CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
**BRIANNA**
After eating breakfast with Mr. Adrian, we went over to where some cars were parked and I was surprised about how many cars he actually has. I mean he could actually start a car selling business with the amount of cars he owns. He picked the car he wanted to go with and I've gotta say, it looks cool and expensive. They all look cool and expensive, one day, I hope I'll have cars and mansions I'll call my own.
"Mr. Adrian, will I be the one driving you?" A man who I have now recognized to be his driver asked. I hadn't even noticed him.
"No, I'll be the one driving." Mr. Adrian replied. He unlocked the door of the car and slid into the driver's seat. I opened the door to the back seat and was about to sit but Mr. Adrian's voice stopped.
"What do you think you're doing?" He asked.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR **ADRIAN**There's never a dull moment with Brianna. I mean we don't really get along but the arguments we have everything time is always fun and I really don't know why but I love frustrating her.Since I wasn't going to work today, I decided to go and give Manuel a surprise visit at his office. I got to his company within the period of one hour and I parked my car in the parking lot. I walked into the building and and his employees started greeting me."Good morning Sir." One greeted."Long time Sir." Another greeted."It's good to see you again Sir." Another one of them said. Those were the series of greetings that I received from them and I nodded at each and every one of them.I got to the elevator and waited for a few heartbeats for i
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE **MANUEL**Adrian parked the car and we both alighted. We started hearing whispers from the mouths of the people lingering around the premises."Aren't those Manuel Collins and Adrian Carter?" I heard someone whisper, not so quietly."Wow! They look so handsome!!!""This is the first time I'm seeing them in real life and they both look so hot. What are they doing here tho?" One asked her friend whisperingly."This is a public restaurant and don't you know that Adrian Carter owns this place?" Her friend answered her.I smirked as I listened to the different comments coming from the mouths of various people as we walked into the restaurant. Adrian looked unaffected by these comments and compliments.We got in
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX **MANUEL**I took the beauty goddess over to where Adrian parked the car earlier and she started gawking at it. She looked as if she had just seen the most beautiful car ever."Is this your car?" She asked dumbly."No, it's for my friend." I replied."Wow, it looks so beautiful. That friend of yours must be super rich." She said dreamily."Wait until you see mine, you'll faint upon setting your eyes on it." I boasted and she hissed."Whatever fool. Open this fucking car and let's go buy my new phone. I have to go to work, I don't have time for this." She snapped while glancing at her wristwatch. Is this the same girl that was staring at the car dreamily? This goddess has really got some mood swing.We got into Adrian's car and I sta
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENHONEY CROWN RESTAURANT **MANAGER'S OFFICE** **ADRIAN**"Good afternoon Sir." Mrs. Williams greeted me timidly. If I had not known her, I would have thought she was a gentle woman but in reality, she is not gentle at all and that is why she's still working for me."Good afternoon Mrs. Williams. I came to see how everything has been going. How is everything going?""Everything has been fine Sir. Lots of customers have been coming daily and sales have been going smoothly. We even had to restock the food items twice last week." She said smiling."Wow! That's nice. Are the employees performing their duties well enough?" I asked."Yes, they are doing great. But there are some of them that comes late sometimes and alw
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT **BRIANNA** I woke up from a three hours nap and I felt great. I released a loud yawn and I immediately perceived a bad smell. I looked around to check where the smell was coming from before I realized that it was my breath that was smelling like that. Geez! I haven't brushed my teeth since morning and I ate with an unbrushed teeth. I haven't even taken my bath yet. Damn! I feel very dirty today. I better go and get myself cleaned up. I stood up and went to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth and took my bath, I also made sure I washed my hair because it has been quite sometime since I washed it. After freshening up, I blow-dried my hair with my old hair dryer and got dressed in a top and jean shorts before going downstairs. Mom was sitting on the couch and was focused on reading and outdated magazine.
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINEFEW DAYS LATER**#EVENING **MARIANNA**We are finally through with our exams and I am feeling so excited. The twenty students that won't the scholarships will be announced tomorrow and I can't wait to find out who the students are going to be.I came back from school and hour ago and did the necessary things I had to do before I got dressed to go to work. Mom was taking a nap while Brianna was still at work. I left a short note on mom's bedside table to let her know that I have gone to work so that she won't be wondering where I went to when she wakes up.My workplace is twenty minutes or so away from here so I chose to walk there instead of wasting money to take a bus. It would also be a sort of exercise for me. I got to work some min
CHAPTER THIRTY*AC ORGANIZATIONS**BRIANNA'S OFFICE* **BRIANNA**I was in my office, busy replying some important emails that needed to be replied on behalf of Mr. Adrian when suddenly, the intercom buzzed. I already knew the person that was calling before I picked it up. I answered the call and placed it on my ear."Good day boss." I greeted coldly. Since that incident outside my house, where Mr. Adrian and I argued, I had been ignoring him since I came back to work. I only talked to him whenever it is work-related."Come to my office now." He spoke rudely without even bothering to acknowledge my greeting and he hung up immediately. I rolled my eyes at his rudeness but I shouldn't really be surprised because that is how he is.I closed my laptop and stood up. I walked out of my office
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE **BRIANNA**I stormed out of the meeting room in anger. Mr. Adrian always has a way to rile me up but there's no way I'm gonna quit this job because of his silliness and teach him lessons he'll never forget to always remind him that he can't behave anyhow towards everybody.I was walking to my office when somebody suddenly grabbed me and pulled me into a dark corner. I was about to scream but a hand clamped over my mouth. I bit the hand but the person refused to remove the hand from my mouth."Shah, don't scream and stop biting my hand. It's me." A slightly familiar voice whispered and I recognized it almost immediately."I recognize you now. Can you take your hand off now?" I attempted to say but it came out muffled so I hit his hand and he brought his hand down.&n