Semua Bab Ex and Son Beg, But I Never Turn Back: Bab 361 - Bab 370

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

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

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

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

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