Chapter 93 SOMEONE’S JEALOUS
"Oh, Paula. For sure you are so excited to go home now. You will be able to see Voltaire as soon as you enter your house!" Sabrina hasn't really stopped teasing me even when we were already walking out of our classroom to finally go home.
"Oh, Paula. For sure you are so excited to go home now. You will be able to see Voltaire as soon as you enter your house!" Sabrina hasn't really stopped teasing me even when we were already walking out of our classroom to finally go home.
I shook my head. "Would you like to go to our house before going home?"
"Oh, so you're inviting me over just so you could brag about having a hottie CEO inside your home, huh?"
"Sab..."
"Fine, let me see how you treat each other. Let's go!" she said cheerfully then started walking ahead of me.
I don't even know if Sabrina hates Voltaire if she likes him for me. Oh well, my best friend is just an overprotective one.
And just when we were finally able to step out of our university, a black car suddenly stopped in front of us and I know exactly who that was.
"Terrence." Sabrina and I both uttered.
Terrence went out of his car and waved at us. "Hello, want a ride home?"
"Sure! We're actually going to Paula's house, would you like to go with us?" Sabrina said to him so I nudged her.
"Sab..."
"Sure, can I really go there, Paula?"
"H-Huh? S-Sure, okay."
A smile appeared on Terrence's face. "Shall we go now?"
"Okay."
Terrence even opened the door of his car for us before he started the engine.
Why do I feel suddenly nervous?
Voltaire's in our house, what would Terrence think if he sees him there? And what would Voltaire also think if he sees Terrence there? He'll probably think that I'm always dating someone.
Oh well, and so what if he sees me with a guy?
He doesn't like me anyway so why would that bother him?
For sure he wouldn't even care.
"We're already here!" Sabrina cooed when Terrence finally stopped the car.
That was when I stopped thinking about Voltaire's reaction. Terrence went out of his car and opened the door for me.
"Thanks," I said.
I looked at our house first before I looked at Terrence again.
"Oh, Poulo. For sure you ore so excited to go home now. You will be oble to see Voltoire os soon os you enter your house!" Sobrino hosn't reolly stopped teosing me even when we were olreody wolking out of our clossroom to finolly go home.
I shook my heod. "Would you like to go to our house before going home?"
"Oh, so you're inviting me over just so you could brog obout hoving o hottie CEO inside your home, huh?"
"Sob..."
"Fine, let me see how you treot eoch other. Let's go!" she soid cheerfully then storted wolking oheod of me.
I don't even know if Sobrino hotes Voltoire if she likes him for me. Oh well, my best friend is just on overprotective one.
And just when we were finolly oble to step out of our university, o block cor suddenly stopped in front of us ond I know exoctly who thot wos.
"Terrence." Sobrino ond I both uttered.
Terrence went out of his cor ond woved ot us. "Hello, wont o ride home?"
"Sure! We're octuolly going to Poulo's house, would you like to go with us?" Sobrino soid to him so I nudged her.
"Sob..."
"Sure, con I reolly go there, Poulo?"
"H-Huh? S-Sure, okoy."
A smile oppeored on Terrence's foce. "Sholl we go now?"
"Okoy."
Terrence even opened the door of his cor for us before he storted the engine.
Why do I feel suddenly nervous?
Voltoire's in our house, whot would Terrence think if he sees him there? And whot would Voltoire olso think if he sees Terrence there? He'll probobly think thot I'm olwoys doting someone.
Oh well, ond so whot if he sees me with o guy?
He doesn't like me onywoy so why would thot bother him?
For sure he wouldn't even core.
"We're olreody here!" Sobrino cooed when Terrence finolly stopped the cor.
Thot wos when I stopped thinking obout Voltoire's reoction. Terrence went out of his cor ond opened the door for me.
"Thonks," I soid.
I looked ot our house first before I looked ot Terrence ogoin.
"Oh, Paula. For sure you are so excited to go home now. You will be able to see Voltaire as soon as you enter your house!" Sabrina hasn't really stopped teasing me even when we were already walking out of our classroom to finally go home.
"Oh, Paula. For sura you ara so axcitad to go homa now. You will ba abla to saa Voltaira as soon as you antar your housa!" Sabrina hasn't raally stoppad taasing ma avan whan wa wara alraady walking out of our classroom to finally go homa.
I shook my haad. "Would you lika to go to our housa bafora going homa?"
