Alesha suddenly looked up to find the face of the tall figure in front of her.
"Jimmy…" she muttered incredulously. She was very surprised and excited to see the Korean man before her. The eyes were a little squinty but flickering, the white skin was very contrasted with the dense black hair. His height and athleticism seemed perfectly clothed by his casual attire. His lips curved sweetly at Alesha who had been staring at him unblinking.
"Hey, my lovely girl…" he said, hugging
Alesha's warm body without hesitation. Alesha immediately returned his hug whom she had missed for years. They didn't realize that a pair of sharp eyes were inflamed seeing their closeness.
"Jimmy, I miss you so much. Where have you been? Since that day, you disappeared all of a sudden and never met me anymore," said Alesha as she continued to cling to Jimmy's arms.
Hearing this, Jimmy just smiled and gently stroked the head of the girl he admired. Well, they had previously engaged by each other's matchmaking parents, but because Jimmy was an ambitious and career-crazed man, he thought the marriage alliance was just a stepping stone so his family business could grow even bigger.
However, after a long time they were engaged were decided to end their engagement and Jimmy got what he was aiming for, without knowing each other, they finally decided to end their engagement just by phone. But, when they met accidentally at an event, Jimmy felt sorry for the first time and thought he was the dumbest man in the world for neglecting a very beautiful and innocent girl. So, at that time he managed to attract her heart again but Alesha only considered him as a good friend.
However, her attitude hadn't changed. She was still being spoiled with Jimmy and he loved her like that. Jimmy still remembered how frustrated he was when Alesha said he was just her friend and would never be his girl anymore.
He blamed himself for leaving her just because of his business. Now, he had become one of the most respected and feared mafias. The illegal business empire he built over the past 5 years had made him a cold-hearted man. He even could do whatever he wanted, including having the girl he had been dreaming of.
It was a fate that had brought them back together. So he promised that with this opportunity, he would never repeat his fault anymore. Jimmy then kissed Alesha's forehead gently.
"Hey, why are crying? See, I'm here now. I promise I will never leave you again." He said as he tightened his arms around Alesha's waist as he wouldn't let her off even for a second.
"Really? Are you serious? Then never disappear again, Okay…?!" Alesha stared at Jimmy with a hopeful looked. Jimmy just nodded and let go of his arm on Alesha's body but then he realized her dress was so revealing.
"Alesha, since when did you like to wear these clothes? And what are you doing here?" Jimmy asked as he took off his jacket and covered her body.
"Ah… that was my friend. She brought me here and this is her outfit. She said that if we go to the club we should wear this kind of clothes. Bu..but I'm also not comfortable wearing this dress, you know this is my first time." Alesha stuttered, smiling innocently. Hearing her explanation, he just shook his head and asked Alesha to sit beside him.
"Alesha listen, you are a girl who must always take care of yourself. You know exactly what place it is, right? You don't know the people here, what they are like, and what their attentions are, so you have to be careful. And I'll bet that your parents don't know that you are in a place like this right?" he said while looking at her seriously.
Alesha just shook her head and stared at him with a sad look. Jimmy's attention melted her heart, which made her trust him with all her heart, she then leaned her head on Jimmy's shoulder, as she closed her heavy eyes.
"Promise me that you will never go to a place like this again or I will tell your parents if you like to hang out in the club and we will see how they react." Jimmy threatened while stroking Alesha's arm. But Alesha was silent, her eyes kept close. Jimmy felt something was strange. He then sifted his seat and saw the girl had been sleeping.
"Alesha…!" he tried to wake her up by shaking her shoulder gently but she didn't budge.
"What have you been drinking," Jimmy muttered worriedly as he carried her out of the room then walked toward his car. The next moment, the car drove away, but there was another car followed them.
Meanwhile in the palace,
Charlotte looked relaxed flipping a magazine, but her face looked gloomy. Suddenly her phone rang and after seeing the name on the screen, her sad face turned cheerful, her sweet smile appeared but she let her phone kept ringing.
Meena, who had been grumpy was getting more upset because Charlotte had not answered his calling.
"Just go to her room, she locked herself up all day. I don't know anymore how to persuade her, take this." Said lady Kate while handing him a key. She had been watching Meena, she saw Meena had been worried. She also knew about his relationship with her daughter was beyond chemistry as a friend. She realized that they both were closed and lady Kate was alright about it because she already knew Meena very well. She also hoped they could be like that forever.
"okay your grace, I'll try," Meena replied then headed for Charlotte's room.
Meanwhile, Charlotte still lying on her comfortable bed after letting her phone ringing, she was angry with Meena for ignoring his promise. Though at that time she had prepared everything but on the day were they supposed to leave, Meena never appeared, even her phone was unavailable.
From then on, Charlotte was in a bad mood, she was disappointed and so upset. She promised herself that she would never forgive Meena for his mistake. She then stepped into the bathroom, soaked her body in the bath up as much as she could until her mind refresh.
Meena knocked on the door of Charlotte's room slowly. He was actually a little nervous because he never crossed the line by entering her room even though they were so closed. Meena was a very polite man especially when it came to women. He maybe a little naughty if compared with George but he never did a silly thing. He respected all women especially Charlotte, that was why Lady kate never mind if Meena had a relationship with Charlotte. But this time, Meena must try to convince Charlotte again.
Meena had tried to knock on the door several times but there was no answer. He began to worry that something might happen to her. So he unlocked the door with the key that Kate gave to him. He opened the door then entered and looked around. Shading the light purple coloring the room, it was so warm and nice. However, he didn't see Charlotte. Is she in the bathroom? His face suddenly flushed, what is he thinking of? He then quickly dispelled the strange thought that started creeping up his mind, he returned searching the room to find her.
The camber of Charlotte was so large, there were some corners that she might be there. Meena began to explore the room tried to find the girl. But his heartbeat suddenly faster than usual, might be this was the first time he entered her chamber.
He called out her name, hoped the girl would answer him, but after waiting for several minutes, he still didn't get any response. Did charlotte runaway? But impossible, the security system of this palace was very sophisticated. And also, the position of Charlotte's chamber was at the top of the building. It made it difficult to do something stupid.
Even after searching all the places of the chamber, Charlotte still nowhere to find. Meena started to think that Charlotte was not in her room. He intended to leave the room and looked for another place, but his step stopped all of a sudden when he saw the back of a girl wearing only a short towel which covered her beautiful body.
She was busy sorting out something in her wardrobe without realizing frozen Meena who was watching her.
Meena's blood flow seemed to burn in an instant. His heartbeat drummed uncontrolled.
He stared at her as he saw a princess from heaven, who knows what was churning inside his chest. His feeling was mixed between nervous, surprised, stunned, amazed, interested…what? Interested?! With his own best friend? No this is not true. He thought. But, before he had time to regain his abnormal feeling, the girl suddenly turned towards him.