Sophie’s POV
“What do you want to ride?” Vincent asked as soon as we arrived at the amusement park.
I looked around. I couldn’t help but smile since it was the very first time that I got to go there. “I want to ride the Ferris wheel!”
“I thought you would say you would like to ride me instead.”
I glared at him. “Can you just stop being such a pervert even once?”
He shrugged. “I can’t help it. Especially when I’m with you.”
I rolled my eyes and walked towards the Ferris Wheel. What a perverted man he is! I knew I wouldn’t last a day without him being such a maniac. “Ma’am, please go inside.” One staff of the amusement park said to me.
“Okay,” I said as I stepped inside the Ferris Wheel. She was about to close the door, but then Vincent suddenly appeared and stopped her.
“Don’t close it yet. I’ll go inside.”
The woman obviously got surprised by him. She was staring at him as she spoke. “O-Okay, S-Sir.”
“I thought you don’t want to ride it?” I asked him.
“I didn’t say anything like that.” He replied.
I covertly rolled my eyes. It would be fun if he didn’t go here.
“I’ll close the door now, ma’am and sir. Please enjoy the ride!” said the woman as she finally closes the door.
“I’m so excited…” I mumbled.
I almost grabbed Vincent when the Ferris wheel started moving. “S-Sorry.” I said.
“It’s alright. Go on and hold me as much as you want.”
“You wish.”'
The wheel started moving slowly, and I was able to gaze down below, looking at the amazing view. I kept my back straight while looking around us as the car began ascending. I could feel my heart started beating faster as the people around us become smaller in sight. I love riding rides like this but I am somehow afraid of heights. I could feel the sweat on my forehead and my hands started feeling cold.
I thought I would freak out when we finally went higher, but then I was amazed by the view. I could see the nearby beach here and the sun looking like it was about to set already. I stared at the sun while I was holding tightly on the railings of the car. “This is the very first time that I get to go to an amusement park.”
“Huh?” Vincent got surprised when I suddenly started speaking out of nowhere.
“Well, my mother brought me to an amusement park once but we never go there again after she died.” I heaved a sigh. “When she died, I had no choice but to live in my father’s mansion. I didn’t have so much time for myself. I didn’t get to go outside more often because I’m always busy cleaning the house or serving them.”
Vincent didn’t say anything. He was just looking at me.
I could feel tears filling my eyes so I wiped them immediately. “Although I’m not complaining. After all, they are the reason why I had no problem when it comes to school expenses. They were the ones who helped me to go to a good school. Even an expensive one. That’s why I think I don’t have any right to complain.”
“If they care about you, why would they treat you like a damn maid? Are they even your family?” He finally spoke.
“I’m just my father’s daughter with their maid before. They had an affair while he was married to Aunt Natalie. Mom got kicked out of the mansion when my dad’s family knew about it. She lived by herself and raised me. Then one day my dad just showed up and told her he wants to take me away from her.” I sniffed. “My mom didn’t have a stable job, and so it was tough for her to provide me with all the things that I need. But I was happy with her, I was so happy to be with her…”
Vincent leaned on the car’s wall. “Then what happened?”
“Then my dad took me away from my mother. And since my mom knows she couldn’t give me anything that I need, she willingly gave me to them. Then she got sick, my father just told me she died one day. I was so devastated then. I didn’t know what to do without her…”
“So that’s the reason why it was so easy for that old man to give you to me.”
I looked at him. “My father didn’t have a choice. He just did that because you’ll kill him and his family.”
“I never asked for his children. He offered you to me first.”
I just lowered my head. We went quiet for a moment until Vincent spoke again. “Me too, I never experienced going here even once.”
“H-Huh?”
“This is the first time that I get to ride a Ferris wheel. The very first time that I went to an amusement park.”
I stared at him. I don’t even know why but I think I saw a glimpse of sadness in his eyes for a moment. “My parents didn’t care about me, they only cared about my older brother.”
“Y-You have an older brother? I didn’t know that.” I asked him.
“It’s not important anymore.” He said. “I don’t even want to remember them anyway.”
I looked away. “Okay.”
Guess he doesn’t want me to inquire about his personal life.