Chapter 287: The Challenge
Viviana had an uneventful night. She wanted Leander to come to talk to her, but he never did. She couldn’t sleep well but she woke up early.
When she walked to the kitchen, she saw Leander getting down the stairs. Seeing her he stopped. She couldn’t bring herself to talk to him again. All she remembered was the mean words he spoke.
She got to cooking breakfast. Although he doesn’t eat her cooking these days, she never stopped cooking for him. What if he craves her cooking one day? She will do what she usually does. And if he wants to ignore her, that’s on him.
She heard him downstairs and she ate in the kitchen itself. Mary came running inside the kitchen. The cheery smile on her face had returned.
"He wants to eat with you," Mary said. "Finally!" She grinned thinking that the Orchid Gardens would return to its cheery self.
"I’m not going," Viviana said.
Mary’s face paled. "But Signora, maybe he wants to talk to you. You can resolve this."
Viviana didn’t answer her. If he wanted to talk to her, he could. He didn’t have to do it in the dining room in the view of others.
Mary walked out twisting her fingers in her skirt. It was obvious that she didn’t want to bring the bad news to Leander.
"Minerva!"
Leander shouted. Viviana didn’t answer. He can shout all he wants. She was not going to talk to him.
She heard him walking to the kitchen. She cleared her throat and looked at him. He had an envelope in his hand. He stared at her for a good minute. Viviana who was holding back her tears till then, couldn’t hold it back anymore.