Salaisuus
Finnish for Secret
“Have…we met before?” he asked.
Standing half a meter away from him, she got the chance to look at him further. He was taller than her, probably as tall as Justin. He appeared lean, and the white long-sleeved shirt he wore outlined a bit of his well-toned physique.
She would have remembered meeting him. He was very—and she meant very—good-looking. Like he stepped out of the covers of a magazine. But she was positive she hasn’t seen him around yet. But something about him seemed oddly familiar.
She shook her head. “No, I don’t think so.”
“Sorry. I thought I’ve seen you before.” He smiled, flashing her his perfect set of teeth and deep, adorable dimples on either side of his cheeks, just beside his lips. Then he reached forward and extended his hand to her. “I’m Jin. Jin Starck.”
She stared at hi
Kidnappad.Swedish for KidnappedIn Justin’s heavily tinted Ferrari, no one could see her even in broad daylight. She still wondered where he would take her. She still worried that somebody could recognize him. Why did he have to be quite famous in this state? Why did he have to be the City’s most wanted?Adrienne realized that they reached the airport and Justin used a private entrance.“Where are we going?”He just grinned at her.Finally, he stopped the engine in what seemed to be a private parking lot.He got out of the car and rounded it to open the door for her. He took her hand in his. She noticed there were people around, and a guy followed them, carrying a small traveling bag with him.Adrienne stared at Justin nervously.“Justin…I’m getting really freaked out,” she whispered.He laughed. “Your problem has always been that you didn&rsquo
Liberté.The French Translation of Freedom.When Adrienne woke up, she found that Justin had gone from the room. She went to the bathroom to freshen up. Justin walked in just as she was putting on her boots.“Hey, where have you been?”“Having a chat with the pilot,” he replied. “Can you fly a plane?” she asked.He grinned. “I have a license. I don’t think they give it out to just anybody.”She smiled. “Justin Adams, the pilot. What else don’t I know about you?”She stood up and wrapped her arms around his neck. He leaned forward and kissed her lips. “A lot. But that’s why you’re going on a weekend date with me, right? So I can show you what I’m like when I’m…unrestrained.”Adrienne laughed. “Nice choice of word.&rd
They pulled away from each other and looked at the person who just interrupted their moment.Adrienne saw a very good-looking guy with sparkling blue eyes, a shade almost similar to Justin’s. His blond hair was peeking out from under his helmet.“This is a sight you don’t see every day,” the guy teased, seeming to be taunting them…particularly Justin. “Actually, it’s a sight you don’t see ever!”“What are you doing here?” Justin asked in an annoyed tone.The guy lifted the snowboard he held with his right arm.“This is why the plane was unavailable yesterday? We were going to the same place, and you didn’t want to share, Just?” His eyes danced and he obviously succeeded in needling Justin. Then his eyes went to Adrienne. He studied her quickly and then he smiled. “Of course, now, I understand why.”“Go away, Gian!” Justin sai
CuriosusLatin etymology of the word Curious meaning “inquiring eagerly” meddlesome or diligent.Adrienne returned to the office on Tuesday. She felt confident and proud of herself. True, she still hadn’t figured out how the heck she would tell her friends about Justin, but other than that, everything was perfect.Justin is perfect.He deserved to be sought after, drooled upon, dreamt of, but not for the reasons they all believed. Not for his face, his body, his money, his cars, or his privilege. He was a total dream guy because he’s romantic and sweet… he’s wonderful inside and out.Now, to tell my friends…She figured she needed to break up with Troy first. And then tell her friends. And then her mother. In that order.Whatever happened after that, she would have to take it. She’d gone too far. She owed it to Justin. She owed it to herself.Jada
BrokenEtymology: Middle English breken, from Old English brecan; akin to Old High German brehhan, which means to breakOver the week, Adrienne finalized the contract with ABW. True to his word, Jin sent the signed contract to her within one hour of her sending it to him.Jada sounded pleased. She was even surprised that Adrienne managed to get the contract without a discount.“I just offered a page feature, that’s all.”“Wow! You must be charming!” Jada said. Adrienne didn’t know whether she meant it or she was just being sarcastic.She told the news to Jill as well.“What did he look like?” Jill asked. “I read in a blog that the heir of Starck Hoteliers is an absolute stunner!”Adrienne narrowed her eyes at her best friend. “What blog is this?”Jill bit her lip and shyly admitted, “The one that…blogs about steaming hot ba
“Excuse me, can I help you?” she asked.God, even her voice was a perfect pitch!Adrienne bit her lip. She didn’t know what to say. She couldn’t find her voice. She looked like she wore nothing but Justin’s robe and she still managed to stun Adrienne with her beauty. And she’s not even a man!“Who is that?” She heard Justin say from inside the room. When the girl didn’t answer, he went towards the door. He was topless, with only a towel wrapped around his waist. He looked like he just gotten out of a shower.No! It looked like ‘they’ had just gotten out of the shower.Adrienne took a deep breath and summoned all the strength she had left in her body just so she could raise her chin and say something.“I’m sorry. I didn’t realize you were busy,” she snapped. Then she quickly spun around.“Honey, wait!” Justin shouted
RemorsusMedieval Latin. Gave birth to the word Remorse.Adrienne sat back on her seat and this time, she really cried. She didn’t hold back.The other day, she was contemplating on breaking up with Troy. How did things go the wrong way and she broke up with Justin instead? The guy she actually loved.She took a tissue and wiped the tears from her cheeks and her eyes. Then she gathered her bag and went out of her office. She was thankful that most of her officemates had gone to lunch. No one saw Justin come to her office and no one heard them fight. Jill sat in a meeting in Jada’s office, so she couldn’t ask Adrienne why Justin Adams just went to her office. Knowing her, she would ask for every single detail.She got out of the building with no particular destination in mind. She didn’t want to go home. She didn’t want to risk running into Justin. He must be so pissed at her. She was still angry at him, t
Now, she remembered Gian and the girl she found in Justin’s apartment. Somehow, she realized how much they look alike.Adrienne stared at Justin’s handsome face on the screen. She didn’t listen to any of his voicemails nor did she read any of his text messages.Justin was smart and private enough not to confide to a stranger. And yet, here on camera, he freely told Jill what happened. Because he knew… she would see this. If she didn’t, then Jill would tell her.Just as if it wasn’t enough that her heart remained broken, she could feel her world crashing all over her.“Lucky girl, that one,” Jill said.“Tell me about it. He really seemed into her. I mean, that’s a first. Justin Adams admitting to the world that he’s not really the cold and unattached playboy the world believed him to be. He can fall in love. That is just romantic,” Yuan said.“I was too shy to ask