Caspar's POV.
I slowly turned back and oh my gosh. My bodyguards were following me and they were also carrying guns and daggers. I can't believe I have a group of clowns. Suppressing my irritation I asked, "Why are you all following me?"
They looked at each other before replying stupidly, "Because it's our job..."
Dumbfounded by their quick response, I smacked my forehead in annoyance before asking them to leave me alone. They quickly returned to my suite and stood outside like enforcers.
Finally, I can walk...
"Who's that man in the black hoodie? Why does he have bodyguards carrying guns?"
"Shh! He might be the son of the Mafia Lord."
"No wonder he's dressed so secretly. Let's stay away from him... I have heard sons of Mafia lords like to bully."
Wow, they weren't even trying to keep their voice down. They wanted me to hear all that. Ignoring the gossipers I left the casino and walked through the streets to the subway.
'It's been a long time since I last walked through the subway,' I thought and smiled at myself.
Upon arriving at the bus stand, I pulled out my phone and dialed Bella's personal number, the one she rarely uses. I don't know if she's using that number now or not. And surprisingly she picked it up. However before I could say anything, her angry voice sharply passed through my ears," What took you so long? Why are calling me only now?"
"Huh? But I have called you countless times on your other number. Also, you saw my texts and never replied to them," I argued back.
"Really? But when I saw no texts and calls from you... Are you lying to me now?"
I sighed and took screenshots of my call logs and sent her. "Look closely how many times I have called you... and see the texts which you have read but never bothered to reply."
Hearing no response from her, I decided to tease her further," Why are you quiet? Don't tell me you weren't aware of this!"
"Exactly! I think Maria deleted all the calls, logs and messages from you."
"And you are okay with it? How could a secretary create misunderstandings between us?" I was disappointed, I hung up the call and sighed in sadness.
She doesn't even manage her secretary carefully. I thought she was avoiding me and I suffered a panic attack... I'm not blaming her for my mental health conditions... I'm just sad that she doesn't even try to call me or text me all these times.
'Well, I shouldn't let negative emotions hurt me anymore. I shouldn't act like a petty man, maybe she's still angry and I'm sure she will punish her secretary for creating a misunderstanding between us,' I murmured under my breath as I bought one flower bouquet from the roadside vendor.
Fresh red roses are Bella's favourite and it suits her temperament. The subway bus arrived at the stop and hurried inside, carefully carrying the flowers. Thankfully the bus was empty, I got myself a seat next to the window and stuffed earbuds into my ears and turned on the music on my phone.
This is a perfect feeling. I removed my sunglasses and touched the petals of the roses. Their smoothness and fragrance reminded me of Bella's silky golden hair. Suddenly someone waved their hand in front of my face. I looked up and saw a familiar face. Removing the earbud, I asked, "Yes?"
"Excuse me, can I sit here, please?" That girl asked and I noticed that there was an empty seat beside me which I had paid for.
Well, I don't mind. "Yes, you can."
"Oh, thank you very much. I'll pay you. Can you share your payment QR code?"
"No... It's not necessary," saying that I stuffed my earbud and continued listening to the songs.
However, the girl who sat beside me was quite young and appeared familiar. I have seen her somewhere... her voice was familiar... Where have I seen her?
'Nancy? Yes, isn't she one of the candidates who auditioned for the role of the female lead in 'Ancient Love of Gods' drama. I liked her acting and the way she delivered the dialogue. I thought she must be some seasoned actress, never thought she was just a rookie starting her career in acting...
Well, it was not something I should get worried about. I got busy with my thoughts about Bella.
A few minutes later, the woman sitting next to me forwarded me a ticket for a concert. Taking off my earbuds I confusingly inquired,"Why?"
"It's a ticket to an MMO idol group's concert," she answered, her voice trembling and she was more uncomfortable than I was.
''MMO idol group...?" I have never heard about such an idol group.
"It's a rookie idol group and tomorrow is our debut. I'm the leader of the group, Nancy Mandarin."
