All Chapters of Ex and Son Beg, But I Never Turn Back: Chapter 361 - Chapter 370

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Chapter 361: The Rave

Willow’s POVWearing a slinky, sparkling dress that took inspiration from the disco era, I had to admit that I looked very good. As did Luigi, now that he was properly ‘glittered up’. He was wearing a 1970’s jumpsuit, bright red, and I applauded his willingness to embrace the theme.But I insisted that he undo the top four buttons to bear his chest, which I generously smeared with glitter. Standing up, Luigi looked in the mirror and nodded at his reflection. His cheeks sparkled, as did his chest. It was a stretch for Luigi, dressing up like this, but he actually looked kind of hot.Glancing at the bedside clock, I mumbled.“Shit, we gotta go. The rave’s starting.”Clasping my hand, Luigi and I darted out of the room and made our way downstairs. I was excited to see everyone’s reaction to the ballroom transformation, as well as all the rave costumes.Luigi and I entered the room, and he audibly gasped. A disco ball hung from the ceiling, and light machines cast dancing neon lights all a

Chapter 362: Fire

Willow’s POVDoing my best to hear the messages over the loud bass, I covered my ear with my hand. But surely I hadn’t heard the messages correctly.Standing up, I motioned for Luigi to follow me out of the room. I had to find a quieter place. Once we were outside the ballroom, I played the messages again.Panic seized me immediately as the police man’s voice came through the phone.Looking at Luigi with wide eyes, I felt like the air was being sucked out of the hallway.“A fire?” I repeated, disconnecting the call. “Oh my god.”Frantically, I called back the number the police man had left. Moments later, it was confirmed.There was a fire at our studio.“We have to go,” I said, a sense of dread washing over me. The policeman hadn’t said much. Just that there was a fire and they needed me to get there quickly. “Shit. But Adonis?” I asked.It was his wedding night. The rave was in full swing. The last thing I wanted to do was ruin the night for him. But if I just left, he’d wonder why.

Chapter 363: Watching It Burn

Willow’s POVThe cab driver let us off down the street, since he couldn’t get any closer because the road was blocked off. Running down the road, my heart hammered in my chest.This wasn’t happening.The fire crackled loudly as I made my way up to the barricade.Two firetrucks were parked on the side of the road, and long hoses ran from the back of them. Trying to push my way through the barricade, a fireman held up his to stop me.“You can’t go through here,” he shook his head.“But that’s my studio,” I said, my eyes wide with fear.“I’m sorry, Miss, but you have to stay on this side of the barricade.”The fireman’s face was smudged with black. Behind him, firemen raced around, positioning the hoses, pouring water onto the fire.I stared at the scene in utter disbelief.My studio.My beautiful, brand new studio. The flames licked the sky. Broken glass littered the sidewalk. All around us, people were huddled together, watching the firemen try to put out the fire which was clearly out

Chapter 364: Arson

Willow’s POVWe stood outside the studio, a blackened mess. The windows had blown out from the force of the fire and the entire building was taped off.Adonis was still in his rave clothes, but Luigi and I had changed. That morning, we’d finally gone and got Adonis, just as he and Jay were headed up to their hotel room. It was 8 in the morning, but the finally had only just worn down. Guests filtered out down the hall, tired but happy from the long, fun event.Adonis’s eyes flew open when I told him what had happened. “Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”My eyes were red and puffy from crying, and I sniffled.“We didn’t want to ruin your night,” I said, my voice small.“Oh honey,” he said, wrapping me in his arms. “I love you so much.”From there, we all got into a cab and made our way over to the studio. The firemen were still cleaning up, but we were allowed to enter under supervision.“I’m not sure I even want to go in,” I said, as we stood on the sidewalk.I knew what we were going to

Chapter 365: Harder and Stronger

Willow’s POVHanging up, everyone stared at me, waiting to tell them what the police officer had just told me.“He said the fire was lit on purpose. He said it was arson,” I shook my head in utter disbelief. We’d all assumed that the fire had been an accident. But clearly that wasn’t the case.Anger bubbled up inside of me.Someone had done this? On purpose? But who? But why?Why would someone deliberately set fire to my studio?“Do they know who?” Luigi asked.“Not yet,” I replied. “But they’re looking into it.”“Well they better find out who did this,” Adonis said, anger flashing in his eyes.“It was Beatrice.”Logan said it and we all turned to him, stunned.“Beatrice?” I repeated, dazed. “You think she’s behind this?”“I know she is,” Logan nodded, his voice confident.“I don’t know,” I sighed. “I mean, this is an act of arson. It’s pretty severe. I’m not sure that Beatrice would do something like this.”“I am,” Logan said. “She’s angry about the TV show. She’s pissed off about bei

