Chapter 395 - Game Of Love (05)
LA PRAIRIE COURTYARD, Dream City
A man in his late thirties came out of the bathroom, drying his hair with the extra towel in his hand.
He threw the bath towel on the bed and then stepped into the closet to put some clothes on.
The man wears a black boxer. He was about to put on his pants when he noticed a girl standing at the door, frozen on the floor.
Upon realizing he was not alone instantly, Tyler's face darkened.
"What are you doing here?" Frowning, he asked the girl coldly. Then he ignored her and continued to wear his pants and black shirts with long sleeves.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lopez. Madam Sol sent me to help you pack up your clothes…."
"Don't you know how to knock?" Tyler snaps at the girl, cutting her explanation unfinished.
Ryza attempts to apologize, but she is only cut in by her cold boss.
'I knocked! But no one is answering! I thought you were dead!'
She wanted to explain further, but she felt it was meaningless to argue with an older man like him. Ryza lowered her gaze and secretly rolled her eyes in annoyance.
This guy was too drunk last night, and she saw Mr. Rodney and Mr. Rick Lopez help him get to his suite.
'I'm just wasting my time worrying about this old man! How meaningless!'
"I'll be back when you are done, sir."
Ryza turned around. When Tyler spoke, she was about to reach for the door handle.
"What's the use of leaving now? You've already seen enough."
Ryza gritted her teeth and hissed inwardly. She was really tempted to kick this older man's ass.
'Like there is good to see!' She wanted to pull her own hair out of annoyance with her boss.
She won't be in the same place as this older man if she isn't picked out as a replacement for Nurse Judy. But she was highly recommended by the hospital she works at, and nurse Judy herself recommended her to Madam Sol, which she can't say no to nurse Judy.
The lady helped her financially and taught her how to give her sick grandma first aid when she was fifteen.
Even though she is just a fresh graduate now, which was with honors, the Medical School that owns a hospital hired her directly the moment she got her license.
Now, she also planned to apply for a scholarship to take up Physical Therapist courses.
Ryza doesn't want to work for the Lopezes, even though she could enjoy traveling with them around the world. But the Lopezes are the major owner of the Medical School she graduated from.
If she does an impressive job, the hospital director promises to talk to the other board members to grant her a full-time scholarship for the second course she desires.
That is why she forced herself to please this older man. But his aloof attitude irritates her so much!
"No wonder he isn't married until now," Ryza mumbled to herself that she did not know her boss could hear her mumbling.
'Probably no girls wanted to stay with him.' She added to her head.
"Did you say something?" Tyler cast a suspicious stare at the girl.
He asked his uncle, the hospital director, to send his best nurse, but he sent this girl instead. He wanted an older nurse with a long year of experience and not someone who just graduated from a nursing course and recently had her license.
However, it's not because of nurse Judy, who has been serving with them for almost twenty years. He would not accept this inexperienced girl. But nurse Judy assures him that Ryza Melendrez is a good child and can be trusted.
Ryza, on the other hand, wanted to stomp her feet and throw a tantrum when her boss threw a dubious look at her. She knew that this older man was underestimating her capability.
She completed all the training she needed to become a certified nurse. Still, this older man behaves like a demented person, distrusting young people like her.
'What proof he wanted to see that I need not a lot of experience, and I could satisfy his preferences?'
Ryza couldn't stop grumbling in her head. They really can't be together in the same room as she couldn't take being alone with him.
"You are hired to be my mom's private nurse, not my nanny," said Tyler with a sarcastic tone while he buttoned up his shirt then tucked it into his pants.
Ryza was on the brink of her patience. But she remembered her training in dealing with a hard-headed patient, and so, all she could do was clench her jaw and smile when she turned around to face her boss.
"Mr. Lopez, it was your mother who requested me to check you out and help you if you needed one. Do you know how much you made her worried last night when you passed out from drinking too much?"
Tyler contracted his eyes.
