We meet again

After Yoori's private plane landed at the City X International Airport, she donned her black facemask, dove from the plane, and exited. She pulled her collars up and tightened her black scarf around her neck. With her hands shoved deep in her trouser pockets, she turned her face away from the biting winds and strode towards the black SUV that awaited her.

"Miss Yoori, do we go to the hotel first or meet with Sir D'wain?" Her assistant asked from behind. Sir D'wain was the tycoon they had entered into a business deal with.

"We have two hours before meeting him." "We should go to the hotel, refresh ourselves, and then meet him later on after lunch." She replied as the car drove away.

Two hours later, Yoori and her assistant, Kelvin, sat patiently on the top floor of D'Wain Designs Enterprises, waiting for him. Half an hour later, he walked in, two well-dressed men trailing behind him. One on the left carried a black briefcase, while the one on the right came empty-handed. Judging from his well-defined muscular body, Yoori guessed he was his bodyguard.

"Sir D'wain, you are finally here?" Yoori half asked, half stated, with a light chuckle escaping from her mouth, "Just the other day over the phone, you lectured my assistant about the importance of time management. Tsk! " "I never expected you to be the one to fail terribly at keeping your time." She said. Her lips were pressed into a thin line.

Sir D'Wain stared at her with shock written all over his face. After regaining his composure, he cleared his throat and said, "Heaven bless me." Who is this kid we are having here? Kelvin, she must be your kid; teach her manners. He complained with a visible frown on his face, and Yoori giggled.

With his head bowed down, Kelvin apologized to Yoori before facing Sir D'wain, "She is Miss Yoori, the anonymous tycoon behind YJ Worldwide Companies." Kelvin explained, and Sir D'Wain and his minions' lips parted for a shocking gasp.

"What?" they asked in unison.

After a short, throbbing silence, D'wain closed the gap between them, extended his right hand forward for a handshake, and said, "Miss Yoori, I may say I am extremely thrilled to have met you in person. Welcome to City X. I had expected to meet Kelvin and James because they are the ones I have been meeting all this time. I never knew the big boss would tag along today. "I could have arranged for someone to pick you up today." He bowed his head. "And I may say, I expected the tycoon behind YJ's companies to be a bit old; who knew heaven had a surprise for me?"

"No, no, Sir D'Wain, please don't bow down unto me." You are old enough to be my grandfather, and whatever I said earlier, I never meant it. Also, sending someone to pick me up was not necessary at all; after all, no one knows who YJ is apart from you and my assistants." She said, clearing her throat, and continued, "I may look young, but my business skills are much older, about a hundred years." She jocked, and they all laughed.

That is so polite of you, Miss Yoori. Shall we?" Sir D'Wain said they could go right away to talk about their business.

"Miss Yoori, before you go back to Bradley City, do come over to my mansion for dinner." Sir D'Wain told her after finalizing their deal, and Yoori promised to go by saying, "I will, Sir."

After her promise to Sir D'Wain that she would visit him the next day, they parted ways. At six o'clock in the afternoon, Kelvin knocked at Yoori's door. "What is it?" She asked, frowning, "I remember asking you not to disturb me." She said

"I'm sorry, Miss Yoori. "You have a message from Sir D'Wain." He said so, bowing slightly.

"Mmh!" She urged him to continue rubbing her eyes. After tossing on her bed for a really long time, she was finally drifting off to slumber land, but who knew her assistant could deprive her of that chance?

"He said we won't be attending only dinner tomorrow." He apologized for forgetting to tell you that it's also his youngest granddaughter's birthday party. He said one should be accompanied by a date, and the theme for the party is "royal blue."

"What a cunning old fox." She blurtered. "Ask my designer to prepare the whatever cloth it would be, and about the date... "I don't have anyone, so you will fill the gap." She said, and Kelvin gasped.

"Me?" He asked, his eyes wide in shock.

"No! Your shadow. "Who else, huh?" She said, closing the door on his face before he could say more.

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With a lazy yawn, Yoori slipped off her bed and stretched herself. She straightened her bedsheets, folded the quilt, and arranged the pillows. When she was satisfied, she walked towards the bathroom for a cold shower. With the cold water splashing all over her skin, she felt her muscles relaxing as she scrubbed herself gently.

"Oh goodness, did my outfit arrive?" She asked no one in particular, wrapping the white towel around her slender body. Walking back to the bedroom, she sat in front of a mirror and dried herself. She grabbed a blow-dryer and a comb to straighten her shoulder-length black, curly African hair. When she was satisfied with the result, she tied it into a high ponytail, bringing her small, round face into perfect view. Applying some nude pink lipstick to her already moist lips, she smiled, her white set of teeth sparkling under the morning rays of sun that had streamed in through the open curtains.

