FOREVER HATE YOU'S
40. Try to accept

Milan, Italy.

Brianna did not expect that now he was in the Mediterranean country, precisely in Milan.

The city of Milan is famous for its adibusana establishments and shops (via Montenapoleone) and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele di Piazza Duomo, which is one of the oldest shopping centers in the world. Milan is one of the four fashion cities of the world, after London, New York, and Paris.

Brianna never thought that she could be in the city after spending more than 8 hours traveling through the flight path.

Maybe now Brianna looks lonely, but he tried to be ordinary, especially Arthur also a lot silent on their way.

The car that had picked them up at the airport, now stopped at a luxury hotel that left Brianna agape because of its architectural design.

"Come," Arthur asked in a faint voice.

Brianna just follows wherever the man is, in addition to fear of getting lost Brianna also knows that here her life will really depend on Arthur.

While Arthur, holding his smile since they flew towards this country. He immediately invites Brianna away because he has a premonition that the woman will contact Gerard to ask for help from the man. For this reason, Arthur quickly took action, he did not want any more meetings between Brianna and Gerard. At least, Arthur was just trying to keep something he felt belonged to him.

A hotel attendant escorted them to a suite room located on the top floor.

"Thank," said Arthur to the officer, he gave a tip that made the young man's face cringe.

"Where's my room, Arthur?" ask Brianna.

"here. With me." Arthur said softly, he wouldn't force Brianna if the woman objected.

"Message me 1 more room, I can't-"

"Shut up!" arthur Sela. "I won't force you if you want to sleep in the other room, but order yourself with your money" he continued calmly as he stepped into the room.

Brianna was silent, she did have the money to reserve a room, but the problem was that the money was still in the form of Canadian dollars and had not been exchanged into Italian currency, not to mention the hotel chosen by Arthur this time is quite expensive for him. Why would Arthur give him such a choice? Their sudden departure also did not allow Brianna to be able to prepare all her needs in the foreign country.

Brianna knows Arthur's attitude does not seem to force her, but this situation seems to force Brianna to continue to follow the man's orders.

"Arthur ..." Brianna's eyes were on the man, he wouldn't be ready if he had to room with Arthur and think about the possibilities that could happen between them.

Arthur knows Brianna's weakness, she will be weakened if she is in a foreign country, just because Brianna seems blind to do many things there. That's why Arthur planned all this to conquer Brianna. He could have done it in Canada, but he knew Gerard was there to ruin his plans.

"If you don't want to go in, I'll close the door" said Arthur calmly, referring to his bedroom door.

Brianna shook her head, her face seemed to want to cry. Actually Arthur did not have the heart to do this but sometimes Brianna's stubborn attitude must also be reciprocated with assertiveness.

"I'm sorry to be involved with someone like you, Arthur!" murmured Brianna who finally entered the room.

"good. I'm tired and need rest, if you keep choosing to be in front of the door then what can I do but close the door?" said the man indifferently.

Brianna stomps her feet, she's upset that Arthur always has a way to get her stuck together.

Brianna ignores Arthur, he sits on the couch and activates his cell phone, apparently many calls from Cecilia. Brianna just remembered that last night she tried to contact the woman but it went unanswered. Does Cecilia want to ask her needs, to call many times like this?

Brianna finally tried to contact the woman again, and it turned out that her call was immediately received by Cecilia.

"What did you call me yesterday, Bri? Is there a problem?" ask Cecilia on the phone.

Brianna was worried, should she tell Cecilia the truth. Related to his marriage to Arthur, also the customer he was meeting at that time turned out to be Chico's real father. Yes, Brianna did not have time to tell it to Cecilia because they did not meet again after Brianna received a job from him, the other day.

Arthur seemed to enter the bathroom located in the corner of the room, Brianna sure the man would not hear his conversation with Cecilia, after all this room is very spacious, he thought.

Brianna finally tells Cecilia about what happened to her, including her marriage to Arthur that she never thought.