"Where is she now?"
"She was in the dining hall with Madam Hilda."
Just like that, before her boss left, Ryza was speechless. 'Let's see if there's a woman who wants to stay with you for a longer time! I bet only a gold digger will have patience with your attitude!'
Ryza wanted to growl at her boss, as his attitude pissed her so much.
"Even if you stay naked in front of me! There is nothing good to see!" Ryza cannot stop grumbling to herself while packing up her boss's clothes. "Grrr!"
All she could do was to calm down. Even if she wishes to vent her anger on the clothes, her scholarship is at stake here. She needed to be patient!
*
Dining Grand Hall
Entering the hall, Tyler checks his emails and does a quick look at the crucial documents his secretary sent to him.
"Tyler!"
He lifted his head and looked around to search for his mom. He found her was seated near the floor-ceiling window.
"How are you feeling, son?"
"I'm fine, ma. Don't worry." Tyler warmly smiled. When it comes to his mother, his voice is gentle and loving.
"You must be hungry. I'm so worried, so I sent Ryza to check on you and help you pack your clothes."
"Are you sure to stay here? Nurse Judy is not with you." He could not be at peace thinking that his mother would be left in Australia, and the only person who was always around her was the new nurse he didn't fully trust. She could handle the job.
"Don't worry, okay? Your aunt Hilda will bring me to Sydney and Jessa will take me to Mainland City. It's been a while since my last visit to her home."
Now that his mom mentioned all these plans, the more worry-filled Tyler's heart.
"Ma, are you sure to be okay?"
"Of course, I am. Why aren't you trusting Ryza? She is a good girl. Do you know she has been taking care of her sick grandmother since she was fifteen? It must be too hard for her; she has to attend her classes, and then she has to work to buy her grandmother's medicine."
Tyler remains silent and listens to his mother carry on talking about their newly hired nurse.
Nurse Judy is supposed to be with them on this trip, but her husband got into an accident and needs several months into rehab for him to walk again. Of course, all expenses were paid by him.
The woman has become a part of their family. He knew it was difficult for the nurse not to care for her husband, so Tyler hired a new nurse to attend to his mother.
"Tyler, be nice to Ryza. I am delighted with her work, and so, you have nothing to worry about."
Tyler nodded and smiled in response to his mother.
Honestly, he doesn't like city girls. For him, most of them are just pretty girls, but there is nothing much to like. Many are just party girls and gold diggers to sustain the luxurious life they desire, and they are too easy to spot.
Some women tried to seduce him back on the South Island, but he didn't show any interest, as he knew what they wanted. They are not serious in life.
Especially to the new generations these days. All they know is nightlife and spending money. Some are doing inappropriately online to earn money, except for those who do a decent job.
And so, it was too rare to find someone who thinks about family.
Evening…
Tyler is set to go. His luggage was already in the airport and was finished checking in by Tim. All he needed to do was show up at the airport when it was time for their flight.
At the hotel lobby gathered his relatives and their business partners that invited to the wedding. A few of them are Hailee's knights, like Bruce Ledesma and Keith Cole. He also sees Hailee's ex-boyfriend Bryan Anderson talking to them.
He heard he would visit Eva's grave.
'Huh. Eva is an example of a gold digger.' Tyler thought to himself.
Somehow, he was grateful that Eva didn't fall in love and was obsessed with Vincent. If it happens, he could not imagine what would happen if Eva never signed the divorce papers and kept chasing Vincent to death.
Then there is Liam Huo, who is obsessed with Hailee. Gladly, Bryan is different, and he didn't give a headache to Vincent but let Hailee go and be happy. It just proves that Bryan genuinely loves Hailee.
Did he also make the right choice? To let his ex-girlfriend leave?? But he can't tolerate her mistakes. However, he is still in love with her.
Should he give her a second chance?
Or a second chance for himself? Tyler pondered.
It's been many years that have passed, but the pain is still here.
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