"Morning Noelle."
Kian brushes the long hair away from the peaceful face that lying next to him. He loves waking up the earliest so that he can enjoy the view of his loved one pure face. The way her nose wrinkled after the morning ray shines on her skin. Kian hopes Noelle will know how much he loves all about her.
Noelle moves her face away from the sunlight and buried it in Kian's chest. She squirms while wrapping both of her arms around that muscular body. The warm and sweet smell permeating from the body makes her feel drowsy.
"It is time to wake up now."
Kian pinches Noelle's nose tip and he could not help but laugh at how she behaves like a little girl that does not want to wake up for school. Realizing that Noelle is not moving at all, he proceeds to squeeze both of her cheeks so that she will look like a fish.
"Nghnn~ I want to sleep more."
Noelle pleaded with Kian earnestly so that he will stop disturbing her sleep. Her body is still aching from yesterday's deed. She has been working so hard these few days without a single rest. Now that Kian is here as her warm comfy bolster, she could not resist the temptation to sleep in more.
"Conrad is waiting for us now. He will be fuming with anger if he caught you being late."
Kian trying to find leverage to wake Noelle up. He is truly concerned if Noelle gets punished or worst he will get blamed for making Noelle in this condition. Since it is two more days till the banquet, Noelle really needs to be fully prepared. Every guest in the banquet might be having a hidden dagger with them.
"Urghh. I really don't want to this anymore."
Noelle whining like a little child. However, she really knows that she no longer a simple girl anymore. Without preparation is like a suicide mission when she is introduced to high society. She will need to find someone responsible for her parents' disappearance.
She gives Kian a peck before disappearing into the bathroom. She took a simple shower and wore a loose white shirt and dark olive cargo jogger pants. Today she will just rock a simple ponytail to keep her hair out of her face. This accentuates her long and fair neck that can attract any vampire if they ever exist in this realm.
Noelle was panting by the time she reached the training ground since she ran with all her might. Her lungs are burdened by the amount of inhalation and exhalation. Remembering the training, she takes a deep breath then hold it for five seconds before exhalation through her mouth slowly until there is no air in her lungs. After a few repetitions, her breathing gets stabilized.
"Surprise. Surprise. Princess is on time today."
Conrad's deep voice echoing in the silent room as he caught a glimpse of Noelle's silhouette. He knows that Noelle's schedule is packed but he can't be lenient because her days will get busier in the future. Any room for leniency is a room for a mistake with consequences in the future. He has been doing training for multiple countries' military knows that practice is the most valuable thing to hone one's skills.
"I will try to come earlier in the future. On-time is considered late, Sir!"
Noelle bows to Conrad with full respect. She knows that she is not a morning person but lately her body slowly start to get used to waking up early. She is grateful that Kian does not relent to her request this morning. Noelle starts to warm up her body by doing laps around the building. All the training that she has gone through helped her endurance. Now her body feels lighter and less likely to ache randomly.
Her days as a student and working in the office have made Noelle's body more susceptible to sickness. Her stiff muscles making her posture to be affected thus reducing her quality of life. She is grateful that her grandpa has assigned a healthy lifestyle regime. Healthy food tasted disgusting at first but now she can drink all those green juices without any issue.
Vegetables are now a staple in her meals. She never knew that cutting down on carbohydrates will give a lot of improvements. "A team of physiotherapists and dietitians is something that should be more accessible to the public.", she thought to herself. A lot of the people around her resort to fast food for convenience and this includes Noelle previously. "You are what you eat", that phrase really hit her hard now. She could not wait to continue her charity works once she starts to handle the company. Maybe she should start with an organization to provide more access to health facilities for the less fortunate.