Episode 3

The day passed yet Khalil’s mind was still busy thinking of what happened yesterday. He was so curious and amused, he couldn’t get what happened out of his mind.

He doesn’t understand how a woman can make him feel so much regret and jealousy at their first meeting.

She’s so mature, polite and understanding. It’s new for someone like him who always got seduced by spoiled brats and sluts, which is one the reason why he thought all women were the same.

He’s always been waiting to meet someone who isn’t interested by his looks and wealth, he already even gave up on the noble’s daughters and some commoner he met because none of them wanted him as a person at all.

Every woman he ever met in his life just wanted wealth and power, even her mother.

He’s made out of greed for power and wealth itself. And actually hated everything out of it.

Even himself.

No one appreciated him as a person, he’s just an object, a tool so her mother can have everything she ever wanted.

No one can really blame him for having bad impressions about women, though he must admit how regretful he is being an a-hole infront of someone who actually wanted to get to know him as a person.

He couldn’t help but also think that; maybe my mother actually wanted me to have someone who will finally care for me as a person.

But that thought completely faded after seeing his secretary’s report about why the engagement even happened.

Elyse’s mother wanted a trial to be engaged to him in exchange for a partnership.

A trial?

Khalil felt his chest throb, yet he only felt numb by it. He froze completely realizing what is happening.

An engagement trial where Elyse can cancel anytime in exchange for a partnership. Khalil couldn’t help but chuckle sarcastically. Am I wrong? Did they just wanted to make fun of our coorporation by doing such childish measures?

Was Elyse a part of this? Just to make fun of us? Khalil was quite pissed thinking of it. He actually thought he finally found a decent woman. How funny.

How pathetic is he? Wasn’t he already thought that he couldn’t ever meet someone like that?

Khalil’s expression turned cold as usual as he stared at Elyse’s information at the corner of his desk.

I won’t let you have your way.

Meanwhile at a stoop hill where a tree so old stood, Elyse whose staring right at it couldn’t help but remember all of the memories she had with Azain.

“Please, if one day I disappear, find someone else and forget about me.”

Elyse’s eyes started to get teary remembering his words when they came here for the last time.

I’m sorry, Zain. I can’t find someone else and forget you. I don’t want to find someone else nor forget everything about you.

Elyse tried to stop her tears but it immediately betrayed her as her tears continously started to roll down her cheeks while she let out small sobs.

“I’ll always be with you.”

“You’re the best thing that happened to me, Elysandrea Seanne.”

“How lucky am I to have someone like you?”

Elyse couldn’t stop sobbing even more as she remembered the words he said before. Something so sweet couldn’t be so easily forgotten. Everything about him is engraved in her heart.

He showed her something so sweet and unforgetful. And at the end, he asked her to forget about him and gave her something so bitter.

Elyse doesn’t want to experience something like that again. She’s afraid— afraid that something like that will happen again. Afraid that she couldn’t love someone just like how she loved Azain.

She doesn’t want to be unfair.

She swore to herself that if she finally fell for someone, she’ll definitely give it her all.

Will that time finally come around?

When Elyse came home, Elyse was confused because she saw an unfamilliar car outside their house. Does mom have a guest? She asked to herself as she entered the house.

As she entered the living room, she was quite stunned to see Khalil sitting at one of the sofas. He was alone.

“Mr. Herdioz?” Elyse called as she approached closer to him which immediately caught his attention.

Khalil immediately frowned when he saw Elyse. Her eyes were puffy, while her nose were rosy red.

“Are you okay?” Khalil asked as he stood up to look closely. Elyse immediately turned when she realized that she’s a mess since she cried all day.

“S-Sorry for showing up like this. I’m okay.” Elyse resposnded shyly while looking away to avoid Khalil’s intense gaze that doesn’t look convinced.

“I’ve been waiting for you.” Khalil said coldly. Still frowning at Elyse.

“I apologize again. I wen’t somewere far..” Elyse immediately said and finally looked at Khalil while hiding her puffy eyes since she felt that it was rude of her to apologize while looking away.

“Hm, It’s fine. I’m the one who came here uninvited afterall.” Khalil responded while observing her. Looks like she was crying all day.

Khalil felt a little pissed seeing her at that state. Didn’t you just played with me yesterday? How can you still be so nice and show yourself look so vulnerable infront of me? Are you acting?

“Please wait for me again. I’ll just fix myself up since it’s rude of me to talk to you looking like this.” Elyse excused herself formally which made Khalil more piss than he is already is.

Here she goes again. Just like yesterday when she was talking to me like she’s my client because of how she’s so formal to him. He kind of preferred her attitude towards him a minute before when she acted shyly.

“Okay, I’ll just wait here.” Khalil responded coldly as he sat again. Elyse immediately went to her room and fixed herself.

She was so embarrased that a man who she just knew yesterday already saw her at such a state. She wanted to hide herself so bad from embarrassment, she just wanted to disappear. She doesn’t even know how to face him anymore or even talk to him.

But she was also curious of what he wanted to talk to her about since he waited so long for her. He looks so serious too.

Somewhat, she doesn’t have a good feeling about it.

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