Chapter 652: Following Her Heart

Brix left his mother as soon as he was sure she was fine, and that her assistant was inside the office with her. His mother had quieted down once he had opened up and cried in front of her. He actually did not notice himself crying.

He wanted to go out somewhere to be alone. So he left his office to go out.

"Are you alright?" he heard the question in Cris' familiar voice. 

Brix raised his head and saw the concern in Cris' eyes. He forced a smile on his lips as he mumbled, "I'm fine, Cris. I just need some fresh air."

He continued to walk towards the elevator with his head down. The elevator doors opened and he entered and pressed the button for the ground floor. 

Cris was worried as she had noticed Brix's downcasted look, so she followed him into the elevator. He did not notice that he was alone with her inside the elevator because he kept looking at the floor, at his shoes, in particular.

'What has happened to him?' she mused, staring at him. She could tell that he was facing some problem, just by looking at his expression and the sighs he kept giving every now and then.

The elevator doors opened but he stood still at his post.

"Brix…" Cris whispered but Brix did not respond, so she exhaled loudly and pulled him out of the elevator.

"We are here on the ground floor," she said as she quickly removed her hand from his sleeve as she looked around.

"Cris…" Brix whispered.

"You don't look okay. What's going on?" asked Cris.

"Can you come with me right now? Stay with me for a while…" she heard him whisper.

Cris bit her lip because she was supposed to go to the hospital and see Master Jack who had regained consciousness.

Brix read the conflict going through her mind by her expression so he said, "It's okay if you're not available."

With shoulders drooping, he turned around and walked towards the exit of the building where his driver was already waiting with his car.

"Give me the keys," he told his driver when he opened the door for him. As soon as he had the keys he instantly walked over to the driver's seat door and climbed inside to drive the car on his own.

He needed some air… His mobile phone rang and he switched it off after seeing that it was his mother calling.

He was about to step on the gas and leave when the passenger side door suddenly opened. He was startled to see Cris enter the car and sit on the seat.

"I will go with you," she simply stated as she put on her seatbelt. Brix unconsciously smiled and stepped on the gas to leave the building premises.

Cris was silent as he drove and did not bother to ask Brix where they were going. All she knew was Brix needed a companion. She waited patiently for him to speak, while she thought of ways to console him, and hopefully, he would open up to her and tell her about what was bothering him.

"Didn't you have some important appointments?" she heard Brix ask.

She cleared her throat and said, "None that can't wait. I will go with you as I'm worried about you."

"Worried that I will end up doing something bad that I will later regret?" Brix asked, wondering if Cris could read him so well just by his body movements and facial expression.

"Hmm, you look troubled. If you want you can talk to me and confide in me. I'm quite good at giving advice and keeping secrets." Cris boasted, trying to ease the serious atmosphere inside the car.

"I wish I could do that, really" he muttered with a sigh.

"Then do it, You can trust me," Cris encouraged.

Brix pulled the car to the side and parked it right there. He looked at Cris who was obviously confused by his actions.

"Do you even like me Cris?" he bluntly asked, causing Cris' face to turn pale. Her throat was dry, she was unable to speak for a while.

"Silence means yes…" Brix concluded and without wasting a second, he removed his seatbelt and leaned towards Cris to kiss her.

Cris was caught off guard and she felt her whole body freeze, unable to move even her fingers as soon as Brix's lips touched hers.

'What is going on?' she inwardly thought as she felt her head spinning around with fireworks going off in her head. She could feel butterflies inside her stomach going crazy.

Her wide eyes slowly closed as she felt Brix's tongue slip inside her mouth. It was her first kiss and she felt nervous. She did not know what to do or how to react to it. She opened her mouth to say something but Brix took that opportunity to probe deeper inside her mouth with his tongue, demanding her to answer his tongue which was seeking her sweetness.

Her arms and hands finally moved, and she wrapped them around Brix's neck. She copied what he was doing because it had felt good, igniting a sensation in her body that she had never felt before. Their tongues collided and she moaned when she felt Brix touch her breasts, gently kneading them.

'He is touching my breasts!' she silently screamed, realizing what was happening. Her eyes opened and she immediately pushed Brix back. She was gasping for air as she whispered, "I'm sorry" realizing she pushed him too hard.

Brix licked his lips and touched them with his fingers. Then he smiled and whispered, "I won't say that I am sorry because I liked kissing you and I don't feel sorry doing it…"

Cris reddened. She felt so embarrassed that she turned her head towards the car window on her side.

"I honestly want to get drunk, Cris. Will you accompany me and make sure I don't do anything stupid?" Brix asked, looking straight ahead.

"Alright, let's do that. I will stay with you," she answered, without looking at him. Brix stepped on the gas and drove the car back on the road.

Cris heaved a quiet sigh, wondering if she was doing the right thing in following her heart.