HEART OF THE ROSE

CHAPTER 7

CHARLES' perfect eyebrows rose. "Alright let's just have dinner since it's past six already," he said.

Her boss said it in a way that as if she's not in the right position to complain. And he sounded more like he will never stop asking until he gets what he wants so she decided to say yes in the end.

"Okay sir," Keira said.

Charles took her to a famous restaurant and that made her feel very uncomfortable. The strange viscosity was added to the young man's gaze that she could not understand.

"Just relax," the boy said softly as he noticed her discomfort.

“Because sir, I'm not used to this kind of diner. Then look at my outfit compared to what other women are wearing here” she is wearing business attire. Slack pants, white polo, and a blazer. And that somehow causes her discomfort.

Charles' eyebrows met though a sharp amusement was on his face. "Why? What's wrong with your outfit?"

 Keira shrugged her shoulders. "Well compared to them, I look like an antique, sir," she said following her words with a soft laugh.

 A light chuckle went through the young man's throat. "Which only means that you are in a high value. And for your information, I like that idea" Charles said meaningfully then stared at her for a few moments.

 Keira pulled out and released a deep sigh because or that. Moments later the food they ordered came. The steak Charles ordered for her was good, so Keira focused her attention on the food for a while. That's why she didn't notice who was approaching their table.

"Well, well, well. Look who's here?" a woman's voice who now stood opposite their table.

"Shara" it was Charles to the woman.

The corner of the woman's lips rose. She was so beautiful and sexy that even she couldn't resist herself to secretly admire her. But Charles's face was emotionally blank as she glanced at the young man. And she is a lier if she will not admit that what she saw made her happy.

 "And who is this one?" the woman turned to her and gave her a sharp gaze that ran from her head to foot. "Have you changed your taste already?" Shara taunted.

Keira quickly felt her anger rising to her head. But despite her desire to struggle the woman whom Charles had called with the name Shara, Keira holds back.

"None of your business" Charles's cold answer and immediately give a signal to the waiter who quickly comes with their bill. "let's go?" the young man told her after noticing that her plate is empty.

 She nodded smiling. "Yeah."

It was when Charles went to her side to escort her. Keira knows that aside from that he still has another reason for doing that. It is because Shara is still standing there with so much anger in her eyes while staring at her.

"We are not yet done, Charles," Shara said loudly that immediately caught the attention of the other customers in that restaurant.

The young man glance at Shara, and carefully, he placed his arm over her shoulder. "Just to make sure that she will not be able to attack you," he said whispering.

A warm feeling of emotion touches Keira's heart because of the concern her boss have shown for her. They were already out of the restaurant and his arm remained on her shoulder.

 "I'll give you a ride home, is that okay with you?" when they were both inside the young man's car.

Keira abruptly shook her head. "There is no need for that sir. It is enough for me that I was able to experience fine dining" gradually Keira is feeling more comfortable being with Charles although nervousness is still there, somehow it decreases.

Charles clicks his tongue. "I insist, and also, I want to meet your family too," he said. 

Keira was shocked because of what she has heard. She wanted to ask why and for what is the reason she wanted to meet her family but in the end she has chosen to remain silent. She doesn't want to give any meaning or idea into what the young man wanted to happen so she decided not to ask any more questions.