FOREVER HATE YOU'S
39. Back cold

Their debate had to stall when Arthur's cell phone ringing was heard. The man took the phone out of his pants pocket, then placed the flat object in his ear.

Brianna didn't know who called Arthur, but she took the opportunity to gallop away. Darling, Arthur grabbed her arm, making Brianna want to stop next to him.

Arthur talks on a cellular connection, but his fingers still grip Brianna's upper arm, to keep the woman there and nowhere.

"okay, okay. Run everything by the rules." That was the last sentence Arthur said to his interlocutor across the call.

The man put the phone back in his pocket after he was done with it.

"Don't intend to run away, Brianna. My people are monitoring Chico's whereabouts."

Brianna's eyes were wide. "You want to take it?" pekiknya hysterical.

"Of course, if you don't obey me."

"Don't be the kidnapper of my son, Arthur!" hiss Brianna pitted at the tall man.

Arthur smiled in anguish. "They'll just watch him, and if you're going to run away from me .. then Chico I'll have it alone, because he's also my son" he said calmly.

"You're always threatening me" said Brianna.

"Because I can only have you that way" Arthur said.

In fact, Arthur was determined not to hurt the woman who had given birth to a child for him, but Brianna's stubborn attitude, as well as the attitude that always closed himself off from him, enough to make Arthur upset. He had no other way, just this, the only way to keep Brianna at his side.

"Take me off!" Brianna jerked Arthur's hand which had been holding his upper arm ever since. He was not free to move because of the man. "... get your men away, Arthur! They will scare Chico away" he said in a firm voice.

Arthur raised his eyebrows. "They won't show themselves in front of Chico, just watching him from afar, including keeping Chico from the bad possibilities that could happen" he explained.

Brianna snorted, without a word she galloped away from in front of Arthur.

"Take this as my guard for Chico" murmured Arthur who then let Brianna go without preventing her. He knew Brianna needed time to accept all this.

Meanwhile, Brianna headed for the backyard. Sitting on a wooden chair there. He doesn't know why he's here, he's just trying to get away from Arthur.

Brianna did not want to do husband-and-wife activities with the man. Let what has happened to them remain a mistake, as well as their marriage which has already taken place now.

...***...

This morning, Brianna saw Arthur ready and waiting for her at the dinner table. He almost abandoned his intention to eat breakfast just because of the man's presence, but if you recall this is Arthur's home, right? So, no matter how much Brianna was about to dodge, it would only be in vain. Moreover, his job now was the man's personal assistant.

"You know, maybe you're the only personal assistant that keeps your boss waiting."

Brianna did not bribe her food just because Arthur's words were blatantly insinuating.

"You should have prepared my clothes, waited for me to prepare, and then read out my schedule after I got off the stairs" Arthur continued, pointing to the stairs to his left.

Brianna's mouth was open and ready to answer all the protests that Arthur said, but again the man spoke again as if his speech was not enough to be accepted Brianna.

"... thankfully you're my wife, so I don't want to blame you." Arthur grinned, while Brianna longed to go back to holding her patience.

"I know. I know exactly what you're here for, Brianna." The man nodded his head. "... Therefore, prove that you really work well as my assistant. Try to be disciplined. Don't let me wait for you. Prepare all my needs. Even if you need to, wake me up so that it's not too late. You can do that as my assistant, not as my wife as you always patis despite the fact that we are married" he continued at length.

Brianna simply lowered her gaze, while sneering at Arthur inwardly. He was late to wake up today and it turns out Arthur had already occupied the dining table, making it look undisciplined in the eyes of the man.

After wiping his lips with a white napkin, Arthur got up from his seat and walked outside the house.

Brianna saw the man turn cold again. But this is the Arthur he knows, he prefers Arthur like this than Arthur who always reminds him of their marital status, as well as Arthur who pretended to be sweet to him.

Brianna finished with her hasty breakfast, just because she knew Arthur was waiting. He ran a little to get in the car, sat down next to the driver who today will drive the car and deliver wherever the Master's destination is.

Brianna knew Arthur kept looking at her from the man's seat in the back cabin, but what did he care? Brianna won't tell Arthur other than about work.

The car started to slide and split the road. Brianna enjoys the view of the city from the windowpanes, while Arthur dissolves with the tab he holds.

"We've arrived, sir." The driver made a sound, awakening Brianna from her daydream. Yes, it turns out he did not really enjoy the view of the road to the office, because he actually just daydreamed since. He thinks of his unfortunate fate of being stuck in a complicated relationship with Arthur.

Brianna only realized that they did not stop at the Arthur company yard, but in an area of Airport.

Wait, what is this? Why are they here now?

Brianna looked back to question Arthur, but the man hurriedly opened the door and got out of the car.

"Why go to the airport? You want to get out of the country? But it wasn't scheduled for your activities today" Brianna said, referring to Arthur's list schedule.

"Yes, I'm going out of the country, but with you too" replied Arthur calmly and coldly as before.

"I? I didn't bring my gear, and my passport ..." Brianna did not continue the sentence because she knew that her passport was in Arthur's hands, so it was only natural that the man had taken care of everything.

"We can buy your needs later. Come on!" take Arthur to walk first.

Brianna followed Arthur with a quick pace. "Where are we going? Don't tell me this has anything to do with our marriage?" whispered while looking left-right, he did not want people to know if he and the man in front of him were husband and wife, even though no one knew Brianna there.

Arthur laughed at a glance. "Don't be too confident. This is due to job demands. We go to take care of the work, so don't think about it" he replied casually.

Brianna's eyes squinted, wanting to see Arthur's lies through the look in his eyes, but the man was already hurriedly busy staring back and forth.

"Experience if you trick me!" hiss Brianna.

Arthur sniffed his shoulder. "I told you not to think strange, after all if I want a woman, I can order it as you already do" he said lightly.

Brianna's eyes were breaking, Arthur's speech just now was like he was making fun of her again and again. After all, the other day she was once one of the men's order women.

Hhhc ... Brianna let out a rough sigh if she remembered the moment again.

"We set out," said Arthur, making Brianna gasp and hurriedly chase after the man - who was walking leisurely - but very quickly away just because of his step.

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