Arrange Marriage To A Billionaire

To the auction

Landon's P.O.V

I had done three meetings in the morning and I was going to start the fourth one in some minutes. Evelyn hadn't said anything yet. It was already 12 00 pm, I guessed she must be already at work. Suddenly there was a knock at the door.

"Hello again Landon. The auction of the Burgundy palace has been pre-poned. It will be held in some hours." My assistant said as she walked to my desk.

"Ah, ok. Cancel all my meetings for the afternoon, Anna. The auction is much more important than my meetings. Will you be able to come with me ? "

I wanted to buy the Burgundy palace ever since I was in university and I didn't want to lose any opportunity of buying it. After all, this palace also formed part of my dream. So I couldn't let it go like that.

"Actually David has an afternoon appointment with his doctor and there's no one to accompany him. Do you mind if I go with him ? But if you really need me_" I cut her off.

"No it's okay Anna. I completely forgot about the appointment." Anna had told me about her husband's appointment but I wasn't paying attention to her at that time. In fact I was thinking about Evelyn. About her silky long brown hair in which I wanted to lose myself. Her plump and luscious lips. Yes, her soft and full pink lips. Her light and big greenish yellow eyes. Her cute heart shape face. Although she did have the figure of a supermodel, she wasn't so health conscious. I meant, she didn't look so attentive to whatever food she was eating at my parents place for dinner. She ate everything that was on her plate and devoured the desert.

Usually the models I dated, lived on only water and lettuce. Because they feared they'd lose their so called 'perfect body'. But Evelyn was different there.

Ah, Evelyn Evelyn. Why couldn't I stop thinking about you ? The way she had penetrated in my mind and settled there was very unhealthy for me. Very dangerous. She could make me lose control. The only thing that I really hated and didn't like to lose. Before I could think of anything else, Anna snapped me back to reality by tapping gently on my desk.

"Yes Anna. You can go with David and I'll send my car and driver for you. It will be easier to take him." I stood up, took my coat and slip it on me. I just remembered that I had some work pending downstairs.

"Okay. But you'll need someone to accompany you. I'm so sorry Landon I can't come with you. I_" I cut her off again. I was sure she was feeling very guilty right now even though it was my fault.

"It's okay Anna. I have a staff of more than three thousand people in this building. I'm sure I'll be able to find someone to come with me. Leave the paperwork and the documents of the auction on my desk. You're dismissed for today. My car and driver will be with you for the rest of the day and take the black credit card in the drawer with you. You may use it if you have something to buy for you or for David." Normally I was not always so kind to everyone but with Anna, it was different. She had been very kind and patient with me through out many years. In fact, she was the only female member of the staff that I actually trusted and cared about.

"Thank you Landon. But if you need me, please don't hesitate to call me, okay ?" She said sweetly before turning to leave the office.

"Okay." I replied before offering her a small smile.

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I left office shortly after I was informed that my Lamborghini Aventador had arrived. I still had an hour and a half left before the auction began. I could easily go to the photo shoot location of Evelyn and then back to the auction. I called Xenon, one of my staff members.

"Xenon I need you to find out the address of the place where the supermodel Evelyn Nolan is doing a photo shoot and send it to me on my phone."

"Okay bro, I will message it to you. Hey, there was a problem earlier with your girlfriend. Your girlfriend or maybe ex-girlfriend, Kyra came in the office premises a few minutes after you left. She was asking about you and when she was told you were not in the office, she started to make a scene. When I asked her politely to leave, she didn't budge. Then I had to call the security to kick her out. So you gotta handle her yourself."

I thought she wasn't listening when I told her I clearly didn't make my relationships stay more than one month. I ignored all her calls and messages. But clearly, Kyra didn't seem to get the message that I didn't want her anymore.

"Xenon, send me all the information about Evelyn's whereabouts. I'll handle Kyra later and you tell the security guards to not let her come inside the building again. Is that cleared ?"

"Yes boss. But may I know why you want the address of the place where Evelyn is doing a photo shoot, please sir ?" asked Xenon amusingly. I could feel him smiling on the other line. Xenon, an ex student of the university I had attended. He was in my class and was also my room mate. He was shy and very studious but he was very popular among girls. I hired him almost instantaneously when I got to know that he was looking for a job. He was very efficient and hardworking. And I appreciated his work and his dedication to the company very much.

