Chapter 121

God, she saw us.

Mimi saw us.

She is still standing there, looking at her with furrowed brows.

I looked at Adrian.

He is looking at her.

"Mimi, come on," I heard some voices from the bottom floor, making me look at Mimi.

She is still looking at us.

My heart pounded as I stared at her, void of what to say or think.

"Mimi," more female voices called.

Mimi withdrew her eyes from us and hurried away.

"Mimi..." I called, attempting to go after her, but Adrian held my arm, making me look at him.

His gray eyes are on me.

"Let her go," he said.

"She saw us," I said.

"I know," he said, looking composed and not bothered about it.

A part of me likes that a bit.

"Just go back to the party and act natural," he said, caressing my hair a bit.

I nodded. "But....what about you?"

"I have a lot of work to do. I can't attend." he said as his eyes fell on my lips.

One last kiss, please!

His eyes moved back to mine.

"Go," he said.

"When will I see you again?" I asked, feeling reluctant to leave him right now.

I know Mimi saw us, but I still want to spend more time with him.

A lot of time.

God, I want forever!

Ugh! Why does he have to be restricted?!

"Just go, little girl. You will see me when you see me," he said.

I heaved a sigh, lowering my gaze.

I looked at him.

His eyes are on me.

"Alright then. Bye," I said, staring at his perfect face. I forced my eyes away from him and took a step, but he held my arm again, making my heart dance as I looked at him.

He leaned closer and kissed my temples, making my heart flutter as I closed my eyes.

He released my hand and I opened my eyes.

His eyes are on me.

God, that meant something.

Something special.

"Go," he said.

I nodded. I walked away from him, smiling happily as I heard him entering his room.

I descended the stairs, still wearing that sweet smile as the way he kissed my temples replayed in my head continuously.

I took steps towards the event hall and I got to the stairs.

I was instantly reminded of Mimi, making my heart react.

I studied the mall as I descended the stairs. Almost everyone is standing close to the stage where Mimi and her mum are standing and with her cake in front of her.

Everyone was taking pictures and videos of Mimi as she held the knife in her cake, smiling a bit brightly.

Like she didn't just witness Adrian and me kissing.

Act natural, Evelyn. Act natural.

"Evie," Mario's voice got my attention as I got down the last stairs.

He is approaching me with two glasses of champagne.

I forced a smile as I walked towards him too.

"Hey," I said.

"Hey. What kept you?" he asked, handing over one of the glasses to me.

"Thank you," I said, collecting the glass from him.

"I had to, uh, I had to go." I lied, sipping my drink as he sipped his.

"I understand. So about spending the night....." he went on as something attracted my eyes.

And I locked them with Mimi's.

My heart dropped as I held her gaze.

"It's Friday, you know," Mario's voice got my attention again.

"What?" I asked.

He furrowed his brows.

I nodded. "Yes, it is Friday, but I don't think I will, uh... spend the night." I said, sipping my drink nervously as I moved my eyes to Mimi momentarily.

"Is it because of my mother?" he asked.

I looked at him.

"She won't do anything, I promise," he assured.

"Mario, she doesn't like me. In fact, she hates me." I said.

"I know. But that doesn't mean you can't come over or spend the night. You are not an ordinary guest, you know. And....." He went on as I moved my eyes to Mimi again.

She is looking at me and saying something in her mother's ears.

Oh boy.

"Evie, come on," Mario got my attention again.

He is looking at me with a slight emotion.

"Mario, I ....."

"Mario, honey," Mimi's mum called, claiming our attention.

She gestured at him to come over.

"Coming," he said, moving his gaze to me.

"I will be right back. I need to take pictures with Mimi," he said.

I nodded.

"Don't go anywhere," he said, walking away and towards the stage.

I moved my gaze to Mimi.

She is throwing daggers at me.

I looked away from her, feeling uneasy and uncomfortable.

My eyes fell on Imogen, who was having a chat with some random tall guy.

I took steps towards her, attracting her eyes to me.

"Evie, hey. I have been looking all over for you," she said, smiling at me as the guy looked my way.

"Hey," I said to him.

"Hey," he said.

"This is Sam and Sam, this is my sister and best friend, Evie," Imogen said.

"Nice to meet you," he said, extending his hand to me.

"Same here," I said, smiling a bit at him.

"I need to steal her for a minute, if you don't mind," I said, taking Imogen's hand and walking away before he could say anything.

"What's up?" Imogen asked as she stood away from the guy.

My eyes rested on Mimi and she and Mario took pictures together.

"Evie," Imogen called, making me look at her.

She raised a brow at me.

"I went upstairs in search of him," I said.

She scoffed. "Of course you did. Obsessive much."

I looked away, feeling a bit guilty.

"And?" She asked, making me look at her.

"I found him. We were kissing and Mimi walked in on us," I said, making her freeze.

I nodded.

She moved closer to me. "You mean...."

I nodded.

"She saw you two?"

I nodded. "She did," I said, bitting my lips nervously.

"Oh my.... Evie," she whispered.

"What am I going to do? She has been throwing daggers at me with her eyes since I came back from the inside," I said.

"Of course she was. What do you expect? You were supposed to be into Mario, not his father. Only God knows what is going on in her head right now," Imogen whispered as we both looked towards Mimi.

She is smiling happily and taking pictures with her friends.

"Why is she looking like she didn't see you guys?" Imogen asked.

"I don't know. It is confusing, but she would look at me most times," I said, getting a bit worked up.

"What did he say about her?" Imogen asked.

"Nothing. He isn't even bothered. He told me to just act natural," I said.

