Chapter 38

Carlie only heard today that her Emerald family's biggest market in marijuana smuggling is in the continent of Africa. Through illegal routes along sparsely populated coasts and ending up spread to Ajegunle, Shomolu, Makoko, Mukuru Kwa Njenga and Agbogbloshie. Carlie furrowed her brow at those unfamiliar names. And kindly, Jona explained in a soft whisper,"slums in Africa, where almost half of the population doesn't have clear identification papers. The best place to plunder criminals." Carlie pursed her lips in understanding.

Although the conversation wasn't long, it was far more complicated than Carlie had imagined. It ended up leaving her understanding nothing except the core of this meeting. Everything was going better than expected. They could now prepare for the next steps and that was enough to amuse Carlie.

After shaking hands with each other, strengthening their group's bond with reinforced agreements, Jona and Carlie finally bid farewell to return to their hotel. A shiny black car was parked in front of the plantation yard. Jona opened the door and gestured for Carlie to get in. Carlie furrowed her brow. "I didn't think you had a soft side like this to open the door for a woman,"Carlie glanced at Jona with a puzzled frown.

Jona smirked,"your guess is right. I've never been that good to open the door for anyone."

Carlie grew more puzzled. "But i wa-"

Carlie immediately exclaimed in surprise when her shoulder was not roughly pushed, but rather forcefully, until she was forced to sit on the car seat, almost falling onto the floor. Jona locked the car door first before slamming it shut tightly. He aligned his face with the driver's window and said in clear Spanish, "Llevarlo de regreso al hotel."

And with that, Carlie was taken away, without ever being able to scold Jona for pushing her body, or even pulling her hair until it fell out.

Even long before she arrived at the hotel, Jona could already predict all the words Carlie would utter. Her hatred, her annoyance and her threats, because she was angry, Jona pushed her body just like that, as he pleased and sent her away. Maybe being the target of Carlie Eloise's anger was a disaster for many people, but for Jona, it was an adorable entertainment. Sometimes, the woman didn't know that her angry face turned as red as a child's. And Jona unconsciously always wanted to tease her, continuously.

The expanse of the Xalapa cityscape he gazed at from behind the car window wasn't very interesting. Therefore, Jona just let his mind wander, tangled in his thoughts.

He intentionally requested 2 different cars to pick them up. The reason is simple because their togetherness should not be known to the public. Especially celebrity paparazzi. Who always consider any relationship between a woman and a man being together as dating. Maybe on Carlie's side, the impact wasn't significant. Just public gossip, finding the highest noble princess, having a relationship with a middle-class nobleman who only owns a few bars in Europe. But on Jona's side, this would be a disaster. Especially for the alliance members who would be furious, finding out that their leader was suspected of having a close relationship with a 'prostitute' woman, especially whose family was closely connected to the government and the state. Conflicts would erupt.

And such conflicts would not only hurt Jona's position, but much more, they could hurt Carlie Eloise. Whose life could even be targeted by alliance members or Jona's enemies who thought Carlie was his weakness. And that's much worse than anything else.

Jona booked two rooms in the same hotel. First, a room resembling a penthouse, because of its unusually large size, named Carlie Eloise. Second, a luxury suite, named Devan. The hotel staff immediately gave the warmest welcome upon learning that the noble princess would be staying at their hotel. Instantly forgetting, ignoring the middle class nobleman who was not well known, Jona. And that's good. Carlie's presence made Jona not attract too much attention. The man could freely roam the hotel without anyone recognizing him. He could even enter his own room, the room named Carlie, without many people paying attention to him.

'It's going better than i expected,'Jona smiled behind the window. 'This way, their togetherness wouldn't be noticed by anyone. Good for me. Even better for her.'

