Hunter leaned over the desk in his office, the faint hum of the city’s nightlife echoing in the background as Leigh slid another file across the table toward him. He barely noticed the clock ticking above them; the details in front of him were far more pressing.The numbers on the screen, the invoices, the transactions—everything was pointing back to Jonathan, but there was something else there too, something more personal.Leigh’s sharp eyes didn’t miss a thing. She had been invaluable in helping Hunter decode Jonathan’s financial dealings—understanding the patterns, the hidden codes, and the shell companies that kept Jonathan’s operation running beneath the radar. She was resourceful, precise, and undeniably clever.There was no one else he trusted more in this moment, despite the strange pull he felt when they worked together. But there was something else there, something that both of them were pretending not to acknowledge. Neither of them had spoken about the tension between them
“Damn it, where the hell is she?” Hunter mumbled as he impatiently stomped his feet on the vitrified tiles; Hunter have been standing and waiting here for no less than Six hours; Olivia, his fiancé, usually got off to work around five o’clock. He fished his phone and composed a text again. Today is their anniversary; Hunter looked at his wristwatch, it was past eleven o’clock, still, no sign of Olivia. Hunter wasn’t mad, coming late, but the fact that he can’t reach her makes him anxious.Olivia is an epitome of beauty, and danger is always one step ahead of her; and he is trying to avoid it by occasionally waiting for her in front of their house, plus the fact that this neighborhood is not safe anymore these days, The man don’t want to use his power, and make her feel like she’s a criminal. He wants to try it, as normal as possible. He tried hitting her phone again; Still, no answer. “This won’t do; I’ll go and fetch her myself,” Hunter immediately grabbed his jacket and ru
Hunter hurriedly got to the hotel; he’s been using a cab, since the moment he decided to pursue Olivia, without his family’s help, neither name nor wealth, he even considering of using Olivia’s last name. When he reached the hotel entrance, an admin approached him, just looking at him, a typical scenario; Hunter can’t smile, due to the earlier incident, and he doesn’t have to pretend low, when Olivia’s wasn’t around, “I’m here under the reservation of Hunter Dimitri,” he used his mother’s maiden name. He doubtfully looked at Hunter and scanned me again; oh right, “You must be?” that wasn’t a question. Hunter handed him his ID, “I’m Hunter Dimitri; my fiancé is waiting for me. Could you please tell me where our table is?” he heard no reply; the admin just assisted him to the reserved table. There, he saw his lovely fiancé looking at her phone; annoyance was surprisingly visible on her beautiful face, and she had a wine glass in her left hand, Hunter saw two empty champagne
Hunter was staring blankly ahead, holding his temper, and continued eating, “I am no one, I think that’s what you wanted to say, right?” Olivia looked at Hunter, Shock strike Olivia’s eyes, this was the first time Hunter spoke with threatening voice, “I’m just a no one, who leech off to your well-earn-money,” Olivia immediately recover from being shocked, she grabbed her wine glass and poured it straight to Hunter’s face. “How dare you threaten me? Huh, do you have the balls to put me on my place? I beg to disagree,” Olivia looked at the food in front of them, “Other man paid for this, instead of you? What a shame,”Hunter’s eyes widen upon realizing what happen, his mind didn’t have the chance to control his body, he grip the wine bottle and threw it to wall behind Olivia. Olivia froze on her spot. Her face became pale, “I said that’s enough, didn’t I?” he angrily said, however, upon seeing Olivia’s expression, Hunter gritted his teeth, “I’m sorry,” “You jerk! Fuck you! I’m
Hunter spent the whole week planning for their wedding; there are a few things left to do since Master Pritt ensured everything would be done smoothly. Olivia refused to speak with Hunter. She still felt hostile, as always; she was staying in her friend’s condo, which he let; if this was her way to accept the situation, he let her do it; she had a week to prepare herself. He may sound nonchalant, but his heart feels empty, knowing that he have to deal with this feeling for the rest of my life.“Hey, you, okay?” Liana, Hunter’s best friend, pat him that pushed him out from his reverie, “You look awful, dude, come on, try this; I saw a cute petite girl down there; I’ll just drop my hi,”Hunter scoff, “Oh come on, Lia, don’t rush, and just insert those five on her; I’ll be patiently waiting for you here, no pressure,”He heard her laugh before exiting the boutique; she’s a lesbian, and when she said she would drop her hi, it meant she’s going to fuck that woman; it’s always a target
“I’m sorry, Hunter. I’m really sorry,” master Pritt kept on apologizing to Hunter, who’s just silently standing near the aisle.Most of the guests went home an hour ago, and Hunter wasn’t spoken since then, he felt ashamed, and broken hearted, thinking of all the things he had done for Olivia, and yet she still chose to leave him with so much pain.“We can still fix this, I will do everything in my power to reach Olivia, don’t worry, Hunter, the wedding will still happen,”The church’s door suddenly open, and there, Alfred—his right hand, arrived, to pick him up. Master Pritt and Mr. Johnson, looked at Alfred confusingly, “Boss,” Alfred muttered, as he saw the man who he have been serving for year.He immediately walk towards Hunter, “Alfred, it’s nice to see you again,” Hunter’s broken voice greeted Alfred.“Who might be this man, Hunter? You know him?” Mr. Johnson asked, still looking at Alfred, the remaining guests were also looking at the newly arrived Alfred.Alfred stood stra
“Good morning, how may I help you today?” a guy greeted Hunter, while he was picking his order, “If you can’t choose, then, I’d like to offer you some of our best seller,”Hunter’s brow furrowed, then nodded eventually, “Thanks, so, what can you offer for me, with less cream or milk,”“You can have our avocado escape, or reales pocho, it both contains fifteen percent milk, ten percent sugar, and fifty percent coffee,”Hunter handed the cashier his card, “I’ll get that both, thanks,”“Thank you, here’s your card sir, and this,” he handed Hunter a buzzer, “We will let you know once your order is ready, for the meantime, you can sit over there,” Hunter nodded and settle himself to a sofa near the counter.He just went back, after a month of staying home, he came back to the place where he was shamed, and belittled, Hunter’s father let him decide, to whatever he plans to do, and he want to start at the very place where he though, he would start a new.“Omg, is this real?!” Hunter look
“What the hell, that was so cool of you, dude!” Smith couldn’t help but to be amazed, he knew Hunter.He never boast on anything, but he never thought that he can really keep his mouth shut, no matter how people look down on him.“Stop it,” hunter said, with a smirk on his face, “You didn’t have to slap them that hard, you know,”They exchanged looks and laugh. Both of them ordered and had a great time, Olivia and William exited the restaurant, fluster with a sudden revelation. They can’t seem to move on with what happen.“So, when do you plan to start expanding? I mean, this was the only land you never had a business, you should invest,”“That’s why I’m here, Smith, you don’t need to rub that to my face,” Smith punch him playfully and continue drinking his wine, “This is a good place to put up a business, not yet fully established with other big business owners,”“The lands were still cheaper than from the other cities,” Hunter nodded, “Like the old times?”Hunter chuckled, “Yu