Dinner from hell (6)

Helena stared at her face in the mirror, her hand touching her reflection, amidst everything that is happening, her mental health is better. Her appetite is increasing and she is no longer underweight and keep starving herself.

She breathed a sigh of relief and closed her eyes as she prayed that everything she planned would go accordingly. Her prayers stopped when her cell phone beeped indicating an incoming message from Daniel that will be waiting for her in the 6th-floor parking lot to head to Anderson Manor.

She walked out of the bathroom fully dressed in the floral dress she has chosen earlier. Eleanor stood up immediately upon seeing her daughter looking more mature and has grown into a beautiful young lady.

"Sweet child, you are beautiful" wiping the tears with her fingers. Eleanor has a habit of being too emotional in regard to anything Helena-related.

"Mom, why are you crying? Im not getting married" she giggled, entertained by her mother's reactions.

"You are grown" Eleanor approaching Helena to take a better look at her stunning daughter.

"Mom, i love you the most" her gaze filled with sadness as she thought about not being able to see her mother for a long time soon. She instantly superseded her sorrow with a sincere smile so to not letting Eleanor aware of her thoughts.

"Hurry now, Daniel is waiting" she ushered Helena to leave the room, so both Daniel and Helena would not be late for the dinner.

"Gee mom.. Are you kicking me out?, fine fine, im leaving.."

She hugged her mother tight before grabbing her purse and leaving the suite to meet the man that made her own heart betray her self controlled.

Arriving on the parking lot, she saw Daniel leaning on the side of the escalade engaging in a deep conversation. The man across from him turned his back as she is coming upon both of them.

His face contorted with displeased when they sealed their gaze, Helena knew this man might loathe her since she potentially a threat to his boss. Rather than breaking the eye contact, she taunted him silently, her lips lopsided and snickering as she is closer to them.

Daniel eyes were never moved away from looking at her as soon as she strode out of the elevator. The only description of the sensation he felt as she sauntered in her dress with a taunting eyes and a wicked smile are astonished of how gorgeous she is and amused of how she casually challenges Armano.

Armano held back his bitterness for Daniel sake and refused to feed her the fulfillment of pissing him off, he then opened the backseat door for the two to get inside. He needed Helena to enter the car instantly before he chain her and torture her for informations.

Latching the car door, he grit his teeth before entering the driver the seat and departing the car park.

The sunset can be seen as soon as the car leaving the covered building area, the purple shade on the sky blending with the orange hue is comparative with an illustration painting at the art gallery.

The partition slides up isolating the front and back seat snapped her from her bottomless gaze towards the magnificent view.

"About last night.." Daniel turned to look at her, scouring for a reactions that he was wishing for. He yearned for her to tell him to be responsible for her, he longed for her to want to feel the same way as he did.

"Oh, dont worry about it, you can imagine it never happen" Helena was feeling awkward when the question was threw at her. In a panic, she responded to him without granting her traitor hearts the likelihood of making a fool out of her.

"Most women would want a man to be responsible especially if its their first time" his mood dampened listening to her casual replied.

"I am not most women" She felt vexed when he seems to reel her closer to him. She deduced he is spreading his snare on her again, especially after discovering she had shaken lose his subordinates from tailing her.

Daniel jaw tighten and his eyebrows crinkled thinking of the way to break the invincible wall shrouding her. He is not convinced she feels the same way as he does, and that sends a tingle of uneasiness in his heart.

Both remain silent on their way to the Manor, they are lost in their own thoughts, each certain that neither of them are interested in each other. Helena on the other hand, drowned in her fight within herself, constantly reminding herself of the consequences to be in Daniel's life. She is nervous she will get carried away from the tenderness Daniel exhibiting since she knew he is aware of her treachery.

"Will there be a lot of people there?" she broke the silence.

"Its just family" Daniel smiled piercing her soul again.

"Oh okay.., " she halt for a moment and continue

"Could you stop looking at me??" she felt conscious and nervous when he keeps glancing at her.

"I like looking at you" his lips curled to a smile.

"Stop..." Helena pushed his shoulder to create a room between them, it scarcely moved him an inch. Condemning the tight dress she wore, she struggled to press him slightly since the sleeves its limitting her movement.

He grabbed her hand on his shoulder and interlaced it with his before taking it to his lips to kiss it.

Like a shock jolting her, she made an effort to pull her hand away from him, he still is clasping it tight not letting go.

"Let me hold your hand" he looked at her pleading. He discovered Helena seems to build a wall so tall it almost impenetrable. The only way for him to be on the other side of it, its to let her open the door for him.

"Are you sick in the mind?" she yanked her hand again to no avail.

He ignored her and continue holding her hand tight.

"Ouch.. Ouch" Helena wail in pain making Daniel releasing her hand. He inspected her smooth dainty hands, and wonder perhaps he put too much pressure on it and end up hurting it.

Helena retract her hand and stick her tongue out after tricking him to let go.

He laughed heartily of her childish tricked that he so innocently plunge right through it.

"Oh you are so gonna get it later" he bobbed his head amused with her as they reached at the Manor courtyard.