THE BATTLEFIELD OF LOVE
Part 39's. Gift 1's
"Your assistant, Anna, is she and Andrew going to be together. Did Anna ever tell you anything?" I tried to pry a little bit of information, maybe he knew about their relationship.
"Hmm, I don't know. None of my business. You can ask them both." He grimaced himself getting such a question. More precisely he mocked me I guess.
"Did you purposely get Anna to approach Andrew?" A thought suddenly flashed through my mind. He immediately smiled widely.
"I didn't even know they liked each other. You want to go after Andrew, you can try it for yourself. I hope you succeed." I might be able to ask you to please match us, but what if Andrew won't. It's gonna be so embarrassing.
"You're mocking me, aren't you..." She laughs.
"You don't fit. He has no heart for you." I'm not going to listen to this Russian mafia he's just jealous and trying to deflect my interest.
"You don't know our match." I know Alexsey likes me, too, but I don't think we have a future, and he himself agrees he shouldn't seduce me. So I let him know I'm after Andrew, want to see how he responds.
"If he's liked you for years you know why he never said anything. The man is simple, if he likes you he will show it either by deeds or words. You want to go after a guy who's not interested in you? Just try, but isn't that kinda slamming your pride." His words hit me.
I'm silent. Yes I know it's true, if I ask our Mother to match us they will most likely agree. But the problem is not in them but in Andrew. I will look desperate and very hopeful.
I'm gonna have to ask Andrew frankly. Even though I know the results won't be good...? I didn't have the courage to ask if he liked me, when I felt 80% of the answer was no.
"This is our meeting present, as your name suggests, Svetluny." He put the paper bag in front of me. I saw it with a bad feeling. What he expected of me.
"It's what..."
"Just a little gift to our meeting." Now that his smile makes me feel guilty, I don't want to be taken advantage of. I had to refuse this seemingly expensive gift.
"I can't accept this, I don't want to owe you."
"You don't owe me. What you owe me."
"It's an expensive gift, you don't have to do this. I wasn't expecting a gift." Cartier is definitely not a small gift even though I don't know what it is. I pushed the red paper bag back at him. "Kumohom take it back I can't accept a gift like this expensive."
"It's just a small gift, you don't have to feel like you have to pay me anything. You have to accept it, otherwise I'll be hurt as your friend, this is nothing compared to the help you gave me 20 years ago." And he pushed back at me.
"You don't expect anything? Because I'm not gonna promise anything to me. I don't like being accused of using you. I'm not asking for anything from you, you know our rules, you're forbidden to seduce me. And I'm serious about that. Don't expect anything from me."
"No. I don't seduce you, I know if you want you to be able to buy anything yourself. I wasn't expecting anything. I just wanted to give you a gift for our reunion. Please take..."