บท 27: The Flirting Begins!

The crowd went wild as the host announced the entrance of Scott Alfonzo, reporters were calling his name and all of the invited guests were whispering into each other as they gave a sharp glare.

"Is she the girlfriend of Mr. Alfonzo?" A woman in her black dress whispered to the other woman in front of her...they were ahead of us and we were waiting for our turn.

"Maybe she's only a girlfriend for a month." Answered by the other woman with a bright yellow gown. Her skin was tanned… she took off her mask and stared at me from head to toe.

"I heard he's a womanizer...so maybe she's just one of his toys." The woman in black dress smirked at me and turned her head in front and started walking.

Her last sentence made me frown and glance at Scott who's currently looking straight ahead. I stared at him sharply and waited for him to feel my dagger look...after a few seconds, he turned his head to my side and smiled at me.

Tsk! Who told him to smile!? I shouted at my own head. I then let out a frustrated sigh and rolled my eyes at him...as the invitation card checker instructed us to move inside.

As we stepped into the entrance of what seemed to be the ballroom of this mansion, an extravagant surrounding welcomed us.

From the tables and chairs, golden and glittering chandeliers, the lights, the background music, the pyramid champagne glasses and the decorations of the whole place looks luxurious.

Even the guest looks classy and fancy in their own gowns and suits, you wouldn't know if these people are just a normal being or a member of a mafia or something because they looked formal in front of everyone.

The whole place was a little bit dim due to the mixing of lighting. We looked for our assigned table and when we already saw it, we headed to that direction quickly.

We were sitting on our table when suddenly a woman with purple hair went to Scott's direction and whispered something to his ears.

The woman is petite and short, and she is wearing a rose gold gown with a deep V cut which gives more emphasis to her collarbones and her cleavage was emphasized through the cut.

I couldn't see her face clearly since half of her face was covered by her mask.

She is leaning too close to Scott while she whispers in his ear while Scott on the other hand was just listening and would smirked from time to time.

I suddenly felt my blood boil from the sight that I am having in front of me, so I look around and notice one waiter coming into our direction with a glass of champagne.

I took one glass and drank it in one go because of my annoyance. I fixed myself and decided to go somewhere where I won't see these two lovebirds talking.

I looked around and saw the pyramid glass of champagne and then went in that direction and took another glass. I could feel that sharp taste in my throat as I drank it.

Meanwhile, a guy from the stage who seemed to be the host of this event called someone by the name of Emma and asked her to join him on the stage as the auction event will start soon.

To my surprise, the woman who was talking to Scott from a while ago walked over to the stage with a big smile drawn all over her face.

My jaw dropped in embarrassment when I realized who she is. She is the cousin of Scott, I remembered him telling me about her when we were in the car discussing our plan.

I facepalmed myself due to my foolishness. OMG, Rayzel, what is wrong with you? Are you jealous? Come on girl don't be! I scolded to my own head.

Now, I took another sip of champagne in my glass when suddenly, I felt two pairs of eyes staring at me intently.

I looked around to see who's the owner of that eyes...and then on my right side just by the corner, meters away from my direction, an Old looking man maybe in his 50s was looking at me as if he was already stripping my gown using his eyes.

What the Fuck! I frowned at the sight of a perverted old man.

And then I stared back sharply at him...the anger had built up in my body and I was about to take a step forward and kick his damn ass but someone held my wrist tightly.

As I turned around, my eyes popped out only to see Scott standing behind me gripping my wrist secretly.

"Don't tell me you are about to do something stupid, huh, love?" He asked provocatively, he was facing the opposite direction to mine so we are facing our back.

"Who cares! That perverted old man!" I exclaimed, still not moving but I looked down.

"That old man is the same old man that is very useful to our mission for tonight. Didn't you recognize his face or you forgot about his face?" He answered.

I didn't answer and glanced into the old man...now with a calm face.

"Oh my God! I'm so stupid!"

"Now stay still, he will approach us sooner or later...make a good impression, okay?" He said firmly while he released the hold on my wrist as he turned to face me.

I nodded and we both acted as if we were having fun at the party. Smiling as we talk while our eyes were focused into each other as if we were talking with our eyes.

"Cheers!" He raised his hand that was holding the glass.

At first, I thought he was talking about me but when I followed where his eyes were looking… that's when I realized that he was referring to the old man, Don Philippe.

I then smiled at the old man seductively *ew*. I saw him twitch and immediately drink the red wine he was holding.

I smirked at the sight of him, walking faster into our direction with a wide perverted smile. He isn't wearing his mask by the way.

"Bastard...tsk tsk!" I heard Scott said roughly but in an enough volume, almost a whisper just enough for me to hear.

"You tell me!" I faked a smile as soon as I finished my sentence as the old man were getting closer together with some other guests that seemed to be a businessman like them.

"Signore Scott Alfonzo, Ciao! It is good to finally see you at a party like this." The old man opened his arms as he approached us, smiling wickedly.

"Don Philippe…I didn't know a party could be this fun." Scott took one step forward to greet him and the other two men with him.

He didn't come closer to Don Philippe to give him a hug in return but instead he just tapped his shoulder and smirked sarcastically.

He laughed loudly, "HAHAHA. This is just nothing. By the way, this is Mr. David Grimes of Grime and Treasure Corporation and Markian Harden my secretary." Each of them bowed their heads to Scott as Don Philippe introduced them.

Scott just gave them one look and nodded.

Scott didn't say anything after that and just stared into the old man's waiting face... waiting for Scott to introduce me to him, "And this beautiful young lady here? She is not your girl, isn't she?" After a few minutes of waiting the old man then decided to ask him on his own.

Tsk!

"Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot to introduce you to her. This is Rayzel Fuentes. She's my secretary...and she is not my girlfriend." He replied calmly, there's an emphasis in his last sentence.

The old man then fixed his eyes on me. I could see in his expression that he is planning something awful after hearing Scott's last sentence as it changes and look at me with an even perverted stare.

"Ciao, Don Philippe! It is nice to finally see you in person… I have seen you before in different magazines and tabloids all over the world."

I didn't wait for him to answer and I immediately went closer to him, gave him a hug to give him a "beso beso" where in the Philippines, that is what we always do when we meet someone as a sign of hello or sometimes a welcome.

For those who didn't know, "beso-beso" is like hugging the other person and giving them a peak on both of their cheeks.

I noticed that he was startled by my sudden bold action as I felt him jolted a bit… So I intentionally brushed my breast lightly into his chest before I let go of him and went to face the other men and give them a handshake.

When I turned around to go back from where I was standing, which is beside Scott, I noticed that he was glaring at me frowning.

P.s More Power stones for more chapters!!! :)