Chapter 366: Riff Raff

Third Person POV“The bitch burnt down the studio? That’s rich?” Guilia laughed out loud to herself.She had to hand it to Beatrice, she didn’t think she had that in it. It was a bold move, an act of criminal arson. And Giulia was impressed.Giulia also had a feeling that it was only the beginning, and that Beatrice had more tricks up her sleeve, so to speak.“Miss Giulia?” the security guard said, appearing at her office door. Giulia snapped shut her phone. “The girls are ready for you.”Feeling light with the news of Willow’s scorched studio, as well as confirmation from Sasha that she’d successfully crashed the wedding, met Luigi, and arranged a business meeting, Giulia walked out of her office and down the hall.Opening the door to the parlour, the girls were all waiting for her. Eight of them in total, all dressed up and sitting with their backs taut, their hands folded over their laps, just as they’d been instructed to do.This was Giulia’s weekly check in, an inspection of sorts

Chapter 367: A Business Meeting With Logan

Luigi’s POVSitting in the boardroom, I asked my assistant to bring in some coffee. Logan was arriving any moment, and I was excited to discuss the conversation I’d had with Sasha during the wedding.The prospect of a new hybrid of grapes was enticing, and I hoped that Logan would see the same value that I did.Moments later, Logan walked in, a smile on his face. He was wearing a black business suit, a briefcase in his hand.“Come, sit down,” I motioned for him. Logan took his seat just as my assistant brought in some coffee.“How’s Willow?” Logan asked, a look of concern on his face.“She’s actually doing all right,” I told him. “She and Adonis are sourcing out a new space as we speak.”“They don’t want to redo the studio?” Logan asked. I shook my head.“No. They both feel that the old space had bad vibes now. They want to start over somewhere fresh.”“That makes sense,” Logan nodded.The police had launched an investigation, but they hadn’t come up with anything. All the security cam

Chapter 368: More Money

Willow’s POV“Dad? Are you awake?”I popped my head into my father’s room, my voice soft. If he was sleeping, I didn’t want to wake him. He was still weak and fragile, although he was doing a lot better. His weekly test results were good, and the medication was keeping his heart as strong as possible.He was even up and walking about sometimes. At night, he sat with Mira and Carl in the living room, working on a massive puzzle that had taken over the coffee table. He was sad that he couldn’t do all the things he used to do, but he’d come to terms with his new life, and he was finding joy in simple things now.“Yes, love, I’m awake,” he said. “I actually just woke up. I was doing a crossword puzzle and I must have dozed off. What time is it?”“4 o’clock,” I smiled, coming into the bedroom. He was fully dressed and on top of the covers, his eyes still a bit drowsy, the crossword puzzle beside him.Walking over to his bed, I poured him a glass of water.“Have you taken your afternoon medi

Chapter 369: Franchise

Willow’s POV“Franchise?” my father asked, his eyes growing wide. “That’s very ambitious.”I couldn’t tell by his tone what he actually thought of the idea. He was right though; it was ambitious.It would require us to incorporate the company, and then set up a business model whereby we could open several different stores across the West coast. Instead of having a studio with a small store front in it, we were going to have stores dedicated to selling our perfumes, namely our Perfuming Line.We’d already sourced out a great jewelry manufacturer who could provide us with high-end jewelry at a decent wholesale price.Basically, we would set up the first few stores in some strategic locations, like Los Angeles and San Diego. Then we would allow for other people to purchase our business model and set up their own version of our stores. Fast food restaurants and clothing stores, for example, followed a franchising model, and we were taking our cues from them.It would allow us to set up sto

Chapter 370: A Suit of Pants

Third Person POV“Can I help you?”Sasha turned to the sales associate. Her thick fake lashes blinked at Sasha, a stupid smile plastered on her face. Sasha was incredibly out of her element here in this high end department store. Perhaps the sales associate could tell that she didn’t belong there.“Yes, actually,” Sasha replied, her voice flat. “I need a suit of pants?”She phrased it as a question because she wasn’t entirely sure that’s what it was called. Sasha had never worn a pant suit a single day in her life. She was more of a ‘jeans and blouse’ type woman. Truth be told, Sasha despised shopping. She bought her clothes at local thrift stores.Or at least she had, in her previous life.But Giulia had made it very clear that Sasha needed to up her game on the fashion front.“These people are rich,” Giulia had told her sternly back in Romania. “You need to look the part. You can’t let on, even for a moment, that you aren’t one of them. So everything has to be checked out. Clothing.

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