She quickly brushed her fingers near the rim of the glass which caused him to scream at her .
Leah suddenly froze in shock and then Adonis looked at her shivering hands and calmed down.
"What're you doing?" He asked , calmly yet angry.
"Ha? W..w..what do you m..mean s..s..sir ?"She shivered .
"What do I mean ? As a matter of fact ,who hired you here ?!"
"I ..I don't understand, s–sir."He shrugged ,and ordered her to sit but she refused .
"Sit !"He ordered her again and she sat down abruptly.
Umm S..sir ! I.. I'm new here ! And I'm j..just l..learning ,sir!
S..sorry s..sir !"She stammered while twisting her fingers nervously .
"What's wrong with you ?!"The words came out louder than he intended and to his surprise, he instantly felt guilty.
"I mean .." he corrected himself .."Do you stammer all the time or are you just scared ?"He asked patiently , surprising his own self.
"Y..yes sir ! I'm a..a s..stammer ! I've always stammered and i'm s..sorry sir ! "She added , bowing her head in shame and he felt a pinch of pain in his heart .
"Drop the 'sir ' and just call me Adonis! "He calmly said while resting his hands on hers which caused her to widen her eyes in disbelief.
"O..okay s..sir A..Adonis !"She said ,without even taking a glance at him .
"Not sir Adonis ! Just Adonis! "He affirmed ,his voice cold yet sweet .
"Okay s..sir Adonis ! "She repeated the same thing he had asked her not to .
His patience immediately thinned and he started to grit his teeth but his curiosity about proving his doubts about Leah kept him from ending the conversation.
"She shouldn't repeat a mistake ..!"He thought ,looking at her .
"So what's your name ?"He asked , quite concerned to hear it from her herself .
"L..Leah s..sir ! Umm! L.. Leah Flair sir !"She stuttered a few words .
"Gosh ! Couldn't she learn faster?"Adonis couldn't believe he was trying to get into a conversation with a nerd and a stammer .
On the contrary,there were other educated ,gorgeous ,elegant and fashionable ladies out there waiting to just stand a chance with him ; even if it was just for a single photograph yet here he was ,trying to talk to a timid ,stammering waitress .
"Stupid ..!"He thought ,looking away as she did same.
Something about how she averted her gaze caused him to have a pinch of hurt in his heart.
Nonetheless ,he was adamant on continuing the conversation.
"No offense Leah ,but do you stammer at every word that comes out from your mouth ?"He asked ,leaning back and watching her closely ,carefully scanning her every movement.
"Yes sir ! I stammer a lot ! "This time ,her voice was steady ,loud and clear .
Adonis got suspicious at her but kept his cool .
He also noticed she wasn't twisting her fingers anymore and neither was she pushing up the rim of her glasses to her nose bridge.
A smirk crept up to his face as his eyes narrowed at her .
"Weird !"He thought ,summoning another waitress to pour his drink while Leah innocently and quietly watched from the side.
This was also the first time ,a customer had issue with her ; that too a VIP client that everyone waitress was gushing over .
"Do you drink wine ? "He asked ,furrowing his gaze at her .
"No sir ! I don't drink wine ! "She stated simply .
A faint smirk touched his lips ."You're not as stupid as i thought ! You're something more ..!"Adonis thought ,and raised his glass at her ; his face no different .
Once Leah got up from his sight ,she rushed for her things and left the restaurant in a hurry .
She quickly took off her glasses , her bob wig and let her long upsweep silvery hair rest calmly on her hips as she walked swiftly along the pavement blocks.
She didn't even look back or minded how people would gawk at her ,she just kept walking as fast as she could.
"Follow her !"Adonis instructed his driver and he did so obediently .
The black Sedan tailed at her distance. Leah arrived in front of a hospital and hesitated before taking the entrance .
"Find out everything about her! Not even a single piece of information should be missing ."Adonis instructed one of his men .
The driver turned back toward the Mason's Empire ,as Adonis glanced at the message on his phone.
The Mason's Empire sat on the city's highest hill, hidden behind tall black gates marked with the family's gold crest. Armed guards stood at both sides, watching every car that passed.
The house itself was huge , white stone walls, tall glass windows, and a roof edged in gold.
Inside, the air smelled faintly of expensive cigars and aged whiskey.
Paintings of the family lined the walls.
Every piece of furniture was custom-made, from the Italian leather couches to the ebony dining table long enough to seat thirty.
It was not a home for comfort. It was a kingdom.
And in that kingdom, Baron Mason ,'Old Mason' ruled with iron and silk.
At the Mason's Empire ,Adonis entered the house in anger as always and his father just didn't seem surprised .
He knew asking him to get married would certainly bring out the monster in him!
"Old Mason!"He called out and dragged a chair for himself in front of him.
"Son! It's been a while...!"Old Mason added with a sarcastic smile on his face.
"You called!" Adonis said bluntly .
"Yes I did , and I thought you were going to come along with my daughter-in-law so where's she ?"Baron asked ,sarcastically while throwing his eyes about the entrance .
"Oops! I can't see her around ! Where's she ?
It's been almost a month !"He added ,landing his wine glass on the table .
"You aren't taking me serious any longer ,Young Mason .."
His expression foul and Adonis knew what that expression meant correctly; his old man was getting impatient!