Chapter 387 - Heartbeat (1/2)
~Seattle~
Thursday afternoon, Felix was in front of Sophia's office, waiting for her to finish a meeting.
He saw three older men exit her office while smiling and exchanging glances. Felix frowned seeing those glances which are obviously sexualizing his fiancé. Felix wanted to give them a piece of his mind, but he remembered how Sophia told him more than once that this is work, and unless someone openly causes trouble, he should not initiate anything.
Felix was still worried about Sophia and entered her office swiftly. The secretary didn't stop him, since she knows that he and CEO Hill have a special relationship.
Felix was able to sigh in relief when he saw Sophia sitting behind her desk with Leah who was giving her some report. Sophia was calm and focused on her work, as usual. Like those lecherous men were not in her office only one minute ago.
”Is it already time?” Sophia smiled seeing him enter. ”I need just a minute. Please sit.”
Felix sat on the sofa and watched Sophia while she talked with Leah. 'She is irresistible when she focuses on a task like that. Her words are on point. Her voice is melodious and mesmerizing. She is the smartest woman I know. She is mine.' He looked at her with admiration and fell into a daze.
Felix didn't realize when Leah left. He was almost startled when Sophia sat on the sofa next to him. ”We still have few minutes.”
”Perfect!” Felix lifted her legs into his lap, removed her shoes and started massaging her feet.
”Ahhh, that feels good!” Sophia exhaled.
”I can come anytime and make you feel good.” Felix grinned. If she allows, he would do more than just rub her feet.
Sophia saw his mischievous expression and smiled. ”Mmm, benefits of working at the same place.” She closed her eyes and relaxed.
Felix was not able to forget men who exited Sophia's office before. ”What was your previous meeting about?”
”Director from Limey corp. wants us to help them with security enhancements.”
Hearing that they are from a different company, Felix was curious if they will be coming back, and how often. ”Do you consider accepting?”
”I don't know yet. They made a proposal; it seems that they will pay generously. But I need to look at the details, and it will also go through legal department...” She saw Felix frown. ”Do you have anything to add?”
”I know it's only work for you, but I saw them exiting... They are not honorable men.”
Sophia shifted and caressed his cheek. ”I understand... But if I use that as a criterion if I'm working with someone or not, number of partners would shrink to almost zero. I need to pretend I didn't see their indecency and focus on numbers.”
Felix held her hand which was on his cheek and kissed her. He felt troubled that she needs to ignore lecherous looks of men for the sake of company. 'It must be uncomfortable for her.' He was distressed when he realized how many men act like that. ”I wish I can help you somehow. I wish that you don't need to go through this.”
Sophia didn't know how to comfort him, other than to tell how she feels. ”I'm used to it. It's not a pleasant experience, but I'm used to it. For years I'm working with men who are in positions of power, and I can tell you that most of the men get more outrageous the more power they have... Those are the facts. I can't change them, but I can be in control how I react. And I choose not to be bothered by it.” She checked time. ”Come on, if we delay further, we will be late for the appointment.”