The British Billionaire

22: Mingling And Old Flames

Song: Cut Your Teeth (Kygo Remix) by Kyla La Grange

P.S. One of my absolute favs. I'm totally making this book one of my favs now with all the songs I'm using.

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We entered back into the room and that's when I truly looked at the place.

There was a drop dead gorgeous disco ball in the middle with chandeliers on the other sides of the room. Every table topped with gorgeous flower ornaments making the whole room look filthy rich and gorgeous. I keep saying that word a whole lot.

Alexander looks around the room and I guess he spots a group of people as he says, "Go mingle around first love, I have to talk to a few people first."

He leaves me without a backward glance and I frown. Shouldn't he be with me at these kind of things seeing as to I don't know anyone here and the people here don't even know me and I them.

A sudden call of my name strikes me back to reality and I turn to the voice and see a familiar face which leaves my mouth agape.

"Cass?!?!" I squeal, as low as possible.

"In the flesh! You know I'm still star-strucked by all this! I mean a party this big only for you and not to mention you've found yourself a man like him. Damn girl you know how to make a girl jealous." She says.

I sigh, "You know I had no idea this was going to happen and I'm guessing you did?" I raise my eyebrows at her as she flashes me a grin.

"Well I just wanted to help a good friend out." She grins.

"Then thank you I guess." I laugh. I excuse myself and head towards the powder room. Two girls are inside. Both are blondes and wearing expensive looking gowns. They glare at me as I pass by.

As I enter the cubicle they start talking, "I wonder how Alexander found that girl after everything that happened last year."

"I know right, it seemed like Diana was never going to let him go."

"Speaking of, did you see her tonight? She looked like a lioness, out of her cage and looking for her man."

The door to the powder room opens as I flush the toilet and hear a pair of heels clacking against the tiled floor.

"If you're done chit chatting ladies I could use the room to myself." A voice says.

I get out of the cubicle and see the two blondes scurry out of the room as a woman in a tight red long sleeved dress enters a room. Her perfectly curled brunette hair frames her face. She looks to be in her thirties and powerful at that.

"Hi, you must be Viveca Adams. I'm Diana Crowne, a pleasure to meet you." She smiles what I assume as a genuine smile.

"You too, but I'll be going back to the party now." I say politely.

"Oh no please, I'd like to talk to you more."

"About what?" I ask curiously.

"Well, I'm a good friend of Alexander's and I'm curious who his new friend is."

"There's not much to know."

"I highly doubt that." She says a bit threateningly. She turns away to face the mirror and I take that as a sign of dismissal and get out of the room.

The party is still in full swing and a few reporters asked me a few questions along the way. I guess I'll be expecting publicity for a while.

I'm sitting alone in the table with some people I don't know when a woman takes a seat beside me.

"Hey, I know this is a bit weird since we don't know each other but I promise I'm not one of those hungry reporters. I'm Celia Bosworth."

She reaches out her hand which I gratefully shake. Grateful for her appearance. I was starting to get out of place in my own party.

"Nice to meet you. I was starting to get a bit off at my own party."

"Of course, I understand it's your first time meeting your people. If you'd like, I could introduce you to some friends of mine. I know a lot of people here." She grins.

We get up and she introduces me to a few people. I spot Alexander in my peripheral vision, talking with Diana at a far corner of the room. They seem to be in a heated discussion.

I get Celia's attention, "If you don't mind, I have to go and talk to someone."

"Of course dear, don't let me hold you. Here, take my card. I want you to join the Femme Society." Too immersed in my own thoughts I don't bother asking what the Femme Society is and head towards where Alexander and Diana are.

I stand near against the pillar, within hearing distance.

"I should never have left you." Diana says. The nerve of this woman, doesn't she see that Alexander is with me?

"Alexander?" I step forward from the pillar and look at them with furrowed eyebrows.

"Viveca, finally. Let's go home." He starts to reach for my arm but I shrug him off.

"Wait, tell me first who she is and what's happening right now."

"Didn't I introduce myself, I'm—"

"I know who you are Diana." I snap and turn to Alexander. "What I meant was who are you in his life and what's happening right now. Because it seems that whatever this is, it's something serious and much more than just friends talking."

"I promise love I'll explain once we get home. I want to get out of here and away from this woman."

Diana still looked furious, "Fine. If that's how you want it. Tell her everything, I dare you. This is not over." She stalks off.

I cross my arms over my chest. "You have to explain this." I state sternly.

He takes my hand and leads me back to the car. I'm still confused and annoyed with Diana and her past with Alexander. I mean it shouldn't bother me so much but I feel like there's something between them that stands against my relationship with Alexander.

The car ride is tense and I decide to break the ice and face my fears. "Did you have a relationship with her before."

"Yes, but that's beside the point that she's in my past and I have no care whatsoever about her anymore." He says clearly.

"I know and I'm sorry but I feel like she's a big threat to us."

He reaches for my hand and kisses it. "She isn't and she won't be." He reassures. 

He turns his head to the side and looks at me, "Now let's go home and talk about this there. Besides, I have a lot in mind for tonight, my hand involved. You've been a bad girl for thinking that Diana matters." He says both seductively and threateningly.

And I have no doubt where the night will take us.