★RUDE AND ARROGANT★
THE BRIGGS MANSION**
"Son" Mrs Briggs immediately stood up to hug Leonard
"It's so good to see you mom" Leonard smiled,hugging her tightly
"You became more handsome son" Mrs Briggs said and ruffled his hair before letting him go
"You should have postponed this meeting till tomorrow mom,I'm just coming from the concert and tired" Leonard said and sat down
"I know,but after today you will keep telling me you're busy" Mrs Briggs said
"Why am I here?" Leonard asked hoping it's not what he's thinking
"So....have you gotten a girlfriend?" Mrs Briggs asked with a smile and Leonard sighed
"Not again mom....."
"So you're telling me,you spent a month in Italy and you are still single?? Are you trying to die single?" Mrs Briggs snapped
"Mom please,I told you countless times. I'm not ready yet....."
"When will you be ready?! Son!! I want to see my grandchildren before I die!! You're twenty two!!" She yelled
"I'm glad you remember my age mom,I'm still twenty two for crying out loud. Can't I just remain single for twenty more years?" Leonard asked
"Are you crazy?!" Mrs Briggs yelled
"Having a girlfriend is not in my to do list mom,can we talk about another thing?" Leonard said
Suddenly Mrs Briggs broke into tears,shocking the h*ll out of him
"Mom?" He called
"Why are you doing this to me??" She sniffed
"Is it a sin to want grandchildren?? You're doing nothing son,you are rich already,so what is the problem??" She continue crying and Leonard immediately moved closer to her
"Mom please,stop crying....."
"I won't,I will keep crying everyday until you get a girlfriend. Do you know what it means?? My son is the reason behind my tears" She said and cried more
"Mom.....okay fine I ....I will start looking for the right girl" Leonard muttered trying to make her stop crying
Mrs Briggs immediately wipe her tears
"You don't have to do that,I got someone for you already" She said and Leonard's eyes widened
"Mom!!" He called
"Trust me son,she's my friend's daughter and she's so beautiful. Even though we haven't talked to her yet,but who would reject you??" She smiled while Leonard stared at her speechlessly
"So...you want me to date her?" He asked slowly
"Not just date,you will get married to her" Mrs Briggs smiled
"Mom!!"
"What!!! I'm doing this because I'm your mother!!! How can my own son tell me he's not interested in getting married?!!! Do you expect me to keep quiet!!! You're getting married to that girl!!!" She yelled
"Mom I'm not getting married,dating is not enough,now you're talking about marriage?? Come on mom,I've not even agreed to date her" Leonard groaned
"I know,that's why I planned to take things slow. You won't get married to her right away,you two will only be engaged and she will be betroned to you" Mrs Briggs smiled
Leonard rough his hair
"Mom....."
"Please do this for me son,you said you love me. If you really love me then please do it for me...please" She said cutely in a voice she knew her son would never ignore
Leonard sighed
"Fine" he muttered and she immediately smiled
"Yes!!!! I know I have the best son in the whole world!!!"
Leonard roll his eyes
"I will inform my friend and we will tell you when you two are going to meet okay?"
Leonard stood up
"I'm leaving mom,take care of yourself" He muttered and walked out
"Gosh,that stubborn son of mine" She said and immediately dialed her friend,Clara's number
Leonard got back into the car moodily,he wasn't himself any longer.
"You have a mail" Collins handed one of the ones in his hand to Leonard and he took it
It's from Ricardo
*WELCOME BACK LEO,I'M GONNA SEE YOU TOMORROW*
*YEAH ME TOO* Leonard replied and dropped the phone before closing his eyes
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NEXT DAY★JULIUS'S MANSION**
"Thank you" Mariana smiled as she got her package from the delivery boy
She got a nice dress for her dinner date with Royce tonight,she closed the door and was climbing the stairs when her aunt,Clara called her back
"Come here Mariana" She said
Mariana turned immediately and went back downstairs
"Yes aunt?"
