Chapter 57: No Escape Date

“Don’t play smart with me. If you want to trick me, let me tell you that it’s only 5:28PM. We are still on my term, I’m ending it now, and I won’t attend your meeting,” Zofi said.

Passersby and a few customers of the café get curious about the little commotion.

“Zofi, please. I’m sorry,” Jiro said.

“It’s really a wrong decision to give you a chance to speak. Oh, it’s a stupid decision rather,” she said before finally walking away.

“Listen, I admit to follow you, to stalk you. It’s all because I don’t know how else to talk to you and explain my side,” he said.

“Thanks for admitting that you are a stalker. Bye!” Zofi said.

Jiro knew he made the wrong move and lost his chance.

“That didn’t go well, Sir,” Riri said.

“Yeah, Riri. It didn’t,” he said.

“But at least she talked to you longer today,” she said.

Jiro gave a bittersweet smile.

“I can’t settle for that every time,” he said.

“She has a boyfriend,” she said.

“Just a boyfriend and he's away. I was married before and I’m sing