''Food is ready'' Alice said as she placed the last dish on the table and everyone started sitting around the dining table. The doorbell rang and Alice looked up.

''That must be Niania'' Alice said and the door opened. Niania entered the hall holding a lot of bags. Alice and Xia stood up and went to help her.

''Alice, I bought everything you asked me to… aah'' she suddenly screamed when she saw Thomas walking out of the guestroom.

''Niania, what's wrong? Oh, Niania'' Alice and Xia held her after she fainted.

''What is wrong with her?'' Thomas asked nonchalantly as he looked at the girl on the sofa. Alice and Xia had placed Niania on the sofa and everyone gathered around looking at her worriedly. Thomas frowned and sat across her.

''She must have gotten a shock after seeing you brother in law? Who told you to get such a hideous plastic surgery? You scared my little Niania'' Alice said and glared at Thomas.

'What did I do? She is the one who got such a reaction''

''Alice…'' Niania said softly after she opened her eyes.

''Oo, Niania, are you alright?'' Alice asked worriedly.

''Alice, I saw a ghost just now. I saw someone who looked exactly like your brother in law but he had…''

''I am still here and I am not a ghost, little girl'' Thomas said and Niania turned to look at him. when she saw him, she fainted again.

''Niania…'' Alice screamed.

''Again?'' Thomas asked.

''This won't do. Brother in law, go and sit at the dining table with the others. My assistant has a fragile heart. What if she dies at this rate?''

''Thomas.... I, that's right. Niania is a little fragile, let's go and sit down'' Natalie went forward and pulled Thomas up, ''let's go''

Thomas looked at Niania and muttered, 'I need to have a word with her when she wakes up''

…

A while later.

Niania sat right across Thomas at the table as they ate. Her hands were shaky even though she tried to act normal. She was really nervous and scared. Alice had already explained everything to her but her mind was a little fuzzy and she was still out of it.

''Why do you keep looking at my assistant like that? Let her be, brother in law, you are scaring her'' Alice said and placed a beef inside Niania's bowl.

''She is the one who keeps looking at me like I am a zombie''

''Why do I feel that you've become a little prickly after returning?'' Xia asked as she looked at Thomas.

''Return from a near death situation and we will see how you will behave'' Thomas replied.

''You might not know this but this is originally how he is. He can be hard to deal with. Thomas, we are trying to have a meal here. stop making things difficult for Niania. She is still shocked'' Natalie said to Thomas.

''Don't look at me'' Thomas said to Niania who looked away immediately and continued to eat her food.

After the meal, all of them gathered around in the hall and started to chat as they drunk the beer that Niania bought.

''Let's play a game'' Alice suggested.

''Truth or dare?'' Mikael asked.

''You know me best'' Alice laughed and turned to see Josh looking at him. She smiled at him.

'What are the rules?'' Xia asked.

''Like always. When we swing the bottle and it falls to you, then, you choose between truth of dare but before that, we will pass some cards. Niania, where did you put the cards the last time?'' Alice asked.

''I left them in the guestroom when I slept over last week, I will bring them over. Niania stood up and hurried into the guestroom. She pulled out the drawer and heard a sound from the was the washroom. She slowly stood up and looked at the door curiously.

''Who is there?'' Niania asked as she looked around for something to protect herself with. This was the room she normally used when she was sleeping over at Alice's house. it was more the less her room since she was the only one who used it.

The water stopped running after she asked. Niania became scared and picked the small wooden table that was closer to her. she saw the door knob and quickly hid at the side waiting for the person.

The door opened slightly and she lifted the table up but because it weighed her down, she stumbled and a strong arm pulled her into the bathroom and the table fell behind her.

Niania felt a strong cologne wasped through her nose as her eyes remained closed. She started to stutter. ''Listen, you better let go before I scream. Who are you and what are you trying to do?''

''That is my question exactly. What are you trying to do, kid?'' Thomas asked in a bored tone as he released her hands and looked at her.

Niania opened her eyes when she heard the voice. She opened her mouth to scream and Thomas covered her mouth with his hand and asked.

''Are you going to scream again? Or are you going to faint? Are't you tired?''

Niania flushed and coughed. She shook her head but the fear in her eyes were so visible that she couldn't hide it from Thomas.

Thomas frowned, ''am I that hideous? I thought I still looked handsome'' he asked rhetorically and sighed as he wondered why she was having such huge reaction towards him.

''Can I… go now?'' Niania asked, refusing to look him in the eyes.

''Look at me'' Thomas commanded and Niania as if on reflex looked up to meet his gaze. ''Am I that hideous?''

''No!'' Niania shook her head.

''Then, why did you faint two times after seeing me?''

''I was shocked. I thought that you were dead… Mr. Sun, why are you doing this to me?''

''That's right. why am I doing this to you? What about you? Why are you afraid of me?''

'Who wouldn't be afraid of someone who came back from the dead?'' Niania asked back and pursed her lips. She was shocked at herself.

''Tsk'' Thomas chuckled and stepped back saying, 'go''

''Oo, thank… thank you'' Niania bowed and turned to go and froze. She looked at her pair of light blue pant and bra that were hanging in the bathroom and flushed. She looked at them, having no courage to move again.

Did he just see her undergarments? Niania's face turned red.

Following her gaze, Thomas looked at the pair of undergarments and asked nonchalantly, ''are those yours?''

''Huh? No!'' Niania reacted fast, shaking her head.

''They are really yours'' Thomas said and walked out of the bathroom leaving her.

Niania fell to the floor and covered her eyes feeling totally embarrassed.

…

Alice looked around and asked, ''oh, where is Niania?'' she saw Thomas walking out of the guestroom and asked, ''brother in law, did you scare my assistant again?''

''What do you take me for?'' Thomas asked and went to sit beside Mikael who was also looking at him suspiciously. He turned to Mikael and asked, ''what?''

''Nothing'' Mikael said and chuckled.

Niania came out with the cards. Her face was still red even thought she washed her face earlier on. She gave the cards to Alice, ''here are the cards. I got a call from my mother. She is bringing me some food from the Island, so I need to go now''

''You are going now? But, I wanted you to help me with my script tonight. Didn't you say that you will sleep here tonight?'' Alice asked and Niania flushed again.

''I will come tomorrow. Just ask Mr. JSC to help you with it'' Niania said and picked her bag hurriedly.

''What is wrong with her today? She is acting as if someone is chasing her…'' Alice turned to look at Thomas. He was the person she suspected the most at that moment.

''I still have some business to attend to. Let's talk later'' Thomas said and stood up, going out of the house.

''What is wrong with him? Why is he so petty?'' Alice asked.

''Let him go. He must have something doing'' Natalie said.

Thomas got into his car and drove out of the compound. He saw a familiar figure at the roadside trying to catch a taxi.

Thomas pulled over and rolled down the window. He stretched out his neck and said to Niania. ''Get in''

Niania stepped back and shook her head, ''there is no need, Mr. Mr. Sun'' Niania stuttered.

''Really? You know you won't get a taxi around here, right? Get in, I don't bite. I won't do anything to you''

''You… you promise?'' Niania asked doubtfully.

''Get in. I have an appointment and don't want to be late'' Thomas said and Niania looked around before getting into the car. she secured the seatbelt.

''Hurry up before someone sees us together'' she said to Thomas.

''Are we doing something wrong?'' Thomas asked and Niania shook her head and continued to look outside the window. Thomas looked at her curiously before driving away.