A NIGHT WITH THE CRAZY CEO

CHAPTER SIXTY FOUR

**BRIANNA**

“Okay… So the thing is that your mom said that she has been inviting you over for dinner but you haven’t been coming for reasons that nobody knows except you. She asked me to help convince you to come to dinner on Friday because she believes that we’re very close and that you will listen to me if I persuade you.” I said all in one breath.

I noticed his demeanor change when I was done talking. His face became expressionless, like I had just said something I shouldn’t have said in the first place.

“I’m not going to any family dinner. I have my reasons and I’ll rather keep them to myself.” He replied coldly.

“But your mom insisted. According to her, she has been trying every means possible to get you to come but you didn’t listen. I’m her only hope for you to come home.” I said calmly.

“I don’t care if you’re her only hope or not. I’ve said this to myself that I won’t be going to the family house and you’re not going to change my mind.” He uttered, the same expressionless look on his face.

“Adrian… I know that I’m not really close to you or mean much to you but please, for my sake and your mom’s sake, go to the family dinner. Your mom looks like she really wants you to be there and I know that she must have missed the family times y’all have. Just go… Please…” I pressed further, trying my best to convince him.

“I said that I’m not going!!! There’s nothing you can do to convince me!!!” He yelled loudly and I flinched in surprise.

Thank God the people setting up the desk and chair had left by now, or else, I would have been so embarrassed getting yelled at in front of them.

“And it’s good as you know that you don’t mean anything to me, so don’t even think you can persuade me to go to that family dinner!” He uttered and I stared at him silently, what he said making my heart sting and I didn’t realize when tears filled my eyes.

“I really don’t mean anything to you?” I asked in a low voice, the tears in my eyes threatening to fall but I played brave and held it in.

“No… I didn’t mean it that way.” He muttered and slowly advanced towards me but I raised my hand up, stopping him from getting close to me.

“You just said what’s on your mind. I really don’t mean anything to you.” I said with a shake of my head.

“I didn’t mean that. It was a… a…” He paused, probably thinking of an excuse to justify what he said, “it was a slip of the tongue!”

Seriously?

“Yeah, right.” I tsked.

“Please, I’m sorry if what I said offended you. I didn’t mean it, I swear.” He pleaded.

“How do I know if you didn’t mean it? Or if this will never happen again?” I asked.

“I promise, I won’t say such a thing again.” He said.

“I’ll hold on to your promise if you do one thing.” I stated.

“What is that?” He asked, looking like he already had an idea of what I wanted to ask of him.

“Go to the family dinner, please.”

“Brianna… I…” He stuttered.

“Please, your mom will love it if you’re there.” I begged with puppy eyes that I know he wouldn’t be able to resist, they work like a charm and nobody has ever told me no whenever I use it.

“Don’t give me that face.” He grumbled, this resistance crumbling right before my eyes.

“Please…” I pressed on.

“Fine!” He groaned exasperatedly and I leaped for joy.

“Yay, thank you.” I engulfed him in a hug without thinking twice.

“I’m only agreeing to this because you begged me, those puppy eyes of yours looked too cute to ignore.” He uttered.

“I know, they work like a charm. I only use them in dire situations like this one.” I said with a chuckle.

“They sure work like a charm, I’m an evidence of how potent it is.” He laughed.

“You sure are.” I laughed alongside him.

“As much as I’ll like us to have fun the whole of today, that won’t be possible because we have to work. Can you read out my schedule for today please?” He stated then asked.

“Yeah, I’ll do that. Let me get my things from my former office.” I responded before leaving the office which had now become ours. I returned some minutes later with my hands full. I dumped the things on my new desk then picked up the notepad in which I wrote Adrian’s schedule in.

“So… You don’t have much to do today. You just have to meet one Miss Donna at Sky High Hotel to finalize a deal by 2 pm. And you have a conference call with the investors in Italy by 12 pm, which is thirty minutes from now.” I read out.

“Thank you. Let’s have lunch before the time for the conference call.” He said and stood up.

“Okay. Are we going to the cafeteria to have lunch?” I asked.

“Nope. Mom brought lunch for me, so we’re going to eat together.” He said and picked up the bag Stella dropped on his desk when she came earlier.

“Oh, I didn’t know that there was food in the bag. Will the food be enough for the both of us? I have a big appetite if you must know.” I stated.

“Yeah, it will be enough. Mom usually packs food that will feed three people for one person so yeah, we’ll be okay.” He explained.

“Alright, if you say so.” I bobbed my head and went to meet him on the couch where he was currently sitting. He had already set the food on the coffee table that was situated in the front of the couch. The food looked inviting and the smell was delicious that I couldn’t wait to dig in.

“Ladies first.” He said as he offered me a spoon. I collected the spoon from him and scooped a spoonful of lasagna.

I took the first bite and a burst of flavors erupted in my mouth. I didn’t realize when a satisfactory moan left my mouth. I kept on eating after taking the first bite, small moans leaving my mouth, and that was when I noticed that Adrian hadn’t even taken a bite yet, he was bust staring at me.

“What?” I asked, thinking that I had gotten food on my face.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

“If you keep moaning like that while you eat, I might end up doing something the both of us will regret.” He said with a serious look on his face and I went red when my brain registered what he meant by “something the both of us will regret”.

As much as I will want us to do something like that, we will surely regret it like he said so I kept my mouth shut and stopped making the sounds that I couldn’t control. He finally took his eyes off me and dug in when he saw that I had stopped.

Geez! That was something.

TBC