REMEMBER ME?...
The Part 57
Kiara sits at a table that has been pre-reserved on behalf of Kris Choi. He did not expect that the man had really prepared everything.
Luxury restaurants and tables are located near the window, so they can see the beauty of the Han river that has been reserved. Even he said the cost of his meal had also been financed by the man so that he did not need to spend money.
A generous designer, that's what Kiara thought. After all, this was the first time he had met a famous designer and received this kind of treatment, inevitably making him feel special.
The girl waited at her desk for 10 minutes until a tall, blond man came to her.
Due to her towering posture, Kiara had to raise her head slightly to be able to stare at the man's face before finally smiling while looking down. Kris Choi has arrived. And he looks more handsome than what he sees in magazines and television.
Kris sat in front of Kiara with a smile. “Sorry to make you wait a long time, Kiara”
Kiara shook her head hard. “No, no, not for long at all. I'm used to waiting. Things like this are not a problem.” He said while chuckling.
Kris nodded and then called a waiter and said something to the waiter until he nodded and went back. Kiara could only stare at the behavior with a big question mark in her eyes.
“I told them to prepare the opening dish before we head to the main menu.” Kris said as if answering what had been spinning in Kiara's mind.
Kiara could only round her mouth and voice the letter ‘o’ without a sound then nod her head with a smile.
Shortly after, their appetizer came and Kris invited Kiara to eat her meal before they talked about the core issue.
After they finished eating appetizers and main meals, came a dessert of pudding and ice cream that Kiara had to admit was one of her favorites. Well, to be honest, all the food served to her tonight is her favorite.
“So Kiara, how about we start talking now?” Kris opened the conversation.
Kiara who was enjoying her dessert looked up at the man in front of her and hurriedly wiped her mouth with a napkin and gulped down some water before sitting up straight looking at Kris.
“The dinner was delicious, Kris-ssi, thank you very much. Sorry I have troubled you.” Kiara.
Kris laughed. “It's okay, it's me who is honored to have dinner with you.”
“Honorably? Don't overdo it, I'm a nobody.”
“But I think you will be the next big thing, miss Kiara K.”
Kiara's cheeks heated up hearing the praise from Kris. And somehow he likes how Kris calls his name that way with his English accent. Kiara K's. Yeah, Kiara likes how her name sounds like that.
“So, the reason I invited you to dinner today is my desire to invite you to participate in my Paris fashion week project this year which will be held in 6 months as one of the newbie designers, and it will be a good opportunity for you to make your debut. I know something like this shouldn't be allowed, but I'm interested in loading your works after seeing your designs in magazines. Are you ready?”
When Kris stopped talking, Kiara just took a breath. He did not even realize that when Kris spoke earlier, he held his breath. The girl could not describe how she felt this time. There was a sense of excitement in his chest and he wanted to scream. But he held it. And it developed a sweet and wide smile on her face. Immediately, he nodded his head hard.
“I'm ready. Oh my god! Of course I'm willing!”
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Late at night, when Vano had just had a warm bath and was drying his hair with a towel, he was used to bathing at night since starting his work which always required him to sleep above 12 pm, when the phone rings.
Vano glanced at the clock in his room and frowned realizing someone had called him at 11 p.m. And he was even more shocked when he found out the person who called him was Kiara.
The man immediately picked up the phone from Kiara and attached his phone to his right ear. As he remembered, the last time he saw Kiara was a few hours ago, when he drove her to dinner.
Vano initially offers to pick her up, but the girl refuses. Now Vano was curious, what time did the girl come home? The girl called him because she had gone home, right?
^^^“Halo?”^^^
“Vano,”
^^^“Kia, are you home? What time did you come home?”^^^
“Can you get out of your room and stand on your balcony while facing my yard for a moment?”
Vano's forehead is wrinkled. But he did not ask and chose to obey Kiara's request. After putting on his jacket, he walked out of his room to the balcony and stared at Kiara's courtyard which was right to the right of his house. And her eyes grew as soon as she saw Kiara was there still with the same appearance as she had seen last time.
