Chapter 2 C

Isabella's pov

Alex and I walked down to the bar, my inside going wide. What is happening? I never in a million years thought that Alex would actually talk to me or even stand close to me.

"What drink do you want?" Alex asked snapping me out of my thoughts

"Huh?" I looked at him confused about what he said.

He then repeated himself, "What are you going to drink?"

"Oh, red wine would be okay," I said to him, my head bent down to avoid his stares. We ordered our drinks and in a few minutes, the bar attendant brought the drink.

I flipped my drink as a way to calm my nerves, my hands slightly shaken. I wasn't facing Alexander but I could feel him staring at me.

"Isabella?" he called my name, his voice and thick Italian accent made my name roll off his tongue like white wine.

I turned to him but still couldn't meet his eyes "Yes sir."

He gave me a light smile, "You don't need to be that nervous, I don't bite and also my name is Alexander or you can call me Alex." He introduced himself like nobody in their right sense didn't know who he his.

I cleared my throat "Sir.....you are my boss, I can't call you by your name. It won't be proper."

He dropped his glass of whiskey and exhaled "I guess so but we are not in a formal setting, you can call me by my name I insist"

I smiled at how polite he was and nodded to the proposal, "I guess that can work."

We stood in silence for about five minutes, watching the ballroom filled with people. Different people socializing, people dancing. My eyes scanned the room for Sarah but she was nowhere to be found and it wasn't something I wanted. She has abandoned me and is hooking up with someone.

Just then, Alex leaned closer and whispered something into my ears, "Did you come alone?" he asked me.

"No, sir.....sorry Alex, I didn't" I replied.

He looked around, his eyes searching through the crowd "So.....who are you here with?" he asked again which surprised me.

My eyes flickered around hoping I would be able to see Sarah, "she is around here somewhere."

"Oh..... I see."

Just then a lady walked in our direction, slim and tall with long black. Her gown shimmering under the chandelier light making her stand out. Her hair and makeup told you who she was before she could introduce herself.

Everyone in the city knew who she was, the famous Monalissa Gray, the ex-girlfriend of Alex and the daughter of the biggest tech companies in the world.

She had a bright smile as she stood before Alex but I can't say the same for Alex. He looked like he had just come into contact with trash.

She waved slightly "Hey!" but Alex ignored her and I'm sure it was going to sting. I immediately waved back to make it less awkward

"Hey! I'm Isabella" I introduced myself. Monalissa turned her attention towards me, she looked at me for a while before ignoring me.

I guess that's my cue to leave now. I dropped my glass of wine and turned to leave but Alex held my hands.

"Hey, Bella, come dance with me," He said and my mouth dropped down in surprise.

"Wait, what........no.....I can't dance" I whispered to him, at this point, Monalissa looked like a fuse blew up in her.

"Doesn't matter, You just have to follow my steps, okay?" He looked at me, his grey eyes drawing me in.

I exhaled loudly "Fine!" He gave me a big smile, his full set of teeth on display. I could swear I got turned on just by his smile. He held out his hands which I took and led me to the dance floor passing by the raging Ex-girlfriend.

Immediately we walked into the dance floor all eyes dropped on us and I swear, I wanted to pee on myself due to my anxiety. I looked out at the crowd, and to see hundreds of people staring back did something to me.

Just then I spotted Ethan in the crowd and he did not look too pleased about the recent development. Alex noticed me staring and used his hands to bring my face back to his.

"You don't have to worry about them, okay? It is just me and you for now" He calmed me down. His grey eyes looked at me like I was the only one who mattered. I nodded and held his hands as the song began to play.

We both did not take our eyes off each other, twirling and spinning. I could hear the clicking of the camera but I was scared of looking out from Alex's eyes, at least we lost the connection.

The moment was magical and when the song ended, the applause from the audience was deafening. We both did a bow and stepped down the stage, people still videoing and taking pictures of us, mostly Alex though.

My eyes finally found Sarah and she gave me a thumbs up and a silly smile, indicating a 'I TOLD YOU SO' which I just laughed off. My eyes then trailed from her to Ethan and for the first time since we broke up, I couldn't be happier than to see the reaction or expression on his face.

"Let's get out of here" Alex whispered, taking me by surprise.

"Where are we going?" I asked, "I came with my friend, I can't ditch her" I countered.

"I'm sure she won't mind"

I looked back to Sarah and she looked like she was having a good time and not ready to go.

"I guess I can text her," I said and he smirked.

"Great now, let's go" he held my hands and we walked out of the venue drawing everyone's attention.

Monalissa's pov

Alex ignoring me is one thing but choosing a flimsy excuse for a girl over me did not suit me well. I took a picture of her and sent it to my private investigator with a text

"Get me her details in the next hour"