Chapter 83.A truth she was avoiding.Adrian's POV.Raphael gave me the pair of flip-flops which was obviously his because of how big it was when I slipped my legs into it."Wow! They look good on you." Raphael told me with his eyes fixed on my legs.I knew he was joking, so I just waved it off. "Karla must be waiting. We don't want to keep her waiting for too long, do we?"He shook his head, "No, no." And let out a chuckle, "Come with me, I'll lead you to her."He began to walk towards another part of the mansion. A route that was different from the one we came through, it was also different from the one he went through when he was trying to get me a flip-flop.We climbed down a staircase and when we got to the first floor, he opened a door by the side, revealing the kitchen.I gently entered, taking a step after the other and going patiently with my eyes fixed on the everywhere around the kitchen.It was so beautiful.The kitchen was tiled with tiles which had natural artefacts aro
Chapter 84.Sorry for him.Adrian's POV."Hey." Karla's call sounded so distant and faraway to me.It almost felt like I was in a trance.Raphael. I was feeling so terrible and for the fact that I have been ignoring him when he too was suffering.We both suffered and some months were stolen away from us.'Why don't I ever think that he underwent all those difficult days in my absence? When do I become selfish?' I questioned myself and oh gosh! I felt much more terrible than I imagined."Hey," She called again, then I felt myself getting shaked "Adriana."I blinked my blurred eyes and stared at Karla who had her hands holding me up, "I've never hurt someone to that extent before. Never," I told her.I was not so surprised with how messed my voice sounded. It cracked in some words and it sounded crooked. My throat burnt with dryness and tears."You don't hurt anyone, he hurt you instead, remember? I feel like he just suffered for his sin but just that he suffered too much, you both did
Chapter 85.Normal words.Adrian's POV.Raphael and I ate the cake in silence and with a smile on our faces. The night was approaching and I had to leave which was like a piece of bad news for both of us. He didn't want me to leave, but I had to, I didn't want to begin the real reunion just yet, I still had to wait a little time to hear his complete story before I knew if I was to give myself up for him once again or hurt myself and move on from him."So, til tomorrow, yeah?" Raphael questioned me.I nodded to the questions, "I will make sure to come earlier tomorrow, if I get more serious with the job as I should, we will be done with it in no time and I will be back to the company, I miss that building so much."Raphael began to lead me to the sitting room where I dropped my things."You can visit the company if you miss it as much, or did Maven tell you to stay away from the company til you're done with the appointment with me?" He stopped walking to stare at me for answers.I la
Chapter 86.Happy.Raphael's POV.I have been feeling so happy since yesterday when Adriana returned from speaking with Karla. It was like a new return of her, and it all showed from her hug, which was tight and calming.I couldn't forget that hug in a hurry; it was exactly an eleven-minute hug, and I loved it.Today, I woke up late and that was because I was up almost all night contemplating whether to put a call through to Adriana or just be patient til morning.From when the driver and guards returned to midnight, I was contemplating calling her, but from midnight til four, I contemplated texting.Yeah, I am not okay, I know, but this is Adriana; she just showed me that there won't be any disagreements between us again, and I wanted to pick up every opportunity I get to get her closer to me.Though I don't know what Karla told her, and I was not ready to ask about it, since it's helping me even without putting much 'I know I would have put in much, even my all if only Adrian would
Chapter 87.Galton's proposal.Adrian's POV.I don't know what Karla was doing when she was saying out loud those words. I don't know what she intended to gain from it, but I don't blame her; she must be happy to see Raphael and me together without me keeping a frown on my face."Here, just a bite." I heard Raphael say, and I raised my head to stare at him.He was raising a fork of sauced chicken closer to my mouth, "Come on, open up, you can't just sit at the dining without eating anything. It's not proper."I gently opened my mouth and took in the chicken and I began to chew slowly with my eyes on Raphael. "It's good," I commented.He smiled, "I know right, though your food will always remain the best of all time."I smiled at that and kept on chewing.He fixed his eyes on the fork I had just eaten from, and the next second, he kept it in his mouth, licking it off.When he removed my fork, he smashed his lips and muttered, "Damn! I almost miss the most delicious part."'What delic
Chapter 88.Everything said.Adrian's POV.Every time I judge Raphael and jump to conclusions because of how he was behaving, I always live to regret it, just like now.I was beginning to wallow in regret."Raphael."I didn't even know why I called him, I wanted to hear him out but not in a way to trigger some pain in him.I don't want to trigger anything in him."Raphael, I'm sorry."He gave no reply to me, he just continued from where he stopped."I was walking on the street like a homeless guy and I saw Lincoln looking so hungry and dirty. I loved him at first sight and picked him up, I took care of him and named him 'my brother'."The main reason for choosing him was because of my loneliness, and I never regretted choosing him, and even til now, with the issues and disagreement with you, I still regretted nothing."He faced me, "Do you know that Lincoln had always hated anything that has to do with the opposite sex?" He questioned me and gave me no chance to reply to him."Til he
Chapter 89.Family's relocation.Adrian's POV.Everything had been good between Raphael and me since we talked; we worked and interacted without any form of argument.Today, we would be going to the airport to pick up my mom and my brother, they would be living in the mansion with Raphael when they arrive.That was Galton's idea; even though Raphael had bought an apartment for them already, Galton didn't want it; he wanted a place with Raphael in it.I don't understand how they managed to be that close together and when they began to be clingy to each other.When Galton brought up the idea of staying with Raphael, I was expecting Raphael to argue, but he didn't. He was just listing out all the advantages of staying together, which didn't sit right with me, but I couldn't talk.I promised him already that I wouldn't interfere with their words.A knock came on my door as I was applying a little makeover on my face, and before I could say 'come in', the door opened, and Ryan came in."He
Chapter 90.Awkward about Mom's presence.Adrian's POV.Throughout the journey from the airport to the mansion with Mom by my side, I felt awkward.She was not acting wrong or countering me, but her presence was just so affecting me and I hated that it was.I had suddenly gone dumb and numb like a suspect caught in the act of a crime.When I was being spoken to by Raphael or Ryan, replying to them felt like the most difficult thing to do in life, so I rather replied to them with a nod or a small smile, which only reflected on my lips."Are you okay?" They asked Raphael to me, and I replied to him with a nod and a smile.When we got to the mansion, I couldn't believe how relief I feltIt almost felt like I was just escaping from the captive of the wicked. Like I was just letting off from a cage."We're here." The guards announced with the car's door opening for us.Though that changed nothing from my awkwardness, at least I would be able to keep some space between my Mom and myself.I