CHAPTER TEN **BRIANNA** Carlos kept trying to have a conversation with me but I kept snubbing him because I wasn't in the mood to talk. "So where are you going?" He asked me in a cheerful manner driving lazily and looking ahead at the road. "I thought I told you before,my boss sent me on an errand." I snapped rudely. "Well forgive me for having a poor memory." He joked. "I can clearly see that you have a bad memory." I muttered hoping he wouldn't hear but with the way he glanced at me I knew he heard what I said. "Tell me about yourself." He stated looking at me and focusing back on the road. "My name is Brianna Jackson. A college dropout striving to make ends meet,take care of her sick mother and get the best life for her younger sister." I repli
CHAPTER ELEVEN **BRIANNA**The cab stopped in front of my house,I payed him and alighted from the car. I walked into the house and saw my mom sleeping on the sofa. She opened her eyes a few seconds later and sat up on the tattered sofa she was laying on. She must have heard my footsteps because she is a very light sleeper."You came back early,didn't you tell me you are to get off from work around six p.m. or so?" My mom said."I ran away from work." I said simply and sat down on another sofa."What?!" She shouted incredulously."Why would you do that?" She asked again."Something came up and I had to leave early." I stated smoothly."Hmm hmm." She hummed clearly not believing me."I'm telling the truth,a fire started in the cafeteria and the employe
CHAPTER TWELVE **BRIANNA**I freshened up and put on my waitress uniform. It had gotten more tight that it brought out my curves and it reached just above my knees. I brushed my hair and it fell to my mid back. I packed it in a ponytail so that it won't disturb me when I'm working and also put on some lip balm cos I don't wanna have chapped lips. I picked up my black sandals from the shod rack and wore it then picked up my handbag before walking out of the room. I walked down the stairs and met mom watching news on the small television while Marie was doing her assignment."Good day world. You are tuned to America Express Television Network. I'm your host,Camila Lopez and beside me is..." The newscaster trailed off and her colleague continued "Michael Collins and here are the headlines for today..."I sat down beside mom who was engrossed in the news sh
CHAPTER THIRTEEN **ADRIAN** The car drove into the compound and stopped in front of the mansion. I alighted from the car and the guards stood in a line to greet me. I snubbed them and walked into the mansion. On entering,the maids in the sitting room stopped what they were doing and greeted me. I also ignored their greetings and climbed the stairs that led to the floor the bedrooms are located. I walked down the hallway to the master bedroom, unlocked the door and walked inside. I strode to the bathroom and dumped my suit jacket in the laundry basket and started to take off my clothes. After undressing,I also dumped my clothes in the laundry basket and stepped under the shower. I washed myself and stepped out of the shower then dried my body and hair with a towel before tying another towel around my waist.I walked out of the bathroom towards the vanity
CHAPTER FOURTEEN **BRIANNA** I stared at Mr. Adrian's figure as he exited the club with his drunk friend who was muttering incoherent words. He really looked hot in the outfit he wore. I didn't know I was standing in one spot and drooling until I heard someone clearing their throat behind me."You were staring at him." Cherry said casually."Was I?" I asked dumbly."Snap out of it dumbhead. He's gone already!" Cherry yelled a little in my ears and I snapped out of the reverie I was in."Your boss really looks hot in real life than in the television and magazines." Cherry said with a dreamy look on her face."Yes he really does look hot." I blurted out before realizing what I said and covered my mouth with my hands as if I could unsay what I had said. My cheeks had turned pink
CHAPTER FIFTEEN# NEXT MORNING **BRIANNA**The annoying sound of my alarm clock penetrated my sleep, jolting me back to reality just as I was getting the best of my sleep since I spent last night plotting devious ways on how to use the powder on Mr Adrian. With a groan, I sat up and stretched, letting out a loud yawn. The first ray of sunlight making it's way past the curtain, illuminating the room. I climbed out of bed, slammed the alarm off and blocked out the thought of crawling back onto my bed to enjoy more nap, knowing fully well that Mr Adrian has a thing for unpunctuality and tardiness and I can't afford to be in his bad graces this morning especially when I have something daring to do besides, I also can't afford to lose my job. After taking a cold shower
