Aella stepped out of the car and someone rushed to help her get her bags.
"See ya" Valkyrie said.
"Bye" Aella waved.
CHU MANSION, ADMORE PARK.
The media was filled with news about the devil playboy, pictures of him as he returned to Singapore after five years circulated as well as older pictures of him clubbing in Paris.
Everyone was smiling from tooth to tooth because of this.
Only Hailey Chu had a glare etched on her face as she turned off the TV with rows of curses. Declan her brother was on the sofa behind her watching the display.
"FYI, I was watching football before you turned on the entertainment news so could you please turn the TV back on now?" Declan said lazily.
Hailey turned her glare to her brother "I'm about to have a nervous breakdown and all you're thinking about is football?"
"I think you'll survive" Declan muttered loud enough for her to hear.
At this point, Hailey's head was creating a red smoke. "Do you even care about me, because your relationship with Aella seems rosy now doesn't mean if wouldn't end up like ours"
Declan laughed "Dont curse me Hailey, you and Alec never really had a relationship. It was just sex and fun for you two"
Hailey scoffed, "And yours is like what, a perfect relationship?"
"We are different"
"Oh, different you say, what kind of different? The one where you marry her to move up status in Pandora or what?"
Declan revealed an evil grin. "At least I'm doing something for the family, what have you been doing for the past five years Hailey? Sucking up to the Ravens, and sucking the brats d***!"
Hailey picked up a table lamp and threw it at Declan, she had terrible anger issues, and he was testing her patience. Declan ducked just in time to only receive a little scar on his face.
His hand flew to where blood trickled down his cheek.
"Bloody bitch, are you fucking crazy!?" he cursed advancing towards her. They were nearly the same height but he could take her on."Asshole!!!" She shrieked.
"What the hell is going on here!?" Brenna their mother shouted stopping the fight that would have inevitably broke out.
They stopped in their tracks and stared at their mother. Then they both started talking all at once yelling about how the other was disrespectful and one was being an asshole.
"Brats" Brenna muttered under her breath. "The only thing you know is to brawl and curse at each other. Maybe if you guys stopped being so foolish and incompetent we would have owned Pandora by now!"
"Sorry ma" Declan muttered and slumped on the chair.
"And you, what do you have to say?" Brenna asked her daughter.
"Sorry" she spat out as if the words contained some sort of poison.
Brenna sighed. "Your father is out of town again, I need you both to be responsible" she said "Yosemite has invited me to dinner with her precious son, the so called heir to Pandora"
"Mom!" Hailey whined and Brenna rolled her eyes.
"Declan why don't you get ready so you can meet your future brother in law, and Hailey! I know he probably hasn't called on you so you're coming with me. Help Yosemite make homemade food and impress your boyfriend"
Declan laughed his ass out at that.
Hailey scoffed, picked up her purse and started walking away.
"And where do you think you're going missy?" Brenna asked.
"To impress my boyfriend" she retorted in a sarcastic manner then she left.
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CHANGI BEACH HOTEL.
Alec's special suit.
Alec lived up to his reputation, he had the journalist from earlier that day standing at his door ringing his door bell merely because of a phone call. He shoved Adrian and Carlisle into a room despite their protests.
Carlisle finished university a year ago and that was when Alec met him in Paris, on a vacation with his friends. He was a quiet reserved person that had suffered from a heartbreak and wanted a revival. He didn't do girls and he was never interested, he believed he couldn't be bothered wasting his time on women because they had no real commitment, well until he meets the right one. Which Alec and Adrian were both convinced he would never find.
Adrian on the other hand was much like Alec, only Adrian wouldn't even bother to make any commitments like have a girlfriend like Alec did, ladies in his life were either friends with benefits, in-laws, or just another fling. So while Carlisle was glad to be leaving Alec to his business, Adrian really wanted to see who it would be.
Alec answered the door.
"Hi" she waved smiling.
She was a blond like his girlfriend, shorter though, she was like 5'2 and that was short enough compared to his 6 feet self.
She was the type with a lot of round hips and small breast, it complimented for the height she lacked. Her heart shaped face was small but business like, she had full lips, red and inviting. This one looked so similar to his girlfriend, you would say they were sisters, the only difference between them was Hailey had long full hair while this one was cradled with a bob style, and Hailey was taller and more suited to Alec than the journalist.
She was still wearing the outfit she had on earlier in the morning, a short grey skirt and a white button down shirt that revealed a little cleavage, on that she had a suit jacket that extended past her mini skirt. The only other accessory with her was her phone. It made Alec happy that she didn't have too much baggage.
Alec smiled back at her. "Hi yourself. Come on in"
She blushed and walked in enjoying the cool and homely nature of the suit, it wasn't screaming hotel and it wasn't particularly over decorated like most houses tend to be.
"I'm Alec Raven, you are..." he raised a brow inquisitive, his hand outstretched for a handshake.
She laughed. "It was Fiona" she took his hands. "It's a pleasure to meet you in person"
"It's a pleasure indeed Fiona!" Alec said.
The 12 hour 40 something minutes flight back to Singapore aroused a need in him and it reflected in his eyes.
"So you said I could have an exclusive interview and get to know everything about you?" she said making it sound like a question.
Adrian ignored the question with a wave of his hand. "Oh please, it would be rude of me to not offer you something before you get to work" he said walking over to the counter.