She didn't have to spend more time on her skin since it had a perfect, milky white glow. She took a lemon-scented body spray and sprayed it on her neck, behind her ears, and on her wrist. When she was done, she walked towards the wardrobe to see if the dress or whatever her designer had made for her had arrived. Yoori had never fancied dresses because whatever she wore fit her perfectly, but what lay in her wardrobe that day caught her eye.

It was a mermaid-style royal blue dress with silver glitters all over it. She raised it for a closer look and realized it had a sharp, long v-neck. It was backless, too. Walking towards the mirror, she tried it on and was astonished at how perfectly it suited her. It hugged her curves perfectly and flowed down, sweeping the floor as she walked.

"Oh, my goodness, Vivi is definitely blessed." "What a nice piece." She praised her designer, swaying her hips like a model. With her head held high, tummy tucked in, shoulders back, and straight back, she walked round and round her room, took some pictures, and uploaded them to her social media accounts.

When she was ready, done, and satisfied, she walked out of the room and knocked on Kelvin's door.

"Lazy bones, are you still sleeping?" She called him, and the door was opened.

"What?" She asked him, distracting him from his shock. He had his mouth wide open, and a fly could go in, but he was never to know.

"You... you are beautiful." He stammered.

"Are you trying to say all these days I've never been beautiful until today?" She asked, her hands akimbo.

"No, Miss Yoori. You have always been beautiful." He said, staring at her boobs. Yoori followed his eyes, and a sigh escaped her mouth. Stretching her hands, she grabbed him by his ears and twisted them.

"Ouch! Let me go. "I am not lying." He groaned in pain.

"Do you know why am doing this?" She asked, increasing the pressure.

"Yes." "Yes, for staring at your beautiful boobs." He said, gulping nervously.

"What? Unbelievable!" She muttered, letting go of him. "Hurry up, we need to leave as soon as possible." "I don't want to be the center of attention," she said, pushing him back to his room.

As Yoori and her assistant walked into the venue, murmurs broke out in the crowd as everyone craned their necks to take a look at them. Reporters chased them, asking if they were models. That's when Yoori looked at her assistant and was surprised. His long hair, which she had never noticed, was combed neatly and tied into a low ponytail, and he had black goggles on his face, making him look more handsome. The expensive royal blue suit he wore matched perfectly with his snow-white skin. His moist red lips glittered under the natural light, looking yummy.

"Idiot!" "Collect yourself, girl!" She slapped herself when she started fantasizing about kissing him.

Her high heels clicked as they walked; unconfortable under so many gazes, she wrapped her hands around Kelvins's and buried her head on his arm.

"Who is that girl with Kelvin?" "She is beautiful." A person said within the crowd.

She had people saying things as they walked forward. It was not new to her. She expected people to recognize Kelvin since he had been taking care of her companies, so he was well known. Snubbing the reporters' questions about whether they were a couple, they strode in towards the mansion.

"Sir D'wain, we are here." Yoori called upon walking in.

"Nice to see you again, Yoori." Mmh! I knew you had no date. I was eagerly waiting to see whom you would bring, but you never cease to amaze me. "Poor Kelvin, you have to assume the boyfriend's and the assistant's positions at the same time." He said so, and they all laughed.

"That's what I'm paying him for," Yoori said.

"Come with me, Yoori." "I want to introduce you to someone." Sir D'Wain said, dragging her.

"Who, sir?" She asked, craning her neck to see who it was.

"There he is." He pointed to a young man sitting lazily on a sofa, his left leg on top of the other. He had a book in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other, which he sipped leisurely.

"Ocean, come meet the girl I told you about." He called him. The guy raised his head, and Yoori gasped, becoming nervous immediately. The guy was Jas. She had left him in Bradley City. The other night they had sex in her office, and the next day she was meeting him in City X. "When did he come?" She asked herself inwardly.

"By the expression on both of your faces, I guess you have already met." Sir D'wain said, jerking Yoori from her shocking state.

Jas followed Yoori's hands, which was wrapped around Kelvin's, and folded his fists. Yoori found herself pulling her hands away and saying, "Yes, we have met, but I know him as Jas." She spoke after a while.

"Hello, we meet again, Yoori." He said indifferently, stretching out his hand for a handshake, which Yoori accepted. He then walked closer to her and whispered in her ear, "It's only been a few hours since we were apart, but you've gotten yourself a new bedbuddy." Did you two have sex? Anyway, judging from the way you had buried your face in his arms, I guess you had." Upon saying this, he walked away agrily.

"Why are you angry?" "It's not like we are lovers." Yoori wanted to tell him, but he was already gone. That was not the first time he got angry with her for getting close to another guy. She knew she would have to pay dearly to win him back.