Wait until the banquet is over before you take your leave" Luke added.
At this point Selina approached him, "Mr Chairman we should proceed with the signing!' she said with a nervy smile.
Luke nodded and moved to sign the agreement.
Procedures were followed and the contract was signed after Luke applied his seal.
Applauses rung through the hall, this was the beginning of a new era for Gold Country.
After the signatures were done, the party continued as everyone mingled.
Luke met a few high ranking officials of Gold country along with President Selena for some formal introductions.
After socializing a bit Luke went back to the main table but couldn't find Beatrice, only the three beauties remained but Beatrice was absent.
Luke couldn't help but frown. Sasha upon seeing Luke frown couldn't help but speak up, "She's left to get some fresh air"
Luke nodded and headed to the balcony to find Beatrice gazing into the beautiful night sky in a daze.
She didn't even notice Luke's presence, Luke silently approached her and stood by her side as he also begun to gaze into the starry night.
"When were you planning to tell me?" Beatrice asked before turning to look into Luke's eyes.
"Soon.." he answered.
Are you disappointed in me for keeping this from you?" Luke asked.
Beatrice sighed and looked into the starry night, "I'm not disappointed, just overwhelmed!"
Luke slowly grabbed her hand, from now on no more secrets!"
Beatrice looked at him and smiled, "No more secrets!"
As they both gazed into the galaxy, Luke sighed and apologized, "Now that my secret is out, you can't go back to living your previous life, it's gonna be rough from here!" Luke said as he squinted his eyes looking into the galaxy with determination,
Beatrice felt his grip holding her hand slightly tighten.
Ever since Luke gained consciousness as a child he was aware he carried the hope of an entire civilization in his hands, until a few months ago he was ready to carry all that burden alone until he met Beatrice.
Now he was becoming selfish, he didn't want to walk through that path alone, he wanted to do it with the woman who crashed into his life and force her way into his heart.
He knew he was being selfish, but he couldn't help it.
Beatrice smiled after hearing Luke, "I was already prepared to go through a rough road with you the moment we met!" She said with a sweet smile.
Though it had been revealed that Luke was more richer and powerful than she was, she knew things were getting heated up between he and the great nations, so he kind of understood the 'rough road' he was talking about.
"Do you want to go home?" Luke suddenly asked in a whisper.
Beatrice couldn't help but nod her head, today she's been through enough surprises.
Luke held her hands as they walked from the balcony to the banquet hall.
Luke bid farewell to Selena before leaving with Beatrice.
Luke and Beatrice left the banquet hall to see John and the guards waiting for them outside.
Beatrice finally understood that all the workers at Luke cafe were his guards, no wonder they were so dispassionate about serving in the cafe.
"I don't think any introduction is needed between you guys Luke said with a smile"
Beatrice couldn't help but also smile at them.
Luke opened the car gates for Beatrice like a gentleman.
After Beatrice entered Luke turned to John, "Set of immediately! And also tighten security around the boarders of the country.
If you come in contact with enemies on the boarder dispose them as you see fit !" He ordered before getting into the car.
The motorcade left John behind as they zoomed off towards the main road.
After Luke's motorcade left, the people in the banquet hall were left wondering to why he was left behind, but not for long.
A strange looking aircraft suddenly appeared above the banquet hall, the appearance of the mysterious aircraft left the president security detail in a state of panic as they moved to secure the president and other dignitaries of state.
The mysterious looking aircraft landed on a flowery field infront of the banquet hall.
John moved towards the night devourer causing everyone to be surprised, all the sides of the aircrafts seemed to have no door or even a windshield but suddenly a square door suddenly appeared on the side of the aircrafts and opened followed by blue lights, fascinating the spectators.
"What material is that aircraft made of?" The minister of defense couldn't help but ask.
A soldier in an all black armor appeared, the armor was as black as the night with a modern advanced helmet covering the soldiers entire face.
It almost made the soldier look like an advanced robot.
The soldier gave John what seemed to be a salute by placing his hand on his heart, causing everyone to hold their breath in curiosity, this was quite new to them.
John nodded slightly before entering the mysterious aircraft which made no sound,
where the door appeared on the aircraft completely disappeard after john boarded the devourer, it suddenly vanished after rising above the ground.
