Chapter 6: The Proposition

Caroline's POV

I reached the cafe ten minutes before 9am. Well actually he insisted to go somewhere private, have breakfast but I don't trust myself around him. But I don't think he'll come all the way here to just get his cell. He'll send someone I thought. So here I am waiting in a cafe filled with all lovey dovey couples. I sighed.

There he arrives, as though he owns the place! Arrogant much! He stood at the door looking for me. I actually really did think that he might send one of his minions to get the phone. Why has he come alone by himself?! I tried hiding under the table. But I got to know by his smirk that he already saw me.

"Hi Caroline" he says sitting opposite me with a smirk. 

"Hi" I say. I don't think he even heard it.

We were silent for the whole time. Maybe for like 10 minutes? Me looking at my hands and him... just staring at me. I couldn’t take it anymore. And I think we're forgetting the reason why we are here.

"Here! Take your phone." I say taking it out of my handbag and extending my hand towards him.

He makes no move to get the phone so I finally look at him with confusion.

He smirks and continues "Do you want something? Espresso? That's my favourite. Did you even have breakfast?" He asked.

I scrunched up my nose at him. As though I felt disgusted. I really feel disgusted now. This same bastard sitting in front of me, kissed that blonde bitch in front of me. And now he pretends as if nothing happened. And that was just yesterday, not like years ago. Anyways why would I call her a bitch, bimbo is fine for her. Poor her! Little did she know he was a cheating bastard.

"Are you fucking crazy?!" I screamed at him making all the people in the cafe look at us.

I muttered a sorry to everyone looking at us as he narrowed his eyes at me. He leaned forward and said "I think it's better if you keep your voice low. I have to say you lack basic manners"

"Excuse me?! Me?! I lack basic manners? And may I know who the hell are you to teach me that? And let me tell you one thing that if I do lack basic manners at this instant its cause of your shamelessness!" I said without taking a break. 

He raised his eyebrows and said "Let me also tell you one thing Miss Brook, that I have no reason to feel any kind of guilt or shame cause I never promised you commitment or my loyalty in the first place. And if you have forgotten let me remind you, it was you who was throwing yourself at me." With anger blazing from his cold eyes.

"You are trying to put this all on me. All the blame on me. You make me sound like some desperate gold digging whore clinging on to you!" I said with a bit of hurt which I was trying to hide.

"For all I know you might really be a gold digging whore!" He said looking around without a care in the world.

And me? I was.... shocked! Hurt! They were not the exact words to describe what I felt right now. Why is this happening to me. I wish Papa was here. I would've never met this asshole. I wouldn’t be hurt right now.

Daniel's POV

I was looking around casually after I said my last sentence.

This woman makes me feel things I've never felt before. And no one ever dared to speak to me the way she did just now. I was expecting a comeback from her and when I heard no voice I turned to look at her. I could see her holding back her tears and looking at me with anger.

She threw the phone at me which by luck I caught. She rushed towards the door to leave the place. I rushed behind her out of the door and caught her before she left. Gone was the tears I thought she was trying to hold back. All I could see now was the hatred she was feeling towards me. That scared me. I don't want her to hate me.

"Look I'm... I'm...uh......." I said still holding her hand.

"What?" She asked.

"What?" I asked.

She rolled her eyes and said "What I'm... I'm...uh.......?!" Repeating what I had just said. Or stuttered!

Well I was going to say I'm sorry but Daniel Rochester doesn't apologise to anyone.

"It's nothing. I just wanted to speak to you in private. I even asked you yesterday. But you didn't agree."

She sighed. "Okay." She said still with anger covering her face.

That's it. That was too easy. I didn’t have to force her at all. I was staring at her which made her to ask me "What now?" With an angry glare pointed at me.

"Nothing. Come let's go. I don't think you've had breakfast." I said as I pulled her hand making our way to the car.

Caroline's POV

We were silent all the way to the hotel. Still silent as we entered the elevator. Maybe he is regular here that's why all the staff greeted him and this asshole just nodded as if he is royalty. He pressed the button to the last floor.

Last floor. Why would he take me to the last floor. Will he push me from the building.

I don't know from where I get such weird thoughts. But I do. Anyways I didn’t speak much, as I was still angry at him. Does everything just comes out of his mouth without any filter.

The elevator doors dinged open and he looked at me, his eyes asking me to follow him.

He entered the code and when I went in as he closed the door behind me. He brought me to a penthouse.

Oh god! Me and him don't do well inside closed doors.

"Sit. I'll order breakfast for you." He said. I don't like the tone he uses on me. So bossy yet so sexy I thought dreamily.

But no! I can't let him see that side of me! I can't let him know that he affects me.

"No. It's ok. I've already-" he cut me off.

"I know you haven't had your breakfast yet. So don't deny. And wait till I give your phone back" He said, with a playful smirk.

The man and his guts. I snorted inwardly. What could I say. If he thinks I'm a gold digging bitch then at least I've to take some advantage of him. Anyways I'm hungry.

"I have a call to make. I'll be in the next room. If you feel bored you can go watch tv." He said and pointed out to a room when he said tv.

I was getting restless. 

"Listen, neither do I want your breakfast nor your tv! Will you just tell me what you wanted to talk about?"

He smirked and started to leave "give me a few minutes Miss Brook. It's just a call." He said. That asshole!

I roamed from this channel to that. But I didn't find anything worth watching.

Sometimes forgetting your responsibilities or problems might make you feel relaxed. But they are still there. You can't run from them. Today I had no interviews. But tomorrow I have three.

Since I've been looking for a job which comes with a house is making it difficult for me to get the job considering my work experience. I hope I get accepted by any of them tomorrow. If I wouldn't have lied to Mom I could have got any job. Or even a small house. At least I would have a place to live. Mom won't agree to live in Kate's house. I have to ask Kate to look into other options and inform me.

And after exactly fifteen minutes Mr. Hunk walked in with a waitress walking behind him holding our breakfast.

After breakfast, I was curious obviously. So I asked him right away.

"A job offer." He says. Yes! The same carefree attitude.

"Care to elaborate" I raised my eyebrows.

He smiled and said "I want you to work with me. As my secretary. I know you don't have a job. You’re about to lose your house soon. Working with me will provide you a place to live." And kept my phone on the table.