FOREVER HATE YOU'S
11. Invitation

Brianna was ready with a neat appearance for the meeting this time. He waits for Jane and Arthur in the resort lobby so they can go together to meet Gerard Smith.

"Good morning, Madam." Brianna greeted Jane who had just arrived.

The middle-aged woman who looked elegant at a young age was smiling at her Secretary. He is happy because Brianna is always alert and good at adjusting appearances. Brianna also always looks beautiful and vibrant every day. Jane looks like she saw herself when she was young when she saw Brianna.

"We wait for Arthur, yeah" Jane said later.

"Yes, Mrs."

Just a few minutes later, Arthur arrives in the middle of Brianna and Jane. He glanced at Brianna at a glance, then showed a complex look. There is no smile on his face that Brianna values if Arthur is not happy with his participation in business trips this time.

No, not just this time, but Arthur was always acting annoying in front of him. Doesn't that show Arthur's always unhappy with Brianna?

Brianna tried to ignore the look on the man's face. With the confidence he now has, he doesn't have to assume Arthur is there.

"Good morning, Mrs. Mattews, please follow me over here" said Amanda, who was also present moments later. The woman pointed out the direction in which the meeting would take place.

Brianna walks next to Jane, while Arthur is in front with Amanda.

"Please, Madam." Amanda opens the meeting room door and is followed by the bodies of Arthur, Jane and Brianna who enter the room.

"What Mr. Smith has arrived?"

"He'll be here soon. He arrived at the resort half an hour ago."

"All right." Jane grinned and sat in the chair.

The room is quite comfortable, modern tropical nuances. There is a large projector screen typical of meeting rooms, long tables with soft chairs. Also a window featuring a dense view of London.

Gerard Smith deliberately held meetings in his Resort area rather than in the office because this was a meeting with Jane who is still a relative. He wants everything to go not too formal.

"Good morning." A man entered the meeting room. It was Gerard Smith.

"Call, Mr. Smiths. Good morning" Jane replied.

"Hi, Aunty. Don't be so formal. That's why I'm taking the meeting here, because I want everything to be discussed in a family way," Gerard said, he talked to Jane but his eyes fell on Brianna there.

Arthur cleared his throat, and Gerard immediately looked at the man.

"I heard you coming, Arthur. How you doing?"

"I'm great," replied Arthur flatly.

Gerard chuckled softly. "You're still the same as it turned out," he said, realizing Arthur's indifferent attitude.

"You are the same, too" replied Arthur meaningfully. Of course what he meant here was Gerard's eyes were always on a woman. Gerard can't ignore a woman he finds attractive.

"Well, how about we start our joint project, Arthur?"

"Well, of course."

"I want your secretary to lay out the points" said Gerard, looking back at Brianna there.

"I'm sorry, I'm not Mr. secretary. Mattews, I'm Mrs' secretary. Jane," replied Brianna who felt that Gerard had been mistaken about his position.

"Oh yeah? You're Aunty Jane's secretary? I think I only know Cleo," he said. However, Gerard is the owner of a company developed by Jane, but he never knew that a woman named Brianna was one of those who worked under the auspices of his company in New York.

"Yes, Brianna's my secretary, Gerard." Jane disobeys nonformal according to Gerard's previous wishes.

"Ok, now strong just start the meeting," said Gerard with his most charming smile.

...****...

"Md. Brianna?"

Brianna turned her head when she heard her name being called by the man. Yes, Gerard. They are now finished meeting. Jane left first because she wanted to go to the toilet. Brianna, Arthur, and Gerard were in the meeting room.

"What's up, Mr. Smith?" Brianna who was compiling the files into a map, certainly did not know why Gerard called him.

"Later tonight there's a dinner at the restaurant. I invited you there. Can you come by my invitation?"

"Well, I'll come" replied Brianna.

It suddenly made Arthur surprised, he dropped a gaze on Brianna's eyes which again somehow just looked at him.

Gerard's smile grew. He's happy because Brianna didn't refuse. After all, Brianna shouldn't have ignored the invitation, right?

"All right, do you want me to pick you up?" bargain Gerard.

Brianna would answer no. But he had not yet answered, Arthur had clucked his tongue quite loudly there. A split second later, the man stood up from his seat.

"Didn't you invite me too, Gerard?" Arthur looked at Gerard sharply.

Gerard chuckled, realizing something strange about Arthur's attitude.

"Well, I invited you too. Do you want me to pick you up too?" gerard's claws are finally.

Arthur smiled obliquely, the next second he passed, passed through Brianna's silent body, then left the meeting room just like that.

"Alright, 8 o'clock at Restaurant C. My driver will pick you up later" Gerard told Brianna, who the woman replied with a polite nod.

...****...

Brianna thinks Jane's been invited by Gerard for dinner tonight, but Jane says she won't be attending any youth events. He asked Brianna to enjoy the show because she would still occupy her room and not go anywhere tonight.

Brianna was quite surprised because in this way, it meant that she would go there without anyone she knew. Regarding Arthur, Brianna will ignore the man if Arthur comes there later.

Brianna looked at herself in front of the mirror and scanned her appearance. Her outfit was a long black dress with a hemisphere featuring her tie legs. The dress was not too open on the front but exposed her back on the back.

A 10 cm high heels to complement Brianna's appearance. He looks very elegant tonight. Brianna doesn't look that way to attract attention, but she just doesn't want to embarrass Jane as her boss, if she's seen as a village.

Before leaving, Brianna wore a velvet coat to ward off the cold wind that would hit her skin. After that, Brianna came out of her room, but along with her, Arthur also seemed to have just closed the door there. Their rooms at the Resort are indeed close together, which is why this can happen.

Arthur looked at Brianna there, his gaze looking disdainful as usual. The smile she was laughing at was also seen poking fun at Brianna.

Brianna shook her head faintly, trying to follow the initial agreement she made with herself that was to ignore Arthur wherever and whenever.

"Would you like to attend Gerard's dinner?"

Unexpectedly, Arthur greeted him instead.

Brianna thinks she doesn't have to answer if Arthur knows the answer.

"alright. I'll see you there." Arthur galloped leaving Brianna walking slowly because of the heels he was wearing.

Arthur didn't offer Brianna a ride, nor did he ask Brianna what she was going to do. But that doesn't mean Brianna expects that from him. Brianna was grateful that Arthur was also acting foolishly with her.

Brianna arrives at the lobby and a man approaches her.

"With Ms. Brianna Walton?"

"Well." yeah." Brianna thinks this is the driver Gerard sent to pick her up.

"I was assigned to take you to Mr.'s dinner. Smith, but I'm sorry, Miss. .. My car is having problems."

"Oh, okay. I'll just go by taxi."

"Sorry, Miss."

"No problem" Brianna said and threw a faint smile.

Brianna exits the Lobby resort, looking for a taxi but a shiny black car suddenly stops approaching her position.

"Well, I think our goal is the same, there's no harm in you getting in my car."

Brianna saw Arthur there, he opened the window of his car and exclaimed at Brianna who was pecking on the side of the road.

"Don't think much, I won't offer you twice" Arthur said later, seeing Brianna as silent.

...To be continue ......