THE BILLIONAIRE'S BRIDE

23. THE INTERVIEW

THIRD PERSON POV

Tears streamed down from his eyes as the 5 year old boy wrapped his little arms around himself in order to escape from the extreme cold. 

Like usual he was trapped in the storage room of the mansion which nobody use while his father was away for a business trip. He was always scared when his father went away, because his stepmother  will never leave a chance to hurt him. While his father gone away, this was her perfect opportunity to exploit the poor child.

His stomach grumbled indicating he was extremely hungry. The last thing he ate was breakfast with his father this morning. His stepmother didn't even care to feed him lunch nor dinner. He was locked inside this room for about five hours. The maid also his nanny also left due to his stepmother's order and will only return after his father's arrival. Nobody knows what the boy is going through while his father is on a business trip.

In front of his father, the stepmother will put a great act like a caring mother but behind closed door she was like a nightmare.

The boy stood up and walked towards the door and banged it with his little arms. His legs and arms were hurting due to the beating he got earlier. He cannot forget the beating he got from his stepmother, because he tried to steal food from the kitchen.

"Please... open this door. I am scared." He begged in his tiny voice as tears formed on his eyes. He looked around the room. There was no windows. It was full of  old wardrobes and used things and there were cobwebs surrounding it.

"Please... please. I will be a good boy from now on. Just open this door. Please please." He pleaded in hope that his voice would be heard by someone. But much to his dismay no one was in the mansion to hear his request.

His stepmother went to party with her friends and will not return until sunrise. The little boy was hungry and exhausted that he fall asleep in the cold floor with tears in his eyes.

ANDREA

"So, when did you two meet and why did you two kept your relationship hidden for a long time that it was only announced after your engagement?" The interviewer asked making me invisibly shake.

I knew from the start they are gonna ask about our secret relationship but we disclose that we had an arranged marriage.

Adam was extremely calm and his eyes held the usual cold intimidating expression. He sighed and leaned backward a little and grabbed my hand squeezed it ensuring me to be serene.

"Well, you can't say that it was love at first sight or whatever it is. As you all know Isabel is an artist and I met her in an art exhibition where she was present. At first we hated each other and the things happened and bloom and here we are." He said and  gave me a peck on my cheek which made me blush hardly.

"Ooo... Is that true Mrs. Knight? Whether you two were fighting at first?" The interviewer asked me.

I sighed and cleared my throat. "Yes. When we first met he was arrogant and cold towards me, he still is. That's why we hated each other at first. And as for your previous question why we didn't make our relationship public. It's probably because I hate media attention and I don't want anyone to break our relation." I smiled at her.

Fuck you Ashley for putting me in such a position. If you guys are wondering why we are sitting in front of this damn interviewer, then the reason is my best friend Ashley. She begged me for having an interview with us for her magazine. 

The previous day we had a sleepover with mine and Adam's friends. We watched  movies and ate dinner together and after that they all went back to their respective homes. Remembering about yesterday's night I forgot that I caught Kate and Zach making out with each other. I confronted Zach and he told me that he really likes Kate and wanted to pursue her.