That felt so sweet.
The first thing that flashed in her messed up brain ,was what was his name. She hastily gathered her stuff and followed him. He had taken the direction of the classes. Darkness had began to envelop the area. She saw his shadow lead to an open area which was more of a balcony. She stood behind him in silence and she knew that he could she was around .
He didn't turn to look at her. His countenance was not clearly visible but his eyes shone .
"What do you want now princess ,its getting late and your dad might be worried for your safety ?" she frowned ,its like he knew what had happened to her before.
"What do you want Ria ?" he spoke his voice deep.
Her head began to throb ,now she recalled where she had heard him before.
Her eyes wide as saucers she stared at his back ,"you're one of the kidnappers aren't you? "
"Yes ,I was waiting for you to finally figure it out and to start avoiding me from now on " he was dead serious.
" Why ? I don't want to avoid you.." she trailed off.
"What did did you want when you followed me ?" he asked ,this was the third time now.
"I wanted to know your name " she whispered and he was silent for a while before he spoke again.
"NO " was his stern answer. She felt agitated ,first how was she supposed to avoid him while she was already attracted to him
"Why won't you tell me your name? its not like I will report you for what you did?" Ria asked.
"You know am not doing anything wrong what you're doing is far much worse" he said.
"No, I'm not ,ok then ,just tell me your name and I'll leave you alone" she pleaded.
"Tristan "he turned to look at her " happy now....now leave me alone Ria "
Ria looked as his eyes that shone under the moonlight and turned to walk away.
"Tristan " she whispered smiling "good combo " she run to get to the car.
The driver drove fast.
Remembering what he said before,there was absolutely nothing wrong in speaking to the guy who earlier on she didn't know was one of the kidnappers. It wasn't her fault that she was attracted to him either.
On arrival she found her father waiting for her. He looked worn out ,the past few days had been very difficult for him. The business was getting worse, problem after problem. Very recently ,the board of directors were now willing to buy all his shares since he was losing a lot of cash.
"What's the occasion dad? " he had worn a black suit. He looked very good.
"I was waiting for you ,the party is in an hour and I need you there " he spoke.
This was not the first time she had to go to a party with him so she wasn't surprised.
She was prepared fast and Seven in evening they arrived at the party. The place was very beautiful .She was beautifully dressed in a black gown that reached at her ankles ,and black lacy heels. She looked splendid.
Her father led her to the ballroom where everybody was .Many eyes fell on her and admired the beauty of the lady. Her father led her to a certain table where an old man in his fifties and a young man sat. The two men smiled on seeing them .
"Mr.Gonzalez how nice to see you here " the old man spoke and later his eyes landed on her "and Miss.Ria how nice to finally meet you " he shook her hand and smiled.
She smiled back and gave a responseful nod that he appreciated.
The old man led them to a table where their seats had been reserved. " So, Miss.Ria ,I don't know if your father has told you but you'll be part of family very soon "
Ria's eyes widened in surprise as she turned to look at his father who immediately looked down at his hands. The younger man was yet to speak.
"What do you mean by that ?" she asked .
" You are going to get engaged to my son over here " the old man spoke pointing to the young man.
She was speechless, she opened her mouth to speak but then closed it.She wanted to speak but then she kept quiet. Looking at the guy she was supposed to get engaged to ,he was also quiet,seems like he was also not happy about this arrangement.
Her dad broke the silence when he stood " We have to go Mr.estrellas ,as you know my business is not doing very good " he was very resentful to the old man" let's go Ria ".
She also stood and walked with her dad to the car soon they were on their way home.
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