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Chapter 74: Rendering explanation

I dressed up and came out. There was a knock at the door so I strolled towards it and opened. A guard was standing before me and I was looking at him strangely.

"Young master Stefan asked me to fetch you." For a moment, I thought my heart stopped beating. Is he back already?, oh mehn.

"What?." I almost shouted. He was staring at me strangely. He turned to leave but stopped, "Any problem?." He asked me.

"Not at all." I replied but he hesitated to leave.

"If you have problems in the future, you can let me know," I narrowed my eyes on him, is it me or am I watching this guy act weird?. He drew closer and I tilted my head back, "I'm the spy from Noami."

Ooh. He's one of the Noami's men. And yes, I've been waiting to see him. Noami told me that her spy was going to show itself once I arrived.

"There's a problem." I said to him, "Okay?."

"I kind of told Cali Jeane a sad story that I am Abigail from Alagba village who lived with her grandmother in the east hill. And you know what it means, mm?." I asked and he nodded.

"I'll be on my way now." He said and left.

I turned to leave but a voice called me back. I snapped my head back to see Bosy coming. Why does it have to be Bosy?. I rubbed the back of my head and waited for her to come closer.

"Why's the guard here?." She asked. "Oh. He asked me to come to Stefan's.." I stopped when I saw her face change at me calling Stefan by his name.

"I mean lord Stefan's room." I corrected.

"Okay. Be careful." She said and walked into the room. I wanted to stay in the room and buy more time before but seeing Bosy in the room made me turn and started walking towards his room.

The fact that I heard Wendy left Hill town has made it easier for me.

I reached the door and knocked, there was silence. I raised my hand to knock again, "Come in." He said hoarsely. I breathed out, turned the door knob and walked in. I looked around the room and didn't find him.

He was in the bathroom.

I walked towards the curtain and pushed it sideways so there was a bit of sunlight and air in the room. There, I saw the balcony.

My head flashed back to when I sat at the balcony reading….

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Are you reading a book?" He stepped into the balcony with his hands behind his back. I closed the book and dropped it on the centre table. "Just finished two. You do know how bored I had been."

I got up and walked into the room while he picked the book and followed me.

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"What're you doing out there?."I heard him ask and his voice brought me out of the memory lane. I turned and bowed…

"The balcony is nice." I said still bowing. "I remembered you, I know you." I looked up at him.

"I know you're not Abigail." He said and my heart stopped for a moment, all the thoughts running through my head stopped too. He knows I'm not Abigail?.

"You're surprised?." He scoffed and started strolling towards me. "Oh, please. Don't be, this is not how to loose a memory. Could you remember the first time I saw you at the bar?." He asked, and I breathed out relieved. I almost lost my life now.

"Yes. I've always had a crush on you. I've studied you and I know who you are and what you are." He raised his brows, "Then that night, I wanted you to notice me but.."

"Cut the crap!!. You said something that has always bothered me till now..I want you to explain.."

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I turned, "Forgotten me so soon." I said and he stopped and turned. I scoffed, "Stefan, why did you do it?." I asked, strongly trying to stop my tears from rolling down my cheeks.

"Excuse me. Do we know each other?." I was confused by this but it could be he might be pretending not to know me.

"Stefan, are you being serious right now?." I knitted my brows with so much anger toward him. He didn't reply but fixed his eyes on me. "I do not know how you got to know my name, but I want to let you know that I don't know you." He told me.

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"Remembered?." Stefan asked me. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of me, leaning forward to my face while my back was pressing against the glass door. I gulped down spit and thought of a quicker explanation to give. I've messed up my game.

I'll sit on that couch while you explain to me all about it, make sure you remove your fake eyes." He turned and started walking towards the couch.

Elena..if Stefan finds out that I was sent by Naomi, he would kill me right away. As he is now, he does not know me as a mate because everything was wiped off his memory coupled with the fact that he does not have a soul as we speak. I am meant to bring him back, so there's no way I'm telling him that he's found his mate long ago.

"I'm all ears." He was sitting leg crossed on the couch and was looking intently at me.

"It was true that I am crushing on you, it was true that my name is Abigail and it was a coincidence that you invaded my village, killed my grandmother and brought me here as a maid."

He rolled his eyes as if telling me to come clean at once, he wasn't even remorseful about killing my grandmother, though I know it was a fake story. "I told you I have studied you and know stuff about you. I know you're a witch so you should know I'm being truthful about it."

"That day, you said…Forgotten me so soon… And also asked this question, 'Why did you do it?.' What do you mean by that?."

I blinked twice and stood like a sculpture, not knowing how to answer this question.