A NIGHT WITH THE CRAZY CEO

CHAPTER SEVENTY

**BRIANNA**

I woke up on a bed a few hours later. I looked out the window to see that we were still flying. The flight from California to Spain takes over eleven hours so it’s understandable. Everywhere was dark and my stomach growled, reminding me that the last time I ate was in the morning.

I strode to the main area of the jet to find Adrian in his laptop. He must be working. Me eyes raked over his body, stopping at the part where his shirt was unbuttoned and I could see his bare chest with curly hair around it.

He must have seen me come in or noticed that I was seriously checking him out because he raised his head and our eyes locked. A playful smirk formed on his face.

“Checking me out, huh?” He asked playfully. “Don’t worry, I’m all yours and I ain’t going nowhere.”

He said that with a wink and my face went hot.

“I wasn’t checking you out.” I rolled my eyes.

“Hoe could one look so hot?” I muttered to myself and went to sit beside him.

“Huh huh, in sure you weren’t checking me out.” He said with a chuckle.

“What are yoh doing?” I asked after he got back on his laptop.

“I’m trying to set some things up for the meeting with the investors.” He replied.

“Oh okay.” I said and my stomach growled again at that moment. Adrian raised a brow in amusement while I tried to cover my face with my hair in embarrassment.

“You hungry?” He asked.

“Yes.” I answered quietly. “I only ate some slices of bread this morning and I haven’t had anything else ever since then.”

“Okay… Let me call the flight attendant to get something for us to eat.” He said and picked up a telephone that was on the table. He said some words before dropping it. The flight attendant came some minutes later.

“I got your call sir. What would you like to have?” She asked with a polite smile and Adrian faced me.

“What do you have?” He asked her.

“We have smoked salmon, pastries, sandwiches, pasta, fruits, grilled chicken and potato salad.” She listed out and I had a hard time thinking of the one I would like to eat. Adrian came to my rescue though.

“Brianna, would you like to have grilled chicken and potato salad?” Adrian asked me and I bobbed my head.

“Yes. I’d love that.” I smiled at him.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“We’ll have grilled chicken and potato salad then. Pair that with a bottle of red wine.” Adrian said to her and she bowed her head before walking away.

She came back some minutes later with our food and a bottle of red wine with two glass cups. She dropped it on the table in front of us and arranged it.

“Is there anything else you’ll like me to get you?” She asked when she was done.

“No, that will be all for now. Thank you.” Adrian told her and she left.

“Let’s eat.” He said as he switched off his laptop and dragged the food closer to us. I picked up a fork and dug into the delicious food.

“So… There’s been something I’ve been meaning to ask you…” Adrian stated, his voice muffled because of the food in his mouth.

“Huh? What is that?” I asked through a mouthful of food.

“It’s about your mom. The first time I came to visit, I noticed her eyes and her face. She looks like she’s sick and I also didn’t see your father the times that I had come to your house.” He uttered and I dropped my fork, my happy mood turning sour. Adrian seemed to notice that my mood had changed because he started stuttering.

“I didn’t… Sorry for bringing it up, I didn’t know…” He stammered and I sighed.

“No… It’s fine. You deserve to know since I know about your family while you know little to nothing about mine.” I said.

“About my mom, she’s been sick for years now. She was diagnosed with anemia years ago when we were at the lowest point in our family and she had to starve in order to feed me and my sister. Now it’s at the third stage and I’m struggling to buy her drugs because they are so damn expensive and we can’t even think of going to the hospital to treat her because we cant afford it.” I explained to him and tears welled up in my eyes. I struggled to hold the tears in but I failed and they slowly began to fall.

“Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry. She must be the reason you kept up with my asshole behavior this entire time. I’m sorry for treating you like shit in the beginning.” Adrian sympathized with me as he engulfed me in a hug.

“Yeah, I kept up with your attitude because of her and also because of my sister. I didn’t want her to end up like me. I wanted her to complete her education and have a good job in the nearest future.” I said through sobs.

“Oh, I’m so sorry.” He mumbled.

“It’s not your fault.” I sniveled and trued to smile but I looked miserable so I stopped trying.

“You wanted to know what happened to my father too right?” I asked, after I had calmed down a bit.

“Yes.” He bobbed his head and I inhaled.

“My father… He is an asshole. He always drinks and whenever he gets drunk, he turns my mom to a punching bag and hit her anyhow he likes. After everything, he abandoned us and left us for a rich woman and they left the country together. We haven’t heard from him ever since then but it’s better like that. My mom still loves him though. Sometimes, I catch her with a wistful look on her face and I figured that she was thinking about him.” I narrated and sniffed.

“I witnessed how he treated my mom at a very young age and promised myself that I would never fall in love with a man and let him treat me like a piece of shit.” I added.

“Wow, your father sounds like he’s a grade A asshole.” Adrian breathed out and I laughed despite how I was feeling.

“He really is. And I’m glad that he’s out of our lives. Things would have been easier for us if he was in our family but we’re doing fine and his presence was not needed so we’re fine.” I stated and he nodded.

“I’m sorry for bringing up the topic. It must be painful for you to talk about.” He apologized.

“It’s okay. I needed to tell someone, I’ve been keeping it bottled up all this while and it feels good after I told you.” I smiled briefly.

“Okay…” He smiled back. “Let’s eat out food before it runs cold.”

We picked up our forks and dug back into the delicious meal before us.

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