You Are Mine 46 I will make her disappear...

Joseph was silent the whole time while he sliced the fruits. Christine and Claire are eating them fast and he is trying to keep up so they won't have to wait for him.

"Burp..." Claire gave a loud burp after eating all the mangoes that Joseph have sliced for her, her eyes widened and covered her mouth. It was out of habit, she is not allowed to do that in front of Celine. She looked at Joseph. Joseph smiled at her. She looked at Christine who was not bothered by her burping.

They then have their lunch. Only Christine and Claire were blabbering while Joseph remained quiet and throw glances at them.

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Celine was fuming with rage knowing that Joseph and Christine went to the beach. She is pacing back at forth in her room, clenching her hands and throwing things that she can see. When she woke up earlier, she looked for Cecilia but she can't be found. She was later informed by one of the maids that Cecilia left very early but no one knows where she went. She has a bad feeling about it.

"Where did she go?", Celine angrily asked the maid who served her breakfast.

"I don't know Madam, I will ask her when she comes back" the maid replied. She was scared with Celine but she really has no idea where Cecilia is. She left very early in the morning saying she has something very important to attend to.

"Hmmm", Celine said. 'When she comes back, I will make her disappear' she said to herself and it somehow made her mood better.

"Where is Joseph?". she asked.

"He went to the beach with Miss Christine and Miss Claire, Madam", the maid answered.

"What?!!!" her eyes widened and became fierce, her face darkened with an unexplainable expression.

The maid trembled in fear. She inwardly cursed Cecilia for leaving, she should not be in this position if she is here. She now wondered why she left without the Madam's knowledge.

"Yes...madam", she stammered and did not dare to look at her madam.

Celine stood and tossed everything away which caused the maid to flinch. The food as well as the utensils scattered on the floor and on the big table.

"Madam!" she exclaimed in fear. She did not know what to do. Celine clenched her hands and hit the table and it caused a loud sound. It caused a commotion and the maids secretly observed what was going on in the dining room. None of them dared to go near. They all knew what will happen t them if they will interfere. They felt pity for Lisa for she is the one who served their Madam's breakfast. They prayed that their master Joseph was here, he was the only one who could calm her down.

Celine stormed out of the dining room. She climbed the stairs and went to her room and there she continued her hysteria. Everyone in the dining room felt relieved and started to whisper to each other.

"Ahem", Jolo cleared his throat to get the attention of the maids who were gathered in the dining room. He saw the mess on the table and on the floor.

"What happened?", he asked everyone.

"Madam Celine got angry and started to toss the food and the utensils", Lisa explained to Jolo. The other maids secretly went away to avoid being implicated and to continue to gossip among themselves.

Jolo's brows creased. He cant believe what he saw and heard.

"But why?", he asked.

"Because Master Joseph and Miss Christine went to the beach with Miss Claire", explained Lisa.

Jolo frowned. He felt that something is wrong.

"Is that it? Just because big brother went to the beach, she already made a big mess in here?", he said more of talking to himself than to Lisa.

"She was also angry because Cecilia went out without informing her", Lisa added.

"Hmmm", he said. That is still a lame excuse for throwing things. He sat on one of the chairs while the maids are tidying up the dining table and the floor so that Jolo can have his breakfast.

He suddenly remembered that her mom and Jackson would always fight before and one time he overheard them fighting over Christine but he did not hear the whole conversation. And every time Christine is around, there is always like an imaginary wall between the two. He did not pay much attention to it before. On his birthday, Celine even threatened Jackson about her pregnancy just so Joseph and Jackson would agree to send Christine away.

'She must hate Christine that much. But, why?' he thought to himself. He was just so young that time and he had to way to disobey her mom and he was scared so he was not able to help Christine. But he promised himself that he will protect Christine this time, even if he has to fight with Jolo and her mom.

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After eating their lunch, Christine and Claire decided to rest under the tree and watch the waves touch the shore. Joseph was busy putting away what they used during lunch. He did not let the girls do it which the girls were so thankful because they only wanted to rest after eating. He was silent but deep inside, he was happy serving the girls and watching them being at ease with each other despite the short period of time they have known each other.

"We should take Jolo with us next time and we will bring his guitar so Jolo can sing for us", Christine said to Claire. Joseph heard it and it ruined his mood but the girls are unaware of it.

"That is a good idea, let us tell big brother Joseph about it," Claire said excitedly and looked around to see where her brother is.

When she saw him at the back of the car, she stood immediately and went to him.

"Big brother, let's take Jolo with us next time so he can sing for us", she said happily to Joseph.

Although Joseph is negative with the idea, he can't say no to her younger sister.

He smiled at her and rubbed her head.

"Yeah, sure. That will be perfect", he said and quickly glanced at Christine. But Christine was so focused looking at the waves so she did not see the disgust in Joseph's face.

Chapter end