Lover boy

Book:Sold to my crush Published:2024-11-6

Chapter 117: Lover boy
Lily’s POV
Lily!”. I heard a familiar voice call out behind me.
I turned around to find Alex standing there with a bouquet of flowers in his hands.
What the hell was going on?..
Why couldn’t I find Daniel and my children and why was Alex here all of sudden. I looked around the classy restaurant to find it empty. It was just me and Alex, standing in the halls.
The restaurant was decorated with rose petals fr the entrance to where Alex was standing. I was beginning to wonder if I stepped into a proposal hall but who was being proposed to?. Where were they and why was I here?.
Did Daniel trick me into being here in this moment?. Was this all a plan to get me here?.
“What are you doing here?.” I asked narrowing my eyes at him.
“Come here”. He responded softly.
“I asked you a question.!” I snapped in irritation.
“Please”. He added.
I figured that he was not going to say anything until I was close so o obliged. I sighed walked down the aisle, stepping on the petals carefully.
“Now would you answer my question?.” I asked as soon as I was standing in front of him.
“Please have this. It’s for you.” He said softly, handing the bouquet over to me.
“T.. Thank you.” I said with a stunned expression.
“You’re so…” He paused and ran his eyes over my body, shamelessly undressing me or eye fucking me. “You’re so beautiful Lily.” He said softly. “So beautiful that sometimes I’m afraid that you’re not real.”
My cheeks turned red and I looked away shyly. “You look amazing.” He praised again.
“Thank you”. I responded shyly. I turned to him again and peered at him through my lashes. He looked very handsome in his three piece emerald green suit. His hair was styled neatly and laid to the back. Overall he looked dashing.
“Come, let’s have dinner.” He said softly gesturing to a table.
I narrowed my eyes at him. “Dinner?, with you?.” I scoffed. “I came in here to have dinner with Daniel and my children, now I can’t find either of them and you’re here all of a sudden. How can I just sit and dine with you?.”
“Don’t worry about them. They’re all fine and okay. They’re having dinner in another restaurant down the street.” He explained.
“Oh why?.” I asked flashing him a confused look. “Wait, did you both plan to get me here?.” I asked raising a brow at him.
“That is not necessary for you to know now.” He said with a small smile.
“Oh really?”. I snapped. “So what is necessary for me to know, huh?. Last I checked you weren’t telling me anything.” I yelled out with a scowl.
“What do you want to know.” He said softly.
“So many things Alex. Why am I here?, what exactly do you want. Why did you say what you said on live television. Why did you write that on a billboard?.” I asked breathing heavily.
“I said it because I wanted to, because I want the world to know how I feel about you ” He said with a firm tone.
“You want the world to know?.” I scoffed rolling my eyes.
“Yes and you too.” He added.
“You want me to know?.” I scoffed. “You want me to know that you love me?. Do you even love me?.” I yelled.
“Yes!”. He yelled and the whole place quieted. The restaurant grew cold and shiver ran down my spine. “I love you Lily.” He said locking his eyes with mine. “I have loved you for a long time Lily. Even before we got married. I was just so angry at myself and the people around me. I was so angry that I loved you. I didn’t think it was possible after Daisy because even I swore no to love again because I was afraid that the person would bear the same fate.”
“So when I realized I loved you, I was so scared and I tried to kill those feelings but it seemed fate brought us together when we entered into a contracted marriage.”
“Still I tried to kill my feelings for you but it was futile, how could I?. You’re so beautiful and so special. I love your pretty eyes, your face, your body, your charisma and your smile that can turn a bad day into the best day. The way you always find a way to get into an argument. I love the way you walk, the way you talk, the way you think. God, I love even the breath you take.”
“You’re the reason why my heart beats. My heart calls for you, all that I am craves for you Lily. My every thought is consumed by you. You’re a constant on my mind and when you’re not near, I’m physically in pain, my heart hurts.”
I just stared at him with my mouth agape as he poured out his heart. I couldn’t believe all these. Was this all dream?.
“I love you Lily, my heart belongs to you. I just hope you can forgive me and give me a chance.” He continued.
We stared in silence for a while, staring at each other. When he realized that I was short of words and I wouldn’t respond he spoke up again. “Please say something Lily, please, just say anything.” He pleaded.
“I don’t know what to say.” I responded honestly.
“You don’t know what to say?”. He asked with raised brows. “I just poured my heart out to you, please just tell me what you’re thinking, it must not be what I want to hear but I want the truth at least.” He said peering into my eyes.
“You what to know what I think about all these?.” I asked.
“Yes.” He nodded his head rapidly.
“I’m stunned, I can’t believe what you just said. Do you even mean that?, or is it just some ploy to play with me mind. Is this a joke to you, isn’t this one of the usual things you do and then tomorrow you switch up?!.” I rambled out all of the many questions that had been killing me since the interview I saw on Television.
“Is that what you really think?.” He asked looking hurt.
“Y.. yes.” I said with hesitation.
“I don’t actually blame you. It’s all my fault. I was the one that gave you this impression about myself, based on my past actions.” He said with a locked gaze. “But I assure you that I did so in the past not because I didn’t love you but because I was scared, but now…, now I can promise you that it would never happen again.”
“Not because I’m not scared of loosing you, because I am, but because I am willing to protect you with life if it comes to that. I vent let you leave me, I don’t know what I would do without you. . I don’t think you understand the depth of what I feel for you. I love you so much and I would do anything to keep you safe.”
“I want you to know that I am infatuated, obsessed, captivated by you. I want every ounce of your soul to blend with mine because I’m beyond selfish when it comes to your love. I want to use every breath that I have on this earth to getting as close as I can to have you all to my self.”
“So what do you say?.” He exhaled and asked. “Would you give me a chance to prove to you that I’m consumed by you. I promise to keep you happy.”
I stared at him, analyzing everything he had just said. They said the eyes were the door to the heart so I stared at his beautiful gray eyes intently and the more I did, the more I saw how genuine he was.
Could it really be true that he had loved me all these time?. But how could I be really certain of this?.
“What do you say?”, He asked again looking anxious.
I stared at him for a while before concluding my decision in my heart. “I’m leaving.” I said in a firm tone as I walked out of the restaurant.