Chapter 398 - A Polite Brad
"Wait…let me guess…Could it be…Dorian?" Tiana asked with a certain glint in her eyes.
Tiana's question made Sayana's thoughts freeze since Tiana struck right on the nail, but how could she admit that?
If she exposes her crush to Tiana, it will surely be breaking news by tomorrow, and Dorian will know as well. She didn't dare to imagine how Dorian would react upon hearing this.
She was about to say 'No', though the word that came out was, "...Yes…"
*Honk!!*
Suddenly, a loud horn of a car resounded outside, and Tiana quickly sprang out of her bed like a startled rabbit as she began to arrange some college materials on the table before her.
She knew her mother was back, and thus she was trying to put up a show that she was busy studying. Otherwise, her mother might give her an earful.
But of course, if Ayana was to snitch on her, then all this would be futile.
"I will go and receive them!" Ayana eagerly said as she sprinted out of the room, excited to know that they had returned and was also looking forward to asking them how it went down.
Sayana was relieved to know that nobody noticed what she said. She cleared her throat and said, "I will go and receive them as well."
Sayana walked out as she covered her mouth with a glazed expression, wondering what was going on with her. Why was she sometimes doing or saying things that she didn't want to?
"You don't want to? Why are you lying to yourself?"
Suddenly, these words echoed in her mind, making Sayana startle as she grabbed her head, feeling unsettled, 'What is going on…Am I imagining things?...'
Sayana felt her heartbeat rise as she began to think of all the possible reasons why she would sometimes hear her own voice echo in her head. It was not just her own voice that unsettled her but the words this voice would put in her mind.
She felt as if she couldn't receive her mother, Taya, and the others like this and decided to let Ayana do it for now before running to her room.
Meanwhile, Brad, who fell asleep on the couch, suddenly woke up with a startled look upon being woken up by a loud sound, "Blllrhhhh! What happened? An intruder?!"
Ayana almost let out a chortle, feeling his reaction funny, and said with a head shake, "Brad, can you relax? They are back."
Brad's expression eased as he relaxed back on the couch with his book, "Oh, thank god. Sigh, my dreams are getting out of hand."
The main door opened as a group of five stunning beauties entered the mansion, their collective beauty lighting up the surroundings like magic.
Taya's face looked pale and her eyes languid, though she seemed okay enough to walk, though she was planning to take a long rest.
Still, she had no plans to sleep until she settled some things, especially the vampire woman behind her.
Ayana also suddenly frowned upon smelling a vampire entering this mansion and walking right beside her Master. Why was her Master not saying anything? What the hell was going on, and who was this vixen-like vampire exactly? Couldn't she probably be yet another of Viktor's women?
Brad was about to ask with a smile about how things went when his jaw froze upon seeing the blonde-haired beauty walking in with a cold and aloof expression. She just seemed too disconnected from her surroundings.
She gave off a strong air of nobility like some princesses, even though even the legitimate princesses and queens Brad had met across the globe wouldn't even be able to match a fraction of the elegance of this aloof beauty.
The only other person who could rival the noble aura around her was Viktor. Even though Viktor mostly had a casual demeanor, Brad had witnessed on rare occasions how Viktor would sometimes give off an intimidating majestic aura.
Of course, he would rather Viktor be Viktor. Otherwise, talking to him would be a daunting task, just like how he quickly averted his gaze before the blonde-haired beauty could look at him, afraid that he might offend her.
Based on her demeanor and style, she sure seemed like a big shot that one shouldn't trifle with.
Still, at the same time, how could he simply lay back on his couch and pretend as if he hadn't seen her? Wouldn't that be considered rude, especially since he owns the mansion? As a man who runs one of the fastest-growing empires in the world, how could he show such a poor side?
And so Brad quickly got off the couch and stood before them as he said with a light smile, "Whew, I am glad to see you all returned safe and well. Oh, we haven't been introduced before. I must say Viktor really got me this time. I had no idea he still had another woman whom I didn't even know existed until now."
The moment Brad said this, a cold silence descended in the area, making Brad awkwardly look at the others only to see Taya shake her head subtly.
'Oh crap!'
"What did you just say?" Vanessa asked in a frigid tone as her piercing cold eyes turned towards Brad. Brad immediately felt his spine freezing up, though he was barely keeping his legs from giving away.
He quickly put on his best oblivious smile as he said, "Nothing, nothing. All I said was I had no idea Viktor was acquainted with your respected self whom I had never seen before."
Brad was putting on such a polite and courteous behavior since, by now, he realized that these women who gave off an otherworldly air were surely a number of times older than him despite their stunning young looks. So he was nothing more than a little junior to them and knew his place.
Of course, this was ignoring their mysterious background.
"Father, you can continue doing your thing. We have something important to discuss," Taya intervened to distract Vanessa and shift the topic before walking towards the underground room.
Vanessa let out a subtle harrumph, deciding to let it go since she had bigger things to deal with and had the same thoughts Taya did.
