The next day, Auralia found herself waking up much later than usual. The after party for the movie premiere had gone into the early hours of the morning, Mrs. Davidson and her only making it back home at around 3am.
She was thankful that Lucas, her bodyguard instructor, had given her the day off so she could recover from yesterday's activities.
Her feet ached in a way they never had, making her wonder how some people were able to do this every day. She wasn't even wearing high heels and couldn't imagine how the women that did handled it for so long.
But despite the aching feet and tiredness, Auralia had to say she quite enjoyed the movie. It was an action film with Alexander playing one of the side characters.
Obviously he wasn't there, the press all thought he was involved in some overseas project. That was a lie of course, Alexander really being overseas for his surgery and recovery.
Apparently the family decided to hide the truth, not wanting anyone to disturb him while he was recovering. Auralia only knew about this because she was going to act as his bodyguard.
Sitting up, Auralia stretched her arms in the air and got out of the bed. As she did, she heard a knock on the door and turned to look at it.
"Young miss, I have breakfast." A voice called out a second later.
"Come in, Elina." Auralia replied.
The door opened and a woman in her late twenties walked in. She was carrying a small tray with a cover on it. Auralia caught a small whiff of coffee as Elina passed her to place the tray on the nightstand next to her.
After placing the tray down, Elina turned to Auralia and stared at her with her brown eyes. "Will that be all, young miss?"
"Yes, and thank you for bringing breakfast here."
"Of course. Madam instructed that breakfast be brought to you." Elina paused for a second. "Please let me know if you need anything from us."
"Sure. I'll let you know" Auralia nodded her head in understanding.
Elina smiled and soon left the room, it becoming quiet again. Auralia pulled the tray cover off to find a small bowl of porridge, some fruit slices and a mug of coffee.
Grabbing her phone and the mug of coffee, Auralia moved to the desk in her room. She quietly went through her emails to check for anything important as she sipped on the coffee.
Seeing the registration email from the tournament organizers made her smile a little with joy. It seemed her students had successfully entered into the competition and that it would be starting in two weeks.
She quickly finished her coffee, deciding to use her free day to tell them personally about the good news. Placing the mug down, she grabbed some clothes and a piece of mango before heading to the bathroom to shower.
Ten minutes later she was done and dressed. She sat in her room, finishing up her breakfast, when she heard a knock on her door. She turned to the door and called out, "Come in."
The door opened and Auralia saw Mr. Gray, the butler who had carried her luggage, standing by the doorway. He was the head butler of the house with Marius, his son, training under him.
"Mrs. Davidson is asking that you come to the drawing room." Mr. Gray said as he walked over to where she was sitting by the vanity table.
"Alright, I'll be there now." Auralia replied, tying her hair up.
Mr. Gray nodded in understanding and took the tray now holding the empty dishes which had held her breakfast. He was about to leave when Auralia said, "Thank you."
Mr. Gray just smiled before walking off with the tray. Auralia meanwhile made her way to the drawing room where she had met Mrs. Davidson for the first time. When she got there, she knocked on the door and waited for a reply.
"Come in." A voice called out.
Auralia did so, opening the door and entering the room. "You call-"
She stopped midway, spotting Maria Ezra in the room with Mrs. Davidson sipping tea. Auralia felt a sense of déjà vu as she looked upon the familiar scene.
"Good morning, Mrs. Ezra." Auralia said as she closed the door behind her.
"Morning dear." Maria turned to look at her and smiled.
However, Auralia could see that something wasn't right. Despite the smile on the older woman's face, she could feel tension in the air.
Something had happened and Auralia didn't think it was going to be good seeing as Maria had come all the way to the Davidson Mansion. Did something happen with Alexander? Was she regretting the whole contract thing?
"Is there something wrong?" Auralia asked as she took a seat next to Mrs. Davidson.
"To the point… But yes you are right. Something has come up and it isn't good." Maria paused for a second before sighing. "It seems my son has decided to come back earlier than expected. He's coming back in two weeks."