“Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sure we have all had our share of meeting new people today. Please let's return to our seats as I'll call the chairman of the association to start giving out awards to those who deserve them,” the MC said, and everybody went to sit down immediately. Ivan and Elijah felt so relieved at the announcement; they could not wait to leave this place.When everybody was settled down, the MC took the microphone again and began to speak.“On this note, ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming to the podium Mr. Jack Sanders, the present chairman of the association of successful business owners in the city,” the MC said, and everybody except Elijah and Ivan started clapping.Ivan knew what he looked like; he knew that his company was also going bankrupt because of the things he had done. He could not wait to expose all the places he had laundered money since he started his business. Ivan looked at Jack as he came to the stage, a smile on his face, and he bowed.
Ivan could not describe how satisfied he felt at the look on their faces. They were shocked and appalled. He liked it, and he wanted more of that.If they dared to do that to him, he was going to show them the things he was capable of doing from now onwards.When they finished, different businessmen and women, who wanted to familiarize themselves with Ivan and Elijah, approached and made conversations.The both of them did not like anyone out of all of them, but they tried to be nice and listened to everything they said without frowning or doing anything.They just listened. When they were done, they decided that it was time to leave. They were the last to arrive and the first to leave.Elijah would say that's the life of a fashionista. Ivan smiled at the thought in his head. Their guards paved the way for them as they left the main hall.“That was awesome,” Elijah said, punching the air.“I know, right? Call it fabulous. I liked the look on their faces, like they wanted to faint anyt
Ivan and Elijah exited the car. Ivan had intentionally kept everything low-key, including the inconspicuous car they had brought.Elijah, however, was not pleased. If it were up to him, he would have shut the club down tonight, but his boss had forbidden it.Elijah insisted that they bypass the line and approached the bouncer, much to Ivan's surprise."I agreed to keeping a low profile, but that doesn't mean I'll wait in line like everyone else. I have connections to get us in immediately," Elijah declared. Ivan considered the point and agreed.They made their way inside without even needing to show identification. The bouncer recognized Elijah and promptly allowed them entry.Elijah seemed familiar with the venue, suggesting that he frequented it often. He believed that parties were a way to distract himself from his troubles, but Ivan held a different perspective.They were escorted to the VIP section, which Elijah had reserved to avoid sitting at the bar. He signaled for the hostes
"SOULMATES"Ivan heard it again, but he felt that it was his mind that was disturbing him.He just could not take his eyes away from the beautiful woman who finally looked away from him.Immediately she did that, Ivan suddenly felt a loss that he did not understand. There were a lot of things going on in his mind that he did not understand.Her two-piece was red, and he suddenly fell in love with the color. He did not understand the sudden urge to have her to himself alone.He did not like that everybody in the club could see places like these on her body. He was confused by the sudden possession. He took another shot.That was his fifth. He still could not take his eyes away from her, and he was disturbed. His insides were not settled.He understood the sudden urge to have her because she was his type. He was not going to deny it, but he did not get the little voice that kept whispering "soulmates" in his mind.He took another shot of tequila."You're sure that you're okay? Normally
It was Monday, and it was time to get back to work.Ivan could now openly go to work because his identity had already been revealed. However, that did not stop the press from following him around, trying to ask him questions.He decided to go to work today and formally introduce himself to his workers. He hadn't been able to do that yet, as Elijah had already planned everything out.They were going to the technology floor first.Elijah wanted everything to go smoothly, and since there were over a thousand employees in the technology department, he decided to gather all of them in the largest space to save time.Ivan wasn't particularly excited because he didn't enjoy facing people, but since they were his workers, he had to do it. After all, he was their boss.The weekend had been hectic for him because of that lady, Donna Monroe. Elijah had already found out everything about her. She was 25 years old, worked as a stripper, and had other side jobs. Although it made him uncomfortable,
It was another Friday, and Ivan couldn't help himself; he had to come to the club once again.Elijah came with him but didn't sit with him because they didn't want it to look like he came to offer her a job with him.He wasn't supposed to be here, he knew that, but he couldn't stop himself.He had been anticipating Friday since he came here last time, and now it's here, and he was also here.Elijah was shocked when Ivan told him that he wanted to go to the club once again. Yeah, he was in trouble. The last week has been crazy.It was the way she kept coming to his mind and making him do all sorts of things, like thinking about how she would feel in his arms and how he would feel inside her.He never did that, even when he was with Lucy. He was shocked himself, and he didn't know how to define it.He didn't understand the things he had been feeling for the last few days. His mind was a mess, and it was only filled with this woman.What was he going to do about it? He didn't know. Did h
Ivan sent out the proposal yesterday, and the meeting with Lucy was in two hours.Elijah had already settled everything, and he just had to go into the restaurant, present the contract to her, and watch her sign it.Then come back home, because he really did not like leaving his comfort zone, but he had to do that. And it was because of that Goddamned woman."Are we ready?" Elijah asked."You mean am I ready?""I meant are we ready, cause I felt like we were going to go in there and kick ass, you know what I'm saying. You definitely do." Elijah said."Yes, I know what you're saying, but unfortunately, I'm the only one going there tonight. I don't want her to feel ambushed into signing; she has to sign because she wants to. I don't want it to appear like I'm forcing her.""Yeah, well, good plan. Good, let's hope she takes the bait.""Oh, she will," Ivan told him.Today was Sunday, and tomorrow was Monday, and he was aware of the fact that Donna would start tomorrow.It was all he could
Ivan waited for an extra hour. He knew Lucy would be like this, so he was not surprised because he was prepared for what she wanted to do, and he did not have any issues.He was on his phone, stalking Donna. He was going through the club's Instagram page and then he saw that they tagged red. She didn't show her face, but she did show her body.Even when she was performing, they never took a picture of her face. It must be an agreement between her and the owner of the club or something.The woman was hot, and he just wanted to have her to himself.His mind went to the ring; it was in his pocket. He had time to actually check the way the thing glowed.It was always anytime he thought about her, which was weird. He knew he should have called his parents that day, but he was just too swamped with work that he could not actually call them.He was going to call them tonight because he did not have any plans of being long here."Look who decided to come early." The voice that he came to hate