"What is that in your hand?" Clara asked,sipping from her wine
"Oh,it's a dinner gown" Mariana smiled
"Good timing" Clara said and Mariana frowned
"What are you talking about?" She asked
"Sit down Mariana" Clara said and Mariana sat down curiously
"You're getting engaged" Clara uttered and Mariana gasped
"What?"
"I said you're getting engaged,you will be married to him but I decided to skip that until you're done in school....."
"Aunt! What are you talking about?! How can you suddenly tell me I'm getting engaged?? How!" Mariana snapped
"He's my friend's son...."
"To hell with your friend's son! I have a boyfriend and I love him so much!" Mariana yelled and stood up
"I'm getting engaged? That's a no,I'm going to marry whoever I want not a random dude I don't know about......"
"This is about business Mariana,they are freaking rich...."
"So you're selling me out because of money?!! That's wickedness!!" Mariana yelled angrily
"Are you crazy?!! How dare you yell at me?!! Who the h*ll do you think you are?!! You should be thanking me!! I've been taking care of you since your parents died a death nobody knows about!! I feed you,clothe you,send you to school!!!! Where do you think I get money from? Do you think your useless parent were rich before they died?!! How dare you go against my word!!" Clara snapped and Mariana swallowed hard
"You're right......." She mumbled painfully
"Get ready,you're meeting them tonight" Clara said
Mariana's heart beat suddenly increased and immediately she ran upstairs,struggling for breaths as she opened the door forcefully. Her hand holding her chest tightly as she opened the bag where she keeps her pills,she took two tablets and swallowed it with water.
She started breathing heavily till her heart beat returned for normal.
She have a heart disease called Arrhythmia which is the improper beating of the heart,sometimes irregular,sometimes it's too slow and sometimes it's too fast just like now.
She held her chest and sat down on the bed gently before breaking into tears
She found out about it two years ago and since then,she has been on drugs without anyone's knowledge,not even her aunt is aware of it. She take her pills everywhere with her,she makes sure to pack it in the way nobody will ever find out about it
Mariana sniffed and wiped her tears
"You're fine Mari J,,you will be fine." She mumbled and kept on hitting her chest
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RICARDO'S MANSION**
The door opened and Leonard came in
"Finally he's here!!!" Dior immediately stood up and ran to hug him
"Wow,I miss your sweet smell" Dior said, sniffing him in dramactically
"Stop it" Leonard chuckled and Dior moved away
"Hey Winny" He smiled as Winter also hugged him
"Where's Ricardo?" He asked
"Hey dude!!" Ricardo shouted,running downstairs. He was shirtless
"Hey!!! Put on a shirt you bastard!" Dior yelled and threw a pillow at him
"Are you drooling? Best friends can f**k too" Ricardo winked at Dior who gave him a disgusting look
"F**k,you look more handsome than me today" Ricardo said,shaking hands with Leonard
"Are you dreaming? Leo is more handsome than you,ugly duck" Dior snapped
"How many times do I have to tell you that your voice turns me on?" Ricardo asked
"Come on Ricardo,that's out of line" Leonard chuckled as he walked to the cellar
Winter followed him
"How was the concert? I missed it last night" She asked behind him
"It was good" Leonard replied,pouring the wine into a glass
"Want some?" He asked and Winter nodded with a smile
Leonard poured for her too and they returned to the living room meeting Ricardo and Dior arguing again.
"So,where were you last night? I kept calling but got no response" Dior said
"I went to mom" Leonard sighed and sat down
"Why? Girlfriend matter again?" Ricardo smirked
"As usual" Winter chuckled
"But it's more complicated this time" Leonard said
"Wow,really?"
