Oh, my God! This crazy evil mafia, Patricia's boyfriend! … The bad mafia who dared to kiss her and offered her to go to bed with him! His face was smooth, his eyes were dark blue. He looked dangerous in his cool looks. She knew by her instincts that he was dangerous!
Stella bent her head and looked at the floor immediately, trying to hide behind Wimon. Her heart was pounding fast and her brain was trying to figure out the quickest escape route she could make.
He stood right there in front of her, so close! Waiting for a sexy woman who just stepped out of the car. The woman put her arm in his arm.
Leonard nodded to Ben, who was the driver, signalled him to find a place to park, while James followed behind. Leonard looked up at the sign above, the name pronounced 'Vi Wine', when looked in front of him, he saw two waitresses standing there to welcome them. They greeted in Thai traditional way with two hands put together at the chest and bowed a little.
Leonard frowned a little when glancing at the woman at the back, something felt familiar but she ducked her head down, looked funny in his opinion. He stopped paying attention. It happened to him sometimes that women couldn't stand his charms and was shy to look straight into his eyes, he thought with amusement.
"Welcome to Vi Wine, please follow me."
The waitress who stood in front said and led them inside. Leonard and his date followed. Somehow, he turned back to look at the other waitress, but she was already gone!
"We'll wait outside, boss"
James said to him. For Leonard, his bodyguards were close to him. He didn't have formality with them, treated them like friends and brothers. That was the reason why all his bodyguards could die for him because when it came to a dangerous situation, they believed he would do the same for them, too!
Leonard followed the waitress into the restaurant. It was packed but, still nice with Thai traditional music turned on. The staff were polite and efficient. This place had class!
He looked at his date, knowing in his head, this one was not the one he was looking for, but tonight he was feeling in the mood of eating out with a beautiful woman for a change. Normally, he did not take women out, but they would be sent straight to his suite room instead when he wanted one.
She sent a charming smile at him with an incentive gesture. Leonard grinned. Maybe tonight might not be too bad after all.
Violet… His mind was thinking of that nice smell of the young woman, she smelled like flowers in the rain. He could not get her scent out of his head.
"Nok, could you please take care of the VIP guests for me? I got a headache, don't feel fit enough to serve in there, but I'll do the washing up for you. Wimon is with them right now."
Stella asked a waitress named Nok to cover her duty in the VIP room.
"A headache? Oh, you should take a painkiller, Wine. And don't have to do my job, let somebody else do it."
Nok said with concerns in her eyes, Stella touched her shoulder and smiled thankfully.
"Don't worry about me, I can handle the job, I can see you nearly finish it."
Stella said. Nok nodded.
"Okay, I'm going now, I'll tell your mother that you are not feeling well."
"Oh, no, don't tell her, I don't want her to worry, I'll take paracetamol later."
Nok sighed and nodded then quickly walked to the VIP room.
Stella let out a sigh of release, went to the staff locker room. She changed from the Thai dress to a T-shirt and jeans and put on an apron. Then she went to the washing room. She could not believe that she would see his face again. The world was obviously too small!
This evil mafia guy had just left Patricia only two weeks ago and now he was with a new girl already! Stella thought and was pulling her face with disgust!
She finished the washing-up at about 10 p.m. Thought that the VIP guests would have gone by now. Usually, two hours for dinner were considered a long time for a man who dated a beautiful woman. Normally, they would want to do something else rather than eating!
"Mom, I think I'll go home now, got a bit of a headache."
Stella told her mother. Her mother touched her forehead with concerns.
"Oh, darling, why didn't you tell me, go home and don't forget to take medicine."
"Don't worry, mom, I won't forget."
"Ring me as soon as you reach home. Okay?"
"Sure. See you at home mom. Love you. Bye"
Stella hugged and kissed her mother on the cheek. She grabbed her brown leather jacket, put it on. The big leather bag on her shoulder with a cap on her head then left the restaurant.
