Chapter 70

Jacob's POV

When I saw Sophia's facial expression on the catwalk, I felt that she was thinking about something. Even though she tried to smile, I could still tell that she wasn't okay. I know what she was thinking at that time.

And my worries were answered when she was walking on the catwalk and she slipped. I immediately massaged her feet until they healed.

I tried to keep calming her so that she wouldn't think about what happened earlier because you were also sure that she would feel embarrassed or not confident enough to start all over again. Even though I really wanted to cheer her up.

Right now I'm going to the office. I have an important meeting with people. I asked Sophia's permission to go to the office immediately. But I still look after her with my subordinates who are always at home. Even though I can't see it or from a distance, I can still keep an eye on her.

I was going to the office alone and I was on the road accidentally almost pulling over a pedestrian who suddenly appeared at the wrong time. I braked suddenly and finally, I got out of the car. Coincidentally, I am currently driving my own car.

"Can you drive your car carefully?" the woman scolded.

“Sorry, you should be careful because it's not the time to cross yet but you have crossed. Luckily I didn't hit you," I answered.

The woman then turned around and I was surprised who the woman was in front of me now.

“Jacob!”

The woman called me first. Well, she is Aprilia. She was my ex-girlfriend when she was still in college. In fact, I wanted to marry her while I was still in college, but I received strong resistance from her parents, meaning she would be arranged for marriage by her parents and she would then move abroad.

Her face is not much different from before. Her hair is still long and blonde, as is her body posture. Curvy eyes and a nose that is not too sharp.

"Jacob, you're really Jacob, right?" Ask the woman I once fell madly in love with. But that feeling faded after she left the country and I never heard from her again after that.

“Y-yes, I'm Jacob. Are you Aprilia?” I asked, trying to make sure. She then got up.

“Yes, I'm Aprilia. I've been looking for you for a long time, Jacob and I accidentally met you here. Hm, I miss you, Jacob. My arranged marriage with my parents didn't last long. I was divorced after only a year of marriage," explained Aprilia. She then hugged me. “My love is still with you, Jacob. You must be like that too, right?” continued her.

I immediately let go of her hug. “Sorry, Aprilia. I'm married."

“I've also been married, I don't have children yet. We can be happy together, Jacob," answered her.

I see Aprilia is still beautiful and has not changed. It's just that I don't have the same feelings as before. To be honest, I don't have love anymore, but I see that he is still interested.

“Jacob, why are you silent?” Aprilia asked, breaking up my thoughts.

"Oh yes."

We headed to the cafe. We sat together as if reminiscing about past memories. I even forgot that I had a meeting with an important client today. I contacted my subordinate Michael to cancel my meeting with the client because there was a more important meeting.

"So you are married?" Aprilia asked.

"Yes, I'm married," I answered briefly.

Our order arrived. I ordered orange juice and Aprilia ordered avocado juice. Still the same as before. She hasn't changed.

“Well, that's fine. But don't you want to come back to me, Jacob? I've been looking for you all this time. I didn't even think about looking for another man but instead, we met by accident. Honestly, I'm really happy to meet you now. Wouldn't you like to see me now?”

That beautiful face is still the same. About seven years ago, she was still asking me to joke around before I finally proposed to her parents but it turned out I was rejected outright. There was no goodbye from the two of us, we finally met again now.

"Well, I didn't think we would meet again here," I answered.

Aprilia then got up and approached me. She sat beside me and embraced my hand. "Jacob, make me your second wife, I don't mind. We live with our failed relationships. I don't want much from you. You can still be with your first wife and we can still be in touch. What do you think? I don't want to lose you a second time."

I was surprised to hear Aprilia's invitation. Suddenly I remembered my quite beautiful memories with her. "But …"

“Never mind, Jacob. You definitely want to continue our story, right? Let's just say that your first wife is our entertainment. I wouldn't mind though, of course, I would definitely feel jealous. But no one can change the past but we can improve the future. Don't you want to have children with me? Wasn't that what we both wanted at that time?"

Aprilia's words are true. We once had a desire to have children so that we could have a strong bond. Besides, Sophia and I don't have children yet. But if I say yes to Aprilia's invitation, that means I'm betraying Sophia. No! I can't betray. "Sorry, Aprilia, I can't marry you."

"Why? Are you afraid of your wife? You don't need to be afraid, Jacob! I will still be with you. We can hide our relationship. The important thing is that I can be with you, it doesn't matter. You can go home every day so that your wife doesn't get suspicious."

I took a breath. Aprilia hasn't changed. If she wants something then she has to say yes. But not with her parents' arranged marriage at that time. ''Sorry, Aprilia. I can not. You should just find another man who is suitable for you.”