An hour before seven Alicia woke up to take a cold shower to calm her nerves that were currently going haywire in anticipation of her date with Dimitri .
Under the cool shower she let the cool beads wash away the tension as she thought to herself what do I even wear? , I don't even know how to act I've never been being with someone so high and mighty . The thought of him being high and mighty made her smrik as she continued in her thought.Tristan is going to die of jealousy and regret. I have to make a point to take cute videos and post on social media . I don't even care about how hurt I am right now , I just need to bruise his pride so badly let him feel the hurt I've felt .Someone knocked on the door breaking her away her away from her lustful thoughts on revenge .“ Girl are you planning to get your skin wrinkled in the shower . Get out of there already we have to get you ready !” . It was Sally's voice .Alicia rolled her eyes mentally “ I'm coming mum” she said sarcastically turning off the shower , shrugging into her fluffy pink bathroom.As she steps into the room , she sees Sally has dumped a pile of designer clothes on the bed rummaging through them. Noticing Alicia's presence in the room she jerks her head towards her .“ Come let's figure out what you should wear we have barely fourty minutes and we haven't done your hair and makeup ” .Sally picks up a hot red number .“ Yes this is the one ! Try this on ” Alicia takes the dress from her and puts it on standing by the full length mirror.“ What the heck!” She said in amazement . Sally squeals excitedly “ I told you this is the one ” .The red midthigh dress highlighted every curve in her body it looked like pure luxury, it did what it was meant to do without looking like it was doing too much . In thirty minutes her hair and make up was done and she paired the dress with silver heels and a matching glittering clutch.“ You look like a temptress” Alicia laughed “ I've been called alot of things in my life but definitely not a temptress ”.“ Because you were dating a dumb man ” sally said rolling her eyes “ now don't forget Dimitri would be used to women throwing themselves at him so keep it classy be very flirty but don't let him have his way ”.“ What ? How do I achieve that ” Alicia looked genuinely confused . Sally stood up dramatically “ don't be so glum it's quiet simple maintain eye contact while doing things like taking a sip of wine , look from his eyes to his lips before taking a bite of your meal . “ Then look back up at him innocently as you dab the corners of your lips. Just make sure every single thing you do sensual and do not I repeat do not kiss him on the first date make every fibre of his being want you ”“ Okayy , I think I got it ”“ Of course you do , you can't mess this up I can't wait to see the look on Tristain's face when you post pictures of this and remember don't be classless while taking the pictures . Do it like the baddie you are and remember you are the price! ”They chuckled and high fived then like on cue Alicia's phone rang . She picked it up and saw it was Dimitri Valentino ,she answers the call .“ hello ”“ Yes my sweet I'm outside your complex are you ready? ”“ Yea I'll be down in a minute ”“ Alright I'll stand by my car ” .Sally gave her a nod of encouragement and Alicia heads downstairs to the parking lot to meet Dimitri.Even if Dimitri did not stand outside his car there was no way Alicia would have missed him because Immediately she got to the parking lot she spotted one of the most expensive rare cars in the world that only a Billionaire could afford .Dimitri drove a Rolls Royce Droptall which is one of the only three in existence in the world .He lifted his hand in recognition and she walked towards him hoping he won't sense her nerves .He took her hand and placed a firm warm kiss on it “ you're even more beautiful than the first time I laid my eyes on you ” . Alicia blushed slightly , flustered by his compliment.He opened the car door for her and she slipped in . She wanted to reach for her seatbelt but he beat her to it and buckled her in , her head swarm as she got a whiff of his intoxicating masculine luxruy scent .He got in and started driving to the restaurant , “ I hope you like french and Italian dishes I got a private chef to make your choice at the Blucuban restaurant ”.“ Yes I love Italian food , you picked well” Alicia tried not to sound too excited .“ Good, I'm glad it please you ” .In a few minutes they were at the Blucuban five star restaurant . Alicia wondered how he got a reservation so quickly , Tristan had tried for months then given up they were booked all year round .Dimitri got down and opened the door for her taking her hand as they walked hand in hand to the restaurant.