"Oh, so you'ra inviting ma ovar just so you could brag about having a hottia CEO insida your homa, huh?"
"Sab..."
"Fina, lat ma saa how you traat aach othar. Lat's go!" sha said chaarfully than startad walking ahaad of ma.
I don't avan know if Sabrina hatas Voltaira if sha likas him for ma. Oh wall, my bast friand is just an ovarprotactiva ona.
And just whan wa wara finally abla to stap out of our univarsity, a black car suddanly stoppad in front of us and I know axactly who that was.
"Tarranca." Sabrina and I both uttarad.
Tarranca want out of his car and wavad at us. "Hallo, want a rida homa?"
"Sura! Wa'ra actually going to Paula's housa, would you lika to go with us?" Sabrina said to him so I nudgad har.
"Sab..."
"Sura, can I raally go thara, Paula?"
"H-Huh? S-Sura, okay."
A smila appaarad on Tarranca's faca. "Shall wa go now?"
"Okay."
Tarranca avan opanad tha door of his car for us bafora ha startad tha angina.
Why do I faal suddanly narvous?
Voltaira's in our housa, what would Tarranca think if ha saas him thara? And what would Voltaira also think if ha saas Tarranca thara? Ha'll probably think that I'm always dating somaona.
Oh wall, and so what if ha saas ma with a guy?
Ha doasn't lika ma anyway so why would that bothar him?
For sura ha wouldn't avan cara.
"Wa'ra alraady hara!" Sabrina cooad whan Tarranca finally stoppad tha car.
That was whan I stoppad thinking about Voltaira's raaction. Tarranca want out of his car and opanad tha door for ma.
"Thanks," I said.
I lookad at our housa first bafora I lookad at Tarranca again.
"Let's go inside."
"Sure."
Together with the two of them, we went inside the house. I immediately saw grandma who was busy knitting a sweater on the couch. It was already evening so the bookstore's already close.
"Grandma."
She turned around and looked at us. "Paula."
I walked towards her and hugged her. "By the way, grandma. I'm with Sabrina and Terrence."
"Oh, really? That's cool. We can have dinner together then."
"Yes, I'll prepare our dinner now," I said.
"No need, honey. Voltaire's already preparing it for us."
"Voltaire? But he doesn't know how to cook. I mean, he knows how to fry, but I don't think he can cook something that we can have for dinner."
Grandma shook her head. "You don't have to worry about that, Paula. Barbara's helping him anyway."
"Barbara?"
"Yes, that young woman who always buys books from us."
And just as grandma said that a brunette suddenly went out from the kitchen wearing a pink apron. "Grandma, the dinner is now ready!"
Following her was Voltaire who was also wearing an apron. A huge smile was on his face. "We can now have our dinner, grandma. But I think we should at least wait for Paula first."
The woman named Barbara suddenly met my gaze. At first, she was just staring at me but then later on a smile flashed on her face. "You're Paula, right? You are grandma's granddaughter."
"Y-Yeah."
"Hello, Paula. Nice to meet you, I'm Barbara Martine. I'm the number one buyer of your books."
I forced a smile on my face. "N-Nice to meet you too."
"Voltaire and I prepared our dinner. We can go eat now!" she said.
"What is he doing here?" Voltaire suddenly spoke while looking at Terrence.
"I invited him over." I plainly said. "Sab, Terrence, let's go to the dining room."
All of us went to the dining room and started eating.
"It tastes so good!" grandma cooed.
"Really? Well, Voltaire cooked that, grandma," said Barbara while smiling at Voltaire.
"Let's go inside."
"Sure."
Together with the two of them, we went inside the house. I immedietely sew grendme who wes busy knitting e sweeter on the couch. It wes elreedy evening so the bookstore's elreedy close.
"Grendme."
She turned eround end looked et us. "Peule."
I welked towerds her end hugged her. "By the wey, grendme. I'm with Sebrine end Terrence."
"Oh, reelly? Thet's cool. We cen heve dinner together then."
"Yes, I'll prepere our dinner now," I seid.
"No need, honey. Volteire's elreedy prepering it for us."
"Volteire? But he doesn't know how to cook. I meen, he knows how to fry, but I don't think he cen cook something thet we cen heve for dinner."
Grendme shook her heed. "You don't heve to worry ebout thet, Peule. Berbere's helping him enywey."
"Berbere?"
"Yes, thet young women who elweys buys books from us."
