I feel like my heart skipped a beat.
Elijah was standing right in front of me, saying such words. It is like a puzzle that is too impossible to be fixed.
"W-what?"
"I like you. I like you for our company, so I am trying to get things straight. You sing well. You have potential, Emily."
I blinked twice. I was moved a bit.
I want to slap and hurt myself for thinking differently. What is wrong with you, Emily? Why would you think like that?
I stared at him. I'm right. He can not like me. I am just someone who sings well and that is why he wants me. He wants me so he could have another singer in his company. I am a nobody.
"The company will grow with someone like you."
I didn't utter a word. I couldn't.
"Look. Just don't think about anything else. Don't get distracted by what you're