“ Good day sir and miss . Your table awaits at the private section and we are honored to have you in our establishment” a nervous attendant greeted them .Dimitri looked unfazed obviously used to this kind of treatment. All around the restaurant diners stopped eating and glanced at them all eyes were on them at this point .“ Good lead us to our table ” . The table was the best in the whole restaurant and the private section had been cleared out . Dimitri pulled out a seat for Alicia and made sure she was well seated before seating himself.In a few seconds a man in a chef’s uniform came in with a special menu . “ Hello Sir and miss I am the head chef of this establishment at your serviceand here to personally take your order ”Dimitri nodded in acknowledgement taking the menu and handing it over to Alicia . Alicia glanced at it and ordered for the main course lobster and truffle tagliolini and for desert special chocolate cake with coconut cream.The chef looked pleased with her choice , Dimitri picked the wine .“ Good choice , I'll have the same thing ” . A waiter brought the wine and poured their glasses . While drinking the wine Alicia took Sally's advice on seducing him but what she didn't except was his equal fervor in matching her passionate looks that inadvertently turned her on .“ You know if you keep looking at me like that , I'll have no choice but to make you mine tonight”.The statement shocked and excited Alicia she couldn't muster up a response.The waiter saved Alicia by suddenly appearing with their order . Alicia ate the food carefully with relish the meal was exquisite she completely forgot she was on a date with Dimitri as she moaned when she tasted the chocolate cake with the coconut cream topping the sweetness melting in her mouth .“ I see you like it ” his deep voice vibrated instantly making her regain conciousness of where she was she blushed embarrassed . He laughed lightly “ nothing to feel shy of love , most people have the same exact reaction ” . Alicia eyes met with Dimitri's dark eyes , she averted her gaze and akwardly continued with her desert quietly . By nine thirty pm they were done with dinner and now driving back to Alicia's apartment. “ Hope you enjoyed the dinner ”. “ Yes I definitely did , thank you ” .“ I didn't even get the chance to ask you personal questions I was too caught up admiring you but I'll be honest with you , there's nothing I don't know about you already . You caught my attention th
By 9:30 Alica and Sally were already heading out of the apartment . They boarded separate cabs Alicia to the appointment with Alexander Kings and Sally back to her apartment.Alicia pulled up at the skyscraper office of Alexander Kings ten minutes to the time slated for her interview. She stilled her nerves , according to her reports and investigation contained in her journal ‘ how to bag a Billionaire” .Alexander Kings is the top most and powerful bachelor Billionaire in the world and he is very intimidating with a reputation for being a no nonsense person Sally's HR plug must have pulled heavy strings to land her this interview considering her sparse work experience.She walked through the automatic doors and approached the receptionist she noticed the environment was bustling with professionals moving in different directions it is a quite intimidating environment. “ Good morning ma'am ” , the middle aged woman smiled at her warmly “ morning dear , what can I do for you ?” .Her sm
“ well , you'll just have to trust me and I've accepted the offer . I don't want the reputation of not keeping my word .And least I forget I haven't given a response to your proposal of a relationship yet ”. Alicia finally responded her answer seemed to have doused the fire in his eyes .Dimitri's eyes softened and he chuckled “ I seem to have forgotten that fact you must forgive me . I don't mind you working but you don't need to I am willing to foot your every need and want for luxury ” .Good I have him where I want Alicia thought to herself .“ I know you can do that and even more but I still want to work . And it's strictly business , and you and I know you'll have eyes watching me at the office ” Dimitri nodded and raised his hands “ you've caught me okay I'll trust you but seriously what do I need to do to make you mine . Whatever the cost I'm willing to bear the cost to met any requirement to officially make you my woman”His sweet words tugged at the corner of her heart threa
