His Perfect Secret

The Bar.

Scarlet's P.O.V.

I’m fed up with my life, having a girl like Leona who has everything I want. I have a Fashion company and I also hold runway shows but why can’t my company be among the best.

I so much hate Leona William, the fact that she’s stealing my spot light makes me wanna kill her.

I was heading home from work when I saw this bar that made me realize I needed a drink. So, I stopped by. 

I entered seeing the famous Leona William with a guy over the counter. I bet she owns this place.

Ugh!! I hate her! Having one of the best fashion company ain’t enough for her, right? 

I walked closer to her then I took a good look at the guy she was talking to.

He looks familiar but I can’t seem to remember where I saw him. Oh no! He’s Lorenzo.

I can’t believe this, she’s stealing him too?!

Lorenzo has been my crush right from middle school. He was very famous back home in Spain.

I don’t know how on earth he became friends with Leona. I couldn’t bear the sight of him laughing over things she said that didn’t seem funny to me at all.

I left the bar and headed home to daddy, he always makes me feel better.

I told daddy about Leona once I got home and I showed him a picture of her I had on her phone.

The moment daddy saw the picture he froze, his eyes widened and his voice wavered searching for words to say. 

He looked really lost, so I tapped him to bring him  back to reality.

“What’s wrong? You seem so lost, do you know her?” I asked really curious.

“Leola Guillermo.” He muttered.

I was lost, I’m actually talking about Leona and now daddy muttered Leola?

Who the hell is she anyway?

As if daddy read my thoughts he answered. “She looks just like her mother. Leona is Leola’s only child. Her father, Antonio, the leader of a Spanish mafia became my rival because we were both in love with one woman.”

“Was that woman Leola, Leona’s mother?” I asked pretty confused.

“Antonio knew quite alright that I loved Leola more than he did yet he married her and betrayed me. So I vowed to have my revenge on him and his descendants.” Daddy spat out spitefully.

After hearing all this I gave a wicked smile ‘cause I was indeed happy daddy and I have the same mindset.

“Daddy,” I said. “What you gonna do now? I mean his dead and so is your lover too.”

I wanted daddy to tell me his plan and he did.

“I have been watching his daughter, Leona, for some years now and from what I know, she had a date with this dude recently and the guy doesn’t seem rich to her standards. So, I’ll have my boys capture him. I want more information about her from him.” Daddy said showing me some pictures of her and her date.

The dude is really hot though. If I can’t have Lorenzo I can have him, James Buccets. You are mine.

Daddy’s plan wasn’t bad at all, I love it. I don’t want her to be betrayed by her lover alone, I want everything she has to go down.

“Daddy I also want her companies to go bankrupt. I want her to become a nobody so I can take her place.” I told daddy what I wanted and he promised that he was gonna make it happen.

To my greatest joy, daddy had already contacted James for the job. He seemed reliable and I’m not bothered if the dude doesn’t do the job.

Daddy would never let me down. I’m daddy's little jewel. If James tries anything funny daddy won’t spare him.

I’m happy that Leona Williams would be erased form New York very soon and I, Scarlet Anonimo would have the best fashion empire ever.

Leona’s P.O.V.

I slept for a really long, I checked my alarm clock it was already 5 minutes past 12 in the afternoon. I was shocked that I actually slept for that long, I didn’t want to go to work ‘cause I had lots of work to do at home. I have to start preparing for Adony’s wedding and that’s really stressful. I have called for catering service for the day already and I have sewn all the tuxedos and gowns needed except the bride’s and the groom’s.

So I started work at home. I began the sketches first then fit the designs into a model I had drawn. I sent the pictures to Adony ‘cause I wanted to know if she liked it before I go any further. She really like it and sent me her measurement.

***

I was about finishing Bryan’s tux when my phone rang.

“Hey babe, how’s your day going?” It was James, the dude from the blind date.

“Ok.” I sounded surprised. “Since when did you start calling me babe?” I asked.

“Since we’re dating, we shouldn’t act all formal you know.” He said trying to sound flirty.

I don’t actually think so ‘cause we just started dating and I want to take things slow but I also don’t want him to feel down. 

“Yeah, you’re right.” I said.

“I was thinking about us meeting tonight, having fun as a couple then dinner. What do you think?” he asked.

“Sure.” I replied.

“I’ll pick you by 8, if that’s ok with you.”

Jeez, I really wanna go but he shouldn’t blurt out time like that without adding enough time for me to get ready.

I mean it’s 6:30 yet I haven’t showered nor had had breakfast ‘cause I woke up late and I’ve been busy too.

“8:30 would be fine if you don’t mind.” I tried not to show how annoyed I was in my words.

He agreed then hung up. I took a ling hot bath and got ready as fast as I could. It isn’t really a fancy date, I wore a faded blue jean with my favorite grey sweater and a pair of puma sneakers.

I packed my hair into a ponytail then a headed downstairs to get a glass of milk. James texted me the minute he arrived just to make sure I was ready before he comes in.

“You look beautiful.” He said once I opened the door.

I smiled and I followed him to his car. He took me to lots of places. We went to the park and rode bikes. We did a race and I won.

I didn’t really think I was gonna have so much fun. He took me to a street food fest and I tried varieties of food from different countries.

I’m sure je noticed how picky I was with the food.

He ended the tour and took me to a restaurant for dinner. I felt free around him and told him about my parents but not the mafia part. I told him about the orphanage too.

He made me laugh tonight ‘cause he looked silly with whipped cream around his mouth. He took me home around 11pm. I didn’t take note of time ‘cause I was caught up in his hilarious jokes.

He walked me to my door and pecked me on my cheeks before wishing me goodnight. I turned red the instant his lips met my cheeks.

It wasn’t really that much of a big deal but my stupid. cheeks refused to go back to its usual color.

I went inside quickly so that he won’t see me blush. I didn’t fail to tell Adony about what happened today. She was really happy that my relationship status had changed and that it’s really a success from the look of things. She teased me for blushing over a meaningless peck, I got angry and I hung up.

I went to bed, feeling really happy like a new born.