Against all Odds "A Billionaire's journey to love"

Chapter 3

Alexander woke up around 9:30am and instinctively touched the other side of the bed to reach out for her, he felt nothing and immediately stood up, she wasn’t there, maybe she was in the bathroom, but if she was he would have heard, the motel wasn’t exactly big, he quickly scanned the room and noticed her belongings weren’t there, at that same instant he quickly checked for his own things, he heaved a sigh of relief as he noticed the gold wristwatch his dad got him for his 30th birthday was still on the table where he had left it, at least she wasn’t a thief, then he remembered the night before and smiled to himself, last night was entertaining, he had never been with a woman as confused and complicated as….what was her name again?...

Alexander Lee Martin is the dream of any woman, born into great affluence; he is a strikingly handsome man, tall with a commanding presence. Having studied Law at the renowned Oxford University, his brilliance shines through in every aspect of his life.

Even at a tender age, Alexander knew he was going to inherit the company one day so he made sure to excel in everything he did, Ambitious and driven, he stops at nothing to achieve his goals, while he possesses a certain ruthlessness in pursuing what he wants, he is not a villain, but rather a man who knows how to navigate the world to his advantage. His Father Sir. George Martins is known as a legend, he started the empire with nothing but a small vineyard, built it from the ground up and made it the leading wine company in the country being shipped across different parts of the world and not only that he had shares in almost all the big companies in Europe, as far as it was gaining profit The Martins owned a piece of it, from a poor farmer’s son to becoming a billionaire in the city of Prague, everyone knew his story and respected him for it and not just because he owned almost half the city.

Alexander looked up to him, combined with his passion for the wine industry and his dedication to upholding his father’s legacy; he truly is a force to reckon with. The only thing he wasn’t good with was women, they were all the same to him, and they would grovel at him just to get his attention, he was indifferent with them, occasionally he would sleep with them, but none were ever good enough for him. Although he was never like that, he had fallen in love with a woman once but that was over seven years ago when he had just graduated from Oxford and came back home, his parents had thrown him a party to celebrate, it was a black-tie event and anyone who was anyone was going to be there, He had dressed up looking rather dashing in an Italian suit his mother got him as a present and walked into the ballroom, that was when he saw her.

His eyes were immediately drawn to her, she stood there, elegant and graceful, in a stunning red gown that hugged her slender, yet curvy figure. Her hair cascaded down her shoulders, a luscious shade of auburn. Her captivating presence and radiant smile made it impossible for him to look away even though his parents had ushered him around the hall, introducing him to dignitaries who had flown in from all over just to celebrate him but he couldn’t just get his eyes off her until finally his Dad stopped at a table to greet his old time friend, Professor Albert Gibson and that was when he was introduced to her as his daughter Daphne, he wasted no time and asked her to dance, which she agreed, he took her to the dance floor and all eyes were on them, he knew they looked good together and from that day on, they spent all their time together, he got to know about her, she had studied theatre arts and music, but she has always wanted to be an actress and to travel around the world performing for people. He was already in love with her, just after a few weeks of meeting her. She is funny, intelligent, witty, impulsive and ambitious, if she wanted something, she knew how to get it, and together they would make a powerful couple, so he asked her to date him, she said yes without any hesitation and it was at that moment he knew that someday he was going to marry her.

That all came to a stop the day she ran to him with the news that she would be traveling to America.

“What do you mean by you’re going to America?” he asked,

Exactly what you just heard, she replied with all excitement. Apparently she had applied for a part as a leading role in a new series. She had sent a video audition of herself to the casting directors on a whim and wasn’t even sure she would get chosen. Alex was disappointed because she hadn’t confided in him before she concluded her decision and Los Angeles was a long way from Prague, he didn’t want her to go and when he said as much to her they got into a big fight about it, he even threatened that if she left that would be the end of their relationship. That was the last day he ever saw her, he was torn apart for weeks, months even and vowed never to allow a woman make him feel that way again.