Concealed Love

Chapter -7 Back to Present

Ella's POV

           The wound was mostly healed by the time I finished telling her everything, she looked at me with tearful eyes holding my hand tightly and when I asked "aren't you scared that I'm a demon" she spoke up sniffling between her cries " I don't care, as long as your here with me, that's all I want".

          I felt relieved as she said that and am glad I decided to tell her. This is the first time I speak of myself and my past to someone by with my own mouth.

        I gave her a big smile and said " Stop crying, see the wounds are all healed, now let's clean this place up and rest ok? " She nods her head and after cleaning the place up, I took a bath and went to bed wondering who the masked man was, when I met him It felt like it wasn't the first time we met each other, is he also a reincarnation of someone but does the demons also reincarnate or was he someone hiding in the shadows till now, I thought of many possibilities in my head but all the fatigue pulled me into a deep sleep.

Third person POV

           The Empire co. under the leadership of Aldrich was ready to launched their biggest project yet. Aldrich wanted to make a big impact on the business world, many people in his company as well as outside underestimated him because of his young age. So for his first project he had to show how capable he is and gain their full respect.

Aldrich: "We're gonna launch an event at the end of the month, the aim is to attract more high class customers and eventually rise our company's status. My assistant will give you the details of the project." As long as the idea pleases them I've no need to speak myself.

Jonathan(P.A): Honestly this person is too lazy "Ahem....We have prepared some highest quality products of various items. In this event we will showcase all our newest limited edition products, perfumes, bags, leathers, furs, jwelery, scarfs etc. for both gender and there is gonna be 50 items with only one limited piece of each item. The products will be auctioned and whomever buys the products will get a VIP card of our company, the VIP members will be given special opportunity to order a custom dress designed specially for them from the famous designers of our company at their own expense. This will not only rise our status but also theirs, many rich people will aim to get the items not only for their rareness and quality but also to gain the highest seat in the fashion society and to show off their status."

Person A: " Will there be any event following the auction".

Jonathan: " Miss minerva will be playing before the party. "

Person B:" How do you want the decorations to be like. "

Jonathan:" For this the theme will be 'Allure', so prepare everything to suit it. Anything else? "

      In his mind Jonathan was chanting 'let that be it, let that be all' all he wanted at this moment to go back home and rest as he had been working the whole week making sudden preparations for this plan. He also cursed Aldrich, who had dropped the idea on him like a bomb and the latter was acting as if it should be norm to lay out the plan in that short time of less than week.

Aldrich: " If that's all the meeting shall end here". He left followed by Jonathan just behind him.

         "What's my schedule after this? " Aldrich asked not stopping as he walk towards his office.

          Jonathan who had reported to him his schedule just before the meeting wanted to slap his superior knowing the other person is asking just to annoy him. He had previously worked briefly for the former CEO, Aldrich's father who was a very proper and strict man unlike his son who was like a dog that barks and bite at the same time. But Jonathan could never complain to his face as when it comes to work he knows when to bark and when to bite, having his mark never once missed.

           "Other than the pile of documents on the table, you have dinner with Minerva in the evening. She has agreed to play but hasn't sign the contract".

          When they were alone he spoke rather freely as they had known each other since kids due to their fathers being close business partners, but they were not as close to be called as friends. And Aldrich doesn't mind him speaking his mind because he considers him as a comrade by his side, in fact he often annoys the other to relieve his own stress.

Aldrich:" You can go there in my stead...."

        He was not so fond of the girl, like Jonathan they were old acquaintance and later happened to be working at the same company. He was often rumoured as a playboy and for being so flirtatious but in fact he had never had a crush let alone a lover and never had any interest in one. But before he could find and excuse Jonathan had cut him off.

Jonathan: " That's not possible, the one she wants to meet is you and you also know it".

           It was not widely known but also not a secret that Lady Minerva was looking at him as  suitable marriage candidate and people often make them out as secret couples, but other than thinking of him as a possible candidate she also had no deeper feelings for the other.

              Jonathan further continued "Besides I have a meeting with the flower shop for the coming programme."

        Aldrich who was about to enter his office stopped and asked: " The flower shop? Shouldn't that be the job of the designing department? "

Johnathan:" Well, the owner of the flower shop we often bought flower from has changed and she's a rather important person so it's to curry favour" He said bluntly thinking 'besides I will go there a thousand times rather than to attend the dinner party of that supercilious women below a sweet angels mask'.

        In that moment Jonathan had completely forgotten that the woman he is saying he would rather meet with is the one who had grabbed his neck and upon whom he had swore to never get close to thinking and fearing in his mind that she must be a woman from some shaddy organization.

         Aldrich slightly curious said " Who is the woman that we need to curry favour from? "

"Ella Gray"

Aldrich:" What?"

Jonathan thought that it is normal to be surprised and speaking out his thoughts, he continued " She really is a mystery, she never showed herself unless necessary and that too never in public or media but now she suddenly bought a flower shop and is even accepting private meetings, last time I even heard that she attended your party. Some even thought of her to be from the underworld (mafia)...." He paused himself, thought for a while and remembered......

            In that moment Jonathan remember his oath, to never go near her again and realised that the sweet and flowery word of flower shop owner had completely deceived him. That say when he came back to the office with a red mark on his neck, Aldrich had teased him asking weather he was into some hardcore play to the point that Jonathan was considering of slapping his resignation paper at the other's face and giving him a beating but stopped himself thinking his father would probably cut him off from the family. He truly felt that no one in this world was by his side and everyone had wronged him. Fortunately at that time Aldrich had guessed what was probably going on in his head and stopped from further annoying him. 

        Currently hearing his words Aldrich suddenly had a mischievous smile plastered on his face, which was gone as fast as it came. Turning to his P. A he said in a cool voice " Okay, leave that to me, I'll meet up with her".

           Jonathan turned to him bewildered  

" You will what? " his voice came out somewhat like a shout.

             It was not his fault for acting up because in this line of job, the thing Aldrich hated the most in this line of work was to lower himself and try to please others. But at this moment the same person was offering himself saying he will do the work himself.

Aldrich: " I will go meet her. I'm giving you the chance to have a nice dinner with the famous 'lady' and go home to have a good rest. " Meanwhile I will meet up with the rumoured lady from the underworld, she seemed like an interesting one.

        Before Jonathan could answer Aldrich snatched the schedule paper and kicked the former out of the room.

Jonathan: I hope miss Ella break his neck, but those two will they really be alright?. With how high and mighty the act, forget about carrying favour they might just kill each other.  Leave it, whatever the outcome as long as it doesn't affect me. 

                 All poor Jonathan wanted at that time was to go home and have a peaceful sleep in his private home.