Eva answered the call and spoke gently
"Hello, Arthur "
"Yeah, Umm could you tell Miss that Boss will be gone for a couple of days on business ",said Arthur through the phone ,the background was pretty much silent that it almost echoed through the phone.
"Minimum days? ",asked Eva
"A week ",said Arthur "Ok we have to go now ",he continued then he hung up.
Eva heaved a long sigh ,the moment you hear such a ring tone it is always "Secure the place ,don't get out of there" But today's information was kind of different, since when did Master inform them on his departure, this was truly a first timer.
"What happened? Should I start lockdown operations ?",asked Aunt Zoe worriedly
"No need, Master will be gone for a minimum of a week, he asked me to inform Miss Gwen. ",said Eva as he put the phone back in her pocket.
"Well that's new",said Aunt Zoe
"Tell me about it",said Eva
In the room, Gwen was busy reading the booksnon the shelf ,turns out most of them were comic books. Well she was right about one thing ,the books weren't even touched the looked as good as new.
Gwen was actually enjoying the books as she flipped through the pages, they weren't as boring as the psychology books and the artist surely knew how to draw the anime and display the affection in it ,it was simply mind-blowing and exciting.
After going through about five books and she was still proceeding with the sixth one she heard a knock on the door.
"Come in ",she said not even looking away from the book
Eva entered the room and politely bowed
"Oh come on, Eva you can just treat me casually no need to be formal",said Gwen now looking straight at Eva.
"Ma'a..…. I mean Miss Gwen. Master asked me to inform you that he will be on a business trip, for not less than a week",said Eva
"So he will be out of the city",said Gwen
"Yes",said Eva
'Should I be excited or sad'
'I don't know'
Gwen let out a long sigh then continued reading through her sixth book. The days went as slow as a snail the house was still as normal and silent as usual. Gwen browsed through all the books in the bookshelf till she finished the all the books.
One early morning,Gwen woke up really early and went down stairs Aunt Zoe was putting some catnip from a can to a small bowl below.
"Morning Aunt Zoe ",said Gwen yawning but she stopped midway when she saw Aunt Zoe putting the catnip in the bowl
"Morning dear",answered Aunt Zoe then she slowly knelt down and looked like she was looking for something..
"Umm, Aunt Zoe.... what's up with the catnip and bowl",said Gwen confused ,she had been in this mansion for almost two weeks approximately and she had never seen Aunt Zoe putting catnip in a bowl before.
"Good morning miss", said Eva from behind her. She was dressed decently in her casual black tailored suit holding her exceptional smile that shone brightly along with her black flats and her hair tied up in a ponytail.
Unlike Gwen who was just from waking up. Her hair was all messy and her pajamas were all wrinkly, most of her dark brown hair fell on her face.
"Excuse me Miss Gwen, but why did you come down here still in your pajamas ",said Eva
"Honestly I don't even recall, I think I heard something thats why I came down here",said Gwen she herself was confused as to how she reached down here completely in her pajamas.
"Eva, could help me get her out of the cupboard ",said Aunt Zoe rising from her kneeling position .
"Maybe she is still scared of the kitchen",said Eva then she went towards Aunt Zoe position and slowly started coaxing the creature inside the cupboard to come out.
"Come on girl,dont be scared it's all gonna be ok ",said Eva stretching out her hand to the cupboard ,then a grey paw placed itself on Eva's hand then a full Jordan female cat came to view with a small bandage on her left thigh.
"Good girl",said Eva then he placed the cat near the bowl and the cat started eating.
"Looks like she is more fond of you than me ",said Aunt Zoe
"I can't blame pets for liking me ",said Eva cleaning off her hands by the towel nearby.
"That cat.. ",started Gwen
Gwen looked at the cat almost recalling her pet cat ,Mimo that was taken away by some of her uncle's debtors. The cat on the floor eating looked exactly like her Mimo ,even the same attitude. When Mimo was scared she kept hidden in the cupboards till someone she trusted would come to her. That same cat had the same fur, body shape and that little pink nose. The only difference was the ocean blue name collar around her neck and the small bandage on her left thigh.
"Oh miss,I am so sorry I forgot to introduce her to you the first day you came",said Eva as she slapped her forehead.
"Introduce me,?! To the cat? ",said Gwen confused
'As in why introduce me to a cat? ' ,she thought
"Only a month's apart can make you forget your pet",said Eva slightly laughing then she picked up the cat and handed it over to Gwen.
"You mean this is, Mimo ?",asked Gwen
"Correct ",said Eva
"But why did I not see her here for the past few days ",said Gwen as she held Mimo close to her face and nuzzled at her neck ,the cat was more excited to see its owner than anything else, it was purring nonstop.
"That cute little furball was at the vet's all week long since she basically cut herself while in the kitchen. ",said Aunt Zoe "I had to bring her here since the maid left to take care of her had an emergency and her acquitance is allergic to cats",she continued.
"So the debtors that took my Mimo were actually that mob boss' people? And they brought him here? I thought they sold her off since it was rare to find a female Jordan in these areas ",said Eva
"Not quite ",said Aunt Zoe
"Well you see master told us to take extra care of her since she belonged to you",said Eva
"But it seems like anything that matters to him dearly should be taken care of",said Aunt Zoe " And you are one of them ",she continued
"So are you guys saying that if Mimo wasn't my cat…, she would be out for auction ?! And what do you mean I am precious to him. I am just some random girl whose uncle failed to pay the debt in time and I became the new stock",said Gwen
"Well, there were several people who failed to pay debts in time... ",said Aunt Zoe.
Aunt Zoe had worked in the Winston mansion for as long as she was in her early forties many people were in debt to Ralph when he took over. But he had never accepted when they offered their daughters, nieces or granddaughters except for Gwen. There was something more than to what my the eye.
"But master only accepted you, so we believe you are special to him",Eva finished Aunt Zoe's sentence when she saw that Aunt Zoe was back recalling other events.
'Me ..precious '
'And to that mob boss,life really had it's own tricks'