She rushed to cross the road, could not see a black car was speeding towards her! The car headlights flashed brightly, lit in close distance, along with the loud shouting noise!
Just before it hit her, the driver quickly turned the steering wheel to the side and stomped on the brakes! The car stopped dead!
Stella stood still in the middle of the road, frozen with shock! Her face was as pale as paper. The car door was swung open, a tall man walked straight to her.
"Are you okay?"
James asked the young lady who was rushing to cross the road without looking around.
He stared at her face, big black eyes wide open with shock. James pulled her to the side of the road near the car.
"Uh … no – Yeah, I'm okay." Stella answered, still a bit shaking inside but, quickly recovered when knowing that she was safe, nothing happened.
She looked up to the man, he was looking at her with worry. Stella shrugged and was going to apologise, but then the window of the back seat of the car was lowering down. There was a man sat in there, he looked straight at her.
"If you want to commit suicide, just hold your breath so others will not suffer."
The low husky voice spoke to her. Stella got her consciousness back and remembered him right away. The bad evil mafia!
Her fear turned to anger. He dared to speak like that to a person who nearly got hit by his speedy car!
Evil soul!
"Go to hell!"
The angry voice shouted back with brave eyes stared back to Leonard, made the bodyguards gasped. James turned to look at the boss as his sharp eyes grew dark.
Before anyone could think, Leonard pushed open the car door and walked straight to the young lady who was standing with her huge eyes dark with anger.
He stared at the young beautiful face, her lips were slightly parted, looking at him with no blinking. He frowned, he was feeling familiar with that shocking gesture. He thought he had seen this kind of shocked face before.
But… sure as hell that he had never met this beautiful woman in his life.
The face was so pretty, her mouth looked soft and sweet made his mouth-watering. There was no way he could forget her face. But, still felt so familiar, things were mixing in his head and his mind.
"Funny enough, recently, somebody told me to go to hell as well. But since you are here, let's go together!"
finished his speech, big hands pulled Stella against his chest, his head bent down and right that second his mouth was on hers!
Stella was shocked once again. Never in her life that she would think there would be a man to dare to kiss her without permission on the side of the road like this!
Leonard got the sweet scent that was stuck in his mind for two weeks. He tightened her body closer. thrust the tongue into her mouth, felt his heart was racing with her flowers scent but before he could taste her any longer and deeper…
"Ouch! Fuck! My foot!"
The swear escaped and the strong arms let loose because of the pain shot up from his foot. The slender body spun around and sent a fist to his jaw! Hard and fast!
Leonard could feel his face and foot hurt like hell!
"Ouch! God! What the fuck!"
He swore fiercely, his hand reached to grab her arms but missed by inches! She was so quick. The slim body ran forward the buildings nearby and disappeared.
Ben and James were in shock. They forgot the duty of bodyguards completely as they had never seen a woman stomped on the foot and punched on the face of the boss before in their fucking lives!
"Wow!" They were exclaiming at the same time.
"What the fuck are you waiting for! Go get her now!"
Leonard shouted with an angry voice. That woke James up and the bodyguard hurried to run after the slender figure with a beautiful face.
Minutes later, James ran back.
"She's gone, can't find her, boss."
He reported with an exhausted voice.
"Fuck!"
Leonard swore again and again with anger. He tried to control himself. It was not often that he had lost control like this. He turned to his bodyguards.
"Ben, find a taxi for her."
He said to Ben, 'Her' referred to 'Violet' in the car. Ben rang the taxi call centre right away.
"James, go to the restaurant, ask them, find out about that girl."
Leonard gave the order to James. James then ran back to the Vi Wine restaurant straight away before the boss got mad.
In fact, he was already mad!
Leonard was frustrated, could not believe that he would see her again in his own town like this. Also could not believe he let her slip out of his hands for the second time.
The girl who dared to deny his offer!
Dared to curse him!
Stomped on his foot!
And most importantly punched him in his face on the busy road in Chicago!
That was definitely too much!