"Uh...who was the CEO before you came in?" I asked.
"Lamar, Lamar Clark," he answered.
Wait, what?
"Lamar?" I asked even if I was told a few seconds ago. I thought I heard wrong but when he nodded his head, I knew that I was not hearing my own things. I still couldn't believe my ears.
Lamar...as in the annoying brat who never leaves me alone and pisses me off all the time...was a CEO?
That guy who can't even complete an assignment on his own...
And he was only around 13 at the time? What?
I cocked a brow and watched as Ethan's smile faded and he began scratching the back of his neck, avoiding my eyes.
"I know you have questions on that but I'm not the right person to ask," he simply said and I understood.
"Uh...okay. Away from that now. I have decided that I will move in with you after a few days. Maybe a week or less."
He nodded. I could see him let out a sigh of relief. I smiled. Just then, a waiter came in and gave us our check. The waiter took our utensils and returned them in the kitchen before coming back. Ethan paid the required amount and left the waiter with a tip. I saw the surprised look on his face and broke into a smile. He thanked Ethan before leaving.
Ethan stood up and helped me get up before we left the restaurant.
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I walked out of the car. Ethan got out as well and I walked to the front door while he trailed behind. When I stopped at the door, I turned back and watched Ethan nervously shift in his stance. He seemed restless and I couldn't help but chuckle a little.
He awkwardly waved at me, muttering a goodbye and walked away, not even waiting for my response. I rolled my eyes and chased after him. When he heard my footsteps, he turned to look behind but was caught off guard when I jumped in his arms. I wrapped my arms around his neck and stood on my toes.
He stood still for a moment before wrapping his arms around my waist, pulling me closer. It somehow reminded me of that evening when everything went downhill. That evening when I left. The last hug we had shared. It was nice to be in his arms again. He was warm but unfortunately, I had to let go.
"See you some other time, Elena," he said.
I bit my lip. "Yeah...See you then older brother."
He smiled once more and got into his car. With one last wave, he drove away.
I sighed and walked into the house but was shocked to see Jake on the couch with his head in his hands, crying. He coughed and coughed which worried me. I approached him and placed a hand on his back but he was surprised and ended up on the floor. I cocked an eyebrow and almost laughed at him being afraid of literally nothing but stopped myself from doing so when I saw his puffy red eyes.
This was the first time in my whole life seeing him crying. He never cried at all. In fact, it was like he's never been sad but seeing him now, I guess something bad happened. I helped him up, trying to get him to the couch but he grabbed my face, squeezing my cheeks as he let out a sigh of relief. He pulled me into a hug and began stroking my hair.
"Do you know how worried I was? How stressed I was because of you? You left early in the morning, even before I woke up and left. I thought you were kidnapped. Elena, why didn't you tell me you were leaving? I thought I lost you!" Jake's voice raised at the end and I winced at the sharpness of his voice. He must have been really worried seeing that he actually began crying. I felt bad.
Pulling away, I lowered my head in shame. "I'm sorry, Jake. I should have told you but I guess I forgot. It's just...there's been a lot in my head and I needed some answers so I met Ethan at a restaurant. I'm sorry for keeping you worried. Please forgive me." At the end, I pouted and I saw him roll his eyes. He ruffled my hair.
"Of course, I'll forgive you..." he said and I lightened up.
"Under one condition." My shoulders slumped.
"What is it?"
"You take me out."
"What? Why? I already apologized~" I whined. He folded his arms with a smirk on his face and a cocked brow.
"I'm not going to let you go that easily. What if you repeat such a mistake again? I want you to face the consequences. Plus, you made me cry and I never cry."
I sulked. With a pout on my lips, I left the living room.
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A/N: Did you enjoy the chapter?
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