CHAPTER 10
Eloisa’s whole world seemed to stop. Her feelings. Bump suddenly.
Now she can’t even move or move where she is standing. She was like a statue. Dazed.
Eloisa lost her composure. Her strong will to get revenge on Jayson suddenly disappeared.
Her mockery of Jayson. Even her impudent, disrespectful, brutal mouth that doesn’t think about the words saying. Seems turned to be twisted. Same as her sharp tongue. Suddenly turned dull. Can’t speak.
The strength of her nervousness now. Every rumble of her chest. It’s like rushing water in a river. From the very high falls. It’s like she fell in the same way she seems to have fallen from the tallest building. Prostrate on falling from a height.
“Do you know each other?” can see the amazement on Chris’s face as he asked the two. He was also surprised. He didn’t think it was Eloisa. The one his angry friend was trying to follow.
He was amazed that he couldn’t believe that the two knew each other. It’s been a long time since he and Eloisa saw each other. “It’s nice to see you again. Miss Scotch.” Chris held out his hand. But Eloisa didn’t reach it. She looked at Chris with a bad look.
“What’s nice about that?” Eloisa responded with a contradiction to Chris’s greeting.
“As for you, it’s been a long time since we last met, right? Why are you angry? I’m so happy to see you again, Eloisa.”
“Happy? Maybe it’s just you. But I don’t want to see your face anymore.” Eloisa’s eyes narrowed. She was not in a good mood. If it was possible- she would leave right now. She didn’t want to wait a long time to face the man she was talking to.
Eloisa and Chris met because of a project managed by Chris’ company. Or, should say their company- a company run by him and his friend.
That company led a big project then. It’s been a few years. When Eloisa’s father built a condominium with a hundred floors.
Chris and Jayson’s company got that project. Even in the wide golf course around the condominium. They got it too. Chris is the architect, while Jayson is the engineer.
Chris is also the one who faced Eloisa’s father. He is the one who negotiates all the transactions while they are working on the project. Jayson was busy that time managing another project.
Eloisa is in charge of everything needed for the entire project. This is from his father’s order. As the project progresses.
Chris first met Eloisa. When Mr. Scotch introduced him to his daughter. It was Eloisa. Weird. Because Eloisa’s father wanted Chris to be a blind date for his daughter.
The day of their blind date. They did not consider it their date. Most of their topics are about business not for them. Because they both will handle and manage the project.
They agreed to put it aside first by not talking and asking questions about themselves. They both want to focus on the project so they don’t disappoint Mr. Scotch. For the trust in letting them have the full authority to manage the whole project.
For Chris. Eloisa’s father is very kind. That’s why he didn’t hesitate to not accept when he asked him a favor, to take out Eloisa. To date his daughter. Chris just nodded.
“Excuse me!” Eloisa turned back.
“Wait, why are you still like that to me? It’s been a long time, Eloisa.” Chris said, preventing Eloisa from turning around and leaving.
Jayson was the one wondering what was happening to the two in front of him. He was standing motionless as well.
Jayson’s glance focus on the two while he was watching the two that were busily discussing. He heard everything. Then his two eyes could see.
Seems the two were having their past. He was thought while he was still standing in front of two and listening and watching them.
“Let me go and just leave me alone!” Eloisa ordered firmly. Authoritatively. It also threatened. Her gaze was piercing. “I said let me go!” angry with this strong pronunciation. ‘When she looked at Chris’s hand holding her another hand. “Don’t you understand? I said let go of me!” she rudely pulled her arm. She was hurt. But the pain was ignored because she wanted to get out of Chris’s grip on her.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
“Are you still in a bad mood?” Chris ask.
“Are you still mad at me?” he asks again.
“It’s been a long time. Shouldn’t we forget?” Chris felt he may be right for suggesting it.
“It’s been a few years. Eloisa, moving on! I’ve moved on in the past too. Let’s throw that away.” He suggested.
“Throw it away everything, Eloisa.” said again.
“But I hope it’s everything we shared- to everything we’ve been together before. Let’s not forget it, Eloisa,” he says in a low voice. “Please.”
“You know we’re been both happy that time and even became friends during those times,” Chris stated gently and directly as he extended everything he said for Eloisa.
Chris is also calm. His mood did not change.
Although Eloisa spoke loudly while irritating and showing her audacious, rude behavior, shamelessness, and her childish behavior. She cursed. Then she gave a rude glance to the two in front of her.
Chris didn’t move. While Eloisa was very angry, and scandalous. She does not stop speaking.
Now became more people around the three of them.
They notice some customers stop walking and are looking at them. While listening and watching.
Eloisa didn’t care about either of those people. She’s not stopped bubbling release bad words from her mouth.
Chris controlled himself. He will not send himself into trouble. Even he shames.
He didn’t accompany Eloisa’s wrath. Just to make people notice them more.
It was a few years ago. Where the conflict between the two began.
The two thought it would be neat and clean- their project would have no problems. ‘That their working relationship with each other cannot be mixed with emotion.
They didn’t want to be distracted while they working on their project.
In case they had felt something not normal to them. They need to be forced to stop that feeling. They need to push away. As they had agreed before they start the project. Nothing should fall. Like their promise to each other.
It was Eloisa who initiated such an agreement. In what they should be set up while they work on the project.
But Eloisa and Chris became close.
They became close to each other.
There is no problem with their accompanying each other.
They treat each other well.
This was also the first time Eloisa became kind and learned to control herself. With her frequent temper tantrums. Being rude to her companions, and disrespectful to others. Especially with the people around her. While they are working.
One more thing. She learned how to understand what is wrong with her. She realizes the wrong with her frequently raised blood pressure when it easily rises to simple things that she doesn’t like.
In the beginning, her adjustment to her behavior was very difficult for Eloisa. But because of Chris’s help and always accompanies her.
In its reminders to her.
For Chris being kind and caring towards her. She was able to avoid and control everything.
That was a great contribution of Chris to the hard work and persistence to her change.
But while they worked together on the said project. Eloisa can’t control her feelings for Chris. But in the end. Her heart was broken because of different feelings between her and Chris.
Chris fell in love with another girl. Eloisa witnessed how Chris is happy with his girlfriend.
Chris is now happy with his family.
But the truth is that at first he also fell in love with Eloisa. But he never had a chance to confess his feelings to Eloisa.
Chris thought that Eloisa might not like him. Eloisa ‘especially strongly begged him not to fall and fall in love with her. So Chris kept his feelings for Eloisa a secret. Until he met the girl who made him happy. He learned to love it. Until he got her pregnant and got to Eloisa.
Eloisa was very angry with him. It didn’t occur to Chris that Eloisa had fallen for him and loved him.
Chris was surprised when Eloisa confessed to him and asked him to choose.
Chris had a hard time at that time. Especially since his girlfriend is bringing his future child.
Chris thought about everything carefully before he answered what Eloisa wanted to happen.
In the end, Chris chose the woman who was carrying his child.
The conflict between the two started there.
That was the last time they met.
After they talk. Chris just heard that Eloisa went to America and continued her studies there.
Chris did not know that Eloisa had returned to the country. He was even surprised to see it now.