Chapter 14
1235 Words
-Ethan Owen-
After my call with Festus ended, I moved over to my bed to sleep, but my phone rang aloud, cutting off the wonderful dream that I was enjoying.
In my dream, I was with Eva, and we were at the beach together. She was wearing a red bikini, her sèxy body partly revealed, and I was wearing only black shorts.
My chest was bare as I chased after Eva, running to catch up with her as she ran away from me, laughing while the wind blew her long blonde hair.
Finally, I caught up with Eva, and she was laughing so hard while I lay upon her on the beach, admiring her beautiful face.
Before my lips could come into contact with hers—as I desired to kiss her pink lips again—my phone rang aloud, which bolted me awake.
My gaze darkened as I couldn't believe that someone chose to call me at this hour, just when I wanted to kiss that strange woman in my dream.
*Why am I dreaming about Eva?* I pondered as I sat up on the bed and reached for my phone to see who was calling me.
Surprisingly, it was a call from my assistant, Pete Edward.
"Hello, Pete. What's it?" I asked him, as I wanted to curse him at this moment for disturbing me.
Hearing the irritation in my voice, Pete apologized to me.
"I am sorry to call you at this time, sir. But it's urgent that I let you know."
"What happened?" I asked Pete as I sat up speedily, fearing that something bad had happened.
Pete cleared his throat and said, "Sir, it's about Eva Brooks."
My heart raced when I heard her name.
"What happened to Eva? Is she alright?" I asked Pete urgently, to which he cleared his throat and replied, "Well, she is alright, but…"
"But what?" I snapped at Pete, hating that he liked to keep me on the edge. He was scared that I could fire him for delivering silly news to me.
"Sir, you asked me to check every detail about Eva. Actually, I just found out that Jacob Stone had broken up with Eva, and also, he is demanding that she refund him all the money that he spent on her. Her family had disowned her, as her father published on his social media page that he has only one daughter, who is a model, Elora Brooks. Any other daughter is no longer his child. Also, Jacob went further to have Eva arrested today, and she is locked up in the police station," Pete explained, calmly.
"Mmm. Is that all?" I asked Pete, and he responded, "Yes, sir."
"Mmm. Have Eva released. How much is Jacob demanding as compensation for all the money he spent on her?" I inquired calmly, feeling my heart relax a bit that money could solve the issue at hand.
"Sir, Jacob Stone is demanding 15 million as compensation for all the money he spent on Eva. He canceled their engagement and made a press release that he is no longer engaged to Eva. Also, he caught her cheating on him after she refused to let him sleep with her during their five years of courtship. He claimed that demanding 15 million as compensation was too small. But because he loved her and couldn't stand her anymore for cheating, he would only take that as repayment…" Pete explained.
"Mmm. Pay Jacob off to keep away from Eva. As for her family, send them five million too to take Eva back as an apology gift," I replied calmly.
"But sir… Wouldn't that drag you into the scandal and make everyone know that you were the one who slept with Jacob Stone's fiancée?" Pete asked worriedly, and I knew that he was right.
"Jacob didn't see you in the hotel room with Eva. So he's not sure if you were the one she cheated with. He made a call and said he's not canceling the business collaboration again," Pete said, his voice nervous, and I sighed.
"Mmm. So how do you want to do it? I don't want Eva staying in the police station for even a night because she will be charged in court if she is not bailed out. Hire a man to stand in for me, and pay off her family. Will that cover everything? I want her released before 6 p.m. tonight," I said, seeing the time was 5 p.m.
"Sir, where do I get the man to stand in for you in less than an hour? Give me two hours to sort it all out," Pete begged, and I sighed.
"Get to it. Notify me when Eva is released," I said, to which Pete agreed.
"Alright, boss."
"Wait, what did Eva come to the White Estate to do this morning? Didn't you see her lurking around the entrance gate when we arrived before?" I inquired, knowing that Pete must have seen Eva too. He was always alert for stalkers because we had them arrested. Most young women in Dominic City were looking for an opportunity to pursue me and cling to me for a relationship.
"Sir," Pete drawled. "Um, I think Eva has a family living in this White Estate too. Her brother, Cruz Brooks, is married to Maddison Brooklyn, your sister's friend. So Eva was here to see them, and that was where she was arrested."
"Alright. Get to work and get Eva out of the police net. Also, pay off Jacob Stone 16 million so that he doesn't chase after Eva again or make her uncomfortable in this city. The 1 million bonus is to get his PR to stop publishing any ridiculous post about Eva. Got it?" I demanded firmly.
"Yes, boss. I do," Pete replied, and my call with him ended.
Seeing that the time was after 5 p.m., I decided to have my bath and get ready to visit my hotel for Festus Norman's new clothing launch.
Wearing a white shirt and brown trousers with a pair of brown shoes—as I had some top-brand clothes in my closet—I sprayed my perfume and styled my hair before I got ready to leave for my hotel.
Knowing that Pete was busy with the task that I assigned him to do, I made my way out of my room and strode into the sitting room, as I knew that I was going to drive by myself.
My sister appeared in my view, as her room was just after my own.
"Big brother!" Angelina exclaimed and called to my attention as she bounced up to meet me.
One of her friends, Layla Parker, who had celebrated her 24th birthday the previous night at my hotel, was present.
Layla peered at me with a glint of amusement in her eyes. She wore a short green dress, featuring diamond earrings and a golden wristwatch on her left wrist. She wore a pair of black stilettos, matching the same style of high-end shoes and jewelry my sister wore.
"Good evening, Ethan," Layla greeted me with a smile, and I nodded before looking at Angelina.
"Where are you girls heading to?" I asked Angelina, who walked up to meet me.
"Brother, I want to discuss something with you about my friend, Layla, working with us in your tech company," Angelina said, and I sighed.
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