Chapter 52_ The Scandal 4
Bryan closed his eyes briefly at her outburst, she released a deep breath and pointed a finger at hin..
“I knew it! your intentions were always bad, do you think I’d be delighted to crawl on your bed? I’m not one of those sl*uts you chase every now and then!” Chloe snapped at him..
Bryan stood up and guided her to sit back down after which he did the same also, it’s a good thing he booked the whole restaurant or else his image would have been tarnished by Chloe’s outburst..
“Listen, I’m not into you either and I can never be”
Chloe’s brows collided in suspicion, then why on earth did he ask her to be his girlfriend?
“Then why should I be your girlfriend?”
Bryan sighed “My mum blackmails me with her health everyday, she sets me up on blind dates with different girls”
Chloe raised a brow “So?”
“I want you to be my pretend girlfriend so that my mum doesn’t bug me with dates”
Chloe chuckled, what makes him think that she would be willing to help?
“Oh no! I think your mum is doing the right thing.. why don’t you get married and settle down?”
Bryan scoffed at her words, marriage was a big ‘NO’ to him, having to commit to one lady for the rest of your life..
Thinking about it alone irks and sends chills down his spine..
“I’m not ready to get married.. not now, not later”
Chloe rolled her eyes “Well I’m not ready to be your girlfriend, not now, not ever!”
Bryan arched a brow and relaxed back on his seat “Did I forget to say that there’s a price tag attached to it?”
At the mention of that Chloe’s body went limp, she blinked her eyes multiple times at him, did she just hear that money was involved?
She smiled apologetically at Bryan and leaned forward eagerly..
“I love where this is going.. so how much are we talking about here?”
“Be my pretend girlfriend for three months and you get a hundred million, fifty million upfront and the rest after the deal is closed” Bryan added with a smirk..
He raised the bar a bit higher because he knew she wouldn’t be able to resist..
He stared keenly at her, his brows pulled together when he didn’t get a response from her.. she remained still like she had seen a ghost and in the next minute her head fell forward to the table and she passed out..
“What the f*ck!”
***
Vanessa cleared her throat once she was out of Kyle’s car, he was considerate enough to drop her off at her house..
But he was forgetting an important thing here, she was already out of the car but he still hasn’t handed her the dress he got yet..
“I’ll be going now” she reminded only to see the glass moving up..
Her lips parted in confusion as the car drove off slowly away..
“What?!”
She stood there staring at his car that vanished from her sight after a while..
“I guess it must have slipped his mind to give me the dress” she murmured to herself.
***
Ray jumped into Arya’s embrace, she was gone for only two hours and it felt like forever..
Arya’s lips parted as she looked around the living room, she could already guess what must have happened in here..
“Ray did you cause trouble again?”
Ray bowed his head with a pout “No I didn’t”
Arya raised a brow staring down at some broken furnitures..
“Oh really? well you’re lucky I’m in a good mood today.. otherwise I’d have stopped talking to you”
Ray’s face beamed with a smile,”I won’t do it again I promise”Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.
Arya nodded at him, she ruffled his hair gently and was about to walk away when Kyle walked in..
“Daddy’s here!” Ray exclaimed..
Arya’s face turned red, why on earth was he back so early?, she quickly vanished from their sights before she gets teased by Kyle about what happened earlier today..
“Wow daddy what’s in it?” Ray asked pointing to the golden box his dad’s assistant was holding, he was very sure that it was his..
“It’s mine, do you have a problem with that?”
***
Bryan sighed in relief when Chloe slowly opened her eyes, he placed the bottle of water harshly on the table and he stared down at her.
“What was that? you scared the hell out of me!”
Chloe took in deep breaths trying to recall what happened, when she remembered, she held Bryan’s hands..
“Did you really meant what you said a while ago?” Chloe asked..
Bryan stared down at their hands and nodded, he pulled his hands away from hers and returned back to his seat..
“I’m sorry I passed out, i was just so overwhelming” Chloe apologized..
“So what do you say about it Chloe?”
Chloe placed both hands under her chin staring at him..
“Don’t call me Chloe anymore, call me babe because as from now onwards you’re my pretend boyfriend” She jested with a smile, she couldn’t resist the offer even if she was held at gun point to refute it..
Dylan sighed in relief that she accepted, he had thought it will be a lot harder to get her approval..
“Great! and yeah! I need a date to accompany me tomorrow night, will you be chanced?”
Chloe smiled gleefully “just drop the time and location and I’ll be there but just to be clear about this whole deal.. you’re not allowed to touch me.. don’t even think about me or stare at me for too long”
Bryan snorted and stood up to his feet “Even if you are the last lady in the world.. I won’t even spare you a glance”
Chloe gritted her teeth in anger “Coming from the person who is dying to be my boyfriend”
“What?!”
She stood up and left the eatery closely followed by him..
***
Arya raised the magazine she was pretending to read over her face as soon as the door opened, her brows furrowed when she heard no sound afterwards..
She brought down the magazine a bit to take a peek and to her surprise Kyle’s face was only an inch away from hers..
Arya was startled by his behaviour, a gasp escaped her lips, how can a grownup be so immature?
“Jeez Kyle! what was that for?”
Kyle chuckled at her expression, he walked away from her and pulled off his tie..
“I was also wondering why you were reading a magazine upside down”
Her gaze fell on the magazine and indeed it was upside down just like he said.
“Or else you’re trying to avoid me, still thinking about what happened earlier?” he added.
Arya’s gaze fell on the box next to her “What is this?”
She asked obviously trying to divert the conversation elsewhere..
Kyle rested his gaze briefly at the boss and turned around to the closet..
“Tomorrow night is my company’s project launching and that box contains a dress for my date.. my mum got it”
Arya sighed and smiled “Your mum is considerate and I’m sure Vanessa would love it”
Kyle paused for a while when he heard her speak, he picked out his PJ and turned around walking to her..
“How did you know that it belongs to Vanessa? who told you?”
Arya raised a brow at his question, wasn’t it obvious? why asking her?
“Well she has been the one accompanying you to various event as your date.. don’t think too much I’ve seen you two on several occasions on the news”
Kyle hummed in reply, he picked the box and placed it into the closet..
“Will you be cool with it?”
Arya nodded and picked up her magazine going through it once more.
“Totally, after all our marriage is a secret and fake one, so no one except us will know about it, and Vanessa really deserve to go with you since this project was possible with her help.. and oh! congratulations on your new project.”
“Thanks!”
Arya picked her phone that just vibrated next to her, she narrowed her eyes at the screen when she saw the notification that popped up.
“Wow! it’s definitely pretty but expensive ”
Kyle’s attention diverted to her once more,”what is that?”
Arya turned her phone to him “This is a dress called the flying princess, since it was designed every girls dream is to get it.. but sadly it’s one of a kind and it was sold today”
Kyle lifted a brow, he recognized the dress but played dumb..
“Every girls dream? including you?”
Arya sighed “Sadly yes.. but it costs forty million dollars which is way too expensive..”
Kyle chuckled and left for the shower room, immediately he was gone Arya’s eyes darted to the closed door..
She rubbed her palms gently on her black pants, was it her head playing with her? or is Kyle acting a little different today..
“I guess he must be so happy to have Vanessa as his date tomorrow..” She snorted in disdain..
She rose up to her feet when she heard a loud thud that came from the shower room..
“Kyle?”