Chapter Ten
Serena's Pov
~flashback~
“One more important thing regarding where we are going to, we need to act like lovers. It's important as it would only make your mission with a high percent chance of being successful,” Adrien informed me.
That was quite difficult to agree to, but since it gave me a pretty high chance of getting back at Killian and his so-called wife, Samantha, I didn't think it was something I needed to say no to.
“What's your say? "Are you in or not?” he asked me, waiting to hear me speak.
I cleared my throat, and raised my chin, acting unbothered by his offer, then sighed softly.
“I'm in.” I responded with determination to make this work right.
We had a little conversation about how everything was supposed to be, and after then, I was escorted out of his office and the company by Ethan, who was kind enough to do so.
“So, I guess it's a done deal between you and my boss,” Ethan said to me with a slight smile.
“Yes, it is. "I'm glad I was able to meet up to the standards and all.” I replied, smiling wholeheartedly.
“Oh, Ms. Serena. You made yourself seen and recognized by answering a question which hundreds of people, couldn't. "You deserve to meet up to any nice standards.” Ethan spoke, and extended his hand to me for a handshake.
I also held his hand and shook it.
“So, till we meet again,” he uttered, smiling with his wonderful set of teeth being revealed.
“Definitely, till we meet again.” I spoke happily.
~Back to reality~
Later in the evening, both Adrien and I prepared to go out to the restaurant we wanted to go back to.
After taking a shower, we dressed up nicely and walked out of the hotel room. We went down the stairs until we got to the reception.
“We'll be back,” Adrien informed them.
“Alright, sir.” They responded in unison.
Adrien and I stepped out of the hotel and hailed a cab which drove us off to the restaurant.
On getting to the restaurant, we ordered something to eat immediately and had our seat at the same spot where we sat the last time we came here.
“The food tastes really nice. "I just love it,” I complimented as I munched on my food.
“I know, right? "I'm certain this is going to be our frequent visit and all.” Adrien said with a smile as he sliced his beef into two.
“Oh, my goodness! Adrien Volkov, isn't it!” a lady suddenly voiced out in surprise.
As she moved closer to us, she confirmed it.
“Oh, my goodness! You're Adrien Volkov. You're my role model in the business world. I love your latest brand show and it's really nice. In fact, hold on please.” She urged and immediately went to her table to pick up her food.
From the look of things, Adrien wasn't okay with this, especially because he had come out here to spend time with me, but being disturbed by someone else was definitely not what he planned for. As he was about to speak out to express his displeasure, I held his hand immediately.
“It's fine,” I said to him calmly.
Then the lady came over to meet us and joined us in sitting. If it weren't for me, I think Adrien would have shown the aggressive side of his.
“I'm just so happy and honored to have met you. "This means a lot to me and I appreciate it as well,” the lady said with a smile and took a spoon of her food. “I would also love to ask what inspired the brand show, because it was really perfect,” The lady said excitedly.
“First of all, this is my fiancée, Serena.” He introduced me intentionally because, obviously, the lady was being a little mannerless by not noticing that there was a woman with him.
“Oh, my goodness! "This is your fiancée? "I'm sorry, I didn't notice. "She's beautiful.” The lady complimented and I smiled.
“Thank you.” I smiled, and appreciated her.
We began to talk about business stuff and Adrien and I ensured to finish up our meal immediately just so we wouldn't have to put up with any more of all our discussions.
As soon as we were done, we rose to our feet and so did the lady.
“It was nice having this conversation with you,” the lady said with a smile, and both Adrien and I returned the smile as well.
Then we left the restaurant and got into the cab.
Adrien's Pov
“Uhm… you're going to drop me at that fashion store over there,” I said to the driver.
“Why?” Serena asked, out of curiosity.
“He's going to take you to the hotel, Serena. I've got a quick thing to do here,” I said to her.
“Oh, alright then. Don't take long.”
“Yeah, sure.”
As soon as we got to the fashion store, I got down from the car and waved at Serena.
Serena smiled as she waved too, and the driver drove off.
Dropping off at the fashion store was intentional as I wanted to get Serena a nice gift. All these things were to make everything seem more real.
I walked over to the store and looked at the different outfits that were displayed there.
They were all so beautiful and nice that, for minutes, I had a hard time picking one, but I managed to pick about five.
“Thank you for shopping with us, sir,” one of the receptionists said as she handed over my package to me.
I smiled and tipped her, then I left and ordered another cab which drove me back to the hotel.
On getting to the hotel, I couldn't help but smile as I imagined how happy and surprised Serena would be the moment she saw the clothes.
But to my own shock, I saw Serena in the lounge with another man, and they were drinking wine and laughing as they conversed together.
“What the hell.” I uttered under my breath, wondering what exactly was going on between them.