"No. You may not and do the work I just told you." I hung off without giving him the chance to talk or to tease me any more.

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Evelyn's P.O.V

I was really really really tired. I had been doing the photo shoot since eight in the morning. It was already noon and I was half dead because of the hundreds of poses I made before the lens and the numerous of times I had to change clothes and go for another session of make up. Sometimes people thought that models usually didn't get tired. Models just had to make poses in front of the lens. That was all. But that was not true. They did get tired, especially if they had not slept well last night.

Last night, I woke up because I felt myself being removed from a very warm and comfortable place to a cold surface. That was when I saw Landon's silhouette fading away. His back was turned to me and slowly his silhouette disappeared in the darkness. Since then, I did not get a wink of sleep. I should have thanked him for taking me to my apartment. But why didn't he tried to wake me up ? Maybe he even tried to. Well God knows what happened after I fell asleep in his car. But still, I should thank him.

"Okay Evie. You can take an hour break now. There will be some changes with the scenery. You can relax in your vanity van meanwhile and as always I guess Bart will keep you in company." My director Mr Chase Parker chirped as he got up from his chair and did some stretching exercises. Everyone was worn out. By the way, Bart was my hair stylist and my make up artist. As you surely knew there must be always a guy who was gay in the fashion and modeling industry, Bart was the one who was gay. However, he was a little extra.

"Yes ! Of course I will keep my dolly Evie in company. After all we are best friends ! " Bart announced as he started jumping up and down, clapping his hands. He could be so girly sometimes that it irritated everyone on the set. Aside from nagging everyone on the set, Bart was a very good friend and a professional. He even had a boyfriend named Chris Hancock. By the way, did I told you that Bart was Chinese? Well Bart Ah Hing was a Chinese and his parents migrated here because of an unknown reason to me.

He always accompanied me in my vanity van whether after shoot or in breaks. There, we talked and gossiped about everyone. I was very lucky to have him as a friend.

"Let's go inside Bart. I'm dying to take a break." I complained to make him come quickly or else he would start harassing one by one staff member on set. Actually, I was doing a calendar photo shoot. Meaning that for every month, there must be a different look of me. We've taken different themes for it too. Chase had an idea that I must show twelve phases of a woman or in a woman's life. I must represent twelve forms a woman can have starting from teenage. The order would be as follows: a teenager, a high school student, a working woman, a woman achieving success, a bride, a wife, a housewife, a seductress for her husband, a pregnant woman, a loving mother taking care of her children, a mother helping her children doing homework and finally a picture of a happy and satisfied woman. Unfortunately we are not doing the photo shoot in order, but it was again Chase's idea to do it like that.

Now I was in the clothes of a working woman. It was fully professional as if I really worked in a very famous company. But before I could climb up the stairs of my vanity van, a very husky but sexy voice interrupted me.

"Evelyn. Wait ! "

Everyone's head turned to the source of the voice. My eyes followed the direction of their lines of sight and stopped at Landon standing, hands in his pockets of his navy suit.

"Mr Mckendrick. What are you doing here ? " Oh my God, what was he doing here ? I hoped he didn't say anything concerning our alliance in front of everyone. Because this just might ruin everything.

"Are you free right now ?" He simply asked ignoring the stares that were being directed at him.

But before I could reply, Bart decided to reply for me. "Of course she is free, honey. Evie is free for the whole next hour. But may I know what's your name, handsome ?" Bart offered his hand gracefully for a hand shake which Mr Arrogant turned down by simply staring back at him. Poor Bart was ambushed in front of everyone.

"Evelyn come with me. We have to go somewhere." Landon looked at me gesturing his another precious car just outside the studio.

"Okay. But let me change first." I knew I should not be shocked by his behavior but I am.

"No you don't need to change. You're perfect."

"I.....ummh. Okay. Let's go." I said as I put a strand of hair behind my ear, a bit of color appeared in my cheeks from his 'compliment'.

I walked beside Landon and he put his hand on my back guiding me. I could feel all the curious stares piercing my back. I knew I was leaving many unanswered questions which later would be bombarded on me.

End of chapter