CHAPTER FORTY FIVE
“Okay, go on, I am all ears,” Annabelle replied as she typed on the keyboard, making it give out some annoying sounds he did not like.
“Ana, you promised me that I would have lunch with you… please, can we go now? At least it is lunchtime,” Luca pleaded as he used his other hand to arrange his already silky hair, which had a nice texture.
“Is that the reason you are acting so childish, Luca?” Anabelle laughed out loud as she got up from her chair.
“Yes, no, I did not do that because of you… I just wanted you to notice my new hairstyle, but I think I was wrong, so I am sorry for showing you,” Luca explained as he got up and walked towards the exit when Anabelle ran to him and held his shoulders.
“Luca, where are you going? You just got here, and you are leaving already,” Anabelle asked subconsciously.
“I thought you wanted to make fun of me, so I decided to leave,” Luca answered calmly, with a blank expression.
“No, I was not making fun of you… okay, I was joking,” Anabelle said as she took him by the hand.
“Luca, you do not have to be upset about everything… some of those annoying words might be a joke, so now let us go for lunch,” Anabelle added as she released her grip from his and patted his shoulder, indicating that they should leave.
Annabelle picked up her cell phone from her table as she left the office, and Luca followed behind her.
He was very happy about those words she said to him… she was just like Zoey, his assistant, in that she always supported and wanted the best of him, even when he acted bossy towards her. She explained a lot of things to him and always stood up for him.
But he had another phase of feelings toward Anabelle.
He was so happy and lucky that the women he had in his life were worth everything.
They got to the company’s canteen and sat down on an empty chair as Anabelle stared at Luca.
“Luca, are you still upset?” Anabelle asked because of the look on Luca’s face.
“No, I am not upset… rather, I think I am happy that you are here with me.” Luca smiled as he replied.
“Okay, well, since we are here and you promised to buy me lunch, I would say you can do that now. You might not get one next time,” Anabelle said as she smiled widely at him.
“Okay, but remember that I will always be opportune for next time,” Luca said courageously as he made a facial expression at Anabelle, saying, “You would never know.”
“We will see about that,” Anabelle said as Luca laughed and got up from the chair to walk to the counter to order lunch for the both of them.
He came back with a tray filled with different recipes and two bottles of juice, which he dropped on their table and sat down on.
“You can eat to your satisfaction, and when that happens, you will keep running to me for more free dishes,” Luca said as he rubbed his hands in a circular motion.
He kept a glass cup in front of Anabelle while he poured strawberry juice into the glass, just as he did for himself.
“Anabelle,” Luca called.
“Hey, Luca I am here and you are calling me… what is going on?” Anabelle asked as she picked a fried crayfish from a plate and put it in her mouth.
“There is something that just started bothering me… do you mind if I share it with you?” Luca asked as he sipped a little of the juice in his glass cup.
“Of course you can tell me, but you have to eat first, okay? Then after that, I would listen to you, or would I say I would hear you out? Remember food first,” Anabelle said as she continued digging into her food, and Luca stared at her with his mouth apart.
“Do not tell me that you eat this much and you still have a stature like this… you are a glutton,” Luca said with amazement.
“I am not a glutton, you know. I just happen to eat until I am fully satisfied, so it does not mean I am a glutton. For my shape, I do workouts to maintain my slender body, and hey! Luca, were you not the one saying you would keep on buying free food for me? Why are you now complaining about the fact that I am a glutton?” Anabelle asked as she focused her attention on Luca, who was saying that she was a glutton.This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.
Of course, she loves to eat, but that does not mean she is a glutton.
“Who cares if you are a glutton? I do not care because all I know is that no matter what you are, I will keep on buying you breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and I will make sure that you feed to your satisfaction.” Luca claimed.
“Zoey, is that not Luca having lunch with Anabelle?” Phillip asked when he spotted Luca and Anabelle sitting in one corner of the canteen. He wondered what was going on between those two.
“What the heck, that is Luca and Anabelle… let us go and meet them,” Zoey said loudly as she smiled deeply.
“You know, Luca is surely going to get lunch,” Zoey added.
“Okay, if you say so, then let us go meet them,” Phillip said calmly as they walked toward the table where Luca and Anabelle sat.
“Hey, Luca What’s up, bro?” Phillip greeted him and, at the same time, asked a question as Luca raised his head and their eyes met.
“Nothing really… I’m having lunch with our lady in charge,” Luca answered.
“Hold on, Luca, is this an official date or just lunch? Because it does not look like an ordinary lunch to me,” Zoey butted in.
“Zoey, you can’t speak to your senior colleague like that… can you not see that we are having lunch?” Anabelle said.