Alicia's eyes widen when she saw Tristan standing right in front of her and her throat went dry . Oddly she then realized how much effect he still had on her but instead of pure unadulterated love , it was tainted love she felt for him mixed with the intense desire to hurt him so deeply he'll question his worth and his pride would be utterly destroyed.“ May I help you? “ Dimitri stood up all 6ft 6 of him towering over Tristan 5 ft 11 frame . Tristan suddenly realized who Dimitri is. “ Mr Valentino I'm so sorry I didn't realize you were the one , I apologise for the ntrusion ” .“ Good , you may leave or do I have to make you leave “ Dimitri said in a dangerously low voice .Fear filled Tristan's eyes “ no …no sir ,enjoy your day ”. He quickly walked away .“ Are you okay ? , Hope seeing him didn't ruin your mood ”. Alicia put on a bright countenance “ not at all , but I think I'll rather go home now I'm sure you have work to do ”. Dimitri shrugged “ work can always wait , spending tim
Alicia felt like her legs couldn't hold her up anymore, the interaction with Tristan had completely drained her to a point she had no more will power and she doubted herself now .“ I'm fine, ” she responded. It was barely a whisper . “ You don't like fine , I heard what he said to you and just know they're all lies and he just said those things to get to you and dampen your spirit”.“ I should thank you for standing up for me , he would have kept going if not for you . I'm really grateful ” before Alicia could sit on the ground from the exhaustion she felt Dylan catch her up in his arms . He carried her in his arms bridal style “ you don't have to thank me for anything , I'll do all I can to protect you from such abuse ”. Alicia nodded her throat too tight with emotion and gratitude.“ Do you mind if I take you to my apartment , you don't look like you need to be alone right now . Especially with what just happened ” Alicia noded her head in agreement . He turned towards his apartmen
Alicia woke up feeling refreshed and she had a good night's rest . She woke up a good two hours early and decided to get an early start on her day . She decided to check I*******m because she hadn't done that in a while .Usually she would only go online to stalk Tristan and his fiance Emily but for the past few days she had been so occupied she completely forgot about doing so . Just before she could tap the icon Sally's call came in . She arched her brow . It was really unusual for Sally to call her this early , she wasn't much of a morning person . She picked the call “ what's the emergency ? ” , “ Alicia you're trending on social media !there are pictures all over the internet of you with Dylan at the club , dinner with Dimitri and brunch too ” .Alicia sat up suddenly “ what do you mean , I didn't even take any pictures with them ?”. “ Well there's something called paparazzi and those men have a lot of them trailing them. Good thing is you look so hot in all the pictures , Girl
Chapter Thirteen Alicia knocked on Alexander Kings door just in time a few minutes before nine .“ come in ” the door opened and she stepped in and just like the last time the man already had his head buried in work the only difference this time was he was typing away on his computer .Well he is definitely a workaholic that's for sure . Alicia said think to herself . “ Good morning sir ” she said in her most professional sounding voice .“ Morning Alicia ” something about how he said her name enticed her; it rolled off his tongue too smoothly . All the while through this interaction the man hadn't looked up from his computer .“ I have some documents I need edited and sent out before lunch , can you handle that ? ” he paused typing and stood up. He did a mini stretch and Alicia couldn't help but notice his muscles flex . He walked over to a book shelf taking a spiral binded document then handed it over to her .Alicia took the documents without meeting his eyes . “ Alicia ” his deep
Alexander's Pov Alexander Kings watched Alicia walk away . He saw the way her face fell when he cautioned her about her reputation on social media . He let out an audible sigh , running his fingers through his thick dark hair .He didn't understand why he wanted to take her in his arms and comfort her when she looked at him with those sad eyes but still business is business he can't let his feelings get in the way . More still from the file he read on the woman ,she seemed quiet harmless but there was something in his gut that didn't trust her .Firstly she just seemed to come out of nowhere now she's hanging out with two of the most powerful billionaires and got recommended to work in his office . He feared she was a spy sent by one of his enemies but he had no evidence , he just had to watch her closely. He carried his suitcase exiting the building he decided to drive himself today . Today was a special day , the foster home had finally decided to give him custody of Alexis after
