I quickly fished out my phone and showed him the selfie we took in the shop. I clearly showed the excitement on my face. Adam emotions were completely opposite.
"Luna, Amelia! Do you like Mr Wilson?" He asked.
The signal turned green. I could hear the car horns asking us to move, but we stayed right there.
The loud horns were hard to ignore, "Adam, at least stop somewhere instead of blocking the road."
Adam came back to his senses and stopped the car to a side, letting the other cars to pass. I knew that someone must have been cursing us.
"I think you got used to the name Luna a lot considering that you forgot that you are Amelia Smith." Adam said mockingly.
I had my head down, he tried to make me feel like I did something wrong when I knew that my intentions with Mr Wilson were clear. I did not say anything, I waited for Adam to become sane again so that I could talk to him.
"You are supposed to marry his brother, remember? Did you forget why you ran away from home or did you forget that his family forced you into an arranged marriage."
"..." I did not know what to say to him. Yeah, it was his family who forced my dad into forcing me. And Mr Wilson held a grudge against 'Amelia' for running away and making a joke out of his family, good old 'prestige' and 'honour'. Who does he think himself to be? Zuko?
Ugh, if only he was not Jason's brother... Things would have been a lot easier then.
"Hah! You can't even defend him when I said so much stuff about him. Are you really sure that you like him?"
He hit the nail. He accurately called out my self doubt. I could not defend him when Adam said so many things. People in love don't even tolerate one word against their lover, let alone a whole list.
I don't know how to defend him because what Adam said was true. How am I supposed to argue with facts? The Wilson family did force me into this, but my family did too, and Mr Wilson does not have a good impression of Amelia. What if I told him that I was not Luna, but Amelia? Wouldn't he hate me just like that? He would obviously hold his brother higher than me.
"I- You- You do not have the right to question me. It's none of your business, Mr Wilson and I are just friends, no, I am his secretary and he's my boss. We have a normal friendly relationship and I do not like the way you think. It's toxic." He should know that the way he is behaving now is not right.
"Toxic? Oh, pardon me for giving a damn about you, 'friend'. I guess trying to warn you about what could potentially happen is not in the job description of a 'friend'. Don't come crying to me when you get your heart broken." He got back into the car, making sure the door slammed shut as loudly as possible. I shuddered at the sound.
I took a deep breath. Yes, I was angry, and I was hurt by his words. I just- maybe I was too weak to see the truth. A beautiful lie is better than a bitter truth.
"Get in the car." Adam said to me.
"No, I'm not going to. I'm going to book a taxi!" Well there went my taxi money, it's better to spend money than dignity.
"Stop being such a baby. And stop your tantrums. We're in the middle of a highway. No taxi is going to come for you. I may be angry at you, but I'm not some sorry excuse for a guy who would leave a girl stranded in the middle of the road just because he's angry." After saying that, he opened the door for me.
I did not get in, I just glared at him. He sighed to himself and got out of the car. After forcing me into the car, he got in and started driving immediately, not even buckling his seatbelt.
"Hey! Do you want to die?" I yelled at him. He was trying to plug the seatbelt with one hand while driving with the other. I grunted and grabbed the belt from him and buckled him in.
He tossed me a water bottle, "Calm down, Amelia. I'm not judging you or scolding you. I'm just asking you to rethink present and plan your future taking your past under consideration."
Is he right? Am I wrong? No. I should clear this stuff with Mr Wilson, I hate misunderstandings. I'm going to ask him! I am going to ask him clearly if he likes me or not! I am seventy percent sure that he likes me!
Wait, if he likes me, should I tell him I like him too? Maybe I should... Sure, I almost got engaged to his brother, but the keyword is 'almost'. We never got engaged and so what if he does not like Amelia, he likes me and not my identity.
I should definitely ask him out!
After I got home, I immediately called Mr Wilson.
"Come on! Pick up, pick up, pick up!" I stared intently at my phone, waiting for him to pick up.
He actually cut my call! I'll call him again!
"Hello? Hi, Mr Wilson, did you reach home safe?"
