(Lilith's pov)
We are both standing in front of the car. Before leaving he leaned on the car door crossing both of his arms giving me a questioning look.He looks upset. Completely different from how he was inside.
Seriously, shouldn't I be the one upset.
He is really stubborn. Guess I will just listen to his stupid proposal and end everything for the better.
"Mr. Aleskei"
"Michael", he said with a calm stoic face.Why is he so pissed when it should be me.
"Mr. Aleskei, I don't…."
"Lilith, it's Michael. Don't make me repeat please." He is clearly annoyed.
"Okay Michael. You win this time. I will meet you tomorrow at…"
"No, we will be meeting tonight. Be ready at 7 pm. I will come pick you up."
I was not happy with the time. Before I could protest he said with reassurance, "Don't worry, I will not take you away for long. As long as you don't reject my proposal"
"We will see about that."
He gave me a smirk and turned around to leave. Before he could open the car door he turned around again.
"How are you feeling now?" he asked with concern.
"I'm perfectly fine now. Thanks for asking." that's sweet of him.
"See you" He drove off leaving me troubled.
I stood there for a good second and headed in. As soon as I entered the living room mom started her rambling of how handsome and polite Mr. Aleskei is. He would be a perfect son-in-law and many more.
"Mom, you just met him for 20 minutes. How do you know he is a good person?" I asked as I plopped beside her.
"You see honey, one thing you can learn from life is people. As you grow older you know them better." She said solemnly.
"And I also saw how he was looking at you the whole time. I know how a man looks at a woman." Mom said with a teasing tone.
I just gave her a smile and ignored it.
It's 7 O'clock already. Since I didn't want to worry mom, I wore a simple hoody and left saying I'm going to see Maria.
The car was already there. As I got near he got out of the car.
"Gosh, he looks good" I thought to myself as he got out of the car and opened the passenger seat for me.
He closed the door for me and got in to start the car. He was wearing black turtleneck and a jacket with glasses on. Those glasses really suit him.
Before I could look away I realized he was looking at me.
"Like what you see." he said with a smirk as he tilted his head.
God, that was embarrassing but to ease my awkwardness I tried to be calm.
"Not bad but not best either", I said, maintaining my calm face as I looked ahead.
"That sass", he said with a low laugh.
He parked the car in a basement and we both got in the elevator. He pressed on the 20th floor. It's a high end restaurant. As we got off the elevator someone already directed us towards a table with a great view.
He had made the reservation beforehand. And seeing how we didn't need to name our reservation he is a regular here.
He could have told me we were coming to a high end restaurant. Not that it matters.
After we finished our dinner he placed an envelope beside him.
(Micheal's pov)
She's a confident woman. Her being in a hoodie didn't affect her attitude.
We had our dinner and I placed an envelope on the table but I didn't pass it to her. She is looking at me as if saying to start with it.
"So, Lilith, I gave you a proposal of marrying me which surprised you a lot." I started straightforward the way she likes.
"I will let you know my reasons and also the things that will benefit you."
"My first reason is my mother. She was a former school teacher at your school. Her health is not good. The only thing she has ever wanted from me is to marry someone out of love." She was listening to my reasons quietly.
"My second reason is I'm really sensitive to smell but I am quite comfortable around you." I saw a look of confusion. "Trust me I'm not a pervert".
" My last and most important reason is I'm attracted to you. You see Lilith though the marriage between us will be more or less like a contract marriage. Marriage is not something people do multiple times. No matter who it is, I would like this marriage to work. And if it doesn't there's nothing we can do."
I waited for her response as I finished with my reasons. I hope I could let her know my reasons properly.
"I get your reasons but I don't see how marrying you will benefit me" she said straightforwardly.
" Being married we will be responsible for both our families. If you marry me, as my wife I will be responsible for both your sister's education in L city and your mother's treatment."
I could see she was both confused and furious.
"You stalked me and my family". She was clearly upset.
"I'm sorry to upset you but it was necessary on my part", I apologized to calm her down.
Before I could pass her the envelope she abruptly stood up and was ready to leave. I ran after her to convince her but she stopped in front of the elevator.