~ Chapter 1 ~
They entered the Presidential Suite, carefully locked the door.
"It's been quite a while we haven't seen each other, you look the same as always, charming and loving." he complimented her in a humble way.
She's flattered, threw herself into the couch and lit a cigarette. " Tell me why we're here? "
" Straightly business, nothing personal. " he sat on the other side of the couch, tended to keep the distance.
She lapsed into a brief silence. The answer was simply not what she'd expected.
" Sonia, don't be upset as those were the days. Your hubby is no ordinary person that I can't afford to take the chance. Let's talk about business you'd love it. "
" That disgusting old man I've had enough with him. If not for his fortune I'd have walked away years ago. Do you know he actually killed his wife? "
" Isn't that all rumors? Don't worry you're too tough to get killed. " he teased her as if they were lovers back to some time ago.
" I'm sick of him anyway, he doesn't have the guts to marry me that irritates me the most. Not that I want to be his wife desperately but we've been together for more than a decade, long enough to make my own fortune then marry someone I truly love, for instance someone like you Jarry... " her body leaned toward him, gradually and intentionally.
He flushed and sighed, tired to comfort her with a soothing tone, " Sonia, my wife is in town. And he's eighty years old already what're you complaining about? Be patient and positive, you'll soon become the richest and most powerful woman in Asia. " To avoid embarrassment, he stood up to grab a drink and got her a Martini on the rock.
His body language was clear and loud, avoiding her seduction to stay clean but what a foolish man she thought. Yet he's a powerful man who had once helped her to get what she wanted. Fame and famous, and some big bucks for sure.
" Shall we get started my beautiful Cinderella? " he finished his Vodka then gave her ego a boost, trying his best to make it up.
" I'm listening. Any deal that's under a billion is not worth discussing. " Now she's playing tough to gain back her dignity. She fell short on this man because he knew where she came from.
" Are you ready for a surprise? I'm not sure if you can handle this? " he sat back on the couch wearing a mysterious smile.
She's almost offended. " Well surprise me you'd better do! "
" Here's a project can make billions of dollars at the least. Have you heard about Ali's Father the rising star in China? "
" All I've heard you're join venture partners, what's the big deal of it? " she sounded as if she's not at all impressed, delivered him a glancing stare.
He pulled out a file from his costly lamb leather brief case, handed the file to her as if giving her a treasure that nobody could have imagined.
" Sonia, take a good look at it. I'm going to make a few phone calls and shall return in half an hour. Hope you'd agree this is really something you've been dreaming of, a great challenge of making something out of nothing. Only you and I and your hubby can do it. Study it and I'll be back. " Afterwards he went to the master bedroom and shut the door, leaving her alone with tons of doubts and questions in the air.
Now, she looked at the folder labelled with classified document, her curiosity arose to the boiling point. She had a sip of her Martini then went through the file seriously, as if it was a page turning thriller fiction.
Exactly thirty minutes later he unclipped his cell phone walked out from the bedroom, finding her in shock and excitement. He laughed and very proud of himself, at last he'd broken this arrogant woman into pieces, by presenting her a fraudulent scheme that would have made them more affluent. Greed has no boundaries, it's human nature after all.
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