A YEAR WITH THE BILLIONAIRE

CHAPTER 43

Jayden's POV

When I come out of the bathroom, I see Isabella still sleeping on the bed, making me wonder when she will wake up.

I have some questions to ask her. These were the questions I was supposed to ask her last night but I was surprised to come out of the bathroom to see her fast asleep.

It amuses how fast she can fall asleep within minutes.

Taking my eyes off her still body, curled up in bed like a baby, I walk to the closet to get a dress to wear.

I pull a black jacket out of the closet and a pair of black pants with a white long-sleeve top before turning back to drop them on the bed when I see Isabella stirring in her sleep and yawning loudly without covering her mouth.

I halt and watch her as she opens her mouth widely before fluttering her eyes open. Our eyes lock and she scrambles out of bed with embarrassment.

I chuckle lightly and walk to drop my clothes on the sofa. A towel is still wrapped around my waist.

I don't know if the embarrassment is a result of that or because of how she yawned without covering her mouth.

"How was your night?" I ask her. She didn't stir at all through the night. I was watching her from where I laid last night and I guess it was because of the wine.

"It…it was fine", she stutters, earning another chuckle from me. 

Remembering that I have questions to ask her, I quickly put on my clothes without turning around to see if she is looking or not. I am definitely sure she isn't looking. She will be too embarrassed to see me in towels only.

After getting dressed in my pants and white shirt, I spin around to face her. She is back on the bed with her back to me.

As I tug the sleeves of my shirt, I call her. "Isabella?"

"Yes?" She rises immediately, her eyes lowered to the ground.

"How did you become friends with that girl?" I face the mirror and brush my hair with a hair comb before applying a lotion to it.

I smell aftershave.

I grab my body lotion to apply to my body.

"Juliet?" She asks as if to be sure she is the one I am talking about.

Of course, who else would it be?"

"We met a long time ago", she only says without going further. 

I twirl around to see her still looking down. I raise a brow, wondering why she doesn't want to talk about her. Juliet is not a good friend. 

Even though Gabriel is the most serious person I have ever met, he is a good man. He is just too playful.