Chapter 87 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

Mia sat up when the caption caught her attention, “Who wants a reality show?”

She quickly scrolled through the comment section and when she saw all the positive responses, she raised her head to look at Jeff who was deep in thought, “I think I have an idea that might be of help to everyone,” She said with a big smile, loving the idea the more she thought of it.

“You do? Let’s hear it,” Jeff said, looking at her with interest.

“A live reality show!” Mia said, her eyes gleaming with excitement, while Jeff looked at her in confusion.

“What?”

Mia stood up and started pacing around the little office as she tried to put her idea into words, “Think about it for a second. Everyone would go crazy if we did a live reality show involving Bryan and his fiancee,” she said, using her hands to make quotes as she said the word fiancee, “He has a really large fan base. And believe me, not just his fans, but many others as well would want to watch the show and find out how a playboy like Bryan fell in love. We could make it a week-long show. We will allow the producer of the movie to handle the show, and the companies Bryan was to run commercial ads for, would still get to run their commercials during the showtime. We could even make Bryan talk about their products and endorse them during the reality show. It’s going to be nothing like anyone has seen before,” Mia said, stopping to look at Jeff.

“Who knows what might happen between those two before the end of the show?” She asked, wriggling her brows suggestively. She felt like this might help bring them both together.

“Bryan would never agree to something as crazy as this, and you know it. You know how much he likes his privacy. And then even if he would agree to do this, I don’t think the CEO…” He was cut short when the office door opened, and the CEO walked in, looking at him with disapproval.

“You don’t think the CEO what? And shouldn’t it be your job to convince Bryan to do it? Aren’t you supposed to run the idea by me before waving it off? Do you have any idea how much money we would lose if those companies decide to cancel their contract with him, and sue him for breaching the terms of their agreement?” The CEO who had been about to enter the office before overhearing Mia’s idea, asked Jeff as he stopped in front of Mia who had frozen in one spot upon seeing him.

He had been coming to find out the details of the phone calls before hearing Mia’s suggestion. After listening to what she had to say earlier, he had to agree that the idea of a reality show made sense. It would not only fetch everyone involved good money while waiting for Bryan to heal completely, but it would also give his fans and the media something exciting to talk about. It would be a first-of-its-kind sort of show, and a win-win for everyone involved.

“Sir…”

The CEO ignored Jeff, and turned to Mia, “What do you think about this fake fiancee of his?” He asked curiously.

Mia cleared her throat, her heart beating very fast in her chest, “She is very determined and stubborn. Probably the only lady that might be able to tame Bryan and put him in his place… That is if we are willing to put an end to his scandals,” Mia said, and the CEO nodded like that was all he needed to hear.

“Do you have any idea what the show should entail?” He asked, and Mia pursed her lips thoughtfully.

“Could be about the everyday life of Bryan and his fiancee. And then they can share their romance story with the world,” Mia said, forming a quote with her fingers when she said ‘romance story’

“Not bad. I will come up with something to make it more colorful! Let’s do it,” he said with a nod before turning to Bryan’s manager, “You should go and inform Bryan and his fake fiancee that they would be starring in a reality show. Get a wheelchair to his place while you are at it. We don’t want him hopping around with crutches. He could hurt himself more. I will take care of the producer and the others,” he instructed before patting Mia’s shoulder.

“This is a brilliant idea. Maybe I should make you Bryan’s manager and Jeff the personal assistant,” the CEO muttered as he walked out of the office.

Meanwhile, in Bryan’s house, oblivious of what was going on at the office he glared at Sonia who was reading all the comments under her post, “Awww. I guess they all love the video of their favorite star sleeping,” Sonia said with a grin, “Do you know that the number of my Instagram followers has tripled since I arrived here?” She asked, looking at Bryan who was still glaring at her.

“I will appreciate it if you don’t do that next time.”

“Well, I need to work. I’m bored. I can be very crazy and do crazy shit when I’m bored. So just return my laptop, and I will stop bothering you,” she said with a small smile as she scooted closer to him on the bed.

“I already told you I’m not doing that,” Bryan said stubbornly.

“Who knows what I might film next? Maybe a video of Bryan Delgado having his bath, or taking a leak in the toilet,” she said with a threatening smile, and leaned her head on his chest, while Bryan tried to push her off him.

“You wouldn’t dare,” Bryan challenged.

“Come on, sweety. I’m sure by now you must have guessed how crazy I can be… I don’t think you need me to prove it,” Sonia said, wrapping her arms around him stubbornly and inhaling his scent, “You smell really nice,” she told him, rubbing her nose against the sensitive part of his neck.

Bryan swallowed nervously at the closeness and the intimate gesture, “I don’t think you should do that,” he said in a husky voice as he reached for the duvet and threw it over his groin area which was gradually becoming uncomfortable.

“Do what?” Sonia asked, kissing his neck softly. She knew she was taking advantage of the fact that he couldn’t walk away from the bed, to come on to him. But it couldn’t be helped. Who knew if things were happening this way because the universe was on her side?

Bryan really wanted to stop her. He really hated that his rebellious body was responding to her touch, and he hated that his wayward hand was already sneaking around her waist as she kissed her way from his neck to the edge of his lips. After teasing his lips for a moment, while he waited impatiently for the kiss that would set them in motion, Sonia moved away from him, “Sorry. I shouldn’t have done that,” she said looking at him unapologetically in a way that made it clear that she wasn’t sorry.

He knew that trick! It was one of the oldest tricks in his playboy manual! The stubborn and crazy green-eyed witch was deliberately teasing and seducing him. Fuck! How had he fallen for it?

Sonia grinned as she watched the lust in his eyes turn into a glare, “I intend to frustrate you, Bryan Delgado,” she promised before moving away from him on the bed.

Bryan said nothing, and they both turned to the door when they heard it ring, “I guess we have a guest. I will go and see who it is,” she said with a wink before getting off the bed.

Bryan muttered a cuss as he watched her leave.. He really needed to put some space between him and Sonia, else he was going to end up doing something very crazy.

Anita smiled to herself when she noticed that Celsie had taken out her phone and seemed to be playing a game or something. She had also taken note of how Celsie had eaten the cookie and drank the tea without care. Even the way she was seated on the couch was wrong. How was any notable personality going to take interest in a lady like her when she couldn’t even behave like a proper lady? Especially in the presence of someone else? She had nothing to be scared of when it came to Celsie. Celsie was not up to par with her on any level.

Celsie played Candy Crush on her phone for a while, since neither of them seemed to have anything more to say to each other. After some time she checked the time and let out a sigh. It was just a few minutes past 3 PM. She couldn’t believe she had chitchatted with Anita for close to three hours already. She would have left already if not for her date with Benne. She didn’t want to go home and start feeling anxious or nervous, so she needed the distraction she was getting from their conversation, even though she wasn’t finding any of it interesting.

“So any idea on what will be done with your company? Are some of you going to move to the main office at OmniGlobal, or remain at the Ocean airline office?” Celsie asked, dropping her phone in her handbag before meeting Anita’s gaze.

Anita pursed her lips thoughtfully, “I’m hoping…” She was interrupted by the sound of her phone’s vibration so she smiled at Celsie before picking up her phone to see who was calling. When she saw that it was her Uncle, she looked at Celsie, “Please excuse me for a moment,” she said politely as she stood up and walked away with her phone.

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