Chapter 42: Chapter 42

Chapter 42

I didn't expect her to have her own Bar. I had no idea that she had her own Bar, while I, I only had vehicles, ATM Cards, guards and maids.

Samuel has a mansion-like house and he had his own Jewelry Shop. Neil has his own restaurant at the University.

Oh! Wealthy!

"Is he really your father?" I doubt. Maybe she was just joking that her father was the one she was talking to earlier. Maybe she was just kidding me or pranking me.

She nodded. "Really?" I asked again. She nodded again. "As in?"

She laughed as she nodded and then said, "Yeah, well, he's my dad, you're crazy huh."

I looked again at the man she was talking to earlier who was said to be her FATHER.

It's just that I can't believe he's her FATHER because it's not really obvious that they're fathers.

"Oh, eh, wait, why?" she asked before pouring the wine again.

"Nothing," I replied before I looked back at the man talking to the staffs. I turned my attention to the people entering the Bar.

"He's my father, obviously, isn't he?"

I stopped laughing then shook my head. Her forehead furrowed. "You're not alike," I said at once laughing softly.

She also laughed and patted my shoulder. I suddenly grabbed my shoulder after she patted it.

It hurts ah! Her hand is heavy!

"We're not alike?" she asked. I nodded while rubbing my shoulder. Damn! It hurts a bit. Why would she slap my shoulder? She'll just laugh, even slap my shoulder! Tsk! Tsk!

People used to slap/pat someone who's beside them when laughing. People used to laughed while patting someone's shoulder.

Really weird.

She laughed softly again, she drank again. I looked at her while she was laughing and drinking. I just noticed that she was drinking too much alcohol but she didn't even touch it.

"You are enjoying, sweetheart," a man said as he placed the three wines on the table. My forehead wrinkled. Ah! That's what Leighden is referring to as her father.

She stopped laughing and said, "Yes, Dad," then she laughed again. My forehead is still furrowed. She laughed out loud.

Eventually, the man looked at me. He is old but still looks so young. Wait! Hahah! Old but looks so young? Hahaha. I mean, it's obvious, he's old but he still looks like a teenager. I'm sure he was very handsome when he was young. He is still handsome even though he is old. His gray hair is also not very obvious because it is covered by his golden-brown hair. Did he dye or was it his natural hair color?

"Oh, she's my daughter, hija," he said, I nodded. Oh, he's literally her father. Why aren't they so similar?

"You heard him," she said while laughing a bit.

Her father left after the wines were dropped on the table. I looked at the wines. I would have preferred the soju beer but there is no soju here so I just pouted while looking at those wines on the table.

"What's wrong?" she asked. I just shook my head. "Do you want soju?" she asked again. I didn't speak but I nodded in response. "3 soju!" she shouted, ordered.

“Okay, I believe that,” I said. She just looked for a moment as if laughing as if not. "He's your father," I laughed strangely. “You just don’t look alike,” I added.

“We look alike, just a little bit,” she said. Before she drank the wine, I took that. She is already drinking a lot and may be drunk.

I just took away the glass with only the wine she was supposed to drink. Her forehead furrowed slightly.

"Mommy and I look alike. I just inherited Daddy's temperament and height," she said. I nodded.

Leighden is really tall. I haven't seen her mommy yet. I’m sure, she’s just as beautiful as Leighden.

I still don’t know what I inherited from mommy. It seems like nothing. I look like Daddy. I can't even remember if I inherited any behavior from Mommy. Seems like nothing really.

I first looked at the soju I was holding. Will I get drunk if I drink three bottles of soju? Soju isn't that strong so I know I won't get drunk.

“Then... you know,” she said. I didn't look at her but I waited for what she would say next. “Neil comes here often,” she added so the soju lost my attention. Speaking of Neil, he's nice to me yesterday but I was still surprised when he gave me water. Why did I buy water?

"... and look who's here right now," she said.

"Huh?"

What did she say?

She smiled broadly and laughed slightly so I frowned.

"Turn around," she commanded.

"What?"

“I said, turn around,” she said again. Is she out of her mind?

Since she ordered that, okay, fine, I'll follow.

"Okay," I replied. I slowly turned around.

