NICKLAUS THE MASTER
Chapter 14
Written by: Racheal Dennis
Authoress’ pov ?
Statham’s Villa… 5:34pm…
“Aunt, how have you been?” Claudia asks Mrs Statham.
Mrs Statham hugs her with a smile and invites her in..she shows Claudia to a chair.
“I’m fine, Claudia… it’s so good to see you!” Mrs Statham said.
She looks at Claudia all over and her smile widens.
“Claudia, you’ve grown into a beautiful woman..I can hardly recognize you now!”
“Aunt, you’re the one growing younger everyday! You looking more gorgeous than ever!”
Mrs Statham blush and waves her hands.
“You have a sugarcoat tongue, I know you’re just flattering me!”
“No, I’m not, aunt!” Claudia said.
Claudia drops a small shopping bag on the table, she opens it and brings out a box.
She hands it to Mrs Statham.
“Aunt, this is a little something I brought for you!”
“Awwwn! You really didn’t have to!” Mrs Statham said.
Claudia simply smiles, Mrs Statham opens the box and sees a pair of red shoes.
“Oh my goodness! Claudia, this week is beautiful”
Mrs Statham quickly tries it on and walks round her chair.
“It really does fit you, aunt!”
“Really?”
“Yes, aunt!”
Mrs Statham quickly sits back down and holds Claudia’s hands.
“Thank you, Claudia, you’re such a sweet girl”
Mrs Statham takes off the shoes and puts it back in the box, she place the box on the table.
“So…how is it going with you and Nicklaus?”
Claudia sighs, and shows Mrs Statham a sad face.. Mrs Statham frowns slightly.
“What’s wrong Claudia?” She asked.
“Aunt, I don’t know what to do to make Nicklaus see me”
“What do you mean?”
“He doesn’t give me any chance to come closer to him…he only treats me professionally..he always draws a line between us” Claudia complains.
Mrs Statham sighs and shakes her head, she understands what Claudia meant.
“Claudia…you know, Nicklaus has been through a lot… when dealing with him, you need patience!”
“I know, aunt, I have been patient with him, but….”
She swallows her words, she shifts closer to Mrs Statham and massages her shoulder gently.
“Aunty, you have to help me… Nicklaus ain’t giving me any chance at all” Claudia whines.
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Anastasia’s pov ?
“Welcome home, master!” Jerry greets Klaus as we walk into the living room.
Klaus ignores Jerry’s greetings…he walks past him with a deep scowl on his face.
“So rude!” I muttered under my breath.
I pity the innocent woman that’s gonna spend the rest of her life with this rude jerk!
I turn to Jerry with a small smile.
“Hi, Jerry!” I greets him.
His eyes lit up when he sees me, I guess he didn’t see me the first time.. because his head was lowered.
“Anna, you came….”
Klaus growls at him lowly and pulls me with him, not letting Jerry finish his words.
“Master Nicklaus, what would you like for dinner?” Jerry asked.
“You’re off duty tonight!” Klaus replies.
Off duty?! I shake my head, Jerry can’t be off duty.. I don’t know what to cook or how to cook it!
“Master…”
“Anastasia will cook dinner!” Klaus said in a firm tone.
“No, no, no… I’m not!” I said quickly.
Klaus doesn’t listen to me, he waves Jerry off and Jerry quickly retreats.
I snatch my hand from Klaus.
“Why did you let him get off duty? I don’t know how to cook!”
He smirks.
“You’re lying!” He said.
“No, I’m not! I really don’t know how to cook!” I told him.
He stares at me with doubtful eyes.
“Cook whatever you can… I’ll eat it!”
“But I….”
“Cook!” He cuts me off.
I sighed, well, it’s not my fault now… I tried to warn him.
“Fine, show me the way to your kitchen!”
“Follow me!”
He leads the way and I follow him quietly, my phone suddenly vibrates in my bag.
I quickly reach for it, Jack’s name flashing on the screen…I end his call and send him a quick text.
*I have something to deal with now, I’ll talk to you later!*
He doesn’t know about my deal with Klaus, I can’t let him know too… my chance of being with him might be ruin.
My phone beeps, indicating a message just came in.
*Ok.. hurry up, I’m celebrating my birthday with you today!*
Oh! I forgot about his birthday! Damn you, Tilda! She didn’t remind me.
