Chapter 217: The Frightened Bird
"Ellie, Let’s not disturb the Princess anymore. Shall we leave?" with his tone gentle, Archibald asked Marcella.
And just like that... Marcella started to shiver again, looking at the room card in her hand. She had realised something.
"You booked a single room for us both?" Marcella asked, her voice trembling.
"It’s a Presidential Suite. Just like always. Booked the room in my name with you as my missus, as always. Come on, let’s go," Archibald didn’t even act like he has done anything weird.
In fact he knew what he has done. When he felt like his feelings towards the sister of his best friend changed, he knew what he must do to make her come closer to him.
His world that felt desolate, although surrounded with riches, countless women and every nice thing money can afford, got filled with the sweet chirp of a spring bird. And from then on, she became his melody and he became her admirer.
This little hummingbird gets startled by anyone getting close to her. He found out about this as he watched closely... So he stayed unmoving, watching her and giving her little snacks to gain her trust. As he expected, little by little, she got used to his presence and everytime she wants to go out, he’d go with her and she didn’t mind.
She is not someone who worries a lot about mundane details. She always hovered flower to flower, scared and at the same time aloof, gathering nectar. The petri dishes were her flowers and watching those microorganisms, she’d look astonishing. He couldn’t take his eyes off her and there were countless times he had lost time just watching her, watching the microorganisms. He wanted her to look at him with the same adoring gaze when she looked in the microscope.
Saying that her presence might bring very bad people who might want to hurt her, he’d book a single suite for them, when she travels. And everytime they stayed together, her name will be registered as Marcella Wallace. It might be juvenile for him to do that, but it gave him immense pleasure. Soon he wanted to make that name legally hers; if she wishes to add his name behind hers, that is.
As for marrying him... She has no choice. She has to... He’d change her mind somehow.
There were countless nerds he had to swat off from getting close to her.