26 Who knows

Adrik woke up early the next morning and swathed himself in a black suit and shoes. His maids neatly combed his hair, letting it fall over his shoulders to his waist. He stood up from the chair when they were done and waved at them to leave.

He walked over to the bed and tightly hugged Leia, who was lying on the bed in a weird position. "Wake up, little wife." He nuzzled her neck and kissed her on the forehead. 

Leia's nose twitched as his scent filled her nostrils and she wriggled in his arms. 'He smells good,' She thought and slowly opened her eyes. She gazed at his face, and her brow creased in displeasure. "Can you let go of me? You're squeezing the life out of me!" Her leisurely eyes slightly glared at him.

Adrik loosened his hold on her and drew back to stare at her face. "You're going to the company with me today, so go and shower." 

"Why?" Leia folded her arms and gazed at him with a questioning expression on her face. Adrik chuckled softly and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. "I want you to familiarise yourself with a few things... who knows, it might come in handy in the future." He patted her on the cheek and left the bed. He ambled to the sofa and sat down on it, then placed his laptop on his lap. "I will be waiting for you. Don't take too much time with the bathing, or we might arrive late to the company." He raised his eyes and smiled at her.

Leia glared at him and climbed down from the bed. She walked to the bathroom and shut the door behind her. Adrik worked on his laptop while she had her shower. It took, at the shortest, eight minutes before the shower stopped running.

Wrapped in a white towel, Leia stepped out of the bathroom and shut the door. She wrapped up a towel in her hair and proceeded to walk to the closet, which was a room that was meant for clothes. 

Adrik, who had his eyes on his laptop, lifted them when he heard her step out of the bathroom. He glanced at her and his eyes fell on the flowery tattoos all over her neck, shoulders, and arms. His eyes trailed from her body and up to her hair, which was wet and dripping drops of water. He looked at her face, and his eyes fluttered.

Leia glanced at him when she felt his gaze on her and her face darkened instantly. "What are you looking at?" Her eyes narrowed and her brows creased deeply.

Adrik shrugged and chuckled softly. "You look beautiful." He winked at her and returned his focus to the laptop on his lap. Leia's face grimaced in irritation, and she shook her head. She opened the door to the room and shut it behind her. 

Her eyes darted around, and it couldn't help but widen in awe at how neatly arranged everything was. On the left-hand side, they had Adriks' clothing and shoes, which were either black or white. On the right side were her clothes, which were mostly jeans, tops, and shirts. 'looks like they gave this place a makeover.' She thought as her eyes scrutinized everywhere. The last time she came here, which was yesterday, this place looked different. 

Leia stopped after walking a little further and grabbed a pair of jeans and a pristine white t-shirt. She slid into them and covered her feet with a white canvas. She examined herself in the wide mirror in the room and walked out with satisfaction written all over her face. 

She shut the door of the room and turned to Adrik, who still had his eyes on the laptop, and lightly cleared her throat. "I am done." She folded her arms and creased her brow a bit.

Adrik raised his eyes to look at her, and a smile formed on his lips. "You look perfect, except for your hair." He dropped the laptop on the table and stood up from the sofa. He walked up to her and grabbed her arm, dragging her to sit down on the chair at the table in front of the huge mirror.

"What are you doing?" Leia's face puckered, and she turned her head to stare at him with a displeased look.

"Nothing special, just wanting to give your hair a little extra polish." He smiled and proceeded to pick up the oil on the table. Leia's brow arched, and she eyed him. "I thought you didn't know how to do your hair." She gazed at him with a questioning expression on her face.

"I learned." Adrik shrugged and applied some oil to her hair. "I like your short hair; it looks good on you." He slowly began to comb her hair and took a brush from the table to give it the finishing touch.

Leia darted her eyes around and peeked at him through the mirror. "Thanks." She stood up from the chair when he was done and slightly nodded her head, with a half-smile on her lips.

"Give me a minute." Adrik turned around and walked to the bathroom. A minute enacted and he came out while drying his hands with a small white towel. He picked up a black suitcase beside the sofa and gestured Leia out of the room. They went downstairs, using the glass elevator, and walked out of the mansion.

"Good morning, Master." Alex took a bow in front of Adrik and turned to Leia, who stood beside Adrik with no expression on her face. "Good morning, Mistress." He smiled and gently bowed to her. Leia glanced at him and lazily blinked her lashes.

Adrik nodded at Alex and handed the black suitcase to him. He grabbed Leia by the hand and walked towards the car. They took their seats at the back, and Alex started the car's engine. He sped out of the compound and onto the road.