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[Hearts got involved]
GENRE: Office Romance
Written by; Racheal A.
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Chapter 15
“You know,saying a thank you or not saying anything at all would be nice” He said
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“But…I already said thank you”Kiara said
“I don’t remember you saying it”Erik said
“Okay,um… Thank you”Kiara said, though she was pretty sure she already told him thank you.
“You’re not expecting me to say the same thing to you,are you?”He asked.
“Sir?”
“I didn’t require your help with the reviews”He said
“I’ll be sure not to render my assistance where it’s not needed next time”She muttered,bowing.
“That makes the two of us”He said and she looked up at him “I would have woken you up last night and asked you to go home if I had known you would take my help the wrong way”
“I… didn’t take your help the wrong way. I was fazed at first when I woke up in your room but after Mr Nathan explained everything to me,I understood and that’s why I was being thankful” She said sincerely.
He stared at her,not saying anything.
He somewhat found it relieving that she didn’t think of him as a pervert and that she was being thankful instead.
He rarely showed the nice side of him to people and the only person he often showed it to doesn’t usually appreciate it.
Hearing Kiara say thank you made him feel appreciated but he wasn’t going to show it.
He was going to put an end to the argument though, it’d be selfish of him to push it further knowing she was in no way at fault.
He cleared his throat and tucked his hands in his pocket.
“I’m leaving already. You should come by my place later to pick your clothes”He said “Or have you picked them already?”He asked.
“No”She shook her head.
He glanced at her before leaving the office.
Kiara exhaled.
“Why did he turn such a small issue to an argument?”She asked herself “And if he would have just let me explain, I’d have told him earlier that I erased any thought I had of him being a pervert after Mr Nathan explained what actually happened to me”She said “He’s way better at being harsh than being nice”She muttered, leaving his office.
“Mr Erik got mad at you again?”Ken asked as she sat on her chair.
She sighed.
“You’ll end up getting on his good side one day”
“I doubt it”She muttered.
He laughed
“Well… there isn’t much for me to do today so I guess I’ll be leaving early”Kiara said
“Good for you”He said “I’m stuck with these paperworks”He groaned.
She laughed. “I’ll be happy to help if you need a hand”
“It’s okay”He said “I got it. Besides,you worked really hard yesterday. You should get some rest”He said
Kiara smiled and then began to pack her things into her hand bag.
“You’re leaving already?”He asked
“Yeah “She nodded.
“Um…There’s something I need to talk to you about before you leave”He said
She paused what she was doing and looked at him.
“What?”She asked.
“It’s about Lex”He said and her facial expression changed almost immediately. “Listen,I know you’re mad at him and I reluctantly agreed to do this but…”
“Do what?”
“He asked me to plead with you to give him a chance to speak with you. He said he’s really sorry” Ken said
“I’m not interested in speaking with him”She said
“You said you already forgave him” He said “Don’t you think it’ll be nice to sit and talk things through. We spoke about this last time”He added
She sighed.
“I’m not…I don’t think I’m ready for that yet”She said “When I am, I’ll listen to what he has to say but right now, there’s no chance for that yet, I’m sorry”She stood and left.
Ken sighed. “I tried” He muttered.
Kiara entered the room where she had her bath in the morning and packed her clothes into a bag before coming out of the room.
She went to the sitting room and met Nathan there.
He wasn’t there when she arrived.
She greeted him and he responded with a smile.
“You’re leaving already?”He asked.
“Yes”She nodded.
“Okay, I’ll tell Mr Erik you already came to take your clothes”Nathan said
She nodded and turned to leave.
For the first time since she’s been coming to Erik’s house,she finally sighted the painting which was above the fire place – the old painting of a man sitting alone at a lakeside.
She walked closer to it.
“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?”Nathan said.
She turned to glance at him and nodded before facing the painting again.
“It’s Mr Erik’s favorite”Nathan said.
“His favorite?Why would he choose this painting as his favorite when there are other beautiful painting here?”She asked.
“You don’t think the painting is beautiful enough to be chosen as one’s favorite?”
“It’s beautiful but…”She chuckled”I’ve seen the painting once when I was little”She turned to face him
“Really?”Nathan asked
Kiara nodded
“I was with my dad at an art gallery when I saw the painting and I had thought; Wow,this painting is beautiful and suggested to my dad that we bought it but he told me that the painting may be beautiful but only a lonely person would have interest in it”
“Why?”
“Well,the painting contains a person. Sitting alone, at a lakeside”
“That was your father’s reason for concluding that only a lonely person would have an interest in the painting?”
“No,he gave me an in-depth explanation actually but I can’t really explain it like he did. I don’t know much about paintings”She said
He chuckled”Well,you may not know a lot about paintings but Mr Erik does”
“Really?”She asked, surprised
Nathan nodded.
“Then he must know the meaning behind the painting”
“Yes”He nodded
“Then why would he choose it as his favorite?”She folded her arms.
“You should ask Mr Erik”
“Yeah,I don’t…”
“Ask me what ?”They heard behind them and turned to see Erik walking to them.
“It’s nothing”Kiara said
Nathan shook his head and chuckled
“It’s about the painting”Nathan said and left the sitting room.
“What about the painting?”Erik asked Kiara,tucking his hands in his pockets.
“Um…Mr Nathan told me this painting is your favorite and I was curious to know why you chose it as your favorite”She said
“Why?”
“Cause it’s a painting depicting loneliness”
“How…did you know?”Erik asked, surprised that she knew.
Not many people knew the meaning behind the painting and he was curious to find out how she knew.
“It… Doesn’t really matter. I’ll be on my way”
“Why does it not matter?’
She stopped and turned to face him
“You… probably don’t care how I know what the painting depicts”
“It has to do with my favorite painting,of course I do”
She bit her lip, wondering whether to tell him or not while he stared at her waiting for a response.
She sighed “My dad was the one who made me got to know what the painting depicts”She said
“Your dad knows a lot about paintings?”He asked
She nodded.
“So,um…Why did you choose such painting as your favorite?”She asked
“I owe you no explanation”He said flatly with a blank expression on his face.
“Of course”She muttered and turned to leave.
She wasn’t expecting him to answer her question anyways, knowing the kind of person he was.
“Wait”He said and she stopped.
“I shouldn’t really be bothered about it but hearing you say thank you to me earlier at the office made me feel like I owe you” He said
She turned to him.
“You were probably expecting me to thank you also since you helped me with reviewing the reports”
“Not really”She muttered.
“Yeah,but you still managed to make me feel like I owe you”He said
Kiara gritted her teeth, wondering why he was bringing it up again
“I sincerely apologize for making you feel that way, it’s probably uncomfortable for you…”
“It is”Erik said”And I h@të feeling uncomfortable” He said again “So,to stop myself from feeling that way, I’d like to express my gratitude”He said
Kiara raised her head,her eyes widening in surprise
Did she hear him right? Gratitude?
TBC…✍️
