15 14 Husband and Wife
Nesryn woke up early the next day and immediately hopped in the bath for a shower. She put on a pristine white dress, a thin black belt with a gold buckle placed on top of her tummy. She braided her hair and put it in a bun, letting some loose hair to frame her face.
She picked out a small gold earring and put it on.
She did a light makeup, just enough to make her glow and presentable, she left her room and went straight to Azriel's room to prepare for his clothes. She heard the shower running, and she unpacked his luggage into the closet provided by the hotel and picked out a suitable suit for him.
A matte gray coat and pants with a black turtleneck undershirt that showcases his awesome build.
Nesryn took out some of his watch boxes and laid it out for him to choose, after making sure everything's arranged, she left the room and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for the two of them. The only available food on the counter was a box of cereals, bread and jams and a bottle of milk in the fridge "Must shop later" she mentally noted.
She prepared two bowls of cereal and toasted some breads and waited for Azriel to come out of his bedroom. They ate breakfast in silence and boarded the car to the summit venue. Every distinguished CEO from different countries gathered at the large convention hall turned into a huge conference room.
The security was super tight at the venue as important business figures started arriving.
Each car was checked thoroughly, metal detectors and K9 units were in place, it was always like this ever since the accident that happened 9 years ago when the security was not prioritized. A bomber made its way inside the convention hall and killed 19 prominent business men and women.
The world mourned the loss of everyone as the stock market plummeted and since then the Annual Summit has been on tight security and business officials would bring their own security.
3 cars drove in by the entrance 6 big built men came pouring out of each car as a black Bugatti La Voiture Noire wheeled in, the chauffeur walked closer as the big buff guards, fell into a straight line. The chauffeur opened the door with his gloved hand and with his head bowed. Azriel Hale Evanders came out of the sports car, his long hair swaying behind him.
He rounded the car and opened the passenger seat and opened it, he offered his hand as Nesryn Aelin Lorcan took her boss's hand and helped her out. Camera started flashing immediately at their arrival.
Azriel helped her walk to the red carpet, the guards immediately surrounding the two as he pulled her closer to protect her from the crowd of paparazzi.
The guards were able to safely guide them inside the hall.
A man came up to them and led them to their seats, Azriel took care of Nesryn first, pulling out a chair for her and pushing it in once she's comfortable.
He unbuttoned his coat and draped it behind her chair for future use, if she ever feels cold. He sat down beside her and put on his translator earpiece and just waited for the meeting to start.
The morning pleasantries were set aside as the meeting started, silent whispers were said around the room, everyone's eyes were on the first presenter. Nesryn gave her full attention to the man in front presenting their proposals.
"So? I don't see anything new here on your proposal" a loud booming voice echoed around the meeting hall.
Everybody turned their attention to the man. Nesryn squinted her eyes upon seeing the said man. She leaned closer to her boss "That's Mr. Leo from Poland, he's also one of the most scandalous business figures right now" she whispered to Azriel, keeping her eyes locked on the man in a white suit, with both of his arms wrapped around two girl's shoulders, who clung to him like a sloth.
Azriel raised an eyebrow and ignored the man, not wanting to deal with things like this so early in the morning, when he barely got anything to eat before leaving the hotel.
Nesryn promised him though that they'll be going to a grocery store later after the meeting.
Someone controlled the tension in the room as they continued presenting, whenever Azriel found the proposals boring he would either play with his hair or Nesryn's hand under the table, she would always push him off though, glaring at him and clenching her teeth.
Azriel would just find it adorable though and would continue to pester her.
Azriel and Nesryn were scheduled to present on the next day and honestly Azriel found every proposal boring and bland compared to what their company prepared. The first half of the day passed by, Azriel drove Nesryn to a restaurant for lunch.
She let him order for her as she scrolled through her iPad. A notification popped off and she opened it with furrowed eyebrows.
The article showed a picture of the two of them in the event upon arrival with a title "Fiancee? More like `Husband and Wife' " and the article basically contained some of the coincidences that the media called 'hints' as they try to figure out the relationship between the two.
Nesryn chuckled at the article, making Azriel stare at her.
She handed the iPad over to Azriel who silently read the article and laughed out loud, thankfully they were alone in a private room of the restaurant
"Ah I love the media, they make me laugh, last time I was on the news was at the ball with you right?" Nesryn nodded and he chuckled
"The media sure loves following me around" he gave back the iPad to Nesryn "you know what to do" he simply said as a server came in and placed 4 different dishes in front of them.
Azriel put food on her plate first before serving his own. The two enjoyed the simple lunch prepared for them, Nesryn excused herself before they left the restaurant and went to the restroom.