Imogen looked at me.

"He told you that?" she asked.

I nodded.

"That means he trusts that she will not snitch," she said.

"I know, right?"

"That's the only explanation for he said."

I heaved a sigh.

"God, why do I feel weird about this?" I asked, rubbing my arm a bit.

"We need to leave. The party just got boring," she said.

"Leave?"

"Yes. We can't be here any longer. Not after she saw you kissing her aunt's husband. How long do you think someone can keep such gossip?" she asked.

I let out a worked-up sigh.

"I know he said act natural, but you also can't take chances. Let's go," she said.

I nodded. "You are right. We have to....." I trailed off the minute something hit me and walked past.

"What the....." I trailed off as I recognized who it was.

Camilla.

"Are you blind, bitch?" Imogen asked.

Camilla turned to us. She is dressed in a black dress, looking like the frustrated bitch that she is.

"Oops, I didn't see any reasonable being there," Camilla said, smirking as she continued walking.

Imogen scoffed in disbelief.

"That thing needs to be taught a lesson," Imogen said.

"Forget her. She is not worth it," I said, sipping my remaining drink.

Imogen scoffed.

"Let's just go," I said.

"Yeah, let's.... "

"Evelyn," Liliana's familiar voice got my attention. She is wearing a green dress and looks very pretty.

"Lily, hey," I said, smiling.

She smiled too as we gave each other a hug.

"I saw you when you came in, but I was a little busy with the party welfare and you uh.....you were with Mario and all. " She said.

I nodded. "It's okay. I am happy to see you. But I have to go now. "

She furrowed her brows. "Right now?"

"Yes. I have work tomorrow. " I lied.

"You work now?" she asked.

"Yeah. A part-time job at a mall, yeah."

"That's great."

"You remember my friend, right? Imogen." I said, gesturing at Imogen.

"Hey," Imogen said.

"Yes, I do. You both look very lovely. But too bad you are both leaving so soon," Liliana said.

"Leaving?" Mario chipped in, claiming our attention.

Liliana stood next to me as his eyes moved towards her and then at me.

"You are leaving right now?" he asked.

"Yeah. I have work tomorrow," I said.

"Excuse me, sir. Evelyn," Liliana said, walking away before I could say anything.

"I thought you had stopped working," he said.

I shook my head. "I do part-time jobs. I need to go now so I can wake up early for my morning shift."

He nodded slightly. "I understand. Can I drop you?"

"No, our ride is outside," Imogen said, and I am thankful for that.

"Oh. Well, thanks for coming," Mario said.

I reached closer to him and wrapped him in a hug. His hands wrapped around me too as my eyes moved ahead.

I locked eyes with Liliana.

She looked away from me instantly in a weird way, making me furrow my brows.

I unwrapped him and gave him a tiny smile. He smiled at me too.

"See you are at school," I said.

He nodded.

I turned to leave with Imogen but....

"Um, what about Mimi? You need to tell her you are leaving." He said, making my heart pound as I shared a look with Imogen.

I looked at Mario and then at Mimi.

She is surrounded by her friends and they are busy having a chat.

"Um, she is kinda busy. I don't want to interrupt. Can you please tell her for me?" I asked.

"Alright. See you at school then," he said.

I nodded, heading out of the building with Imogen.

We walked towards the compound and our ride approached us. We got into the backseat and drove out of the building.

"So much for a party," Imogen said.

"So much for having a good time with Adrian," I said, smiling happily.

Imogen scoffed, shaking her head in disbelief.

"You will never repent, will you, Evie?" she asked.

I scoffed. "Did I commit any sin?"

She raised her brows. "Really? Did you just ask that question?"

I chuckled. "Fine. I am committing the worst sin ever. Who cares?"

She scoffed. "Wow,"

"He makes me happy. Don't you like that fact? He makes your friend happy," I said.

"I do like it but it is dangerous. He is freaking married. His family will literally kill you. What if that Mimi sings like a bird?" she asked.

"She won't."

"How do you know?"

I shrugged a bit. "Adrian knows she won't."

Imogen scoffed. "That's not adequate."

I looked at the window.

"I say you talk to her somehow and make sure she doesn't tell a soul what she saw."

"How am I going to do that? We literally just left her party, which was the only chance I had to talk to her," I said.

"You seriously want to talk to her at her party? What do you want? You want to trigger her in front of her guests and family?" Imogen asked.

"Okay, okay, how will I talk to her?" I asked.

"I don't know. Figure it out," she said, sighing.

I looked at the window, thinking about how to talk to Mimi.

I can't go back there, can I?

Oh gosh.

MONDAY........

IN CLASS.......

"Are you done with the project?" Imogen asked.

I scoffed. "I am not even halfway done," I said, writing in my notebook.

"Seriously? What have you been doing all weekend?"

I shrugged. "Chatting with Adrian," I said, smiling happily at Imogen.

Her face twitched.

I lowered my gaze.

"Oh good God. What has Adrian done to my best friend?"

I giggled.

"But seriously though, you are beginning to get fully distracted," she said.

I furrowed my brows.

"Finish your project for Pete's sake," she said.

"I will. Besides, the deadline is a day after tomorrow. I will be done before then," I said, getting on my feet.

"Where are you going?" she asked.

"I need to use the bathroom before the professor walks in," I said, walking away.

"You are impossible," I heard her say.

I raised my fingers up happily as I headed out of the class.

I walked along the slightly busy hallway, humming a song by Sam Smith as I looked ahead.

I stopped on my track a bit the minute I saw Mario and Mimi approaching.

Oh geez.