Be my woman, Sophie
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Chapter 13
Sophie POV
We finally arrive at the restaurant after a few minutes of driving, and the waiter served me the food I ordered immediately. It's not nice to rush food, but I don't have a choice at this point, since I'm so famished.
"You haven't told me about yourself yet," I break the awkward silence as we stroll down the stress of the restaurant later, getting fresh air. It's past 8pm already, and everywhere is dark, except for the street light that is still keeping the street light. We left the restaurant a few minutes ago after I finished having my meal, and strangely, he didn't join me to eat, which had me questioning myself if he ever eats. I've never seen him eating in the past few weeks I've been working with him. Even during lunchtime, he never goes out to have lunch.
"I don't think there's much to know about me," He shrugs, and I glance at him.
"Just tell me the little you feel I should know," I reply to him, and he shrugs.
"Maybe about your family. Do you have a patent, siblings, and if you have a friend too because I've never seen any of your friends visit you in the office," I say to him curiously, and he scoffs.
"Am I asking too many questions..."
"I don't have parents, no siblings, and about friends, I used to have one, but not anymore. I just like to live by myself," He shrugs with sarcasm playing in his voice as if what he just said is not a big deal.
"That's weird. Did you lose your parents and siblings or what?" My curiosity keeps kicking in, no matter how much I try to let it go.
"About that, they all died. My mom died when I was just five years old, and my dad later when I was fifteen years old. My only sister..." He pauses and sighs briefly before he continues, "She died too about ten years ago, so I'm now all alone, living in my world,"
"I'm so sorry about that," I know I can't comfort him no matter how bad I feel for him. He must've been through so much pain, and now it's all clear to me why he has always been a quiet person. Anyone that went through the pain of losing everyone around him or her would definitely go through this trauma.
"It's fine. I've still been managing to survive. What about you? Do you like have a boyfriend, a friend, or any family member?" He asks me, and I gulp down nothing. I wasn't expecting that question.
"A boyfriend, I broke up with him about three years now, and yes, I do have a best friend that I've been together with since childhood. Member of family, I don't think I have one," I reply to him casually, even though I never wanted to talk about the part of my boyfriend. Jason and I met during my last year in high school, and we fell in love. We started dating afterward, and we were lucky enough to get into the same college, and in the same department too. Jason was the best thing that ever happened to me, but I guess fate didn't want us to end up together, which was why we departed.
During our last two years in college, he introduced me to his mom who was one of the wealthiest businesswomen in town, and the woman didn't turn out to like me, maybe because I was from a poor family, or maybe she may have had her reasons of rejecting me. Although Jason tried to fight for our love and keep me, but his dad eventually got bedridden, and he had to move out of the country to take over the family business, and that was how our relationship ended since I lost contact with him. I haven't heard from him since then.
"Why did you break up with him? Did you two have a fight?" I don't know why my introverted boss is suddenly asking me all these questions, but I'm somehow glad that he's asking me. I haven't really talked about him to anyone since we stopped talking, and he is literally the first person that was so keen to know what happened. Zara had tried many times to get words out of me, but I never allowed her.
"Nothing much. Maybe we were just not meant for each other," I shrug, even though I feel a bit pained deep down me because I loved him so much with everything in me.
"Alright. What about your friend?" He further asks, and I glance at him.
"My friend... She's one of the sweetest souls I've ever met, and the only one I can call my family now. Although she's annoying and gets me angry all the time, she's still loving. She has been there for me during my hard times," I reply to him confidently, and he slowly nods his head. I know Zara would blush if she heard me say this. I've never really told her to her face how much I love her, but I really do.
"Do you have anything else you want to talk about?" He asks, and I think for a while before I tilt my head to look at him.
"You told me you were going to get a girlfriend today... Are you planning to propose to someone?" I ask him curiously, and he stops on his track, turning to face me afterward. He stares at me in the eyes like he wants to see through me, and I feel my heart frozen in my chest, as I gulp down nothing nervously.
"Yes, I am going to propose to someone tonight," He replies to me, and I giggle nervously as I step away from him.
"You didn't really have to look at me like that before you answer me, did you? That was so scary," I utter nervously.
"Did I scare you?" He inquires, and I shake my head.
"Where are we going to?" I ask him as we continue to stroll down the road.
"We'll soon be there," He replies to me, silence creeping in afterward.
"What do you think about werewolves?" He suddenly asks out of the blue moon, and I squint my eyebrows in confusion, wondering why he's asking that weird question.
"Why asking that weird question?" I ask him, and he tucks his hands inside his pockets.
"Nothing, just asking. What do you think of them?" He further asks.
"I don't think those creatures do exist... I have only read about them in books and watched a series of movies about them, I don't really think they exist in reality..." I pause and sigh briefly.
"Even if they exist, I'm sure they will be harmful to humans, and won't be as perfect as they were painted to be in those books and movies," I further say to him, and he slowly nods his head.
"Why did you ask that though?" I inquire, but he just shrugs and continues walking, while I walk beside him too.
"What about you? What do you think of them?" I ask him curiously, maybe I'll get a hint of why he asked that, but my phone suddenly starts ringing just when he's about to answer me.
"Excuse me, please," I say to him before I swipe the answer button.
"Are you planning to sleep in the office for goodness sake? I've been worried sick about you!" Zara screams from the other end as soon as I answer the call, and I take the phone away from my ear as I close my eyes briefly.
"You didn't have to yell like that, did you? I told you that I will be going out with my boss tonight for f**k's sake," I whisper to her, making sure that Mr. Xander doesn't hear me.
"Are you going to pass the night in his house and leave me here alone? You better return home now," She snaps at me before the call hangs, and I sigh briefly. I think I would just have to turn back from here, and maybe take a cab home.
"I think I need to go home from here, Sir. I have something to attend to at home," I lie to him, and he stares at me blankly.
"I'm really sorry. You don't have to bother to take me home. I will board a cab home," I say to him, turning to leave afterward.
"Will you be my woman, Sophie?" His words bring me to an abrupt halt...
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