Chapter 6Martinez was back yet again but just as alone as he had gone. This time he looked more upset than the last time. He was complaining, throwing both hands in the air.“Yet another incompetent housestaff!” Martinez shouted as he walked into Adrian's room.“Can you believe, Master? The house nurse didn't even clock in for work today! How outrageous? How can anyone decide to take a one day vacation with a crucial role like that? How can the head of staff in the house allow such negligence of duty? Isn't that madness, Master? I mean…”“Hey, hey, calm down…”, Adrian said, slowing down on his last words as he noticed the name tag on his servant. “Marti…”“Oh my name tag, Master? I forgot to even mention it to you, Master. They spelt my name wrong”“Ahhh… let me see”, Adrian demanded and Martinez dutifully took off the tag and handed it to his master “Martinoz Lucruez”“Can you believe, Master? Tell me, who can't spell Martinez right? It's the simplest Spanish name!”Adrian smiled,
Chapter 7The soft knock came on the door just as Adrian picked up the cufflinks. It was Martinez.“The car's ready, Master”“Oh, okay”. He picked his jacket up which Martinez took from him. Giving one last comb to his hair, he looked at himself in the mirror shortly in the mirror. He couldn't deny - the suit looked really good on him. He smelt nice too- the scent of deep masculine musk all over him. Adrian hesitated, wondering what new faces he'd see if he went down the stairs.“Shall we?”“After you, Master”, Martinez said, opening the door. It made a beep sound immediately Martinez closed it, indicating that it had automatically locked. Adrian went down the stairs slowly and as he did, the maids greeted him. Martinez seemed to savor such things, because he let out a deep breath of satisfaction as they stepped out into the verandah.“ At least, a few dutiful ones”, he said under his breath though it was just loud enough for Adrian to hear. As he went down the steep stairs that led u
Chapter 8 Silence fell on the rest of the board as soon as the Sales director finished his presentation.“A commendable presentation”, Leonard complimented, breaking the silence immediately. “Any Questions?”, He asked, glancing from left to right. Adrian wondered if he should speak up now. What he had to say would not only discredit the Sales director's work but would definitely get him sacked because there was no way he could say he made such a big mistake in reporting. It was obviously schemed and he probably wasn't expecting that the Shilla would do her own reporting. But if he didn't say anything, then the information provided would prevent the company from improving and he could definitely see unrecoverable loss in the future, not to mention the fact that there'll be more chances of embezzling funds from the Sales department.“Very well then… I …”Adrian raised his hand, cutting his Father off.“Yes Adrian?”“Thank… Thank you sir”, Adrian said, clearing his throat at the end o
Chapter 9“Welcome Master”, Martinez greeted with a bow as Adrian came to the room of the door. “Martinez, how are you?”“Very well, Master. Should I have them bring up your lunch”“Umm…not really, Martinez. I had lunch on my way here”The gasp that escaped from Martinez made Adrian think he'd just murdered someone. “What?”“Master, why would you choose to eat lunch at some local undeserving restaurant, amongst…. uhhh”, Martinez said dramatically, shuddering at his last words like he'd just seen something ominous and overwhelming.“What… What's wrong with that? Did I do something wrong?”“Wrong?!. It's outrageously forbidden to be caught outside as a Grayson. What if someone caught you on camera or some paparazzi videoed you, Master?”“Calm down, Martinez. I'm… pretty sure there wasn't any … paparazzi anywhere” “But you can't be too sure, Master. They are very sly people and they could get such things all over the internet in no time!”“There was no paparazzi Martinez”“But Maste
Chapter 10 He ran a finger over the mark. It was bold and dark, contrasting deeply with his skin. It seemed to be divided into five and it looked so real, like it was more of an engravement than a stain on his body. He'd never noticed such a mark before on his body and he wondered if it was some kind of Grayson birthmark.His thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.“Master?” came Martinez' voice.He came out of the dressing space, fully dressed, fastening back his Rolex to his wrist. “Come in Martinez”“Sir, the cars are ready”“I’ll be down in a minute”“Ok Master”, He said, disappearing almost immediately. Adrian slipped his legs into his shoes and went over to the mirror to check himself out.“Alright, alright. Your boy's looking good alright”, his said in an accent. His muscles were quite accentuated in his sharp white Polo sleeve. The V- neck showed off some of his nice chest hair and the shirt slimmed into his trousers perfectly. Taking the lightly scented perfume,
Chapter 11Audrey rolled her eyes, "Oh not again." George chuckled, "Come on Audrey, you don't address your mom in such a manner."Madeline,Audrey’s mother, eyed Adrian and turned her gaze towards Audrey, "How many times do I have to tell you to always stick by the rules Audrey?" She scoffed looking away, "Urghh, Can you not nag me for once mum?.” She turned her gaze to Adrian “I am hungry. Can we please head towards where the dinner is being held?" Adrian, who just stood there confused and staring at the two of them, saw that as an opportunity to get her away from Madeline. The words Audrey spoke about her mother not being nice made much sense. The look she gave him wasn't nice at all. His only worry was putting up with someone who probably didn’t like him, whereas he doesn't know anything about her. Adrian and Audrey spoke in low tunes as they both tailed the waiter who led them to a big hall where the dining was taking place.Adrian could tell he was late, all chairs had been
Chapter 12"Adrian? Ethan hasn't even spoken and you are asking Adrian to speak?" Madeline muttered as she got to her feet. They were all shocked, no one in the family dared challenge the decision of Mr. Jackson."Madeline sit your goddamn ass down, what do you think you are doing? Have you lost your mind or don't you know who you are speaking to?" Mr. Leonard asked as he pulled her gown. Madeline sat down feeling at peace she was able to speak her mind, she hated the old man and couldn't just wait for him to die, so she could have everything."I am sorry father, I apologise," Leonard said with his head bowed, Audrey and Adrian were both shocked at the way Madeline spoke. Mr. Jackson shook his head with a wicked smile on his face as he gazed at Madeline. "Ethan, speak, I am listening."Ethan stood up, clearing his throat while straightening his shirt, "I want to appreciate everyone for showing up to such a great function as this, I count myself privileged to be among a gathering of
Chapter 13Aaron started coughing, Adrian and Audrey looked at each other, strangely they had this strange connection within them that they could tell that Aaron was acting up to prevent answering the questions."If you have the flu, why didn't you treat yourself before coming here?" Mr. Jackson spoke in annoyance. "I am sorry Dad, please blame me, beside we couldn't miss such an event as this," Richard muttered as he patted Aaron on his back."I will leave you guys to bond together, excuse me," Mr Jackson said, standing up. Everyone at the table all stood up with their heads bowed till he was out of their sight. Aaron stopped coughing immediately and picked up his phone. Isla chuckled, "Nice one Aaron, you just succeeded in playing the almighty Jackson Grayson, nice one."Aaron looked at her feigning ignorance, "What are you talking about Aunty?" Isla smiled, "You can fool him, not me." "Never mind," Aaron muttered as he drank from the glass containing water.Audrey extended her