CHAPTER 21 - Confused about her feelings

Both could not even look at each other, buried in the grave atmosphere. The bitterness of the hearts was not allowing the son and his dad to come closer till today. While stealing their gaze away from each other, both of them were looking towards the ground. That was when his dad broke the silence and said. "I'll be clear on my point. Let's pretend to have good terms in front of my wife. Because of you, she sheds millions of tears already. I want to see her smile again."

His hands also started trembling, hearing this. 

He did not know about this. He made the person cry thousand of times who he loved the most in this universe.

For the sake of her smile, both of them had made peace with each other. But while playing along with this act, would the relations between the two improve again? Or were the flames of the past about to be born again?

Hiding her painful tears when she returned home, it stunned her eyes after seeing the view beyond.

She found her husband and son gossiping together, and her happiness knew no bounds. But she was unaware that all this was nothing else but a drama set-up for her.

She walked to them and hugged her son with tears in her eyes.

"Mom, why are you crying?" 

"Nothing! I'm just happy to see my family together again." He wiped her tears with a slight fake smile on his face and said. "I only want to see you happy, Mom. Please, be happy for me."

"I will surely be. After this reunion, I want to hold a party. Shawnee, you better invite your friends."

"I will."

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All were running around the office when the sound of the phone buzzing loudly from one corner had grabbed everyone's attention. All stared at the phone owner, Sam, who seemed to sweat already.

With his nerves popping up, he picked the call and stuttered.

Sam: H- Hello, Gia.

Gia: Sam, I'm back. Fix an appointment with Shawn for me.

Sam: You know Shawn doesn't want to meet you. Do you want me to lose my job?

Gia: Do me a last favor, come on. Only you can do it.

Sam: I'm telling you he will never agree to be with you. Besides, he's seeing someone.

Gia: What do you mean? Who is she?

Sam: His new assistant, I guess. He always talks about her.

Gia: No matter what, I want to meet him, and you'll help me with this. Also, send me every single detail of his new assistant. I don't want to face another Lara.

Humming along with her, he hung up and sighed. "I'll probably end up getting fired by him."

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Lowering her head, she worked. Selena's entire focus was on reading the files, but her hair was coming in the middle again and again. The time she rolled them back, they came in front over and blocked her vision.

Annoyed by this, she soon gave up and read the files by distracting her attention from her hair. 

Just then, she felt something over her neck, which made her stop at her spot. Her eyes raised as warm pairs of hands touched her skin while tugging her hair back.

She immediately stood up, and her strong shoulder knocked his chin.

Stunned, she glanced back, only to see Shawn caressing his chin while growling in pain.

Her eyes rapidly blinked when she approached him. "Shawn, are you alright?"

"Asking me if I am okay after hurting me badly." His scowl zipped her lips as she pouted and mumbled. "You were the one who came like a ghost. I can't help."

He tweezed his eyebrows, approaching her manly. "I can hear you, Miss."

Seeing his steps, Selena raised her head. And in a moment, he held her in her arms. 

His one hand gripped Selena's waist tightly, and both of her hands were resting against her chest. Her eyes gazed down when he lifted her chin, meeting her eyes.

She nervously tried to maintain eye contact, but his eyes were intoxicated that made her drunk without actually being drunk.

Immersed in his eyes, she wanted nothing but an entire life just to spend staring at him. For her, Shawn couldn't resist himself too. He scanned her face whenever he could. He knew how precious her soul was to him.

Her eyes were a calm lake where he could feel comfortable. 

Then, her lips tasted once and lived the joy of all the time. He was close to the sport but still was far away.

"Selena, come with me to the party tonight." He muttered in an audible voice.

"But why me-"

"JUST don't ask. Come with me."

Selena remained with no choice but to agree with him. She was afraid to come closer to him, but she wanted to dive into the flow as well. She knew many beautiful girls surrounded him already, but he still wanted to attend a party with his assistant. Why? Was there something special about her? Or did she catch her attention to pass his free time toy?

She wasn't clear about the accurate image of him in her mind. At one glance, he seemed the most wanted gentleman ever. But then her mind said something else.

Her thoughts frustrated her. After all, what exactly did she want? Was she afraid to move their relationship to the next step? Was she worried about people's gossip? 

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Sam claimed, passing two photos to a lady. "Give the golden light dress to Gia and the black one to Selena." 

"Okay, sir." Taking the photos along, she walked away. But then she bumped into another lady, and photographs in her hands dropped off.

After seeing the faces of both of them back, she got doubtful and switched them.

"The golden dress is for Ms. Selena and black for Ms. Gia, okay."