Chapter 156 - 155

As time passed by, Adelyn started to notice distinct features about Nicholas. How he always wore a serious expression on his face, never smiling. Suits in varying shades of Grey are the only suits he wore, and these, together with his accessories, come from one specific brand. This told her that he was very picky about his choices.

When she asked him what his hobbies were, he said he had none. He was a workaholic, working from the moment he woke up to the time he closed his eyes.

Nicholas joined the crew and celebrities for a team lunch, but he stood out like a sore thumb, not only because his looks surpassed that of the celebrities present but also because he kept a distance from everybody. He got irritated when women sat beside him and started chattering to get his attention. Another thing that set him apart from everybody was that his eating habits equaled the British royalty. 

He was everything Adelyn wished she could be, reserved, hardworking, smart, and very disciplined. The only thing she did not like was that he grunted his answers as if it was an effort to answer her questions.

Adelyn realized she had fallen in love with Nicholas. She knew he had no feelings for her whatsoever, but this instance proved that opposites attracted each other. And she would do everything to make this work.

Her first order of business was to get his phone number. 

"Nicholas, can you help me find my phone. I seemed to have lost it. Do you mind making it ring?" she asked, adding panic in her voice to convince him of her desperation.

He handed her his phone, so she could do it herself. When her bag started making a noise, he looked at her suspiciously, narrowing his eyes.

"Oh no, that's where it is,' she feigned innocence, 'I had so many things in my bag I didn't see it. You know what they say about women's purses, it's like Pandora's box," she explained.

"No, I don't," he said grumpily.

"Oh, there is always a first time for everything," Adelyn skipped away from him happily now that she accomplished her task.

"Childish," Nicholas murmured as he shook his head. He figured she had an IQ of a high school student, a good thing she had her looks to rely on, otherwise, life would have been so hard for her.

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Nicholas was in his study, late that night when he got a message on his phone that read, "Guess who?"

After a couple of minutes, another message popped up, "Come on, it's so easy to guess. You just saw me."

He ignored her message. There were far more important things for him to concentrate on.

"I'm a little fairy. If you say my name, I will grant you three wishes," appeared another message.

His phone was dinging so much he thought it was something important from his sister perhaps, or his brother-in-law? But when he checked the messages, they half-annoyed and half-amused him.

"ADELYN!!!" he scolded over the text.

"Awww… this little fairy is happy that you guessed her name correctly. Now give me your wishes?" she sent followed with a lot of smiley icons.

"First wish. Stop texting me," he sent and went back to work.

"That's not possible. If you ignore this fairy, she may curse you for life."

"What do you want?" he asked.

"I'm just bored. What are you doing?" she was wearing a face mask while she laid on the couch.

"Work. Don't you have an outdoor shoot coming up? Go rest, the sun will reveal all your wrinkles," he sent.

"Ohhh… are you coming to the set?" she asked.

"Probably on the last day," he replied.

The drama was coming to an end, and the last day at the set would probably mean she would never see him again. So she panicked and thought about what she would do to confess her feelings.

The next day Adelyn instructed her driver to go home early, she would grab a ride from Nicholas after work. When they reached her house, Adelyn mustered all her courage, "Nicholas, I want to tell you something."

"Hmm….," Nicholas nodded, waiting for her to continue.

"Do you mind if we talk by the trees?" Adelyn asked. They stood under a grove of trees as the breeze swayed the branches, muffling the sound of the noise around them.

"I like you Nicholas, and it's not just an infatuation, nor am I saying this to get any benefits. I just don't want to complicate my life by bottling what I feel. I know we are from two different worlds, but I will do my best, so can you consider giving me a chance?" Adelyn bravely revealed though she felt nervous. 

Nicholas was stunned, not because Adelyn confessed to him or because it touched his heart. Her confession had no-frills and whistles. It was simple and straight to the point. He liked that she did not praise herself or talk of her undying love. She did not use big romantic words and declare that she could never live without him in her life.

But rejection was his answer, "Sorry, but I currently have no plans of settling down." 

Adelyn stared silently into his eyes, and after a minute, she said okay and walked away. He had been waiting for her to convince him, tell him how he did not know what he was losing by rejecting her affection. And it really annoyed him when she did none of that. He walked back to his car in a daze, never even noticed when the driver pulled away to head home.

She knew she was going to get rejected, so she did not feel as sad as the actress who confessed to him and ran away in tears. Plus he wasn't rude to her, so maybe she still had a chance?

To cheer herself up she ordered a big meal for dinner and took a soak in the tub. Tomorrow will be another day, and she would have to figure out what to do next. She would not let Nicholas, the first man she's taken a liking to slip through her fingers so easily.

On the other side, Nicholas felt a little bit disturbed by the turn of events, but he just buried himself with work, not bothering to figure out the workings of the mind of a woman he barely knew.

It seems like this might be the start of something new for these two misfits.

Note-

The main story has already been completed. Now I am writing two short stories, first one is Nicholas and Adelyn , second is Matthew and Daisy (If you don't remember they are Dimitri's parents). Both the stories will be around 10-15 chapters , so it will be fast paced and only important events will be written. After this the third and last installment of aristocratic series "Bewitched his soul " will be started .

My initial plan was to complete this novel this month but then I took my first dose of vaccine and was little unwell . Now I am okay and will try to write as quickly as possible. I think this book may get extended up to August first week.