Chapter Seventy Seven- Basil's Time Now

Hailey's POV

In all honesty I don't deal with people like Adian's ex. I keep away from these type of vindictive people, but her being here is not a coincidence, someone bought her here to create trouble and her target is me.

I looked around at those observing us and sure enough the women from the trip is smiling confidently at me. Have they won? Am I in a battle for my husband?

Adian's ex, looked around, twitching her lips with a snarl, "I don't see any wives here" she says as she looks a Mel, mockingly.

Confused, I looked at Mel who met my gaze. Ms. pathetic doesn't know that Adian and I are actually married.

We smiled knowingly at each other, as Mr Bradford called us all to be seated for dinner.

Adian leans into me, whispering in my ear, "I'm sorry, I have no idea how she got here" he says as his breath fans my cheek with a tickling sensation. I simply couldn't stop myself from giggling.

"Am I suppose to stand here and watch you make out with my fiancé?" Adian's ex, addressed me again.

Weary of her now, I point behind her to no one in particular, "your friends who invited you were just waving for your attention" I responded as she immediately turns around and realise that she was indeed looking at the women from the bus.

"F**k" Adian and Basil,.mutters simultaneously as they follow Ms pathetic gaze.

Basil made to move, "don't" I whispered, as Mel also reached out to stop him.

The guys exchanged a look.

"Would she make a scene here?" I asked as servers walked to our table putting down plates with our meals already dished out.

Suddenly not hungry, I look around at the guests having fun and interacting with each other.

"Aren't you eating" Adian asks,

Chuckling, "I'm way to nervous to eat and Ms pathetic over there and her minions keep glaring at me." I explained.

Moving to stand, "this is unfair to you. I kept a dinner, invited them and they invited trouble" Adian says.

Putting my hand on his arm, to stop him, Mel intervene,

"She is determined to cause chaos, but is wise enough to to attack Hailey and not you. Interfering with you is waking a demon" Mel chuckles, while I sat surprise.

Adian, leans over the food, kissing Mel on her cheeks. "you know me so well sweetheart" he admits to her.

Mrs Bradford came over to the table, "are we accepting toasts from the guests?" she asks Basil.

Basil looks to Adian with raised eyebrows,

"Did someone ask?" Mel asks Mrs Bradford instead.

"That new overdressed lady over there, with Cassie and Angela" she points to the ex and the minions.

Shaking his head, "run every single thing before mW first" Basil tells her.

Nodding she tuns to me, "Heather, I'm apologize for earlier today. My husband mentioned their behavior earlier" Mrs Bradford apologizes.

I look ashamed for the name I gave her.

"It's Hailey" I said softly.

Smiling, "I understand why the name change also" she chuckle. "So do you all need anything additional on the table?" she looks at all of us for responses, we we all looked at each other.

Since no one had anything to say,

"Do you have any bubbly?" I asked and she frowns at me.

"Champagne" Adian adds, putting an arm around my shoulders.

"Ah, yes. But I was going to serve it after dinner" she explains, looking to Adian and Basil for permission.

Adian leans his head closer to me, "do you promise to behave yourself? I mean no dancing on the table?" Adian adds, as everyone bursts into laughter, except me, who froze in embarrassment.

With a pout, I picked up my glass of water, which Adian immediately takes from my hand.

"Bring it out for all of the guests" Adian instructed her.

"Yea sir," she nods to us with a smile.

"Dancing on the tables?" Mel asked surprised.

Glaring lovingly at Adian, "no, that's an exaggeration" I tell her, as Mr Bradford came to our table with a bottle of bubbly and four glasses.

Everyone was being served, including the minions and their master.

"Frowning, "is your mother still inside?" I asked Adian, who looks to Basil, flicking his eyebrows.

Basil looks at the table where Adana was excitingly chatting away with her father and uncle Jerry and his wife.

"She mentioned that she was not feeling well. She'll be out soon" he shrugs pouring glasses of bubbly for us.

Adian nods and turns to Mel, "we're here for the next four days, maybe you can join us" Adian, invites her.

She looks to Basil, "uh, I don't know if I can get time off and does the inn have extra room?" she asks Adian.

Lifting a glass, "I don't know if there's room at the inn, but my husband's sidekick here has a huge room with a huge bed" I said pointing a glass to Basil and Adian bursts into laughter.

"And she hasn't had a sip yet" Adian chuckles raising his glass.

Basil leans and kisses Mel, before standing up, with raised glass,

"May I have your attention please" he speaks over the chattering, as the guest voices died down.

Raising his glass in the air, "to Adian and Hailey" he say, reaching across and clinking our glasses, as everyone realize that his speech was over.

"To Adian and Hailey" everyone shouted,

"Said they man who rarely speaks" Jerry shouts.

Basil turns and flicks him off before sitting down and turned to Mel, while I started sipping my champagne. I tried not to make it obvious that I was interested in Mel's answer about staying over, but my husband was not so subtle.

"So you staying?" Basil asks softly as he stares at Mel.

With the same adoration in her eyes, I would like to" she finishes off.

"But?" Adian prompts her to continue, "carry on"