"But you guys are the sa. I thought they were different, but there's no difference at all!" Ellena replied not caring even if Richard was angry. Who told him to keep trying to approach her, even though she was repeatedly rejected.
"Don't tell that I remind you of your ex-boyfriend!" Richard retorted, clearly not accepting when compared to Ellena's ex-lover. Especially if it makes Ellena think back to her past.
Ah, he didn't understand why he could be so jealous when Ellena discussed the figure of a forr lover who looked like her. He really didn't want to be just a shadow of that woman's ex-lover.
"But it really is. You remind of him." Ellena replied indifferently. She hoped that Richard would be angry with her.
Sure enough. In seconds. Richard stopped his car on the side of the road, not far from a bridge. This suddenly made Ellena jump in surprise and imdiately turned to the side.
"What are you doing? Why did you suddenly stop the car here? My house is still far away," asked Ellena with her eyes wide open.
"I don't like hearing you talk about your eyes." Richard answered to the point, after he focused his eyes on Ellena with one hand still holding the steering wheel.
"Why won? It's up to to discuss anything. You have no right to stop !" Ellena sarcastically said, even though she seed to have forgotten about Richard's status as her boss.
Isn't that what Richard wanted? When outside the office they have to act like a friend? Yes, there was nothing for her to worry about. If Richard was angry at her rudeness, she only needed to repeat what the man had said a few days ago.
"I also don't like being compared to other people, especially with your pushy ex!" Richard firmly didn't care about Ellena's rebuttal.
"I'm not comparing, but it's the truth."
"Enough! Don't say that again in front of ! I'm not your ex-boyfriend!" Richard said firmly while glaring sharply at his eyes, which managed to make Ellena shrink.
"Who said that you were my ex-boyfriend? I was just saying that you and he had sothing in common—"
"Stop! Don't compare to him!" concluded Richard feeling annoyed.
"Why are you so angry when I talk about my ex-boyfriend?" Ellena seed to squint, staring at Richard suspiciously.
"You want to know the answer?" Richard asked as he looked seriously at Ellena's face. "Jealous. I'm jealous of him, Patricia. Did you know that?" He added before Ellena responded.
"What do you an? Why should you be jealous? What are we?" asked Elena looking confused.
Not only was Ellena confused by that statent, Richard himself couldn't believe that he could spontaneously voice what was in his heart.
Beco awkward? Of course. However, all of that was over, there was no need for anything to be covered up from Ellena. Feelings of jealousy that are increasingly mounting, in fact managed to break down his defenses to suppress his true feelings for Ellena. Maybe now would be the right ti to express his feelings for Ellena.
"Yeah, I'm jealous, Patricia. I know that I'm nothing to you. We don't have any relationship and in your eyes we're just colleagues, superiors and subordinates ...." Richard paused deliberately, giving Ellena a chance to first understand the aning of the words.
"Yeah, because that's how it really is—"
"Wait! I'm not done talking yet!" interrupted Richard who suddenly made Ellena pursed her lips reflexively.
"I don't know why, since the first ti we t I was imdiately attracted to you. At first I thought it was just a feeling of admiration, but after these few days of spending ti with you, I began to realize that my feelings are not just admiring you, but more than that, ' said Richard at length.
Yes, it seed that he really had to express all his feelings to Ellena right now, hoping that she would realize that whatever he had been doing all this ti had more aning than their relationship which was only limited to co-workers.
"W-what do you an, Richard?" asked Elena starting to get nervous.
Her heart was pounding for a mont. What does all this an? Why did Richard suddenly confess his feelings to her? Ah, what should she do now?
"I don't understand either, why I have these feelings for you so quickly and I get jealous when you talk about your ex-girlfriend. I don't like it. Especially when you compare to her. Isn't that enough to prove that I do love you?" said Richard again.
Maybe this seems cliché. However, that is the reality. Richard certainly couldn't avoid his feelings for Ellena. Yes, how could he avoid, when the person he loves is a single woman. It seed like it would be a huge loss if he actually squandered the opportunity.
"B-but, Master-"
"Don't call that!" said Richard warily.
"Okay. I'm sorry," Ellena replied as she lowered her head for a mont, then turned back to Richard. Her gaze suddenly turned gloomy.
