Chapter 158If he turned right, she followed. If he turned a corner into another section of the supermarket, she would go in the other direction and end up in the exact same aisle as him. And perhaps if he turned into the supermarket restroom, she would too.Now they were in the perfumes section. He picked up a masculine musk and twisted off the cover. Elena pretended not to watch him, pretended to be more focused on the writings behind her favourite perfume oil. The guy, who, unknown to her, had been watching her movements. He took one good look at her and he seemed, from the corner of Elena's eye, to whisper something to his driver who had been holding the man's cart throughout.The driver started to walk towards Elena and she quickly put the perfume oil back on the shelf and pretended to be more interested in other stuff.“Madam”, the driver said, to her as soon as he had come close enough. He held a small squared sheet of paper in his hand. She took it from him. Written on it were
Chapter 159“Mum! Just guess who is saw at the swimming pool party today!”Elena said as she excitedly entered the house. However she was greeted by an empty living room and no response.“Mum?”, She called, dropping the wine bottle she had in her hands on the table.“Muum!”, She called out even louder as she went up the stairs slowly. She walked stealthily through the passage, the unusual silence giving her an eerie feeling. Finally she turned round a corner and she saw the open door of her mother.Super strange. As silent as she could, she walked towards the door. Tipping her head slightly, she peeped through with her eyes into the open room from the left side of the door.Immediately, she saw her mother, she heaved a sigh of relief. Her mother backed her, seemngly holding something in her hand.“Mum, I've been calling you. Didn't you hear me from downstairs?”Grace turned, a little startled. “Oh darling you are back”, she said in a tone that felt a little colder than usual“How was
Chapter 160The next day, Elena arrived the airport thirty minutes to her flight time. She hurried out, not even waiting for the driver to get door.“Open this booth Goddamit! I'm going to miss my flight”The driver got the car booth and Elena yanked her pink box out. She took out the smaller one too without the driver's help. But when she turned to her things, one of the security guys already had him.“Excuse…”“Madam, your flight 541 is almost ready for take off”, another man said, cutting her short.“I know! And I don't have time for any chit chatting. Now where the heck are you carrying my bags too?”“He’s taking them to your flight ma'am. This way ma'am”, the security guy said, pointing to another section of the airport.“Oh….ohhh”, she said, as she followed the security guy. It was the private section of the airport where first class people went through the normal security check. When she got there, her bags had already been checked.“I'm sorry for the initial cranky attitude. I
Chapter 161“De La Castle Hotel and Suites”, Elena said as she flipped it over. It was like a mini magazine in many folds.“Is this where we are going?”“It is where we are”, the driver said as he pulled up in one corner of the vast compound.One of the porters came to their limousine and got the door for Elena. “Madam..”, he said, standing behind the door and waiting earnestly for her to alight.Elena adjusted her glasses so they'd stay up on her hair. She alighted slowly, holding the frame of the window as she stood before the magnificent structure of the Hotel. “Not bad”, she said, nodding her head slowly. The other porters were already taking her bags inside.“Benvenuto in De la Castle Hotel and Suites ,Signora (welcome to De la Castle Hotel and Suites) ”, the doorman greeted her as she pushed the rotating glass door in.Inside was even more beautiful. Three piece chandeliers hung majestically down from the ceiling in the reception and lobby. The reception and lobby were adorned
Chapter 162Another porter was at the elevator and he pressed the downward button as they approached. “Benvenuto Signore. Welcome ma'am”, the porter said to them as the elevator doors slid open.“Grazie”, Andrew responded,letting Elena walk in first before he did. Andrew pressed the number two button the elevator control as the doors slid into themselves. It ascended and soon got to the second floor. On the second floor was another receptionist in the lobby. The lobby was beautifully furnished with luxurious furniture sets “Benvenuto in De La Castle Hotel and Suites. Welcome to De la Castle and Suites. How may I be of service today sir and Ma'am”“She has a reservation for Room 95A. We'd like to know where it is please.”“Of course. Just take your right from here and go straight down. You'll find it just before you turn at the corner”“Right. Thank you”They left, turning right and going straight down just like she had directed. Finally, they got to 95A.Andrew placed the key card
Chapter 163Buz, Buzz…The landline in her room vibrated. Elena had ignored it for the third time as she was sitting far away from where it was and was in the middle of her makeup.“Oh God!!”, She groaned, putting down her powder brush. She stood up grudgingly and went over to the side table beside her bed.“What the hell do you guys want?”“Good…morning ma'am. Am I connected to room 95A?”Elena took a deep breath.“Yess you are”“Ok ma'am, I just wanted to inform you that there'll be a complimentary breakfast buffet at the dining hall on the first floor. Serving starts from 8.00 a.m and ends at 11.00 a.m but room services are available if you want to…”“Okay. Okay. I get the message. Thank you”, she said, putting down the handset in its place. She rolled her eyes and went back to the dresser table to finish up her makeup.She picked up the mini tongs and picked a pair of eyelashes out of the pack. Clearfully, she placed the glue gun on the binding and applied it over her natural las
Chapter 164Elena alighted from the Rover, setting one foot down carefully before the other. She took her Chanel purse from her bag and handed the bag to the security guard who had got the door for her. Walking gracefully, she stepped into the towers.Her father was downstairs in the visitor's lobby waiting for her.“Hey Daddy”, she said, walking up to him, her hands out for a hug. She hugged him but he didn't return her hug. For whatever reason, he was completely engrossed in what he was doing on his phone. “Is this your office?”, She asked, looking around. The building looked more of a museum than an office or even a residential building.“And where are the other staff?”“You are late, Elena”Elena was a little taken aback. “Woah, why are you so cold?”, She said, her face immediately distraught. “You didn't even ask how exhausting my drive down here was. Ughh”, she said, rolling her eyes. She walked over to the nearest armchair and plopped down on it, setting her purse on the gla
Chapter 165Elena nodded slowly, trying not to show that she was completely at sea on what he was talking about.“Is that okay?”“Yes sir”“No problem then. Information on how you'll go about it will be communicated to you. Your father here will help fill you in on every other thing”“Okay”, Elena said, nodding in sync with her words.“Alright. I believe we have an agreement”Paolo snapped his fingers to the nearest servant in the room.The servant came hurriedly to Paolo and he whispered some instructions to the servant. The servant left and soon returned with some documents.“Here”, Mr. Salvador said, taking the papers from the servant. He signed and wrote the estimated price they'd agreed on before sliding them across to Elena.“Sign in the designated spaces provided; let's make it legal”“Umm…”“Is there a problem?”“I err…”“Oh not to worry my dear. I know you have a lawyer as a father and it's okay for you to be a bit skeptical. Your father here has already gone through everythi