*I’ll hurry up, btw, happy birthday!* I sent him.
A bang on the kitchen counter brings me back to the present.. I look up at Klaus.
He’s glaring at my phone, he look so angry.. and i don’t know why.
“Anastasia!” He calls my name in a growl.
“Yes, master?” I replied in an innocent tone.
“Who’s that?!” He asked nodding at my phone. “Is he your boyfriend?!”
I smile, I wish he’s my boyfriend. But sadly, I’m not Jack’s kind of girls.. I only wish he can see me.
“Answer me, Anastasia! Is he your boyfriend?!”
I shove my phone in my pocket and drops my bag on the counter.
“I believe it has nothing to do with you.. wether he’s my boyfriend or not!”
If it’s not because he’s paying my brother’s medical bills, I wouldn’t be here, answering to him.
“I’d advise you mind the way you talk to me.. if you still want me to pay your brother’s bill”
I nod quietly.
“Yes, master… What do you want for dinner, master?” I asked in a calmer tone.
“Whatever!” He said.
Whatever?! What if I cook something he’s allergic to.. in fact, he’ll be allergic to whatever I’m gonna cook!
He pulls out a stool and sits down, folding his arms on his chest.
“Start!” He said.
I nod, my eyes glance around, trying to find an apron.
“What are you looking for?”
“A-apron?” I asked in an unsure tone.
He gets up and reach for the top shelf, he brings down an apron and ties it around my waist.
“Thank you!” I told him.
He ignores me and walk back to the stool, he sits down and watch me quietly.
I walk towards the small fridge in the kitchen, there are a lot of food stuffs inside.. but I don’t know what and what to pick.
I can feel his eagle like eyes on me, making me feel more nervous.
A sigh leaves my mouth, I decided to pick whatever comes into my mind.
I pick some carrots… cucumbers.. cabbages.. eggs.. and drop them on the counter.
I also take a big fish, raw chicken (not a whole chicken though), some green peppers, tomatoes and onions.
Klaus clears his throat as if calling for my attention, I turn to him.. he stares at the stuffs I laid on the counter.
“What do you wanna make?” He asked.
“Er… I… Er…”
What do I wanna make? I don’t even know, but I can’t tell him that… Denzel’s medical bills matters most.
I ignore him, pretending like I’m too focus in my work.. like I know exactly what I’m doing.
“Anastasia, what do you plan on cooking?” He asked again.
I groan mentally, can he just stop bugging me with questions?!
I turn to him with a smile, an overly sweet smile.
“Master, it’s a surprise!”
He frowns.
“A surprise?”
“Yes, master. How about you go freshen up, while I get your surprise ready?” I suggest.
I can’t let him watch how I’m fool myself, it’s better if he’s not here.
Maybe I can come up with something better when he’s gone.
“Master, please!” I said, opening the door and gesturing him to leave.
He stares at me briefly with his narrow eyes, he gets up and head out.. I shut the door when he’s out.
I turn back to the counter, my eyes studies the ingredients I’ve laid down.. wondering where I should start from.
“Turn on the gas.. yes! I should first turn on the gas!” I said to myself.
I quickly turn on the gas and look around, not even knowing what I’m looking for.
Maybe I should put a pot of water on the gas, I reach for a small pot.. I pour in some water and sits it on the gas.
I smile, well, I guess I’m going somewhere now. I reach for the carrots.. cucumbers and cabbages… I wash them and begin to dice them.
I diced them into very tiny pieces and package them in a small plate… I reach for the fish and chicken.
I wash them as best as I can and cut them into tiny pieces.
Soon, I hear the water boiling, I quickly put the sliced fish and chicken straight in the pot.. then I allow them to boil together.
A few minutes later, I add the carrots.. cucumber and cabbage.. and leave them to boil.
Then I begin to slice some pepper and tomatoes.
When I’m done slicing them, I put them in the pot, I also slice some onions and adds it.
Now everything is finally inside the pot, I cover it and sits on the stool Klaus was sitting.
Then my eyes lands on the eggs, I jumped off the stool and quickly breaks the eggs.. whisk it together before pouring it on the pot.
I stir the food together and smile as I perceive it.
After few minutes, I turn off the gas and serve the food on a plate.. my face falls at the sight of my food.
