Three hours earlier. At Apple’s club.The whole place was dark with dim lights shining across the whole room of the club. The male strippers were on the dance floor and the female ones were getting ready to hit the stage as well. The music was loud and quite deafening, with different customers yelling happily as the male strippers danced their hearts out.At the edge of the club stood Sara, her curves accentuated by a sleek black dress that hugged her body in all the right places. Her long, raven hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall of night, and her piercing dark eyes sparkled like emeralds in the dim light - it was only her eyes that could be seen, as she had a mask covering her face. Though it wasn't something new in Apple's club, the majority of the guests used masks so no one would know their identity.Sara was engrossed with her phone when one of the female strippers walked up to her."Madam!" She called out, and Sara turned to her. "We have a little problem.""What pro

Selena and Luca stood in front of a wine display and their eyes wandered around the whole selection with different types and brands of wines. They stood there contemplating which of the wines they should purchase.Luca moved closer for a clearer vision and the first wine he read was: "Petra Zingari Toscana Rosso IGT, NV Champagne M. Brugnon Sélection Brut." He quickly turned to Selena, who was still walking around. "Hey Selena, come check this out," he said.The next minute, she walked over to the counter he was standing at and took a glance at the wines he was pointing at. "Oh no! No, we can't buy these, they are too cheap!" She wrinkled her nose in distaste. "That's $15,000and $45,000? It's too cheap."With that, she turned to Luca and boasted, "You are about to meet the top five richest men in the European business world. These are too cheap. I understand you might not be able to afford their taste, so I will pay for yours as well. Take it as repayment for saving my life this mornin

Luca furrowed his brows. "Is that a threat?""Whichever way you want to take it. If you want it to be a threat, then there you have it, but I will say it's a promise," he said with a sense of pride in his voice.Luca chuckled. "You really think if I should breathe a word, they won't drop you immediately?""Business doesn't work that way. The harshest bid he was going to give me would be a fine, but you will be thrown out of your job immediately if I drop any petition against you.""I would advise you to hold dearly unto that job and keep your mouth shut!" He added. "Besides, you just have less than 72 hours of being the HR of the hotel anymore. Enjoy it now before you lose it all."The whole place went dead silent. Everyone knew Jason to be very rich, and his influence stretched overseas. Meanwhile, Avery mocked, "What now, Luca? Cat got your tongue now?"Grandpa, seeing the tension in the room was escalating, quickly called everyone to order. "That is enough! We should be talking abo

Luca hesitated before pushing Sara into her room. He didn't want to go in, but since Grandpa had already said he prepared a gift for them, he decided to go in with Sara. Immediately as he opened the door, he was met with a nice décor. He was taken aback by the sight before him. The room was decorated into a romantic oasis, complete with candles, flowers, and soft music playing in the background.Grandpa had made all of this possible because it was their 100-day anniversary of marriage.Luca pushed Sara closer, and their eyes darted to the words on the bed: "100 DAYS ANNIVERSARY." The walls were adorned with photos of Luca and Sara, and Luca wondered how they were able to get those photos together. Anyone who didn't know them would have thought they had a real white wedding.The bed was covered in rose petals, and a small table was set with a delicious-looking dinner for two. The air was filled with the sweet scent of blooming flowers, and the soft glow of the candles created a warm a

Luca pulled into the parking lot and marveled at the building in front of him. The Eclipse Club was one of the best in the whole city. The description of the building was an understatement to what Luca was looking at now.His father was the best. He had a span of about 20 clubs in the whole city. Most of them were standalone and not associated with him, so a lot of people didn't know he was the owner, and one of them was the Eclipse Club.He made his way inside the lobby of the building while still admiring everything inside.He moved to a lady. "Hello."The lady was speaking to someone in a low tone, like they were gossiping over something.He gave them some space, waiting for them to be done with their petty gossips so he would have the chance to speak to them.Soon they were done. In fact, they weren't done, but since one of them saw Luca standing, she dismissed her colleague and turned to him with a frown. "Mister, what do you want?"Luca hesitated at first due to her facial expre