63. Approval !

Author's POV

Emerald waited for him to answer which didn't happen. 

"No matter how much I like to admire you closely like this, I think we should start now."

She teased and sat down beside him. 

"Ma'am, I think the presentation is supposed to be explained while standing."

Ron suggested. 

Emerald gave him a mocking look. 

"Who made that rule?"

She looked at Egon, who was still trying to recover from whatever was happening to him. 

He is yet to believe that this is not a dream. 

"Well, I don't mind doing that if Egon wants me to stand."

She teased him again with a mischievous smile, and he gave her a ghostly look. 

Ruby interrupted. 

"Let's finish this quickly!"

Emerald left her playful self behind once she started the presentation and explained everything professionally. 

"Any more changes, although you have already made a hundred."

Egon was just admiring her the whole time; he didn't even listen to whatever she was saying. 

He just wanted to hold her in his arms, hug her tightly and breathe her in like she is his life. 

She was in front of him after so long. 

He shook his head and snapped him out of his thoughts. He got up and stormed out of the meeting room. 

Emerald frowned at his behaviour and looked at Ruby confused. Ruby rushed behind him. 

"King!"

She finally stopped him in the parking lot. 

"I didn't know that she would___"

Egon snapped at her.

"I gave you one fucking job, Ruby..."

She flinched back.

"You just had to keep her away from me and you can't even do that. Was it that difficult?... I am struggling day and night to forget her, it's fucking killing me... Do you know how this meeting is going to take toll on me? I'm struggling to open my fucking mouth in front of her... And forget about that, she was hitting on me. Do you realise that she is attracted to me and it's going to end up in the same cycle?"

Ruby wiped her sweaty face with trembling hands.

"I am sorry, I know I fucked up but king, she was tired of staying inside... I couldn't stop her, and she is happily working here. I can't keep her locked in forever... I didn't know that you two would meet the moment you two step out of the house... But I'll distract her from you, you won't see her again!"

He just shook his head and started leaving. 

"But how long?"

Ruby said and he halted in his place. 

"She screams your name in dreams. She asks for you, she wants you... You both need each other. Don't you think that you have punished yourself enough and it's time to heal together..."

"She wanted to go away from me to live a better life, now if I get her again then it would be a betrayal to her... Let her live her life, I am fine like this... If we are really meant for each other, then destiny will bring us back in its usual twisted way... I am not doing anything this time, I'll try my best to push her away from me because I am the monster she was running away from..."

He got inside his car and opened the window. 

"I didn't hear the presentation but I trust your work... Start redesigning my house."

Ruby stood there as he drove away. She went back and saw Emerald checking the designs of his house. 

"What are you doing?"

"This guy has a good test!"

She was impressed. 

"What did he say?"

"He wants me to start the work."

Ruby sighed and sat down on the chair exhausted. 

"I'll handle this project!"

Emerald declared.

Ruby's head snapped towards her.

"Why?"

"Because I want this man!"

She declared. 

Ruby's heart hammered in her chest. She couldn't understand why it was happening again, and Egon was right. He was so quick to understand that Emerald had been attracted to him again.

"Wait, what?"

Emerald shrugged.

"Yes, I want this extremely rude and grumpy man... It's looking fun to have him."

Ruby took a deep breath and rubbed her face.

"Emerald, you are fucking crazy... Do you know who this guy is?"

She nodded with a smirk

"Mafia king! It makes it more interesting..."

"Why would you want to get involved with a criminal? What if he hurts you, he can do that!..."

She tried to divert her mind. 

"He is a psycho, people prefer to stay away from him... Haven't you seen him killing Russell... How can you fall for him?"

"I don't know, Ruby!"

Emerald sighed.

"There is a strange pull towards him... When I see his face, it feels like he should belong to me... He feels like a lost thing which I need to make mine again... When I looked into his eyes, they felt familiar and it felt like they recognised me too... Call me crazy but it feels like a strong connection.... I want to know what this is, why am I so strongly attracted to him... I won't be able to sit quietly until I test it... Maybe I can be wrong and testing him would be dangerous, but at least I'll have the satisfaction that I tried..."

"But I don't want to risk your life..."

Ruby looked worried. 

"Girl, he should be caring about his life."

She chuckled. 

"How is he going to survive me? I am not sparing this grumpy mafia king."

Ruby realised that Emerald had already made him her goal, and she couldn't be distracted now. She was worried about it, but low-key, she also wants them to come back together. Only Emerald can break the shell Egon has created around him. 

He will try, but he can't resist her for long; sooner or later he will give in, and they will be back together. It's now with Egon, how is he going to handle this bratty, rebellious and stubborn Emerald? 

"Fine, try it, but you first have to get his approval that you will handle his house project... I don't want it to affect our business."

Emerald smirked.

"Approval? Interesting!"