Reborn ghost seeing lady is pampered by her ex husband - Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Unrequited love and plots.

Since he had returned to the country, Dickson Saxon had gone to the Mayfair residence twice to see Ruth but he had bounced because he had been told by Ophelia that either Ruth wasn’t around or that she wasn’t feeling well. He resorted to calling her but she refused to answer his calls.

It was just the same this morning, he was calling her but she wasn’t answering. He had made ten calls so far and all of them went unanswered.

He picked up the phone and called her again but she wasn’t picking his call. Dickson was frustrated because he was infatuated with Ruth and he wanted to see her beautiful face. It had been a while since he had last seen her.

Besides he had brought her a lot of gifts that he had personally chosen in the hopes of impressing her. He had brought jewels, foreign scented oils, famous wines and chocolates, designer bags and shoes which she liked.

He dialled again and bit his bottom lip. “Pick up.” he whispered.

The result was still the same which caused his blood to boil. Dickson was so furious he threw the phone which fell on the floor and the screen cracked.

“Easy there son, if that skunk doesn’t want to see you then just get another girl. There so many beautiful women out there that would die to be with a Saxon.” His mother Margaret sipped on her morning coffee.

She didn’t understand why one girl had him all twisted up as if it was the end of the world.

“Mother you do not understand, yes there are many women out there but none of them is Ruth Mayfair. She’s beautiful, classy and elegant. Don’t you follow the celebrity news, Ruthie is the most eligible bachelorette in Citrus city.” Dickson spoke through pursed lips.

A chortle escaped Margaret’s lips. “And yet David doesn’t want her.” Her words came out unintentionally and they cut through her son’s heart for he gave her cold glare.

She sighed and said exhaustedly, “It’s bad enough that we are the second branch in the clan, so close to the ultimate power and yet far but do you have to pick up David’s rejects as well?”

“That’s rich coming from someone that is jealous of aunt Jennie because she married into the first branch of the family. If I marry Ruth my worth in society will triple because there is a rumor that her father is willing to give some of the Mayfair properties to her husband’s family. We may be Saxons but we aren’t as rich as the first branch but if I marry Ruth we shall be equals I believe.” Dickson wrinkled his nose at his mother.

“Your point is valid. If you had explained, i would have given you all the support you needed. To think all this while I thought your obsession with her was because of love.” Margaret sliced through the bacon on her plate.

She had married for power and wealth and she expected her son to do the same. One of her biggest fears was that her son would bring home a poor girl and reenact some foolish cinderella fantasy in real life.

“Tch! Of course love is involved. I am strategizing for our future mother but still I love Ruth with all of my heart.” Dickson dabbed the corners of his mouth and stood up and left.

He went straight to the Mayfairs with loads of gifts. Even if he didn’t see Ruth, he could butter her parents up. When he got there, Dickson was happy to run into grandma Mayfair whom he hadn’t gotten the chance to see yet.

The old woman was so pleased to see that he had brought gifts for her granddaughter that she immediately told Ophelia to call Ruth.

“Well…uhm…” Ophelia stammered because she had already lied to Dickson that Ruth wasn’t around when he arrived.

“Now, Ophelia.” She ordered.

The maid scampered away, hoping that Ruth would not slap her for waking her up.

Within a few minutes Ruth appeared. She looked pale and the sparkle that usually lit in her eye was gone. It was obvious that either she was truly sick or something was bothering her.

Grandma Mayfair told Ruth to sit next to Dickson. “Now this is the kind of man that you should give all your love to. Apparently he has been here twice to see you. Instead of focusing on David give Dickson attention after all they are both Saxons. Look at all the gifts he brought with him.” She looked at him adoringly.

It always gladdened Dickson’s heart when grandma Mayfair praised him in front of Ruth. She was the only one that understood that he was the perfect partner for her. Her brother’s and father were nonchalant about the issue while her mother only sided with her daughter.

Because he wanted to show grandma Mayfair that he cared, Dickson spoke without knowing that he would regret his words in the seconds that followed.

“Ruthie are you alright? You look really pale. I hate to see you like this, tell me whatever it is that you desire and I will make sure that you get it.” Dickson placed his hand over hers but Ruth pulled hers away almost like she was repelled by his.

Her act of pushing his hand away hurt him but not more than the words that came out of her mouth when she spoke.

“Can you bring David here?”

Dickson snarled softly but his smile quickly returned. And because he wanted to show that he an understanding type of man, he told Ruth that he would try his best. Without further ado, he pulled out his new phone, a replacement of the one whose screen he had shattered and called him.

“David, my brother, where are you? There is an emergency at the Mayfair residence…..” Dickson paused his words when David said that he was on his way already. He kept that to himself because he wanted to gain points by making it look like David had come specifically because he had told him to.

The smile on his face grew wider. “He’s on his way. Like I said anything, I will do anything to see Ruth happy.” He maintained his cool even though what he really wanted was to punch through the wall when Ruth perked up and run upstairs to change into better clothes.

He just didn’t understand her, Dickson had done everything a man could do to make a woman fall for him but Ruth was still hellbent on making David fall for her. What made the situation sadder was the fact that David didn’t like her like that.

It worried Dickson that one unfortunate day, David would change his mind or be pushed by the adults to marry Ruth. The Saxon elders believed that she was his perfect match. Perhaps it was time to smear David’s reputation again. The Mayfairs would never allow playboy David to marry their daughter.

In no time David arrived, the moment he stepped into the house, Jennie Mayfair who had claimed to be busy when Dickson asked for her rushed downstairs to receive him.

“Aunt I thought you were busy.” Dickson mentioned only to regret asking again.

“I was but i am never too busy for my son David.” She signaled him to sit close to her.

After the greetings were done, Jennie hurried with a request for David.

“Aunt is a little displeased with you David, how could you treat my princess like this? You have been close friends since childhood, how can you cast her away to the side like a stray dog. You even went so far as to block her calls? My son you went a bit too far. Remember she’s sickly and we have to handle her with care.”

Dickson jumped in because he couldn’t listen anymore. “Yes David Aunt Jennie is right. Ruthie is like a sister to you please treat her as such.”