The Royal Contract

“Is there something wrong?” He could not help but think that there was an emergency, that was why she was here. She did nod. “Is it Grandmama?” When she shook his head. “Is it Eida? Luisa?”

He walked further into the room, standing closer to his visitor. He still believed that his eyes were deceiving him. That by the time he touched her, she would suddenly disappear in a puff of smoke.

“Then, what is it?” He could not stand the silence as her eyes remained fixated on him.

Finally, she left the chair and stood before him. He could almost touch her if not for the few inches of air that kept them apart. She was too close but not quite.

“I think you should come with me.” She asked him politely as her fingers fidgeted at her bag dangling at her side. It was the only thing she had brought with her. “We have things to talk about.”

Until that moment, she wore the dress she had worn at the party yesterday. After a little mishap at the airport, which had delayed her arrival, she went straight to Evan’s office only to discover he was running late.

.....

Then, she had to beg his secretary to squeeze her into his busy schedule, pretending to be a desperate client. Luckily, she had convinced her, allowing her to wait in the conference room.

“Can you wait?” He asked, checking his watch. He had several clients lined up today. Then, there were the papers he had to do for Alex and Dani. “I also have things to tell you.”

He could not just leave the office at a time like this, especially when David had asked him to step up. The company needed him too as the other partner, so he could not simply abandon his responsibility.

“No. I can’t wait. Then, I guess I have no choice but to kidnap you, Evan.” She said without a hint of a smile on her face. It was like she was serious about her plans. “So, I hope you will cooperate.” As her gaze never left his.

He chuckled a bit about what she said, finding the entire scenario hilarious. Did he hear her right? She would not take no for an answer. Therefore, she would force him to come with her.

Suddenly, he remembered thinking of the same thing earlier, contemplating whether to take her against her will until she agreed to accept him back. Then, here she was voicing out his plans.

If this was a dream, he wished he did not have to wake up soon. He was enjoying it too much as his lips turned into a grin. At that moment, he only shook his head and stared at the woman before him in disbelief.

“And how do you intend to do that?” Still, he believed that it was a joke. He scanned her from head to toe, checking whether she had any concealed weapon, “Where is your gun?”

She spread her hands, showing him that it was empty. “I have none, but I have words.” She calmly spoke as if she knew what she was doing. “I think that should be enough.”

She stepped back a couple of feet away until she had enough space to maneuver herself from her tight position. Then, she made her way to the door.

“What now, Amelia?” Evan asked, confused as he watched her walk away. He did not understand the puzzle that was before him.

He wanted to grab her by the arms, but he controlled himself. He reminded himself that this was her show, so he should let her run it according to her wishes.

“Now, it is either you drop everything you are doing and follow me, or we just forget that we ever met.” Amelia strode outside the room and straight to the elevator.

She just gave him an ultimatum. If she ever had any value to him, he would not put her as his last priority because she deserved to be the first this time.

She pressed the button, hoping that he would follow. But if he did not, she would finally know where she stood in his life. She had made her leap of faith. Now it was his turn.

“Wait, Amelia.” She was already inside the lift, about to close its doors, when she heard his voice.

Quickly, he stuck his hands through the slit, stopping it from completely closing. Then, he entered the door without saying a word. He just silently stood there, waiting for the doors to open.

He would admit he was surprised by her sudden appearance. It took him a few seconds to process that she was serious. Luckily, he could sprint fast and catch up with her.

“So, what now?” He asked as they walked the lobby towards the exit of the building. At the moment, he was the captive, and she was his captor. Therefore, she was in charge.

“For my first demand, you have to feed me.” She suddenly felt her stomach grumbling. She barely ate dinner and had nothing for breakfast.

“Any particular request.” He sweetly asked. But before he could wait for her answer, his mobile phone buzzed. He quickly pulled it out of his pocket, seeing that it was his secretary. He could already guess it could be about a client.

“Don’t answer that. Turn off your phone,” Amelia commanded, seeing that electronic devices would beat the purpose of her plans. “And I am not open for a negotiation.”

“But...” Evan was about to plead his case, but seeing that she was not budging, he stopped.

She was right about all of this if he thought about it. If he was serious about her, then this was the only way he could prove to her that he was. He had always told her that his priority was his job.

Finally, he could prove to her that he had changed and she would always be his priority by showing her that he could leave everything for her at the drop of a hat.