It doesn’t look like what Matilda normally cook, maybe it’ll taste better than its appearance.
I taste it but quickly spit it out, it taste bland.. then I remember I didn’t use salt.
“Sht!”
It’s not too late to add salt, right? I quickly check through the cabinet and finds the salt container… And I add some salt.
I pour a glass of milk, arrange them on a tray.. I take a deep breath.
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I play with my fingers nervously as Klaus studies the food with a frown.
“Anastasia!” He calls.
“M-master…”
“Is this human food or dog food?” He asked.
I bite my lower lip slowly, thinking of what to tell him.
“Anastasia?”
“I’m sorry.. it’s.. it’s my first time… I don’t know how to cook…”
He stares at me with a raised eyebrow, I can’t read his expression because his face blank.
But I’m praying he shouldn’t get angry because of this, he shouldn’t change his mind about Denzel’s medical bills because of this.
“What is this food called?”
I shake my head, he frowns.
“It doesn’t have name, it’s my special delicacy…I call it thank you!”
He looks at the food again.
“Thank me? Why not kill me?”
Yeah, I know, it look like poison.
He surprises me as he serves a spoonful and takes it to his mouth.. he chews slowly then stop.
He raises his head and looks at me.
“Is it really your first time cooking?” He asked.
I nod slowly, he smiles.. or is that a smirk? I don’t know, he shakes his head.
“It’s delicious!” He said and continues eating.
I smile, thankfully, my first attempt wasn’t a waste.
He eats it quickly, as if it’s the most delicious food he’s ever had… soon, he has finished everything on his plate.
He reaches for the glass of milk in front of him and downs it.
I smile.
“Master, how did you enjoy it?”
He gives me a thumbs up.
“It’s awesome!” He replies.
I quickly clear the plate from the table and takes it to the kitchen.. I wash and dry it before keeping it back in its place.
When I’m done in the kitchen, I rush back to the dinning table to inform Klaus that I’m leaving.
He’s holding his stomach and groaning when I saw him, I frown.
“Master, are you ok?” I asked.
He quickly removes his hands from his stomach and sits upright… He clears his throat.
His eyes move to my bag hanging on my shoulder.
“Are you ready to leave?” He asked me.
“Yes!”
“You can’t leave yet!”
“Why?” My frown deepens.
He gets up and move closer to me but I move back… away from him.
“You haven’t sleep on my bed yet!”
“Oh!”
I kinda forgot about that.. he groans and clutch on his stomach.
“FK!” He exclaims.
“Master, are you ok?”
He nods.
“I’m fine!” He said in a firm voice.
But I know he’s lying, he seem to be in pain.
Is he having a stomachache? It can’t be because of my food right?
“You said you wanna go home, right?”
I shake my head.
“I can’t leave when you’re in this state”
He reaches for his phone and dialed a number, he waits for a few minutes before speaking.
“Come get Anastasia home!”
Then he hangs up.
“Master, I can’t leave… ”
“I said I’m fine!” He said.
I wanted to argue but the door suddenly slams open and Graham comes in.
“Mr Statham?” He greets Klaus.
“Get Anastasia home!” He orders Graham.
I turn to him.
“Master…. ”
“Don’t make me change my mind about helping your brother!”
That shut me up immediately, I stare at him briefly.. I can see him secretly rubbing his stomachs.
I starts feeling guilty, had I known my food would upset his stomach.. I wouldn’t have let him eat it.
“Graham, take her now!” He growls at Graham.
Graham grabs my hand and pulls me along.. before I leave, I see Klaus rushes upstairs.. his hands on his butts.
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Nicklaus’s pov ?
I sigh and groan in satisfaction, I step out of my bathroom and fall on my bed.
This is the fourth time I’m coming from the toilet…I know it’s because I ate Nina’s concoction.
I knew it’ll upset my stomach, but it’s Nina’s effort, I can’t let her effort go to waste.
Besides, it’s the first food she’s ever cooked for me…
My Nina is right in front of me and I couldn’t recognize her! I can’t believe how beautiful she’s grown.
I have been fantasizing about her, wondering what she would look like… But I have never imagined her to be this beautiful.
She’s like a goddess… A goddess of beauty and….
I sprint up and dash into my bathroom as I feel it building up in my stomach again.
This is gonna be a long night for me.
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