Tilting my head I stared at her awkward face. I can't help but wonder if Nancy, who auditioned for the female lead role, was sitting in front of me. Because her awkwardness was very much visible now while during the audition she was firm and confident.
Alright, this girl amused me. Taking the ticket from her I asked her if she was distributing tickets for free.
She nodded abruptly," Yes... I have to distribute at least a hundred tickets. My other group members are doing the same."
"Best of luck."
I then scrolled through my phone and looked into the rookie group MMO. It was an idol group of three girls and they have been training for the last five years. They never officially debuted because no big companies liked their music. However I saw an article that someone invested in the MMO group recently and it was none other than my company KING's Broadcasting Company.
'Good, Lorence is doing a great job as Managing Director. Giving a chance to everyone is the policy and motto of our company.'
Feeling proud of myself, I texted Lorence to use extra funds to arrange the grand concert for the debut of the MMO group. And ordered him to offer a gift premium on the tickets to attract a larger audience.
'UNDERSTOOD, BOSS'
Lorence replied and I felt relaxed. The bus stopped and got up to leave when Nancy asked for my name.
I glanced at her and said, "Xavier."
I lied, telling her my codename Xavier which obviously I think she would not find suspicious. She thanked me but I paid less attention and got off the bus.
I took a cab to QUEEN's building and received a call from Alex," Hello boss, where are you?"
"In the cab. I'm heading to Bella's company."
"Oh okay," Alex sighed. "I thought something happened to you because you left without your bodyguards and car."
I ended the call without letting him complete his sentence as he was only going to nag at me. Relaxing my eyebrows and with a smile playing on my lips, I walked inside the building of QUEEN's grand tower.
"Who are you?" The clerk at the front desk stopped me and asked for my identity.
Okay, now there's no need to hide behind the mask. I pulled my turtle-neck sweater from my mouth, revealing my face to her. Gasping in shock she quickly apologised and showed me to the office of president.
"Alright, you can leave." Saying that, I knocked on the office's door and Bella's secretary Victor opened the door.
His face darkened as he saw me. I don't know why. With a dull voice, he informed Bella about my arrival. I entered inside, holding the flower bouquet in front of my hand.
Getting up from her chair, she ran to me and complained,"I-I'm sorry... I thought you were ignoring me. There were times when I wanted to call you but I was hesitant."
"Forget about that. Take this," I forwarded the bouquet towards her.
"Wow," she commented as she smelled those roses. Tucking her hair strands at the back of her ear, she shyly replied,"Thank you. You are so romantic, darling."
Darling? She called me darling with that shy face. Gosh, my heart can't take her cuteness. I blushed, suddenly feeling hot.
"Come, sit down and let's talk," she said as she placed the roses in the vase. While taking one of the roses and tucking it in her bun. "How do I look? I used to put roses in my hat in my teenage days."
"Wow, pretty." My hand instinctively raised and patted her head. Slowly sliding my hand around her neck, I pulled her face close to me. "I just arrived here and you started seducing me. Bella, aren't you scared of me?"
She smirked," Why would I be scared of my husband?"
"Alright. I think you forgot about the night when you dominated me. Tied me up and teased–"
"Shh," she interrupted me, covering my mouth with her palm. "I don't want to remember about it. I was intoxicated by the drugs that night and acted like a madwoman," she complained, her voice shaking while her face was red in embarrassment.
"Oh come on, don't be flustered just yet. I haven't even started," I teased her.
That very moment I realized Victor was showering me with his not-so-friendly glances. I leaned close and whispered near Bella's ear," Why are your secretaries so wary of my presence? Are they your acquaintance or colleagues?"
"How do you know they are my acquaintances in the mafia world?"
"What?" I chuckled, "Do you think I'm stupid? I long guessed that they were your acquaintances, otherwise, why would a secretary try to be bold with me!"
She looked at Victor and asked him to leave and then she climbed on my lap.
"You are very intelligent. What else do you know about me, Mr Caspar or should I say Daddy Xavier?"