A NIGHT WITH THE CRAZY CEO

CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO

**BRIANNA**

“Brianna… Wake up.” I felt someone tap me but I snuggled closer to the soft pillow.

“Five more minutes mom…” I moaned and I heard a deep chuckle that didn’t sound like my mother.

“Wake up, we’re running late.” I heard again ad the person shook me and I slowly peeled my eyes open. It took a second for me to remember that I wasn’t at home and the person that was waking me was not my mom, but Adrian. I also remembered that I was no longer in California but in Madrid, Spain.

“Good morning, sunshine!” He smiled at me brightly.

“Good morning!” I said and tried to smile at him, but it came out more like a grimace.

“Ooh, you’re not a morning person.” He laughed.

“I hate mornings.” I grumbled.

“Unfortunately, we have to go. It’s almost 11 and the meeting with the investors is by 12. And I know it takes a while for y’all ladies to get dressed.” He uttered and I quickly got out of bed.

“Thanks for waking me up. Let me go take my bath.” I said and went towards the bathroom.

“Come down for breakfast when you’re done!” I heard Adrian say before he walked out of the room.

It didn’t take long for me to take a shower. When I was done, I dressed in a yellow peplum top with sweetheart neckline and a navy blue pantsuit. I completed the look with a black purse and black open toe heels. I brushed my hair and let it fall down my back. I also applied a little bit of makeup.

I went down to the living area when I was done and saw Adrian in the dining room. The table was set already with some food on it. I sat down on the chair closest to Adrian.

The aroma of the food on the table made me salivate.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“Wow, who made these?” I asked Adrian, staring at the breakfast of croissant, egg toast and coffee.

“The housekeeper, Nadia, made them.” Adrian responded as he dug in and I did after him.

“This is delicious.” I gushed after taking my first bite.

“Yeah, Nadia is one of the best cooks I know.” He bobbed his head.

A few minutes later, we were done with breakfast and were about to leave the dining room when a middle-aged woman came in and I immediately assumed that she was Nadia.

“Adrian! How was the meal?” She asked him.

“It was delicious as always, Nadia. Thank you.” Adrian smiled at her briefly.

“You must be Brianna, how are you?” She faced me and asked.

“I’m fine, Nadia. Thanks for the delicious breakfast.” I said with a smile.

“We’ll be leaving now, Nadia. See you when we get back.” Adrian said to her and took me by my hand. We walked out of the house together.

Wilfred was outside already, standing beside a black Mercedes Benz this time around, and he had a cool smile on his face.

“Good morning, Wilfred!”I greeted.

“Good morning, Miss Brianna!” He smiled at me.

“Good morning, Mr. Adrian.” He greeted Adrian too.

We got into the car and Wilfred slid into the driver’s seat after us.

“Where are we going to, Sir?” He asked Adrian.

“The Emerald Palace.” Adrian replied.

“Okay sir.” Wilfred said and started the car before driving out of the compound.

“The Emerald Palace? Where’s that place?” I asked Adrian some seconds later.

“It’s a hotel. That’s where we’ll be meeting with the investors.” He responded and I bobbed my head.

“Ohh, okay.”

As if realization suddenly dawned on him, his eyes grew wide.

“What’s wrong?” I asked him.

“Oh shit! Did I mention that the investors we’re meeting with are Spanish?”

“Yeah… You didn’t mention that.” I mumbled. “How am I expected to communicate during the meeting when I don’t understand the language the investors are speaking? Cos I don’t understand one bit of Spanish language!”

“Well… You shouldn’t really worry about that. You don’t have to say anything during the meeting. I understand and speak Spanish so that isn’t a problem.” He paused and continued. “You don’t have to do any speaking, you can just take notes.”

“Take notes? I won’t understand any of the things they’re saying!” I said exasperatedly.

“Oh right! Well maybe you can just sit there and stare at my handsome face.” He said smugly and I smacked him.

“Be serious! I can’t just go sit down there like a dumb person and stare at y’all without doing anything. They’ll probably think of me as a stupid bimbo.” I muttered.

“Hey, don’t stress over it. I might actually have a solution, you won’t be so jobless during the meeting…” He said and I glared at him when he said the word “jobless”. He raised his hands when he saw how I glared at him. “You know what I meant by that.”

“Just kidding. What solution do you have?” I quizzed.

“You can just record the whole conversation and translate it to English. After translating, then you can edit.” He stated.

“That could work. You’re a genius!” I exclaimed.

“Of course I am.” He smirked proudly.

“I don’t think my phone can do all of that, though.” I said.

“You can use mine.” He offered.

“And remind me to get you a new phone. You need to get rid of the one you’re using at the moment.” He uttered.

“I will get a new phone when I have the money. I don’t want you spending a lot of money on me.” I stated.

“I’m still going to buy you a new phone, there’s nothing you can do to changed my mind.” He argued.

“Whatever you say!” I sighed.

“We’re here!” Wilfred announced a few minutes later and I looked out the window at the tall building that was obviously The Emerald Palace. It must clearly be a five star hotel.

“I’ll call you when we’re done inside.” Adrian told him and got down. I alighted after him.

We walked into the lobby and went straight to the reception. A female receptionist was behind the counter and she had a professional smile on her face.

“Bienvenidos al Palacio Esmeralda. ¿Cómo puedo ayudarte?” She asked in Spanish but I didn’t hear a word that she said because I didn’t understand the language.

(Welcome to The Emerald Palace. How can I help you?)

I looked at Adrian to see if he understood what she said and he seemed to understand.

“¿Puede indicarnos la dirección del restaqurante, por favor? Tenemos una reunión con el Sr. Gómez y él tiene reservas aquí.” Adrian replied her in Spanish and I stared dumbly while they talked.

(Can you point us to the direction of the restaurant please? We have a meeting with Mr. Gomez and he has a reservation here.)

After saying some more things that I didn’t understand, Adrian and I were heading towards a place where I assumed that the meeting was taking place.

Adrian looked around when we were inside the hotel’s restaurant and I figured that he was searching for Mr. Gomez.

“I found him. Come.” Adrian led the way to his seat and I followed suit.

We arrived at the table and two men were sitting there, the two of them looking to be in their Kate 40s.

They seemed to greet each other and did the introductions in Spanish while I just smiled when Adrian mentioned my name. Soon, the meeting started and I picked up Adrian’s phone to record the whole conversation.

I’m so going to learn Spanish when I have the time.

TBC