Chapter 3 Billionaire's Betrayal: A Love Lost

"Shit!" Daniel cursed as he ruffled his hair roughly before shutting his laptop, which had been displaying intricate graphs requiring focused attention. Unfortunately, Daniel's mind was filled with thoughts of his girlfriend, Bella.

Not receiving any messages from Bella after their argument at the restaurant this morning had made it difficult for Daniel to focus on his work now, even though it was the weekend. Their argument had led Daniel to busy himself by going to the office to work, accompanied by his secretary, who happened to be his own friend.

"What's wrong, Daniel? Headache from work? I've told you not to work on the weekend. You're so stubborn," remarked a man who had just entered Daniel's workspace without permission, immediately commenting upon seeing Daniel, who looked frustrated while messing up his hair with his closed laptop.

Daniel instantly shot a sharp look at the person. His secretary and friend, Virgo, sometimes entered and left his workspace as he pleased, as if it were his own room. But Daniel didn't mind much because Virgo was his friend, and they had been friends since childhood.

Virgo wasn't just a secretary in Daniel's company; don't underestimate him because the man also owned his own restaurant branches in various areas and had even expanded internationally.

"You talk too much! You'd better focus on your work!" Daniel snapped with a sarcastic glance at Virgo, who was now casually sitting on the sofa not far from Daniel's desk.

"How can I focus when my wife is waiting for me at home? If you weren't working, I could be relaxing with my wife by now," replied Virgo with a heavy sigh. Yes, the man was married, and his marriage had just begun this month.

"Ugh! Do you want me to cut your salary?" threatened Daniel, irritated after hearing Virgo's complaint. According to Daniel, Virgo's workload today wasn't as heavy as usual.

Virgo rolled his eyes lazily at Daniel's threat, used to his friend's behavior just because Daniel was the boss in his own company.

"Always making threats!" muttered Virgo, but Daniel didn't respond to him anymore.

Both of them fell silent, preoccupied with their own thoughts. Virgo was thinking about his wife who was waiting at home, while Daniel was still thinking about his problems with Bella.

"Ugh!" Suddenly, Daniel groaned harshly as he got up from his chair, but his movement caused a sound that made Virgo divert his attention to the man.

"What's wrong? Are you having problems with your girlfriend?" Virgo asked again, making Daniel glare at him even more intensely.

"You don't need to know!" replied Daniel before he got up to leave his workspace. But before that happened, Virgo asked again.

"Where are you going? Home?" Virgo hoped his question would be answered with a nod from Daniel so that he could go home now and meet his wife.

"Nightclub," Daniel replied shortly, succinctly, and clearly. He left just like that, leaving Virgo alone in his room.

Meanwhile, Virgo, upon hearing that, immediately widened his eyes in surprise. "Damn, if he's having problems with his girlfriend, I can't let him go alone. There's no way I'll let Daniel get tempted by those girls at the club when he's drunk," Virgo monologued, thinking for a moment before he left to catch up with Daniel, who hadn't gone too far yet.

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"Shit! I knew he would end up heavily drunk!" cursed Virgo as he saw Daniel, now on the brink of passing out from excessive drinking.

Daniel had consumed several bottles of alcohol until he collapsed on the bar stool, his body slumped over the bar table. Not only that, he was rambling incoherently several times, making Virgo patiently urge him to leave repeatedly.

"Let's go home, Daniel! You're already heavily drunk like this and still want to drink!" urged Virgo for the umpteenth time, trying to convince Daniel to leave. Especially with the club getting more crowded and noisy, Virgo felt uncomfortable being there; he wasn't accustomed to such places.

"No! Give me one more bottle!" commanded Daniel with half-closed eyes and a slurred voice, but Virgo could still hear what his friend was saying.

Smack!

"Wake up, idiot! You're already drunk! Let's go home!" scolded Virgo angrily after he impatiently slapped Daniel's head, hoping to make him slightly more aware.

Instead of getting angry, Daniel, still in a semi-conscious state, continued to ramble incoherently, muttering Bella's name several times.

"Bella."

"Bella, forgive me."

"I'm angry with you, but I can't ignore you for long. Forgive me."

Virgo rubbed his temples as his head began to ache from hearing Daniel's rambling, and Daniel showed no signs of wanting to leave. His body felt incredibly heavy when Virgo tried to pull him off the chair.

"You definitely have problems with your girlfriend, don't you? No wonder you're like this!"

"Instead of telling me, you choose to vent by getting drunk like this. tsk tsk," continued Virgo, scolding Daniel as if he were a mother scolding her child. He sighed several times, not expecting to have a friend like Daniel.

Virgo sighed heavily; he needed to do something to get home quickly. "I guess I have to contact Bella to come here and convince Daniel to leave," he muttered before actually calling Bella, luckily he had her phone number.

"Wait a moment! I've contacted Bella, and she's coming!" announced Virgo after a brief conversation with Bella on the phone. Luckily, Bella agreed to come to the venue to get Daniel.

Virgo sat down next to Daniel and tried once again to pull his body, but once again, he couldn't manage it as Daniel himself resisted, his muscular body proving too strong.

"Bella, Bella, I love you, Bella."

Virgo rolled his eyes in exasperation and sighed lazily as his ears continued to be bombarded by Daniel's rambling amidst the loud music and dancing crowd.

"Yeah, Bella will be here soon!" replied Virgo tersely, no longer in a friendly tone. He was truly fed up with Daniel, who had been causing him trouble since being asked to work outside of working hours, and now Virgo had to deal with a drunken Daniel who refused to be taken home.

A few minutes later, Bella rushed in through the entrance, frantically searching for Daniel and Virgo. Fortunately, Virgo spotted her and quickly called out to Bella.

"Oh my god, Daniel," exclaimed Bella, her face showing a hint of shock as she saw Daniel, who was almost completely unconscious.