Bab 5: ".. he wants it to be you.."
The aromatic mixture of freshly cooked prawn and shrimp dishes filled the whole kitchen area.
Zowie's face brightened upon seeing her favorite foods beautifully plated in front of her. She could not help herself but salivate with it. Anything about prawn and shrimp will surely get her.
'Was this a total coincidence? These are my favorite dishes!'
She was tired but more hungry now.
They were in a town house in S city. The man ordered their private chef to cook for her as soon as they had arrived in the area.
"Help yourself miss, and be comfortable to eat." The man tried to continue talking but decided not to upon realizing that Zowie was already eating. She seemed to be love struck with the foods.
Zowie was delightfully eating when she noticed that someone was intently watching her.
"Oh I am sorry Mister! How rude of me to eat without inviting you. Come join me!"
The man was amazed with she said. She was comfortably eating and acted as if she was the owner of the place and the man was her guest.
"Don't worry I still full. Just mind yourself eating and then we will talk after you are done."
She didn't mind what the man said and savored every food. She was eating as if there's no tomorrow.
Few minutes later, she finally finished herself from eating. She drunk a glass of wine before setting herself up properly.
"Thank you for the food and for your help a while ago" , she expressed while looking at the man sincerely.
"Now, what do you need?" Zowie seriously asked.
"Miss, first I need you to listen to me for a moment." The man's immediate reply.
Zowie nodded as an answer.
" I am Lawrence Dee, head security of an influential family which I can not tell you their name yet as instructed. I happened to be the personal body guard of the family's only son. His family mainly entrusted him to me."
She remained silent but attentive.
'I don't care about their status. What I need to understand is what it has something to do with me. Why am I dragged with such family?' She became puzzled.
"And our young master entrusted me to get you for him. Give and discuss to you his offer. He is a single man who never had a girlfriend in his life. Women went head over hills for him but none of them interested him. He is 29 years old now. He is 5'8 tall, handsome, rich and a good man. You surely like him." Lawrence informatively said.
'Why am I feeling that he is selling his young master out to me? And why does he need someone to do what he needs to do for himself?' She unbelievably thought of.
"He wants a wife and he wants it to be you, Ms. Zowie Cruz." He straightforwardly said while taking out a piece of folder and handed it over to her.
Zowie was taken aback and was hesitant to take the folder.
"This is the contract that he wanted you to read carefully. For you to be aware of what you'll be into, and for you to feel safe and protected in his offer." Lawrence continued.
"Wait! Wait! Why me?" She confusingly asked.
"Ms. Cruz I am sorry but I believe I can not answer that question because I am just following his orders."
"I mean I don't know him and he doesn't know me. We are definitely strangers to each other!" She quickly uttered.
"I really can't answer you that miss but I do know that he happened to have knowledge about what you have done today to a potential investor in the company you are working for. You almost killed that investor and maybe that made him get interested to you."
"What??? And how did he know about that?" She was completely wondering.
"Nothing is impossible for an influential family miss." He smiled.
'If that's so, he is a trouble. His power will surely keep me restricted and controlled. In fact, I certainly don't know him so why should I gamble. And what if this man right here is lying to him about his looks. Or maybe he wants to play with, then get rid of me when he's done! A sadistic one! No!'
"Can I have time to think about this?" She asked.
"Yes miss, as you please. You can go to your room for a rest. Have time to read the contract closely and think about it. But I just want to tell you that he will not take "no" for an answer."
She was a little tensed upon hearing the last sentence but determined to get out of there.
"I will surely think of this seriously Mr. Dee. Thank you for your warm accommodations. I better go to my room." She then went to her room.
The room was so beautifully designed upon her taste. Like it was really made for her. There were yellow tulips on the table beside the bed.
"This is so my type! Ahh!" She lied down her body on the soft bed and felt the serenity of the room until she unmindfully passed out.
It was already passed ten in the evening when Zowie woke up and realized that she had slept.
She immediately observed the whole room and looked for a way out. But there were no windows she can find. She started to lose the positivity of going out until she went to the bathroom for her last chance.
Gladly, she found a small glass window. By looking at it, she can tell that it was enough for her body to go through. And without wasting time, she went back to her bed, get the vase and covered it with a towel. She went to bathroom, stepped to the bowl and strongly threw the vase to the window which made a sound. Zowie took the towel and cleared the window from sharp debris.
The town house was only one storey building so it would be easy for her to successful jump out from it.
She slowly sneaked out and went to find the gate. Yes, it was easy to escape in the town house but the walls are the hard ones.
She saw a man walking through the area, trying to check it. As soon as she got the chance to take the man down she immediately hit its leg at the back and passed out. She took its hat and coat and pretended to be one them. She successfully saw the gate.
She walked fast towards the gate when somebody from behind ordered her to stop. Then she was frozen.
"Hey you! Stop and come here!" , the man told her.
She was hesitant and thinking of running quickly but she knew it won't work. She was really nervous of being caught.
"You are going out so bring these garbages with you!"
"Yes sir." She shortly replied and took the garbages out.
She succeeded in getting herself out from the area but as she went outside, darkness and trees welcomed here.
The place was in the middle of the forest and there was only one road to take.
She had two options only. To walk into the dark road or walk inside and accept the offer .
'Trying it out here or living miserably with a man in the future? Well I prefer taking the dark road!'
She started running on the road.
She was more afraid of getting herself into the wrong commitment than getting herself in the dark road without knowing what was lying ahead.
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