CHAPTER 5
Leonardo opened his eyes as he felt something fall on him. He looked confused for a moment but then realized that this woman had sleep walked into the living room. She wasn't in the right state of mind and neither was he.
What is she doing?
He tried pushing her away but to no avail. Leonardo was obsessed with cleanliness and this woman clearly hasn't taken a bath and touching him. It was something he would never let happen but had no choice but to let her cuddle herself in his arms.
"I'm so hot." Alika complained.
"How do I stop it?" He said with a hoarse voice still intoxicated by the alcohol. He squinted his eyes through his shimmering metal filigree mask which only showed his deep blue eyes and plump lips- only giving him a mysterious aura which could bestow fright on the other person. But Alika couldn't feel this as she was also intoxicated.
His question was filled with intense submission which was very rare for Leonardo. Normally, he would never get attracted to any woman much less lie on the same bed as her. But this time, it was different; like this woman held something which drew away his reasoning.
Without thinking much about it, he lifted her up in a bridal style taking her back into the luxurious room still lurching from the effect of the alcohol. Before undressing her, he whispered softly, "Don't you regret this, woman."
***
Alika woke up trying to scratch her eyes but realized she still had her mask on. It made her uncomfortable adding to the pain she felt on her body. She took the mask off and noticed that she was in no clothes. Then it dawned on her what she had been up to in the middle of the night. Fragments of the night began to appear in her head.
She heard some footsteps coming from outside the room and dashed into the bathroom. She accidentally hit her left foot against the heavy wooden fancy door and instinctively clutched the wounded foot.
A knock came on the door of the bathroom.
Fabian Hugh tilted his head slightly wondering why this woman ran away if she had already done the deed. He cleared his throat trying to sound very formal. "Miss. This is for you."
Alika on the other hand, thought it was the man she had slept with and didn't want to open the door. "Leave it on the floor." She said closing her eyes tightly in embarrassment.
Fabian Hugh shrugged his shoulders and immediately left the room to report the situation to his boss.
Leonardo looked up at him with a blank expression but Fabian understood that he wanted to know his progress.
"She refuses to leave the bathroom." He reported.
It was almost noon. Does this woman think I have nothing else to do? Leonardo thought.
He hummed in response which only left Fabian Hugh in a daze. "Is boss Leonardo going to wait for this woman?" He finally said after some imaginary rehearsals.
Leonardo knew that Fabian was trying to find a way not to sound sarcastic but he failed terribly.
"Let's go." He said and Fabian breathed a sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, Alika couldn't hear anymore sounds coming from outside. So she quickly washed up and grabbed the clothes from outside which were just in front of the door.
When she walked out into the living room, she found a whole breakfast on the table with different delicacies; her mouth involuntarily watering at the sight. She was famished and did not resist diving into the mouth watering meal. This man was really rich. She couldn't bring herself to cry over losing something precious. After all, she equally wanted it and it was a mutual feeling.
She quickly left the hotel later after taking the pills which she had received from her delivery man and was about hailing a cab when she bumped into someone.
Giovanna Langston winced in pain as she held her shoulder. "Watch where you're going!!" She yelled rudely but shut up when she saw the face of the woman who had bumped into her. Alika was not just stunned at who she saw in the hotel but also at how rude the woman was to her just now. Giovanna Langston would never act rude or impolite to anyone; even to those beneath her standards and that was one of the reasons everyone in the Langston family thought she was a gem. But Alika Langston on the other hand was a stack contrast to Giovanna Langston; she would refute even the words of her elders and do as she pleases. So seeing how Giovanna acted just now made her question her judgement.
"Why are you here?" Giovanna asked with her tone more softer than ever. Alika was astound. "I'm here with my friends. You?" She answered honestly because she really was there with Keeya and Noor anyway.
"I just accompanied someone." Giovanna answered with a hint of restlessness but Alika feigned ignorance. It wasn't her business what she was doing at REST Hotels.
"Lika!
Alika turned around just as she heard her name and saw Keeya who was walking towards her at a steady pace- Typical model. Keeya who was equally stunned seeing the saintly Giovanna Langston in the hotel didn't say anything to her. She thought that nothing concerning Giovanna was her business.
In the interim, Giovanna was surprised that her half sister was acquainted with the most infamous brown skinned model in A City, Keeya Thurston. This was the same person who was unreachable by the family company. Alika knew this person all along? Wow! She couldn't believe her eyes.
She was about to say something but was cut short by Keeya's words. "We need to go." These words didn't hide the intention of an artful rejection which Giovanna had caught on to.
***
Fabian Hugh was still weighing up on whether to wait for the young lady or to report his failure in driving her home to his boss. But something just depicted to him not to. If his boss wanted to take responsibility for his actions, who was he to stand in his way?
Looking through the rear view mirror, he caught sight of the woman's back and her long wavy brown hair. She was already leaving the hotel accompanied by the infamous Keeya Thurston. This woman isn't ordinary- so he thought. Or... Is she also a model? Judging by her height and figure, she was bound to be one.
The two women instantly got in the car and drove off. He immediately thought to inform his boss but decided against it since he was still in a meeting with the elders of the Graham family.
But that wasn't the case as Leonardo kept tapping his fingers on the armrest of the sofa on which he sat waiting for Fabian's call to come through- it didn't.
His face instantly darkened at this point. First, she didn't want to see him, then she made him wait for a long time and now she refused to go with Fabian.
"Who does she think she is?!" He questioned lowly through gritted teeth.