7 Chapter 7

BRYAN

The sounds of chirping birds, the rays of sunlight and my alarm clock wouldn't just let me have a nice sleep. How can the night be so short? I had barely slept for two hours and now am expected to wake up. Besides it was a Saturday so no rush in getting up since I won't be going to the office.

Then I remembered I had dinner plans for tonight so I lazily stood up from the bed, dressed up in a sweat shorts, shirt and canvas and headed for the gym.

Working out often has been one of the secrets of my good looks. I've got a gym situated in my house which I use weekly but then on weekends, I preferred working out with my guys at one Body wealth gym, a three storey well equipped gymnasium. Apparently to become a member there wasnt quite easy.

As I drove through the streets on my way there, I noticed people walking, running or jogging. Whichever way, but everybody just seemed so busy keeping fit. Exercise to me keeps me sane and well-articulated.

When I arrived at the gym, Ollie and Jake were already there and ofcourse Jakes friend Sean. We worked out for about two hours and decided to take a break. We sat the gym cafeteria to have a quick and healthy breakfast.

"How are plans going with our mystery lady?" Jake echoed biting into his sandwiches.

"Ok, first of all Jake, Mystery lady has a name and its Michelle" Ollie exclaimed turning to give me an assuring look that he got me.

I chuckled. "She bumped into me a week ago at work Jake, so I got her figured out already. But…." I rolled my eyes at them.

"But what" they echoed in unison glaring at me.

"Hey… hey…. chill men. You guys are gonna freak yourself out at this rate" i warned them.

"Get to the point B. You know how anxious I get about things like this" Jake pleaded.

Ollie turned to Jake amused. "Seriously man, you've got to chill. Stop getting worked up over someone else's relationship. Now Bryan, speak up and stop working us up mentally" he growled.

"I don't know why you guys are being this way like college boys I jeered at them

laughing. "Ok, so you see, the thing is that  I've got dinner plans tonight."

They both looked at me with excitement in their eyes. "Well that was fast;" Ollie said looking at his phone. "Uhm, I think I've got to run guys. Duty calls" he said standing to his feet when the big screen in the cafeteria flashed the news about the death of Alicia.

My eyes widened in shock as I nervously prayed that they withhold the identity of my brother as related to her death. and eventually they did.

I breathed a heavy sigh of relief only to hear Jake commenting on the news. "Alicia is dead. Damn that girl was so fineeeee. What happened to her?"

We all returned our gaze to the television only to hear that she was murdered in her hotel room three weeks ago and the police said they've got a suspect but have chosen to keep the suspects identity a secret from the public for now prior to further investigations.

Deep within me, i knew it was only a matter of time before they revealed Boyce Brent as the first suspect and that was going to be a bad sign.

As I listened again, I could already hear the angry voices of Alicia's family on the television. They were full with rage and fury and they just kept ranting - ofcourse about what they were going to do to the culprit.

Although, Senator Lyon was yet to make an official statement about his daughter's demise, I know he wouldn't just believe the story because Boyce has been a very close ally of his. I didn't want the news to ruin my mood thereby ruining my dinner plans because I was yet to pay Boyce a visit and get to know what really happened.

"Ok, guys can we just leave now" I beckoned on them trying to conceal my facial expressions. "You know I've got dinner plans, right"

"Yea ….. Yea we know they laughed as we picked up our stuffs and walked out to the parking lot.

But Ollie kept talking about how beautiful and lovely Alicia was and how it felt strange knowing her death was a murder. I could not help but consciously keep my ears and mouth shut throughout their conversations till we got into our cars and drove off.

MICHELLE

The dinner was set for 7pm at a continental Asian restaurant. So that means I had three hours to prepare for it.

My sister, Mabel was not making it easier for me. She practically scattered my whole wardrobe just to get the best pick for tonight.

"You need to look beautiful – No, she changed it, you need to look regal tonight because it's not every day you get to dine with a young handsome billionaire she teased.

"Oh, please shut up Mab" I shyly smiled. "It's just dinner and nothing more" I added as she threw an emerald green dress on me.

"Please try this out too and never say never because it may be more than just dinner" she chuckled.

Mabel is an easy going girl. She is my younger sister and two years younger than me. She loves writing and acting. She has also emerged winner of so many writing competitions while she was younger. For the acting aspect, my parents were hardly in support.

They had built this mentality that actors did a lot of things that were not meeting moral standard, so they discouraged her and rather encouraged her to develop her writing skills better.

Did I also mention that she was very good with make ups? She loves dressing up and looking good.

Ever since I was told about my boss's request to dinner, I had been so anxious about the day – what it will look like and how it would go. I only prayed it begins and ends well.

As I heard the ticking of the clock, my heart raced faster than usual. I was so nervous to meet him.

When I got employed at Brentarc Group ten months ago, I didn't know who the owner was not until two months ago. I guess it's hard to believe but it's true.

I had accompanied my department head for a three days legal conference. Right there, people kept asking about Bryan Brent, I thought he was just a guy who used to work with my head, and little did I know that he was the overall boss. 

So that was how my curiosity began, I did my little research and got all the tabs on him, of course with the help of Mabel and Nora.

Nora was my best friend who worked in a media house. Her office was not too far from mine.

I know one will think that I sound desperate but it's just curiosity getting the better part of me.

The tabloid had a lot of things to say about him – both good and nasty. Nevertheless, I just wanted to know him on my own terms and so I devised my plans which also included taking his keycard up to him on that day.

Apart from curiosity, I felt this magnetic attraction towards him from the first day I goggled him and all his photos popped up on my screen.

For a moment, I couldn't control my thoughts and wondered what it really be like to be the girlfriend to a billionaire.

After Mabel was done with my make-up and hair, I wore the green emerald dress she had chosen. It was beautiful, straight and flowing down to my feet with a side slit that ran up to my hips. The back was revealing and drawn down stopping just above my lower back.

I stood infront of the mirror and beheld the image right infront of me. I was drop dead gorgeous. The way the contoured matched with the tone of my skin and highlighting my cheek bones. She used a deep shade of green and beige for the eye shadow and ofcourse a red matte lippie.

The dress really brought out my curves and all. I kept blushing and imagining how Bryan will feel seeing me this way.

Mabel came and stood behind me, wrapping her arms around me, while resting her chin on my shoulders. "You look beautiful and magnificent Sissy. I swear I would have made you mine without second thoughts if I were a guy", she smiled.

"I know right". I smiled back admiring myself some more before she proposed to taking some pictures of me.

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Did Boyce really murder Alicia and who why was Senator Lyon refusing to make a statement yet?

So, Bryan's got a date..... yah!! I join my voice to Michelle's and prays it goes well.

Because I would really love to see them together.

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