KIDNAPPED BY THE CEOChapter 31 Veronica was surprised at his action. She had never seen him act that way before, especially whenever he offended her. She was hurt that morning when he talked to her in a rude manner, and the hurt doubled when he didn't bother to apologise. "I should have come back to apologise, but my pride and ego didn't allow me to see the need for apologising to you. If my words aren't enough, then here are the gifts that I got for you." He said, and Maria who had been listening to their conversation, walked in with a broad smile on her face. "Maria? Are you the one who put him up to this?" Veronica asked, collecting the bag from Adrian with her lips partly opened. "No, Veronica. He realised that he had hurt you so he was thinking of a special way to apologise and that was how I came into the picture. Whatever you receive from him is genuine and a lot of effort has been put into getting the best for you," Maria convinced her. Veronica nodded and collected the

KIDNAPPED BY THE CEOChapter 33Maria felt several butterflies flutter around restlessly in her stomach as she was beyond elated. It was surprising to see Adrian make such a gesture after he had publicly told his mother without mincing words that the both of them couldn't be together.She was waiting for the perfect time to ask him what was going on. She wanted to know if he was playing a game or if he was really interested in her.Adrian stole a glance at her, taking his attention off the road for some seconds. He loved the way her makeup blended with her face and how the dress suited her skin tone.Why did she have to be so beautiful? He pondered and shook his head, looking away from her. He wasn't faithful to Sophia but he couldn't hurt any of them by sleeping with Maria."Are you playing games with me?" Maria asked curtly after thinking deeply.For all she knew, he could be using her while she fell into his trap without watching out. Adrian was handsome but he had a not so enigmat

KIDNAPPED BY THE CEOChapter 35 The movie ended nicely, but Maria knew that she couldn't summarise the movie if she was asked to, because her mind wasn't on it all. Her stomach growled, revealing that she was already hungry. Apart from the lunch she had at work, she hadn't taken anything else so she became impatient. "Can we go to the restaurant already. I'm very hungry." She yelled. "Yes, ma'am." Adrian replied and got into the car with Maria and Veronica sitting at the back. He drove slowly, with Maria complaining every minute that he was very slow. She hated being hungry and it was more annoying that he wasn't making an effort in driving faster. "By God, Adrian, I'll really bite your ears off if you don't drive faster. I'm really hungry," She yelled and Adrian turned on the stereo so he wouldn't be distracted by her. "Relax, Maria. Didn't the snacks help?" Veronica asked, nudging Maria to place her head on her shoulder. "It didn't, rather, it increased my appetite. If only

KIDNAPPED BY THE CEOChapter 37 Maria carried on her duties diligently the next day and avoided Adrian like a plague. Since it was very easy for him to trash her after taking advantage of her emotion, she also made sure that they had nothing to talk about. Last night, she had a long conversation with Veronica who advised her to be on her own. Though she had shipped the both of them, she couldn't ask her to act cheap just to get Adrian's attention. It was hard for her at first as she tried profusely, asking Veronica why her son treated women like trash. She defended her son and said that it wasn't applied to all women. There she made a strong decision to mind her business and never allow her emotions to take the better part of her. She was interrupted from her deep thoughts by a knock on the door. She wondered who it was but asked the person to come in. Rachel strolled into the office and sat on the chair before her. "Hi, bestie. I've been calling you since last night and you did

KIDNAPPED BY THE CEOChapter 39 Maria was capable of what she said, so he revved the engine and continued the drive. They didn't say anything to each other until they got to the mansion's gate. She scanned the house as the gate opened automatically. She was in awe of the simplicity and uniqueness of the building. It had a beautiful fountain in front of it that she felt like staring at all evening. There were two statues of lions that stood beside it, with several trees which formed a straight pattern to the end of the house she couldn't see. "This place is beautiful. It looks so heavenly," She gushed, temporarily forgetting about her beef with Adrian. "It truly is. My father spent a fortune in building this place and he was very proud when it came out this way," He said, agreeing to Maria's compliment. She nodded and returned to her usual withdrawn self. Adrian noticed it and felt bad but there was nothing he could do about it, so he nudged her to go in with him. He spoke throu