^^^“Kiara, you just got home?!”^^^
Vano saw Kiara's figure waving cheerfully below while looking up at her. The girl was clearly distracting Vano and avoiding his question. But it's not that easy.
^^^“Kia, answer my question.” Demand Vano with a more firm tone.^^^
Kiara chuckles across the phone. “Ya... Be that.”.
^^^“Ya, what did you do with that man until so late at night?!”^^^
“I didn't do anything! She's so nice, Van, you can't blame her.”
“I want to see you.”
Vano was silent for a moment. His eyes met with Kiara's eyes which he could somehow see as clear as they were facing behind the distance, the lush snow and darkness of the night today.
^^^“Now you've seen me. What's up again?”^^^
Kiara hissed across the phone. “Aish... You're really not romantic, !”
^^^This is Vano's turn to laugh. “Come on, what's up?”^^^
“I suddenly had a bad feeling.” Kiara looked back at Vano right in the bead of her eyes.
“You... Won't cancel our engagement, will you?”
Vano. Secretly, he swallowed his own saliva and felt how his heart suddenly beat violently and painfully. Could it be. how could…
“It looks like my bad feeling really happened. Right, right?”
Vano still did not answer.
“What is your attitude if suddenly I leave?”
^^^“Go? Go where?” quickly Vano asked. He was quietly calm because the thing he was worried about did not happen.^^^
“You know, I met Kris Choi today. And you said yourself he was interested in my work. She recruited me to join her at Paris Fashion Week which will be held in 6 months in Paris. To facilitate our cooperation, he took me to Paris.”
Vano held his breath hearing Kiara's explanation. He could see that Kiara was very excited about the offer. If he was in Kiara's position, he would also definitely feel very excited and without a second thought, he would definitely leave immediately. No matter what other people think and feel.
However, now Kiara was in front of him, not really in front of him and spoke to him, asking for his opinion. This proves that the girl cares about him. He cared for a Vano who a few months ago ignored him half to death and chided him all out.
He cares about the feelings of a Vano who said he would open his heart a few days ago while the girl has always had the same feelings for him for years. Kiara cares about him. Somehow, realizing this alone, able to make his heart calm and warm.
“What do you think? I'll leave after my project here is done if you let me. But I'll stay if you want me so.”
Vano was silent for a while, thinking about the answer he would give Kiara. If Kiara had asked this a month ago, she would have definitely told the girl to go all the way from her life. But now it's different. His feelings have changed.
^^^“Can't you.. Stay?” that's what Vano said.^^^
The man uttered it in a soft voice as if he was barely suffocating. It was a tough decision, of course. If Kiara leaves, the girl can achieve her dream even though it will be hard for Vano. And asking the girl to stay is the most selfish thing of all time.
But that's what he did. Ask the girl to stay.
^^^“I still want to spend time with you. My 11 years of that time.I want to pay it off and replace it with new memories with you. I also can't remember my past. I want to remember you. If I have remembered you completely. Because with that, there are no regrets in me.” Vano.^^^
“I understand. I'll stay.” Kiara replied after a while interspersed with a smile on her lips.
^^^“I'm sorry.”^^^
“No need to apologize Van, I understand. I would definitely do the same if I were in your position.”
Vano was silent again. Why did God create such a good girl?
^^^“Thank you.”^^^
Kiara nodded. The girl then waved her hand. “Then you better sleep. Aren't we leaving tomorrow morning? We'll climb the mountain, right? Prepare yourself!”
^^^“Ya, it should be the man who said that!”^^^
Kiara laughs. “Means in our relationship, I am her man?”
^^^“Ya!”^^^
“Hahahaha alright, alright, I'm kidding!”
^^^Vano snorted sebal. “Already, there go in! You can get cold if you keep outside in a shirt like that.”^^^
“Shouldn't you have entered first? You ‘kan can't stand the cold, ah! All right, all right, I'm in!” kiara said with a laugh as she looked at Vano's expression.
^^^“Goodnight.”^^^
“Goodnight.”
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