章 8: 8. Katherine and Maximilian
Katherine
I don't know what was coming in my life. The first second, I was a spy on a mission, but now I'm a stupid date for my boss. A thought occurred when he asked me about the Moon Spring Gala, it is one of the rarest events and helps donate to charity. What worried me was the gossip.
Willson was expected to attend the event, but seeing me with a boy was going to give him a heart attack and it was too late to back out. The timings were sent and the location. Ghalughar Museum. Not bad for a 1950s theme.
Felix bought me a red dress stitched in gold ribbon; the design was indescribable but beautiful. He even did my hair and my makeup. And he taught me different ways to smile at ridiculous jokes and look devastated when they tell their tragic tales.
Just listening to him was exhausting. 'Be back before eleven, understand?'.
'Yeah yeah, I heard, I'm not a stupid Cinderella'.
'Cinderella didn't embarrass herself in front of Prince Charming'.
'She did embarrass him by running away and forgetting her glass shoe'.
'At least she got her happily ever after'.
Felix always had the quality of being protective and annoying. Luckily a text message from my boss just saved his life.
Maximilian came in his other car, he was wearing a lustful suit, a dark navy blue vest, and his hair pulled back. Just looking at him gave me a slight warmth in my chest.
'I must say I'm impressed sir', I told him. He came forward only to hold my hand and gave me a light kiss 'You look beautiful, Miss Willer'.
Our chit-chats were cut short. My main goal was to get Max's business intel, he was going to make a strong appearance and his fame had given him an impossible reputation that no one could imagine.
Let's just hope it's a pleasant night.
Maximilian
I thought it was going to be a pleasant night, but sadly that wasn't the case. Margot wore an extending red dress that made me wonder if she was going to seduce every man who laid eyes on her.
The event was grand and a huge deal to attend. I loved interacting with normal people but when it came to these show-off parasites, my blood just boiled with flames.
'Mr. Lance! what a surprise.' Arthur, the head CEO of Halmit Cooperation, and a pain in the a**. 'How long it's been since we have met. Ohh~ who is this lovely lady?'
His gaze directly went to Margot who was surprisingly smiling. Her hand swept over my arm, 'I'm Mr.Lance's partner for this event'.
Arthur looked shocked by the word Partner, even I was stunned and yet I asked her out. 'Arthur if you excuse us we would like to greet the hostess'.
The hostess of this Grand gala was none other than Cortny Hazel, the esteemed fashion designer and party planner for celebrities.
'Mr. Lance! what an unexpected visit'. Cortny wore a lavish lavender dress with white feathers covering her neck. 'I never thought I would see you here, that is with someone else'.
I introduced Margot to every business associate. Most viewed this as an eye-sworn partnership, but others kept fussing over how we looked good together or suited each other. I for one thought this would affect her but it seems like she was handling it pretty well.
Everything was going pretty well when all of a sudden Victor Frances, an IT company president introduced me to his friend Willson Fowler. A dashing man in his late forties, his hair perfectly aligned and his face looked like he could seduce every woman on the planet.
Willson was the head chairman of Fowler Security, according to some associates, he was once a professional hitman working for a wealthy corporation, now he is just a protection guy with two kids.
'Mr. Lance, please tell me who is this young elegant lady', Willson pointed his hand towards Margot. Her smile widened with a touch of suspicion.
'This is Margot, my Partner for today's event'. I said for the twenty-seventh time.
'Margot, that's a nice name, say, that dress seems quite eye-catching don't you think', Willson for some reason was off-topic.
'It is, I think it's mainly cause of my physique'.
'I see, but don't you think it's getting cold here, I mean the A.C. is quite cooler, so why don't you cover yourself'.
'I think it's just a breeze, besides my partner would LOVE~ to hand me his coat, he is always gentle when it comes to basic needs'.
I have no idea about this conversation, from my perspective, it looked like a father and daughter arguing about covering rules. Willson continued to express his worries like a thoughtful father but Margot only showed resistance.
While these two continued to protest, my attention turned towards a familiar sound, the one that twisted my heart into a knot and shielded my eyes from truth and acceptance.
'Well, look who decided to finally show up', just by his voice, my stomach twisted.
I turned my head only to look him in the eyes, 'Hello Anthony, pleasure meeting you here.' (Not so much)
'Why hello brother, how are you? You know what I just heard from Cortny that you invited your Partner along with you, I would like to meet her'.
God if only he wasn't my mother's favorite, I would have black-listed him. 'I suppose that's her'. Margot stood beside me with her arms tangled in mine. 'Margot this is Anthony, Anthony this is Margot', I said 'He is my brother'.
As expected, Margot's pupils shirked as she looked at me, her expression confused and skeptical. 'Hi, I'm Anthony Lance, your Partner's older brother'.
'Hi, I'm Margot Willer, it's good to meet you'.
'It is_', His sentence was broken by the emergency alarm, it rang continuously until the red light kept flashing. A robbery break-in, at the Grand Gala, this wasn't supposed to happen, not in a place like this.
I turned my attention to Margot but she was nowhere to be found, my heart started to beat fast, I became short of breath, sweat flowed down my forehead and worst of all was the numbness in my body. It didn't move and just fell.
Screwed thoughts started to enter my mind, and it got worse until my vision blurred and I was found on the ground. Something hard pressed my forehead, the smell of gunpowder made my head even more unsteady.
A man wearing a mask on his face showed no mercy, 'Better start begging for your life young rich Lance'.
His voice started echoing, young Rich Lance, the horrible nickname my folks had given me. He clenched his hand hard as he was about to pull the trigger when all of a sudden a table flew and fell all over him.
To my surprise, a girl in a red dress came, her black hair fell on my face when she called out my name. 'MAX! MAX YOU OK. OH GOD, Wait for a moment.'
I don't know what was going on or what was going to happen to me, but I do know someone has to find better security.
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