CHAPTER 27: FIRST MEETING

The bell rang and everyone rushed out of the class leaving Mia and hannah in the classroom the former was sorting out her books as she stood up to leave with hannah. They went out of the class when hannah asked "are you better?' Mia looked at her before replying "yes, but today's class was boring "she complained. "what is going on with you? "hannah asked "nothing " Mia replied "cone on don't lie to me, I know something happened " hannah said trying to know what happened. Mia seemed hesitant at first as she wasn't sure whether to tell her or not.

Hannah gave Mia a baby look as if requesting the latter to do something for her. As they continued to walk Mia said "I have a boyfriend "she said and looked at hannah's face that looked surprised. "when did that happen?"she asked "not long " . Hannah didn't know what to say after that. The next thing she thought of was to ask more about her boyfriend . She wondered how long it had been since Mia had a boyfriend, hannah wanted to meet him.

It wasn't long after they were outside the school that a car parked in front of them. For a moment both Mia and hannah were puzzled but Mia soon realised that Ryan must have sent the car for her. Her gaze shifted to hannah who got the message that the car was sent for her "you'll come with me? "Mia asked and hannah shook her head before the two shared a hug with Mia entering the car and promising to talk to her later.

The other students who saw this couldn't help but whisper amongst themselves as they haven't seen such an expensive car come for Mia before. Some even decided to ask hannah for information but the latter ignored them and went away.

As the car drove, Mia couldn't help but brainstorm on why Ryan sent his driver for her . She thought Ryan must have known when her class would be over and she wondered how the rest of her day would be. They stopped in front of a skyscraper building and Mia guessed that this is ryan's company, and also presumed that he was there . She saw Ryan come outside of the building that made her come out

of the car. She walked towards him who was already beside his car on getting there he opened his car for her " where are you taking me to? " she asked curiously knowing they were going to meet his grandfather , ignoring what she said ryan signaled for her to enter the car, as she has no other choice she quietly entered,she sometimes find Ryan to be rude

Silence reined between the both of them as ryan was busy with his phone while Mia was looking at every

place they passed . After a long drive the car came to an halt in front of a very big building. She saw that it was a mall"were they shopping?"she wondered as they both went in. Ryan led her to particular section where a female who was working there came to attend to them. Ryan stared at the dresses'this ,this and this one"he said "just those three?" the staff asked "everything appart from those three"he said like it was nothing..

"Ryan , that's too much"she complained "it's only right I do this much for my girlfriend" he said ignoring her complaint. Ryan kept on shopping for mia but the latter couldn't complain as Ryan may not even listen to her. At last ,mia manage to convince Ryan that what he had bought was enough for her. He decided to listen to her before seeing a dress that stood out from the rest . He took it then turn to mia before handing it to her "put this on"he said to her.

Mia took the dress from him ,it was a very pretty dress that mia took note of. Her hand ran across the dress feeling the soft texture of the fabric. She went to the changing room to try the dress on. A few minutes later she came out already wearing the dress that reached up to her knees , it was a long sleeved gown that slightly exposed her shoulder.

The female staff couldn't help but praise mia. When mia got closer ,the woman excused them as she needed to package their dress. Now alone Ryan took out a bracelet before lifting Mia's hand and helping her were it. Mia saw that it was a diamond bracelet and she look at Ryan as if asking"isn't this too much?"

She had worn other expensive ornaments and on top of that Ryan made her wear another bracelet.

She looked herself in the mirror, staring at the reflection and thinking from another perspective. She noticed everything she wore was all Ryan's choice and they suit her perfectly. Although mia wasn't used to wearing expensive things,she was glad that Ryan didn't make her wear a lot and Heavy jewelries.

The place wasn't just place for shopping ,but her hair was also done at another section. Mia looked like a totally different person. Now at the parking lot ,Ryan opened the door for mia and the latter went in. It was a long ride and Mia thanked Ryan during the journey. They soon stopped in front of a gate that automatically opened. As they entered,mia looked at the massive mansion before her.

Ryan looked at the person beside him and couldn't help but smile at her expression."is this where your grandpa lives?" mia curiously asked . Ryan decided to slow down to let her enjoy the view a little longer"yes,you say that it is the family home" he answered to see Mia nod. The mansion was bigger than any other ones she had seen.

The car came to an halt much to Mia's disappointment,but then they would have to stop any ways. Ryan being the first to come out of the car opened the door for mia before taking her hand in his . Mia felt his hand to be slightly warm as they walk into the mansion "do you remember what I told you?"he asked. Mia thought of what he said for a while before nodding affirmatively.

At this moment mia felt nervous ,it was evening and they went to the dining room where grandpa was seated. He felt their presence before turning to see his grandson with a young lady with him. Now seeing the old man ,mia didn't know what to say ,she slightly bowed as she mouthed "evening" to show her respect.

"why do I feel I've seen you before?"grandpa said after they all start to eat .Mia looked up from her plate"I don't think,I've met you before"she replied. To mia it was the longest dinner she had ever had as in the middle of both Ryan and her were asked if they have considered marriage. She almost choked on her food as she heard that.

There was also a tense atmosphere between the grandfather and grandson that made her feel uncomfortable. She found her self getting along with grandpa that found him funny for his age.

Mia excused the other two , taking that as an opportunity to explore the mansion. She found several paintings hanging on the walls of the mansion.she then wondered how many rooms there are. Her mind went back to the time at the dinner as she remembered feeding Ryan his meal ever so sweetly like a good girlfriend. Thinking about it made her giggled softly.

Mia stopped at a terrace and from there she could see the the entire compound. clearly. The cold breeze brushed her skin making her shudder. She then felt something warm places behind her as she turned to see Ryan . He had placed his jacket behind her.

She now felt warm "did I do well?" she asked "it was great"Ryan replied. "how's your mum?" he asked "she's doing great"

"I've prepared to send her abroad for her treatment" Ryan said "thank you"mia replied"you told me that you would help me get what's mine, when I still think about it i realized that what you are doing for me is nothing compared to what I am doing for you,so I am grateful " she said .

Mia didn't know what came over her but as she felt extremely sleepy ,she rested her head on Ryan's shoulder. Ryan stared at her face that looked peaceful as he carefully scooped her in his harms while walking to open the door of a room.

He carefully placed her on the bed before taking off her heels and carefully tucking her in the sheet.