Immediately Adrian reached his office, he said to Ray,
"Send a message to NovaCore. I want a meeting with their CEO before this deal falls off"
He hated losing deals, especially this one. It was too important. He needed to do something before they finalized the deal with Westbrook Holdings.
Soon, he was left alone in his big, elegant office.
He sat back in his office chair when his phone suddenly rang. It was the same caller from the meeting earlier.
He picked up, and a young woman's voice sounded from the other end.
"Brother Adrian, why did you hang up earlier?" Kate said in an energetic voice, clearly happy that he answered.
"Why are you calling me?" Adrian asked coldly, not bothering to soften his tone.
"I… I just wanted to check up on you." Kate's mood dropped, and it was obvious in her voice.
Adrian realized he had been too harsh. He sighed lightly and calmed down.
"I'm fine."
"Brother Adrian, I'm coming back home in a month!" Kate said excitedly.
"Okay. I'm busy right now, Kate."
"Oh, oka..."
She didn't even finish before he hung up.
Adrian had known Kate for five years now. She was the one who saved his life during the car accident that killed his parents. If she hadn't found him at the accident scene and dragged him out of the car, only God knew what would have happened.
She had been only eight years old then.
He searched for her for years before finally finding her when she was fourteen. After that, he and his grandfather took responsibility of her and her mother. To him, she was nothing more than a younger sister.
Some minutes later Ray suddenly entered the office with a tablet in hand and walked toward Adrian.
"Boss, I've completed my findings about her."
He handed the tablet to Adrian.
Adrian leaned back in his chair and began scrolling through the screen.
Aria Presley Dawson
19 years old, turning 20 next year.
'So young… and Grandpa wants me to marry someone like this'. Adrian thought, he continued the reading
Recently admitted into Floria University.
Recently lost her mother to suicide.
"Lost her mother to suicide?" Adrian paused and looked up at Ray.
"Yes, boss. It happened just last week at their house. Apparently, Mr. Dawson blocked all news agencies from reporting it. That was when he took her in," Ray said, sounding proud of his investigation.
'Did Grandpa even know about this?
Someone this unstable is clearly unfit to be his wife'
Adrian scrolled further.
He frowned when he noticed that almost all her pictures had the same guy in them.
Ray immediately understood what was happening, he quickly explained, sensing Adrian's reaction.
"I couldn't find some pictures of her alone. And according to my findings that's her childhood best friend, nothing more."
"I didn't ask," Adrian said coldly.
The smile on Ray's face immediately disappeared.
Adrian lowered his glasses slightly and zoomed into one of the pictures.
Aria was sitting outside a café, holding a coffee cup beside her cheek. She was smiling brightly, her auburn hair packed into a bun with a few loose strands falling freely making her look so beautiful.
Her blue eyes…
They looked so strangely familiar to him and reminded of something he couldn't really remember.
He glanced at the café logo. Most of the pictures were taken at the same cafe shop, mostly outside
After few minutes, Adrian said to Ray
"Get the car, ready I need to get somewhere"