Chapter 6

• (AN: The style writing from this chapter will be in pOVs)
• Isabella’s POV
• After Lucas left the room, I got up from the bed and freshened up.
• I wore my now dry cleaned Clothes and went out of the room.
• I couldn’t help but admire the interior of the penthouse as I tried to find my way to the lounge room.
• From afar, I see Lucas sitting on the sofa in the lounge room and drinking tea.
• I paused for a minute and tried to come up with an explanation for my embarrassing actions last night.
• Alpha nervously made my way to him. Once I reached him, I cleared my throat before I talked; “Emm… I will be going now. I am sorry about last night.” I apologized to him.
• Lucas looked at me for a moment before he dropped his mug on the table; “no need to apologize. How are you feeling now?”. He asked me.
• “I am fine. Thank you for the drugs.” I appreciated it.
• “It’s fine. Do you care for breakfast or anything before you go?.” He asked me.
• “No thank you. I am fine.” I answered him. I am actually surprised that he is asking me if I want to have breakfast. It was boldly stated in the non disclosure contract that no breakfast.
• “If you say so then. Here this is for you.” Lucas picked the bundle of money I didn’t realize was lying on the table and passed it to me.
• I didn’t know how much the money was but I guess that it is a huge amount because it is a bundle of hundred dollar notes.
• “You not have to pay me afterall, we didn’t do it…” I said blushing at the last part. I don’t understand why he is still paying me after all nothing had happened last night.
• “Well I wish to give it to you and trust me, if we had slept together last night, then the money would be more than this.” Lucas said and passed the money bundle to me.
• “Thank you so much!”. I thanked him and genuflected as I collected the money and put it in my bag.
• “You are welcome. Use the money to treat yourself since it’s Christmas..” He answered.
• “I will get going now. Once again, thank you and merry Christmas to you.” I thanked him again and walked out of the penthouse. When I reached the hallway, I brought the money from my bag and eagerly counted it.
• It was fifteen thousand dollars! I was shocked at the amount. Why will he give me such a huge amount just for nothing?
• Anyway whatever his reasons might be, I am grateful for the money. It will go a long way for me. At least I am sure that if I give the fifteen thousand dollars to the loan sharks, they will leave us alone for sometime and that will buy me time to gather the remaining for them.
• I put the money safely back into my bag as I headed for the elevator.
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• Lucas’s POV~
• I let out a breath of relief that I didn’t know I was holding when Isabella walked out of the entrance of the door.
• I couldn’t understand why I was so affected by her presence. I have been with many women before, some of whom are actresses and beautiful super models. But none of them have affected me so much like Isabella.
• There is something about her that draws me to her. Normally I would be angry at her behavior last night but I found it amusing.
• Since she walked into the penthouse yesterday, I knew there was no way she could be a call girl so I decided to see how far she can go. She must be having a money crisis for her to agree to do this.
• As much as I wish to ask her, I couldn’t because she fell asleep or should I say got drunk before we could talk or do anything else.
• When I took her to the guest room last night, I couldn’t help but stare at her beautiful innocent face. I knew that I had to see her again for my own sanity. But something tells me that once she wakes up and leaves, it will be the last time I will see her. So I decided to act fast. I took her phone and hid it. That way she will have a reason to come back here again. Although I am sure she will agree to come back here tonight, it’s Christmas and she might have plans. But then it’s worth the try.
• The next morning when she came to inform me that she is leaving, I thought she would notice her missing phone. But she didn’t mention anything about it and so I guess that she didn’t discover that it is missing yet.
• After she walked out of my house, I fisted my hand into the air.
• Yes! My plan has worked.
• I immediately called Matteo for the second phrase of the plan.
• “Let me guess, another nightstand gone wrong?.” Matteo immediately said when he picked the call. Actually in the normal sense, last night would have been considered as a night gone wrong but surprisingly I didn’t feel that.
• “Merry Christmas to you too, Matteo.” I greeted him since he omitted that part.
• “Wow I must be wrong then since you are wishing me a merry Christmas.” Matteo with an amused voice.
• “I don’t have your time Matteo. Anyway, the lady from yesterday is going to call you and report to you that she left her phone at my place. First of all, I want you to tell her to come and get the phone herself. Secondly, don’t arrange any girl for me tonight.” I stated the plan to Matteo.
• Matteo on the other hand burst into laughter; “who are you? And what have you done with the real Lucas Alessandro the Duke?”. Marcus asks in between his laugh.
• “Seriously Matteo, I don’t have time!.” I muttered.
• “Don’t mind me. I am just surprised. You? Asking for a second time with a girl? She must be really good In bed then.” Matteo whistled.
• “Shut up Matteo. Just do as I say!.” I ordered.
• “Aright you are the boss after all. So what if she doesn’t call?.” Matteo asked.
• I was silent for a minute because I didn’t think about that. But that’s because I am ninety nine point nine percent sure that she will come back for her phone.
• “She will call you.!” I confidently assured Matteo.
• “Okay I will do as you say lover boy!.” Matteo said and immediately cut off the phone before I could react to him calling me ‘lover boy’