CHAPTER FIFTY SEVEN**BRIANNA**Immediately we got down from the limousine and onto the red carpet, we were greeted by camera flashes from different angles, the flashes partially blinding me that I had to shield my face with my hands for a few minutes. I even froze because of the sudden nervousness that gripped me, I thought I had stopped being nervous but apparently, it hasn't left. This is the first time I'll be the focus of so many people so it's quite understandable. My hands were held up until Mr. Adrian placed his hand on my shoulder and whispered into my ear."Lower your hands, the reporters are taking pictures and you don't want them to take a bad picture of you, do you?" He asked but I could tell that he was also teasing me. "I don't care about the picture, the flashes are blinding me." I whispered back."Just lower your hands, it won't affect you anymore." He uttered."Really?"I quizzed."Yeah, trust me." He said softly and I slowly lowered my eyes. The reporters were stil
CHAPTER FIFTY EIGHT**BRIANNA**"Well hey there, everyone!" The familiar voice hollered. We all raised our heads to see who it was and it turned out to be none other than Carlos, with a pretty petite brunette girl sitting beside him.I was surprised to see him, I wasn't expecting him to be here but the look on Adrian and Manuel's faces says otherwise. It looks like they knew that he would be here. Some sort of tension built up immediately he joined us."I just greeted everyone and no one replied, that's a rude thing to do, guys." He said, his eyes moving from each and every one of us.Cherry said a small 'hi' and he responded with a smile."Oh, hi Carlos." I gave a small wave and Adrian's eyes darted to me and he raised an eyebrow in question."How did you know his name?" He asked with a surprised expression on his face."Erm, I know him." I responded awkwardly."What? How did you get to know him? Where did you even meet him?" He asked again, eyeing Carlos with something that looked l
CHAPTER FIFTY NINE**BRIANNA**"I'm going to kiss you now." Adrian said and his lips descended on mine. I froze for a moment before I started reciprocating the kiss. Our lips moved in sync that soon, we got lost in each other's embraces. I held his neck in a very tight manner because my legs were beginning to feel like jelly and I would fall if I didn't hold on to something.His tongue snaked into my mouth and our tongues began a battle of dominance with his tongue dominating within a few seconds. The kiss got more intense as we continued moving our lips without stopping to breath. His hands were still on my waist, kneading and not daring to move past that.We were so deep into the kiss that we forgot that we were on the dance floor filled with so many people but we didn't care. We just wanted to continue sucking on each other's lips like it was our life support, we were lost in a world where there was only the two of us, no one else to disturb or interrupt us.After like about ten mi
CHAPTER SIXTY**BRIANNA**It was Monday morning, I got up early with happiness and energy coursing through me. I was still very much happy about the kiss at the gala and the memory was still fresh in my head. I don’t think I can forget any time soon.I did the house chores and cooked breakfast for mom and Marianna before both of them could wake up. When it was getting bright outside, I took my bath and dressed in one of the clothes that I got at the mall Adrian took me to. The dress was a short sleeve bodycon dress with a V neck. It was black in color and it brought out my curves. I couldn’t help admiring myself in the mirror. I did my hair into a messy bun and applied makeup on my face. I was ready to go after I put on matching black heels and bag.I walked out of the room when I was done and went to mom’s room to tell her that I was going to work. I had breakfast before dressing up so there was nothing left for me to do again. I took a cab by the side of the road and in no time, I a
CHAPTER SIXTY ONE**BRIANNA**“You’ll be moving to my office today.” Adrian said and my eyes grew wide in surprise. Why would he want me to move into his office all of a sudden?“What? Why do you want me to move into your office?” I asked, still surprised that he would say something like that.“There’s really no reason. I just want to see your beautiful self always and watch you while you’re working.” Adrian said with a shrug while my insides melted. I couldn’t control the way a blush crept up my neck and my faced turned beetroot red, I wondered how he could say that so nonchalantly while I was here struggling to keep my blushing in check.I quickly got a hold of myself and tried to calm down. Adrian has changed a lot over the cause of a few days, maybe he didn’t change towards everybody but he did change towards me.“Who is this new Adrian? Has he been possessed or a new one has come from a multiverse?” I asked him jokingly and his face turned serious.“There is no old Adrian or new
CHAPTER SIXTY TWO**BRIANNA**The door was barged open and I quickly broke off the kiss to see who was at the door. I was expecting to see one of my coworkers but instead, I saw a beautiful middle-aged woman and I hastily got off Adrian's lap at the thought of the woman being a client or his business partner.y face went red. I sneaked a glance at Adrian and he doesn't even look fazed in any way. I glanced at the woman too and she was just staring with wide open eyes.Adrian straightened his clothes and sat up before facing the woman."Mom, what are you doing here? You didn't tell me you were coming." He uttered and my heart skipped a beat. Did he just call her mom? She's his mother? And she just caught us kissing?! Oh my fucking gosh! I feel like the ground should open up and swallow me whole right now. I might die of embarrassment at this rate.I sneakily looked at the woman and saw that she and Adrian did have some features in common. Like the hair and eye color. He also has the sh
CHAPTER SIXTY THREE**ADRIAN**I waited outside my office for minutes, pacing around because I couldn't dare to go inside unless my mom comes out of calls me to come inside. She finally walked out after some minutes."Hey son, hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long?" She asked, even though she knew that she had me standing for close to an hour."You kept me waiting for a long time, mom. And it was my office. My own office." I grumbled loudly. I sound like q kid right now but who cares?"Sorry about that, son. I was discussing something with Brianna." She said, walked closer to me and pulled my cheeks like a squishy little baby."Mommmm, stop pulling my cheeks! I'm not a baby anymore!" I whined childishly."No matter how old you get, you will always be my baby." She glared at me but I ignored that statement."What were you even discussing with Brianna for almost an hour? That y'all made me stand here for a long time?" I quizzed with raised eyebrows."I can't say. Brianna will tell
CHAPTER SIXTY FOUR**BRIANNA**"Okay... So the thing is that your mom said that she has been inviting you over for dinner but you haven't been coming for reasons that nobody knows except you. She asked me to help convince you to come to dinner on Friday because she believes that we're very close and that you will listen to me if I persuade you." I said all in one breath.I noticed his demeanor change when I was done talking. His face became expressionless, like I had just said something I shouldn't have said in the first place."I'm not going to any family dinner. I have my reasons and I'll rather keep them to myself." He replied coldly."But your mom insisted. According to her, she has been trying every means possible to get you to come but you didn't listen. I'm her only hope for you to come home." I said calmly."I don't care if you're her only hope or not. I've said this to myself that I won't be going to the family house and you're not going to change my mind." He uttered, the sa