Chapter 24 - Brina Baby!!

Brina's mobile which is placed on the table, lit up. It is Louis again.

Darling♥

What a time!!

"Looks like your boyfriend couldn't stop talking to you" Tanya teased. 

Even Brina couldn't help but wonder who precise his timings are. This made her remember her one million dollar question, which is …how did he find out what's happening in her office when he called her earlier in the evening.

She is sure that it isn't a coincidence. If that was a mere coincidence then why will he address her intimately as 'baby?' and how could his number he saved as 'darling' that too with an exclusive ringtone 'Love me like you do'.

Something is of course fishy about these recent events! And, Brina decided to ask him the very next day.

"Brina, answer the call and I would recommend keeping it to the speaker," Tanya said, all excited.

Brina couldn't help but frown.

"Not today Tanya" she said but her stubborn friend nodded her head NO, with a cute pout adoring her petite face.

"You are being so distant, girl. How close we used to be, Huh?? What's wrong with you exactly?" Tanya couldn't help but ask.

She used to talk to her love, her fiancé Ben in front of Brina herself. She never kept Amy secrets from Brina because she always treated her as a family….no, more than family actually.

Even Brina used to be the same way. But now, these drastic changes in her dear friend has really made Tanya feel very hurtful and sad.

Meanwhile, Brina wouldn't have had any problem if it is her real boyfriend. There is no such huge secret to hide it away from Tanya.

Whatever has to be hidden, are tightly sealed in her heart itself.

The only problem Brina has now is Louis is never her boyfriend!! In the first place, he is just helping her with a kind, magnificent heart.

She has already troubled him so much and she is adamant not to cause anything of such things anymore.

Moreover, if Tanya finds out the truth she will feel betrayed and that would wrench her heart and their friendship. Brina isn't ready for this…she can't handle the heartbreak.

She had enough in these past four years. Her heart has reached its saturation point and losing another person dear to her heart…..Brina would not be able to take it anymore.

"Brina" Tanya called, pulling her back to the world.

And, when Brina saw the hurtful expressions etched on Tanya's face...her heart twisted.

Truth will be revealed at any point of time. The more she delays the more she will hurt Tanya.

So, Brina decided to tell the truth and after deciding what to do, she answered the call.

...

Meanwhile…

In Louis's penthouse…

He had to return because of an urgent matter related to the company. And, after returning.....he simply didn't have time to call Brina.

He was totally busy in a series of meetings and conferences handling the matters.

As soon as the meeting finished, he right away decided to call Brina and apologize to her for his rudeness.

He regretted not tasting Brina's hand made 'delicious' coffee.

He already knew that she makes good coffee. Louis is aware that she worked in a coffee café when she started her career after her graduation.

He has also found out that she is granddaughter of Russell family, one of the tier one companies of the country. Though it is not quite famous, their overall stats and performances are not too bad as well.

Louis is yet to read the document which has information about her family history and her relationship with them.

But before digging into that Louis decided to call his girl once, and, so he did.

This time it is totally nothing but a coincidence. He seriously doesn't know that Tanya is with Brina and their call is kept in speaker.

"B-" he is about to call her name but he was interrupted when Brina talked.

"Darling" she called quite intimately.

Though Brina decided to tell the truth, at the last minute she couldn't muster her courage.

Meanwhile, when Louis heard her calling him 'darling' he immediately picked up the cue.

He figured it out that the call is on speaker. The clarity of her voice is slightly disrupted due to external noise and one of the possibilities could be that she kept the call on speaker.

When she is the only one in the house, why turn on the speaker, until unless there was someone else who wanted to hear their conversation.

Though there are chances she would have kept it on speaker with no other ulterior move….she wouldn't have called him 'darling'.

Though it hurts to tell, they have just barely promoted their friendship to address each other with their names.

Taking all these matters into consideration, Louis figured it out that Tanya would come to meet Brina.

"I am so sorry, baby. I am so sorry…..It promises that I will stay but some matters popped up and I had to leave your house" Louis told.

"Next time, when we have our 'house date' I will cook for both of us. It will cook all your favorite Italian and Chinese recipes…and bring your favorite caramel ice-cream. I will also bring your favorite red velvet cupcakes and golden doughnuts from Uncle Brown shop. I promise all right" Louis apologized.

Brina couldn't help but get surprised. She even couldn't help her temptation to roll her eyes.

Meanwhile Tanya has her mouth wide open.