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
CHAPTER SIXTY FIVEFOUR DAYS LATER****BRIANNA**It was Friday, the day Adrian finally gets to go to the family dinner that he's been avoiding for a while, and I'm going with him. How cool is that? I just have to be there because Stella wanted me to, if not, I would rather spend Friday night coiled up on my bed and reading one of the books that I haven't had time to finish reading.I was dressed in a simple brown evening gown with thin straps and a slit that ran all the way up to my thigh. I decided to dress in a simple yet fancy way. I also had on a simple necklace and earrings then completed the outfit with a black purse and black stilettos. My hair was done in a fresh braid and I did a simple makeup too. I'm not really dressing to impress so I was good to go.I sat on my bed to wait for Adrian as it seemed like we were beginning to run late. We were supposed to get there by 7:30 and this was 7:00, but I didn't really know how far his family house is so...I raised my head when I he
CHAPTER SIXTY SIX**BRIANNA**Adrian led me up the short steps that led to the main door with his hand on the small of my back and I calmed down as I felt the heat of his body. He rang the doorbell and Stella appeared a few seconds later, a big smile forming on her face when she set her eyes on us."There is my favorite couple!" She exclaimed excitedly as she engulfed the both of us in a bear hug."Mom! I just styled that hair!" Adrian huffed as she roughed his styled hair and I giggled."What? I just can't help myself." She batted ber eyelashes at him innocently and I couldn't stop myself from giggling."Hey Stella." I waved at her with a smile and she grinned widely at me."Brianna! I thought you guys weren't going to show up." Stella uttered."Why would you think that? I promised to convince him to come and I did. I don't break my promises." I stated."Glad to see the both of you here. And I wonder how you got to convince Adrian, this dude is a stone!" She said and I chuckled."I d
CHAPTER SIXTY SEVEN**BRIANNA**It was Thursday, Adrian and I were in our office and we were going about our work in silence. The office was so silent that one could hear if a lin dropped. I was engrossed in my work that I didn't hear when Adrian called me till be came over and stood in front of me.I raised my head to look at his handsome self. I saw his lips moving but couldn't hear what he was saying so I plucked out the earphones from my ear to hear him."What did you say?" I asked him. I had been listening to loud music for the past hour as it helped me concentrate more so I didn't hear what be was saying."So you had earphones in your ears this whole time?" He glared."Yes, I did. Sorry I didn't hear what you were saying." I said with a giggle."You're something else." He scoffed."I'll take that as a compliment. It means that I'm a special creature." I responded with a wink and he rolled his eyes."We have something to talk about." He said seriously, all traces of playfulness g
CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHTNEXT MORNING**BRIANNA**I woke up by 4 a.m. the next morning because of how anxious I was feeling. I took my bath and dressed up. I also checked my travelling bag to make sure that I had everything I would be needing. I didn’t want to leave anything behind. I also had a light breakfast because I wasn’t sure if we would be served on the plane. It was 5 a.m. now and I was waiting for Adrian to come and pick me up so that we could leave for the airport. Thirty minutes later, someone came knocking on our front door and I instantly knew that it was Adrian because we weren’t expecting anybody else. I got up to unlock the door and saw him standing outside in his handsome glory.I greeted him with a hug and ushered him inside."Hey, good morning." "Morning, beautiful. Did you sleep well?" He asked as he sat on the couch. He seems to have made hi self comfortable here, and doesn't mind what the house looks like."Actually, I didn't. I was so anxious that I kept tossing a
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
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 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