"What would you have?"
"Coffee would be fine" she tested.
"What? Coffee? No way, you're gonna have some wine. That sets the mood" he said the last part to himself.
In no time, he was back to Fiona that had settled on one of the couches browsing through her phone, doing no particular thing.
"Here" she took the glass he offered and muttered a thank you.
He placed his glass and the wine bottle on a side glass table.
"Let me have your jacket, I won't have you being so stiff on your first visit"
She got up and let him remove it making a mental note that he had said 'first' 'did that mean there would be others?'
She settled down again and Alec sat beside her.
Fiona took a long sip of the wine and hummed. "Nice wine" she commented.
"A nice wine for a nice lady, although I'd wanna attribute you to a lot more things than nice"
She laughed. "Good one there, good one. But I'm here for work, shall we begin?"
"It depends Fiona, there are a lot of things I could show you that are better than just 'work'"
"Like what?" Fiona leaned on the back of the chair.
"One..." he dropped his glass and took hers to sit beside it on the table. He leaned in, watching her for any sign of reluctance, then he placed a delicate kiss on her lips. "...this, and this..." he placed another kiss much harder resulting to a moan from her, he smiled. "And another..."
The third one was a full kiss, tongue and all, he tasted the wine on her lips and she didn't draw back or show any sign she wanted to stop this.
Within the next few minutes, they unbuttoned their shirts as they found their way to Alec's bedroom.
This is the part were the scene changes even though the audience is straining their necks for what's next.
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The door bell kept going off. Carlisle was busy typing away at his phone with his ear blocked with pods, while Adrian was playing video games.
"Do you hear the door bell?" Adrian asked. "You don't think Alec left her at the door right?" this was yet the fourth thing Adrian said that Carlisle ignored.
He decided his friend was a lost case and went to answer the door himself. On getting there, he opened the door without checking through the peep hole and he immediately regretted his actions.
"Oh my..." he drawled off.
"Where is Alec!?" Hailey shrieked.
"He ah...he..." he immediately thought of shutting the door then apologize later but Hailey was quick, she pushed open the door and entered the suit.
He made a mental note to destroy the person in charge for not warning them that Hailey was coming up the elevator to their floor. Damn!
After looking around while standing close to the counter Hailey turned to Adrian and he was glad she didn't see the two wine glasses and the female jacket by the sofas. But even though she didn't notice them, his eyes must have given it away because she immediately turned 180 to stare open mouth at the items.
"Who's are those?" she demanded.
Carlisle walked in then and Adrian was glad for the extra hand. He prayed silently that Alec was done and out of the suit but knowing his friend, he would just be starting. It was only ten minutes ago!
"Those are for me!" Adrian said too excitedly.
She raised a brow not believing him one bit. "You wear a female jacket now" she asked.
"No well..." Adrian stared at Carlisle to help but he remained mute.
"Well, what!?" Adrian cursed Hailey for having such a bad temper.
"His sister!!!" Adrian shouted, "she was here and she most have left that. In fact, Alec walked her out just before you walked in" he said quickly.
"So why are there only two glasses?" she asked walking over to the sofa like a detective.
"Because only the two of them had it, we didn't want one so...right Carlisle?"
"Hmmm, yeah! What he said!" Adrian face palmed himself, that was least convincing.
Hailey narrowed her eyes at the heels on the floor that Adrian hadn't seen. Immediately she knew they were lying.
"You're lying" she declared and Adrian wondered why.
In fact, he asked "Why?"
"Because one, Aella's shoe size is not that small, and you just mentioned she left, so if those were her shoes, why didn't she leave with her shoes? And second, Aella is pregnant! She can't have alcohol"
Adrian; "What?"
Carlisle; "What?"
But she wasn't talking anymore, she went around the suite opening doors ignoring their protests until she opened the door to the room where Alec and Fiona were indulging in a cheating activity.
Fiona stared open mouthed at Hailey who just rudely barged into the room.
"What the heck? Who are you?" Fiona was topless at the moment, she laid on the bed in a seductive manner.
Hailey was burning with rage.
"Excuse me! can you get out!?" Fiona sat up trying to cover her naked chest with a blanket.
Hailey just walked right up to her and slapped her.
Pak! Once.
"What the hell?" Fiona yelled.
Pak! Twice.
"Bitch!" Fiona now held her face leaving the blanket to fall helplessly around her.
Pak! Third.
At the third slap, Alec walked out of the bathroom in only boxer shorts.
"Hailey!" Alec exclaimed. "What are you doing here"
Hailey realised they hadn't gone far in the act, but she'd seen enough.
"I was supposed to surprise my boyfriend, but I guess he surprised me!" Hailey said through clenched teeth.
Adrian and Carlisle sent an apologetic look to Alec.
"It's not what you think!" Alec said stupidly.
"No shit, it ain't!" Hailey retorted. "STICK TO ONE PANTY ASSHOLE!!"
Alec stood silent. He obviously had no excuse.
"I can't do this, no I won't do this. It's over. We're over!!!" she yelled and left the hotel.
Fiona was now crying miserably.
"was that your girlfriend?" Alec glared at her.
He couldn't fathom what consequence would come from this one act. Hailey was after all a good player in the game. Was she gonna do something rash, something he'd regret?