, handing over a 50 carat diamond neck piece to her. I was astonished, I had never seen anything so beautiful as that.
"Please stand up dear" Mrs Abigail requested and I did swiftly.
She placed the necklace around my neck and I was confused if she was just trying to check it out or actually giving it to me.
"This is a family heirloom, passed down from generation to generation. I got it from my mother and when I didn't give birth to a daughter, I promised myself that I would give it to the woman my son gets married to. You don't know how much of a blessing you are to me Sienna, you deserve this and I pray you'll have a beautiful baby girl to give this to" Mrs Abigail said holding my hands in hers.
I was amazed, I couldn't find the words to say but I couldn't take it, I felt guilty for agreeing to the marriage contract with Dante. I felt bad that we were deceiving everybody, including his mother
I gave her a hug as tears flowed down my cheeks. She patted me softly.
"Thank you, thank you so much" I finally managed to blurt out, still crying.
I couldn't wait to get home so I could tell Dante I quit. I couldn't do this anymore. His mother deserved better. She deserved to know the truth and I certainly wasn't going to take advantage of her.