A Handsome Arrogance.
1581 Words
"Excuse me, Miss?" Laura turns at the sound of the masculine voice, not certain if indeed, it is her whom he is referring to.
"Do you mean me?" Laura question as her gaze moves from Elyse, then to man in front of her.
"Yes you miss. My apologies for stopping you. I'm Adrian Alimson." Laura seems taken back by the gesture this man or rather Adrian, as he calls himself was giving her by extending his hand while he introduces himself.
Laura still in her trance takes in Adrain's appearance, as his words at stopping her are not the only thing making her speechless.
How wrong is she when she thought his side view was bewitching. Here she stares at him right in the eye, taking in every bit of his breath taking appearance, and this point she now understands when people used the phrase, 'oh my ovaries'.
Would she begin from his well structured jawline, pointed and perfected nose, high cheekbones and well carved and thick eyebrows, then down to his hazel eyes which she feels to find herself lost in for a moment.
"Laura... Laura Eduoard." Laura extends her hand to him, as she doesn't realize she stuttered until the words left her mouth.
His hands warm and muscular, towering her own like an infant. Laura doesn't know how to feel as there is something about Adrian she can't pinpoint, something fascinating for that matter.
As their hands depart, so does Laura's heart by missing such a warm touch, compared to hers which is as cold as ice.
"If you don't mind me asking, can I know where you purchased that necklace?" Adrian asks politely staring at the solitaire rose gold necklace, having a pendant of silver cubic stones.
"Oh this necklace?" Laura repeats to be certain while Adrian remains silent wondering if she didn't understand his earlier question.
Adrian Alimson, a man of true potential, yet of a stern personality. A personality whereby, he is fond of getting anything he wants, neither be materialistic or women. But the latter doesn't come hard at all, as the ladies lay on his feet.
And why wouldn't they? His appearance is enough to make a blind man see.
With his personality, comes arrogance, because like they say you cant eat your cake and still have it.
One can never be perfect.
"Is this an example of what you're searching for sir?" Elyse who is listening to their conversation cuts in.
"Exactly what I've been searching for." He replies Elyse. "May I know where you're purchased it from Miss?" Adrian repeats, but question more clearly this time, even if Laura claims she didn't hear him the first time.
Adrian extremely intrigued by the precious necklace in Laura's hand didn't revise the time of gradually checking out the woman who holds it, as the necklace is all that matters to him and he is willing to pay any price to get it.
"Oh no, I didn't purchase this, this was a gift." Laura finally gives him an answer.
"And you do not have any idea as of where is was purchased from?" Adrian furthers asking.
"No I don't, I'm sorry. Maybe, you could take a picture of it and have it made or searched for properly." Laura suggests to him making Adrian go silent.
She did have a point, but that wasn't what he wanted. He didn't want a fake, and from what he sees in Laura's hands are the original.
Even if he did ask for it to be made, he doubts it would be exactly like the original, after all it would be a replica, yet, he can't help but wonder why this particular one in Laura's hands look exactly alike.
"May I get to know of this person who granted you this gift, perhaps I could ask where it was gotten?" Adrian dismiss her suggestion while Laura begins to get impatient for the places her had to be.
"That won't be possible Mr Alimson, as the person is deceased. If you don't mind, I'll need to get going, I have urgent places to be in. I could help you by letting you take a picture and having it made." Laura repeats, but it still doesn't suit well to Adrian.
"Then do you mind selling it to me?" Adrian asks. Not only is Laura taken by surprise by his question, but so is Elyse as she watches the two, not able to interfere.
"I'm sorry Mr Alimson, but this Is not for sale. And like I said earlier, I'm running out of time." Laura becoming agitated by the situation says.
One thing Laura hated is being pressurised, and if she isn't able to get away from here by the second, she would be late and therefore be pressurised.
"What if I offered to pay Fifty thousand Euros?" Adrian speaks making Laura's eyes go wide at his statement.
She clearly told him the necklace isn't for sake, yet he is offering that large amount to her. Even if the money is pretty decent, she is never going to sell something this precious directly from her grandmother.
"I'm hoping you didn't get me correctly Mr Alimson, but I'm not willing.... "
"Five hundred thousand." Adrian cuts her off and this time her mouth goes open at his odersity. Not only did he cut her off, but he isn't listening to her.
And five hundred thousand? Who the hell would offer such a large amount for a necklace she holds?
Yes the necklace is pretty and original, as it has refused to rust or fade, making it of real origins, and even if it weren't, she isn't ready to sell her grandmother's necklace for any price.
"It seems you do not understand me. No, Mr Alimson, I do not wish to sell." Laura makes her statement bold and revising for Adrian to understand.
"And why is that? You said so yourself, the person is deceased, so why still hold on to it?" Adrian speaks arrogantly making Laura reverse her earlier statement of having him bewitching.
"I do not believe I owe you any explanation, Mr Alimson, more reason for me to hold on to it if you want to know." Laura tells me proficiently as the expression she had at the beginning of the conversation is not what she has on now.
"Let me guess, an ex lover or something gave you that and because of that you feel entitled to it?" Adrian speaks again as Laura can not believe this arrogant man in front of her.
"Not only do you not have respect for the deceased, but you're also arrogant and neither in my life have I seen a man so selfish before. Like I said Adrian, I am not selling." Laura emphasizes on her words by calling out his name so he could know the extent of her seriousness, but instead of Adrian to feel that, he feels something else.
His whole body erecting at the sound of his name from her lips as at this moment, he takes in the opportunity to stare at her properly.
Her black hair cascaded neatly over her shoulders, as her black orbs fuels with anger in them, while her pink plump lips form a pressed shape, exerting the level of her emotions.
Then he moves to her body, and never in his life has he glanced at a woman's body and have his whole directions reversed.
The olive lace gown she's wearing holding and tightening every curve she has, as they press more on her chest and her broad hips.
He knew French women were known to be prim and proper, but Laura, Laura is something more.
"You p*****t!" And the sound of Laura's raging voice breaks him from him perverted trance.
Adrains lips part apart, as no words come out of them as for the first time, he feels himself almost stuttering and being caught in the act of checking out a lady not even close to his standard.
Or so he thinks.
"Men like you are a disgrace." Laura utters clearly furious at what a man Adrian is, and here she thought different about him.
How wrong is she.
Adrian hearing her words, by calling him a disgrace gets furious by her statement, because one thing he is not, is a disgrace but a blessing to the male species, yet Laura doesn't give him the chance to say that, as she storms out of the jewelry shop, where as Elyse stays quiet and watch the whole scenario like a drama.
As Laura leaves, Adrian couldn't help but hear her mutter her last words to him. "Abruti." A word that he didn't seem to understand, but find himself curious about.
"What is it she just said?" Adrian asks Elyse, after knowing she too heard Laura.
"It means jerk, Mr Alimson. She says you're a jerk." Elyse happy to translate the meaning of such words to him, because if she can't say that to him on purpose, she can at least translate it to him on purpose.
Adrian as though he is going to explode furiously with the amount of anger built in him caused by that woman, clench his fist together.
"Just watch Laura Eduardo, I'll find you at all cost and get exactly what I want from you." Adrian makes his promise, as one thing is certain,
Adrian never promises and fail, but first he has a wedding he needs to attend.
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