Whisper

Brianna's

Dinner was finally finished. Gabriel and I were on our way upstairs when my father called me. "Brianna, I forgot to tell you. You're gonna meet another prince tomorrow, and since you are already 23, why not think about getting married to settle down?" He suggested.

Marriage shouldn't be like this. It's a relationship between two people. A strong one, bonded by love. It never crossed my mind to get married like this, and it never will.

"Sure I'll meet him, but I will NOT marry him. Have a good night father." I said before storming upstairs.

"Brianna, I just want to tell you your schedule for the next few days before you doze off, because for sure, you would not wake up early tomorrow." Gabriel chuckled. Okay, I am slightly embarrassed, but whatever, it's true anyways.

I am still quite shocked about the news that Gabriel is now my manager, but nonetheless, I don't have any problem with it. He has been helping me with my career ever since he became my manager. He suggests what offer's I should be accepting, which gatherings I should attend, and a lot more.

I trust his decisions.

"Right." I answered shortly. My body is really tired and as much as I want to spend more time with Gabriel, my body won't allow me to.

I overworked my body. Again.

Gabriel frowned and for a second I thought I saw a certain emotion in his eyes.

'Oh please Brianna, you're hallucinating.'

'But, but what if I was right?'

'You know you're not.'

'I know. I was just..... you're right.'

I leaned at my door for support. "You will have a photoshoot tomorrow at ten a.m. to twelve thirty. Just in time for your lunch with that prince." I can clearly hear his annoyance when he said 'that prince'. I laughed a bit. "Haha.... is that all my manager?"

Gabriel smiled. "My manager. I like the sound of that." Oh Gabriel, my heart and soul and body are weak. Stop that.

"What photoshoot am I doing tomorrow?" I curiously asked. "GS' clothing line. This isn't the first time that they asked you to endorse their brand. You have rejected them too many times in the past, and I think that accepting them now is the right choice to make." Gabriel said, leaving no room for arguments.

I have always rejected GS because the woman behind the famous and trusted brand is no other than Gaila, my bestfriend. Her brand is well-known all over the world. Gaila was even asking me to be the face of her brand, but I always reject her.

'We're not that famous yet.' I agree.

'Duh, of course we are. We even have a status like the number one socialite.' Fair enough.

I don't want to use my friend as a stepping stone. I want to reach my goal on my own, Gaila always say that I am not using her, and I will not be because I deserved the things that she has been offering me. So I guess I am accepting it this time.

"Okay."

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Gabriel's room, unlike the other servants, was not downstairs. Instead, his room is beside Brianna's. Her father decided to put his bedroom there to 'keep Brianna safe'.

Gabriel woke up bright and early to take care of some stuffs. He then got inside Brianna's room and deactivated her room's alarms before going in her bed. She's sleeping soundly and peacefully that he couldn't bare to wake her up. So Gabriel sat on her bed and stared at her beautiful sleeping face.

'You're so defenseless. What am I gonna do with you?' Gabriel thought to himself. It's already eight in the morning and she still have to get ready for the shoot, he decided to wake her up already.

Gabriel shook her shoulders a bit while whispering. "Brianna, time to wake up." When that didn't work, he still whispered in her ear. "My lady, we're gonna be late. It's time to get ready... Wake up, beautiful." Gabriel patiently said.

Finally after who-knows-how-long, Brianna moved and rubbed her eyes. A gesture that made Gabriel hold her hands. "Don't rub your eyes."

Brianna's eyes flew open. "What are... you doing here?" She asked yawning. Gabriel laughed. "I'm here to wake you up, sleepy princess." Gabriel teased.

Brianna blushed. 'Gosh it's so early in the morning! Did he really have to make fun of me?'

'If you will only wake up a lot earlier and move faster, then maybe he won't make fun of you.'

'Wow. Thanks for your encouraging words.'

Brianna glared at him. "Get out. I'm gonna get ready for the day." She said, looking away at him. "Sure, my lady. I brought breakfast for you, eat well." He said and left.

Brianna looked at her side table filled with delicious food. She smiled and walked to her bathroom. "Time to start my day."