Chapter 136 Temporary

She looked at him long before asking," W-what are you doing here? How did you know I was here? And these?" She pointed towards his luggage. Before he could say anything, she continued," Of course Luna told you. How couldn't she?" "She didn't tell me anything," he said and he wasn't lying. Bella's eyes widened when she saw that the chauffeur was still bringing more of his luggage. Was he seriously staying here?

"What is the meaning of this luggage Mr Carter?" she asked again. "I'm staying here," he told her. "You must be crazy if you think that I would allow you," she said. "It's just temporary, my house is under renovation. After that, I will leave," he lied. She doubted if it's temporary considering the number of bags she was seeing. "And where's Leah?" she asked. "At my parents' " "Why didn't you go there too?" she asked. "Please Bella, I'm not feeling so well. I have just lost a million deal and I'm having a terrible headache," he clutched his forehead before saying the last sentence. She sympathised with him on that and allowed him in before asking him to sit on the couch. He grinned when she went to the kitchen for his plan had worked. He knew it wasn't so hard to convince her. She came back with a glass of water and some pills. Giving him the water to drink, she asked," Have you had dinner yet?" He nodded and she gave him some pills for the headache and he said," I took some before coming." She nodded and put them back. When he finished the water, she asked," Better?" and he nodded. She then said,"I'm really sorry for that loss. But I thought that a million loss doesn't affect the corporation."

"It still counts," he said as he leaned his back on the couch. "I don't want to sound unreasonable but you honestly can't stay here," she told him and he frowned. 'Are we back to this?' he internally wondered. "Why? You used to share this apartment and my stay here is temporary. I honestly can't believe that after such a bad day, no one is willing to accept me," he said to make her feel guilty. Thinking for a while, she said," Okay, it should be temporary as you promised. And you should remember to keep your distance." He inwardly grinned and nodded before saying," I won't trouble you."

Left with no option, Bella removed her things that were in the other room so that he could use it but she highly doubted his intentions. She switched off the TV and retired to her bedroom as she left him organising his room.

In the morning, she woke up and checked the time to see that it was nine in the morning. Since she was unemployed, she had no reason to wake up early. Standing up, she made her way to the bathroom and it's when she remembered that she had a roommate.

After dressing up, she came out and she gasped at what she saw. The sitting room was so much clean and organized more than she had ever seen it. She went to the kitchen and found it in the same condition. When did he do all this? She didn't hear anything. Was it in the morning or during the night? It seems her roommate was not going to be as troublesome as she had thought. Opening the microwave, she realized that he had made breakfast and left it there probably for her. Didn't he have a headache yesterday? She decided to go and check on him. He must be so tired from all the working. Knocking on the door, he didn't open and she pushed it slightly to see it open, meaning it wasn't locked. On entering, he wasn't there. Was he in the bathroom? He wasn't also there and it's when realisation struck her that he was at work. Didn't he have to rest today? He didn't even disturb her at all. The air in this room was filled with his scent probably because his things were in here. She looked at the bed laid so neatly and she envied him. How could he be better than her in everything? Wasn't she the woman here? She walked to the closet and opened it, and found his neatly hanged shirts and coats. Most were white, then black, a few blue and brown. His trousers that were neatly folded and then his neatly arranged underwears. His closet was much more organized than hers. How embarrassing! She realized that his cologne was stronger in the closet because of his clothes and she decided to close it before she does something insane.

After having the delicious breakfast he made, she got her phone before coming back to his room and laid before spreading on his bed. She called Luna and told her everything and Luna was glad that Ethan had decided to take that step. She only wished the best for them.