She was in the middle of doing her business in the farthest cubicle when she heard two girls talking.
"Oh my gosh did you see the article?"
"Yes, I saw it, this is the second time the media saw them so intimate"
"What if it's true and they're actually married?"
"I doubt it, why would Azriel bring another woman with him to the ball if he already had a wife?"
"But she's still there with him though"
"Of course she will be, she's his secretary and besides they don't have wedding rings"
"Then what about the 'hints' presented in the article"
"That's also one thing I am suspicious of, some called it coincidence but it happens too much that it can't be considered coincidence"
"So are you saying they're really in a relationship?"
"Maybe or maybe not, we'll never know, besides how can Azriel marry a woman of her status? She's not even from a wealthy family"
"I know right, maybe she's a gold digger"
"Most probably"
Nesryn calmly went out of her cubicle and walked past the two girls who were leaning over the sink, fixing their mascara. She walked with her head held high, back straight and a charming smile on her face. She gave them a single glance from the mirror and left the bathroom.
The two girls scrambled on their feet and immediately followed her outside.
The two watched in shock as Azriel wrapped his coat around her and led her outside and into the waiting sports car worth $14 million. The two girls looked at each other in fear.
Nesryn can't help but smile at the memory, Azriel looked at her, his hazel eyes asking her a question in silence. She let out a giggle and just shook her head "I'll tell you once we're home" she simply said.
Azriel was dying to know what happened that amused his secretary so much but decided to take her word for it and waited till they got home after the meeting.
He drove back to the convention hall and they started the other half of the day. The only difference this time was Nesryn was literally smiling for the rest of the meeting and would sometimes giggle to herself, making Azriel even more curious.
The meeting was dismissed at around 4pm and as promised the two boarded a different car, a normal BMW car to the grocery store. Nesryn changed into flats to rest her feet whilst Azriel left his coat in the car.
The two walked around and just grabbed whatever caught their eyes. Nesryn was shopping for foods that they needed to eat for their usual 3 meals a day while Azriel was in charge of getting their snacks. He was the one pushing the shopping cart though.
After an hour, the two got back to the car with 4 shopping bags, 3 on Azriel's hand and one light one on Nesryn who demanded she was given a bag to carry when Azriel insisted on carrying everything back to the car.
In the end, he had to give up and just let her do what she wanted.
He watched with an amused smile on his face as she skipped in front of him, with licking ice cream that she saw in the store
"I swear you'll ruin your appetite" he loudly said after her. "I'll be fine" she protested, stopping behind the car and waited for him to open the trunk. He easily managed to unlock the car with the use of one hand to grab the key from his other back pocket.
They put the grocery bags in then closed it, Azriel opened the car door for her, she went in after saying her thanks. They got home in less than 20 minutes, Nesryn unpacked everything they bought whilst she shooed Azriel away to his room to change clothes.
After putting everything away, she also went back to her room, took off her clothes, removed her makeup and changed into sweatpants and a baggy t-shirt.
She left her room and went straight to the kitchen to prepare their dinner, pork stew with rice, a special recipe she received from her grandmother when she was 25.
Nesryn hummed a relaxing tune while preparing the ingredients, she was so immersed in her own world that she didn't even notice Azriel leaning on the kitchen door frame watching her do her little dances.
He kept silent not wanting to disturb the peaceful atmosphere in the kitchen, a soft smile plastered on his face "she already looks perfect as my wife" he unconsciously whispered to himself, remembering the article he read earlier and his grandmother's words when they had tea.
He liked the idea and decided to act on it, but looking back he already but unconsciously protected Nesryn like his whole life depended on her.
Azriel silently walked in the kitchen undetected and made his way behind her, hugging her from behind.
Nesryn was startled and immediately pushed the body away from her, on instinct.
She let out a loud sigh of relief when she saw it was Azriel "geez, don't scare me like that! You're lucky I wasn't holding a knife or I would have wounded that perfect handsome face of yours!" she leaned on the counter trying to catch her breath as her chest constricted so bad.
She tried to even her breaths "br-brown bag!" she managed to croak out.
Azriel immediately looked around the room for a brown bag and luckily one of the things they bought was packaged using a brown bag, he immediately kneeled by her side, instructing her and helping her to calm down.
It took her 8 minutes to even out her breathing and 3 more minutes to calm herself down. He immediately apologized for scaring her, to the point her breathing almost stopped. Nesryn finished their dinner and they ate peacefully.
Azriel volunteered to do the dishes after, they had a little small meeting regarding their presentation tomorrow and then went to sleep in their own rooms.
