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“First try to relax yourself and take some deep breaths. Drink some water, Eva. Behaving like this will not help you anyway. And telling your dad about this will make him more worried for you; he is already stressed about his job, so I don’t think it’s a good idea for this moment."
Eva drank some water and tried to compose herself. Sara then started with her suggestions
“Okay, now answer my questions. In all these days, did Stephen ever misbehave with you or try to force you for something inappropriate?"
“No, he did nothing like that."
“Well, that’s positive news for us. See Eva, you know you have to stay there for some more days. So in these circumstances, it’s better that you should avoid him as much as you can."
“I am doing the same thing from the very first day."
“Then please follow it for some more days, and you have to make sure, Eva, that Stephen should not know that you have an idea about his feelings. I know it’s hard for a girl like you but still try.
“Eva just agreed with her. Sara talked to her for some more time, encouraging her to face the situation, then she disconnected the call.
A sudden knock disturbed her. She spotted the kathey on the door. She was there to inform Eva about breakfast.
Eva picked up her bag as she wanted to stay away from this house for some time, so it will be better if she attended the classes. Soon she arrived in the dining room; Steve, William, and Rose were already present there. She wished them and was glad that Stephen was not present there
She started with her breakfast, Looking at her so quiet and gloomy, the other people thought maybe she was still upset with her dad’s departure so they also didn’t initiate any talk as she needs some time to get over it
Soon, they heard some footsteps. Eva understood Stephen had arrived in the dining room. Stephen wished all of them, and to everyone’s surprise, he settled on the vacant chair beside Eva. The Smith family's faces were filled with teasing smiles due to his action, but Eve was frozen.
Stephen took out the bracelet from his pocket and placed it in front of Eva.
“You forgot it in my room last night."
It amazed Eva to notice the bracelet, as how come she didn’t notice this, even though she didn’t know when and where she dropped it?
“ Last night? “ Rose inquired in astonishment
“In your room. “ Steve was also curious
“What was she doing in your room? “ William finally inquired of the key question
"Nothing, dad, she was there to have a shower."
“Shower? With you?”’ Steve‘s eyes popped up and he screamed in surprise.
“Shut up, you fool. There was no water supply in her bathroom, so she used mine.”
“Water problem? In our house? No way. Not possible, as this never occurred before. “ Steve was doubtful
“Don’t worry, I already ordered the staff to look into this matter, “Stephen informed
“Hmm, ok. “ William agreed to stop this conversation
“Eva dear, you know I have a bathroom in my room too, “Steve teased her, earning Stephen’s glare
“I know this is ok; I checked your room first, but the door was locked, so I decided to use Stephen’s washroom." Eva kept blabbering whatever excuse is coming to her mind
“You thought about me first. This thought is even giving peace to my heart: “ Steve teased again, keeping his hand on his chest
Stephen scowled at Steve, which made him stop as he didn’t want to leave for Australia
Eva just shook her head at his teasing; she quietly wore that bracelet and then informed rose
“I am going to my classes today. I already missed a lot of work.