Inside the car, the atmosphere was still the same.
Arabella could not help but wish that they would arrive early at his mansion as possible.
She missed Adam already.
She could not wait to see Adam’s smiling face approaching her later.
After a while, the car stopped somewhere.
She was stunned and looked at the man who was sitting beside her in the backseat with a questioning expression.
“We are having lunch here.” Without asking Bill, he answered her blankly.
“Hmmm…” Arabella didn’t want to go out. If they would eat outside, she preferred to have Adam with them. “Can we eat at the house instead with Adam?” Arabella sounded a little nervous as she didn’t want to offend him but she just didn’t want to go.
Aside from Adam, she also didn’t want to go with him in public.
Surely, there were many eyes who would welcome them and in just a minute she would go viral.
It was not good for her as she was still married to Eric Grant.
She just wanted to keep her identity low and be spared from any gossip from the people in Capital Z and worldwide.
With Bill Sky, that would be very impossible.
“Why?” Bill frowned. His gaze was keenly examining her which made her feel more nervous.
“Hmmm… Bill, I want to eat with Adam if you don’t mind.” Mustering her courage, she straightened herself up and met his eyes to show her sincerity.
Bill smirked handsomely as he did understand her. He spoke still meeting her eyes, “I have a meeting in this restaurant. It’s just a quick one. Dinner, we can do that. So… can we go out now?” Bill said. His eyes were gentle and so was his tone which made her feel no excuse for insisting on her reasons.
It was unusual for her to see Bill like this.
She saw him smile before but it was mockery or a teasing one.
The gentleness of his expression somehow made her like him.
A gentle Bill is much better than the one who was always cold and strict.
Arabella nodded at him to agree.
Bill strode inside and Arabella followed timidly.
She deliberately lowered her head and maintained an ample distance from Bill so she could not get anyone’s attention not until Bill suddenly stopped and Arabella immediately bumped his back. She felt embarrassed as she quickly took a few steps back to maintain her distance.
She hoped that no one saw that incident but before she could take another step, Bill grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him.
He didn't care about the people in the surrounding who were mostly included in the elite society.
She looked at Bill in great shock as she tried to get her hand out of his grip.
Bill looked at her frowning.
It seemed he didn’t like what Arabella was acting.
He felt insulted that a woman didn’t want to be with him when all the women that he knew were dying to be with him.
Arabella was getting to his nerves and he had some difficulty controlling his annoyance.
Bill heaved a sigh trying to control his temper.
Of all the women in the world, only Arabella could shatter his calm.
“Relax… I’m not gonna eat you,” Bill whispered at her with a teasing tone as he dragged her to his side.
With the scene, one could easily tell that the two were intimate and Bill had no care at all.
“I’m relaxed, Mr. Sky. I’m not just comfortable being with you.” Arabella directly answered.
She could not believe that she had said those words to him.
What if Bill Sky was offended by her in this restaurant, what’s gonna happen to her?
Probably, he would just leave her there and she would not see Adam again.
Or he would buy the restaurant and lock her up inside forever.
Just the thought of it, she wanted to take back her words but it was too late.
Bill was already pissed.
He frowned deeply and his eyes were sharp.
They were unreadable.
Seeing Bill’s expression, Arabella’s heart skipped a beat but she managed not to stumble even though she was already trembling inside.
“Why are you so stubborn?” Bill asked with a controlled temper.
He was almost losing it. His eyes deep eyes darkened like they were going to swallow her in whole.
Arabella’s hand was shaking and cold under his tight grip.
She wanted to take it away but it was just too absurd to create a scene in a formal dining restaurant.
Hence, she stood still showing her confidence to him.
“I am not stubborn but you are.” She mumbled.
Arabella would not accept defeat, especially coming from Bill Sky.
After her words, Bill’s grip on her arm tightened even more.
It already gave her pain.
Her face turned instantly pale seeing Bill’s fuming expression.
Obviously, he had gone mad and lost his temper again.
“Oh, there you are Bill!” Suddenly, a melodious voice behind them broke their bickering but Bill didn’t release her that easily. “I will deal with you later.” He whispered at her with an unpleasant tone mixed with a dangerous warning before he strode towards the owner of the voice.
Ginger Heather.
Arabella rolled her eyes in annoyance after seeing Ginger Heather hugging and kissing Bill on his cheek displaying a sweet greeting.
Bill left her behind as he settled Ginger to sit on her chair.
He then sat on the chair on the opposite side and they were facing each other.
‘What is this meeting? A date?’ Her thoughts ran wild again.
‘But why he had to bring me with him?’
‘This man… Argggg!’ Arabella was oozing anger inside.
She didn’t know what was Bill’s plan of bringing her to this meeting.
For her, it was obvious that Ginger likes him and her presence was just a great distraction.
“Arabella, why are you still standing there? Please join us.” Ginger’s voice was heard again.
Arabella was quickly snapped back to her senses.
She looked at the two and their eyes were watching her.
She felt intimidated especially under Bill’s watch but she managed to release a smile.
Since they were three people dining in, she had no worries anymore about getting viral.
With Ginger, people would not think that it was a romantic date or something to do with romance.
There’s nothing there worth gossiping about.
When Arabella arrived, she quickly sat on her seat without waiting for someone to help her.
As expected, Bill would not move an inch for her but he was gentlemanly enough to help Ginger.
She secretly cursed him.
Since he brought her there, she was not obliged to talk.
She was going to enjoy the meal on the table.
The timing was right because she was really hungry.
She promised to enjoy her wasted time by eating a lot during this what they called meeting.
Arabella’s wicked mind lit up.
“So, Bill, I have good news for you.” Ginger started talking while her eyes were fixated on Bill’s handsome face.
Ginger was cheerful and Arabella could clearly see it.
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