Punishment

Rain was smiling as she prepared the ginseng tea that Xander preferred. With the tray in hand, she eagerly went upstairs to his study room, which also had an adjacent door leading to his bedroom according to Uncle Ben. She knocked softly but received no response.

"Is he not in his study?" she murmured, slightly puzzled. She turned the doorknob and stepped inside, finding Alexander seated at his desk, head resting on the headrest of his chair, eyes closed. The desk was cluttered with papers, indicating he had been working hard.

Shaking her head, she whispered, "It's Sunday, and this is his rest day?" She carefully placed the tray with the tea on the centre table of the couch, as there was no space on the desk due to the scattered paperwork.