“You noticed I changed my perfume,” Ruby said warily, not sure where the conversation was going. It's been a long while since she changed her perfume."Of course, I did,” Alessandro replied with a confident smile. “This is not the scent you wore on the night we first met, and I must say, I loved that scent. You smelt like heaven.”It dawned on Ruby that he was talking about Camilla, and in as much as she wanted to frown, her face revealed a toothy grin. “Thank you so much for the compliment. Maybe I should wear it more often.”“Yeah. You should wear that every day. Not that the one you are wearing is bad, but that one is better.” He explained, “The lady at the bakery seems to be wearing the same scent that you wore that night.”“Yeah, I recommended the perfume to her. Just like you, she likes the perfume and asked me about it.”“What’s the perfume's name, and who made it?”Ruby swallowed. This was going to be much harder than she thought.“Uh, Magic…” she drawled. She wore a blank face,
“Boss, we know her exact location now,” Jax said as he entered Alessandro's study, the pride surging through him swirling in his voice.Alessandro’s eyes sparked with excitement for the first time in days. He had gone back to his workaholic self, distancing himself from Ruby. “Where is she?” he demanded.“She is east of town. It would take us approximately two hours to get to her.”“Where exactly is she? A hotel?” Alessandro asked again, and Jax shook his head.“No, she is in a mall. De Pristine Mall.”Alessandro knew the mall. It was quite a high-end mall. Only for the elite of the society. Camilla was not an elite. At least not yet. How did Camilla get the money to be able to afford such a place in just a short time? Or is she with somebody? Who could it be? His mind spun at the kaleidoscope of possibilities, but he knew in due time he would find out.“Get the cars ready; we leave in a few minutes.” Alessandro commanded walking to his room to get changed.At De Pristine mall with sk
It has been four days since we opened the bakery. I had about a hundred thousand dollars sitting pretty in my bank account. Even though the money still belonged to Alessandro I couldn't help the feeling of pride that swelled within me at having that amount of money in my account. The same person who barely had a thousand dollars to her name eight months ago now has about fifty five thousand dollars which Is mine and a total of a hundred thousand dollars in my account. That is growth in my definition. I dreamt sweet dreams with these thoughts in my head. I woke up the next day feeling so fly and happy. Who says money doesn't buy happiness? I felt as though I could buy the world with just fifty five thousand dollars in my name. And people say that money doesn't buy happiness. What would happen when I have a million dollars to my name? I might as well walk on water.I stood from my bed. I put on the sound system and connected it to my phone and began to play music.I swayed my body f
“Exactly what I wanted to hear,” Barbara said. “I'll see you in a few hours.”“OK, ma'am,” Allen said, and disconnected the call.He rose from the floor and started putting his room back in order again, as he felt his chest getting lighter. After arranging and sweeping his room clean of the mess he had created, he took a cold, calming shower, and he walked into his room again with a renewed sense of confidence in his strides. He wasn't going to let go just like he did with Veronica; he was going to fight till the end. Till Camilla became his.He bandaged his fists due to the wound. His stomach will need a bandage if he doesn't eat something soon. He grabbed his laptop to do a little work while eating.He strutted out of his room and into the living room when he saw Camilla reading a book. She looked distressed.When Camilla finally noticed his presence, she threw the book on the chair and stood to her feet with urgency, walking closer to him.“Allen,” Camilla called, “I was worried ab
“GET THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS!” Jax shouted, his AK forty-seven roaring to life and kicking back with such brutal force that it caused his arms to jerk upwards as he walked to the car that had now slowed down to get a better shot. His other henchmen moved with him, shooting against the car.He grunted when he saw the rear windscreen of the goons’ car shatter. One of the goons turned to Jax to shoot him with a pistol, but Jax took cover with the big black S U V beside him. After a few seconds, he popped his head out again and, citing an opportunity, he shot the goon who tied a black bandana on his head. Immediately, the goon on the steering wheel saw one of his men dead, he pushed down on the accelerator.“Shoot the tires!” Jax ran after the car, but he and his men couldn't quite hit the tires, and they were getting away.“Grab those bastards for me!” Jax told his men, and the ten of them jumped in their vehicle as it screeched out of the driveway onto the main road in seconds.Immediately
ALESSANDRO'S POVWith slouched shoulders, I left the room. With clenched fists I trudged towards the elevator. In as much as my chest weighed heavily with pain, there was a gentle rustling of inner peace I got because I showed her the only skeleton in my cupboard. Maybe I should have told her from the onset and then maybe dhr could have forgiven me since… but now?I just hope she finds a place in her heart to forgive me. I know it is not going to be easy, but I'll wait if I have to. And it would be worth all the waiting. The elevator dinged as we got to the ground floorI entered my car and my driver drove me back to the mansion. The drive to the mansion was a blur, completely consumed by the thoughts of how to amend Camilla's trust in me.Soon we were at the mansion and as soon as I got down from the car, I saw the rugged, burly profile of Jax, who immediately stood at attention, saluting me immediately he saw me. I saluted him back with a smile and he went at ease.“You are Welcome