Chapter 4 Empty Pot?

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• "So,from now on,you should call me sister Annie. Hmm.. got that?."
• Larry bursted into an hysterical laughter.
• "You must be really out of it. Look here,dummy. I am your boss,do not ever forget that. Geez..."he scoffed.
• He walked out of the kitchen but when he got out,he ran up to his room.
• *
• "Hmmmm.... hmmmm...."
• Annie breathed in the aroma of the food.
• This is just gonna be delicious.
• She dished the spaghetti and meatballs inside a plate and took a fork and place it beside the plate.
• She moved out of the kitchen to the dinning room and met Larry sitting on one of the chairs and typing away on his phone.
• "Food is ready."she announced.
• He raised up his head and raised it back down.
• He's happy that she is finally done with the cooking but he can't possibly show her that.
• He had been been taking in some hungry gulps since when he had been sitting there and the aroma of the food just wouldn't stop hitting his nostrils.
• Annie placed the food down in front of him and he used his left eye to look at it.
• His mouth watered.
• Wow!. This is gonna be delicious!.
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• Annie scoffed loudly.
• What the hell?!!!.
• Just then, Larry entered with a frown.
• "You're not leaving this house today. You will stay back to do all the visible and the invisible house chores. Punishment for cleaning my lips with a rag!."he said.
• "You said the food is salty."Annie said instead.
• "Well..yeah,are you just realizing that right now?. I think you will have to undergo a training if you're going to be cooking for me. I'm a man with expensive taste."he replied.
• Annie turned to him furiously.
• She felt like screaming her lungs out at him.
• Who does he thinks he is?!.
• Larry scoffed.
• "Why the glare, little miss?."
• Annie sighed. She was trying to curb her anger. She will soon be out of here. Just a month, nothing much.
• She grabbed the pot and showed it to him.
• "After all your pesky attitudes towards the meal,you finished it all,you emptied the pot!."
• Larry blinked rapidly as he tried to come up with a lie.
• "I don't like wasting food, that's what my mom taught me right from the childhood. I don't like to see food being wasted. I only ate it because of that and, arg,my stomach has started hurting."he lies and feigned a hurtful expression as he held his stomach.
• Annie glared hard at him before placing the pot to its position.
• "I bet you would have finished the pasta all and even lick the pot if the food isn't salty.."she taunted.
• "Me?, you really wish!."he almost yelled.
• "If not,then why are you so hurt?."she question innocent and smacked her lips.
• Larry sighed in frustration. She's really frustrating him and she always do that better than him.
• "Look,like I said earlier, you're not going out,hmm?.."
• "What?, but I want to go see my mom!."she yelled.
• "No yelling at me, little miss."he frowned.
• He moved out of the kitchen with a smug smile.
• "You're really heartless!."he heard her say and the smile on his face disappeared and got replaced with a tight frown.
• Yes,he is heartless. He certainly knows that when he allowed his mother to die on that bed.
• *
• Annie had finished the whole cleaning and had just finished eating a full plate of spicy noodles.
• She sat on the couch and put on the TV and changed the channel to Zee❤️ World.
• She beamed when she saw the show they were showing.
• *Twist of Fate.*
• Oh,she so much loves this.
• She could see down all day to watch this particular movie.
• Her mind drifted to what Larry said and her face got brightened up with a huge smile.
• This is actually good!.
• Since he said she isn't going out,then,she will sit a say to watch the movies.
• She giggled excitedly.
• This is way more less than a punishment.
• Some footsteps sounded on the stairs and Larry came into the view.
• He looks like he is heading to work already.
• "Wow. I employed you as my maid,and,not a couch warmer. And, sitting on my favorite couch?, don't you think that's a little bit rude?,or more rude!."
• Annie rolled her eyes.
• "Anyways,follow we. We will be heading to the hospital together."he said.
• Whaaat?!!??...
• Annie's eyes widened.
• "But you said..."
• "And I'm saying this now, you're not going to stay in the house for the day. Count your self lucky,I don't pardon people anyhow."he said.
• Pardon my foot?!??!!.
• I don't want your pardon!.*Annie thought.
• This guy is so unpredictable.
• He walked out and she stood up reluctantly.
• Gosh!.
• When she's all happy already. He just had to ruin the moment!.
• She grunted.
• "Where are you?!."Larry's voice sounded.
• "If you don't come out now,you will just leave my no option than to let you walk down to the hospital."he added.
• Upon hearing that,she rushed out without putting off the TV.
• She scurried to the garage and entered his car.
• Larry was already sitting there at the backseat.
• She sat in front, just beside the driver.
• Larry's expensive perfume filled the whole car.
• "Good morning."John greeted and she nodded with a smile.
• He drove out of the compound and they soon hit the road.
• They were all silent all through the ride.
• **
• The man moved inside the classical hotel with guards trooping after him.
• They got to the reception and stopped by the lady behind the counter.
• "Good mor..."
• "Save it. 112."the man cuts her off gruffly.
• The lady understood and gave him some keys.
• He hummed a *good* and collected the key from her and headed to the room.
• When he got there,he put the key inside the keyhole and turned it,then the door creaked open.
• He gave his guards a look before removing the key from the hole and stepped inside the dark room and locked the door behind him.
• He met him, sitting on the bed. The buttons on his shirt was left opened showing his bare chest and a glass of red wine was in his hands.
• He twirled the glass around in his hand before looking up at him.
• "Any heads up on him yet?."he asked.
• "No,sir. I have my boys check..."
• "You said his left hand was blown off in the last mission, didn't you?."he interrupted and sipped his wine.
• "Yes,sir,and..."
