Outside a high end restaurant, a black Jaguar was parked. A young woman got out of the car. She put on a sunglasses as the sun was scorching hot. As she walked towards the entrance, her beauty got the people outside stop in their tracks just to look at her.
Once she entered the restaurant, she immediately spotted a man wearing a black suit and black shirt underneath. He had an unapproachable aura around him. His face was cold as he checked the time on his matte black rolex watch. All the female in the restaurant were looking at him like he was some kind of a snack.
Eloise strode to him and put her bag on the table. Lucas immediately looked up when he sensed a presence. He watched as Eloise took a seat across him, taking off her glasses. "Sorry. There was a traffic." she said.
"No worries. I arrived just a few minutes earlier than you." He said looking at her intently.
"What?" She asked when she noticed how he was looking at her. She watched as he shaked his head chuckling. "Nothing, you look gorgeous." He said as a smile crept across his face.
'Fuck me! he looks hot!'. She cursed inwardly when she saw how good he looked. His black shirt was slightly unbuttoned, showing his collarbone. She took a breath to avoid the blood rushing up to her face. She will never show it.
"I always do. Thanks for the reminder." She said as she rolled her eyes.
'What a narcissist woman.' Lucas thought but he found it cute. It was not like she was lying. She always looked gorgeous.
"So what's up?" She asked when she calmed herself. She sensed he had something to say when he invited her earlier.
Lucas hesitated for a moment "I have the intention of making you mine legally." he spoke up, maintaining eye contact.
Eloise was confused. "What do you mean? It's not like you are pursing me illegally." She asked raising one of her eyebrows.
"No. I don't mean the way. I mean.... I want our names on a marriage certificate." Eloise's eyes widened when she heard his words. Marriage meant they become husband and wife. Did he mean he loved her or was he just playing with her just like Flynn did? Her eyes darkened when she remembered her ex fiancée.
She stared at the man infront of her. He looked nervous. His fingers were interlocked. Would he still behave like this if she tells him the truth? Eloise wondered.
Lucas was freaking out inwardly. He knew he was too early to ask her hand in marriage but he could not bear to give other men chances. He wanted to make her his.
"Well, we will see if you still want a marriage after i tell you what happened eight years ago?" She said, obtaining his attention.
"You remember the night eight years ago, right?" She asked him. Lucas nodded, wondering what that had to do with his proposal. It was an unforgettable night for him. He finally had the girl he liked in his arms.
"You see, after that incident, you left the country, i don't know why. It made me think you hated it and I still can't tell wether you liked it. Now, you appear infront of me, when I'm all that; thin and beautiful. It makes me wonder if you just like my body." She said lazily, acting as if it never bothered her. But deep down, she was hurt when she woke up the next morning with no one by her side. He left the country immediately.
Lucas was feeling guilty. He knew he should have left her atleast a message but he did not. " I am sorry. I-"
Eloise did not let him finish his words. She knew it would just be an excuse. "Stop. I'm not finished yet. After a couple of weeks, I noticed changes in my body. I started having nausea. My periods did not come as i expected. That's when i visited a hospital and i was told that i was pregnant. With your baby."
Eloise leaned forward as she watched his dumb expression. She wanted to let it out at once, so she continued without waiting for his reaction.
"But you know what? Fate just had to play a cruel joke on me. I was involved in an accident seven months later. I know it was an intentional one but i do not know the one behind it. I lost my baby. Your baby. I could not protect it at all. I grew to love the baby the seven months in my womb. You can blame me all you want for being useless at that time. I do not care. So now tell me, Do you still want to marry me, a woman who could not protect your baby?" Eloise asked after she told him everything.
She watched as his eyes widened in shock. Then his eyes became cold, as if he wanted to kill someone. He did not hide his murderous aura which made her flinch.
Even the people near him noticed this and they became wary of him. Eloise could not watch anymore and she looked down. One minute passed. He did not talk.
Two minutes, three minutes. After a good ten minutes, he still did not answer her. 'So he blames me...' She thought. She was crazy to think he would accept her. Even though she prepared for this, it was still a heavy blow on her heart. She thanked the gods for not falling for him.
"This.....this is your answer?" She asked him in a low cracked voice. He still did not answer. Eloise promised herself to never cry. She put on her glasses as she stood up. She grabbed her bag and looked at him. " It was nice meeting you. I hope our paths never cross again." She scoffed and left the restaurant without looking back.
As soon as she was out, she dialled a number which was her secretary. At the second ring, Liam picked up. "Yes boss."
"Cancel the flight to Hong-Kong. Book me one to Italy. I want to visit nonna." She said to her secretary as she walked to her car. She took of her glasses and looked at herself on the rear view mirror. Her eyes were red.
'Why am i even sad? That he blames me? but he should, right? I deserve it after all.'
"Boss, the next flight to Italy is in an hour. Should i book it?" Eloise's thoughts were broken by Liam.
"Yes. Book it. Take care of the company here. Only i will go back. Get me the documents of our client. I'll see you at the airport." She said before hanging up.
Eloise threw her phone on the passenger seat and drove off to the airport.