Chapter22 Date

Zuriel POV
I chuckled, seeing the news in the tabloid. She thinks by getting new investors for her company, she can win from me.
Flashback
"Sir, Mr. Fleming's call is there for you," Elvin said, showing me the phone.
I nodded and took it.
"Long time but no see, Mr. Richardson," he chuckled.
"Can I say the same about you," I said chuckling
Mr. Fleming, I mean Jason Fleming, was my high school friend, but we didn't talk much after he inherited his father's company, and I was also busy with mine.
"So, your wife comes today, the man. She's so beautiful. You're so lucky to have her. She's definitely the beauty with the brain," he said.
And I rolled my eyes. What did she have that everyone just went crazy over? I didn't see anything special in her.
I even saw more beautiful girls than she.
"So," I said, raising my brows.
"Actually, she wants me to invest in her company, but seeing that her previous investors backed off because you told them to, I wonder if I should sign with her company or not. It's not like I'm dependent on you, but you're my friend and I don't want to upset you," he said, and a smirk played in my face.
I said, "Invest in her company," and hung up.
"I'm sorry sir, but if you want Mr. Fleming to invest in Mrs. Richardson's company, then why did you let those previous investors go back off?" Elvin asked me.
Because there was something else planned for her, "I smirked and dismissed him."
This investor thing was just a trailer for her; the real movie is yet to come.
Flashback end
As soon as I entered my mansion,
I went straight to her room.
I saw her sitting on the floor in Indian style, cross-legged, with bunches of files and papers scattered around her. She had earphones plugged in, and she was writing something on them.
I chuckled, seeing what was going to happen with her.
I'm sure it will break her whole confidence.
But why am I going through this?
Well, I won't let her do the same with me as she did with her.
They all, all the girls, are the same.
I cleared my throat to attract her attention.
She quickly looked at me and shivered. I smirked.
My eyes fell on the file she was holding.
It was her contract with Jason Fleming.
"Congratulations, so finally you got new investors for your company," I said to her, and she nodded, not looking in my eyes; I knew she was terrified of me, especially after that day in the office when she discovered that I was the one who had done everything to her and her useless company.
"Be ready by seven tomorrow. We're going on a date with my friends. They wanted to meet you, and beside that, we have a business meeting with them, and you're also one of the members of Richardson Empire, as my dad decided we should invest in your useless company," I ordered her.
"I slowly looked into my eyes, and man, that look, that damm look, it was enough to melt my heart."
I'm sorry, I can't. I have other work to do." She shook her head.
"What did you say?" I snapped, going towards her, and she started going backwards, gulping.
"I mean, I have other plans," she said.
"Cancel them, and tell your lover boy to warm someone else's bed, but you're coming with me tomorrow and that's final," I said, glaring at her.
"I'm not like you, Mr.Zuriel Richardon. Do you think everyone was like you, a player and playboy. No, I have other works rather than this," she said, looking in my eyes.
I quickly took her laptop, which was on the floor, and smashed it right on the floor, making her bounce backwards and gasp in horror.
She quickly kept her hands on her chest, breathing heavily like she just saw a ghost.
I looked at her calmly yet dangerously and she gulped down looking at me.
"I don't like to repeat myself," I explained, to which she nodded.
"I will be there," she sighed.
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Brielle POV
The next day, some hours before the date
My phone rang, and a smile crept over my face, seeing who was calling me.
It's Analia.
Although I've always stayed away from most of the people in my high school, or you can say almost all of the people, she is an exception for me.
But we spend very little time together.
She ended up being my best friend when I first denied it when she asked me to be her best friend.
But then, she didn't leave me after that.
She even follows me all the way to my hostel.
She used to be the popular girl in high school, but she lost her popularity and status the day she started school with me as my best friend, and the shocking thing was that she didn't care because she was never fond of any popularity in high school.
"Where are you, bitch?" I exclaimed.
"Just arrived here in New York City from my business trip," she sighed.
"Oh, how was your trip?" I asked her.
She was never a fan of travelling and meeting new people, such as myself.
But she's a fashion designer; that's why she needs to go to several places for trips.
I quickly removed my phone from my ear.
"You cheater, liar, betrayer, you got married without me," she said. I could sense the disappointment in her voice.
"I'm so sorry, everything happened so quickly that I didn't have time to call you," I pouted.
"You better have an explanation for this betrayal, and you also forgot right, our childhood promise, that we will be bridesmaids in our wedding," she snapped as I closed my eyes.
Zuriel Richardson, I hate you more now. You not only ruined my life but also my promise, which I made with my best friend, is ruined because of you. I shook my head and bit my bottom lip.
"Analia, listen......, and like this, I ended up marrying him," I sighed and sat on my bed, sighing heavily. I explained everything to her, since starting with how Zuriel forced me to marry him.
"That jerk, just a second, I will come there and beat the shit out of him. How dare she do this to you!" she cried out, and I laughed.
Okay, now please come here at the mansion. I really want to talk about something very very important with you." I sighed and hung up the call.
As soon as she arrived, I quickly dragged her into my room.
"Gosh, this mansion is so beautiful, Bri, and have you seen the river backside of the mansion?" she exclaimed, looking around at my room with an open mouth.
Okay, now listen, he wants me to attend the date with him and his friends as they want to meet me, but I don't have anything proper and suitable to wear, "finally I explained this."
"Yeah, wait, you got married to Zuriel Richardson. Oh God I didn't realise that before," she exclaimed.
"Is he really that rich?" She whispers and I sense she can't be able to believe it.
"It's Zuriel Richardson we are talking about," I added sarcastically.
Which was true, only one week after being married to him, I barely saw him in the mansion, and we also lived in different bedrooms, but I know everything he wore was branded because it's yesterday, several business suits arrived at the mansion from the top designers and their names, which I only heard in movies and magazines. This made me uneasy, as I knew without a doubt the restaurant he chose would be a famous one too.
But I'm not sure, and my gut feeling told me that if I go there, something bad will happen.