Chapter 2

Freya thought the Gabriellemo Project would be canceled after what happened to her and Zeus in the conference room. So she was shocked when Beth announced that a contract signing would take place in conjunction with their CLM CEO's birthday celebration.

And now, while she was at the event where everyone was celebrating, Freya was busy discussing the Gabriellemo project with Engineer Galvante. But someone called her, and she instantly turned around. It was Beth who was running towards her direction.

"Freya, I've been looking for you. Mr. Mojica wants to talk to you. " Beth said, while catching her own breath.

"Really?" she asked, shocked since she couldn't believe Mr. Mojica, the well-known billionaire and CEO of the Mojica group of companies, as well as the owner of Mojica de Eliseo Hotels around the world, wanted to speak with her.

"Yes, now go. Mr. Mojica is waiting for you. By the way, I have to go. I still have someone to talk to. Bye" Beth left immediately.

Freya shook Mr. Mojica's hand as soon as she arrived at the table where Mr. Mojica was seated.

"It's nice to meet you, Sir."

"It was my pleasure to meet you and

congratulations on the success of the contract." Freya was happy and couldn't believe that the well-known tycoon was congratulating her.

"Thank you, sir, and by the way, I heard you want to talk to me." Freya said without hesitation.

"Regarding that, I'd like to hire you as an architect to help us renovate our château in Argany. Mr. Martinez claims that you are one of his company's best architects. " With a smile, Mr. Mojica says.

"Do you mean Eliseya Chateau? You want to renovate it? that castle is already magnificent." Mr. Mojica's proposal was unexpected in the clear blue sky, which surprised Freya.

Mr Mojica nods with a smile "What do you think? Ms. Ilustre?"

"Who am I to deny such a beautiful contract?" This is their goal to attract more contracts, and it is happening right now.

"That's a wonderful response, Ms. Ilustre; I'll just let you speak with my secretary about setting up a meeting to discuss this project—" Mr. Mojica stopped talking when someone called him.

"Daddy!" They immediately turned to the owner of that voice. And she was shocked to meet the woman who called Mr. Mojica. It was Claire, but she was more surprised at its companion, who was none other than her mother, whom she had not seen for 15 years. While looking at the two walking in their direction, the pain and anger in her heart were gradually returning. It had been 15 years since she last saw her mom, who left her without any goodbyes or explanations.She didn't know what to do at that moment. How funny it was that she was able to see her mom in the wrong place at the wrong time. She wants to laugh sarcastically about how faith does work, but she needs to restrain herself because she doesn’t want them to see that she was affected.

She was back in her senses when she heard Mr. Mojica say, "I want you to meet Adrianna Claire Herrera, Zeus Gabriel Herrera's wife." Mr. Mojica says, motioning with his hand to Claire, his daughter. "And this is my lovely wife, Maria Felice Mojica." She sees that Mr. Mojica is happy and so is her mother, which irritates her.

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Mrs. Herrera and Mrs. Mojica." She wants to roll her eyes while saying those words.

"It's nice to meet you again. Ms. Ilustre I hope this time around, you won't be my husband's mistress. Oh, my bad. I shouldn't say that." Claire said sarcastically.The audacity of this woman to say those words, especially with so many people around them, well, she won't let Claire humiliate her.

"Mrs. Herrera, come on, you're not stupid. Didn't you think that you might not be able to satisfy your husband before, so he looked for someone else ? But don't worry, it's all in the past now. I moved on, so you should move on too, "Freya said, winking at Claire, just to irritate her more. Freya could see the anger on Claire's face, and it made her happy. Claire was about to speak when Mrs. Mojica preceded her.

"It is nice to see you again, Freya. You have already grown up. You are a professional now. You have fulfilled your dream." She was taken aback when Maria said those words.

"You know each other?" It was Claire, who was obviously confused.

Freya immediately answered Claire's question,

"Yes, Mrs. Mojica was one of my dad's friends before." Everyone should not know that her mother is Maria Felice Mojica because it will only bring chaos to her life.

