Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 499: Something different

Chapter 499: Something different

Morning came and Riel got ready to leave for the shoot, but on his way through the corridor, his eyes fell on Janet, the maid he assigned for Bianca. Halting his steps, Riel watched her stand outside Bianca’s room with the trolley of breakfast all depressed.

’What’s wrong’ he frowned, making his way towards her.

The moment he reached outside Bianca’s room a voice roared from inside leaving both of them glancing at each other in shock.

"I SAID... I AM NOT HUNGRY"

"..."

Gabriel didn’t say a word, but he understood the reason why Bianca was refusing to eat.

Last night Janet informed him about Bianca’s refusal to eat dinner. She tried convincing her but still, she declined to have anything.

At first, he thought to confront her but then dropped the idea and headed straight to his room, instead. He knew the reason behind her disappointment, but he couldn’t help it.

Gabriel just wanted to be safe, but if Bianca refused to listen to him, he had no other choice but to warn her.

Glaring at the door with a complex expression on his face, he ordered Janet to leave.

With a calm demeanor, he then turned around and knocked on the door diligently.

"Doctor Bianca, it’s me" he called before taking a step back, patiently waiting for her response.

Gabriel never liked invading anyone’s privacy, but since Bianca was his responsibility, he had to make sure she was been taken good care of.

With that thought, he kept staring at the door and watching it slowly getting opened.

A subtle smile curved on his lips when Bianca came into his view. Her eyes threw a dagger at him but he gently dodged her glares aside and asked," Why aren’t you eating your meals?"

Bianca frowned at his least bothered expression, but then she noticed the small curve on his lips, erasing the crease between her brows

’D-did he just smile’ she thought suddenly getting butterflies in her stomach when she realized he was smiling at her.

Bianca snapped out of her thoughts and looked at herself. She thought her unkempt appearance might have made him laugh at her, but when she realized she wasn’t looking that bad, her head snapped in his direction.

Blinking her eyes a few times, she tried to clear her head and once she was composed she answered," I said I am not hungry" her voice firm and determined as she stared right into his face.

Gabriel’s smile dropped at her words and he resumed being back to cold and indifferent.

Fixing their gaze, he crossed his hand over his chest and asked," And why is that so? I heard you skipped the dinner too. Are you on a diet or are you being stubborn about my objection" he sounded like an old man, scolding her over the food.

Bianca stilled for a moment, watching him scold her but then she remembered how rudely he declined her request, assuming that she would disclose his truth.

"I don’t need any reason for that and please, if you are here to scold me then let me tell you I won’t die starving" she spat without holding back her anger.

Gabriel was stunned at her outburst but took all her words gladly. He knew she was upset because of him but he never wanted her to starve, and vent all the anger on herself.

Letting out a sigh, he tried to ease himself and then the moment he looked back at her, he saw tears welling in her eyes. She seemed as if she was ready to cry but was holding them back because she didn’t want to appear weak.

The guilt inside his heart widened when a lone tear rolled down her eyes and she quickly blinked the rest off.

Ashamed, Bianca tried to look elsewhere as she could handle his intently stare, which only made her fall weak.

"Please excuse me," she said trying to escape him but before she could turn around Gabriel invaded the space between them and cupped her face, startling her by his action.

Her eyes snapped at him in surprise as she kept staring right into his eyes. Don’t know why but she felt a sense of guilt crossing through his orbs that left her speechless.

Her tears once again began to stream from her eyes and the next moment she felt him gently wipe it off.

"Don’t cry" He said and she felt like drowning into that tender touch.

Bianca closed her eyes, feeling the sensational of his hand touching her face with utmost care and the way he said her to stop crying, somehow soothe her down.

Never in his life Gabriel had felt the need to coax someone, not even when he was with Sandra or when he got attracted to Ashley, but with Bianca, everything seemed so different.

He knew he was the reason behind her tears, but he also couldn’t see her cry.

Why is that he felt so connected to her that even her tears started to bother him.

’What’s wrong with me’ he asked himself without looking away.

As if Gabriel was silently asking her, begging her to answer him back but those words never left his mouth. All he did was to look into her teary eyes and drown himself into the pool of feelings.

Bianca found it hard to maintain his gaze. Don’t know why but the way he looked at her made her churn into a pit of happiness. She couldn’t describe the feeling she was going through, but somehow his words did affect her and she slowly found herself calming down.

She had finally stopped crying but her eyes didn’t left him.

He was the very first man who made her feel this way. Her heart that never pounded for anyone was beating inside her chest, extremely fast.

" Are you feeling better " Gabriel suddenly asked.

Bianca who was enjoying the sight of his beautiful face, snapped out of the trance and frown, confusingly.

’ What is he trying to say’

Gabriel who finally realized she had stopped crying, he couldn’t help but keep cupping her face. He knew it wasn’t right of him to get closer to someone who be barely knew, but Bianca, she felt different.

When she didn’t answer back, he frown, glaring at her with an unexplainable feeling.

Her lack of response made him confused, leaving him wonder of she was still upset with him.

Bianca noticed the subtle change in his expression and quickly took a step back.

"I... I am fine" She said. Her breathing quickened at the intensity between them.

She didn’t wanted to get swayed but Riel, he was confusing her.

Unable to see right into his face, Bianca wiped of her lios, nervously as she suddenly felt a heat rushing through her body.

Gabriel stilled with his hand still hanging in the air while his eyes kept looking at her strange behavior.

As of strucked by lightening, Gabriel soon realized what he has done and why was she behaving like this. ’Damn you... Gabriel’ he cursed mentally and quickly retreated his hand back shoving it right into his pocket and cleared his throat.

"Ahem... That.. Just.. I " Ashamed of what he had done earlier, Gabriel immediately took a step back and pointed at the good trolley.

"The breakfast, you can’t miss it if... If you don’t want me to object talking with your father" His words took Bianca by surprise as she snapped her head in his direction, all wide and round.

"What! What did you say? " She asked, assuming of she misheard something wrong.

Gabriel felt his face burn at the sight of cute, innocent looking face and he heart race like a speeding car.

Looking away, he answer, " You heard me right. Don’t skip any meal if you want me to permit talking with your father" The moment he finished those words, Gabriel turned around and left corridor, almost running on his feet.

"Did he already have gave me the permission" Bianca who was still processing, look put of the room, but found Gabriel gone.

Confused, her head then turned toward the food trolley and with a cheeky smile, she dragged it inside the room, closing the door shut.

Following Gabriel words Bianca had her breakfast in the room when someone knocked on the door.

"Come in" Hearing her order, Janet walked inside and stood next to her bed. The lady still seem to be quite scared because of the way she screamed earlier but watching her finish her food gave her a breath of relief.

"Doctor" She said passing her cellphone that Gabriel ask her to give her before leaving.

Blinking her eyes in disbelief, Biance took the phone hesitatingly from her hand and watched her smile.

Janet did waited a second after that and carried the empty food trolley out from the room, leaving the girl alone.

Bianca felt Gabriel was just messing with her, but whatever he said, he truly meant it.

Happy by his thoughtfulness, Bianca quickly called her father.

The moment he answered the call, Austin’s worried voice roared from the other end.

"Bianca.... Where are you? "