His Addiction

Chapter 21 ✔

Gina's POV

As soon as I arrive at club Hernandez, I meet Kari at the back entrance waiting on me.
"Bless your soul Kari pie, you're a life saver." I say with a sigh giving her a warm hug.

"Yeah I know...now get in there. I'm tired of dealing with their impatient ass already." She says tapping my ass and giving me a wink.
"By the way you look fine asf...what were you caught up in huh?" She asks eying me suspiciously.

"Nothing that's any of your business." I state casually with a wink walking into the club as she follows behind me.

I get to the VIP section where the investors are seated sipping their drinks and speaking amongst themselves. As soon as I make my presence known they all look up, and I feel three intimidating pairs of eyes on me.

"About damn time you joined us." Mr Malik singh mutters sipping his bourbon, an Indian business tycoon who has lived all his life here in the US and made a name for himself here.

"I'm so sorry for the delay gentlemen, I was caught up in some business activities and I had to rush down here as fast as I could." I apologize taking a sit on the only available comfortable leather couch in the booth and crossing my legs to look professional.

I could feel their eyes follow my every move up until I look up at them and immediately Sebastian Fuentes, Rina's older brother coughs awkwardly as he too was caught ogling me. And also Karl Miller, a very rich and successful black American man who I haven't met before but heard a lot of from the blogs and tabloids of course was present.

Karl owns different night clubs all over NY and also other states, and the blogs and tabloids didn't do justice to his looks because sitting before me I can tell you this man is fine as hell. They were all friends and business associates and also they were at least 30 or a little above according to the tabloids and Sebastian's age and all three are fine asf.

So as a family friend to the Fuentes and Sebastian already an investor at club Hernandez I had asked him to make them investors in the Boston branch as well since he's friends with them and he did me the favor.

I shift nervously on my sit and clear my throat awkwardly as they keep their intimidating gazes on me.
"Ok, well moving down to business...I presume my assistant has already shown you around the club and given you necessary informations about club Hernandez and so I want to know if you're all willing to invest in my Boston branch." I say trying to get over how nervous I am.

I've dealt with Sebastian before, he's a major investor in club Hernandez and a friend, but I haven't dealt with Malik and Karl before so I'm scared shitless and this deal is a huge step in my life right now that I can't afford to lose, and with my already brought up tardiness as a first impression I didn't want to make another bad impression.

"Well I must say miss Hernandez you did a real good job with this club...but if I must invest my money into your second branch I must see some more potential." Malik spoke matter of factly.

"Yes Gina you have to show us something more, I mean your profits are good and your club is well exposed but it's just ordinary. We need something more." Sebastian contributes.

"Well I must say I'm lost, I don't really understand what more I can do to make my club less ordinary to gain your investments." I state confusedly.

"Can you run an underground business miss Hernandez?" Malik asks and I furrow my brows trying to figure out what he means.

"Can you sell drugs in your club or can you make your club a base for money laundering?" Malik asks again sternly looking me square in the eye as a gasp escape my lips.