Lie To Me novel Chapter 44

"Alright. Meeting adjourned," I annouced, closing my laptop and gathering my things.

It was already past six in the evening but my team and I had to work overtime to discuss about our new project.

"We will go ahead now, Ma'am." One of them said, I nodded and let them go home.

And for me, I still need to finish some documents that due the next day. So, I stayed.

I busied myself reading and approving some documents when I heard a knocked from my office door.

I thought it was Hanz but to my surprised, it was Elijah. He was smile as he lifted a paper bag of a well-known restaurant.

"Hey," I said, still surprised that he's in my office.

"Hi. It's past eight already and I noticed that you haven't eaten anything so, I thought of buying you dinner," he said with a shrugged.

He then handed me the paper bag.

I smiled awkwardly as I took it. "You don't have to," I said.

"It's fine. I really insist," he said. "I want to prove myself to you," he added.

My heart skipped nervously.

I know this is impolite but Hanz, again, is right. I need to tell him immediately that I am not interested so he should stop wasting his time with me.

"Uhm... Elijah, can we talk?" I asked.

He smiled again. "Basted na ba ako?" He asked.

I wasn't even saying anything!

My eyes widened. "Ano kasi..." I started but I couldn't find the correct words to say without offending him.

"It's alright. Your friend actually talked to me. He said you're not interested in me so I should back off. I would like to believe that he's just lying and he's just being protective but Russell has warned me about him. He told me that you tell him everything, that you don't keep secret to him because he's your real best friend," he said.

Oh, my god.

"I'm sorry," I said, running out of wards to say.

But he remained smiling, showing off those dimples of him. "No. It's fine. Honestly, when I heard that talk with your friend, I got annoyed. But then, I was also thankful. Because I realized that I'm not interested in you," it said.

Upon hearing that, I felt like a big rock has been lifted from my chest.

I feel light.

"That's great. I was actually thinking if Max has pressured you that much," I said.

But he shook his head. "No, Jia. I actually realized that I like you a lot. And I'm thankful for your friends for helping me realized that," he said.

Again, a big rock has dropped in my chest.

I suddenly can't breathe.

"Huh?" I asked, getting more confused.

"If you will let me, I will court you. I will prove myself to you. You don't have to do anything, just let me do it for you. Until you're ready to give my chance. No pressure, just be true yo yourself." He said.

Like, what the hell?