Chapter 6 Stalked

"Young master should I get you some painkillers?" Mr Colton, the old Butler asked. Dylan hummed as a yes and the Butler left the room.. Dylan felt a headache hit him the moment he woke up from his long sleep. It must have been the alcohol he took the previous day,it was so effective.

Mr Colton walked in with a maid trailing behind. He took the drug and water on the tray and gave it to Dylan. The maid left afterwards and the Butler waited as if he had something to say to him. "What is it?" Dylan asked. "The Lady is on her way here." The Butler said calmly.

"Oh my! Is that you son? ." An elegant woman dressed in a fashionable white suit said out of excitement as she saw Dylan walking into the living room. Mr Colton and tens of maids trailed behind her and they seem to treat her like a goddess. She walked close to him and held his face.."I missed you son. Happy birthday, I totally forgot about it yesterday. I'm sorry.." She said and signalled to Mr Colton who also signalled to a maid. The maid walked forgot with a big box in her hands. She placed the box on the woman's hands and the woman in turn gave it to Dylan. He was reluctant to collect it but she forced it into his hands.

Dylan stared at the gift scornfully and smirked. "Am I supposed to be happy about this?" He said as he lifted the box to the woman's face. "You think you deserve a thank you for this?.....I'm sorry, I won't be taking this!" He said and threw it on the floor then he walked out.

Mr Colton walked to her front and bowed his head "I apologize for his behaviour my Lady.." She sighed and said "It's fine."

A maid walked in suddenly.. "You have a package delivery young master." She said and Dylan, who was close to walking out of the living room glass door, stopped in his tracks. "Who is it from?" His cold voice asked. "It's from the second Lady." The maid replied. Dylan walked to where the maid was and took the box from her then walked back to his room.

"That wench!" The woman said under her breath.

Gianna was still in bed,grumbling out of frustration. Why would Skylar dare his brother to do such a thing? Date? Ugh..she was done with that and Skylar wants to drag her back in?. She was thinking about all this when she heard a knock on her door. "Gia,you have a visitor!" Ma Lucy said from outside and Gianna flinched. Visitor? What Visitor? Wait! Could it be...no way! Dylan?

"Are you there?" Ma Lucy asked. "Tell him am sleeping." "Him? It's a her...it's Skylar" Ma Lucy said. Skylar? Ughh..why would she even think it's Dylan...why would a celebrity like him want to date her? He didn't ask for the alternative probably 'cause he didn't want to waste his money over nothing. She got up and dragged her worn out self to the living room.

"Hey sis..." Skylar called out as soon as she saw Gia walk into the living room. Gianna sat on a couch and replied tiredly "Hi.." Skylar ran over to where she was seated and sat on the couch with her. "You look worn out, in for an hangout?"

"No!" Gianna retorted. "Why? Please..." Skylar said and brought out the cute puppy attitude in her. She wrapped her arm around Gia's and bugged her. Feeling pressurized, Gianna gave in to her request.

Kira was pacing in her room swearing in anger. "That bitch! I can't believe she dared him to date that girl..like, what the heck?" She said audibly for whoever might care to hear. "Kira..you just have to calm down..it's just a game." Her manager, Kylie said and Kira scoffed "Just a game? It's no longer a game, that wench intentionally dared him to do it!" She retorted. "Kira,you're taking this too far...besides, Dylan accepted the dare, it's not like he was forced to do it." Kylie said again. "Just shut up! What do you know? He probably accepted it because it was his cousin that proposed it. There's no way he'll be interested in that bitch! She's just no match for him." Kira raised her voice. Kylie had no choice than to take her side, if not, she might lose her job that minute "Right? She's no match for you and there's no way he'll like her. He's yours only." "Where did you seal your brain before now..." Kira said in sarcasm and fell on her bed, she was really stressed out. She stared into space for some minutes and suddenly sat up "Now I know what to do.." She said and smiled creepily. "Call Reporter Peters." She ordered.

