FOUND HIM WITH MY SISTER

THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS NOT A PROPOSAL

*CHAPTER 3

Sipho was standing outside the hotel gate. Wearing his work clothes, dusty.

"Nandi! Please talk to me!" he shouted.

People were looking. I was so embarrassed.

"Sipho, leave me alone! You cheated with my sister!"

"It was Lindiwe who seduced me! She said you don't love me anymore!"

I laughed, but it was a painful laugh. "So you are the victim now? You slept with my family member, and I am the bad one?"

"Nandi, I love you! Come back!"

Before I could answer, a black Range Rover stopped behind us. Window went down. It was Liam.

"Nandi, is this man bothering you?" Liam asked, his face serious.

Sipho looked at the car, then at Liam's expensive watch. "Who are you? Her new man? So you already found a rich man to replace me?"

Liam didn't answer Sipho. He looked at me. "Nandi, do you want me to call security, or do you want to handle it?"

That question... he gave me power. He didn't act like he owned me. He let me choose.

"Sipho, it's over. Go home. Don't come to my work again," I said with all the strength I had.

Sipho looked at me like he wanted to hit me, but then he looked at Liam and walked away.

"Thank you," I whispered to Liam.

"Get in, I will drop you home. It's late, and Umlazi is far," Liam said.

In the car, it was quiet. The car smelled so nice. Liam drove slowly.

"You are strong, Nandi," he said. "Most girls would have cried and begged him. You didn't. I like that."

"I am tired of crying," I said.

He smiled. "Then have dinner with me tomorrow. Just dinner. As a thank you for helping my cleaner today. I saw you."

My heart stopped. Dinner? With my boss? The rich owner?

Should I say yes?

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