CHAPTER 004 Mr Ethan Williams

Sophia

He's here already?, I looked at myself one last time in the mirror and took a deep breath.

“I've got this" I said, and smiled at myself.

I rushed out to get hold of the menu book, while I waited for him to enter the building.

Oh my God! Is this supposed to be a human? He looked like a Greek god, like he had just walked out of some human magazine cover.

His face was dashingly handsome, his dark green eyes were very sharp and piercing. He could hypnotize one with just a stare. I felt my heart go wild in my chest, as I felt myself under his dominance.

He was putting on a tailored charcoal grey suit, with a crisp white dress, and a black silk tie. His shoes were polished black leather with a sleek design, he was putting on a luxurious Patek Phillipe watch.

His outfit matched with his appearance exuding sophistication, luxury, and power.

“What is wrong with me?” I rubbed my temple, and tried as much as I could to put myself together.

“Welcome, Mr Ethan Williams, we're thrilled to have your presence here, what can I get started for you?" I said, trying to sound as professional as ever.

A young handsome looking man stood by him, and one could tell that he was an assistant.

“I’ll have a cotardo, made exactly to my specifications. I expect perfection, nothing less” he said, his gaze on his phone without sparing me a glance, and I arched my brows taking note of his precise order.

“Of course sir, that'll be a cortado with 3:5 espresso to milk ratio, made with Ethiopian Yirgacheffe beans, and a dash of cinnamon on top.” I said, maintaining eye contact, showing confidence and assertiveness.

“See that it's perfect, I do not tolerate mistakes” I could see his furrowed brows hinting at displeasure and annoyance.

He had quite a good taste, not everyone knew about this blend of coffee. I must say I was quite impressed by his specific request, he really had a thing for coffee.

“Coming right up Sir," I said, with a smile, bowing my head slightly.

I made sure that there were no mistakes in crafting his coffee, and I headed back to his table with the coffee in less than 10 minutes.

Suddenly his phone rang, his voice cold and intimidating as ever. “What do you mean by that Mason? See that everything goes as planned, I do not care about the numbers.”

I placed the cup of coffee on the neat small round table made of dark polished wood, with a subtle sheen on it.

“Here's your cortado Sir" I said, avoiding his eyes.

He took a sip, his expression changing, and he nodded in approval. “This is acceptable.” he said, his facial expression cold, and his demeanor stoic.

“It's my pleasure Mr Williams," I said, with a slight bow. Yeah, I'm a skilled barista, and I've worked here for more than three years now.

I stood some distance away from him, watching how he took sips from the coffee cup with no expression on his face. The few customers who were already in the coffee house before he arrived stole regular glances at him, but he didn't even bulge.

Interesting!

I stood at a spot waiting for Mr. Williams to finish up with his cortado. Suddenly, I began to feel jittery, my view slowly became blurry, my head began to spin, I opened my eyes wide trying to control myself but I couldn't, the dizziness came up on me as a wave, and just before I could put myself together to leave that spot, my legs began to twitch, slowly I began to lose my balance, but before I could fall to the ground, I felt a firm hand hold me.

My vision was blurry, I tried to look up to see who it was, the face was familiar, it looked like the man I just served a cup of cortado.

Slowly I was losing consciousness, but I could hear distant voices “What's going on here?What happened to her? Call the ambulance!No, the ambulance will take time now, Get my car!..…”

I could hear the chattering voices from a distance, until I could no longer hear anymore.

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Beeping sounds of machines were beginning to deafen my hearing, “Where are my?What happened to me?” I tried to raise my head, but the sharp pain in my head made me lay down.”

“Mi amigo! you're awake!” I heard Lindsay say as she beamed with a sad smile.

“I heard what happened to you, and I decided to rush over here immediately, how are you feeling now?" She said, holding my hands as her eyes grew misty.

“I'm fine Lindy, you don't have to worry, I think it's the pregnancy hormones." I managed to say.

“Preg… you're pregnant Soph, how do I not know this?!" Lindsay blurted out with a pointed face.

Gosh, I forgot to mention that part to her yesterday, how did I forget? I rubbed my temple as I stared at her.

“I'm sorry Lindsay, it slipped my mind yesterday, I was just filled with the pain from Liam, that I forgot to tell you.”

I'm pregnant Lindy. This was the surprise I wanted to give to Liam on our wedding anniversary, but…” I was saying, and tears brimmed my eyes.

“It's fine, Mi amigo, you don't have to cry about him okay?" she said, caressing my hair.

"I'm always here for you, Mi amigo. I can't wait to be a godmother and a big aunt” Lindsay said, standing up acting she was carrying a baby in her arms.

“I couldn't laugh, because my head was aching. Lindsay can be so dramatic, I can't stop loving her.

A slight knock came from the door, and a young doctor came in putting on a white coat. I checked if his name was imprinted on his coat, yes, it was. ‘Dr Asher’. What's up with me and checking out their names!

Silly!

“Miss Sophia, you will be discharged tomorrow, your bill has been settled, and you've been asked to stay away from work for at least two weeks.” The young doctor said, trying to make sure I understood him.

He was about to leave, when I called his attention back, I managed to sit up, but he gestured to me to stop trying.

“Dr Asher, can I know who brought me here, and also who settled the bill?.”