CHAPTER 12

He was about to go for lunch when he received a phone call from an unknown number. He still answered it, curious about whom the caller was.
“Hello, Sean Sawyer speaking,” he said as he answered the call.
“It’s good to hear your voice Sean. How have you been?” the question came from the other side and he froze.
How did she get his number? When did she return and why was she calling him now?
“What do you want?” he asked her.
“I want to have lunch with you. I am already at the restaurant, I will wait for you,” she said and hung up.
This was how she was; always expecting him to follow her wherever she goes. Just like those years, she played with him like a toy. Made him fall for her and dumped him when he was no longer of use to her. Now she just come back and wants to meet him?
He stood up and put on his blazer, he was going to meet that ungrateful woman and hear what she wanted.
“I will be going out for a while, I will be back,” Sean told Brian as he left the office.
He took the elevator to the ground floor and Richard was waiting for him. He gave the address to Richard and sat back as he went on a journey he wasn’t willing to do at all.
“I will be out in ten to twenty minutes,” he told Richard as he left the car.
Sean walked into the restaurant and he spotted her the second he entered. She looked gorgeous as ever, there was a time he couldn’t breathe upon seeing her but now it was as if he was just meeting another colleague of his.
He walked up to her and she stood up with a smile. He didn’t greet her but just sat down in his chair.
“You have gotten moody now that you are married,” Cleo said as he sat down.
“I guess it is the person I am with that is making me like that. I don’t have time for you Cleo. So just spill your beans and I will be on my way,” he said wanting to leave as soon as possible.
“We have a lot to catch up on. Do you know how sad I was to hear that you married some kid? I thought you vowed to love only me.”
He was not surprised by her choice of words. She was shameless, how can she utter such words without feeling any remorse?
“You must be mistaken Cleo. The second you betrayed me was the day my love for you ended. I have no feeling for you. As you know I am married and I am loyal to my wife so I will advise you to stop this stalking or else I will report you,” he said as he stood up.
“You are different now. What did she do to you? We are not that different. Just like me back then she is just going to use you and take your money. At least with me its better, we have known each other for long and understand each other. I still love you,” she confessed to him and he looked at her with spite.
He hated her more than he did anyone in his life. He didn’t just hate the fact that she was paid to destroy his life but the fact that she didn’t even feel guilty when she did it. She didn’t even apologized and saw it as something that was just correct.
If she loved him that much, why did she decide to partner with his enemies and plan his demise?
“That is one strong obsession, Cleo. You need to see a doctor and get yourself checked. Don’t ever call me again and go back to whatever hole you crawled out from,” he said and left the restaurant.
He was in so much pain. All the painful memories just flooded at once. After so many years, why did she cone back he could sense it that Wendy was a part of it. He had never done anything to harm her ever since they were kids and yet she had this natural hate for him.
He was going to solve this issue before it goes any further, he didn’t know how further she will go for this crazy talk of hers.
He went outside and Richard was already waiting.
“Where should I take you, Sir?” Richard asked him.
“I miss my wife, let’s go and take her,” he said.
“Yes sir.”
Selena had been busy lately because of the workload of being the face of the company. He loved it though, seeing her putting all her attention in what she was doing. He could see her improving daily and that was a relief.
He was missing her so much and he just wanted to see that face and see her smile at him. That pure face was all he needed to forget about his terrible meeting with Cleo.
There were on their way to her school when he saw her busy playing with Vivian. He was glad that she had a friend of her own now unlike when they first met. Richard pulled the car over and Sean came out of the car.
He just stood by the car looking at her as she played with her friend. She had no idea that he was looking and that what made everything interesting. He was glad to see her being so carefree like that. It reminded him that she was just another teenager who happened to get married early.
Sometimes he wondered if she hated him for making her marry at such an early age; at her age, she should be dating and enjoying life and not to worry about running a household. Was he too selfish that he used her feelings for him to trap her in this marriage?
As he was busy asking himself questions, she spotted him and as joyful as she was she ran towards him. He simply opened his arms and she ran into them. He embraced her as tight as he can. It felt good feeling her warmth, hearing her heart beat for him and especially the look in her eyes as she looked at him.
“What are you doing here?” she asked him with starts in her eyes.
“I wanted to see you and check if you can spare me some time,” he said.
“Is there something wrong at the company?” she asked with worry in her voice.
“Nothing is wrong. I just wanted to spend some time with you. Do you have classes in the afternoon?” he asked her.
“No, I don’t. I am just reading,” she replied.
“Good then. How about we go for a date?” he asked her.
“Are you sure about that?” she asked in return.
“Yes, we both need some rest from work,” he said as he patted her hair.
“Okay, let me go in and take my bags and say bye to Vivian,” she said as she breaks away from him.
“Okay, I will be waiting for you here,” he said and he watched as she rushed back to her friend. He couldn’t wait to hear about that day’s events.