His to Hold

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

One month later

One month later, the buzz of that night still hadn’t die down. Jenny had become a celebrity who was hated by most woman her age. As much as she hadn’t wanted to, she had spent hours and hours reading the comments on social medias, even though the video had been completely erased from it. She had guessed that Bloomfield most have something to do with it. Deep down she was grateful, however she was still a superstar.

During the past days, she had wonder if maybe it was out of interest that Bloomfield had kissed her. A complete stranger and a girl like her, she was not discriminating herself but she knew that they were prettier girls out there that he could have chosen to do a scandal. Why her? If it was a dare, she knew she gave a run for it. Every time she would think of that night, she would laugh. She had never imagined herself to be that violent but then again she had experience her first kiss, no man had never shown interest in her, so at least if it ever come to it, she could brag that she was once kiss.

Shaking herself out of her thoughts, she proceeded to finish getting ready to head out, it was to be an awesome day, oh so she hopes. Ever since, she started working for Arlinc group, she had one goal in mind, save enough money so that she could buy her own space and build a restaurant. She saw herself as the future owner of the future renowned restaurant “La Bella”.

Dress in white satin shirt and black satin pants match with a 3 inches’ black shoe, bag in hand, she was ready to conquer the world. She walks down the street with confidence as she pays no attention to the passerby and yet unaware of her stalker. She arrives in front of the building a little bit after one, she was a bit early but who cares. Taking a deep breath, she opens the door and went in, it was a big room. The space was previously a show room where art was shown occasionally. Been of a very old age, the owner had decided to sell the place as he moves back to his hometown.

After she had quit her previous job and her scandal with Bloomfield, she had gotten into contact with the owner where the terms of payment were discussed and today, she was there to finalize the deal. Her saving will be completely gone, but after calculation, she will have to borrow from the bank to renovate and then go from there. It was going to be a very tough road but she was willing to take in the challenge.

As she explores inside and envision the emplacement of every single items, the owner Alec Eiffer walks in. He didn’t look his age as his body posture stood domineering over her. She could tell in his young years that he was a lady killer.

“Mr. Eiffer, I hope you don’t mind me taking the liberty to explore before your arrival”

“Call me Alec, and I do not mind, not every day I get to deal with beautiful woman.”

Blushing a bit, she clears her throat and pulls out the folder that in her bag “I had a lawyer draw up the sell contract for you, have a look”

Taking the folder from her, Alec signal for her to sit down as he read over the contract, everything was nicely done and every details included just as they had spoken over the phone. He had a background check done on her, just in case and was surprise to found out that she was single. Had he still be young, she wouldn’t have been able to survive his charms. What attracted him toward her, was her kindness. This woman had gone to so much and yet was optimistic about life only looking forward. He had no children of his own, but he wished he had for he would have been sure to include her in his family.

“Everything looks fine to me, there’s just one little thing, I hadn’t mention”

“What is it?”

“My apartment up there, I wish not to be separate with it. Though I am moving back to the country, I have a feeling my stay over there will be short. My intention is to return once I get tired of the country side, do you think you could have pity on this old man”

Jenny was not expecting this, so she found herself hesitating. She looks at Alec who was looking at her awaiting her answer. The guy was practically a loner, he had no family and from what she had learned, his wife had died eight ago and ever since he has been alone. It wouldn’t hurt to have him stay, after all he was generous enough to sell her the place at a price lower than the market one and for that she was grateful.

“Mr. Eiffer”

“Call me Alec”

“Right, Alec, you had mentioned that there were two apartments up there, I would have no problem for you to keep one, I will feel safer at night knowing that I have someone else living with me in the building”

Inside Alec smile, he was going to be close to her, and somehow he couldn’t explain it but the idea of her been alone, didn’t sit well with him, so he will go to the country side, handle what he needs to handle and come back to be next to this beauty.

