Chapter 0175
Judy’s POV
Later in the evening, we had dinner in the dining hall. I told the kitchen staff and Harper that on the days Gavin isn’t here, I’ll just eat in the kitchen. They seemed to have understood; so far, everybody here was very nice.
The food was delicious as well. I glanced at Gavin who was cutting into his steak and when he felt me staring at him, he glanced in my direction.
“I need to talk to you about something,” I said quickly as I put down my fork.
“Go on,” he said, raising his brows; he was trying hard not to smile, and I could tell because the corner of his lip twitched.
“I need my best friend,” I blurted. “I need to be able to talk to her about stuff and I hate lying about what’s been going on in my life. She’s going to ask questions once she realizes I’m no longer living at the Cash family manor and I’d like to tell her the entire truth about… well… this,” I said, motioning between me and him, and then gesturing to the mansion.
He studied me for a moment; I was holding my breath as his eyes scanned my face and then he put his fork down. His face was shining with indifference, and it made a knot form in the pit of my stomach. I worried about what he was going to say; maybe I was looking way too into this and there was nothing to tell. Either way, I still wanted her to know that I was living in the Landry mansion. But what if he said no
then I would have to continue lying to her.
…
My mind was spiraling, and I was very aware of that, but then he cleared his throat, bringing my attention to his face.
“Is it that girl that works at the Carter resort?” He asked.
I was surprised he remembered her, and I felt a strange sense of jealousy rising in my chest, but I swallowed it down and nodded.
“Yes,” I told him. “Nan. We grew up together and I usually tell her everything about my life and vice versa. She’s my best friend.”
He studied me a bit longer, neither of us saying anything and I started to squirm in my seat, feeling uncomfortable.
Then, after what felt like an eternity, he nodded.
“Okay.”
I raised my brows, watching as he grabbed his fork and continued to eat as if this conversation hadn’t happened.
“Okay?” I asked him, wanting clarification.
“Hmm.”
“I can tell her?” I asked, not satisfied with his short response. He glanced at me, the corner of his lip twitching again; he was finding this amusing I realized. He liked watching me squirm and giving me
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indifferent answers.
“Yes.”
My heart swelled with excitement. I was going to call Nan first thing in the morning and invite her to lunch with me so we can talk properly. I would have jumped across the table and kissed him, but just then, one of the kitchen aids walked in and started to clean some of the mess off the table.
I was expecting Gavin to spend the night with me, but he had to return to his Villa. I couldn’t blame him. His children were there after all. But that didn’t stop him from rocking my world another time before he left.
I ended up falling asleep before he officially left, so I didn’t get to say goodbye. But when I woke up the next morning, I felt a sense of loneliness. The bed where he was once lying was cold and I felt my chest becoming empty. I sighed and got out of bed; the sun was rising in the distance and a smile tugged at the corner of my lips as I watched the different rays of colors expand across the Silver Crescent pack.
I went info the bathroom and spent some time utilizing the giant whirlpool tub. It was the best thing I’ve ever experienced. It was like a hot tub in the middle of the bathroom. By the time I was finished, my entire body felt like Jello, and my mind was put at ease. I had never felt more relaxed in my life.
I was surprised that breakfast was ready when I reached the kitchen.
“Good morning, mam,” the head chef said with a polite smile. “Breakfast is ready for you.”
“You can call me Judy,” I assured him.
“Then, you can call me Chester,” he replied.
Chester looked to be in his late 30s and was honestly not bad to look at. The female kitchen staff certainly made their interest known because they blushed every time he spoke to them. I wondered if they were new because they didn’t seem quite used to him yet.
“It’s nice to officially meet you, Chester,” I said, grabbing a fork out of the silverware dish.
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