Chapter 5 Episode 5

Chapter 5

As soon as Adrian left, Adrienne stood up too because she couldn't sit being lonely. She went to meet some celebrities and she had a good conversation with them.

They seemed very nice and friendly. She took pictures with them even with the male celebrities.

From actors to actresses, models, idols, ambassadors and artiste.

Her cheeks were already hurting from too much smiling. When she was done, she went back to her table. She ran her eyes around the hall looking for Adrian.

She saw him talking to some pretty group of girls. They all seemed to like him.

Paparazzi were everywhere and the celebrities were careful enough not to fall into any scandals.

She removed her gaze from Adrian and sipped from the glass of juice on her table.

The even finally came to an end. Adrienne left without even saying goodbye to Adrian.

A driver took Adrienne to the hotel where she lodged and an escort followed her inside. As usual, Adrienne's mum is not yet back.

"Hmmm..." she breathed heavily as they walked to the hotel room.

"What is wrong?" The escort asked.

"Have you seen my mum?" Adrienne asked with a frown on her face.

"No. I have not."

"Even a glimpse of her?" She asked again with puppy eyes and got the same response. She stamped her feet on the ground as she used her card to open her hotel room. She was about turning the knob when the escort said.

"If you need anything, please do not hesitate to ask."

"Sure, but I do not think I will need anything." Adrienne responded.

"I can see you are quite exhausted. Just try and rest." He advised and she smiled weakly.

She turned the knob of the door and went in, closing it against her.

She placed her back on the door and heaved a sigh of relief. After some seconds, she locked the door so that no one would be able to open it apart from her mother.

"Life can be so boring, sometimes." She muttered as she sat on the bed. Adrienne brought out her phone and surfed the internet.

The event was video covered and it was already on their page on Instagram. There were so much comments on the video and her Adrienne Instagram page followers increased spontaneously as she was tagged in it.

She smiled and posted the pictures she took with the different celebrities.

"I wonder if Adrien's followers are increasing too." She thought aloud.

"I do not even care." She shrugged and continued checking other posts on her Instagram page.

"Actually, I am curious." Adrienne's sighed and went back to the Dior brand page.

"How on earth will I know? I do not even know his his Instagram handle." She complained to no one in particular. Not quite long, she

remembered that all the handles of the ambassadors were tagged in the video but the problem now was she did not know which was his.

Adrienne then resulted to checking all the handles until she finally stumbled on Adrian's and she checked his page for his followers.

"30,000 followers!" She exaclaimed with her hands on her chest. She refreshed again and it became 50.1k followers. His followers increases every second! What!

"The growth of his page is mad!" She cried out.

"Mine is just at 20.1k followers. The difference is so huge!"

"He beat me at this again." She complained, throwing herself on the bed.

"I hate you, Adrian. I hate everything about you. You fucking scumbag!" She lamented.

Adrienne did not know when her mum opened the door and walked in.

"I heard you say something." Her mum said and Adrienne froze in shock.

"Nothing, mum. Welcome back." She muttered.

Her mum went to the bag stand and hang her purse in it.

"I heard you call Adrian's name. Do not tell me you have been talking to yourself all these while." She howled.

"It is not what you think. I just wanted to clear my head from some thoughts and that was the only possible way."

"And that thoughts involves Adrian?" Her mum asked with her hands akimbo. Adrianne looked away from her mum and sighed silently.

"I was just annoyed that his followers were more than mine. That is all." She tried explaining to her mum.

"You hate him because of a mere thing?" Adrienne's mum interrogated while looking at her with keen interest. She was really surprised at her daughter's behaviour.

"Not really. By the way, I did not say I hated him." Adrienne blurted out.

"Oh yes, you did. I heard you." Her mum replied, laughing and Adrienne shook her head.

"How long have you been here?" Adrienne asked.

"Since the moment you threw yourself on the bed."

"Oops. That means you heard everything then."

"I am disappointed that you did not notice my entry. I'm very disappointed at you, Adrienne." Her mother said with a frown.

"I was expecting you by 11pm. It is just 10:30pm and I am quite surprised." Adrienne shrugged and her mum stared at her in shock

and her heartbeat increased. She sat beside her on the bed and held her hand.

"I was occupied by work. It is not intentional for me to always come late." She explained.

"I know you are. I am not complaining or am I?" Adrienne asked, faking a smile

"I can see you are worried, Adrienne but trust me. Everything I am doing is for you."

"Yea, yea. At least, you are better than Dad. I can not remember when last I had a conversation with him but everything is all good." She shrugged.

Adrienne was hurt within but what can she do?

"Honey, he is also thinking about you too. Do not hold any grudge against him." Adrienne's mum said and Adrienne removed her hand

slowly from her mum's. Her eyes were already heavy.

"I am very exhausted." Adrien said with a deep breath.

"You did not tell me how the reception went with Adrian with you."

"Nothing happened. It just went like a normal reception." Adrienne muttered. Her eyes were half closed and all she needed was rest. She

will get it irrespective of what her mum will say.

"Well...I won't pressure you further."

"I don't understand what you mean by that mum. What do you want to hear? Like I said before, I hate him. He is my classmate at school and he is fucking annoying." Adrienne blurted out releasing the heaving load on her mind.

"The F. Word Adrienne. I have warned you before. It does not speak well of aa royalty." Adrienne's mum pointed out.

"I am sorry, mum. It was just a slip of tongue." She apologized.

"Learn to control it." Her mother warned

"Sure, I will. Thanks for the correction." Adreinne said, sighing deeply.

"How is Adrian at school? Is he smart? Intelligent? Popular?"

"Oh boy. Today's talk is going to be about that scum." Adrainne said within.

"Well, I do not know."

"But he is your classmate." Her mum pointed out.

"I sincerely don't know what is so interesting about that boy. I am going to bed already." Adrienne complained and positioned herself so that she could lay properly on the bed.

Her mum tapped her and she gave her mum an angry glare.

"I am tired mum." She flared up.

"I know you are tired but I do not need a magician to tell me you haven't had your bath this night." Her mum said and she grumbled.

"Well...I did not say I won't."

"You were about going to sleep now. Go to the bathroom and have your bath now. You had a long day, Miss Adrienne."

Adrienne got up from her bed sluggishly and started towards the bathroom. Her mother could be strict sometimes.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. "I'll get it." Adrienne told her mother.

She opened the door and her jaw dropped in shock. Her eyes widened in surprise.

"Dad?"