Taming My Arrogant Husband novel Chapter 45

I told Craig and Bryan about Layla, and Bryan had already put his men in the place where I had seen her. But I couldn't help but come back every day hoping to see her again and talk about what happened in the past. 

"Ma'am Sophia, Mr. Kelley wants to talk to you."

I sighed when Ben gave me his phone with Daniel's name and number on the screen. 

"Hello."

"Where are you and why aren't you answering your phone?"

-'No hi, no hello... Tsk.tsk.tsk.'- I muttered to myself rolling my eyes. "I didn't notice you were calling. My phone is on silent mode."

I heard him sighed on the other line. "Where are you?" I glanced at Ben before answering his question. "I'm in the studio."

Ben furrowed his eyebrows but I shook my head and put my finger over my lips and he nodded. 

"Meet me at the Ciao Bella restaurant at 11:30."

"What?" My eyes widened as I checked the time on my wristwatch, it's five minutes before eleven and it's about 30 minutes to get to that restaurant. 

"You have to sign some important documents."

"Again?" I frowned when I heard the word 'sign'. 

"Yes, we need your signature for the papers and documents of our new project before we can forward them to Mr. Giovanni's team."

"Hmm... Okay." I said nodding. 

I didn't try to ask again even though that's the same thing he told me the last time he asked me to go to his office. 

After I gave Ben his phone back, we immediately got in the car to go to the restaurant that Daniel had mentioned. 

"Ben, Mark, can ask you guys a favor?" I asked my two bodyguards when we were on our way. "If Daniel ever asked you about me or my whereabouts, could you tell him we were just in the studio and we didn't leave all day?"

"But ma'am---"

"Please, Ben?"

"Ma'am Sophia, why don't you just tell him you're still looking for that woman you saw the last time you came here?"

I sighed then shook my head. 

"I can't Ben, it's part of my past that I still feel uncomfortable opening up with him."

They just nodded and didn't ask again. 

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"Miss, can you please show me the table reservation for Mr. Daniel Kelley?" I asked the waiter at the entrance of the restaurant. 

"Are your Mrs. Sophia Kelley, ma'am?"

"Yes."

"This way, ma'am."

"Thank you." I followed her inside while my eyes were looking around. 

And before she could point his table, I already saw him sitting near the counter. 

"Miss, it's okay I saw him already."

"Okay ma'am, do you need anything else, ma'am?"

I shook my head and smiled at her. "Thank you."

Then I slowly walked towards his table. He's frowning while talking to someone on his phone. He ended the call and immediately stood up when he noticed me. 

He cupped my cheeks and to my surprise, he kissed me on my lips. 

"What took you so long?" He asked right after he let go of me. 

I was still gasping for breath when he pulled a chair across his seat. 

-'Wow.'- I chuckled inside when he motioned me to sit down. 

I looked around to see some teenagers near our table are whispering to each other while looking at him. I followed their gaze and I arched my eyebrow when I saw them pointing something on his pants. I glanced at him but he's oblivious of their stares.

"What?" He frowned. 

I smiled and shook my head as I stand again and walked towards the table of the three teenagers. 

"Where are you going?"

But I ignored him and continued walking until I reached the table of the three. 

"Hi, girls."

I smiled sweetly but as I expected, I just got confused stares from them. 

"Do you know him?" I asked pointing Daniel using my mouth. 

I smiled widely when they shook their heads. I leaned forward and whispered lowly to the nearest girl in front of me. "You're fantasizing on a wrong man, he's gay."

She gasped and looked at Daniel's direction before whispering what I said to her friends. They all glanced up at me in shock. 

"But we saw him kissed you?"

I chuckled waving my hand in the air. "Of course, he did that because he's just acting."

"Oh, my God, I can't believe he's gay!" The first girl mumbled while rolling her eyes. 

"Tsk.tsk.tsk. My gosh, I felt disappointed, he's too handsome to be gay!"

"Lily, almost all handsome men these days are gay." I bite my bottom lip to control my laugh. 

"Your right, just like him." I shrugged before biting my lips again and turned around to go back to our table. 

I winked at the grinning Ben who probably heard our conversation because he stayed right behind me until I walked back to our table. He just shook his head. 

"What did you tell them? Why they were looking at me?" Daniel asked as I sat back. 

"Nah! I just told them how handsome you are." I replied smiling at him. 

He looked at me knitting his eyebrows. 

"Are you sure that's what you told them?"

"Yeah, you can ask them if you want?"

He's looking at the three girls when he asked me but shrugged his shoulders. 

"Anyway, I've already ordered food for us, while I was waiting for you earlier."

"Okay. So, where are the papers that need my signature?"

"I forgot them at the office."

My mouth hung open when I heard his answer. 

-'De Ja Vu'-

I'm not sure if I'm going to laugh especially when he avoided my gaze. 

"So you just called me for nothing?"

"No, we can have lunch together." He said bringing the glass of water to his mouth. 

"Seriously, lunch together?"

"Why? Can't I invite my wife for lunch?"

I gulped when he mentioned the word 'wife'. 

But before I could open my mouth, the food he ordered for us had arrived. My stomach growled at the sight of chicken alfredo, chocolate cannoli, and mozzarella pizza. But my throat dried when the waiter me the chicken alfredo in front of him and only vegetable salad with lettuce and lots of cucumber for me. 

I blinked my eyes twice... thrice... when he picked up the fork and swirled it on his pasta. 

"Why are you not eating?" He asked when he glanced at me. 

"Where is my food?"

"Right in front of you."

I chuckled as I glanced down on my plate. "Is this all you ordered for me, a vegetable salad?"

"Yes." He nodded munching his pasta. "Why, isn't it really what vegetarians or dieters mainly order and eat?"

I can't help not to laugh at his answer. 

"Where did you get that, past girlfriends?" I asked shaking my head. "Well, let me tell you, sweetheart, I'm not like your past girlfriends who only eat vegetables for fear of fats and calories, and besides I'm not a vegetarian who doesn't eat meat, because I love meat, especially in pasta and meatballs."

I smiled when his fork stopped in mid-air. I called the attention of one of the waiter. 

"Buongiorno sigñora, how can I help you?" ( good morning ma'am.)

"Buongiorno anche a te, can I have your menu?" (Good morning to you too.)

"Yes, ma'am."

I gladly accepted the menu that he gave me and search for some of my favorite Italian food. 

"Ahm... can you give me a Lemon ricotta pasta, Baked Italian turkey meatballs, Toasted ravioli, and two slices of your best Tiramisù." I am about to close the book when I remember I haven't ordered a drink yet. "Oh, don't forget yo give me a glass of masseto red wine."

"Okay ma'am, is there anything else you want to add?"