"It is charity, Adrian!" Daphne raised her voice slightly. "You do not say not to accompany me to a charity event. I gave birth to you."
Adrian winced. "How long are you planning to hold that against me?"
"As long as you were alive." Daphne shrugged. "Your tux has been dry, cleaned and laid out on your bed. Hurry up, please."
He watched his mother sashay out of the office and the woman did not even bother to close the door behind her.
Adrian glanced at the clock. He only had 15 minutes to get ready, which was more than enough.
Within minutes, he had shower, groomed himself slightly and was in his tux in front of the mirror closing the clasp of his watch.
Fuck, he huffed. For today, he had hoped that he would get a full night's sleep.
Adrian opened the door for his mother before going over to the other side and the driver shut the door after him before slipping into the driver's seat and they were off.
