Chapter 5 Eyes on them

Nathalie can sense the presence of Livius Gonzales's men. It has been two days since he gave her a choice that only leads to one door-to his life. She looks at Kalyx, who was currently coloring his book.

"Honey, do you want to move out? I mean abroad or something?" she asks.

My son raises his head and looks at me, confused. "For what reason, Mom? Is everything okay?" Kalyx asks.

I place my hand on the back of his head and brush his head, shaking my head. "No. Of course not," she denied, trying to act normal.

"Mommy, we both know that when you lied, your pupils suddenly looked at the left side and then made eye contact. Just be honest with your baby," he says.

My son was a sharp person, and lying to him is a waste of time. She sighed and smiled bitterly. "Mommy was caught with a problem that she can't run away from. I have no choice but to... do it," she explains vaguely. He held my face and looked at her eyes.

"Mommy, if you're uncomfortable with it, then don't do it. If you feel like it's wrong, then decline. You don't need to please people all the time. You should do what you want."

Kalyx's pure and kind-hearted nature is what makes him cute and lovable. She embraced her son and smiled sadly. If only things were as easy as he could see. It would be better if life weren't unfair at all. The next morning, it's the third day.

She has to call Mr. Gonzales soon and give him the decision she made. She sends Kalyx to school and kisses his cheek before he gets inside.

"Do your best and just enjoy it, okay?" she whispered, caressing his cheek.

My son nods and smiles. "You too, Mommy. I'll see you later. I love you." She smiled and waved her hand as he ran inside.

"I love you too, son..." she whispered in thin air. She looks back, and those pairs of eyes were making her nauseous.

Nathalie gets inside her car and drives to her company. She will work normally while thinking of the possibilities if she indeed agreed to Mr. Gonzales's offer.

During her office hours, she receives an envelope from her secretary. "What is this, Josie?" she asks. Josie takes a seat and looks at her.

"Well, it's from Gonzales Investment. Did you land a contract from them?" she asks, curious. Nathalie gulps. If only Josie knew what happened that time. "I don't know. Let's see," she replied.

Her hands were trembling while opening the envelope. It has two copies of control stating that G.I. will be investing 150 million freaking dollars in Gold Gem Pharmaceuticals...?! What the fuck!

"150 million?!"

Josie was stunned when she saw the amount written on the paper. "You bagged more than two times what we're asking? Nathalie, wow!" Josie exclaims and embraces me.

She forced a smile and hugged her back. "Our company will surely prosper more this year! Congratulations, Nathalie!" she exclaims, smiling beautifully.

Nathalie was caught by her glee and had no choice but to act like she had indeed bagged that contract from the most famous and strongest investment company in all of Europe.

"Josie, treat everyone to a good lunch today." Josie smiled.

"You're really the best, boss!"

As soon as Josie left, she grabbed her phone and looked at the business card that Mr. Gonzales had given to her before she left his company. She dialed his number and waited for him to answer. "Hello? Livius Gonzales speaking," he answers.

"What is the meaning of this, Mr. Gonzales? Did you do this on purpose? You even told your men to give this envelope to Josie."

She senses that there's a hidden agenda behind why he sent this copy of the new contract on the third day of the grace period that he gave me. Nathalie heard his teasing laughter from the other line.

She gritted her teeth because of annoyance. "Maybe no or maybe yes. Hmm... your voice was still sexy and hot even on the phone. Finally, you called me, kitten," he says, using his deep baritone voice. Damn!

"I called for this contract, and not to joke around with you, Mr. Gonzales. You should've sent this to my address, for fuck's sake! You know where we freaking live!" she roared as calmly as she could.

She doesn't want her employees to think that instead of being happy, she looks frustrated instead. Livius laughs on the other line, enjoying this conversation they're having. She sighed and finally admitted defeat.

"I'll call you some other time. Bye," she surrenders.

She takes a deep breath and tries to focus on her work, and it helps for a little. She leaves her company building around three thirty in the afternoon and picks up her son at his day center.

She brings him to his favorite restaurant and watches him as he enjoys his pasta and milkshake. "Mommy, you don't bring me here for no reason. You look distressed as well. Are you going to sign me up for adoption?" he asks.

Nathalie was surprised because of what Kalyx asked. "No! Why would I ever do that?" she replied. Her son giggles and looks at her with such glowing eyes.

"Mommy, I'm just kidding. I know how much you love me. But... I know you want to say something. It's written in your eyes," her son says. She takes a deep breath.

"Son... what if Mommy suddenly marries a guy? Is it okay with you?" she asks. Kalyx looks at me intently. "Did he know that you have me?"

She lightly nodded and forced a genuine smile. "He said that he doesn't mind being your daddy if you want," she explains.

"Do you like him so much, Mommy?" Kalyx asks.

She was taken aback but hid her hesitation. Mr. Gonzales was giving her that strange feeling. She felt like his touch, kisses, and caresses were familiar, yet she knew how... dangerous he is.

"I... don't know. There are things I'm afraid of. I'm worried you didn't like him. Mommy was worried if you... don't want Mommy to marry someone. That's why I don't know if I should like him very much," she replied.

She watches her son's reaction and makes sure she won't miss any of it. He giggles and puts down his fork.

"Mommy, you've been doing things for me, always. So... this time, Mommy will do as she wants. Kalyx won't get mad at you," he responds, looking at her with pride and assurance.

That made her chuckle. Nathalie pats her son's head. "Finish your meals then. We will do some naughty experiments after this." She wants to test Livius Gonzales.