Teach me how to Flirt.

Teach me how to flirt, chapter fourteen.

With that, all the tension inside her evaporated and she let herself shine through.

“hello Mister Renaldo, I am so happy I finally met you.” She said happily, the old attractive man that looked like Zachariah is more ways than one smiled back and turned around to push a woman forward.

Ella’s tension rose again.

The woman looked at her, then at Zachariah and suddenly without any warning she laughed and grabbed Zack in a bear hug before letting him go and grabbing Ella in one of her own.

The tension died again.

“Hi sweetheart, I see Zachariah had finally found someone who could win his heart!” she said sweetly winking at Zack. Ella’s heartbeats fastened and she pleadingly looked at Zack who had an embarrassed smirk on his face. “come on mother, it’s not the time for your joking attitude.”

Renaldo looked at Ella and caught her plead in red lights which made him frown a bit. She looked like she was ready to kneel on her knees and beg.

For what, he didn’t know. But she was begging Zack to do something.

“well, what’s the story with all those people father? You told me I’d invite Ella to a family dinner and having those people kills the ‘family’ part in the deal.”

Renaldo chuckled and scratched his neck before saying innocently,” well, I’ve invited some close friends of mine to celebrate the partnership as well.”

Zack felt something stop at his throat. “you mean Pedro is here?”

Ella said with a smile,” wow, I’m going to see Pedro?” Zack shook his head furiously and glared at his dad.

Renaldo swallowed and said,” well, yes. He is here… with his daughter.”

Zack felt his knuckles hurt during his fight with the urge to punch his father.

For some reason, after Zachariah heard Pedro’s offer about the arranged marriage, he couldn’t help but imagine if he was being honest and not just joking. Even though it ended well enough for everyone, he just had this teeny tiny feeling he didn’t want to harbor. But it still was there… The doubt.

“great!” Ella said happily, she was going to meet one of the richest men in Miami and his daughter!

Wait, his daughter… the rich daughter… the must be beautiful rich daughter. The perfect partner for Zack, beautiful rich daughter.

Come on Ella, he won’t even look at her, he has you.

“but who was I to him?” she thought looking at him speaking.

“- and where are they? I want to welcome them and be on my way. We won’t be sitting with them all day.”

Zack’s mother was watching Ella with a smile on her face and she then held out her hand and urged her to walk with her.

“excuse us Zachariah, I will show her around the house.” She said softly and wrapped her arm around Ella’s shoulders motherly.

Ella stole one last glimpse at Zack before throwing him a kiss as soon as their eyes met, his lips curled up even though he was practically shouting at his own father and when Renaldo witnessed the sudden change of expressions, he followed Zack’s gaze and chuckled before patting his son’s back and telling him,

“You’re so deep in it, aren’t you?” Zack blinked and looked at his father questioningly. “sorry, didn’t hear you.”

Renaldo smiled and said without thinking,” you didn’t even look at Macia the way you look at Ella.”