CHAPTER SIXTEEN **ADRIAN**I called all the employees into my office after I had settled down. They all stood in front of me looking nervous but they shouldn't be if they know nothing about it."Now who knew about the powder stuff that happened earlier." I asked calmly while staring at everyone of them."I don't know anything about it Sir. I wouldn't dare pull that kind of stunt on you." One of them chirped."Well I wouldn't know if you had the gut to do something like that because I might have done something to you and you wanted to get back at me by doing that. I'm asking calmly now,WHO THE HELL KNOWS ABOUT THE POWDER STUFF!" I yelled while banging my hand on the desk.They all jumped back looking frightened and started denying it,saying that they haven't stepped foot into my office this morning. Some e
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN **BRIANNA**The day finally came to an end and I sighed tiredly. Mr. Adrian had made me do more work after the files arrangement stuff and I'm feeling quite hungry now since I didn't get to eat lunch. I cleared my desk and packed up my things into my bag. I looked out of the window and saw that it was getting pretty late, the sun setting already. I didn't realize it was this late. Damn Mr. Adrian for giving me extra work.I picked up my bag and walked out of my office dragging my legs. I got food the elevator and entered it, the doors were about to slide close when somebody used their leg to stop it. I looked up at the person and saw that it was Mr. Adrian. I rolled my eyes at him and brought my phone out of my bag and started playing games, I made sure that it was in the highest volume because I didn't want to have any conversation with him and I a
CHAPTER SEVENTY SEVENTWO MONTHS LATER**BRIANNA**Adrian really fulfilled his promise about paying for my mom's treatment. After we came back from our trip to Spain, Adrian got in contact with his personal doctor and my mom was admitted in their hospital. She has been in the hospital for a month and few weeks now and finally got home today."It's good to have you home, mom." I said as I hugged her again. She was looking more healthy and wasn't as skinny as she was before. "It's good to be home." She chuckled as she hugged me back. I missed inhaling her flowery scent."Thanks for everything, Adrian. I couldn't imagine this happening without your help." I said to Adrian who was sitting on the couch and he smiled at me briefly."It's fine, no need for you to thank me." He uttered."Okay! What do y'all want for lunch? Homemade food or should we order?" I asked enthusiastically."We should definitely order." Marianna chipped in excitedly."Pizza and soda, anyone?" I asked."Yes!" Everybo
CHAPTER SEVENTY SIX**BRIANNA**I was woken up by the loud sound of the blender coming from downstairs. It sounded like a machine was in the house or something. I looked around me and noticed that I was laying on the blood and was covered by the duvet. I raised the duvet and saw that I was naked underneath it. It was at that moment, I remembered everything that happened last night. My cheeks flamed hot when I remembered every single details of what happened. How will I face Adrian after what happened last night?A frustrated groan left my mouth.After some minutes, I heard footsteps coming towards my room so I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep. I heard him walk into the room and I also heard the clatter of something being dropped on the bedside table. I peeled my eyes open slightly to see what he was doing and I saw him open the curtains, letting the sunlight inside and the room became brighter."I know you're awake." I heard him say, with his back facing me and I flinched slightl
CHAPTER SEVENTY FIVEEVENING; AROUND 7 P.M.**BRIANNA**We were just getting home after a long day of visiting Museo Nacional del Prado. I must admit, that was the best museum I have ever been to in my life. Not like I have been to any museum, but I have a feeling that that would be the best one ever.We saw a lot of paintings by popular artists. Some of them were The Garden of Early Delights, a triptych oil painting by Hieronymus Bosch; we also saw Las Meninas, a painting by Diego Velazquez and we saw the painting "Saturn Devouring His Son" by Francisco Goya. Saturn Devouring His Son was the one that captivated me the most and I didn't even know the reason why.Back to the present time, Adrian and I just stepped into the house with me on his back. He gave me a piggyback ride on our way home because of how tired I was. Now, he was helping me take off my sneakers."You're so sweet." I murmured while playing with his hair as he his sitting on the floor in front of me."I do my best." H
CHAPTER SEVENTY FOUR**BRIANNA**I peeled my eyes open when I suddenly felt the bright rays of sunshine on my face. The first thing my eyes came in contact with was Adrian who had a small smile on his face."Good morning, Sunshine!" He greeted cheerily."Good morning." I replied out, my voice sounding like a frog's that I almost couldn't recognize it. "What time is it?" I asked, attempting to get into a sitting position but I quickly decided against it when a strong wave of headache hit me.I groaned loudly."You probably shouldn't do that. You're hungover." Adrian said, coming to sit beside me with a bottle of water and aspirin in hand."Ugh! How much did I drink last night?" I asked, moaning in pain."Around five shot glasses, I guess you're a lightweight because I wasn't even affected by the drink." He said with a teasing smile."Geez! How did I drink that much?" I exclaimed and took the bottle of water and aspirin from him when he offered them to me.I took the aspirin and gulped