Chapter 99Alicia and Alexander almost made it out of the warehouse then random shots started flying , Alexander pulled Alicia to himself as if to shield her and he noticed the gunshots reduced as though they had an order that he shouldn't be harmed .He cocked his gun , ready to defend at this moment he didn't even care if this is how he'll die he just wanted no harm to come to Alicia . “Alexander, it's me, they are here for let me go , I can't live with myself if anything happens to you because of me ”.Alexander laughed darkly “ I'm not letting go love , get that idea out of your head” at this moment while they were distracted a bullet hit Alicia's arm , her blood quickly spilled out . Horror filled Alexander's eyes and angrily towards them, knocking down the man who had fired the bullet .From where they hid they heard a man shout “ nooooo you just killed my brother . I don't care if we have orders to not kill you . It's personal now ” Alicia heard the man and her heart nea
Chapter 99Alexander was currently enroute to Sally's house to find out if she had any leads at all and could make sense of the situation. He drove feeling frustrated that despite the reward he was yet to get tangible information concerning Alicia .His phone rang , being desperate for any news at all he slowed down on the highway and picked the call from the private number “ yes ?” he said .The voice on the line was clearly altered as it sounded electronic so he couldn't tell if it were a woman or man speaking . The person obviously wanted to protect his identity.“ I have information as to where Alicia is but you have to hurry, they're about to move her from here. We can discuss my payment after you rescue her , I can't reveal my identity yet because I'm part of the team on the kidnap ”.Alexander felt a sharp spark of hope flutter in chest and his heart beat sporadically “ Alright , text me the address I'll be there in minutes”.“ I will , but you'll need back up ”“ Don't worry a
Chapter 97The time is currently 10 pm at night when Alicia quickly sent a text to Sally letting her know she was on her way . She turned the key on the lock to open the door of the car she had been renting and suddenly she felt arms around her .Everything went black , she struggled and tried to kick but to no avail and a thick damp towel was placed over her nose and mouse she perceived a hot acidic smell and her vision went blurry .She vaguely heard a woman's voice , saying “ take her to the hideout” before she finally surrendered to unconsciousness. Meanwhile Sally was worried , pacing tensely through the hallway ,“ babe relax I'm sure she'll get here soon. ”“ It's been 3 hours since her last text , that very unlike Alicia ”Kalum stood up and held her arms in both hands “ well please don't put yourself through this stress it's not good for you or the baby ”.Sally stepped out of his hands “ Babe you don't understand , a few days ago Tristan had warned us that Emily seems to
Chapter 96 Alexander drove fast, almost racing to the restaurant , when he and Alexis had arrived at the airport they greeted them warmly but there was some tension he could sense in the air . It was his sister that pulled him aside and showed him the malicious interview of Mr Smith .He rushed the goodbyes and raced to the restaurant hoping Alicia wouldn't run and would just stay and explain things to him .Driving into the parking lot he vaguely saw her run into a taxi and just before he could turn around his car a police car blocked his path .“ Shit! ” he screamed as the taxi Alicia was in drove away fast escaping his view . An overweight officer stepped out of the vehicle and tapped his window. It took all the self control within Alexander to not zoom away and chase after Alicia.But he couldn't because his daughter was in the car , he didn't want to give her the wrong example or endanger her life . He took a deep breath .“ Daddy are we in trouble ” he turned this see her blue