Cecilia listened to Brianna's grievances carefully. Brianna asked the woman for advice on what to do.

"I can't, Cecil. I hate Arthur so much. He ruined my life!" lamented Brianna.

"But thanks to him, you have Chico in this world. Chico is sweet and always loves you. I don't think there'd be a man who could really accept his presence if it wasn't his own biological father."

"So you think I should just give up living it even without any love? I want my marriage to be based on that feeling, Cecil."

"Then start to love him" suggested Cecil.

"It's not that easy. Arthur is not an easy person to love. We have a separation called hate. I hate him, and he hates me too."

Cecilia feels Brianna's speech is not right, because here she caught is Brianna who continues to shut down while Arthur has been trying to accept Brianna and Chico, the proof is that the man wants to marry Brianna even though Arthur never had the intention to marry at all.

"Bri, just as Arthur tried to accept you by marrying you, so you should try to accept your marriage."

"I can't. I wouldn't be able to. I just wanted to find Arthur's weakness, and get away from him after knowing his weakness."

"Believe me, you can live it and Arthur's weakness is precisely your own. So, go through everything as sincerely as you have gone through many days with a steadfast feeling, Brianna."

Brianna hastily disconnects her phone call after realizing Arthur has come out of the bathroom. He realized that he had been in a conversation with Cecilia for too long, not realizing when the man was done with his bath. Did Arthur hear the chat with Cecilia earlier?

Ah, stupid time. Brianna wouldn't think about it. He got up, passed by Arthur's body wrapped in a bathrobe. Then he replaced Arthur in the bathroom because he also had to clean himself up.

Brianna came out of the bathroom a short while later, looking at Arthur leaning against the headbord of the bed.

There was a nervousness in her, for some reason. But Brianna thought back to Cecilia's words that asked her to try. Brianna is pessimistic about it. He's not gonna be able to get Arthur into his life.

"W-Did I have a change of clothes to sleep in tonight?" ask Brianna doubt it.

The man who had been peeking at the tablet in his hand complained, looking at Brianna who was standing uncomfortable with her bathrobe there.

Their gazes met, and somehow Arthur's blood rippled at a time like this.

"You can wear my shirt" said the man in a trembling voice. Afterwards, Arthur rattled briefly, trying to neutralize his heartbeat that was beating twice as fast.

Arthur put the tablet on the nightstand, walked slowly towards the suitcase that had not been dismantled to find Brianna clothes of his.

"For tonight you can use it. Tomorrow there will be someone who brings all your needs here" Arthur said as he handed a t-shirt to Brianna.

With hesitation, Brianna accepted that. He knows it looks impossible for him to wear Arthur's shirt, but it's better than him having to wear his dirty clothes because of their long journey. Brianna also could not sleep with the bathrobe that he now wears. So, receiving Arthur's shirt was the only option.

Brianna went to the dressing room and put on the man's shirt which looked like an oversize on the shirt.

Brianna was brushing her hair that she was shampooing in the shower. Once ready he returned to the main room of their room.

Somehow Brianna became nervous, even more nervous when Arthur looked back at her standing on the edge of the dividing door between the room and the dressing room.

Arthur could not refocus on his tablet, because now he was focused only on Brianna who wore his shirt that looked great when worn by the woman.

"Come ..." Arthur patted the side of the bed beside him, making Brianna's eyes bulge.

Arthur chuckled at a glance. "We're all grown up together, Brianna. There's no way anything's going on between us right now. Not only because of our status that has changed into husband and wife, nor because we have been through several nights together. It's more about our needs, you know what I mean, right? We both need it" he said meaningfully.

Brianna certainly knows where Arthur's talking is going. But he wasn't ready for that.

"If you hate me too much to do it with me, you can consider me someone else."

Actually, Arthur is not really sincere if Brianna will think of him as someone else in their daily life and all their activities, but if Brianna will feel comfortable, it seems like he should try to accept it.

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