Chapter 23: Meeting Mrs Henderson

" Phew what a day " Lucia exhaled as she fell on her bed, she was pretty much exhausted from tasting and collecting wine alongside wrapping gifts for Mrs Henderson.

" If everything goes according to plan tomorrow then nothing should go wrong " Lucia smiled to herself " Tomorrow will certainly be interesting, I have to bring my A-game " Lucia muttered followed by a yawn.

" But I have to get some sleep now " She yawned again as she pulled the duvet over herself drifting off to sleep in excitement.

The next morning Lucia was already downstairs, dressed in a pink body fitted gown that presented her curves quite well. She sat on the couch, patiently waiting for Liam to come downstairs.

" Lucia " Lucia heard her name, she looked up to find Liam looking down at her.

" You're already up? It's just 8:30 isn't it early? " Lucia asked, a bright smile on her face

" If you're aware that it's early then why are you already dressed up to go? " Liam asked slightly confused

" I slept early last night around 8:30 so I woke up very early, so I thought instead of going back to sleep or staying lazy, why don't I just get prepared and not waste your time... How do I look by the way? " Lucia replied, leaving a question at the end

" You look normal like every other girl " Liam replied bluntly as he walked down the stairs

" So in other words what you're trying to say is that I look ugly " Lucia raised a brow at Liam, her ears reddening from anger

" Those are your interpretations not mine, but somehow they are not totally wrong " Liam deadpanned, standing before her

Lucia glared at him for a while before he spoke " Oh what's that? Your eyeballs are almost pulling out of their sockets " He pointed at her eyes

" Don't you dare " She warned shoving away his hand

" You know for a moment there I thought you were getting excited over meeting my mother, so much that you dolled up so early in the morning for that, I would have been forced to remind you that this is all roleplay... It's good to know that you're not getting ahead of yourself " Liam whispered into her ears.

Liam's hot breath sent heat down her body as he whispered into her ears but his cold words sent shivers down her spine.

' I can't let him have this victory ' Lucia thought to herself

" Oh please... " Lucia scoffed, Liam raised an eyebrow surprised at her reaction

" I know very well what roleplay is and I'm trying my best to do so... You'll pay me at the end of the month so I must in every aspect be diligent in my work, my job is to be your fiancee so what is wrong even if I get excited? Moreover your mother is a very kind and cheerful woman so I am quite excited to meet her " Lucia explained

" So you are excited " Liam concluded

" You really just pick out whatever you want to hear from a sentence and throw the rest away, don't you? " Lucia asked, annoyed

" Doesn't everyone do that? " Liam replied with a question

" You really like — " She was about to say when Liam interrupted her

" We don't have all the time in the world, I hope you know that " Liam interrupted

Lucia stomped her foot on the floor and stormed off to the front porch of the villa, knowing that the car that would take them was outside.

Liam chuckled lightly as he watched her walk off in anger, somehow it felt nice to see her like that, he was about to walk behind her when he heard Mr Williams voice from behind.

" I see you're about to leave, have a nice day " Mr Williams said, causing Liam to turn to him

" Oh yeah... You too " Liam replied and went after Lucia who was already in the car.

The car door beside Lucia suddenly opened, causing her to jolt back a little, she glared at Liam the sole cause of her reaction.

" What the heck! " Lucia yelled, annoyed at how he opened the door.

" Move to the other side " Liam calmly said

" What? " Lucia asked confused

" I believe you heard me " Liam replied crudely and tried to sit where Lucia was seated forcing her to shift to the other side

" Wait a minute, what stopped you from staying there, isn't it where you always stay? " Lucia asked, once the car started moving

" It's my car, I can stay where I want " Liam snapped at her

" Suit yourself " Lucia snapped back and turned her face away from him

" Childish... " Liam muttered loud enough for Lucia to hear him

She snapped her head towards him " Who are you calling childish "

" I don't remember calling your name... For all we know you're not the only person in this car... The driver is also here, he could be the one I was referring to... "

" Oh... And the car too right? The car might as well be childish for all you know then... Moreover it was me you were talking to and not the driver " Lucia retorted

" You really do love to argue don't you, especially if it's me your argument is with " Liam sighed

" What? Why would I like that? " You're thinking too highly of yourself, you know that? " Lucia scoffed, making Liam turn to face her

" I do not think too highly of myself, I am highly " Liam deadpanned

" You might be high as well " Lucia retorted

" Speaking with a man that is high, doesn't that make you high " Liam snapped back

" Speaking with a man that is rich, does it make me rich? " Lucia asked, frustrated

" Well it means you are connected, doesn't it? " Liam questioned back

" And it means you're crazy, doesn't it? " Lucia retorted

" Watch your tongue, I won't take insults from you " Liam said in a serious threatening tone but Lucia wouldn't take any of it

" I'm not threatened by your words so you should curtail the use of it " Lucia snapped back, her tone exuding anger and annoyance

" Oh... Are those wings I see... Better keep them tucked in or else I'll break them for you " Liam threatened her once more, to which she would have replied if not for the driver's interruption.

" You two make a very cute couple you know " The driver interrupted

" We do not... " They said simultaneously

" You do, I can see it clearly " The driver pressed on

" The only thing you should see clearly is the road " Liam snapped

" Right, speaking of roads... We're at the second villa already " The driver responded

' Alright... I shouldn't waste more time on this idiot... I should only focus on my meeting with Mrs Henderson, ' Lucia thought to herself while Liam got out of the car.

Liam stared at Lucia for a little while before finally tapping on the car glass, jolting Lucia back to reality

" Yvette won't come to meet you here in the car, come out " Liam ordered and turned away from her, walking towards the villa

" My A-game " Lucia muttered and got out of the car.

" Wait for me! " She shouted after Liam as she ran to catch up with him.