Chapter 3: That Gesture

Nathalie Wrights's P. O. V.

Watching the elevator to reach the top floor is boring for everyone, but not for me. I want it to stop in the middle and not reach the top floor anymore, but that won’t gonna happen.

I let out a deep sigh when the bell rang before the doors were wide open.

"Ms. Wrights?" Kyrie's assistant motioned the way to me.

I rolled my eyes at him before I stepped out of the elevator. Logan guided me to a VIP room where there were no electric lights inside. The fire from the fireplace and the small candles gathered around are the only ones that are giving light to the room.

'So romantical..' I said to my mind, bored.

Near the balcony, there was a table with flowers and petals on it. I also saw a bouquet of flowers beside the food and wine. I rolled my eyes because of the set-up.

'Am I on some kind of a teenage date?' I asked myself while grimacing.

I stood in front of that table to check the flowers and the petals on it. These are imported flowers. I picked up the bouquet and inspected it. I like the color of its wrapper, it matches the color of the flowers, red and black. One can tell that a manly person chose the colors.

I jumped a little in shock when I felt a hand wrapped around my waist. I was about to hit him when I felt that he snipped my neck.

'That gesture...'

My heart was beating fast. I can feel it. How can this man do it? It's been years since I end my life with him!

"You smell good.." He whispered in my ear as he caress me on my waist.

I closed my eyes to feel his warm body pressed against mine, but... I can't fall for this trap that I once fell.

I took a deep hard breath before I remove his hands from me and face him. I saw when his jaw tightened because of what I did, but he remained silent.

"What do you need from me, Mr. Menzel?" I asked him, trying to make myself sound so professional.

"Mr. Menzel?" He asked me with disbelief in his voice.

I arched my eyebrows at him before I nodded.

He clenched his jaw again but it didn't last long, because, after a few seconds, he sarcastically smirk at me before he walked past me and sat on the chair behind me.

I rolled my eyes before I face him, "Mr. Menzel, I came here for business. Not to play around with you---"

"Is that how unskillful you could be, Nathalie?" He asked me with sarcasm and insult in his voice.

"Excuse me?" I asked him with an irritated voice.

How dare he speak that way to me?!

"Take a seat, please." He said as he brings out his phone.

Gritting my teeth, I sat in front of him and watch him dial a number on his cellphone.

"What are you doing?" I asked him with a creased eyebrow.

But instead of answering, he just motioned me to keep myself quiet.

"Mr. Menzel, I am asking you---" My words were cut off when he showed me his phone and put the call on speaker.

"It's a pleasure to have you reach out to me, Mr. Menzel. I wasn't able to speak with you earlier.." My eyes widened when I heard that voice.

Confused, I looked up to Kyrie who was grinning at me but there was no emotion in his eyes while looking back at me.

"I'm glad to speak to you too, Mr. Coin.." The coldness is in his voice while talking to Mr. Coin. "I've heard somewhere that you're planning to invest in Wrights Products?"

My hands went cold while looking at his eyes. 'What is he doing?'

"Oh, that? Yes, my son wants me to----"

"How about I offer you to invest in my company instead of a cheap small company?" He asked with no emotion in his voice.

That's it! I felt when my heart breaks after I heard him give Mr. Coin an offer. The man's investment would be a great help for me to restore my company and yet he's here, ruining my plans! My chance...

"W-What, Mr. Menzel?" The man on the other line seemed to be surprised as well.

"My secretary will send you the details tomorrow," and with that, he just cut off the line before he diverted his whole attention to me again.

I felt like that I was glued to my seat. My eyes never let go of the sight where his phone was placed. Did Kyrie just really do that? What was he trying to do?!

"You see, Ms. Wrights..." From his glass, his eyes met mine. "This is how we do business---"

"Business?" I asked him with teary eyes before I sarcastically laughed at him. "You called it business? F*ck you, Menzel! You knew that my company is sinking to debt and yet, you just took away my chance of restoring it!" I shouted at him before I took the bouquet of flower from the table and throw it in his face.

The flowers fell on the floor, but Kyrie's eyes were glued to mine.

"Does it hurt?" He asked with no emotion in his voice.

"W-What?" I asked him in disbelief.

"I mean.." He stood up and walked toward me with a fierce look in his eyes.

I don't know but my instinct made me do a step back to keep myself away from him. I looked at Kyrie's face and I can't help but compliment how good he looked, but I can't be deceived by his looks! Kyrie managed to reach me before he raised his right hand and put his index finger on my chin.

"Does it hurt to lose a chance of restoring something, hmm, honey?" He lifted my chin a little. I tried to push him, but he was quick enough to catch my hands using his left hand before he pinned me on the wall and brought his face closer to mine as if we were about to kiss. "Does it?"

I wasn't able to understand him at first, but when I met his scorching looks, I knew right there and then that he was talking about what happened to us before.

I clenched my jaw before I gathered all my strength and pushed him hard, keeping him away from me.

I opened my mouth to tell him my reason, but I decided to just forget it and leave him in that room.