Just like how it had appered, it had also disappeared without anyone knowing how.
Selena couldn't help but smile charmingly, this was probably one of Archman elite units.
This force could now be said to be under the command of the Gold country.
"At ease!" Selena gently said, "There's nothing to worry about, those men are under Luke's Archman guard'' All the people felt slightly relieved after hearing that.
But deep within their hearts they were filled with awe, no wonder Archman Group was so powerful.
With such a force under their command were they any battles they needed to fear? The mysterious plane made no sound and blended perfectly with the dark, though they weren't military expert's they were sure that in night battles this planes would be devastating to enemy forces.
The generals of the country who were initially dissatisfied with handing military control to a corporation begun to rethink, maybe this was not so bad at all.
The Ravenwood family patriarch couldn't help but frown, ''No wonder that boy is so confident! But this won't be enough.
.....
Crystal Citadel
Archman Security Mission's and Control HQ
Monitoring room of the Mission and Control HQ
All the officers there were busy as they monitored Luke's motorcade path making sure that they took the most secured route, it was no secret that Luke motorcade faced countless assassinations. It was their duty to monitor the motorcade path and detect all hidden dangers.
Another unit monitored the transport of important and classified shipments of Archman Group across the globe.
In one of the units, a young officer kept watching videos of the arrival of people from the airports and harbours across the country.
He's been doing this for more than two weeks and nobody understood why.
The young man name was Chris, just like most youngsters in the gold country, his dream was to become a pilot for the Archman military but failed his trials, though he was disappointed he chose to join the monitoring unit who were literally the eyes of Archman private army, the pay too wasn't bad.
Life in the monitoring unit was quite boring, all they did all day were assisting the ground forces in combat, the only interesting part of his job was that he got to sometimes control attack drones.
Two weeks ago he picked his girlfriend at the airport and noticed something minor which kept bugging him, so he begun monitoring the boarders of the country on impulse and the same situation was happening across.
Chris couldn't help but lift his head to look on the big screen projecting Luke's motorcade, "I need to talk to the chairman!" He suddenly spoke out as he got up.
The commander of the monitoring unit couldn't help but chuckle, "And why exactly do you want to talk to him?''
"Sir we might be on the brink of our and we might have already lost before it begun!
Every single living person in this country is in danger, we don't have time I have to speak with him now!" Chris said in a serious voice abruptly as he stared into the eyes of his commander.
The entire large hall fell silent, Chris wasn't the type to bluff besides the confidence in his voice made them understood he wasn't joking.
"What do you mean we are on the brink of war? And how have we lost when we are yet to even fight? The commander asked with doubt.
"The great nations have begun their attack on Gold country!!"
We have to counter their attack, we are already in a losing position" Chris explained.
The commander of the monitoring division face turned serious, "Kid, this are serious allegations can you prove it?" He asked.
They were talking about the great nations here, though they were tensions between them it didn't mean they could start baseless accusations.
"That's why I need to speak to the chairman!" Chris replied.
The commander nodded, at this point he had to trust his subordinate. This matter was too serious.
....
Beatrice was surprised to find herself in an enormous estate which was brightly lit up.
The estate had a large beautiful garden and a lake which seemed to lead to the coast, she has never seen such beautiful scenery,
Luke opened the car gate for her and stretched his hands out to help her climb out.
"Welcome home'' he said with a smile.
"This is where you live!" Beatrice asked in amazement as she looked around the estate.
The estate seem to come from a fancy novel, a sparkling lake surrounded by towering trees. Their shade falls on a carpet of colorful flowers. Beauty in its simplest form Nestled amidst the beauty, grand manor house peeks through the trees, the estate almost looked like a palace.
Luke took Beatrice into the estate, the inside was a blend of elegance and simplicity,
"Do you live alone?" Beatrice couldn't help but ask, the manor was massive yet she couldn't see a single person.
"Usually it's me and John, but now it's just you and me" Luke said with a smirk.
Beatrice couldn't help but blush, Luke couldn't help but think that today was the day, after seeing Beatrice blush.
He couldn't help but kiss her lips.