Brent kept being distracted at work. This morning after what Wish had said, it kept coming up his mind. He still had some paperworks to finish. Shaking his thoughts, he continued the work.
Shortly after his secretary knocked disturbing him, " Sir,about the postponement of marriage." she handed him a paper. It wrote a " Request denied."
" So, they are denying the postponement?"
" Apparently, yes sir."
Brent scratched his head, sighing. " I will try to convince them more."
The secretary nodded and spoke again, " You have a visitor as well, sir."
" Who is it?"
" Ms. Veronica Brent."
He sighed, rolling his eyes. Out of all the days, she had to come now. When he still had so much work left to do. His talkative cousin wouldnt let him rest even for a second. " Let her in."
She came in right after, her strong perfume filling the office, " Hello, little bro!"
" Yeah, hello..." he said not looking up from his computer.
" What is with this cold greeting?" she plopped on the sofa, looking around. " You havent changed the office much?"
Brent sighed loudly again, " And why should i?"
Veronica scorned at his attitude, " Wont you even be a little happy to meet me after like a year? and ask why i came here all of a sudden?"
" I have no interest."
She rolled her eyes, " Anyways the reason why i decided to meet you was because of your fiancée."
This made him raise his head. " Wish?"
" Yeah yeah her...she seems totally opposite from you. Wish is polite and calm. i really wanted to meet her again." she blurted, not noticing her cousins expression . He had shock in his face. " So, thats why i came here to ask her contact."
" When did you meet Wish??"
"Oh!" Veronica became surprised, " Hasnt Wish mentioned about me?"
Brent stayed silent only waiting for the answer.
" I feel really hurt." she made a pouty face, " We met yesterday in the party. She was alone so i joined with her and offered her a drink."
He raised his brows listening to his cousin.
" And also i couldnt believe it was her first time!!" she chuckled remembering the moment, " I feel proud to have given her the first drink of her life. You should thank me you know..."
Noticing Brent's dark face, she stopped instantly. " Whats the matter? you...look upset??"
" Oh god...." he whispered closing his eyes in annoyance, " So it was you who made her drink?"
Veronica nodded clueless.
" You dont know what might have happened if i wasnt there on time!" he seemed really upset now.
" What?? How is it my fault that she enjoyed the party??" she became irritated as well. This was the reason why she never came to their house anymore.
" She was almost dren-....i mean something bad was gonna happen to her!" he dared not say about the paint thing. She would be more curious ending up spreading rumors everywhere.
Veronica thought that he was being over dramatic and he couldnt accept that his fiancée enjoyed her company, " You can just tell that you are jealous cousin...."
" Huh??!" brent was confused.
" Seems like Wish doesnt want to spend time with you."
He couldnt take it anymore. The sharp tongued cousin was going too far with this. " Who said you could come up with your own assumptions??"
She scoffed at his words, " Isnt it obvious? you being dramatic is enough to prove it."
" Do you really wanna know why?" he couldnt stay quiet, " It was because her sister was-"
knock knock.
" Sir, Ms.Lennon has come to meet you."
" Let her in!!" Veronica stood up excitedly.
Wish entered the room and spotted his cousin was also there. " Wish!! it really was my luck to have met you today." she came and hugged her.
" Oh, you wanted to meet me?" they broke the hug, looking at each other.
Veronica continued holding her hands, " Yes, how about we go shopping or hang out sometimes?"
Wish never really had friends so this was a new feeling for her. Getting invited to hang out with a friend. Sounds good. " Sure..."
" Yayy!! i knew you would accept. Lets exchange numbers okay??" she pulled out her phone, passing it to Wish. They saved their numbers and Veronica smiled kindly to her. " If you think youre having a hard time, always message or call me,okay?"
Wish could feel genuine kindness on her face and the way she spoke. She might probably be the only nice person in this people's world. " I will." she gave a smile.
" Oh! seems like i need to leave now..." she checked her watch and turned to Brent. " Little bro, guess we'll be meeting often from now on."
"Hopefully not..." he whispered under his breath, sitting down on his chair.
Veronica rolled her eyes and lastly patted her arms, heading out.
" Why are you so mean to her?" Wish asked when she had left.
" No reason."
She slowly went near his desk to check what he was working on.
" By the way, what made you come here?" his eyes followed her, as she sat on the chair.
" Mr.brent told me that i could take a tour of the company's building."
He continued typing. Typical of his father.
" So,i thought why not visit your office too."
He nodded focusing on the computer. His office was spacious, with a huge window showing the city's view. The office had really few furniture including a set of couch, his desk and working chair and two chairs infront, one she was currently sitting on. There was a big shelf at the back filled with sculptures and statues, that probably cost more than her previous flat. Other than that, there was only some art hanging on the wall. She also noticed a small portrait on his desk, of his family.
The time Mr.brent said about his mother committing suicide came back to her mind, forming goosebumps on her arms.
" What are you thinking about??" he suddenly asked making her jump a little.
She quickly shook her head, " Nothing really....why is your office so empty?"
Brent looked around his own office, " Im not really good in room designs."
But....dont you bring experienced designers or like that?"
He didnt reply immediately, " I...dont like strangers bringing things here."
Wish was quite surprised by his response, " Oh...then is it ok if i bring?" she didnt know why she said it but it just came out of her mouth.
He looked up, raising his brows, " Well, if its you then...." she was about to say it was joke when he cut her, " I wouldnt mind."
Wish didnt know how to respond to that and stayed silent. They continued to stay in silence while she checked her phone and he did his work. After half an hour, the sky was getting dark and it was already evening.
" When are you returning home?" Wish asked him, as he raised his head, " I think ill be late maybe..."
She never knew he was so work focused like this. When it came to work he was a completely different person. This man took his work seriously and you could see it. She peeked at his papers and saw the marriage....proposal papers. He was still working on their wedding postponement. She felt a little bad from within seeing him work so hard. He already had enough paper work from his office and now the postponement on top.
Wish stood up and headed outside the office. She came back in a few minutes with a cup of coffee and placed it infront of him. Brent looked up, raising his brows, " Coffee? For me?"
" Then who." she walked to the sofa.
" Are you worried about me?" he smirked, swirling the coffee.
Wish knew he would say something like this. She regretted bringing him the coffee, " Can you drink it in silence?"
" Sure..." he continued smirking, taking a sip from the cup.
Brent eyed her after he had finished the coffee, as she was still there in her phone.
" You are not going?"
" Im gonna go with you."
" You are waiting for me??" he questioned. Well that was weird.
" Yes, i will wait till you finish."
Brent suddenly leaned back on his chair, tilting his head. A playful smirk appeared on his lips.Wish noticed it and avoided his gaze. " Wh-what are you looking at?"
" Sweetheart, are you sure about waiting here with me?"
She was taken aback by his sudden tone. It looked like he was thinking about something else....thinking about that. " stop joking okay....i will only wait here-" he stood up making her stop mid-sentence.
He slowly made his way towards her. His gaze was fixed on hers and he looked excited and seductive at the same time. When he reached close enough, he smirked in his usual way which made her gulp.
" I said are you sure about waiting for me here?"
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