Taming Mr. Cold and Arrogant

Daniel's POV:

"Sir, we have a meeting at the Downtown Mall around 4 pm. with the Asian Industries Corporation representative."

Andrew said when he came into my office. 

"Wait, why is it at the Downtown Mall? Are we the one who set an appointment with them?" I asked furrowing my eyebrows. 

"No, Sir. They called yesterday to set a meeting scheduled today."

"If so, why did you agree to hold the meeting at the downtown mall?"

"I just thought they were one of the big clients of the KI corporation, so I agreed."

He smiled awkwardly scratching the back of his neck."

"Just this once, Sir so we can go to the mall too. We're always busy at work so we don't have time to enjoy ourselves."

I sneered. "So that's the real reason why you agreed to set the meeting at the mall, to enjoy?"

He shrugged smiling like an idiot. 

"We can go to the bar after the meeting like we used to do before." He sat down in front of my desk. "I just noticed that we haven't been drinking at the bar since you married Sophia."

I raised my eyebrow. "It's because we're busy with our new project and partnership with Mr. Giovanni."

"When have we not been busy? Come on, dude, we were always busy even before but you could still join me for a drink."

"And how different it was then compared to now?"

He chuckled at me. 

"Ahh... you don't have to answer that, I already know the answer! It's because you have 'Sophia' now and in all your remaining time, you'll spend it thinking of her."

"And who told you I was thinking of her?" I threw a crumpled paper on his face. "She's not an important person for me to spend time thinking of her!" I said frowning at him. 

"Ohh... Okay." He shrugged as he stood up. "You're not too defensive with your answer, dude." He added with a smirk. 

"Tss! Can you back to your work now?" I said glaring at him. 

"Okay, Sir."

I smirked as an idea came to my head. 

"By the way, be ready for the presentation this afternoon with the Asian Industries Corporation."

"Well, I've changed my mind, you're now the one who will present the new project to them."

"Huh? But you said-----"

"That's final Andrew. You can go back to your office now." I said raising my eyebrow. 

I suppress my laugh while watching scratching the back of his head as he walked towards the door. 

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Sophia's POV:

"Anak, are you sure you're going with me to the supermarket?"

I smiled and nodded to Nanay Emily's third or fourth times of asking the same question. 

"Aren't you busy today?"

I said walking with her towards my car. But we were stopped by one of my bodyguards from opening my car door. 

"Ma'am Sophia, we're not using your car." He said smiling awkwardly at me. 

"Excuse me?"

"Mr. Kelley said you're not going to use your car starting today."

"Forgodsake---"

I didn't finish my statement when I felt Nanay Emily's hand in my arm. 

"Let it be, Anak because I'm sure we will not fit inside your car, especially now that you have two additional bodyguards."

My eyes widened in surprise. 

"T-Two additional bodyguards?" I looked around to see two new faces behind Nanay Emily. 

"He didn't inform me this, Nanay Emily."

They all looked at me awkwardly. 

"Maybe he's just thinking about your safety, Anak. He already introduced you to the media and for sure many will recognize you as his wife everywhere you go."

I just sighed biting my lips and didn't argue with her as I thought she has a point about my safety. 

Well, there's nothing wrong with having bodyguards around me, the only problem is that I am not used to having someone trailing behind me and watching my every move. 

Ben removed the cover of one of the cars in front of us that made my eyes widened in surprise. 

"This is your new car, Ma'am Sophia."

I blinked my eyes twice... thrice... to make sure I wasn't just dreaming. A Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV in 'Matte Purple' was right in front of me. 

"Wow! You love purple, right?"

"He asked the manufacturer himself if they could customize the color, and they agreed, so they made a purple one." We all turned to Ben. 

"How did you know that?" I asked him as I still couldn't believe that Daniel would do such thing for me. 

"I was with him when he talked to them." He shrugged. 

"Ahh... how sweet of him."

I tried not to roll my eyes when Nanay Emily nudged my elbow. I just smiled at her. 

I haven't recovered yet with the purple exterior of the car when Ben opened the door that left me and Nanay Emily open-mouthed. 

The entire interior of the car is a combination of white, matte blue and purple. 

"Oh, my God! This is what we call love."

My head snapped at her after hearing her last word. 

"Love?" I asked her frowning. 

She chuckled as my reaction and patted my shoulder. 

"Anak, only the person in love can do such things."

I don't know but I just found myself laughing while shaking my head. 

"That's one of the impossible things to happen, Nanay Emily." I said when I finally composed myself. 

"In dreams and in love, there are no impossibilities, Sophia, meaning when you're in love you can do things you never thought you could do."

"Just like this!" Ben added which made me snapped at him. 

I didn't miss the kind of look that they shared. 

I chose not to give a comment and just opened the door on the backseat. 

While they were busy talking, my mind was also busy thinking about why Daniel did such a thing? I just don't want to hear anything from him that I was asking such this thing. 

We walked around the supermarket with four bodyguards trailing behind us. After we put our groceries in the car, I invited Nanay Emily to eat at my favorite Italian restaurant inside the Downtown Mall. 

But I don't know why fate seems to be playing on me the same day, because before we could even get inside the restaurant I saw 'Her' at the entrance talking to a man the same my age. 

But it's too late to hide my face because she had already seen me coming. Her face lightened up at the sight of me but I immediately avoided her gaze and pretended that I didn't see her or that I didn't know her. 

"Nanay Emily, I-I don't feel like eating here right now, can we just go to another restaurant?" I asked grabbing her hand that made her stopped from walking. 

She looked at me confused. 

"I thought this one is your favorite restaurant?"

"Y-Yeah, but they don't have Bolognese pasta, there are other restaurants on the second floor maybe they serve my favorite pasta."

"Oh, okay." She said nodding. "Wait, are you okay, Anak? Your hands are cold and sweating."

-'Shit!'- I silently cursed as I saw 'Her' walking towards our direction. 

"Let's go, Nanay Emily!" I pulled her hand but she stopped when we heard my name being called by my 'mother'. 

"Yzabelle."

I bite my bottom lip and closed my eyes when I heard her voice again. 

"Belle, baby."

I took a deep breath before opening my eyes. I noticed the frown on Nanay Emily's forehead while moving her eyes from me and to the woman in front of her. 

"It's you again?" I asked her when I turned around. 

"Baby, please talk to me." She said stepping closer to me. 

Ben and his men tried to hold her but I shook my head so they just stood there with Nanay Emily watching our dramatic conversation. 

"Please let me explain."

She pleads but I just chuckled sarcastically preventing the tears that now forming around my eyes. 

"Why do you want to explain? I told you I didn't know you!"

"Yzabelle, please baby?"

"Don't call me 'baby' because I am not your daughter!"

"But I am your mother, Belle."

I clenched my jaws when I heard the word 'mother'. 

"Mother?" I repeat glaring at her. "Don't you ever mention that again because you don't know what the word 'mother' means!" I emphasized the word mother. 

I tried to swallow the lump inside my throat but I failed when I saw her in tears. 

"I'm sorry, my Belle, please forgive me

"What did you say, I'm sorry and forgive you?"

Tears are now blurring my visions, so I didn't notice the certain someone standing just a few steps away from us. His face was full of different emotions as he watched me cry with the pleading woman in front of me.