Chapter Eleven

"Hello, Boss, I have seen Alicia driving out of the mansion with Jonathan Leonardo," Jax Cody relayed to Damian over the phone.

Damian's fist clenched, and his grip on the phone tightened.

"Follow them and ensure you keep your distance," he ordered Jax, anger coursing through his veins.

"Copy that, boss," Jax replied, and the phone call ended.

Jax got on his bike and drove off. He wore a black ensemble and boots, and he drove his bike past Alicia and Jonathan, who parked in front of a restaurant.

As Alicia got out of her car, she glanced at Jax, who sneered at her. But Alicia quickly looked away, sensing that the strange man might be working for Damian.

Alicia quickly locked her car door and walked ahead to meet Jonathan, who wrapped his arm around her shoulders and walked with her into the restaurant.

As they entered the restaurant together, Alicia met her best friend, Daisy Lawrence, a beautiful 23-year-old nurse with fair skin.

"Hey, Alicia! What brings you here?" Daisy asked as she moved over to meet Alicia. She had just finished her lunch and was leaving the restaurant. She donned a red top and black skirt paired with black shoes.

As Alicia wanted to reply, Daisy's eyes flew to the diamond ring on Alicia's ring finger.

"Oh my goodness! Alicia! Are you engaged? My goodness! Congratulations!" Daisy squealed, hugging Alicia excitedly and pulling her into a tight embrace.

At that same moment, Jax entered the restaurant and pretended that he had come to buy food too. But he was taken aback by the scene before him.

His eyes moved downward and settled on the ring on Alicia's finger.

"Wow! It's so beautiful. When did you and Jonathan become engaged?" Daisy asked, walking over to a restaurant table to sit with Alicia and Jonathan.

"Today," Alicia shyly replied, blushing as she could feel many patrons' eyes on her.

"I'm so happy for you, girlfriend! That means your wedding is coming up soon. While me, I am still single. Haha," Daisy teased with a smile as she laughed heartily.

"Don't worry. You will find a good partner soon," Alicia said just as a waitress came to take their orders.

However, Jonathan became uneasy as he recognized this waitress as a prostitute with whom he had a fling.

"I'm coming, babe. Order what you want. I will be back. Let me use the restroom," Jonathan said, excusing himself from Alicia's table as she continued chatting with Daisy.

Alicia was unaware of the reason why Jonathan left the table. But the prostitute already spotted him. "Officer Jonathan!" she called, catching the attention of Alicia, Daisy, and a few other patrons in the restaurant.

Wendy Otto was interested in Jonathan, and they had had sex frequently. But he told her that he wasn't in love with her and that it was only a fling to pass the time.

She was hurt by his words but understood that he was an officer. However, the sight of the diamond ring caught her attention, and she looked back at the lady smiling and chatting with her friend.

'Is she Officer Jonathan's girlfriend?' Wendy pondered. She was a young lady too, 24 years old. Her anger boiled as she paid more attention to the conversation between the lady and her companion.

"I never knew that Jonathan was serious about you. I thought he was joking, and that you two wouldn't get married," Daisy said, admiring the diamond ring on Alicia's finger.

"He is serious about me; it’s just that I don't think we are going to get married now. I have some family issues at home that need to be sorted out first. So Jonathan and I are not going to rush things," Alicia replied with a smile. Only then did her gaze return to meet the cold glare of the waitress, who was looking at her coldly.

"Hello, I already picked my order. Why are you still waiting here and listening to our chat?" Alicia asked the waitress, who snapped out of her trance and replied, "Forgive me. I will get your order now."

"Never mind. I don't need your service, as you seem suspicious!" Alicia accused Wendy, feeling something was off with the way the waitress was looking at her.

"What's going on, babe?" Jonathan returned, expecting Wendy to have served Alicia her meal and left the table, but he was irritated to come back from the restroom and still find Wendy there with Alicia standing up to leave the restaurant.

"Babe, I am out of here. The waitress looks like a creep with the way she zoned out glaring at me. I don't feel comfortable eating here. I have to go home now," Alicia said, grabbing her handbag to leave the restaurant. Jonathan followed her out with Daisy, sparing no glance at Wendy.

"Wait, babe! You still haven't had lunch. Let's go to another restaurant since you don't like this one. Or we can get another waitress to serve you." Jonathan said as he caught up with Alicia at the entrance of the restaurant.

Other patrons went in and out of the busy restaurant, but Alicia shook her head and glanced at her wristwatch strapped around her left wrist.

"I'm sorry, babe. But I have to go home now. My mother will be worried. So I must leave. Thank you for taking me out. I will eat at home. Goodbye," Alicia drew closer to Jonathan and kissed him lightly on the cheek as she stepped away from him and headed to her car.

Daisy still followed her, surprised by Alicia's earlier reaction towards the waitress.

"Alright, babe. Take care too," Jonathan replied, and he moved back to the restaurant to scold Wendy since he saw her standing at the front, looking at Alicia and him.

"Wendy!" He called her name, his voice filled with anger.

Wendy Otto paused and looked at Jonathan as he marched angrily toward her.

"What was the meaning of that drama? What did you do to my fiancée?" He glared at her, controlling his anger because they were in public.

"I didn't do anything to her. I was only stunned to see that she is your woman. But you said that you don't do love and only sex," Wendy replied, her voice breaking as tears welled up in her eyes.

"Yes, I don't do love," Jonathan replied coldly, his brown eyes glaring into Wendy's black eyes.

Wendy was a brown-skinned slim woman. She wore a white crop top and a black short skirt. She stammered and asked him, "Then what about the ring on her finger? Aren't you the one who proposed to her? I heard her talking about loving you."

Tears spilled from the corners of Wendy's eyes, her voice choked with sobs.

"Just cut the drama, Wendy. She is my future wife, and you don't expect me to marry you. You are a harlot, and that is what you chose to do. Don't come between me and my girlfriend. Otherwise, you won't like what I will do to you. Stay away from her!" Jonathan warned in a low, threatening voice as he moved away from Wendy and went to take a seat in the chair that Alicia had vacated.

Alicia's citrus scent still filled his nostrils, and he ordered Wendy, "Come and serve me something to eat and get a hold of your emotions."

Wendy couldn't believe that Jonathan would degrade her. She felt humiliated and hurt because she loved him. They had had sex several times, and she couldn't keep count. She fell for him and wanted to be his woman, but he didn't want her and kept her at arm's length.

She already suspected that he had a girlfriend. But why didn't he just sleep with his girlfriend since he was in a serious relationship?

Wendy gritted her teeth and went to serve Jonathan's meal. She promised herself never to fall in love with her client again.

Meanwhile, at a table filled with beer, Jax recorded the scene, smiling as he stood up and cleared his bill before leaving the restaurant to return to Damian's villa.