SHOCKING REVELATIONS

In Austin Texas, the summers are hot and oppressive. The summer sun remained a brilliant, blinding shade of yellow and the heat rising up from the baked earth was brutal.

The air was cool but the sun was hot and its sharp rays hit Kiaraa's face directly as soon as they stepped out of the mall which made her flinch with her hand flying to shield her eyes from the harsh sunlight rays.

She had difficulty seeing under harsh lights and she felt really helpless. She tugged at Adrian's sleeve impulsively rendering her discomfort to him.

Adrian felt a wave of familiarity hit him as her small and insignificant action ignited a flame of fire in his icy, cold heart. He gently placed his hand at the top of hers to shield her more from the sun before stepping towards their car.

Kiaraa felt hot as his white suit jacket was draped around her body. In as much as she wanted to pull it off, she smelt his pleasant fragrance from it, and just as spellbound as she was by it, her mind couldn't comply with her body to pull it off.

Adrian helped her into the car and shot the door. He then tilted his head to the left and nodded in a specific direction before getting into the car from the other side.

The car drove off and a small shuffling sound was heard from the surrounding bushes of the mall. Out of the blue, two sturdy men in black suit finally came out and stared quietly at the car which was now disappearing on the vast road.

After the car left their sight, their stoic expression finally relaxed and one of the men with an English accent spoke.

"Oh my God!!! What did I just see?!" he exclaimed loudly with his dirty blonde hair dancing along with the mild summer breeze. Their eyes were still glued on the road, seeming not to get out of their shock.

The other man was half Italian and half American. His calm and composed nature didn't seem to reach his eyes as he still held the same mortified expression as his counterpart. He chided in softly, "The young master just acted soft towards a girl...I really don't know if we should be happy...or...or... scared."

The blondie turned his head towards him sharply, "Why so?"

"From a closer look, it seems like a calm before the storm. Think of it, when have you seen young master Kim act so gentle? Although he's always calm but this is the first time I've seen him give off a warm look," his calmness seemed to have returned.

"Do you think he knows her?"

"Can't say."

They remained silent for a while trying to digest the scenario before the blondie implied, "Shall we tell Master Kim?" his gunmetal blue eyes seemed to hold so many questions in them.

The American-Italian shook his head, "I think he already knows, but..." he hesitated for a while before he continued with a low tune, "... his silence bothers me."

Meanwhile, in the car, the sound of a continuous ringing phone broke the immense silence that shrouded the atmosphere.

"Hello, Queen." Arin's smooth voice rolled into Kiaraa's ears as soon as she picked up the call.

Kiaraa sighed in exhaustion, 'What else do these brats want?' she complained inwardly and her brows tugged together in an annoyed frown.

"What is it again, Arin," a hint of annoyance was laced in her icy voice.

Arin scoffed, "Chill off Queen. I made some research regarding the incident this morning and found some shocking revelations," she declared and Kiaraa could already picture her acting over-dramatic from the other side of the phone and she remained silent, showing no attempt to acknowledge her sister's over-exaggerated statement.

Arin seemed to have gotten the hint of her sister's silence and continued, "Queen, I never knew you had such high connections. Even I, your elder sister haven't been that..."

"Get to the point, Arin," Kiaraa cut her off.

"Well darling sister, do you have any relationship with the CEO of Vertigo Inc?" Arin asked and a wave of utter bewilderment struck Kiaraa's delicate features.

Her expression became mortified and Adrian gazed at her, silently observing her with no change in his calm expression before turning his head towards his phone.

Kiaraa frowned deeply, 'What does Vertigo Inc have to do with me?'

Ever since she indulged herself with Crystelle, she had made sure not to have any personal dealings with multinational companies and Vertigo Inc was at the top of her list.

She decided to leave her thoughts behind and inquire from her sister who seemed to have a better insight than her.

"What does the CEO of Vertigo Inc have to do with the incident which happened this morning?"

As soon as she mentioned Vertigo Inc, Adrian who had been busy with his phone raised his thick lashes and took a glimpse of her which he immediately withdrew and an unnoticeable smirk rose to the side of his lips.

Arin sighed from the other side of the phone, "I'm supposed to ask you that, Queen," her tone carried a nonchalant intent in them, obviously she didn't want to do this but she felt obliged to since the incident was her fault.

"It's so funny how one minute, your team was working so hard to handle the case and the next, the president of Vertigo Inc just abruptly interfered," Arin paused then continued, "I initially thought that the both of you had some kind of connection since you both are hidden CEOs."

Although Vertigo Inc was a young venturing company, its indulgence in the business sectors has left many giant multinational companies on the sidelines.

With its headquarters in Europe, It had been ruling the business sectors for over five years and not to mention that the CEO of the enormous empire has been unifying business throughout the period.

It had ventured into the medical field, academic field, and industrial sector and its collaboration with the fashion industry has already been clarified.

Due to its undying growth, no one dared to question the face behind it and just like Crystelle both the CEOs of two multinational companies were hidden.