Chapter 95 Alicia finally arrived home a few minutes past four and much to her surprise Alexander and Alexis were waiting for her at the entrance of the house . “ Hey stranger, ” Alexander said, looking devastatingly handsome . Alicia giggled “ what are you guys doing out here ?”“ Waiting for your of course ” Alexis said excitedly struggling to pull open the door Alicia noticed her struggle “ sweetie move back a bit , I'll open the doors automatically ” “ Okay ” Alicia pressed a button and the doors opened up automatically , her new car was definitely something she had been impressed by the first one Dimitri had gifted her .But this was impressive. It was the latest model of BMW and the scarlet red interior had the best quality leather with a mini fridge, television , snack compartment , makeup compartment and you wouldn't believe a mini ice machine.Alexander had gifted it to her just yesterday after the engagement , she hadn't even had the time to take pictures of it and send
Chapter 94Alicia and Sally were enjoying their lunch; they couldn't make it for brunch and they decided to do lunch instead . Alicia bit into the finger starter sandwich enjoying the spicy chicken that was used to make it .Someone pulled a chair beside them startling them both , Sally and Alicia turned simultaneously to see it was no other but Tristan .“ What the hell are you doing here ” Sally said through her teeth , “ calm down , I'm not here to start any trouble ” he said smirking in an annoying way .“ Tristan, don't make me call security , why are you stalking me ?” He gave a laugh “ Calm down ladies at least hear what I've got to say ”Sally and Alicia exchanged a look then nodded to themselves.“ You have five minutes and nothing more ” Alicia said in the most stern voice she could muster. “ That's enough I just wanted to apologize once more for how I treated you . I'm really sorry and I Know there's no hope of us getting back together but I don't want us to be on bad term
Chapter 93 Alexander drove into the White estate and up to the White mansion, Alexis was playing with her Barbie doll in the beach seat . “ Daddy why are we here , I told you I don't like that woman, her red long nails creep me out ”. She said, speaking of Emily . Alexander turned off the engine and burst out laughing , he tried to keep it under control because he knew it wasn't a good example to laugh at others in front of Alexis . He cleared his throat in a bid to control it “ well sweetie she's not feeling too well and I think we should say hi and cheer her up . And you're too young to understand grown up women's fashion” Alexis blue eyes shot up giving him a childish offended look “ No I'm not , my nanny Priscilla has cute white nails even Alicia has pretty nails but that woman reminds me of maleficent ” Alexander coughed to cover up his laughter “ well sweetheart each man to his own , we can't judge . Now let's get down and say hi to everyone”. Alexander got down from th
Chapter 92The next morning Alicia woke up to see ninety three missed calls from Tristan , she stretched and itched her eyes before hissing in annoyance. Her phone vibrated again and for a half a second she thought it was Tristan and was ready to tell him a piece of her mind but when she picked it up she saw it was Alexander.Her whole demeanor seemed to change and she physically relaxed and picked up the call angling it properly since it's a facetime call . Alexander's beautiful brown eyes stared at her , she could see he was obviously still in bed, his head tousled.“ Hi love ” his deep voice spoke “ Good morning ” Alicia said slightly blushing at the term of endearment he used and the way he spoke her name .“It should be illegal how beautiful you look when you wake up. You're absolutely stunning ”.Alicia giggled at his comment “ you flatter me too much Mr Alexander ”. He arched his brow at her amused acting confused and shocked at her use of his real name earning him another gig
Chapter 91 Alicia flashed the ring showing Sally who looked at it in awe Alicia couldn't believe she was engaged and to be married just next month .“ what the h*** girlll, I don't think I've ever been more happy for you .This is so surreal !” she said hugging her to herself tightly .“ I know Sally and I owe this all to you , you've been with me through thick and thin encouraging me all the way . I don't know what I'd ever do without you ”.“ Please don't make me cry Alicia , you're my best friend in the whole world and no matter what happens we'll always stick together and be there for each other ”.“ Agreed ” Alicia said as they broke apart , “ so Alicia what do you say just you and I order food and chill like we used to as single girls , the only thing different is we can't have some wine ”.“ I'll love that ” Alicia squealed ,“ I'll text Alexander and let him Know , I know he'll be okay with it but still I should inform him ”Sally rolled her eyes “ Alright love bird , call your