Chapter 16 - No secrets In This World (2/2)
”Wine.”
Stefan spoke.
”Yes?”
”I mean where is my BEST WINE?” The boss's voice raised. Wirata blushed again, but she tried to hold all the feelings of wanting to throw something HEAVY at the smirking face of the mad evil man. She told Wimon to bring what he asked for.
The mobile phone was screaming somewhere and Wirata knew from the ringtone that it was hers. It's supposed to be in her back pocket and clearly, the sound was not from her backside. The sound continued ringing and it was from...
”Are you looking for this?” Stefan said and pulled the phone from his pocket! Her eyes widened with anger when she saw it in his hand! How could that happen??? How could he have her phone???
Wirata reached out to it, but he moved his hand which holding the phone away. Then the ringing had stopped.
”Give it to me now!”
Wirata's angry voice ordered, she stepped closer to him and tried to chase his hand, came to realize that he must have picked it from her back pocket when he was standing behind her in the washing room.
Ben and James were observing the strange behaviors of their boss quietly ... The behaviors that they later secretly set up code as... Under Wine's Spell.
Then the phone was ringing again.
”Give it to me now!” Wirata ground her teeth and clenched her fists. But instead of handing it to her, Stefan had a look at the screen, and he pressed the button! He also touched the speaker icon so that he could hear, too. He put the phone on the table in front of him with his hand still on it, pulled Wirata to stand next to him watching her reactions closely.
”Hello! Wine! Help me! Sam's gone crazy right now.”
Sophia shouted on the phone. The mention of Sam's name made everybody quiet and put their ears up immediately.
Stefan automatically sat up and listened carefully. What happened to Sam? Why his brother had gone crazy? ...
”What happened?” Wirata asked right back in a worried tone. Sophia's voice sounded like something had gone so wrong and no kidding!
”Sam... Sam kissed me! Yak! Wine, the idiot kissed me, yuck! He kissed me, oh god, can't stand it. Ock!”
The last sound was like she wanted to puke and the phone had gone quiet immediately. Everybody had different expressions on their faces. Wirata's huge eyes widened even bigger with shock for unexpected messages and especially, in front of an unexpected audience! She quickly looked at the man who was staring at her quietly. Wirata quickly stepped back from the table.
Now everybody heard clearly that Sam was kissing Sophia. He's supposed to be her lover! So he couldn't kiss Sophia! Wirata was panicking inside, her heart was beating fast, what should she do in this very very unfortunate situation?!
Ben and James gasped, with their mouth full of food, looking at the boss, his handsome face grinned, his eyes were dark hiding some secrets in there and no one couldn't figure it out what it was!
Wirata eyed the phone on the table, while everyone hadn't moved yet, she quickly grabbed it and ready to run, but the big hand reached to grabbed her arm and pulled her to sit on a chair next to him, put his arm around her waist so that she couldn't escape!
”Let me go! I want to call Sam back. How could he do this to Sophia,...Er... I mean, how could he do this to me. He's cheating on me! Your brother's cheating on me!”
Wirata raised her voice but made sure it wasn't too loud, good job the restaurant had Thai traditional music playing in the background.
Her face was pale, hoped the mad boss thought it's because she was shocked by the news that Sam kissed her best friend, not because he truly caught her red-handed, really red-handed this time.
Wirata also was praying that Stefan still didn't get what Sophia said, meaning she's praying he was deaf and couldn't translate the messages to be like...Sam's not her lover!
Stefan looked at his bodyguards, gave silent order that they understood well. Ben and James stood up and walked to stand in front of the VIP room made sure nobody could see. Stefan pulled her chair even closer, their legs touched each other. Wirata tried to swing her hands but he grabbed one of them and her other was holding the phone.
”Don't try to make a scene. Call Sam now.” The low voice ordered. His eyes sent a message...something like no more bullshit.
”Turn on the speakers so that I can hear, too.” Another order came.
Wirata had no choice, so she pressed the button to give Sam a call.
”This is my personal matters, you shouldn't be listening.”
Wirata snapped at him, sent her bad boss a fierce look.
”But Sam is my brother. I want to know what's going on.”
The serious voice responded.
The phone was ringing, Wirata put it near her ear, didn't put the speakers on as the crazy boss ordered. She still didn't know how to get out of this bad situation.
A few seconds later Sam picked up. Stefan moved closer and put his ears near the phone. Wirata jerked her head away but he used his hand to hold her head in place, so she couldn't move, his cheek touched her cheek, Wirata was flushing, afraid somebody would see.
”Hi, Wine, what's up?”
Sam greeted. That made Wirata tightened her hand off the phone with worried that Sam would say things that made her situation worse.
”What happened Sam? I just got a call from Sophia. She said you kissed her! Why did you kiss her? Why Sam? Why did you do that?!!!”
Wirata raised her voice, pretended to be VERY ANGRY. Stefan signaled her to turn the speaker on. But Wirata ignored him. She couldn't guess what Sam was going to say next, he didn't know that his brother was sitting right next to her. So she refused to follow the boss's order, in case Sam said something that didn't support the story that they were lovers, then Wirata would be in trouble!
”How could you do this? Why did you kiss Sophia Huh! Since when have you been cheating on me?! When did you cheat on me?!”
The angry and upset tone continued, tried to put on disappointed and upset expression all over her face, thought that the voice and the face should go the same way, as a good actor should be. Her heart was pounding faster.
On the other side of the phone line, Sam was quiet for a moment because of the daze, didn't get what Wirata trying to say. He was standing in front of Sophia's room right now. She ran away and shut the door after he kissed her.
”Hey ... Wait...What do you mean? ... I kissed Sophia because of her smart mouth. She likes to complain too much. And I have enough, you understand? I can't just let her complain about me all the time and do nothing you know. A man has to show his power sometimes. See now, since I put my mouth on hers, she's gone so quiet and so nice and peaceful atmosphere in the flat without her noisy yapping. If I knew that the kiss could stop her complaining like this, I would have kissed her a long time ago.
Sam said it all! Stephan heard it clearly, every word! He turned his face to Wirata, his nose touched her cheek. His strong arm wrapped around her shoulder.
Wirata sat very still, her brain was working very hard right now, her heart was drumming like there was a heavy rock playing in there. Now he definitely heard Sam! What should she do?!
”I can't believe you did this to me, for four years we had been together, Sam, you're an idiot, I am very very upset right now. You're a heartless person. You hurt me.”
Wirata gave the last shot, tried to say that THE 4 YEARS together wasn't a lie. Because she couldn't imagine what would happen if Stefan knew that she lied all along all those years. How much trouble he would cause her.
Although she still didn't understand why he had to chase her down. She didn't recall she did anything much to make him angry, well, apart from punching him um... only 3 times, and jabbed him with her knee once, that's all.
This minute when Stefan forgot to be careful and watched her. Wirata moved her elbow up so quick and stabbed hard into his stomach!
”Ouch! For God's sake!”
Stefan cursed and flinched, the sharp pain felt in his abdomen. He dropped his arm from her shoulder. Wirata didn't wait for a second of the opportunity, she ran off through the back door immediately, rushed back to the staff room and locked the door.