There he is, standing.

I did not blink when I saw him. He didn't see me because he didn't look at Leighden's behavior but at the wine he was holding.

He's drinking ?! Oh, obviously!

"Hey," Leighden called to me but I didn't immediately look at her. "Hey, Pershey."

I didn’t take my eyes off Neil. I heard Leighden calling to me but I couldn’t help but open my mouth.

"Hey, Pers," she called again. I closed my eyes suddenly when I felt her tap my thigh.

I looked at hee as if nothing had happened. It was a bit painful 'coz she tapped my thigh but it seemed like I just didn't feel it.

What's happening to me?

"... he's here," she said. I couldn't speak but just stared at her. "What's wrong?" she asked. I shook my head. I felt something wrong. I felt heavy thing in my chest. It pumps, dug (2 seconds) dug (2 seconds) dug (and so on). I felt worms eating my intestines instead of butterflies to fly in my stomach.

I didn't realize that I was looking at Neil again.

"Why didn't CaPety's potion work on him?" she asked which I heard.

I looked at her for a moment when I heard CaPety's name.

She's fake. She's not real. The potion I mixed with his juice didn't even work on Neil. She's fake!

"She's fake," I said. "I used secret love potion just to make him love me," I added and let out a strange laughed while looking at her.

"No, she's not fake, Pershey," she defended.

"Then explain why that potion didn't work for him," I said softly and then turned back to look at Neil.

He's standing still while holding a glass of wine.

Why does he always come here? Does he come here just to drink?

"Do you remember what CaPety said about the potion of love?"

My head frowned while trying to get back the memories and those words that CaPety had said.

She said a lot about the potion and about love so I can't imagine which of CaPety's words she was referring to.

"There are only two things that can happen with the potion of love given to you," she said. I took the soju first then drank a little. It is not bitter, delicious and quite sweet.

"And what are those?" I asked.

"First, the potion of love has an effect when the person you're going to use the potion for doesn't really like you," she began while looking at me. I understood what she said then I nodded. "Second, 95% that the potion doesn't work when that person has feelings for you," she added before looking at Neil.

I frowned at what she said. I don't understand what she said twice.

I drank again.

"I don't understand," I said.

"What if Neil is feeling something for you?"

My eyebrows rose at what she said.

What if?

Impossible! He hates me and he said that he doesn't love me and he won't love me!

I laughed before I drank again. The soju is already half full.

"Are you sure that you carefully used the potion of love to him?" she asked and I nodded. "Then, there's a probability that he feels something for you so the potion you used on him didn't work!"

I continued to drink while listening to what she was saying.

But, what if ... that's true? —No! He feels nothing for me and I know that he won’t love me! He can't! Just like he said, he won't!

"You're drunk," I said but instead of speaking, she took a beer then drank the contents of its.

Wow! She drank a bottle of beer but she wasn’t really drunk yet! Your stomach is strong ah!

"The potion didn't work on Neil so there's a possibility that he has feelings for you. What if, he likes you but he's just hiding it? Isn't it?"

I laugh at what she says. She's out of her mind. She also heard what Neil told me on the rooftop then. Ahe heard that so she knew Neil wouldn't like me.

"Believe me or not, but I think ... he likes you but he just kept it."

"Impossible," I said before I drank again. One bottle of soju was empty so I opened another. I'm not drunk yet and I won't get drunk. If it was Leighden who drank so much, still not drunk, would I ?!

"But, may I ask?"

I looked at her as she looked at me seriously.

“Go on,” I said. She moved to sit next to me.

"Do you still love him?"

My eyes widened at her question. I blinked steadily as I looked at her and she stared at me.

Do I still love him? Despite the things I felt and he made me feel, the words he let out, the tears that flowed down my face, and the questions I couldn’t answer, do I still love him?

My tears flowed because of him even though there was no one to mediate between us, even without us.

Do I still love him?

"W-what?" I asked.

"I witnessed your cries and the pain your heart felt, but ... do you still love Neil?"

I couldn't keep quiet about what she said.

I don't know! All I know is I don't know! I don't know and I don't have an idea if I still love him or not!

I-it is hard to say that I still love him.