Mrs Emily followed Mia to the blind date her father had agreed on, her eyes fixed on her daughter's back. Mia was dressed in a stylish outfit, her hair styled perfectly, but her attitude was less enthusiastic. Ethan, the guy she was supposed to meet, was already there accompanied by his mother, Mrs Diana.
As they exchanged greetings, Mrs Diana couldn't help but mention the upcoming wedding between Gael and i.
"Mrs Emily, I heard you are going to go to your in-laws with the jkings holding. Congratulations! I know the company isn't what it used to be, but jkings holdings are very solid. If Mia and my son are a match, the synergy will be incredibly beneficial.
Mia's eyes rolled, her expression uninterested, "long time no see Ethan" Ethan smiled, his eyes fixed on Mia's daring outfit, "wow, Mia your style has become so Daring." Mrs Diana's eyes widened, her tone disapproving, "what a partier." Mia shot back, her voice laced with sarcasm, "I think you are more of a partier."
The tension was palpable, and Mrs Emily intervened in her firm voice, "Mia stop it and you too, Ethan." But Mia continued to provoke Ethan. Ethan said, "I know this is a setup between two nobodies, but isn't it rude to behave like that to my Mia? "Nobodies, that is you, not me." Mia continued to provoke Ethan.
Mrs Diana's face turned red with anger, her voice raised, "what is this? Where are your manners, Mia? Mia smiled and said, "Madam, are Rose Mr and Mrs Hidalgo's daughter? I had her do it with Ethan and one of his friends." Mrs Diana stood up and said, "what?"
Ethan's face was red with anger. He shouted "You are asking for it. Stop it Mia." Mrs Diana faced her son and said" Ethan, what are the three of you doing?" Mia smiled evilly, "You better tell your mom what the three of you did before she gets the wrong idea," he growled. Ethan stood up and moved forward to hit Mia but Fredo, who had just walked in, used his walking stick to push him away.
Fredo raised an eyebrow, "who the hell are you?" The scene was chaotic. Mrs Diana quickly ran to her son's side. Mrs Emily looked at Fredo in surprise.
Hello once again Mr Fredo", Fredo smiled and said, " right. But are you following me?
Mrs Emily smiled and said, "what do you mean by that?" Fredo looked at Mia from head to toe. Mrs Diana took her son's hand and left in annoyance. Mrs Emily quickly ran after her to apologize.
Fredo was leaving. Mia tried to thank him, but he didn't even wait for it. Mia's eyes kept following till he entered a VIP room in the restaurant.
Fredo met me at the restaurant. I was already at the restaurant. He sat on a chair in front of me , "Thank you for coming, Monica. I thought we wouldn't be able to meet, but what made you change your mind?" i smiled, "I insisted you were the one who insisted on meeting, Fredo."
Fredo looked me in the eyes. I thought we might understand each other because we were in a similar situation where there was no home, no family. My parents divorced when I was young and my stepmother, Mrs Stephen, came into the picture,
I interrupted, I didn't come here so we can share stories about our backgrounds. Fredo pointed to his leg. Don't you want to know what happened? Gael must have hinted to you about it, but I am sure you didn't believe him.
I smiled and carried her bag, then stood up. " What are you doing?" Fredo asked. " I don't think whatever happens to you is Gael's fault, he will never hurt anyone. It's just that I wanted to hear it straight from someone involved in the accident, but I don't like your attitude of trying to manipulate a person on the sly. Gael has already told me not to trust you." I wanted to turn back and take my leave, but he called me back and said, "Monica, tell me why are you getting married. I mean jkings holding and Silver gallery. A company that has money and a company that needs
Money is really easy to understand. I faced him and displayed a smile on my face, "I really don't get you Fredo". With that, I walked away, leaving Fredo's sinister laughter echoing in my ears.
As I was walking away from the restaurant, Gael suddenly appeared and strode past me, his eyes fixed on where Fredo was sitting. I quickly ran after him, my heart racing with concern. Gael pushed Fredo to the floor, his fist clenched. I grasped it, my hands covering my mouth in shock.
Gael moved closer to Fredo, punching him. And thankfully, the restaurant security men intervened, holding him back, stopped, Gael stop! Please don't do this, I pleaded, trying to calm him down.
Meanwhile, Mia watched the scene unfold from a corner of the restaurant, her eyes widened with excitement. When she got home she told her mother, " I want to set up a meeting with fredo." Her mother's expression was disapproving, "No you can't do that. You know he is Gael's elder brother, the successor of jkings holding. He's on a different level than Gael in terms of status and power.
Mia's eyes gleamed with determination, that's exactly the kind of guy I want. Her mother raised an eyebrow, " what are you thinking?" Mia took a sip of her wine, her voice circulated, something better than what you are thinking. Let me know when you have a date and I'll meet him.
I followed Gael to his house, my house still racing from the alterations at the restaurant. Gael entered his house with anger still shimmering in his eyes, "Fredo, I told you not to meet him, that's the only thing I asked of you, and you can't even do it." I tried to intervene, my voice soft, I just wanted to help you. That's why I went.