She slowly turned her head to see if he was still naked but she saw that he had already put his slacks and white shirt on and their eyes met. He was clearly playing with her but she kept her strong facade.
She took the tie from him and skillfully put it on him. She learned it from having to put on her dad's tie every morning since she was a kid. He just arched his brows looking at how skillfully she put his tie on. She did it quickly as she can't stand being this close to him.
Mei stood beside the bed after putting his ties on and just watched him as he went out of the room. She sighed after the door closed and sat on the bed. Her body ached due to what Xander did to her last night. She decided to take a shower and she would go talk to her father.
She took a cab going to their house to find her father but he was not there.
"Sis!" Trixie opened the door for her. She looked surprised seeing her. "Why are you here? Aren't you on a honeymoon?", she asked while looking outside as if expecting someone.
She glared at her. She is the reason why she is in this mess right now. If she was not stupid enough, she would not have to marry Xander. Trixie looked remorseful and stepped aside to let her in. She looked outside once more before closing the door and hurriedly followed her sister inside the house.
"Dad went out, he said he has an important meeting with Mr. Xander today", Trixie explained while sitting opposite her.
"I am sorry", she choked and bowed her head.
She felt like beating her up to release her anger but what good will it bring? They cannot bring back the hands of time. Nothing will be solved by being hot-headed. They need to think of a way to return the money that her father laundered from Xander's company. She heaved a sigh.
"How much did you invest in your boyfriend's company?"
"100 million dollars", Trixie said with a long face. She really felt guilty for what she did. She was so stupid.
"What?!" Christine exclaimed. She might get a heart attack. She touched her chest and breathed deeply. How are they going to pay for it? She is just a teacher, with a monthly salary of less than 30000, Trixie is jobless and her dad might have lost his position in the shipping company for what he did.
"I will find a way to come up with the money", Trixie said. Although she does not know how but she needed to assure her sister that she will help in any way. She will talk to her boyfriend about it and find a way if his family can help.
"And how do you think you will be able to do it? What if you will just make things worse"? .. you are so gullible and have a low IQ. She did not say it out loud. She is still her sister and that will be below the belt. It is not her personality to say hurtful words even if her bottom line is crossed.
Trixie did not respond and just bowed her head. She regretted what she did. She should have consulted her family before she did what she did. She should not have begged her dad for help at that time. There are so many should have and would have and she felt so stupid.
Mei stood up and walked towards the door. She can't stay any longer and continue to blame her sister.
"Are you not going to wait for dad?" Trixie ran to her side and tried to stop her from going.
"I have things to do", she said and went out of the house. Heaving a deep sigh, she decided to find a way to pay Xander.
"Mei, you are here", Aileen just arrived from the grocery. She was happy to see her.
"Hmmm. I am going", Mei said and bowed her head as a sign of respect. Aileen is like her second mother. She took care of them since she was a child. Aileen gave her a sympathetic look and did not say anything.
She took a cab and went to the cemetery. It was already 4:00 in the afternoon when she got there. She went to her mom's tomb. It has been a while since she last visited her. She dusted her tomb and threw the fried flowers which she brought last time.
She sat beside it. "Ma, I was not able to bring you flowers today as I was in a hurry", she said.
Tears falling down her cheeks. "I miss you Ma. I wish you were here. It would have been easier if you were here. Please watch over us". She continued to talk to her mom's tomb, pouring her heart out and forgot about time.
In the mansion.
Xander came back at 3:00 pm after his meeting with Mei's father and his grandfather. It did not go well and he was so furious and wanted to release his anger. If only his grandfather is not sickly, he would not have agreed to this arrangement. He was living peacefully in Paris and was dragged here to marry someone she did not know. He suddenly remembered, he has a wife and they were staying at one of their hotels but he came home in the mansion. He poured himself a whisky and drank silently in his room. He did not have any plan to go back to the hotel and decided to just leave his wife there.
It was already dark when his grandfather arrived. He was surprised to see Xander's car in the garage. The butler came to help him.
"Young Master Xander is here", he reported.
"Hmmm. Only him?", he asked while he was slowly walking towards the main door.
"Yes, master"
"Hmmm", he wondered why he is alone. Where is his wife? Did he leave her in the hotel? He frowned and gestured for his assistant to come over.
"Go fetch Mei from the hotel and bring her here", he said.
"Yes, sir", his assistant said and went to get her.