He glanced backwards, away from the swollen face of Raymond and his eyes met with Rose who was standing across the lawn, her hand stuck around Linda’s and when he looked in her face, he realized he probably had been going too far. He glanced around and the entire house surrounded them. Even lady Barbara held that sense of fear in her eyes. The only one who wasn't really afraid and mildly calm was Lazzaro. He just stared blankly at the event as if he was disappointed about something. He got up from Raymond and he began to walk away from the crowd. The maids went forward to help Raymond but he shoved them off. “And to what effect did you do this?” He asked Adrian. “You think you could scare me? I promise you this, all my full attention will be turned towards you and you will come to realize how dangerous the firstborn son of Hamilton Brooks is,” he said, spitting blood from his mouth. “Challenge accepted!” Adrian replied in a low growl and headed out of the house. He saw Rose’s car p

She served the food on the small cozy dining that was next to the area in which she’d separated for her multiple computer sets. The food was a simple one. She’d a bunch of fried chicken wings and some spicy sauce. Then the main course was rice with different kinds of vegetables littered on it in a purposely arranged manner. The arrangement was a spiral and she’d taken her time to arrange it alternatively. He smiled before glancing up and saying in a low tone. “Thanks for the food,” he smiled and then started to dig in. The eating started with an awkward silence with both of them stealing glances from each other. It wasn't after a while that Adrian worked up the courage to speak. He wanted to say something serious with her about them without her joking about it because she was really fond of it. “Why did you kiss me earlier?” He asked as he dipped a chicken into the sauce and threw it into his mouth. “I just felt like it,” she raised her eyes, thrusting her spoon into her rice but

Adeline was in a cloud of files, and her phone was in her hand, she was lying on the floor, flipping through files. She’d taken off the coat of her suit and she had loosen the top button of her shirt. She was currently speaking to a man on the phone. “Yes, he would,” she said, sighing as the man ranted on and on on the phone. “Yes, but then would you take your time to meet him and check his validity,” she explained. “The deal is valid, and it is that good, if I can't convince you otherwise, there is no problem, the company possesses about twenty other shareholders as strong as you, I am sure some of them won't feel as skeptical,” she said in a pleasing voice but her face was filled with anger. The man on the other phone succumbed and at last agreed to her terms. “Thank you,” she said. “I will make sure you do not regret this,” she hung up and sighed. Adrian who was lying at another corner of the office and was in his own bundle of files turned to Adeline. “Was that successful? I ca

Adrian sat down in his office, Adeline and Desmond seated in front of him. The jovial man was having a bit of fun with his secretary, they both chatted over trivial things like designers and cars while Adrian sat in front of his computer, taking a small test from the videos Anthony had sent him.They were all waiting for the lawyer to show up and apparently, Mr Anthony was bad at showing up when he was needed. Desmond describes him as someone who has no choice but to come horribly late to any occasion that may need him. Adrian completed the test ten minutes later and waited as the computer compiled his result, he glanced up at both Adeline and Desmond with a smile. “I hope you still have a little bit of time for us, I apologize for his lateness,” he said with a chuckle.“Oh, I know Tony, he has bad luck when it comes to showing up,” Desmond chuckled. “However, I am getting to know Adeline here and she is telling me so many wonderful things,” he chuckled. “I suppose you don't mind me

Adrian fell to the ground from a relapse from the feedback of the explosion. The fall probably had saved his life as he saw the car’s tyre land in front of him with flames of fury etched around it. It bounced a few meters away before finally rolling to a stop. He glanced backwards at the burning vehicle and couldn't even seem to recognize it, as the aesthetic had been folded beyond recognition. Force was a powerful thing, and he came to realize that at the moment. Also he realized how close to death he had come and it scared him. For a moment, the world went slow and he could see the flames dancing around the car, cackling in a poetic tone as if to let him know how much they would have loved to consume him in their fiery fingers. He turned around to the girl beside him and then sighed as he remembered that it wasn't just him in the car. He glanced at Adeline. “ Are you okay?” He asked with an intense urgency that shook the girl out of her own shock.“Yws,” she replied, “I am fine,