The question reverberated in the air, making silence momentarily strike. Actually, the tone of the question was thrown with the usual even there was absolutely no change in expression on Aurora. It's just that Jason never expected that Aurora would utter that sentence, really making himself flinch in surprise and his expression tightened for a moment. Jason swallowed his nervousness and tried to calm down. He swallowed so that his voice would not get stuck in his throat.
"What happened to you? Why are you capable of such an implicit thought?" Jason asked slightly, throwing a joke at Aurora. There was a slight, mocking smile in his eyes.
For a moment, Aurora was silent, her eyes watching Jason's expression as if to reassure her. Her face looked doubtful, but the doubt instantly vanished when it found no change in expression on Jason. She knew this man. Nothing escaped her scrutiny, let alone about such a big lie. Aurora puts an end to her suspicions and trusts Jason.
"All right. I believe you." She said in one breath, putting a faint smile on his lips, "I believe you never bring that feeling between us."
What Aurora had just thrown out instantly stunned Jason? There was a poignant smile mixed with disappointment that flashed in his eyes. Jason stepped in silently, cutting the distance between them and standing right in front of Aurora.
"What if already?" Jason looked at Aurora closely, then bowed his face closer to Aurora's face."What if it was already there, right here... " Jason hung for a moment and grabbed Aurora's hand before bringing it to his chest, sticking it there. "In this heart. I think it's already here. What should I do? I have failed to hold my heart."
Along with the completion of Jason's words that made Aurora gasp in shock filled with disbelief, Aurora stepped back, this time throwing her gaze away from Jason. Aurora stared around, as if afraid that someone was watching and hearing Jason's confession. But when making sure the room was still quiet, Aurora turned her eyes back to Jason. In the end, with a constrained voice, Aurora replied softly.
"Didn't I tell you before that I don't want to get caught up in any sense other than friendship? Aren't you too presumptuous to keep that flavor? I trusted you so much, but you, you ruined it and disappointed me." She said with tears.
Jason smiled wryly. "Friendship? Presumptuous? Is it a mistake to put feelings between a man and a woman?" he stressed hard. "Don't be silly Aurora, believe me, a man and a woman can never be friends. I can't fool myself by constantly being a friend. Because I Love You Aurora, as always between a boy and a girl. That's how I look at you, as the woman I love."
"Enough Jason! You've talked too much." Aurora replied in a raised tone, glaring at Jason. " I can't love you. You're the one who best understands how much I hate that. But you, you just kept feeling for me and threw it easily, as if not thinking about my feelings. You go too far, and I hate you for crossing my line."
The sight that flashed clearly in Jason's eyes once again stunned her. She showed a side that no one had ever shown. Aurora, with her gentle, meek demeanor that was so tame and adorable this time, looked horrified with her tense face and her eyes reddened with anger. But Jason ignored all that. He stepped forward, wanting to get closer to Aurora. Jason's expression was calm, even though Aurora put on a hostile look at him.
"Why? Why do you reject my feelings? Tell me what I can do, so you can return, my love." Jason said, demanding a definitive answer.
Aurora looked at Jason in disbelief. "What happened to you, Jason? Why are you acting so weird like this?"
"I'm not acting weird, Aurora? I'm just expressing my heart. It really hurts to keep this love alone. I can't take it anymore." Jason spoke weakly, almost frustratingly, faced with Aurora's stubbornness.
"I really don't understand you." Aurora replied in frustration and then turned her gaze towards the wall.
Jason flinched, allowing silence to once again strike between them. Long enough for a stifling silence to fill the room, Jason raised his hands to Aurora's shoulders, squeezing them lightly.
"Please, please give me a chance. Before this second, I have loved you so much, Aurora. I can't help feeling that the more togetherness we go through, the greater my love for you." Jason raised one hand to grab Aurora's chin, facing her. "I promise to make you happy. Like a friend who is always By Your Side, I will love you that way. Please don't reject me first."
Aurora's gaze turned sad, her heart racing but delivering a sense of tightness. Aurora even had to bow her head for a moment to gather strength before then speaking.