"Yes." He said in a neutral tone. He did not ask me if I reached home safely. Maybe he assumed I was fine since I called him. But still, he should ask me out of courtesy.
"Um, are you free today? For an hour at least...?"
Mr Wilson took almost a minute to reply. "Alright, what do you want?"
"I want you to meet me." I said with a hint of assertiveness.
"I meant, for what purpose, Ms Brown." Why is he so unenthusiastic? I can't tell you on the phone that I'm asking you out to confess my feelings!
"It's not related to the office... It's a personal matter... And it's important!"
"I do not think I have the time, Ms Brown..." He recalled how I ran and hugged Adam at the airport entrance and completely refused to meet me.
"No, wait! Just trust me, meet me at The Little Umbrella at sharp 4 o'clock."
".... Okay" he finally agreed! Yes!
I am going shopping~ I should look my best!
At the shop:
Hmm, this is not good...
Nope...
Ugh, why is this even put up?
Oh, so that's why it has the 50% off tag...
Woah! This is waaaay over my budget!
Hmm, this is okay, I guess?
After a lot of searching I finally found something that just screams, 'You're missing out'.
Oh? This is nice...
I chose this perfect red dress which flattered me. I mean red represents passion and love, so...
I found a navy blue tie, which was the perfect shade. It was the same shade as his eyes. It would perfectly fit him.
"Excuse me, can you pack these two?" I bought a new dress and the tie. It would be a perfect gift considering he literally has everything, this is the best I can do...
I came half an hour early and waited for Mr Wilson to show up. I know how Mr Wilson is, he will be definitely late.
And I was right! He came twenty-three minutes later, how I know? I counted the minutes hehe. *laughs awkwardly*
"Ms Brown?" He asked. 'She looks.... beautiful...' He looked at the small box in my hand and frowned. 'She probably came back from a date with Adam, hah! That must be the gift he gave her'.
"Hi! Come on, sit. I took the liberty and ordered you a coffee, it's how you like it!" I smiled at him. I used the most dangerous smile I had in order to show how pretty I am.
Mr Wilson's frowned deepened, and I became more nervous. Am I ready to do this? Maybe I should hint at it first and then reveal the whole thing.
"You know, Mr Wilson, people look down on office relationships but I don't think that way. When you spend so many hours in the office you're bound to meet someone who thinks the same way as you or understands you." Basically Mr Wilson, it's okay even we go out together, we could always keep it a secret of course but the point is there is nothing to be ashamed of.
Mr Wilson slammed his hand against the table after I finished saying that. It was not that loud but enough to make me jump. That came out of nowhere.
'It was mentioned in the contract that there should not be any office relationships and if there were, we should be informed about it. So she called me to tell me that she and Adam are in a relationship, the audacity to come to me after she just went out with him!'
He shook his head at me and said, "Nothing. Just- just get to the point."
He is not in a good mood, What provoked him? If I tell him now, there are chances that I'll get rejected on the spot. How about I remind him of the good times we had during the trip?
"Mr Wilson, remember when we danced in the ballroom, or when we went out for ice cream and a movie, or when you pretended to be drunk?" Remember when you looked at me affectionately? Keep that in mind when I tell you about my feelings.
"Ms Brown, let me stop you right there. Whatever happened in the trip, just forget it. That was a mistake. I am your boss and I hope you remember how you should behave with me. If THIS is what you wanted to talk about, I thought you're the type of person who can differentiate between what matters are important and what are not, I guess I was wrong. I am leaving. Take this to pay the bill." He left some money on the table and just left.
'Luna.... I can't believe that you would try to butter me up by reminding me the times we spent together, those special times, just to convince me to accept you and Adam.'
I just sat there in shock, tears in my eyes. I was forcing them to stop but I failed. I guess- I guess I was wrong. I probably misunderstood everything between us. With what face am I going to return tomorrow. I- I can't believe he said it was a mistake. *sniffle*
Adam was right, it's Mr Wilson, why would he care about anyone except him? Why did I even bother? I threw the tie in the dustbin and left the coffee shop.