After been working like a hell for four continuous day and night, finally, Ariena felt like breathing. She was all set to head out in her sky blue floral ruched front maxi dress, with a pairs of nude heels and diamond dangle earrings. PERFECT
She spends quite a few minutes to admire her looks on to the mirror and when she felt contented she head out of her room, only to find Ramy waiting for her to have breakfast.
'Did I take long to get ready' she mused over her thoughts. With a guilty conscience she greeted the butler with a smile, "Good morning Ramy..."
"Good morning Madam, you look so beautiful today ..... you should smile more often Madam, see the house has also suddenly had gotten brighter..."
Ariena was crimson red by Ramy's praising words. She hurriedly descended the stairs hiding her blushing face with her long amber color hair. She bashfully replied, "Ramy, why are you so keen to tease me so early in the morning... you are such a sweet talker, no doubt you still have such a long line of ladies waiting for you...."
Ramy laughed loud on her comment, "Haha .... you sure knew how to turn the table Madam, but I was not lying, today you are really gorgeous..."
"Thanks Ramy for your generous compliment... lets head to the table..." Ariena replied in a soft voice as the two move to the dinning area still feeling shy from the Ramy's words.
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Ariena left the mansion after having a surplus breakfast and was enjoying driving her favorite Bugatti Veyron to the Frosty Cafe. Today's morning was really beautiful.... The glittering sunrays were spreading various hues of shiny silvers and golds in all directions, with gentle cool breeze blowing in between hairs, full of beauty and godly magic, filled with the promise of new beginning.... the beginning of reaching her dreams, the dream of owning SofiaNa....
Ariena was contemplating over her thoughts while entering the cafe with a beautiful and mesmerizing smile on her face, when she spotted a tall familiar figure near the counter chatting with Johnny.
She hurriedly made her way towards them and was surprised to see Evan smiling handsomely, finely dressed in his dark brown business suit with pastel lemon yellow shirt, there so early in the morning.
"Hello Johnny.... Good morning Senior.... what a pleasant surprise to see you. What brought you here so early in the morning. As per my knowledge this cafe is far away from your house and workplace.... Anything special.. " asked Ariena in a excited tone.
Evan gave her his most charming smile as he turned to face her, totally ignoring Johnny words. "Ariena...." he called her name with so much love that the female customer around them who were ogling over his handsome face let out a long sigh with admiration.
"Hey what's is it with you two people here..... How can you ignore me in MY PLACE hmm.." said Johnny almost shouting as he jump over the counter to stand beside them. He continued pointing his finger to Ariena, "....And you there what's you mean by being surprised by his visit to my cafe... don't tell me you have completely forgotten that he and me are friends since primary school and have got sperated only during our college time as he went abroad to study. So it's obvious that he came to meet me HERE...", then he turned to Evan, "... and you how can you turn your back when I'm still talking to you... you both are despicable...." he puffed his cheeks to show his annoyance.
Evan and Ariena burst into a fit of laughter, which they were controlling from quite a long time.
Johnny was really irritated to see that they were not taking him serious. He refute Ariena behavior, "Hey Ariena, how can you be so disrespectful towards me I'm also your senior. Not only you refer to me by my first name instead of calling 'senior' or 'brother ' . You are also laughing at me... Ahh such an unladylike manner..."
Ariena immediately stopped laughing and defended herself, " SENIOR.... BROTHER.... Are you really sure that you are not high at this moment..... it was you who had asked me not to refer you with such "titles" as it makes you feel older and your potential GIRLFRIENDS may run away.... I'm following your instructions and here you are, accusing me to be unladylike... hmm.."
Evan quipped in between their glaring competition, as he turned to Johnny, " Hey you still do these things... Haha... you are really something man , you didn't change a bit. Do you know Ariena in high school whenever we go out to play or eat, he used to made me call him Senior.... Haha so did you find that potential girlfriend of yours..."
" Back off you disgusting man.... I'm breaking all the ties with you two right now, right at this place.... " bawled Johnny as he turned to go back behind the counter.
Evan moved swiftly and placed one of his hand on Johnny's shoulder to calm him as he said with smile, "Hey don't be so dramatic okay come let's find some quite place to sit as these obvious looks of your female customers is making me freak...."
They sat on Ariena's favourite place while remembering their old golden days. After spending almost thirty minutes chatting with them, Johnny left the two by themselves to go back to his place as morning time was the most busy time for the cafe. He can't leave his position for any longer as it can effect the business and will also burden his co-workers who were already tight with the work on their hands.
"Ariena.... so how's everything going on with you... everything fine at your workplace...", asked Evan with concern in his eyes.
"Yes Brother Evan everything is fine, infact I should say that all the things happening in my life are too good to believe...." She answered him excitedly as she jumped on her seat while taking his right hands in between hers, as she continued, "Oh! I've a wonderful news to tell you, I've passed the preliminary round of CINA and will soon fly to city V to participate in the main competition, isn't it great... haha... not only that my group's designs has been selected to exhibit it in the next collection of Matilda's Spring Fashion Week.... Oh God you can't believe how happy I'm.."
Evan was awe stuck by her actions. He was looking in between her face and her hands which still held his hands. A feeling of joy filled in his heart. He was happy for her. He covered her hands with his own left hand, looking straight in her eyes, as he said, "Let's celebrate this wonderful news. This celebration dinner is on me, you can't bug your pointy nose in it okay..... let's invite everyone from school... we'll have a grand party.... "
Ariena immediately tighten the grip on his hand and shakes her head denial while pleading to him, "Please let's just two of us have a quiet dinner tonight as I'm dead tired from not able to get enough sleep from last four days.. as for the celebration and grand party that can wait till I win the competition..."
Evan laughed at her cute request and immediately acknowledged with it, "Okay...I'll send you the time and venue details when I've arranged everything.... Let's enjoy together only....."