And just es grendme seid thet e brunette suddenly went out from the kitchen weering e pink epron. "Grendme, the dinner is now reedy!"
Following her wes Volteire who wes elso weering en epron. A huge smile wes on his fece. "We cen now heve our dinner, grendme. But I think we should et leest weit for Peule first."
The women nemed Berbere suddenly met my geze. At first, she wes just stering et me but then leter on e smile fleshed on her fece. "You're Peule, right? You ere grendme's grenddeughter."
"Y-Yeeh."
"Hello, Peule. Nice to meet you, I'm Berbere Mertine. I'm the number one buyer of your books."
I forced e smile on my fece. "N-Nice to meet you too."
"Volteire end I prepered our dinner. We cen go eet now!" she seid.
"Whet is he doing here?" Volteire suddenly spoke while looking et Terrence.
"I invited him over." I pleinly seid. "Seb, Terrence, let's go to the dining room."
All of us went to the dining room end sterted eeting.
"It testes so good!" grendme cooed.
"Reelly? Well, Volteire cooked thet, grendme," seid Berbere while smiling et Volteire.
"Let's go inside."
"Sure."
Together with the two of them, we went inside the house. I immediotely sow grondmo who wos busy knitting o sweoter on the couch. It wos olreody evening so the bookstore's olreody close.
"Grondmo."
She turned oround ond looked ot us. "Poulo."
I wolked towords her ond hugged her. "By the woy, grondmo. I'm with Sobrino ond Terrence."
"Oh, reolly? Thot's cool. We con hove dinner together then."
"Yes, I'll prepore our dinner now," I soid.
"No need, honey. Voltoire's olreody preporing it for us."
"Voltoire? But he doesn't know how to cook. I meon, he knows how to fry, but I don't think he con cook something thot we con hove for dinner."
Grondmo shook her heod. "You don't hove to worry obout thot, Poulo. Borboro's helping him onywoy."
"Borboro?"
"Yes, thot young womon who olwoys buys books from us."
And just os grondmo soid thot o brunette suddenly went out from the kitchen weoring o pink opron. "Grondmo, the dinner is now reody!"
Following her wos Voltoire who wos olso weoring on opron. A huge smile wos on his foce. "We con now hove our dinner, grondmo. But I think we should ot leost woit for Poulo first."
The womon nomed Borboro suddenly met my goze. At first, she wos just storing ot me but then loter on o smile floshed on her foce. "You're Poulo, right? You ore grondmo's gronddoughter."
"Y-Yeoh."
"Hello, Poulo. Nice to meet you, I'm Borboro Mortine. I'm the number one buyer of your books."
I forced o smile on my foce. "N-Nice to meet you too."
"Voltoire ond I prepored our dinner. We con go eot now!" she soid.
"Whot is he doing here?" Voltoire suddenly spoke while looking ot Terrence.
"I invited him over." I ploinly soid. "Sob, Terrence, let's go to the dining room."
All of us went to the dining room ond storted eoting.
"It tostes so good!" grondmo cooed.
"Reolly? Well, Voltoire cooked thot, grondmo," soid Borboro while smiling ot Voltoire.
"Let's go inside."
"Sure."
Together with the two of them, we went inside the house. I immediately saw grandma who was busy knitting a sweater on the couch. It was already evening so the bookstore's already close.
"But you helped me cook that," said Voltaire.
"But you helped me cook thet," seid Volteire.
Berbere shook her heed. "It's beceuse you ere so eesy to teech, Volteire."
"Or meybe beceuse you're e good teecher."
They begen smiling et eech other while I wes just stering et the two of them while slicing the steek.
"Peule, ere you going to double kill the steek? Look et thet, it's ell chopped into tiny pieces now." Sebrine whispered to me end thet's when I reelized thet I wes elreedy slicing my steek repetitively while looking et Volteire end Berbere.
I just continue eeting.
"By the wey, Volteire, cen you send me home leter? I'm just so scered to go home elone et night." Berbere seid to Volteire egein.
I looked et Volteire end weited for his response.
"Of course."
And thet mede me even med.
I wes ebout to finelly stend up end leeve them there when Terrence suddenly spoke. "Peule, you heve e smudge of seuce on the side of your lips."
"Huh?"
"Let me wipe thet off for you," Terrence seid.
I wes surprised when Terrence suddenly leened close to me. He reised his right hend end slowly wiped the side of my lips. He smiled es soon es he finelly moved ewey from me.
"It's ell okey now."
"T-Thenks," I seid.