After spending almost half of the day with Skylar, Gianna finally thought it was time to go home, she has left her granny for too long. Since it was just past noontide, she thought that her granny would still be at the store and she made her through. She could hear indistinct chattering as she moved closer to store and she wondered who her granny's company was. Grandpa was out of town on a vacation to the countryside with his friends and granny's friends were faraway. As she moved closer,the voice became clear to her and she knew immediately that it was guy's voice.

As she stepped into the store,she said "Granny did you hire a part-" She cut herself off when she the least person that she expected. She was so surprised that she stared at him for seconds. Dylan waved and smiled at her then her voice came back. "Why are you here?" Was the first thing she asked him. Ma Lucy got up and slapped her back "Ah!"

"Why would you ask that? This young man here has been here since morning and he has been of help to me." Help? What kind of help was that?

"He is such a good boy, I never knew famous brats are usually this humble and hardworking...he trimmed the flowers back at home, he helped me pluck the apples and he helped in cleaning up the house, such a very hardworking boy." Ma Lucy said and smiled. "Huh? She made him do all those work, like seriously? Is there anyone Granny cannot use?..." Gia mumbled under her breath.

"I remember Luis doing this much also when he came to ask for my daughter's hand in marriage..." Granny said again as she stared into space and went back on the old times. Why was she bringing Dad and marriage into this? Gianna thought and Dylan smiled satisfactorily. "Why don't come home with us for dinner?" Ma Lucy asked. Dinner? at home? why?. Gianna was really disturbed "Grandma, celebrities don't eat out anyhow..." Gianna said immediately. "Oh really!"

"Not at all Granny, I'm definitely staying for-" His phone rang before he could finish his statement and he excused himself to attend to whoever was calling.

"Hey! Where are you?" His manager,Mr George yelled. "Why?" Dylan questioned. "I've been trying to reach ever since and I worried that you had been kidnapped." Mr George said and faked a cry. "Ashh.. it's okay, stop crying! I'm on way now." Dylan hung up the call and went back into the store. "Granny, I'd love to stay for dinner but something came up...I'll come back another day. I'm so sorry." He said. "It's fine,it's work right?" Ma Lucy asked and he nodded. "Hold on.." She went further into the store and came back with a box of Apples and a packet of herbal tea. She handed them over to him and said "Brew and drink that tea every morning and eat Apples regularly." Dylan bowed his head and said to her....."Thanks Granny,I'll drink it all.." He said as he lifted up the packet of herbal tea. Ma Lucy nodded and Gianna decided to escort him since his car wasn't nearby.

As they walked up the street,side by side, silence was maintained between them. Dylan wasn't sure of what to say and Gianna,who had something to say, kept opening her mouth to talk and shut them back. Dylan was really calm and relaxed around her but Gianna on the other hand, wasn't relaxed at all. "Uhmm...I'm sorry for whatever my granny made you pass through today." She apologized. "Hm? Oh..it's nothing, it's okay by me." He said. "Are you sure?" She asked gently. She really knew the aftereffect of working for her granny. Dylan smiled and replied "It's totally okay." There was a silence for a while and Gianna asked "Why did you come in the first place?" There was a short pause before Dylan replied as he thought of what to say. "Uhmm...I was around in the neighborhood and decided to stop by."

"Oh..."

They soon got to where his car was packed and she bowed her head "Thanks for coming and sorry for the stress."

Even if she wasn't okay with him coming here, she was happy that at least she won't clean up the garden and pluck apples in the next few days.

Ting Ting! The door to his penthouse at IMPERIAL HOTEL opened and Dylan walked in tiredly. Mr George who was laid on the sofa, watching a home channel sprang on his feet as soon as he heard footsteps. "You jerk! Where have you been?" "Somewhere..." Dylan simply said and fell unto a a couch. "Somewhere? Where? Do you how worried I was when I couldn't reach you!" Mr George shouted. "Yeah...you were worried and had the mind to watch home channels..." Dylan said sarcastically as he got up and walked to his room. "Rude jerk.." Mr George cursed under his breath.