Because there's no 'pure' princess out there who wouldn't feel humiliated, seen standing alongside a dark worker. Jona already knew that.Their meeting wasn't too long. Jose meticulously explained the development of his marijuana sales, which had now spread to the depths of Africa. Accepted smoothly by one of the merchants there and distributed to South Africa by marijuana couriers, smuggled along with agricultural produce, hand to hand. Most of it Carlie didn't hear, she was too busy fighting off her drowsiness. Her eyes rebelled, hearing the boring explanation from the Mexican man. Even his English wasn't fluent, making Carlie's ears go deaf. She eagerly awaited the meeting to end as soon as possible.

Carlie only heard today that her family's biggest market in marijuana smuggling was in the continent of Africa. Through illegal routes along sparsely populated coasts, and ending up spread to Ajegunle, Shomolu, Makoko, Mukuru Kwa Njenga, and Agbogbloshie. Carlie furrowed her brow at those unfamiliar names. And kindly, Jona explained in a soft whisper,"slums in Africa, where almost half of the population doesn't have clear identification papers. The best place to plunder criminals,"Carlie pursed her lips in understanding.

Although the conversation wasn't long, it was far more complicated than Carlie had imagined. It ended up leaving her understanding nothing except the core of this meeting. Everything was going better than expected. They could now prepare for the next steps. And that was enough to amuse Carlie.

After shaking hands with each other, strengthening their group's bond with reinforced agreements, Jona and Carlie finally bid farewell to return to their hotel. A shiny black car was parked in front of the plantation yard. Jona opened the door and gestured for Carlie to get in. Carlie furrowed her brow. "I didn't think you had a soft side like this to open the door for a woman,"Carlie glanced at Jona with a puzzled frown.

Jona smirked,"your guess is right. I've never been that good to open the door for anyone."

Carlie grew more puzzled. "But i wa-"

Carlie immediately exclaimed in surprise when her shoulder was not roughly pushed, but rather forcefully until she was forced to sit on the car seat, almost falling onto the floor. Jona locked the car door more dully, before slamming it shut tightly. He aligned his face with the driver's window and said in clear Spanish, "Take her back to the hotel."

And with that, Carlie was taken away, without ever being able to scold Jona for pushing her body, or even pulling her hair until it fell out.

Even long before she arrived at the hotel, Jona could already predict all the words Carlie would utter. Her hatred, her annoyance and her threats, because she was angry, Jona pushed her body just like that, as he pleased and sent her away. Maybe being the target of Carlie Eloise's anger was a disaster for many people, but for Jona, it was an adorable entertainment. Sometimes, the woman didn't know that her angry face turned as red as a child's. And Jona unconsciously always wanted to tease her, continuously.

The expanse of the Xalapa cityscape he gazed at from behind the car window wasn't very interesting. Therefore, Jona just let his mind wander, tangled in his thoughts.

He intentionally requested 2 different cars to pick them up. The reason is simple because their togetherness should not be known to the public. Especially celebrity paparazzi. Who always consider any relationship between a woman and a man being together as dating. Maybe on Carlie's side, the impact wasn't significant. Just public gossip, finding the highest noble princess, having a relationship with a middle-class nobleman who only owns a few bars in Europe. But on Jona's side, this would be a disaster. Especially for the alliance members who would be furious, finding out that their leader was suspected of having a close relationship with a 'prostitute' woman, especially whose family was closely connected to the government and the state. Conflicts would erupt.

And such conflicts would not only hurt Jona's position, but much more, they could hurt Carlie Eloise. Whose life could even be targeted by alliance members, or Jona's enemies who thought Carlie was his weakness. And that's much worse than anything else.

Jona booked two rooms in the same hotel. First, a room resembling a penthouse, because of its unusually large size, named Carlie Eloise. Second, a luxury suite, named Devan. The hotel staff immediately gave the warmest welcome upon learning that the noble princess would be staying at their hotel. Instantly forgetting, ignoring the middle-class nobleman who was not well known, Jona. And that's good. Carlie's presence made Jona not attract too much attention. The man could freely roam the hotel without anyone recognizing him. He could even enter his own room, the room named Carlie, without many people paying attention to him.