CHAPTER SEVENTY THREETWO DAYS LATER**BRIANNA**After two days of meeting with the investors, Mr. Gomez and his partner finally decided to invest in A.C. Robotics (one of the companies under Adrian's name) and now, Adrian and I are going out to celebrate."Adrian, where exactly are we going?" I asked him for the umpteenth time. This is the question I have been asking him ever since we got into the car and he began driving to God knows where.He sighed exasperatedly at my question."You won't stop asking me this question till I answer you, right?" He grumbled."Nope!" I said, popping the 'p'."Fine, we're going to a club to celebrate our win." He finally answered."Wow, really?" I asked, my eyes lighting up."Yeah, we're going to drink and dance. But nobody is getting drunk, at least not me because I have to drive." He uttered."That's a cool idea." I clapped enthusiastically.Minutes later, Adrian pulled over in front of a building with "The Dinero Lounge" written in neon light. We a
CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO**BRIANNA**"Brianna... Wake up." I felt someone tap me but I snuggled closer to the soft pillow."Five more minutes mom..." I moaned and I heard a deep chuckle that didn't sound like my mother."Wake up, we're running late." I heard again ad the person shook me and I slowly peeled my eyes open. It took a second for me to remember that I wasn't at home and the person that was waking me was not my mom, but Adrian. I also remembered that I was no longer in California but in Madrid, Spain."Good morning, sunshine!" He smiled at me brightly."Good morning!" I said and tried to smile at him, but it came out more like a grimace."Ooh, you're not a morning person." He laughed."I hate mornings." I grumbled."Unfortunately, we have to go. It's almost 11 and the meeting with the investors is by 12. And I know it takes a while for y'all ladies to get dressed." He uttered and I quickly got out of bed."Thanks for waking me up. Let me go take my bath." I said and went towards
CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE**BRIANNA**"We will be landing in a minute!" The booming voice of the pilot woke me up from my nap. I raised my head from Adrian's shoulder and rubbed my eyes so that I could see clearly. Adrian was also asleep so I tapped him and he woke up."The pilot said that the plane will be landing soon." I muttered to him and he nodded."Flight attendants, prepare for landing please. Passengers, sit tight and buckle your seatbelts, we'll be landing now." The pilot announced once more.A few seconds later, I felt the pressure of the jet moving downwards and I gripped the armrest tightly, just like I did when we were about to take off. Turns out, I was still scared of flying.“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to A. C. Private Airport. Local time is 3:26 a.m. and the temperature is warm at 22°C.For your safety and comfort, please remain seated with your seat belt fastened until the Captain turns off the Fasten Seat Belt sign. This will indicate that we have parked at the gate a
CHAPTER SEVENTY**BRIANNA**I woke up on a bed a few hours later. I looked out the window to see that we were still flying. The flight from California to Spain takes over eleven hours so it's understandable. Everywhere was dark and my stomach growled, reminding me that the last time I ate was in the morning.I strode to the main area of the jet to find Adrian in his laptop. He must be working. Me eyes raked over his body, stopping at the part where his shirt was unbuttoned and I could see his bare chest with curly hair around it.He must have seen me come in or noticed that I was seriously checking him out because he raised his head and our eyes locked. A playful smirk formed on his face."Checking me out, huh?" He asked playfully. "Don't worry, I'm all yours and I ain't going nowhere."He said that with a wink and my face went hot."I wasn't checking you out." I rolled my eyes."Hoe could one look so hot?" I muttered to myself and went to sit beside him."Huh huh, in sure you weren't
CHAPTER SIXTY NINE**BRIANNA**I got another shock when I set my eyes on the jet. The jet was coated in gold! Gold I tell you! I turned to face Adrian in surprise."Is that real gold?" I asked him dumbly and he laughed."Yes, it's real gold. You don't expect to see me having anything to do with fake gold do you?" He chuckled."Wow, you're really more richer than I thought." I breathed in surprise."Don't think too much about it. Let's go." He said as he intertwined his hand with mine and led me up the steps of the jet.I was more amazed when we were inside the jet. From where I was standing, I could see that it had eights seats, each the size of a single seater couch. And they even have tables in front of them. I feel like a villager right now."Close your mouth before a fly finds it way inside. Your jaw is practically on the floor right now." Adrian joked and I snapped my mouth close in embarrassment."Whatever." I grumbled and sauntered over to one of the seats. I planted my butt o