Spending The Night (1)

Valentina was woken up after arriving at Kaiser Grayson's house, she temporarily forgot where she was. The car was such as smooth ride that she had fallen asleep almost immediately. When she opened her eyes, she noticed that she was wrapped in a blanket and her car door was opened.

But once she heard Kaiser Grayson whisper, 'Should I carry her?' her senses immediately returned, and she quickly got herself out of the car.

She looked around and saw that she seemed to be in a gated mansion. The front of the house was well lit up and she could see fancy brickwork and large windows in the multi-story building. There was a lot of greenery around and she swore she heard the sound of a fountain somewhere. Even at night, she could see that the mansion was gorgeous so she could only imagine what it looked like during the day.

Kaiser led her along a well-lit path into the inside of the house and lined up by the door were 6 maids and a butler. Every one of them bowed in greeting and quietly said, 'Welcome back Master and Guest'. An older gentleman in a lab coat and glasses was also present and when he looked between her and Kaiser, he nodded with an odd smile.

Sir no. Absolutely not. Whatever delusional idea you're thinking of is wrong.

Kaiser led her to a tastefully decorated sitting room and carefully sat her down while settling Luca into her lap.

"Miss Valentina, a guest room has been prepared for you upstairs. It comes with an attached bathroom and the servants have readied toiletries and pajamas. Once your treatment is done I'll take you to Luca's room to drop him off then I'll take you there."

"Okay," Valentina agreed with a yawn. It was approaching midnight and completely past her usual bedtime, so she was struggling to stay awake.

The doctor pulled up a chair and sat in front of her.

"Hello Miss Valentina, I'm Dr. Jesse Wright. My family has been the private doctors for the Grayson family for many generations. I heard you had an injury?" he gently asked while looking at her.

"Yes, this bruise on my leg." Valentina raised her right leg to show him.

"I see, do you happen to have any other injuries? If I prescribe something, I want to make sure it won't irritate something else." He gently told her.

"I do have a couple of other bruises on my back and my stomach area. I received it from being hit with blunt objects at work" Valentina admitted. Although she had been doing her best to ignore the pain, as her body got tired, it was creeping up.

"Okay, I will prescribe a general ointment to rub after your bath as well as elevation for your leg while you sleep. Due to tonight's…circumstances, we can do a thorough checkup tomorrow or you can go to the hospital. What is your current pain level from I want to die right now to I just need a nap?"

Valentina stared at the old doctor and wanted to laugh. What happened to asking what the pain level was on a scale of 1-10?

Still, she replied honestly, "I don't want to die, but I can feel the pain increasing, especially my back and leg."

"Okay, I'll give you something to help you sleep with pain-relieving effects. And don't worry it's not addictive or harmful." The doctor assured her.

The consultation passed in a blur, and before she knew it Kaiser was back and leading her to Luca's room. Since she was so tired, she inevitably ended up leaning on Kaiser. His much bigger figure held hers upright without much struggle with one hand holding up the arm that held Luca while one was against her back.

When she entered Luca's room, she felt that it was really cold for a child. Although it was a large room with a big bed and large windows, everything was white in color and there was nothing to make it feel homey. She gently lay Luca on the bed and covered him with his duvet. After tiptoeing out of the room, Kaiser led her to the guest room a couple of doors down.

As she was about to enter, Kaiser Grayson's low voice called out to her.

"Miss Valentina?"

"Mr. Grayson?" Valentina responded with a yawn.

"Please call me Kaiser. I just wanted to say thank you. For finding my son. For going out of your way to accommodate him. Just…thank you."

Seeing him thanking her for literally doing nothing, Valentina felt embarrassed. "Truly it was nothing. Thank you for your kind care Mr. Grayson. Goodnight." Saying that she entered the room and firmly closed the door, locked it, and dragged a side table to place in front of it.

Call him by his first name? No. Thank. You. After tomorrow, she wanted to distance herself from this man and his family and hope to never see them again.

***

Kaiser watched the door slam shut in his face before walking away with a quiet chuckle. It was the second time today that Valentina had drawn a clear line defining their interaction. He checked in on Luca one more time and seeing him sleeping peacefully warmed his heart.

Going into his office, he opened up his laptop and watched the footage that Roman had sent him.

Although Roman had said there was nothing suspicious. He wanted to verify it all with his own eyes. Just in case Roman had missed anything. The effect that Valentina had on Luca even though they just met was too strong. He had to make sure that there was no foul play. For the sake of his son. The only thing remaining the of the woman who was once the most important person to him.

Sighing as he pushed his hair back, he continued watching the footage that the security team had grabbed. It all corroborated with what Valentina had said. It seemed he had suspected her for nothing.

There was a knock on his office door, and he answered for the person to come in.

It was his butler Matteo.

"Sir, Young Master Roman just dropped off the personal investigation report that you asked for."

"Leave it on the table."

"Yes sir." Matteo quickly placed the paper on his desk before quietly exiting his office.

Kaiser picked up the light packet and read through it.

Valentina Salazar, age 24. The Salazar family was it? He spent the next couple of hours reading everything that had been dug up about her.