"Is vodka really all you care about?", he asked visibly angry. "Yeah, most probably", I replied just to piss him off more. "You're so irresponsible", he spat. "Why, thank you", I smiled. Ooh...his vein is pulsing. "Fuck you, Kamaia". "Not even in yo...
Kamaia Armani's Waking up, my head was aching and I felt like I had only two hours of sleep. Oh right, cause I actually did get only two hours of sleep. I really hope I don't have dark circles.
After the police left very early this morning like wayy before sunrise, I decided to investigate myself. Did it lead to me sleeping two hours before my wake-up time? Yes! Am I sleep deprived? Yes! Did I find anything from the investigation at least? No!!
I walk more like stagger to the bathroom. A teeny voice in my head kept telling me to just sleep in but no, today was the day we were to sign the contract. I have to make sure everything is alright with uncle John, sorry, I mean Attorney John before Carozza comes.
I take out my toothbrush and glance at the mirror, ugh! Dark circles. I just knew it. Good thing there's concealer, life saver!
I put on seemingly nude make-up to look, I don't know, what's the word? Professional? Yup, that's it. An outfit,I decide to for this huge brown jacket I have that screams work with a pair of straight black pants. Did I look office-ish? Heck yeah, I did
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I take out my phone to call Sora and tell him to have someone come over to change and reinforce all locks in the house and also to put up a new security system. Papa's safety is priority.
I go downstairs to have breakfast with papa. "Does my favorite daughter want some brioche", he asks. "I'm your only daughter, papa", I state a bit grouchily. "Someone's a little grincheux", he says. Well, I need to sleep.
(A/N: In my defense, I know nothing about french foods so I don't know if the sentence is particularly correct, I basically just googled up something that french people eat for breakfast, cut me some slack)
"Are you sure you want to go through with the marriage thing, chérie?", he asks. Oh, yeah, I hadn't informed him about the change of plans. "I'm not getting married", I say. "It's okay, Maia, I understand, I'll just call John and have him begin the bankruptcy process", he says a bit sadly.
"No, papa, I have a better way to get the company back on it's feet", I say. He looks confused. "Carozza and I are signing the merge contract today but we aren't getting married, we're only going to be fake dating for publicity and we're launching a jewellery line along with a new line of clothes for Carozza and some hair products for K. Armani", I say.
Okay, I know what you're thinking, I didn't tell Carozza about the new clothes they'll have to launch and the hair products too. I don't think he'll mind. It's all for the good of both companies anyways. We're going to need an investor though except Carozza has stocked up cash somewhere.
I'm snapped out of my thoughts by the sound of papa clapping. I look at him. He's grinning from ear to ear and his eyes are glossy. The old man is tearing up. "What is it, papa?", I ask.
"I'm so proud of you, that's such a brilliant idea, very clever, chérie, oh come here", I go over to hug him. "Now enough with the sappiness, my makeup is not tear proof", I take out my beauty blender which I carry everywhere and dab the area under my eyes.
+++ Roulian Carozza's "Are you sure you want to go through with this, Sir?", My attorney asks and I nod. I am currently at my office checking things with my attorney before we leave for the Armani building. I'm quite eager to see if this will all work out.
Although, a small part of me is replaying my dad's words in my head and doubting Kamaia and maybe he's right but that doesn't mean I won't go through with the deal. I'd just have to make sure she sees that this is not a joke and must be taken seriously.
Sheesh, you just met her, man.
Shut up.
I'm just saying, you just met her and you're already slowly trying to push her away.
So?
Not everybody is out to get you, boy.
Don't call me boy and you never know. I have to be precautious.
I know what you're thinking. Has this boy gone mad? No, I've not gone mad. Everyone has a little voice in their head judging their choices and telling them what to do. I just interact with mine quite a lot and he has quite a fun personality.
Lonely freak.
Shut up.
"Are you ready to leave, Sir?", Attorney Gale asks and I nod once again. Soon, we're at the front of the Armani building and we're being directed to the conference room. "Miss Armani will be ready to meet with you both shortly ", a woman whom I'm assuming is her secretary says.
Now I'm not going to be one of those people that describe every room they step into but the conference room was quite a bit cheerful, not too much but it had some natural flowers on the table and it was a calm shade of purple which is the color of all K.Armani beauty products.
She steps in shortly. I smile a bit at her choice of clothing, still no suit and no blazer but it's a bit more professional now. She smiles at me and I look away. Keep things strictly professional, Roulian, I tell myself and she furrows her eyebrows a bit at my attitude but the expression is gone quicker than it came.
We all sit round the table and she brings out the contract and hands it to me, her face void of emotion, I read through it and hand it to Attorney Gale, he reads as well and gives me a nod.
I take out my pen and sign the contract and she signs as well. "Other things shall be discussed later, am I right, Ms Armani?", She smirks. "Yes, Mr Carozza, pleasure doing business with you", she stretches out her hand for a handshake and I shake it.
Kamaia Armani's I noticed whatever it is Carozza was trying to do. Stupid of him to think I would care. "What's with you and that boy?", Attorney John asks as we step out of the conference room. "Leave me alone, uncle, it's nothing", I say laughing at his insinuation.
I know what you're thinking. Attorney John is papa's elder brother. Papa wouldn't trust anyone else with the company affairs. "Mr Carozza, a minute please", I say and he signals his attorney to keep going.
"You could have just said you wanted things to be professional between us, it was that simple, you didn't have to go with the attitude, Mr Carozza", I smile sickeningly. "I would like to know your plans for the whole fake dating thing as soon as possible", he says and walks away. The little fucker was avoiding the topic. I snicker at his antics.
Author's Note So, I decided to set things off to a seemingly good start with them and make it rocky-ish, they can't just hit off immediately. What do you think of Roulian's reason for his change of attitude? I kind of understand him though. Don't worry, I will dive deeper into his reasons later in the book. Anyways, don't forget to vote and comment. Love from Angel 1252 words.
