You like him?

Book:Mr CEO, Don't Love Me Published:2024-6-2

I felt all the blood in me was sucked dry.
He knew my weakness.. Love!
I would always do anything to protect those I love.
I pulled my hair back tightly. I could barely breathe.
But I won’t give in to his threats.. I shouldn’t.
“Ah,”I chuckled.
“You seem to have gone more senile. If Helen is the one you want, go ahead and kill her.”
The other end was silent.
“I… I have nothing to protect, anymore.”I added.
He scoffed.
“You…”
I hung up before he could complete his statement.
I threw the phone on the table and palmed my face, releasing a breath I didn’t know I was holding.
I’d better inform Helen beforehand.
John will do July fine. He has guards around him and all.. he should be fine.
*
Mara’s pov.
I couldn’t sleep last night. I was tossing and turning on the bed. I kept thinking about that guy.
I didn’t even get to say a Hi before he left.
I prepared a gift I didn’t have any intention for for the Queen and went to her quarters.
Since I am not her daughter and she hasn’t for once treated me as one, I didn’t see any need to rejoice over her birthday and give her any gift.
A guard came out of her room as I went in.
“What do you want?”she asked coldly.
“Good morning, mother.”I greeted instead.
She was sitting on her mighty bed with a platter of tea in front of her.
She grabbed the bedsheet tightly in anger.
“You calling me your mother irks me!”
I chuckled and stopped in front of her.
“I brought you a gift.”
“Take it back. I didn’t beg for one.”
“I will make it quick since you don’t seem to fancy my visit. The guy that sang at your party last night, who was he?”
That piques her interest, I guess, as she finally laid her look on me.
“Adrian. You like him? I could set up a marriage if you want.”
Now, that was the first time I would feel so excited over her words.
“I would love that.”I grinned.
I knew she offered that so she could get rid of me easily but I love it that way.
As long as I’m with him.
*
Juliet’s point of view.
I was carrying a white kitten in my arms and rubbing its body lovingly.
We, I and Kelvin, were both sitting on the couch in my parlor.
“Playing around with the DRS was nothing short of fun. What brought you here?, another job for me?”I clicked my tongue.
He nodded.
“It’s the queen this time around. He wants you to act as her long lost daughter.”he revealed.
“What? You kidding? That would be hard! What about my face?! Plus, the Queen is not someone to joke around with.”
“Don’t worry about looks. We just have to make up a striking story. Their last meeting was when her daughter was still a baby so there’s no way she would know you’re a fake. We’ve got your back, don’t worry.”
I scoffed.
“Arg. Just when I’m about to leave for Franceee for my shopping.”I whined.
“What about the real one? What if she suddenly shows up?”I asked.
“I doubt that would ever happen. And if it does, there will always be a plan B.”he replied.
“How long do I need to be her daughter?, surely not forever, right?.”
“Of course. When it is time to quit the act, you will receive the message. Don’t be too sad, if the job is well – done, he already promised to get you an exclusive ticket to BigBoys’s concert.”
“Yaaay!! I love that! I can’t wait to meet my babies! Treat my bank account nicely also and see the perfect daughter I will become.”I squealed.
“It’s a done deal.”
*
Adrian’s pov.
“Ugh, I have hands you know. You don’t really have to feed me.”I rolled my eyes after taking a hefty bite of the toast bread he moved to my mouth.
“Uhmmmmm..”he shook his head in disagreement and carried the cup of tea, stired it with a spoon and raised it up to my lips.
God.
I drank from it and sighed.
“That would do. Thanks. I will eat the the rest by myself.”I smiled.
“If you do not let me feed you your breakfast, it would break my heart.”he pouted.
“Hahaha.. how chance..”I laughed embarrassedly as the people on the table next to us in the restaurant turns their gazes on us.
“That was loud enough for the people to hear. Stop whining like a baby..”I gritted out.
“Oh? Then watch me whine then.”he said and before I could ask him what he meant by that, he called the attention of the people and dipped his mouth in a love song.
*
Duval’s pov.
I watched Ralph as he stood up and sat down, stood up and walk a little, return back to his seat, rub his neck and yawned.
He was not comfortable, it was obvious.
“Hey, did you miss your morning dose of water?”I asked when he stood up.
“Not a chance.”he scoffed.
He looks at me and gulped down.
He looked away why shaking his head.
He returned back to his seat only to stand up again.
Okay.. that is weird.
Snow seems to care less tho.
“Hey.. uhm.. what about her?, is she not coming?”he came to me.
I furrowed my brows.
“Her? Who is that?”
“That… uhhh.. that girl… Ay… sel?”
“Oh, Aysel.”I chuckled.
“Seems she won’t be coming today. What’s up? You worried about her?”
“Hell no!”he exclaimed.
“Not a chance.”he laughs nervously. “I was just a bit worried… you know… besides, this place feels.. she seems to carry good atmosphere around with her, so.. I guess..”he gibbered.
A little worried?
I chuckles. If it’s about him standing up, walking, going back to his seat, that isn’t little.
“I see.”I responded.
“What a jerk. I can’t believe he has fallen for her.”Snow said.
I sighed. Another trouble this morning.
“What did you just say?”
“You heard me. You’ve always been falling in and out of love with women. That’s your sickness. You never love one woman to the end.”
Ralph scoffed and took a deep breath and to my surprise, he went to sit down.
Oh, thank God. No fight early this morning.
*
Clara’s pov.
I sat in the dining room, lost in thoughts.
Diana does not want to get married to John?
I can’t let that happen.
They have to get married in order for her identity not be known.
I will have to do something.
She will get married to John Robinson even if I must kidnap her.
*
Emily’s pov.
“Is the process going as planned?”I asked over the phone.
“Good. He can never get married to that wench. I don’t care about what you do, just send her far away. I heard Lisa is here in Phoenix also. Take her out of the picture, she would be a headache also.”