Take Me Away novel Chapter 52

Fiona looked at Leona with a hint of anger. She had told her about everything except her marriage to Spencer. It was something she already had trouble telling herself, what more if it involved other people? But as she glanced at Sophia, she couldn’t help but feel guilty.

Leona glared at her and shouted, "I don't believe you! You’re lying. That’s it! I don't want to stay here anymore!" She turned her back to them and rushed out,

slamming the door shut. Fiona flinched.

Sophia and Ella stayed still, having no intention of catching up to her.

"Will she be all right?" Fiona mumbled.

"Leave her alone.

Let her think it through for now." Ella rolled her eyes before turning to Fiona. "Are we really friends, though? Why didn’t you tell us that you and Mr. Cheng have long known each other? If you did, I would have talked to him and gotten a much easier time during military training!"

"Yeah, I didn’t know that you knew him in person too," Sophia chimed in.

Fiona gave them a small smile. "Well, the military training’s over now. There’s no point talking about it anymore. I’m going to the library."

"Oh, let me go with you," Sophia said. "Leona got on my nerves just now. I feel too agitated to rest."

"The library?" Ella pouted at her friends. "Are you both sure you don’t want to go shopping?"

Fiona smiled faintly. "I’m not particularly up for it."

"I don’t really want to go either," Sophia sighed. "The library just seems much more refreshing right now."

"You two are so boring! Fine, I’ll go ask someone else to go with me." Ella began to change.

Sophia and Fiona packed their things and walked to the library together.

"Fiona," Sophia hesitantly called out of the blue. "Leona said that Mr. Cheng carried you on his shoulder and held your waist. Was that true?"

Fiona stopped walking and looked at her friend. She pointed at an empty bench near the small lake. "Take a seat."

Sophia looked at her in confusion. "Okay."

They sat beside each other, and for a moment there was complete silence. Fiona kept her head down, unable to say anything.

"Did you turn Ryan down because of Mr. Cheng?" Sophia finally spoke. "I get that Mr. Cheng’s quite handsome, but how could you let Ryan go that easily? He’s one of the kindest people I know!"

"I’m married," Fiona said honestly.

"I really don’t—Wait, what?" Sophia’s eyes got bigger and bigger until she finally jumped out of her seat and screamed, "You’re married?!"

"Shh!" Fiona held her wrist and pressed her back down on the bench, covering her mouth. "Do you want the whole school to find out about it? I’ll go nuts!"

Her friend shook her head.

Although she didn’t feel confident enough to let her go, Sophia nevertheless managed to break free. She looked far away with a dazed expression.

"You're married! Was it Mr. Cheng? Did you marry him?" Sophia asked, her lips trembling.

"Yes," Fiona mumbled.

Sophia covered her mouth and stifled a scream. Although Fiona was worried about her friend accidentally biting her tongue and whatnot,

she didn’t know whether she should laugh or cry at her reaction. "Sorry, it just sounds so unreal!

When did you two tie the knot?" Sophia continued to ask.

"We got our marriage certificates on the night of the newcomers welcoming party. As for the wedding...well, we had the ceremony yesterday."

Sophia took a deep breath and clenched her fists. "Oh my God, Fiona, I can't believe it! Seriously, I can’t stress how surprised I am right now!"

"If it weren’t for Leona, I wouldn’t have told anyone." Fiona looked at her dear friend guiltily. "I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hide it from you."

"Oh, who cares! All I really want to know now is how you two got together!" Sophia’s eyes twinkled with immense curiosity. "Please tell me!"

Fiona thought about it for a while, and then said, "I will, but you have to promise not to tell anyone. Especially Ryan. Don’t tell him."

Sophia straightened her back. "I swear, I will never tell anyone about this! Not even my father, and especially not Ryan!"

Fiona nodded, finally calming down. "Well, his name is Spencer..."

She didn’t know how much time had passed until she finally finished the whole story. Sophia sat there quietly, stunned.

"That’s everything." Even though Fiona was narrating from her own experiences, it felt like she was telling another person’s story. Of course, she didn’t mention Celine.

Sophia held her hand. "Damn it! Fiona, why are you enduring this much? Let’s go find his grandpa and tell him everything he’s done, then ask for help in punishing him."

"Grandpa is old. I shouldn’t bother him with such things." Fiona smiled. "But I have to say that I do feel better after talking to you. It’s been hard keeping these things to myself."