Ah, she really can't bear to see Richard who is looking at her sadly, as if the man really feels hurt by the discussion of the forr figure, even though it is not the real ex-lover that Ellena is talking about, but Lucas, her husband.
There was no way she would reveal her secret so quickly in Richard's presence. However, it is also impossible for her to return the love of her superiors. Frustration. These two things really put her in a dilemma. To be honest, he still desperately needed a job to make a living while living in this city. But what about Richard?
It felt very selfish, if she wanted both to go the way she wanted. Neither her job, nor her friendship with the man. So, will Richard accept if she decides to remain friends?
"Richard, I apologize in advance for our conversation earlier. I didn't an to compare you to him. I also didn't know that you had feelings for all this ti. I thought we were the sa. Treat this relationship only as friends and co-workers. I was wrong." Ellena said with a small laugh at the end of her sentence, as if sothing was funny to her.
Yes, how not? They had only known each other for a few days. However, why did Richard express his feelings to her so quickly? Oh, it's hard to believe. There wasn't even anything special she had, how could he possibly be attracted to her?
Ellena laughed even more, suddenly making Richard frown in surprise.
"Why are you laughing? Does that sound like a joke to you?"
Richard growled in annoyance. How could Ellena respond to his seriousness with a laugh. It really sucks.
"No. Sorry, Richard. I didn't an to laugh at you, it's just that you're a little funny." Ellena replied, still chuckling a little.
"What? Funny? I was talking seriously, but you think it's funny? Oh, co on, Patricia … I'm not joking. Can you be a little more sensitive to my feelings?" Richard protested as he looked away for a mont, showing his annoyance.
"Okay, I'm serious. What attracted you to ?" asked Elena curiously.
"Hm ...." Richard looked up slightly, as if in thought. "A lot." He answered which suddenly made Ellena raise an eyebrow.
"Anything?" asked Ellena again. Of course she wanted to know clearly what things were interesting about her, according to Richard.
"My first impression, I saw that you were a kind-hearted person. Regardless of whether you helped or not at that ti. For so reason my heart said that you were a good person and my heart also seed to encourage that I should get to know you." Richard explained with a smile.
Yes, Ellena is right. It turns out that if you think about it, it's really funny. It was as simple as that the man loved Ellena.
Ellena laughed too, as if she thought that what she was going through right now with Richard was, like a movie drama, where one could easily fall in love for sothing that didn't make sense.
"Your heart is so strange!" Ellena teased Richard.
"You?" Richard's eyes widened even more, he even almost pounced on Ellena's face with his hands. It's just that Ellena imdiately dodged by pulling the back of her head.
"Never mind, Richard. Co on, let's go ho! Poor mother must be worried about waiting for ," said Ellena deliberately trying to change the subject trying to avoid hurting Richard's heart.
"No! I'm not leaving until you answer a question from ." Richard refused.
There's no way he could just leave, when the dipper still hasn't been greeted. Even Ellena still didn't respond to the lengthy sentence she had struggled to say.
"What is it, Richard?" asked Ellena innocently, even though she could already guess where the man beside her was talking.
Richard took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly. "Patricia, I'm not soone who falls in love easily." He whispered as she took Ellena's hand.
Suddenly it managed to make Ellena jump and reflexively pulled her hand from Richard's grip. However, it's free. The man actually tightened his grip on his hand, making Ellena unable to move.
"Please give one chance. I love you, Patricia. I want us to be together, please!" said Richard again with a hopeful look.
"But-"
"I'd go crazy if you avoided even more, Patricia. I can't. Let stay by your side, even though I know you don't have feelings for yet. At least give a chance not to feel lost because of you who keep avoiding , ' explained Richard, still trying to plead.
"How could you lose, Richard, even I'm not yours." Ellena reminded him.
"Then allow to have you, Patricia. I want our relationship to be not just friends or co-workers, but also lovers. Are you willing?" Richard asked to the point, as if he didn't want to give Ellena a chance to think about this any longer.
"In fact we've only just known each other. How can you suddenly be attracted to . I'm not that attractive woman. I'm not beautiful, nor fashionable like most won out there.. You certainly wouldn't deserve to be side by side with , Richard," retorted Ellena seed confused about what answer to give.
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