✿ CHAPTER 51 ✿
AMELIA'S POV
Evening hours came by so quickly, as I was just on my bed resting, until I felt someone walk into my room and slapped my arms.
"Ouch! Sofiya!"
"Get up, you pregnant fool."
"Pregnant fool?"
"Yes, you've been sleeping like a pregnant woman, Amelia...get up!" she raised her voice.
"Can't you let me rest?"
"It's evening hours, get up, Alexander is waiting downstairs," she tried pulling me off the bed.
"Waiting? why is he waiting?"
"You fool, we're all going out tonight."
"I'm suddenly craving for ice cream, so get up before I kick your ass!"
"You're disturbing my life, Sofiya, I don't wanna go!"
She didn't talk anymore as she forcefully dragged me off the bed.
"Sofiya!!" I found myself on the floor.
"The ice cream here is the best I've ever had!" Sofiya jumped in excitement as we arrived at our favorite ice cream shop, which was an outdoor shop where people, especially couples, come to eat any ice cream flavor of their choice.
"I usually come here to eat ice cream," Alex smiled at Sofiya.
"Really! Oh my! We have so much in common, hottie!" Sofiya gushed.
"Yeah," Alex rubbed the back of his neck with a smile on his face.
I was getting fed up with these two already.
"Ughh," I walked ahead of them to take a seat.
"Hey! Don't just take a seat like that, go get us some ice cream," Sofiya said as she and Alex took their seat opposite me.
"I? Go get you both ice cream? Are you insane!" I was about to throw a punch at Sofiya's smug look.
"Alexander, you see? she doesn't want to go get ice cream for me...isn't she bad? a bad cousin," she pouted.
"Don't worry, I'll go get us the ice cream." Alex said
"Never mind, I'll go," I rolled my eyes as Sofiya chuckled.
"Good girl!, And don't forget my favorite flavor," she smirked as I stood up.
"What flavor do you want, Alex?" I asked
"I'll go with Chocolate chip cookie dough."
"Oh my goodness!!, that's also my favorite-"
"Shut up, Sofiya, your favorite is strawberry mixed with cookies, chocolates, vanilla, butter pecan, rocky road, pistachio, and salted caramel." I smiled.
Sofiya's face flushed red with embarrassment.
"That's not true!"
"If I were to bring it to you right now, you won't eat it?"
"I-" she hesitated
"Of course I'll eat it!...so what if I have a weird taste in ice cream?" She crossed her arms.
Alex chuckled lightly..."You're so cute, Sofiya."
I felt like I was about to puke from Alex's words
"What in the hell?"
she was clearly the opposite of cute!
"You find me cute? Thanks, I find you hot also," Sofiya blushed.
I walked away, I couldn't stand this anymore.
While I approached the middle-aged man making ice cream for other people, I also noticed someone familiar buying some ice cream, he had his back to me...his crisp white shirt clung to his muscles and black pants that looked too familiar, the sleeves of his shirt rolled up, showing his strong, veiny forearm...
His broad back and jet black hair...I halted in my steps as I felt my heart racing all of a sudden...and suddenly, he turned around with two cups of ice creams in his hands.
His dark eyes were glued to me as we stood staring at each other. He had a look of surprise in his eyes, his shadow looming over me as I looked up at this man.
I felt my breath seize all of a sudden, like I couldn't breathe...what was he doing here?
My eyes trailed down to the two cups of ice cream in his hand, he followed my gaze to the ice cream in his hands like he regretted holding them.
I looked at him...what does this mean? Was he really-
"Leon!" My head snapped to the lady in a jacket and a face cap walking towards Leonard.
Why was she calling him Leon? Was that his name?
I didn't realize when I frowned, hearing this woman call him like that sounded so intimate that I felt a pang of jealousy hit me.
She smiled at Leonard as she appeared between us.
"You got the ice cream! You still remember my favorite, Leon?" she smiled
I looked at the woman, she looked so familiar...But I couldn't pinpoint where exactly I saw her...I realized she was the same lady that I bumped into at the coffee shop the other day, but still, she was too familiar-looking.
Leonard turned to look at me, a glint of something in his eyes...longing.
He was about to say something to me when-
"Leon, who is she?" the lady asked as her gaze traveled down my body.
She raised an eyebrow when she noticed the way I and Leonard kept looking at each other.
Leonard didn't answer as he just stood staring at me.
I looked away from him.
"Hi, I'm Lysandra...what's your name, young girl?"
"I, I-"
"Amelia!!" Sofiya shouted my name as she walked up to us.
"Where's our ice cream-" she paused as she looked at Lysandra and Leonard together.
She covered her mouth in shock.
"So all this was true? Amelia!, I was right!!...I knew I was right!" Sofiya raised her voice
"Sofiya, stop-"
"Hey! Mister Fling or whatever they call you!" she pointed at Leonard.
"How dare you try to play my cousin, huh? I thought you were a good man!... I never thought you were such a bastard-"
"Sofiya, stop talking-" I tried stopping her from saying anything that might anger Leonard but-
"No, Amelia! Let me finish first!...some men need to know their place, okay? You liked this man and even went as far as to confess to him, but he rejected you all because of this woman?" She glared at Leonard with hatred.
"What are you talking about?" Leonard frowned when he heard this, his gaze flickering towards me.
I avoided looking at him.
"Let me finish, Mister!...don't you dare interrupt me because you're older than me or whatever...listen to me and listen carefully!... Amelia deserves better than you...just because she likes you, you think she can't move on?"
"I despise men like you!...you get what you want and then leave?...just because you're a renowned figure in the country and a freaking rich CEO doesn't mean you get to use an dump young girls!...listen!, you'll never get a girl like Amelia in your life or even in your next life!!! Do you hear me? !"
Leonard was silent as his gaze turned cold.
"And you!" Sofiya pointed to the woman beside Leonard.
"You think I can't recognize you with these clothes? You were my favorite actress, I always looked up to you!, to become like you in the future, now what? You go ahead and get in between two lovers!!" Sofia was mad as she kept pointing at the woman.
"Excuse me?" The lady frowned
"Excuse yourself you bitch!!!" she snarled.
"Sofiya, that's enough, let's go!" I pulled her away but she kept raining insults on them.
"I swear to God!, if I ever see you around my cousin again!, I'm gonna kill you! you son of a bi-"
"I'm sorry," I said to them before pulling Sofiya away.
Leonard watched us walk away as he clenched his fists.