Chapter Twenty-three

" What happened to you? " Logan asked again to her surprise. It wasn't his question that really surprised her, it was the look in his eyes and sound in his voice. It was as if he really.. really cared. ' No.. that can't be'. She drew her hand away from him.

" It's none of your business! It's not like you will ever care even if I was to faint right away so leave me alone. " she told him tiredly before she turned again to leave but instead she grabbed her hand again to twirl her round to face him. He dragged her towards the sofa and had her sit down.

" Just stay quiet. " he told her weirdly before he went away. She was thinking of what came over him because he was really acting strange. He came back with a first aid box in his hand.

" Let me see." he took his seat and poured some spirit into a little piece of cotton wool as well.

" I don't need your pity Logan, I can take care of myself. "

" It's not pity. It's trying to clear my name. I wouldn't want people outside to see your elbow like that and your husband doesn't care."

" Well, isn't it true? You don't care... Ahhh easy! " she exclaimed at him as he turned her arm to rub the cotton on the wool without permission.

It was really beginning to pepper and hurt very much that she had to blow on it with her other hand and mouth. He pushed her hand away and came closer as he surprisingly started to blow it with his mouth. Maya stared at him with wide eyes as he blew. She was just surprised that Logan was helping her. The more he blew the more it felt cold, it was as if the air from him was magic. She couldn't help staring at him and wondering what was going on. He raised his eyes to meet hers while he still blew. At this moment, there was something definitely different about him. Slowly he stopped blowing and drew his eyes away from her. After he was done cleaning it up, he put on a plaster neatly, she stared at it as she rubbed it. He packed everything and stood up to leave.

" Thank you. " she quickly told him. He stopped for a second before he quickly left. Whatever it may be that anyone will say to her from now on, she believes that there is some good in Logan. He does care after all. Her normal self was back as she smiled and stared at the brown plaster on her elbow.

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Maya walked towards the dining table after being told that food was ready. She met Logan already seated and she tool her seat beside him.

" Wow! are two of us the only ones to eat all this food? " she asked in surprise as she saw so much food that was in display.

" It will be better you stop talking and eat. " Logan told her rudely as he was already eating.

Okay, she gets it, he was back to himself.

" That's bad manner Logan. " she told him and he raised his eyes to glare at her. She really don't care about his glares anymore.

" You very well know that I'm going to eat in the same table with you and yet you went ahead and started eating before me. It's not a good manner. " she told him thinking he would accept his mistakes but instead he just drank down some water and stood up from his seat.

" Where are you going? " she asked him as he was about to turn.

" To a place where bad mannered people stay, you can have the whole food to yourself. " he told her without even turning his face before he left.

" I can't believe he just did that because I corrected him. Was it so hard for him to say he was sorry? Sometimes Logan just leaves me confused about his real character. One time he's mean, the next he acts like he actually cares and then he's back to being mean again. Now he has left without eating properly. Is he really going to sleep on empty stomach? " Maya kept on wondering.

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Logan stood in his study room going through some files when he felt his stomach grumble. He tried to control himself and then decided to have a seat before he then started working on some works in his laptop.

There came a knock on the door and before he could say anything, Maya popped her head in as she slightly opened the door.

" Can I come in? " she asked but he just ignored her. " Okay fine, I will let myself in. " she told him before she walked in with a tray in her hands.

" Logan... Logan. " she called him as she stood in front of his table. She expected him to look up to her but he just ignored her making her to decide taking option B. She walked all the way to the other side beside his seat then she stretched her hand and shut the laptop. He just stayed still without saying anything to her.

"He might yell at me or say something mean and weird to me. Well, I've sort of gotten used to his character. " she gently placed the tray of food on his table in front of him as she pushed the laptop backwards.

" Here, I brought you something to eat.. I know that you barely had anything when you left the table earlier so I brought you.. some food. " she told him with a happy smile.

" What is this? Are you trying to poison me this early to have your freedom. " he asked without raising up his head to look at her.

" Poison.. hmm.. I really haven't thought of that method. I could have my freedom earlier than expected. " she replied pretentiously as she rubbed her chin and acted like she was thinking. That answer definitely made him raise his eyes to her.

" Seriously come on Logan... do I look like someone who would commit murder? "

I dont know... they say you can't judge a book by its cover..."he replied her..

" See! that means you dont trust me.. fine, I'm sorry.. I shouldn't have really said anything to you at the dining table ... " I'm not hungry. " he said without even letting her finish her sentence. Just as he was about to stretch his hand to pick up his laptop, his stomach grumbled loudly. He froze for a moment on realisation that his secret was out. He was indeed hungry, very much at that. A smile that had fade away when Logan rejected the food slowly came back in a mischievous way. She slowly and gently bent her back so her face will be on the same level with his.

" I hear you loud and clear Mr husband.. you see, I'm a good wife and that's why I will leave this tray right here... If you really don't want to eat then you can set it aside with your own hands.. I'm going to bed. " she told him before she finally stood straight and walked out of the office.

Logan finally dropped his hand. He couldn't believe his stomach embarrassed him that way. He wasn't that hungry to eat anything that she would bring, he was not ready to let her win one over him.

" She wasn't really a good wife.. I don't need a good wife, I just need a quiet obedient one. Maya is far from being obedient. " he said quietly. Logan couldn't help but stare at the tray but then drew his eyes away. His stomach grumbled and he had to take a look once more. He wondered what is inside. He looked around for any sign of her but she wasn't there so he slowly reached out his hand and opened the cover plate and to his surprise nothing was in there. Maya suddenly came in laughing really hard.

" I.. I knew it.. you're obviously so hungry so.. so I wanted to be sure and that's why... that's why Mr husband, I played this game... oh this is so fun.. you really needed to see your face when you... when you uncovered the plate... " she said in between laughter.

" I can't believe she did this. She actually pulled one over me... and an annoying one at that. " Logan siloloquized angrily.

" See? See Logan.. you cannot be the smart one all the time. " she told him as she stood in front of him with a wide smile. He didn't reply her but just looked away.

" Don't worry... I'm not so wicked as to play with your hunger. " she told him before she turned and walked out of the study room and in a second, she came back with another tray and placed it on the table after removing the other one.

" This is the original one. " she told him but he couldn't help glaring at her. She just made him look like a fool.

" Okay, fine... " she uncovered the plate and indeed food was in it. The aroma of the food hit his nostrils.

" See... I'm telling the truth this time around, I did all that because I wanted to check if you really are hungry so I don't embarrass myself..."

"Leave and take everything you brought here with you. " he told her and slowly her smile varnished but then it came back again and this time around, broader.

" Okay, I'll leave and leave this food right here with you. Goodnight for real. " she said in a weird manner before she carried the other tray and left.

He couldn't believe she did this, he wanted to ignore the food and work but the aroma in the food suddenly smelt really nice and so good. It was beginning to make his mouth water and his stomach grumble. He really hasn't eaten all day. He took another look at the door and no sign of her then he picked up the spoon and gently uncovered the food, he scooped some with the spoon and into his mouth.

" Got you! " Maya's voice suddenly rang close to the door as she opened it widely. He immediately dropped the spoon to pretend but it was too late. She laughed hilariously.

" Oh Logan.. You're really a funny person. " she said while laughing before she turned and left closing the door behind her.

" What has gotten into her today? Why was she playing so much and using me as her play toy? " he said to himself totally confused. Remembering her laughter sort of raised a smile at the corner of his lips before he continued eating.