CHAPTER NINE: GREGORY PARK.

Ares. 

I knew she'd be surprised to see me and she'd be wondering how I knew her whereabouts. But I'm fucking Ares, the CEO of Masters Global. I can get any information I want with the snap of a finger. 

“Hello wife”, I said with a smirk on my face, enjoying the surprised look on her face. “Happy to see me?”, I added. She couldn't say anything.

“Wanted to remind you of our outing tomorrow at Gregory Park. I'll send a driver to pick you up by 2:30pm, don't be late”. 

“Lest I forget, remember to wear something nice”, I said again without the smirk leaving my face. I left her there and headed back to my car and zoomed off anticipating the outing tomorrow. I really couldn't wait for the papparazies and the media to carry the news tomorrow.

“This is gonna be fun”, I said to myself.

Winnie.

“What the fuck just happened?”, I said aloud. “How did he find me?”, I kept talking aloud to myself still in shock. I didn't care about the stares I was getting from people.

I finally got to my hotel room and locked the door behind me. I was still in thought when my eyes landed on the shopping bags then I realized I hadn't picked out an outfit for the outing tomorrow. I decided to focus on that.

I looked through the clothes I had bought and decided to settle on the mini black gown. It was really short but I was hell bent on getting a reaction from him even if it's a little.

I anticipated the next day and I didn't understand why.

Winnie woke up to the rays of sunshine coming in through her window and turned to the other side of her bed where the sun rays wouldn't disturb her to continue her sleep. Then she jerked up from the bed suddenly and checked for the time. It was 12:00pm.

“Fuck, how did I sleep till this time?”. She paused for sometime and realized she had just two hours and some minutes to get ready.

She immediately got down from the bed and went into the bathroom to have her bath. When she was done, she brushed her teeth and started focusing on her hair. She applied the hair products she had bought the previous day to keep her hair in place and decided she'll style it later.

When she was done she began dressing. She decided to wear black lingerie to match with her gown and smiled to herself at the thought. After wearing the gown, she decided to put on sandals since they were going to the park. Winnie was contemplating if she should apply makeup or not, then she decided to just apply a red lipstick that matched the color of her lips then she used a lip gloss so her lips looked glossy.

“Now back to this hair. What should I do with you?”. She continued staring at herself in the mirror while talking. She later packed it into a high ponytail and left some strands by the sides.

When she was done, she looked at herself in the mirror and was satisfied with what she was seeing. The gown was exposing just the right amount of cleavage.

She looked at the time and saw it was 2:20 already. She was glad she was able to finish getting ready on time.

Few minutes later, she heard a knock on her door and opened it to see a man that looked to be in his late 40s. “Mr Ares awaits you ." She locked her room and followed the man outside where she saw a very expensive car waiting for her. She didn't know much about cars but she could tell it was fucking expensive.

She entered the car and the driver brought the engine to life and sped off.

“We've arrived, miss”. The driver informed her then she came down from the car and he just sped off without waiting a second longer.

Winnie was beginning to become conscious of her dressing as some guys kept staring at her legs as she walked by. She almost started regretting wearing this outfit but when she thought of the reason behind it, she decided it was worth it.

She found a bench and sat down to wait for him.

“Hello wife”. She stood up and turned to see Ares. “Damnnn he's fucking handsome”, she muttered under her breath.

“Hello husband”. She replied with a sweet smile. She took in his appearance and reaction.

He was wearing a shirt that hugged his chest and made his muscles more pronounced, and pants that were hanging loose from his waist. His hair was perfect as usual, not a single strand out of place.

She noticed the way his eyes traveled along her body from her lips to her breasts where they lingered for a little while then to her legs and she saw something tighten in his eyes but it was gone immediately, then he brought his eyes back to her lips and they settled there.

“My eyes are up here mister”, Winnie said with a smirk of her own.

“Ahhh, I see you took note of my ‘wear something nice’, you don't look too bad”. He said while taking in her appearance again.

Ares suddenly closed the gap between them and put his arms around her waist while staring into her eyes. 

“What do you—

“Don't worry, it's just for the paparazzis, they're here already and we have to give them something to write about, don't we?”. Ares said, cutting her short.

“But I can't see anyone”. Winnie replied, trying to check for anyone looking suspicious.

“Don't stress it, you won't be able to see them”. Ares replied while bringing her face to focus on his. Then, he put a strand of her hair behind her ear and started staring at her lips again.

This made her shudder a little bit then she put her arms around his shoulder instinctively and kept staring at those green eyes of his with speckles of gold.

“Like what you see?”. He asked her while still staring at her lips.

“How did you find me?”. She asked the question that had been on her mind since, ignoring his question.

“Who do you think I am, Winnifred? I can get whatever information I need ASAP with just a phone call”.

With that, he brought her closer to himself as the scent of her perfume filled his nostrils. Winnie's breath hitched a little at the sudden closeness of their bodies. 

She noticed Ares was staring at her lips again and he was bringing his head closer and closer with his eyes still on her lips. Their lips were inches apart when she suddenly cleared her throat and slightly pushed him away.