(Author’s POV)
"Whom are you looking for?" Sandra questioned, when she saw an unidentified man on her doorsteps with formal wear and suitcase.
The man gave her a curt smile and asked, "Is Ms. Myra Miracle at home right now?"
Sandra became alert. She counter questioned him with a, "Why do you want to meet my daughter?"
The man wasn’t fazed away by her stern tone. He just replied, "I have something to give to her. Can you please call Ms. Miracle for me?"
Sandra was about to question further when Myra came downstairs, "Mom, I heard the doorbell, who ...... is~," she stopped when she saw who it was. She made a beeline towards the entrance and asked with a puzzling expression, "Mr. Grey, why are you here?"
Her mother’s right brow arched at Myra’s words, "You know who this .... Gentleman is?"
"Ohhh~ my, I am so sorry. Mom, this is Mr. Oliver Grey, Mr. Yates Senior’s secretary," she introduced him to her mother and then asked him to come inside, "Mr. Greg, please come in."
Oliver declined her offer politely, nodded at Sandra, cleared his throat and said, "Just a glass of water would be fine." After knowing that Oliver was Garry’s man, she went inside to get him water.
Seeing that the coast was clear, Oliver said his piece, "Ms. Miracle, these are the ’documents’ regarding the scholarship program you will be needing." He took out a sealed folder and extended it towards Myra.
Myra’s mouth twitched. It was not even an hour since she messaged Garry Yates and instead of giving her a simple reply, he sent his secretary to deliver the contract. ’Mr. Yates is more eager than me?’ she thought.
Oliver then said, "CEO Yates, have left a message for you. The other things you mentioned in your text, he has already sorted them out. Everything will be settled by tomorrow. And your and your family’s flight is scheduled for day after tomorrow."
Myra couldn’t help but look at him with sheer bewilderment. "Day after tomorrow, why so soon? Why is Mr. Yates so eager to send me to Esteria?" She verbalized her thoughts to him, with a startled expression.
He simply smiled in return and said, "You will have to speak with CEO Yates about it."
Sandra came out with a glass of water. He took a sip and then muttered, "Thank you for your hospitality, Mrs. Miracle. I will be taking my leave now. Hope you have a great day, Ms. Miracle, Mrs. Miracle." He turned around and walked out, his posture erect and elegant.
Myra clutched the folder in her hand as she looked at Oliver’s receding figure. Sandra’s words pulled her back, "Why did Mr. Yates Senior’s secretary come to speak to you?" She had a look of confusion.
"Ohhh~ ...... He came to give me some important documents required to apply for scholarship. Yelena must have sent him," they both went inside. "By the way, mom. Where is dad?" She changed the subject.
"He went to his colleague’s place. To talk about, his early retirement," Sandra conveyed. "It has been almost an hour and half. He must be coming home anytime soon."
As soon as she completed her words, William came home with an odd expression etched on his face. Shock. Confusion.
"Ah~ there he is. Honey, what happened, why do you look like you have seen a ghost in broad daylight? Did something happen? Did he make difficult for you?" Sandra fired a flurry of questions as if it was a rapid fire game.
Myra got up, went to the kitchen to get him a glass of water. When she came out, she heard, "It is quite odd. When I told him about my decision, he didn’t seem smug like his usual self or even happy. He has been pinning me for months for this, so I thought he would throw a sarcastic jab at me, but he did nothing like that ..." he paused.
Sandra uttered, "Maybe, because you have agreed with the terms and finally backed down, he is just showing basic curtsy."
"Maybe you are right, dear. But ..... there is one more thing that is troubling me," he said with a serious face.
"What is it?" Sandra tensed up at his words.
"When I told him, that I want to speed up the process. He conveyed that it has already been done and we will receive all the benefits and everything by tomorrow without any hitch. Usually, these types of things take minimum ten days to a month to get processed but~" he exhaled a sigh. "I don’t know. I just feel something is up with him."



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