For a moment, there was a terrifying silence among the gathered people.
"How's my dear cousin doing? We haven't seen each other for a long time," Vasili asked Anton with a mocking smile.
"Dad was fine until you crawled out of your hole again. Besides, who let you use our last name again? From what I remember, my grandfather disowned you."
Anton wasn't going to leave the man alone. If he was going to play with them like that, he had to be prepared to get all his dirty laundry.
The smile visibly disappeared from Vasili's face.
"Who would dwell on some old man's sulking? He's long gone. And I came to do business. What's wrong with using my father's last name?"
Vasili shrugged as if it was no big deal.
"Business is business. First come, first served, right, partner?" He turned to Bethany, who was surprised by this information.
She had no idea that this man was related to Sophie.
Presenting her most charming smile, she looked shyly at Darrell and the equally handsome Anton.
Both men were incredibly attractive. Each in their own unique way.
How nice it would be to have them both all to herself.
"Nice to see you again. I'm Bethany Forzani. I hope you won't hold a grudge against us for gaining your clients. After all, the business world is not for the faint of heart,"
She said confidently, looking at Sophie with a triumphant look. She was sure that after taking so many customers away from them, Sophie would be distraught and Darell would start admiring her for her intelligence, even though it wasn't her idea.
However, the woman lived in her own little world, believing only in what she had convinced herself.
The exchange of words between the two groups left the customers stunned. Slowly coming to the conclusion that they had been deceived, they couldn't believe that they had been fooled so easily.
Seeing their faces, Vasili reminded them before they could say anything.
"Please remember the terms of our agreement and what will happen to you if you want to break it. I count on fruitful cooperation." After these words, he patted Bethany's hand and they both walked away towards the other guests.
The distraught men looked at Darell and Anton with guilt in their eyes.
"Mr. Ruslanov, Mr. Pilsar, we really didn't know"
"What's done is done. Now you'll know that you have to check everything before you sign something" Anton said dryly, walking away from them.
Sophie and Darell went with him, sitting down at one of the tables prepared for the guests.
Drinking a glass of champagne in one go, Anton put it down angrily on the table.
"I should have known he could do that. He did the same thing in our country when we were starting the company" He pinched the bridge of his nose, closing his eyes.
"Anton" Sophie began quietly. "Why didn't you tell me that Vasili was dad's cousin?" She asked in a hurt voice.
Anton sighed, taking his sister's hand in his.
"We didn't want you to know that our own family is our greatest enemy. That our own uncle is after our lives. All he cares about is power. He won't hesitate to kill us just to take over the business and swim in prosperity" He explained to her, looking at her with concern.
Knowing what she had been through before, he and her father didn't want to show her the sad truth about their family. Sophie nodded in understanding.
"So what are we going to do now?" She asked, looking at both men.
"The same thing I did in our country. We'll announce that Vasili is not connected to us in any way and warn potential clients. I'll call Zick right away and ask her and the twins to spread the word" Anton said, pulling out his phone.
All this time, Darell was silent. He considered everything that had happened in his mind, deciding what he should do.
It was a big blow to his company, losing several important clients. However, he wasn't going to worry about it too much.
As Anton said, it's done. He needs to get back to work and show that his company can do much better.
Sophie excused herself for a moment, needing to use the bathroom. Today's whole incident had clearly shaken her up.
An uncle preying on their lives, losing clients, Bethany's return...
As she was washing her hands, she saw the woman enter the bathroom out of the corner of her eye.
With a victorious smile she looked at her rival and slowly walked up to her, standing right behind Sophie.
"How are you holding up after that great defeat you suffered, hm? Is it possible that Darell doesn't look at you so favorably anymore, seeing that you're no good for anything? Who knows. Maybe if you ask nicely, I'll take you on as my secretary, after he throws you out" She laughed to herself, imagining that scenario that was never supposed to come.
Sophie looked in the mirror, staring at the woman's reflection with contempt.
"Bethany, you've always aimed too high without any skills. I can't understand your self-confidence. And your stupidity. Let me ask you"
She turned to the woman who was furious at her words.
"Was this your plan to take away our clients? Or was it you who found Vasili and offered him this deal? Do you know what will happen to you when he no longer needs you?"
After the last sentence Bethany couldn't take it anymore and wanted to slap Sophie in the face but she quickly grabbed her hand.
"You'll regret this Sophie. You'll see. Darell will be mine sooner or later" Pulling her hand away Bethany stormed out of the bathroom leaving Sophie in her thoughts.
"What did she come up with again?" She looked up, sighing heavily.
She went back to the men without telling them about the conversation with Bethany. They already had enough on their minds.
"The hackers are already working. Let's go talk to the others. We can't show them that something is wrong," Anton said to his sister and Darell, and they went to join in the conversations with the other party goers.
Every now and then they would glance towards Vasili and Bethany, seeing how much fun they were having.
A few hours later the party finally came to an end and Darell, along with Sophie and Anton, returned home.
The drive back was silent. Everyone was lost in their own thoughts and didn't want to talk.
Today's events had tired everyone out not so much physically but mentally.
After dropping Darell and his sister off at their apartment, Anton went straight to Noah's.
He knew that tomorrow would be a busy day, but he needed to blow off some steam.
Entering the apartment, he stripped off his clothes and went straight to the shower. Drying his wet hair with a towel, he walked naked to the bed where Noah was sleeping.
In one movement, he threw the covers off the man and slowly climbed onto the bed.
He grabbed the edges of the sleeping Noah's underwear and slowly pulled them down. His heart began to beat faster and his member woke up to action.
He leaned over the man's thighs and began to kiss them gently. Anton's hands stroked his waist. The kisses went higher and higher until they reached the sleeping man's groin.
Noah, visibly aroused, purred charmingly in his sleep, not knowing what was happening. His member slowly began to wake up.
Anton looked at it, approached his dick and began to shower him with kisses from the base to the tip.
Noah moaned louder, slowly waking up. This pleasure was too real for a normal dream. Slowly opening his sleepy eyes, he saw Anton between his legs.
Anton, seeing that he was awake, looked at him temptingly and opened his mouth, licking him with his rough tongue.
Noah's head immediately shot back with a quiet moan. A victorious smile appeared on Anton's face.
Without wasting time, he began to suck and lick him as if his life depended on it. Noah was unable to stop himself from moaning loudly.
Feeling that he was about to come, he felt Anton turn him over and pull his ass up.
Kneeling with his head buried in the pillows, he felt Anton's hand on his penis and the dangerous weapon rubbing against his hole pulsating with excitement.
Wanting to help him, he grabbed his buttocks with his hands and spread them for him.
"Fuck!" Anton let go of his cock and, grabbing his hips, buried himself in Noah up to his balls.
His body shivered at the wonderful warmth and narrow walls. Not wanting to hurt Noah too much, he decided not to move for a moment.
Imagine his surprise when Noah himself began to press against him and moan temptingly.
Anton leaned on one hand next to his beloved's head, grabbing his shoulder with the other.
"I'm going crazy for you" He said in a hoarse voice before he started riding him like a real beast.
Wet sounds could be heard in the bedroom, drowned out by moans and growls...