Chapter 324: Chapter 324 - Emily [ Part 1 ]
Naomi nodded with a genuine smile, "Of course." She hasn't worked long enough to know William well enough but she could tell that whoever this Emily was, she was very important to him. Why else would he get let her stay in the VIP Room for special guests and already allocate the most luxurious staff room for her.
She went out of the room as William finally let his somewhat confident look falter and gave a long sigh. He didn't need to see himself in the mirror to know that he was nervous right now.
In fact, he was very nervous. He was 13 at the moment and the last time he met her was when he was 9 years old. So it has been 4 years since he has last seen her and he wondered how much has she changed in the past years and does she still cared for him as she did before.
Obviously it won't be as much as it was but when he thought back to it, beside his bitc* of a mother, the only one who cared for him was Emily. She truly cared for him as if he was her own son or… maybe a younger brother.
So when he finally got his own standings and needs someone for the head maid position then only one name came inside his mind. Someone that he could trust completely and who would always stay loyal to him.
He may be thinking too nice of her but how could he not when he realized the only person back then that truly cared for him was not his mother but the young girl of 19 who had looked after him since he was just a little boy.
He took another deep breath as he calmed himself and patiently waited until a low knock resounded from the door as he replied.
"Come in"
The door opened and came in the same woman with her chest nut long hair and eyes which had the same color and a filter of innocence. She was still 5 foot 8 and looked exactly the same as he last saw her.
The only thing that changed about her was her own self. It felt like she was a little more confident than before or acted like that in front of him.
It also seemed like her assets gained some weight in them too… not like he cared.
She came in and stood right there as she asked with a small voice, uncertain of what she was supposed to do.
"Um…"
"Please come in and sit." William said and pointed to the sofa in front of him as Emily unsteadily came and sat.
"Ahh… can I know what the master wants from me?" She asked hesitantly.
William immediately understood one thing at that moment.
She didn't recognize him.
But he wasn't disheartened by that fact, it was natural for her to forget him when its already been 4 years and his physic too had changed quite a lot.
Then he took a closer look at her and noticed a few things he didn't before.
Her eyes looked tired as if they have been working for a long time and they also shook as they looked around the room as if searching for some protection. Her hands moved constantly and her feet were not steady as someone who sits in a sofa should be. She was afraid, afraid of where she was and what William wanted from her.
He gave her a genuine smile and said, "It's been a long time, Emily."
Emily looked at the very beautiful young man in front of her and asked, "Hmm… does the master know me?" She asked confused, she never saw someone as beautiful as him and if she did, surely she would have remembered.
But somehow at one corner of her memory, something tugged. It felt like he was someone familiar but… she couldn't clearly point what it was.
"Hmm," William nodded, "I have known you almost all my life and you too should remember me most of mine."
Emily felt even more confused at his puzzled words. Him knowing her all his life and her knowing him too?... But how?
She took another closer look at that perfectly positioned face and tried to remember very much… but no matter how much she tried she couldn't. It felt like the whole puzzle was almost completed but it just needed that one piece to truly complete it.
She felt frustrated and angry at the same time but didn't know what to do about it.
"Umm… I'm sorry master but… I don't think I remember you." Emily said with a apologetic tone.
"No matter." William still had that smile on his face, "It's been 4 years since then so you wouldn't remember me I guess."
Hearing him, Emily tried to fit those words and suddenly it felt like a switch turned on and memories of William started to play and she looked at his face again. She couldn't find much resemblance to his face to the ones her memory showed but her instincts told her it was the same person.
She started to remember the very polite boy from childhood to the smiling kid that she last saw gave her his goodbye and couldn't think straight.
Her eyes widened in disbelief as she hid her mouth with both hands, "Young- Young Master!"
William's smile changed that to a victorious one as she finally remembered him. It was becoming slightly embarrassing for him when he couldn't make her remember him but now that she had it felt like he had come victorious out of a massive battle of pride and wits.
"Yes, it is I, William Trus-"
"YOUNG MASTER!!!" William looked at the balling mess of snot and tears in front of him with visible shock. Never did he thought that she would actually cry like this.
He dreamed that she would shed some tears but not this much. It felt like a kid was crying when she finally saw her dead dog come back to life.
"Emily… ar- are you okay?" He asked but she went on.
"YOUNG MASTER HAS BECOME SO BIGGG!... Wahhhh"
"YOU HAVE CHANGED SO MUCH IT FEELS MY HEART SO MUCH!"
"I'm sorry I couldn't remember the young- young- YOUNG MASSSTEEER!"
William saw the bawling mess and didn't know what to do about her. He went to her as she grabbed him in a bear hug that felt unbelievably tight for someone of her strength.
"Em- Emily… It's okay, don't cry anymore. It's okay… and can you maybe hug me less tightly… please?" He begged to the hysterical women in front of him who seemed not to listen to any of his pleas and kept on bawling her eyes out.
The door to the room banged open as Naomi came in with a hurried look, "William are you okay…?"
She then looked at the scene in front of her and quickly said, "I'll come back at a later time then," Naomi slowly backed out while saying, "Do you want me to turn on the noise cancellation machine?"
"YOUNG MASTER!"