"I'm scared. I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. You have a great background, but I don't. I'm just an orphaned girl, who doesn't have a clear sense of purpose while you are... you're on a high ground that I'll never be able to reach. Besides, I'm not experienced with Jason's love." She said in a trembling voice.
Hearing that, Jason immediately widened his smile. His heart was so relieved, Aurora did not reject his love, she was just worried, and Jason was very grateful for that. Slowly and surely, he will melt Aurora's hard heart and make her love him back. Jason ventured to raise his hand, then cupped Aurora's cheek in his big hand. Then Jason pressed his forehead against Aurora's brow as he stared into her brown eyes.
"You just have to give me a chance. Don't think about anything else, just say yes, then I'll fight for you, no matter what happens. I love you so much, Aurora." he whispered softly, full of deep feelings.
Imperceptibly tears had streaked across Aurora's cheeks, making Jason's palms instantly wet. Aurora bit her lip, wanting to refuse but doubting wanting to say yes was also doubtful.
Jason, who understood the doubt on Aurora's face, immediately chuckled a little. He couldn't help but clip his fingers on Aurora's nose, making the female whimper a little.
"You hurt me." said Aurora said in a hoarse voice.
"That's because you're adorable." Jason said, rubbing Aurora's cheek with his finger.
Aurora was embarrassed at once. If in the past she would reply to Jason's words out loud without the slightest hesitation, this time she was so awkward as if her attitude had changed 180 degrees and instead put on a blushing expression on her flushed cheeks.
"Alright Princess Aurora, I will wait for your reply." said Jason pulling his face from Aurora's face and then blinking his eyes to tease.
Aurora's cheeks grew redder, a feeling of heat radiating to the surface of the skin of her neck. During this time, Aurora only considers Jason's sweet attitude and attention to be just to tease him. But who would have thought that the man even seriously had harbored feelings and said plainly had fallen in love with her? Aurora smiled shyly, deliberately staring towards the floor to avoid Jason's gaze.
"My future wife is exquisite." Jason continued after a long silence.
Immediately, Aurora raised her face and subconsciously threw a hard punch on Jason's shoulder until the man made a small grimace.
"Go away. I have to work. I don't want to hear bad news that could ruin my good name." Aurora said with a serious face, then pushed Jason back toward the door.
"Hey, I can't believe you could do such a cruel thing to your lover." Jason spoke quickly before his steps reached the door.
"Just shut your mouth and get out of here." Aurora pushed Jason's body as hard as she could, about to press the button to close the door, but was immediately undone when she heard Jason's voice again.
"Hey princess, don't open your heart to other men. Remember, I am a jealous person, and it is terrible to be jealous." Jason said sternly, giving a definite threat that only Aurora's indifference returned.
***
"Are you sure she doesn't have a boyfriend?"
Anthonio, who was suddenly led by the question, instantly wiped himself away from the long silence and then behaved as usual, as if he was not afraid to hear Darren's piercing cold tone.
"That's right, sir. Miss Aurora has never had a relationship with anyone. All this time, Miss Aurora has only been friendly with Mr. Jason." Anthonio said firmly, full of confidence.
Darren immediately lifted his face from the file in front of him, staring at Anthonio in bewilderment.
"Jason? You Mean Jason Alexander?" he said with a little doubt.
"Well, sir. Miss Aurora works at Mr. Alexander's cafe, and that's what makes them very close and intimate." continued Anthonio then.
"Intimate relationship? What do you mean by intimate relationship?" Darren looked even more perplexed when he heard Anthonio's answer that made his view worse on Aurora. "Have they done the things a couple should do?"
Anthonio was wide-eyed, his mouth gaping wide in surprise. This master was so good at stringing words that his heart almost stopped beating. Do husband and wife relationship he said? Anthonio was about to burst out a blaring laugh, amused by the man's implicit thoughts.
"No sir. Miss Aurora never even kissed once. She is a very inexperienced woman with men." Anthoni replied bluntly, not caring about Darren's face suddenly turning red.
Darren, who felt insinuated by Anthonio's answer, instantly cleared his throat, turning his facial expression flat.
"All right. Prepare everything. I want to see Aurora tonight." Darren gave an irrefutable order.