"Fiona..." All of a sudden, Sophia wrapped her arms around her. "For now, I’m going to the library with you to study. And when I become a junior student, I’m going to the Royal Art School with you so that you can stay away from that devil."

Fiona’s eyes were red. "Okay."

"Are you going to divorce him eventually?" Sophia asked.

"If that opportunity comes along," Fiona said, looking far away, "I will."

"That's good, then!" Sophia stood up straight and looked at Fiona. "Then you and Ryan can be together again!"

She smiled somberly. "No, I won’t. Like you said, he’s a good person. Do you really think someone like me deserves him?"

"But I think Ryan is so into you that he won’t..." Her voice trailed off, as if something abruptly came to mind. "Do you and Mr. Cheng have sex?"

"What?" Fiona flushed.

"Well, I..." Sophia grinned mischievously. "Well, I could already tell so much from that reaction."

Fiona turned even redder before nodding hesitantly.

"How is he in bed?" Sophia interjected.

"Sophia, why in the world are you asking these kinds of questions?"

"I’m just curious!" Sophia laughed for a moment and then turned serious. "Did he force you to do those things?"

Fiona frowned. "Sort of."

"What a bastard! He really is a beast in human form!" Sophia clenched her fists. "I’m always pitied because I didn’t have a mother. I can’t imagine being in your situation. From now on, I’ll promise I’ll share your joys and sorrows. I’ll be here whenever you need me."

"Thank you, Sophia," Fiona said, voice oozing with sincerity. "I didn’t expect that I’d ever meet a friend like you."

"Didn’t you have friends before?"

"I had some, but not many stuck around because of my cold personality."

"Nonsense, they’re all just jealous! By the way, which company are you going to intern in?"

"ZR Company."

"The one Ryan's family owns?"

"Yes."

"I’m going there too!"

"Really?"

"Of course!" Sophia replied.

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you." Fiona bit her lower lip. "I ran into Ryan’s brother during the interview."

"Charles?" Sophia raised her eyebrows. "Why is he back so soon? I feel much less enthusiastic now that he’s in the picture."

"Why?" Fiona asked, taken aback.

"He always wears this mysterious smile as if he knows something no one else does," Sophia muttered. "And he seems to know everything I want to do."

Fiona smiled. "It’s pretty easy to guess what you’re thinking."

"No way!" Sophia grabbed Fiona's arm. "Well, he’s different from Ryan. A playboy. I don’t like him at all. You should always be careful around him."

"He’s the boss anyway. Considering we’re just interns, we probably won’t have any contact with him,"

Fiona said. Sophia dragged Fiona forward. "Whatever. Let's go!"

Leona moved out of the dorm room and rented an apartment. And Spencer had contacted Fiona since then. For the first time in several days, she finally felt at ease.

The weather became colder over the weekend, but Fiona and Sophia were too preoccupied with their internship to fuss about it.

Sophia called Ryan’s father and got in instantly. After arriving, the receptionist directed them to office of the design department director.

"Miss Cheng, the interns have arrived."

Both girls looked around curiously.

"Let them in!" They were greeted by the sight of a woman looking down at documents on her table.

"What a young voice!" Sophia whispered to Fiona, who nodded.

"Please come in!"

"Thank you." They walked side by side and marveled at the luxurious modern office. They finally stopped in front of the designer and waited for her to raise her head.

"Hello, I..."

When she finally did so, Celine immediately stopped talking. ‘Fiona? Am I seeing things?'

Fiona’s jaw dropped. Celine was the designer here. Her mind went blank.

Meanwhile, Celine slowly came to her senses and smiled. So this was the "special assistant" Charles was referring to! She stood up and walked to them. "What a coincidence! I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

Fiona frowned. The scene she and Spencer were kissing during her wedding night was still seared into her brain.

"You two know each other?" Sophia's eyes wandered between them.

"Of course! Fiona is my sister, right?" Celine smiled and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Sister?" Sophia looked at her friend. "You have a sister?"

"I don’t." She glanced at Celine. "She's Spencer's sister."

‘Spencer’s sister?’ Sophia thought to herself. ‘He's a bad guy, so his sister must be bad too!’

"I look forward to working with you." Celine held out her hand.

Noticing the frown on Fiona’s face, Sophia immediately took note of the tense atmosphere. She reached out her own hand to help her friend. "Nice to meet you, Miss Cheng."