Chapter 20
As I was talking with my dad outside Marcus came out.]
“I’ll pick you up” He said as he walked passed me.]
I blinked deliberately still not believing what I heard. He said yes to dinner and now is coming to pick me up? Blood was racing through my body trying to pump out because of all the shock I was going through.]]
Someone snapped their fingers before my eyes bringing me back on to reality. “Ooh what was that?” My dad wiggled his eyebrows playfully.
“Oh c’mon dad” I rolled my eyes and walked away before he could come up with some joke.]
I went back to my company and worked till late evening. Today everyone had to work till it was late because of the new stores we were planning to build in the new island.
Suddenly I heard a loud shriek from my employees. I quickly ran out of my room and saw some of the female staff looking at something through the window. They were squealing and clapping their hands in excitement.]
“Omg he’s so cute” One shrieked in high pitch
“Those green eyes” They screamed and jumped up and down like mad girls.]
I looked at Chloe who was standing beside me with a confused expression.
I walked towards the window and stood behind the employees.
“What’s happening?” They all turned to me and looked at me in horror as if they just saw a ghost. I looked at them questioningly and they soon apologized and went back to the seats like nothing happened.]
I glanced down from the window and saw Marcus’s car parked in front of my building. He was leaning on his car with his hands in his pockets. His sleeves were rolled up, giving me a good sight of his veins. He had taken off his coat so he looked mouth watering with his white dress shirt and black tie.]]
“Mm- people I think we should all head back home” I cleared my throat.
I saw my staff giggling and I narrowed my eyes at them. They suddenly stopped and turned away, pretending not to see me.
I took my hand bag and walked downstairs to the entrance. Marcus saw me and opened the car door for me. My lips twitched up to a smile enjoying these simple gestures of kindness which I didn’t know he had.
“How long have you been waiting?“]
“For several minutes“||
“Why didn’t you call me?“I raised my eyebrows in confusion.
“I don’t have your number” he simply stated.[]
“Oh” I just realized that even though we were married for an entire week we didn’t have each other’s numbers.
“Here, give me your phone” Lextended my arm.
He gave me his phone and I typed my number and called myself. I saved my number in his phone and his in mine.]
“So where are we going?” I asked him.]
“There’s a quiet restaurant that I prefer
I nodded my head and quickly texted one of our company drivers to take my car back to our house. Marcus was silent so I looked out the window, gazing at the already reddened sky.]
We came to a halt and Marcus parked his car in front of a small but elegant restaurant.]]
We both walked inside and the manager calne running, greeting us. He talked with Marcus in a friendly m known each other for a very long time.]
manner as if they had
We were given tables in a quiet place by the window. This was my second dinner with him. The last one was pretty awkward and I didn’t want to be in the same situation again.[]
We sat down and the waiter gave us the menu. After the food came I started digging in like a hungry lion.
I looked at Marcus and my gaze fell at his plate.
“What are you doing?” I asked in surprise.]
“What?” He looked around him to see if there was anything wrong
“You only have vegetables on your plate. No meat. Why?”
“I’m vegetarian?” He asked giving me a duh look.
A loud gasp escaped my lips.
“Really? You vegetarian?” I pointed my finger at him.]
He nodded his head in confusion and looked at me as if I grew two heads.[]
“So you’ve never had meat before?“]
“I have. I stopped when I was 10‘
“Why?”
“I don’t know, just feel like it’s better”
I can’t imagine myself being vegetarian and whenever I meet someone vegetarian I have the urge to make them eat meat.
But I decided to ignore my weird urges and went back to eating.
“So I heard that you are opening few hotels in Germany and Switzerland” I didn’t expect him to reply considering he ignored. me the last time I tried to make conversation
“Yes I am, you will be going to Germany soon right?” He asked me and I was dumbfounded.
He heard me?
“You heard me?”
“Of course I heard you. I’m not dear
“Oh” I didn’t know what to say.]
“So when?”
“I will probably be going at the end of next week”
He nodded and quickly the conversation died down as we both started digging into our food, devouring it in peace.[]
‘T’ll probably be traveling to Germany to check on my new hotel the week after next week“]
