Steve did his best to get Sonia to talk to him again. But he also tried hard not to even come face to face with Steve. Yet in his room the shadow of Steve's touch kept ringing.
Then Steve got up the courage to wait for Sonia to come out of his room, he went straight in as soon as he opened the door. "What are you doing, there is an employee at this hour!" Sonia panicked because maybe the housekeeper saw Steve coming into her room.
"I'm more panicked you didn't give me a chance to talk"
"What do you want to talk about?" Sonia sat in a chair at the end of her room.
Steve bent his legs and took Sonia's hand, causing her to look deeply at him.
"I'm not treating myself for fun, this is the first time I've done something like this!" Steve explained.
Sonia turned her face in disbelief at Steve's words. How could the 29-year-old man never date a woman?
"I never lived with my parents because I didn't know they loved me or not, I thought only Edward they liked! Then my sister only paid attention to me not Cerine from that I was more comfortable living with her."
"Are you gay?"
"It's not like that Sonia, it's a matter of feeling I have Philophobia I have a lot of other fears in me so my father did not entrust the company to me but to Edward,"
"Is that so?"
Philophobia, philo means 'beloved or loved' while phobia means 'fear'. When the two words are linked, philophobia refers to the meaning of someone who is afraid to fall in love and be in a relationship with someone.
Steve didn't want to date, he didn't want to start a relationship with a woman. Sonia was the first woman he even touched. "If I knew this hurt you I'm sorry, I'm also trying to control this Sonia!"
Sonia finally understood and nodded. "I still have to think about what you said Steve, it all seems unconvincing to me. You're right anyway. I just need that kind of right, because Edward can't afford it."
Sonia got up and ordered Steve out of his room, to his dismay Steve obeyed Sonia's seemingly disbelieving words.
Once out the housekeeper was surprised that Steve was out of there, as well as Steve. But he didn't say anything, neither did Steve, who was just plain then down to the first floor.
Sonia sat at her husband's desk opening his laptop and searching for Philophobia. And it's true what Steve said then he also saw news about the other Leonardo family, and the surprising fact he also read that from a young age his parents were indeed proud of was Edward, Sonia understood that Steve had been lonely all this time.
In Australia Edward had surgery, but he needed time to recover and chose bed rest. He called Sonia.
"Honey, how was your day?" Edward asked over the phone.
"I am fine, how about you?"
"I'm fine too, do you miss me? I'll be home tomorrow right?"
"Tomorrow?" Sonia panicked, the red color on her neck and chest was even darker now.
"No I'm kidding, I'll be home after recovering!" .
"Recover?" Sonia asked curiously at Edward's words. "I mean when the development goes well, I'll be right back and have a baby with you" Ah, Edward's words actually made Sonia close her eyes remembering her game in bed with Steve.
"I'll try to give you offspring too," Edward continued.
"Of course, so do you," replied Sonia, they spent a small talk after letting go of the longing, but only Edward missed Sonia.
Sonia finished her bath and intended to go to a restaurant. Then Steve asked.
"Where are you going?" he asked seeing that Sonia was already tidy.
"Want to go to a restaurant" replied Sonia, seeing Steve's behavior maybe the man wanted to ban her but didn't dare "Want to come with me?" Sonia continued.
"Me? may I?"
"Of course!" They finally left together.
"Why did you take me to your father's restaurant?"
"Why don't you want to?"
"I'm just curious you usually go alone" "Because someone will be mad if I come home late with other men!"
"Who?"
"Leonardo brothers" Sonia laughed.
Steve also snorted laughing in embarrassment, neither did he know he would react like yesterday when Sonia came home late at night.
"Sorry for making you uncomfortable, Son,"
"I'm also sorry for not being able to see your side, I should have listened first"
"Do you regret doing it with me?" Steve asked, he braked at a red light.
"No, it's already happened anyway." Steve looked forward and touched Sonia's hand, she also let Steve do it.
Mixed feelings grew in the two of them. They reach the restaurant, Jimmy is surprised that Sonia brought her brother-in-law instead of her husband. "Steve Leonardo?" said Jimmy pleasantly.
Steve didn't expect Jimmy to be so friendly, he probably wouldn't be jealous if he knew Jimmy was actually like this.
Sonia raised an eyebrow at Steve. "I brought my sister-in-law, she wants to see you cook great" Sonia whispered. "Really, my brother-in-law is so handsome Son!" Hearing a guy compliment another guy on good looks made Steve a little weird.
"I'll do it later for you, now you can try new things with your new menu yesterday Son! I want to discuss the menu that we will list on webfood" Jimmy explained.
Sonia nodded. Now they're the only ones in the kitchen because the restaurant's opening hours are still about an hour away.
Sonia tied her hair and made Steve mesmerized by her sister-in-law's beauty again and again.
Sonia helped fit Jimmy's clothes from his spare wardrobe. Steve really looks like a Chef. "Do you want me to teach you what to cook? Or let's try the most ordinary things!" Sonia challenged Steve apparently.
"Let me cook and you taste young lady!" Steve bent down while folding one arm and the other behind his back like saluting a princess in Frozen.
Sonia nodded smiling and folded her arms. "Okay, do it" laughter sounded from both of them.
Steve took the groceries. He began to think about cooking something that would fascinate Sonia.
Apparently now it was Sonia's turn to be fascinated and thought Steve wasn't good at cooking.
Steve is very agile in processing the food ingredients that he has taken from the inventory at FOODWORLD'S.
"It seems that if my father sees you, you will be immediately accepted as an official FOODWORLD'S employee!" said Sonia.
"What if it pays to be a son-in-law?" Steve teases.
"But honey, I'm the only daughter and I'm married!"
"Ah right, I'm really disappointed because of that I don't want to work at FOODWORLD'S because maybe my pay will be very high" Steve seemed proud of himself and made Sonia and him laugh together, while continuing to show his skill in cooking.