Betrothed To The Cold Billionaire

“I’m sorry but I’m here for some one else.” He answered and turned his attention back to his phone.

“Hillary, it’s me Sandy.” She said, making him turn his attention back to her. Hillary’s mouth opened wide agape when he finally recognized the soft voice as hers.

He couldn’t believe his eyes. It felt like he was in a day dream, a very sweet one as the Sandy that was standing right in front of him looked different from the one he knew.

He had always been aware that Sandy was a very beautiful lady but there were no words beffiting he could use to describe how she looked right now. If Sandy had always been termed an angel, at that moment, she looked more like an enchantress.

He was already bewitched by her great beauty. Sandy smiled when she noticed how stunned he looked. He couldn’t take his eyes off her. That was a great start for her to make him regret treating her the way he did.

“Is something wrong? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.” Sandy’s voice brought him out of his trance.

“Uh.. urhhmm..” He stuttered as he scratched his neck in embarrassment while Sandy’s smile grew.

“So sorry for my behavior. Have your seat.” He said as he pulled out the chair that was opposite his for her.

“Thank you Hillary.” She muttered as she sat down elegantly. Hillary’s heart thumped when he heard her mention his name. He loved how it rolled out perfectly from her mouth.

“Get a grip of yourself Hillary.” He reprimanded himself silemtly as he sat down on his seat.

“I’m so sorry I arrived late. The traffic was really bad. I hope you didn’t wait that long.” Sandy apologized like she didn’t plan to arrive late in the first place.

“It’s fine. I just got here.” Hillary lied. He had been waiting for her for so long but he couldn’t tell her that. He didn’t want to seem pathetic but too bad because Sandy could see through his lie.

Sandy knew that he was lying since she noticed how anxious he seemed when she arrived. He wasn’t even able to recognize her at first as all of his attention was on his phone and she also saw her name flashing on the screen which means he was about to call her when she arrived.

She knew all these but didn’t try to argue with him. He could try to hide all he want but she could already tell he was slowly getting drawn to her.

“You look different.” Hillary suddenly said.

“I do? How so?”

“You don’t dress the way you used to and…” He paused when he saw the look on her face.

“….. what I’m trying to say is that this new look fits you the most.” He said.

“Really??” She asked as she tucked a strand of her short brown hair behind her ear.

“Yes, you look really pretty.” He added without thinking. His eyes widened when he realised what he had just said. Sandy smiled when she saw his shocked expression.

“Thank you. That’s a first.” She said.

“Huh??”

“Well, this is the first time I’m getting a compliment from you.” Hillary’s next words were stuck in his mouth the moment she uttered those words.

Luckily enough for him, a waiter arrived and took their orders, saving him from the awkward moment. In less than five minutes, their food were served.

“Enjoy your meal.” The waiter said before leaving. Hillary waited for Sandy to start first.

“How’s it??” He blurted as he watched he take her first bite. He wanted to clear the air and that was the only question he could think of.

“Very good.” She answered curtly as she took the second bite.

“I know right. This is one of the best restaurants here in Miami.” He said as he took a bite of his own food.

“How come I’ve never heard about it??” Sandy asked as she took a sip from her wine.

“You should have. It’s one of the top ten restaurants hwre in Miami and I happen to be a VIP here.”

“Are you trying to brag now??” She asked within her.

“Really?” She voiced out.

“Yes. I come here whenever I leave the company.” He explained.

“I see, but I doubt that we are here to talk about restaurants.” Sandy said as she took another sip from her wine glass.

“Why is she so impatient? Does she want to get rid of me that badly?” He asked himself as he watched her being all calm and collected.

He couldn’t see any sign of impatience in her expression but her words told a different story.

“Well, I asked you out on a date so I could apologize again and more sincerely for what I did to you that day. It was really uncalled for.”

“I guess you had to get an earful from Ariel before you realize you did wrong?” Hillary’s body stiffened when she said that. He started to sweat even though the A. C in the restaurant was on.

No matter how Ariel nad tried to hide it, Sandy knew that she was the one that convinced Hillary to contact her. Hillary didn’t think twice in leaving her alone at that cafe only because Ariel gave them some privacy.

If she was there, he wouldn’t have dared to do what he did. Only Ariel is able to persuade Hillary to take the bold step in apologizing if not, he wouldn’t have bothered asking for a date.

As sad as that was, she didn’t mind. She had one goal in mind now and that was to make sure that the next time he was going g to phone her, that would only be because he wanted to and not because someone is whispering down his ear.

“How did you know that? Did Ariel tell you?” He asked as he suddenly got cold feet.

“Ariel didn’t. I would be really stupid if I didn’t know but it’s alright, I don’t really mind as long as you’re apologizing sincerely.” She answered.

“I.. I am being sincere.” He stuttered out. He was really shocked at the words that were coming out of his mouth.

This was the first time he was loosing his words in front of a girl and that girl was none other than Sandy, his sister childhood friend. Someone he watched grow up and still sees as a baby.

If someone had told him that this would ever happen to him, he would never believe it. He had always been a very smooth talker when it comes to ladies but right now, he was calculating his words carefully so he doesn’t offend her.

He opened his mouth and was about to say something when a ringing phone interrupted him. It was Sandy’s phone and he was able to see the name flashing on the screen since she placed it on the table.NôvelDrama.Org © content.

His expression turned grim when he saw that it was a male’s name.

“Marcus.”