"Who said you have to wait until marriage, I have already made you, named you, and confirmed you as my other half ! And if you want me to call you my other half only if we are married, it's your call, you say it and I'll get us married before tomorrow."
His answer left me shocked.
"Y-you don't have to be, that straightforward, I was...joking."
He laughed again before humming in affirmation.
"Okay, you were joking, but I'm not...Laurel, for me it's your call, you just have to say the word and I'll do everything you want me to do so... You want my soul it's entirely yours too."
His words were making me lose my mind.
Is this how lovers feel? When talking to your favourite person? Is that how one is supposed to be feeling? If it is, then I want to know how do they even reply to them? His words they are so simple, yet my heart is beating so loud as if I had just ran a marathon...
And it's a beautiful feeling...a calming feeling.
"You... don't have to do this, just stay healthy and by the way, I wanted to ask one more thing."
I said as I remembered one thing, a very important thing.
Before I was going to apply for this job, there were many things, many concepts related to this job that I didn't know, and I wanted Kalix to help me for it but now I don't think I can ask him to help me, that's why... I think Luca would be better.
"Yes, go ahead, I'm all ears."
"Are you going to be free this weekend? Actually there are somethings I want to know about my position as a secretary."
I was hesitant with my request, Laurel, a business student needing a class to understand things about business...wow!
"What kind of question is that? You want my help? just say it, I'll be there for you, so where should we go? at your apartment or mine?"
We talked for an hour before he ended the call saying that he was making a presentation and will talk later when the work would be done.
I didn't even know that I could talk that long with someone, let alone with a boyfriend.
My whole time on the call was spent with us talking about random things before they began circling around his friends, who had been with him since his university years.
And then about Kalix and Cassian, who became his friends after he became a CEO.
After the call ended, I felt lonely.
I sighed and took out the novel, and all the notes I had made so far.
Writing down everything that had happened today, just like I had been doing daily.
So far, I had collected many things about the changes in the plot, but still there were many things that were still left to be determined.
And even though I had met all the other main characters of the novel there was still one left who I still had not seen.
Elodie West.
And I just pray that when we met, we end up on good terms so it could be easy for making changes in this world.
Despite finding many things, many points, I was still confused as to what should I do with each person.
Flipping the pen between my fingers, I stared at the empty page of the journal.
And then started scribbling on it.
Kalix Miller
Brother of the Villainess
A cold man who is soft for his sister
I wrote the sentence before cutting the two words –his sister–
A cold man who is soft for people close to him.
A successful Ceo, owner of a whole empire.
Multi-billionaire.
A man who is still a little boy for his real mother.
And then the rest of the page was empty, because there were no other points to be noted.
Cassian Valor
Male lead.
Has a sister, Cecily Valor and a niece, Ayla Valor.
Is sweet to Laurel unlike the Cassian from the novel.
Behaves weird around Laurel –stutters a lot.
Elodie West
...…
Franklin Bernard
...…
Both of their pages were empty, because I had not met them personally enough to know them, the only time I met Franklin was at the day I came in this world.
While writing on the journal, the band wrapped around my fninger caught my eyes, as I brought it closer to my face.
So pretty!
I was in awe looking at the intricate designs drawn on it, and then the small red diamond that was settled on the top leaving the rest of the band to be covered in normal diamonds.
I had never seen anything prettier than this ring, nor had I ever seen someone more handsome than the person who gifted me this ring.
––––––––––––––
Today was the day, Friday, Ayla's welcome party.
And here I was confused as to which dress I should be choosing, I had taken out three dresses.
One was baby blue coloured wrap dress, with a beautiful navy blue strokes on it
The other was baby pink coloured layered dress.
And lastly a beautiful blush pink coloured pencil dress.
All three of them were pretty but for me the third one suited the best.
The contrast of blush pink with my red hair and blue eyes was striking.
Leaving my hair opened, letting them cascade down my back, I later on made them half up half down, leaving some strangs loose from my forehead... And the remaining opened hair, I curled them...
Making the hairstyle that looked elegant.
Then a light touch of makeup, and I was done.
Just when I was giving myself a touch up I got Luca's call on my phone.
"Hello?"
I answered the call, and directly switched it to the speaker while holding the round brush, fixing my eye makeup.
"I'm waiting for you downstairs."
I frowned upon hearing him.
"You are not coming here to get me?"
"No, my lovely Laurel, I have sent my assistant to get you and please do one thing...wear the thing she will give you... it's a small gift from me"
That's it? I stared at the phone screen, as Luca had ended the call by himself, when the door bell rang...
It was the assistant.
With a velvet box in her hands as I took it.
I was amazed looking at the pendant.
A tear drop pendant with gold body and a red garnet in it... I took the box from her and went to the parking lot without wearing it.
Act angry Laurel, act angry!
I took a deep breath, preparing myself to be in a fury.
Luca was standing outside, leaning his back against his...new car? It wasn't the one I had ever seen before.
It was a newly launched model, I think...and guess what?
As his eyes landed on me, it was as if he had stopped breathing, his eyes were continuously on me, not moving, not flinching away, just on me.
He smiled and came close to me while I pretended to be angry.
When his assistant had walked away that's when I started my act.
"What kind of man are you?"
Luca was taken back by my sudden anger and came closer to me before holding my hand.
"What happened? Did I mess something up."
What is he? A man written by a woman? How can one be so.... Ughhh!
Breathe Laurel, you have to go with your act.
"You...you sent this necklace with your assistant? Other men look for opportunities when will they get to things like that and you just served someone else that moment with your girlfriend in a silver platter!"
"What? What are you saying?"
"This!" I spat swinging the velvet box in my hands Infront of him.
There were a mix of expressions on Luca's face before they finally were relaxed.
"You scared me for a second..." He shook his head and took the box from my hands and turned me around.
Sliding my hair to one side, I waited for him to make me wear it and then I felt the warmth of his hand, before his small touch...
Bringing the pendant Infront of my face he rested it over my neck, before closing the hook of it from behind, the sensational touches of his warm skin on my nape made me shiver, but I tried hard to conceal it.
"Done."
He muttered and then made me sit in the car before driving to the Valor's farmhouse.
We were still on the way when Luca stopped the car near a flower shop.
"Why did you stop the car?" I asked as Luca undid his seatbelt and got down of the car.
"Where are you going?"
Without answering to any of my questions he walked inside the flower shop and after 10 minutes he came back.
And handed me a bouquet.