• "Did you checked his former house?."
• "Yes. But, the house had been demolished. A neighbor said they left some months ago, just after his mission with us which was the last."
• "You ask where they moved to?."he questioned.
• He went silent.
• "Stupid."the second man muttered.
• He stood up.
• "Go back there and ask."he said.
• The first man nodded vigorously and bowed.
• "You're dismissed."
• He then walked out of the room, locking the door.
• He let's out a sigh as soon he was out.
• He headed out of the hotel with his guards and gave the receptionist the key on his way back.
• **
• Larry and Annie moved inside the hospital.
• They met Sam with a guy on their way and Larry stopped walking abruptly.
• He and the guy exchanged look and the guy smirked.
• "Doctor Larry,wow. I see you've found something more interesting to do."he smirked.
• "What are you doing here?."Larry questioned.
• He doesn't looks at all pleased to see him.
• "A hug would do,you know. You still haven't left your grumpy attitude."the guy said instead.
• "What are you doing here?."Larry repeated.
• "Well.. obviously, I'm new here,I was hired to assist you guys here so, I'm a doctor here now,a new one."
• Larry cursed under his breath and balled his hand in a fist.
• "Not happy to see me?. I look forward to working with you by the way, doctor Larry."
• "Excuse us."Larry said, referring to Annie and Sam.
• Samuel and Annie both continued walking.
• "Hi."Sam said.
• "Hey."Annie replied.
• "How come you're both together?."he asked.
• Annie turned to him.
• "For...a reason best known to me."she replied.
• He gave her a small smile.
• "I think they know each other before,from the way Larry is tensed."he said.
• Annie turned to him.
• "Larry?,is that the way to refer to you boss?"Annie said.
• "Oh,cut the crap. He is no boss. He's also hired here just like every other person. He is just skillful than us, nothing much."he said with a scoff.
• Oh.
• So he isn't even the one that own the hospital?.
• Annie gave a nod.
• "He is weird, isn't he?. Have you touched his left hand and see how strong they are, just like metal."Sam started again.
• He was the nosy and talkative type.
• "Really?."Annie said.
• "Yeah. But,he said he only tested a particular injection on it and that made it like that. So strong!."
• "Well, that's good. He tested it on himself not on some innocent patient,like others always do."Annie replied.
• "Right?."Sam chuckled.
• "Right."Annie nodded.
• *
• He licked his lips and smiled.
• Annie turned to walk away.
• "Get me some water, little miss."he said.
• Annie turned to him and frowned.
• "Stop calling me little miss,my name is Annie!,hun?, Annie?!."she almost yelled.
• "Yuck!. Did you brush your mouth this morning?."he made an irritated face.
• Annie glared at him before going back to the kitchen and grabbing a bottled water,she walked back to the dinning and slammed it on the table.
• "Listen, young man. Because I am your maid doesn't mean I am your slave. Treat me nicely,hun?."
• Larry scoffed. He dropped his phone on the table.
• "As long as you're still working for me so pay off your debts, you're my slave."
• "I did not want to be poor, circumstances made us like this."Annie said.
• "Ah,oh. As long as the circumstances lives,you will still be my servant,if not me, another man's servant."Larry said nonchalantly.
• He drew the food nearer to him and grabbed the fork.
• He rolled the spaghetti on the fork and moved it inside his mouth.
• His eyes widened in ecstasy.
• This is delicious.
• When last has he eaten a food like this?.
• Wow. This is a Bravo.
• The food is damn delicious.
• He took another forkful of it and smiled widely.
• Woah!.
• He suddenly looked up and his gaze met with that of Annie.
• He tried to cloud his emotions.
• "So salty. Your mother didn't teach you how to cook also?."he said.
• He was trying so much to get back at her.
• She made a fun of him earlier,so, he's going to do just that now.
• "Your expression tells it all. Stop trying!."Annie scoffed.
• "Anyway, what are you still doing..I believe there's quite a lot of work to do. That's why you're my maid anyway,to work for me, without resting."he said coldly.
• "And, little miss, what you performed earlier in the kitchen - threatening me. Don't ever let it repeat it self,else, you're going to sleep in the prison for two days."
• Annie shivered at the thought of sleeping inside a prison.
• "Now,off you go, little miss."
• Annie sighed and walked away.
• She went to get some water and started cleaning the house.
• After an hour,she was almost done with the cleaning.
• She passed by the dinning to go to the kitchen and clean it up when she saw him still eating.
• The food is still very much in the plate.
• *Maybe it's really salty. For him not to have touched it in the past hour.*she thought.
• "Don't tell me you're done cleaning."he said.
• "Okay."she said.
• Larry looked at her and scoffed.
• "I asked you a question,miss!."
• "Well, you said not to tell you that I'm done cleaning."she repeated his words.
• "And,oh, right. I guess I'm really not done with cleaning just yet."she gave a sly smile while Larry gave a suspicious look.
• What's she up to this time?.
• She moved towards him and stretched out the cloth she has been using in cleaning all this while to clean the crumbs of spaghetti at his bottom lip,by the right.
• Larry head snapped up at her.
• "I can't believe you still eat and leave crumbs on your mouth. A thing that my ten years old younger brother will never do."she scoffed and walked to the kitchen.
• Larry froze. Did...did...did she just used that rag to clean his mouth?!!.
• The lips other ladies out there are willing to pay a million dollars for,she just cleaned it with a dirty old rag?!.
• Annie shook her head as she got inside the kitchen.
• Her stomach is empty.
• Maybe she should eat the remaining pasta.
• She went to the pot and opened it just to find.....
• What?!!!?.
• An empty pot?!!!??!!!!!!.