"By the way, I have to go; I still need to speak with someone, and Mr. Mojica, thank you for the proposal; it was an honor to work for you." She smiled and walked away.

She didn't want to stay there anymore because she was afraid that she might say or do something stupid that would get her in trouble, so it's best if she just leaves; she also doesn't want to see her mother. She doesn't want to admit it, but she is hurt at the thought that her mother left them and never came back because she is happier with her new family.

She immediately went to the comfort room to let out the tears he had been trying to restrain from falling down her cheeks. She cried her heart out because she was in so much pain. And after crying, she washed her face. She looked in the mirror and said, "I have to pull myself up; they shouldn't see me weak." As she was leaving the restroom, she was surprised when her mother suddenly hugged her.

"Freya, my daughter," her mother said as she hugged her. Freya immediately untied her mother's arm that was hugging her and took a step away.

Freya took a deep breath and spoke. "What do you need? " Freya said, without any emotion.

"Freya, my princess, I miss you so much," Maria whispered, her eyes glistening with longing.

"You missed me? Really, if that's the case, then why did you just show up yourself now? Why did you leave us? Why didn't you come back to us? " She said, her eyes filled with anger.

Her mother remained silent, so she spoke, "If you can't answer me, then leave and never show yourself to me again because I don't want to see you anymore."

"Please don't do this to me, Freya; you are my child; please let me hold you; I have been looking for you and your brother for a long time," Maria cried, her eyes welling up with tears.

"You went looking for us? I seriously doubt it, and please don't call me my daughter because I am no longer your child, and your motherhood has been cut off since you left us! " She shouted at Maria because of the frustration she was feeling.

After saying what she said, she left the restroom and went to the venue's mini bar, she was miserably drinking and wants to get wasted so that she can forget the pain she buried 15 years ago, but she felt it again when she saw her mother earlier.

[Zeus Pov]

Zeus saw Freya was drinking a bottle of tequila. He wondered why this woman was drinking, because as far as he knew, Freya doesn't drink. To find out, he decided to approach it.

"Stop drinking, your tolerance for alcohol is low." he said, but it seems Freya didn't hear anything, so he snatched the wine that Freya was drinking.

"Go away, leave me alone." Freya said, but Zeus didn't listen. Instead, he sat in the chair next to Freya. Zeus didn't talk; he just stayed there and accompanied her. One looked at Freya. He knew it had a problem, and why the hell was I affected? Why was I still caring for this woman? He sighs in frustration because he doesn't have the answer to his question, so he just drinks the rum in his glass.

"Why are you still here? I thought you were mad at me. Did you forget what happened between us in the conference room? " Freya said, in a slurred voice.

Zeus looked at Freya's eyes. "I don't know why I'm here and no, I didn't forget what happened at the conference room." He said, while still looking at Freya, he seemed to be hypnotized by it. And he also noticed that Freya was drunk already because her face was already red, especially the nose and the cheeks.

"Hmm, but are you still mad? Did you? Do you want me to kiss you? I remember I used to kiss you before, so you wouldn't be mad at me anymore; should I do that now? " Freya chuckled and looked at him with an innocent face.

"You're drunk already. You should go home now," he said, averting his gaze from Freya. He didn't even want to admit it, but he was affected by what Freya said.

"Freya, let's go—" He didn't finish what he was going to say when he saw that Freya was asleep.He sighed and carried Freya to take it home, and when he arrived at the parking lot, he immediately deposited Freya on the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt. When he was about to close the door, Freya suddenly held his hand and kissed him. He was taken aback by Freya's bold move.But he found himself kissing Freya back with so much intensity that he nipped, nibbled, and bit Freya's lips. That made Freya moan. He was about to unhook Freya's bra but was stopped by the thought that Freya was drunk and he shouldn't take advantage of it, so he immediately closed the passenger seat door and turned to the drivers' seat. He started the engine while shaking his head, thinking that he should take a cold shower tonight to calm his friend down there, and that taking Freya to his penthouse was not a good idea, but he didn't know its address. So she doesn't have a choice.