Chapter 8 Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Nicole couldn t help but stare at Gabriel, why was he doing this? She wondered. Could it be that he was impotent or something? Yeah, that could be reason enough for a guy his age to still remain single or wait, maybe he was gay and didn t want anyone finding out about it, but he doesn t really look gay. Why was she even thinking too much about it? Anyone can choose to remain a bachelor at his age, it s a free world after all, but with all the money he has, he can t be alone all his life or could it be that all the women that had come into his life were just after his money? If that were the case, he wouldn t be offering her twenty five million dollars for an act of just six months. ''Okay Nicole, you need to stop assuming things inside your head. Concentrate on what is before you' she internally warned herself Gabriel on the other hand was busy on his laptop transferring half the twenty five million dollars like he had promised to Nicole s bank account. Nicole felt her phone vibrate and saw that it was a new message, she opened the message and was surprised to see that her account has been credited with 12.5 million dollars. She couldn t believe it, he was actually telling her the truth when he said he was going to transfer half the amount once the contract was signed. "Here is your engagement ring" Gabriel said, handing Nicole a small black box Nicole opened it and saw a beautiful diamond ring which was probably worth hundreds of thousands. She was still staring at the expensive ring when she noticed it was being removed from the box. "If you'll allow me" he said, taking Nicole s hand and gently putting the ring on her finger This was only a contract yet he was still being a gentleman. "Please don t blow this off" Gabriel whispered in Nicole s ear before walking out of his study, leaving her there alone and overwhelmed. Few minutes later, a maid walked into the study "Ma am I'm really sorry to disturb you but master ordered me to show you to your room. That is if you don t mind" the maid said bringing Nicole down to earth. "Oh, okay" she replied before standing up from the sofa "This way please" the maid said, leading the way with Nicole following closely behind her. Walking through the hallway, Nicole couldn t help but stare at her surrounding in amazement, whomever it was that designed the interiors of this house must be really talented, she thought to herself. The maid suddenly stopped in front of cream colored door, she opened the door for Nicole, revealing a beautifully decorated turquoise, silver and cream colored bedroom. "This is your room ma'am. Please call me if you need anything" "Thank you" she replied, watching as the maid left the room, closing the door behind her Nicole couldn t believe her eyes, this room was three times the size of her bedroom back at her apartment. It has both a classic and modern touch to it. Its ensuite was the size of Nicole s living room back home, with a closet twice the size of her bathroom. The chandelier right above the bed was really beautiful, words could not describe this room for Nicole because it already spoke for itself, and that one word was 'Luxury'. Nicole decided to get her clothes arranged. Walking into the closet, she realized that they had already been placed neatly inside the closet "They re really good" she murmured to herself Nicole noticed how insignificant her clothes were in the closet. "I guess I ll be needing more of my clothes" Nicole concluded But even if she brought everything she owned, it still would make no difference. She suddenly felt sad, but consoled herself with the fact that she wasn t going to be staying for long. Nicole decided to take a tour around the mansion rather than just sit in her bedroom doing nothing. She sent for the house administrator and asked him to give her a tour around the house. While touring the mansion, Nicole tried taking notes of the different rooms behind each door, she really hoped that one day she doesn t get lost because the mansion had too many rooms. When they were done with the tour, Nicole realized that she hasn t been shown Gabriel s room. "What room is Gabriel s?" she asked "It s the room across yours, ma am" "Okay, thanks for the tour" "It s my pleasure ma'am" he replied Nicole dismissed him. She contemplated for a while before finally deciding to go pay Gabriel a surprise visit. Chapter 9 Nicole stood in front of Gabriel s room. Is this a good idea? She internally asked herself. It won t hurt knowing what his room looks like, or will it? She shook off her doubts and took the bold step of knocking on the door. After a few seconds, she heard his voice. "Come in" he instructed Taking a deep breath, she slowly reached for the knob. Opening the door, she saw Gabriel buttoning his shirt. It looked like he just had a shower. He was casual this time, wearing a white long sleeve button down shirt with denim pants.