Adrian
(Past)
Adrian walked into the Valecrest mansion finding Seraphina seated in the dining room busy on her laptop. He headed directly there and stood at the entrance. She didn't look up, she just gestured to a pastry rack on the counter, and different juices.
Adrian thought they had been prepared for him but it was something that the Seraphina's cousin had sent, she had just finished her hospitality course and needed someone to taste her food, Seraphina wouldn't but she knew her husband would, he always confused hospitality for forgiveness. He would go to see another in the evening, Seraphina was sure and just like the previous times, it would be a different wing.
He took a bite, smiling thinking his wife had forgiven but instead he was the tasting machine.
Seraphina stated at his direction, "How are they?" She asked, " Sweet or still needs more sugar?" She added.
Adrian took a sip of the orange juice before replying, he said it was sweet but needed some more sweetness. Seraphina unlocked her natural titanium coloured phone with a Face ID. She typed some words on her phone regarding the texture and sent the message to her cousin. It was feedback from a fool.
Her cousin replied with a smiling emoji but Seraphina's phone was on silent, she didn't see it directly.
Adrian picked an extra cupcake and a glass of juice then headed to the living room but midway his iPhone 15 Pro ringed, he put down the pastries and went to answer the phone, Seraphina picked up her phone, a newer text had popped up.
Her cousin was thanking her for the feedback, she headed to an e-commerce app and purchased a new iPhone, she would use it to track Adrian, using a GPS tracking system would be hard and easy for him to notice.
When he came back she smiled at him, he took his pastries then exited the room.
That evening, Adrian set out, his Black Mercedes S-Class car roared in the parking lot before it zoomed off past the gate, to see the Mrs right of the day, each one had a different day and a different attire and mood which was adjusted to suit their tastes and preferences. She watched his car as he left, still seated in the dining room, Helena walked down the flight of stairs in her pink robe watching Seraphina but was interrupted by a delivery guy who soon arrived at the gate.
He was quite noticeable, in his yellow uniform which stood out in the green, dark and gloomy vegetation of the Valecrest mansion. The gate was soon opened and he came in, he was in a small Suzuki Swift, silver car with a yellow logo.
Seraphina dispatched a maiden who went to get the delivery, they chatted for some minutes before the young lady came walking into the room.
Helena watched as the girl handed Seraphina the box, perfectly sealed.
"What do you need at this moment of crisis?" Helena asked as she turned to face Seraphina.
Seraphina was still looking down at her laptop. She had more important tasks to do than have a small chat, she decided to ask a rhetorical question but in form of a statement. When she opened her mouth to speak, the following words flowed out naturally as if practiced, " A peace of mind and a spoonful of self-control, heard that this company supplies it all,"
She took her laptop and her cellphone, placing the small box that had been delivered on top and walked out. Helena was next to occupy the room.
On the way, Adrian smiled at himself thinking that his wife had forgiven him and forgotten about the new mistress. He thought she was used to his behaviours like his mother was used to his father.
His turned to join a highway headed straight to his day's mistress house, today it was not at the hotel, it was turn for him to become the husband material and visit her house.
His car came to a stop outside an apartment standing alone close to the CBD, it was a condo he had rented for her, he saw her standing there holding a small gift box. The lady welcomed him with a warm smile standing at the entrance. As soon as he left his car, they walked in holding hands like the main characters of the scene. Back at home Seraphina was setting up the phone, she had planned to mess with his phone and take it to repair then give him a new phone.
The miss today had prepared delicious food, though Adrian being full from the pasties he forced himself to eat.
That night, Adrian imagined the way Seraphina was quiet and even invited him to pastries, at the back of his mind, worse than that of a sheep, even though he was the eldest he still lacked intellectually.
He thought her silence meant he could resume his activities. He slept with no worries dearly holding his Wednesday girl in his arms.
When the lady fell asleep, Adrian walked to the kitchen with a pair of painkillers in hand, he (removed one from the pack) and flushed it down his mouth with a glass of water, the food the girl made was surely not as delicious as he had imagined but he still pretended to love it because he preferred her services elsewhere than in the kitchen. Some of the ladies were permanent like lady number three but the daily ones were temporary only prompted to a permanent mistress when their services were good.
"That's why I always suggest meeting in the hotel rooms," He said, not pleased about everything around him.
The following day he planned to visit lady number three because Seraphina seemed not to mind but he recieved a work email and tended to that first.