Persuading My Husband
1361 Words
Emilia looks surprised when she saw me in the kitchen.
“Mrs. Lee, let me help you.” She rushes to help me cut the meat but I stopped her.
“Don’t worry Emilia, I can do this. You can help me with the vegetables. You can wash and cut it while I’m preparing the meat.”
“I don’t know that you can cook. I remember asking you before. By the way, what are you cooking?”
“I’m cooking Kare-Kare. I remember that Rickard likes it.”
“Indeed, it’s his favorite. Let me help you with the nuts too. We have griller here.” She said before going to one of the cabinet storage to find the griller.
We work in harmony until we heard someone coughed.
Rickard already arrived and watched us.
I look at the clock and it’s just six in the evening. Usually in Sofia’s memories, Rickard arrived at home at seven.
“You’re early today”. I went and kissed his cheeks.
I forgot that Sofia never does that. I saw that Rickard was surprised by my action.
D*amn it! It’s a habit of kine whenever Martin arrived at the house.
Rickard was silent for a moment before he get back to his senses.
“What are you doing in the kitchen? We got people to cook for us.” Rickard said.
“I was watching some cooking show this afternoon and decided to cook something for you.”
“But you don’t know how to cook.”
“Don’t worry about it, I watched it ten times before I memorized how to do it. Don’t worry, my food will not kill you. Emilia is watching me too and helping me from time to time.” I explained.
“It’s not like you.”
“I need to change, after all, I’m your wife now and soon we will get our own child. I need to learn how to cook.”
“Why do I feel that you need something from me?”
I look away because of shame. He can read me even I’m in his wife body’s.
“Well.. What I need from you is something we can talk about later after we eat.”
“I feel like you’re bribing me with food.”
“N-No, it’s not like that. I really want to cook, please don’t think that way.” I faked my teary eyes.
“Don’t cry. I will eat your food don’t worry, I need to tell you something too.”
“What is it?”
“It can wait too. I’ll just take a shower and be right back.”
“Okay, the food is almost done. I will fix the table and wait for you.”
“Okay.”
Rickard look at me suspiciously but he didn’t say anything. I wish he can grant my request. I need to start my revenge as soon as possible.
***
Rickard and I are going to start to eat. I’m looking at him waiting for his reply to the food I cooked.
It is like watching in slow motion. He didn’t express any emotion but he started to eat livelily. He almost finished two plates of it. I feel relieved that someone appreciates my food. Martin always went home late so I decided to take-out food most of the time and eat it alone.
“I don’t know that watching ten times video about cooking can make you cook like this. You should do it more.”
Is he mocking me or complimenting me?
“Do you like it?”
“The taste is decent. You should try cooking another dish.”
“I will, I will watch another one. Do you want anything? I can cook it next time.”
“Surprise me. I want to taste you, I mean your food.” He said then look away.
I almost choked my food at what he said. I think my ears are both red now.
We finished our food in total silence. No one dares to speak again.
“We can talk now, let’s go to my office,” Rickard said.
“Okay, but do you want some tea or coffee? It helps you digest your food easily.” I suggested.
“Tea, you can bring tea for me. I’ll wait for you upstairs.”
“Okay.”
I was cleaning the table when Emilia showed again and almost shouted when she saw me cleaning the table and putting the plates in the sink.
“Mrs. Lee, that’s our job. Don’t use your hand too much. It might affect your artworks.”
I forgot that everyone here knows how talented Sofia is. I can’t afford to ruin her hand while being in her body.
“Can you prepare tea for Rickard and me and bring it to his office.”
“Yes Mrs. Lee, I’ll bring it right away.”
“And lastly Emilia, call me Sofia or Ma’am Sofia, I’m still not used to being called as Mrs. Lee all the time.”
“Yes Mrs. L—— Ma’am Sofia.”
I hurriedly went to Rickard's office. He’s patiently waiting for me while looking outside his massive window.
I sit on the sofa inside then Emilia arrived with our tea. I thanked her before dismissing her.
“Tell me, what do you need this time?” Rickard asked while still looking outside.
“Y-You can say what you need to say first,” I said.
“It doesn’t work that way Sofia. I think you know me too well that I don’t answer any question with being answered too.”
“Well, as you can see, even I graduated from Art school I still know how to work. I want to help you with your business and I want to get involved.”
“Why would I do that? You’re my wife, I’m a billionaire. I don’t need you to work.
“But I want to work.”
“Work? You don’t have any background to support a job.”
“But I can learn easily.” Rickard doesn’t know that I can work as an adult too.
“Easily learn? Tell me, what position do you desire?”
“I really want to transport goods. I look around your companies and I decided to work on Lee’s Shipping International. One of your sister company.”
“The shipping? Do you know that the Uy is the best in shipping here in Golden City?
“Why? Are you afraid of them?
“No, but I know the old owner, he is nice to me and even asked me to marry his only child.”
This time, I spill the tea because of the news I received.
Did dad ask Rickard to marry me?
“Mr. Sy offer that to you? Then why didn’t you accept it?”
“Because I can’t do it. His daughter is precious to him, If I will marry her, she’s going to suffer.”
Father didn’t tell me about it.
Then what is your decision about giving me the position I’m asking for?
“You can have that if you come with me this weekend.”
“Is that why you want to talk to me?”
“Yes.”
“Okay, I’ll do it.”
“And one more thing,
“My grandfather will be arriving from Switzerland. He will be staying here for a few days. I hope you don’t mind.”
“No, not at all. He’s my grandfather too now. He’s always welcome in your house.”
“Our house.”
“Hmmm?!”
“It’s our house now Sofia.”
“O-Okay”
“Say it. Say that it’s our house.” He sounds offended that I said that it’s his house. He doesn’t like it.
“Our house. Our grandfather is always welcome in our house.” I said.
He’s making me feel like I’m his real wife. I wonder when will Sofia go back to this body.
I hope it’s not too soon.
Let me use your body to take my revenge first.
- Writer