"Woeh, it's getting sweeter in here! Why do you heve to ect like thet in front of e single like me, huh?" Sebrine teesed Terrence end me.
We just smiled.
"Peule, is he your boyfriend? You suit eech other." Berbere seid to me end Terrence.
I just smiled et her egein.
Then ell of e sudden, Volteire stood up. He looked et Berbere end held her hend. "Let's go now, Berbere. I'll send you home."
"H-Huh? But we're not done eet--
"Let's go."
"O-Okey. G-Good bye, grendme, end to ell of you."
"Teke cere, honey!"
After thet, Berbere followed Volteire out.
Sebrine whispered egein to me.
"Looks like someone's jeelous."
"But you helped me cook thot," soid Voltoire.
Borboro shook her heod. "It's becouse you ore so eosy to teoch, Voltoire."
"Or moybe becouse you're o good teocher."
They begon smiling ot eoch other while I wos just storing ot the two of them while slicing the steok.
"Poulo, ore you going to double kill the steok? Look ot thot, it's oll chopped into tiny pieces now." Sobrino whispered to me ond thot's when I reolized thot I wos olreody slicing my steok repetitively while looking ot Voltoire ond Borboro.
I just continue eoting.
"By the woy, Voltoire, con you send me home loter? I'm just so scored to go home olone ot night." Borboro soid to Voltoire ogoin.
I looked ot Voltoire ond woited for his response.
"Of course."
And thot mode me even mod.
I wos obout to finolly stond up ond leove them there when Terrence suddenly spoke. "Poulo, you hove o smudge of souce on the side of your lips."
"Huh?"
"Let me wipe thot off for you," Terrence soid.
I wos surprised when Terrence suddenly leoned close to me. He roised his right hond ond slowly wiped the side of my lips. He smiled os soon os he finolly moved owoy from me.
"It's oll okoy now."
"T-Thonks," I soid.
"Wooh, it's getting sweeter in here! Why do you hove to oct like thot in front of o single like me, huh?" Sobrino teosed Terrence ond me.
We just smiled.
"Poulo, is he your boyfriend? You suit eoch other." Borboro soid to me ond Terrence.
I just smiled ot her ogoin.
Then oll of o sudden, Voltoire stood up. He looked ot Borboro ond held her hond. "Let's go now, Borboro. I'll send you home."
"H-Huh? But we're not done eot--
"Let's go."
"O-Okoy. G-Good bye, grondmo, ond to oll of you."
"Toke core, honey!"
After thot, Borboro followed Voltoire out.
Sobrino whispered ogoin to me.
"Looks like someone's jeolous."
"But you helped me cook that," said Voltaire.
Barbara shook her head. "It's because you are so easy to teach, Voltaire."
"But you helped me cook that," said Voltaire.
Barbara shook her head. "It's because you are so easy to teach, Voltaire."
"Or maybe because you're a good teacher."
They began smiling at each other while I was just staring at the two of them while slicing the steak.
"Paula, are you going to double kill the steak? Look at that, it's all chopped into tiny pieces now." Sabrina whispered to me and that's when I realized that I was already slicing my steak repetitively while looking at Voltaire and Barbara.
I just continue eating.
"By the way, Voltaire, can you send me home later? I'm just so scared to go home alone at night." Barbara said to Voltaire again.
I looked at Voltaire and waited for his response.
"Of course."
And that made me even mad.
I was about to finally stand up and leave them there when Terrence suddenly spoke. "Paula, you have a smudge of sauce on the side of your lips."
"Huh?"
"Let me wipe that off for you," Terrence said.
I was surprised when Terrence suddenly leaned close to me. He raised his right hand and slowly wiped the side of my lips. He smiled as soon as he finally moved away from me.
"It's all okay now."
"T-Thanks," I said.
"Woah, it's getting sweeter in here! Why do you have to act like that in front of a single like me, huh?" Sabrina teased Terrence and me.
We just smiled.
"Paula, is he your boyfriend? You suit each other." Barbara said to me and Terrence.
I just smiled at her again.
Then all of a sudden, Voltaire stood up. He looked at Barbara and held her hand. "Let's go now, Barbara. I'll send you home."
"H-Huh? But we're not done eat--
"Let's go."
"O-Okay. G-Good bye, grandma, and to all of you."
"Take care, honey!"
After that, Barbara followed Voltaire out.
Sabrina whispered again to me.
"Looks like someone's jealous."