Engaged to the Heartless Heartbreaker ✔

Chapter 19 - Princess

~~~ CHAPTER 19 - PRINCESS ~~~

I looked at my watch and learned that it was past 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon. We were seated in a table at a diner where Nigel took me for lunch... well, late lunch.

"It's past three o'clock, I know. It's my fault," he said in an apologetic tone. Wow, for the first time, he was apologetic. Seriously?

"It isn't your fault," I assured him.

"You think you can wait 'til they're serving us?" he asked sounding concerned.

Hearing him talk with that concerned tone made me feel so weird deep inside. Perhaps, I was just used to his signature cold, icy mode.

"I can wait," I smiled, still trying to assure him.

Whatever happened to his being apathetic? I wondered and stared at his handsome face. He was not smiling at me but the look in his eyes made me feel that he was worried about me.

I surrendered first from our eye contact. Gazing at his deep, dark eyes would just make me out of breath. Besides, it would just lead me to believing that he was in love with me... That would be very assuming.

Instead, I let my eyes to roam around. I noticed that the restaurant had minimalist interiors. Its main colors were white and green, with hints of black. I wondered if our attires matched its ambiance. I let out a sigh of relief that most of the people there were not in formal attire.

"Lovely..." I heard Nigel speak. He was still staring at me intently when I looked at his direction. Instantly, my heart beat fast as I felt the warming of my cheeks.

Did he just say lovely? Was he referring that to me?

"Huh?" I stuttered.

He blinked his eyes and cleared his throat, "The place is lovely, isn't it?"

I bit my lower lip for I had just become too assuming indeed. I felt my cheeks became warmer than ever. Boy, was I stupid!

Then, I saw the reddening of his cheeks. Wait, did I just see him blush too?

Nigel averted his eyes away from me.

"Y-yeah, it is," I mused.

As soon as our orders arrived, both of us dug in promptly. Well, it looked like I wasn't the only one who was hungry. I enjoyed my well-done steak as much as he enjoyed his roast beef. We finished the meal with a yummy cheesecake. That was the best lunch I had ever because, firstly, it was our first time to dine out together and, secondly, it seemed like we were on a date.

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"Are you okay now?" he asked when we had settled on the car. I was already sitting on the passenger seat.

I gave him a wide grin, "Never been better."

"Next time, tell me if you're already hungry. I can't starve you, you know. Mom will definitely kill me," he said also smiling as he inserted the key in the ignition.

Wow! He was pretty friendly to me after the fainting stuff. Should I fake passing out every time so he would be sweet to me like this? Hmmm... That's a pretty evil plan, Althea, I scolded myself.

When the engine was started up, I leaned my trunk on the backrest of the seat and closed my eyes. Oh, God, why did I feel so happy and content?

Wait, did he just say next time? Did he plan to travel with me again? Maybe I would if I'd be sitting here next to him. This would make me feel better and that would at least prevent me from losing consciousness. I hoped Stella wouldn't be around anymore.