Shall I still love you?

Chapter 8- The Dinner

It has been more than a month since Nikolai Sardov was being followed by Catarina Krust. She had been pestering him about having some stupid dinner and Nikolai Sardov was annoyed out of his wits. At first, he thought it was just a coincidence that he kept on encountering Catarina Krust but now he for sure knew that it was not a coincidence any more but a deliberate action on Catarina Krust's part.

From dessert shops to hospitals, parks, shopping malls, streets, everywhere!

The only place he didn't encounter Catarina Krust was in his office. What a headache. So at last he agreed on her insinstence. Not because he wanted to but because nothing he did or say could shake that shameless women off of him. He for sure knew that his CR was not such a person in the past. Now she seems to be thick skinned and won't give up until he agreed to have that bullshit 'compensation-for - ruining - his - suit-' dinner.

To Nikolai Sardov, it was just one of his suits and it doesn't matter. However seeing Catarina Krust's determination on compesating him and what not, he agreed to have a dinner with her. He also felt a slight guilt for what happened in their senior high when he saw that the old video of him rejecting her confession to him was still circulating in the class chat group recently.

Someone sent the video in the class chat group while they were chatting and planning for the class reunion next month. Seeing the video and the recent action of Catarina Krust in pestering him with some nonsense excuse somehow made him wonder if she still likes him.

Nikolai Sardov was planning on telling Catarina Krust about his fiancee so that she will stop being delusional and bothering him in case she still likes him. He never liked her, and he doesn't understand what made her like him in the past. He hate being pestered the most. Even Roxy Chase has never pestered him like this.

Meanwhile back in her room, Catarina Krust was rolling around in her bed hugging a pillow and giggling like a child who was given a reward. Anyone who saw her could feel the childlike happiness emanating from her.

    Yes!Yes!Yes! Nikolai finally agreed to have dinner with me!!!!

   Hahaha haaa... I'm so happy!!!

This was the scene Anthony Klaus saw upon entering Catarina Krust's room after knocking for a while and failing to get any response. Seeing her rolling around like a cute baby made Anthony Klaus wonder what made her so happy. It has been so long since he last saw her giddy with happiness like this.

"Rina, whatever good happened for you to be this happy?"

Upon hearing his voice, Catarina Krust stiffened and composed her stupid expression. She sat up on her bed crossed leg, with a pillow on her lap, elbows placed on the pillow and palms cupping her cheeks and gave Anthony Klaus a big smile. Her cheeks were flushed red and her beautiful eyes were bright, shining like hundreds of stars on a clear night.

"Haha... Tony, Nikolai agreed to have dinner with me at last! Haa.. I'm so happy!" Catarina Krust chirped happily.

Anthony Klaus stiffened. The slight smile on his face disappeared. Hearing her answer, Anthony's heart felt like it was stabbed. He could feel the cold chilling air billowing in his heart. Despite the tightness in his chest, he still tried to smile.

   Haa... So she's happy because of him.

He knew it but seeing it and hearing it himself was still painful. The woman he loved and treasured has never been this happy because of him.

"Tony, what should I wear? I have to wear something special since its once in a lifetime opportunity...!!! Hmmm... Shall I wear the red dress or the white dress?"

Catarina Krust was gushing over which dress to wear to dinner, not noticing Anthony Klaus' darkening face.

"Hmmm... I'll wear the white one!"