"You didn't order anything? Not coffee?" Harris sat down in front of Arya, he removed his face mask and put it in his hoodie pocket.
Arya scoffed as she watch him remove the hood and ran his hands through his long black hair. "He's so proud of his looks and popularity" She thought.
"You can't help but be amazed by my looks, can you?" Harris said and winked.
"Stop doing that, You look like a monkey " Arya said and laughed.
" Mon... You're dead in the eyes if you think this looks like a monkey" Harris said pointing to himself.
" Whatever.....Look, I get that you're super rich and you don't need to work, but I'm not, so let's quit the word fight and get to business. Why did you call me here?" Arya asked.
" Get me coffee first.... Caffè latte"
Arya gritted her teeth. She already signed the contract so she had to do all he asked.
Arya went and came back quickly. She dropped it in front of him and sat down.
"Just so you know, the changes I made are permanent. You don't have any right to interfere in my private life. You shouldn't cross your boundary too and you can't ask me to buy you anything since you're the richer of the two of us and that's it." Arya stated.
" I read it all, you don't need to remind me. I thought you'd change the rule that states you have to do anything I ask. Well, you're stuck with me now" Harris chuckled.
" Remind me what the punishment for breaching the contract?" Arya asked as she sipped her coffee.
" Well... I'll add hundred bucks to the money you owe everytime you disobey me"
" What! That's so unfair, you bad jerk" Arya wanted badly to kick him.
"What's unfair, I'm not taking any interests from you for borrowing the money, so hundred bucks is fair enough. All you have to do to avoid that is to just obey me, okay?" Harris smirked.
" You're so evil. I need to go to work so I can pay you quickly"
" I thought you were unemployed"
Arya quickly looked at him. " You..have you been stalking me? How did know that?"
" I did some research on you when we first met but I didn't know you were really unemployed. What happened? Did you beat someone up or something?"
"Well,not exactly. I stood up for someone but he didn't stand up for himself. So I got fired "
" Do you regret it? If you had another chance would you still stand up for him?" Harris asked her.
" I don't. I feel like I saved him. What he passed through,he wouldn't have to pass through it again, it cost me my job but it earned him his freedom. I have a lot of part-time jobs and I'll get a job soon so you don't have to worry about getting your money" Arya said and fake smiled.
" I wasn't worried about the money. I'm worried about you. I also need to ask you this. That man you met at the restaurant that day, I heard from Emma that he's your stepfather, do you trust that man. I was there that day and something felt off about him"
" Didn't I tell you to stay off my private life?" Arya glared at him.
"I know you think something is off too. Just give me your consent and I'll find out about him" Harris offered.
" No, thanks. Even if something is off, I don't want to find out what is is...
"Because you don't want to get hurt?" Harris interrupted her and she fell silent.
"Isn't it better to find out and get hurt now instead of getting hurt much more in the future? I don't know what's going on with you and your family but I think it's best if you find out about that man. I'll help you"
" Harris, don't. Please do not meddle in my life. Is there something else you want from me apart from your money? Also, you want to punish me for costing you an investor. Why are you acting like you've known me for years when we're not even friends. I already warned you, I get that you've done your research, you probably know about me and my family but that doesn't give you the right to meddle" Arya scolded him.
It was the first time someone was so interested in her, she wasn't used to telling people about her, why was Harris trying so much to change her.
"I'll pay for the coffee and leave" Arya said and left,not waiting for Harris' reply.
Arya got a call as she walked out. It was her Dad. She picked it reluctantly and waited for him to speak first.
"Arya, I heard all that happened. Are you crazy? Do you want to ruin my family. Why can't you just do as you're told,huh?" Steve yelled over the phone.
" As I was told? I don't remember you telling me I had to be Anna Hills for the dates. Why should I be someone else?" Arya asked, her voice shaky.
" Why can't you be? Do you think that family would want to meet you as Arya Hills, huh? What are you? What importance do you hold? Look, unless you're ordered otherwise, you better act as Anna Hills or you'll regret it. You signed the contract and you'll get married to him too. You'll live the rest of your life as Anna Hills" Steve concluded and hung up.
That was it, that was what Arya was used to, being mistreated by her family,not people being curious and worried about her like Harris was.
She looked back to see if Harris was watching her and there he was, behind her. She got startled and tripped but Harris caught her in just in time.
"I said you're stuck with me, didn't I? I'll give you a ride" Harris said and let go of her waist after helping her stand well.
Arya was flustered, she followed him without arguing.