Meanwhile, a picture of Jenny was sent to Marc as he headed in a meeting within his company. He heard the sound of his phone indicating that he had received a message. He opens it up and a picture of Jenny smiling at Alec showed up under was the caption ‘Sir, Miss. Sully is now the owner of that building’

He read the text, put the phone back in his pocket and proceeded inside to start the meeting, all the while wondering why did she buy the building. He had learned that she had used all her resources to buy it, what was the woman plan? Taking a deep breath, he walks into his office and was soon follow by his assistant Jimmy who had a file in his hands.

He sat down, and Jimmy handed him the file, he opens it and was greeted with Jenny pictures. He touches her pictures than proceeded to read her bibliography. She was raised in an orphanage after she was found in a car wrecked when she was just one-year-old. With no family members claiming her, she was brought to an orphanage by the social service, where she grew up. At the age of 18, she left the orphanage and wonders the streets for month until she found a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant. Month later she became a server, and later chief of personnel and all the while going to school. She earned her bachelor degree in business administration. As the top student of her promotion she was hired by Arlinc group the moment she graduated and has been Peter assistant for the past two years.

Reading that last piece of info, had his anger rising a bit, he knew the type of man Peter was so could he have? But then he remembers how she out rightly told him that he was her first kiss. A smile came to his lips and he continues to read, but then it all clicks, she was the assistant that left before the meeting started. No way, as he contemplates it, he realized that they were fated to meet, the universe had a way to works things out and right now it was in his favor.

Closing the file, he looks up to Jimmy “I want to know her every move, where she goes, who she meets, the clothes she wears and even what she eats, I want to know everything and I need it daily”

“Yes sir, anything else”

“No that will be all for now, you are dismissed”

“Yes sir”

As Jimmy was leaving the room, Julian enters “from the look on your face, you didn’t have a good sleep so I supposed you won’t have any energy to deal with our mother today”

As if on cue, Marc mother walks in. She was a 60 years old woman and didn’t look one bit her age, a classic woman who value her son’s happiness above all. She walks, bag in hand, and went straight for the sofa and sat down. Both Marc and Julian knew what that met. They headed over to her, Marc kisses her on the cheeks and sat down. No word was said as Malia looks at Marc, there was a slight cut on his lips where she guessed the woman had bit him. After screening him she spoke up

“Mind telling me the story behind the video that has been viewed a thousand times on the social media, Marc and why haven’t you taken any attention on taking it down”

Marc knew there was no escaping it, so taking a deep breath, he explained to his mom what had happened “as for me taking it down, our team is already on it” silence reign in the room as he awaited the verdict.

“Going around, kissing strangers, is certainly not in your habit and certainly not the raised you and your brother. Though you’ve paid for it from the cut on your lips so what do you plan on doing?” asks Malia

Perplexed by his mother questions, Marc raised an eyebrow

“Don’t raise your eyebrow at me, so what do you plan on doing, knowing you, I am pretty sure you cooked a plan in that brains of yours”

“I don’t really plan on doing anything”

“Save this lie, for someone who is not your mother, Marc”

For the second time this morning Marc took a deep breath and says “I plan to include her in my future”

“With or without her consent?” ask Malia

“Both” was Marc answer

Malia knew every aspect of son’s personality, and the moment she had seen the video and heard what happened she knew that her son was going to go after the woman. Marc has never shown interest toward the opposite s*x. For him to have acted out the way the other night, met something and this woman was no ordinary woman.

She didn’t know who this woman was, but she could already tell that her son was going to have his hand full and just may that woman will be able to knock her son down his notches a bit. She missed the Marc of his teenage year. He was carefree with no worries of this world. When her sickness had taken a turn for the worse, Marc had changed and his focus had solely been on creating an empire. She was proud of him, but at the same time worry. He needed someone to help him shoulder it all. Both of her son’s needed someone special.

“I want to meet her”

“Mother, now I believe that’s a bit of a rush” spoke up Julian

“Why, your brother here, made up his mind, he tends to have her no matter, so I’ll need to know beforehand what type of woman she is”

“Mother” says Marc “she and I have gotten off on the wrong foot and I am sure that if I show up at her doorstep, I will be thrown out. So let’s not rush it, shall we”

“Fine, we will not rush it, I’ll wait until you officially introduce her to me then I’ll be the judge”