Mommy...Can you Win Daddy's Love again?

She stepped out of the guest room to leave just in time, thd head of the maids came with the cup of coffee.

" Madam, your coffee," she said looking at Ruby's face.

" No need. I am leaving…" she replied in a weak voice.

" I will drop you at your home. First, have coffee" Steven said while entering the guest room. Ruby stood silently lowering her head.

" Miss. Derotte, please bring me some juice for me" he ordered her. 

The maid quietly walked out of the room leaving them alone. 

" Ruby, do you have a headache? Do you need any medicine for headaches?" He asked her anxiously.

" I am fine. And I go by myself " Ruby answered without looking at him.

Steven thought she was embarrassed by her behavior with him in a drunken state. He walked closer to her and said, " It's okay. We both drank and it just happened. Forget about it". But he was unaware of her thoughts in her mind.

" It may be common for you to bring a random girl and spend a night with her. But it's not common for me," she yelled at him.

Then continued, " Now I understand why you took me for dinner and brought me to your home " in a serious tone.

" Ruby… let me explain. " he tried to explain.

" I heard your maids talking about me and my stay last night. I am not slut, Mr. Brown. " she left the room while wiping her tears flowing on her cheeks.

He was rooted in the place with shock by her words. Every word of hers hurt him deeply. More than that the tears in her eyes make him feel bad. He was confused why she thought that he took advantage of her situation.

Once he came to his senses and ran after she left his Mansion. In frustration, he fisted his hair and stomped one of his feet. He was angry at her and at the same time irritated. He wanted to become close to her but everything went in vain.

When he walked inside the Mansion and went into his room, he noticed Ms. Detorretr was standing with juice in her hands.

" Master... juice" she whispered as she noticed his serious face.

He threw the glass from her hand and shouted, " I want to know who the person who hurt Ruby was?" 

She was scared of noticing his fury. 

" Master… I heard two maids gossiping about you and her a few moments back. I think your friend might hear them, " she answered with a shivering tone.

" Fire them. I don't even want to see their face" he said and quickly walked out. He asked his driver to take him to her address.

…..

Finally, Ruby reached her house by taxi. She stood in front of the main door and pressed the calling bell. She was waiting for someone to open the door.

Many thoughts ran into her mind. She was so ashamed to not return to her home last night. On the other side, she was feeling nervous thinking about how to answer Martin and Katherine about her stay with Steven at his Mansion. She was clueless as to what extent they crossed their limits. Tears formed in her eyes as she was scared of losing her virginity to him. 

A few minutes later, Martin opened the door. She stared at him as he was wearing an apron. She was surprised because he hates cooking. She stepped inside looking at him.

" Where is Steven?" Martin asked her. " Does he leave after dropping you in his car? " 

She didn't reply to his question and opened her mouth to answer. Just in time, Steven entered the hallway and replied, " I was parking my car" looking at Ruby.

" Thanks for taking care of Ruby last night. " Martin thanked him for which he gave a small smile.

" How is Katherine now? " Steven questioned.

" Fine now and still sleeping. Please be seated, I will prepare coffee for you and Ruby. " Steven said.

" What happened to Kathie? " Ruby asked worriedly.

" She burned her palms and wrist as accidentally the hot soup slipped over her right hand. Don't worry" Martin informed and went to the kitchen to prepare coffee.

Steven dragged Ruby out of her house without Martin noticing and closed the main door behind them. He pinned her to the door, placing his hand on both sides.

" How dare you not hear me and walk out of my Mansion when I was talking to you? What do you think of me? huh? " He yelled not to hear Martin.

She raised her head and looked at him.

" When we reached your home, it was locked. You were not in the state to leave alone. Your friend asked me to take you along with me when I made a call from your mobile. " He explained.

Then he continued, " I used to playboy once in my college. I never forced any girl without her concern. But I am changed now…* 

" But you told me that it happened last accidentally…" she asked him, controlling her tears not coming out of her eyes.

" You kissed me in a drunken state. Nothing more happened between us. If something happened other than kissing, we would have been naked in bed. For god sake, use your brain. You are not a kid but 21 years old. Don't you sense it" he said in irritation.

" I don't know about that stuff. " She replied innocently. "But ...your maids were talking…that ...I am…" she started crying.

" Ruby…stop crying…please. I am sorry to know that you had to hear like that in my Mansion. " He wiped her tears.

" Aunt Ruby...where are you? " They both heard Sam's voice. Steven took away his hands and moved away.

Meanwhile, Sam opened the door from the other side as he didn't know Ruby was leaning on the door. Suddenly she lost her balance and was supposed to fall but Steven held her waist and pulled her towards him. Her spongy breast pressed to his toned muscular chest. A jolt of electricity passed at the back of her spine. Her cheek turned pink and her eyes locked for a few seconds. 

" I am sorry, Aunt Ruby. " Little Sam apologized. 

" It's okay...Sammy. Your Aunt is safe in my arms" Steven replied, looking at Ruby.

 After she realized their positions, she pushed him away placing her palms on his chest. She lowered her gaze and invited him to have coffee in a low voice. He smiled at her and followed her.

After having coffee, he left her house and permitted her to come late as Katherine was unwell.

...

As soon as Steven left their house, she quickly went to check Katherine who was sleeping. 

She placed her palms on Katherine's forehead. She sensed that her skin was burning. 

" Kathie…" She called her name.

Kathie opened her eyes with difficulty and smiled at her weakly. 

" You are having a fever. Come on get up and eat something. If you have taken medicines then you will feel better" she advised.

She helped her to walk up to the washroom so that she could brush her teeth. And also she changed into the white sleeveless loose top and long skirt. 

She fed breakfast to Katherine and helped in taking medicines. 

" Can you send mail of leave to my company? " Katherine asked Ruby.

She agreed and sent the mail to her company. Meanwhile, Martin bathed SAM and got him ready for school. Then Ruby got ready for her work. When she was going to work, she dropped Sam at his work on the way. 

After Ruby and Sam left the home, Martin came to her room and noticed her sitting on the bed while leaning on the bedpost with closed eyes.

" Kathie...is everything alright. You seemed to get lost in your thoughts for a few days" Martin questioned.

" I am fine. If you leave I will sleep now " she replied.

He understood that she was avoiding the topic intentionally. He didn't want to disturb them as she was not feeling well. He left her alone.

.....

Adrian returned to the city the previous night. He was so eager to see Katherine the next morning. He quickly got ready in a black suit and reached the company thirty minutes before. His eyes were hungry to see her face.

While sitting in the cabin, he was curiously watching the CCTV display where the employees were arriving at the company. He checked the time on his wristwatch and got impatient to see her.

 She used to come to the company every day, what happened to her? Did she run away from me again? he thought in his mind.

After a while, he opened the mail with a frown on his face. He checked the mail's one by one. He was feeling a headache. He wanted to have coffee but Katherine was not there to give him. 

He sighed, placing his hand on his head. 

Suddenly his eyes caught mail from Katherine. He opened it and read it. He was confused whether she was sick or trying to avoid him.

Without wasting time, he opened the database of the employee's details and searched her address. He noted her address and drove to her place.

...

He pressed the calling bell and stood in front of the main door anxiously.

" Come in…" he heard the male voice.

He turned the doorknob and quickly entered inside to know who was the male person staying with her and what were they doing?

Adrian was startled to see a man feeding Katherine with his hands.. His heart ached to look at them and felt bad to find out his care for Katherine.