Filed to story: The Breaking Point (Maya & Julian) Book PDF Free
“The production team will be officially announcing our partnership on Twitter tonight. Remember to retweet the announcement later.” Noting the anxiousness in Maya’s eyes, Luna simply gave her a reminder without asking any other questions.
“I got it.” Maya didn’t spare the time to say much else. She grabbed her purse with one hand while making a call to Analise with the other.
Even as she started her engine, Analise still wasn’t picking up her calls.
Maya got a bad feeling. All sorts of scenarios flooded her mind.
Her grandma didn’t know how to use the gas stove. No one would realize anything if she slipped and fell unconscious.
She ended up taking fifteen minutes to complete the half-hour journey back.
As soon as she got back, she rushed into the empty living room without even taking her shoes off and heard sounds coming from the kitchen.
“Grandma! Are you alright?”
Maya rushed into the kitchen, only to find that Julian was sitting in the kitchen picking through the vegetables while Analise cooked.
“What’s the matter with you? Why are you as clumsy as you were as a child? You should learn a thing or two from Julian. Even though he’s the company president, he’s still sitting here in my kitchen helping an old lady like me cook. You should be nicer to him.”
Upon hearing the commotion, Analise slowly turned around. The kindly smile on her face allowed Maya’s heart to settle back in place.
Maya eyed the vegetables in Julian’s hands with a look of surprise. His hands were dirtied by the soil from the vegetables. For a moment, Maya was dazed.
Was this still the same proud and haughty Julian that she usually saw…
Meanwhile, Julian ignored her and calmly sorted out the vegetables.
“I kept calling you but you didn’t pick up, so I thought…” Maya didn’t finish her sentence.
She thought something had happened to her grandma.
“Oh. The hood’s too loud and my phone’s in the bedroom so I couldn’t hear it ringing.”
Analise got back to her cooking. “Hurry up. Go change your shoes and help Julian with the vegetables.”
Maya nodded and quietly went back to the hallway.
During dinner, Julian took excellent care of Analise as usual. However, he paid a lot less attention to Maya.
Even when Maya tried to strike up a conversation with him, he gave short, curt answers.
Analise sensed that something was going on between the two of them, but she didn’t make any comments.
Once dinner was over, Analise went back to her room to rest, leaving the two of them to clear the table.
“Thank you for taking care of my grandma the last two days.”
Maya hesitated as she watched Julian wiping the table, but she took the initiative to break the awkward tension.
“No need to thank me.” Julian’s gaze was hidden by his luscious lashes. His thin lips were pressed tightly together as he efficiently finished his task.
“If you’re not used to staying here, I’ll tell Grandma that you left on a business trip. That way, you won’t have to suffer so much.” Maya took the rag from him and set it aside.
Julian didn’t respond. He eyed her for a moment before smiling, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes. Maya felt a little nervous.
Afraid that their voices would disturb Analise, Julian walked off to the bedroom before Maya could say anything else…
The next day.
When Maya woke up, she found that the person who was sleeping beside her had left already.
“Oh, Maya. You’re awake.” After hearing the sound of the bedroom door opening, Analise got up from the couch and headed into the kitchen to warm up her granddaughter’s breakfast.
“Where’s Julian?” Maya combed through her disheveled hair with her fingers. The pair of leather shoes by the door was missing.
“Julian went out to buy breakfast and left right after. Before he left, he said to remind you to have your breakfast when you wake up.”
Analise brought out a hearty sandwich and a glass of warm milk from the kitchen. Then, she looked at Maya expectantly. “How are things going with you two?”
Well, the sun must’ve risen from the west this morning today. The cold-blooded businessman has learned how to take care of someone else.
Analise had to repeat her question before Maya snapped out of her thoughts. She bit down on the sandwich and muttered, “Well… same old same old.”
“Look at how well Julian takes care of you. You’ve been married for three years now. When are you two going to have a baby…”
Upon seeing that Analise was about to start urging her to have a baby again, Maya downed the glass of milk and ran to the door with the sandwich in hand.
“I’m going to be late for work, Grandma. I’ll get going now. Take good care of yourself. I’ll come home at noon to make you lunch.”
Maya grabbed her purse from the hallway and opened the door.
“Maya! Why, this girl.” Analise quickly called out to Maya, but as Maya closed the door, her voice was cut off.
Maya took a deep breath before driving to her office.
As soon as she opened the door to the studio, Luna came up to her. “Just in time, Maya. I was just about to call you and ask you why you weren’t responding to my texts.”
“What’s the matter?”
Maya put her bag away and eyed an excited Luna curiously.
“Take a look at Twitter yourself.”
Luna waved her phone. She couldn’t hide her excitement.
Puzzled, Maya checked Twitter, only to find that the official announcement from the production team of Top Designer had topped the trending list. It was even labeled as the hottest news.
She glanced through the announcement. It was a brief statement announcing the fact that Alana would be joining the panel as a special guest, as well as a summary of the program.
“Did you see it, Maya? Our studio is on the trending list too!”
Luna shook Maya by the shoulders in exhilaration. The two of them had slaved away night after night so that the studio could achieve such success.
Maya patted Luna on the shoulder before checking the comments.
The commenters left mixed feedback regarding the special guest.
‘This studio isn’t an international brand, right? I don’t think I’ve heard of them before.’
‘I bought an evening gown from L.Moon before! They have exquisite designs and my gown flowed beautifully. Looking forward to the program!’
‘I heard that Alana’s designs are all one of a kind. She never repeats any of her designs. Let me see just how great of a designer she is.’
…