"She got me a girl already" Leonard said
"What?!!!" They all shouted at a time
"Not just that,I'm getting engaged to the unknown girl and she want me to marry her" Leonard said
"That's crazy!" Dior said and Ricardo started laughing
Winter kept quiet not saying a word
"Are you for real now? So now can I call you a married man?" Ricardo asked
"He's not getting married now,He's only getting engaged dumb head" Dior snapped
"It's the same" Ricardo chuckled
Leonard's phone started ringing,it's his mom
He answered the call and then hanged up
"Is that your mom?" Ricardo asked
"Yeah" Leonard mumbled
"What is it?" Winter said
"I'm meeting the girl tonight" Leonard replied
"Wow,so fast?" Dior said
"I'm only going to do this because of her,I'm not ready to be in a relationship with anyone" Leonard scoffed,sipping from his drink
Winter fold her hand around the glass tightly
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7PM★THE JULIUS'S MANSION**
"Royce I'm sorry,please baby forgive me. I promise to make it up to you,the outing is really important please" Mariana pleaded with Royce on the phone
"I miss you so much babe,but it's fine" Royce said
"I miss you too,I promise to sleep over at your place tomorrow,it's a promise". Mariana said
"You don't have to promise,I will come over there and take you with me" Royce said and Mariana chuckled
"I can't wait baby,see you tomorrow. I love you!" Mariana said before hanging up.
She walked to the mirror to check herself out,she was already dressed and was looking hot. She tap her hair gently and let out a sigh
"He won't like me,I he won't and I won't have to be engaged" She said to herself
"Mariana!!!" Clara called from outside
"I'm coming aunt!" Mariana replied
She took her phone and bag before running out of the room.
She went downstairs and met Clara already waiting for her in the car
"You look good" Clara muttered without looking at her
"Thanks" Mariana muttered and the driver drove out of the mansion.
After a while,they stopped in front of a mansion.
They stepped out of the car and a woman in her fifties came out immediately
"Clara!" She called excitedly
"Jules" Clara also called and they hugged each other
After the hug,Mrs Briggs turned to Mariana
"Is she the one?" She asked Clara
"Mariana come closer" Clara smiled and Mariana immediately walked closer
"Hello ma'am" She greeted
"Wow,she's such a beauty. I'm sure my son will like her,come here" Mrs Briggs opened her arms and Mariana hugged her
They all went in and Mariana started getting nervous
"Is your son here already?" Clara asked
"No he's not,but he will be here" Mrs Briggs replied and that calmed Mariana down a bit
They all settled in the living room and a maid came to serve them drinks and snacks
Mariana's mind wasn't there,she kept thinking,who is the son? What if he's someone ugly and she wouldn't have any choice than to really get engaged to him??
What if he's disabled??
They suddenly heard the door
"He's here" Mrs Briggs said like a proud mother and then the figure came in,shocking the h*ll out of Mariana.
'What?!!!!!! Leonardo??!!!' She screamed in her head as she stared lostly at him as he sat down ignoring Clara who welcomed him with a smile
"Son,that was rude" Mrs Briggs said
"Can we start now? I have just twenty minutes mom,please" Leonard said without sparing Mariana a glance
'Wow,a total different Leonard we have here' Mariana thought inwardly
"So son,this is who I told you about" Mrs Briggs smiled pointing at Mariana
Leonard took a glance at her and looked away
'Oops,what does that mean? I'm not his type?? And does he even remember me at all?' She thought
But then,how will he remember when he's got billions of fans??
"I'm Clara,her aunt" Clara said,smiling and Mariana almost stood up to slap her.
"Then,we will leave you two to know each other." Mrs Briggs said and immediately pulled Clara with her
There was total silence between Leonard and Mariana,Mariana was really wishing her heart doesn't try any sh*t because she totally forgot her pills at home.
After a while,she decided to break the silence to prevent her heart from racing
"Hi...I'm Mariana Julius. I'm sure you don't know me but I also attend Diamonds University......"
"How much is she paying you?" Leonard cut her off
"Huh???" Mariana's eyes grew wider
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