~captived hearts,deceived minds~

Chapter III

"Maybe it's not about happy ending,
Maybe it's about the story."

-Albert Camus

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3rd person p.o.v
It was 5 pm, and Matteo was engrossed in reviewing some documents in his cabin when his best friend entered, exuding nervous energy. "He's here!" she exclaimed, her face lighting up.  "Our investor has arrived, and I must say, he's quite a sight to behold. I mean, he's absolutely gorgeous, and-"

Matteo looked up from the files he was perusing, his eyes widening as he saw the excited look on his best friend's face.

"Oh God, here we go again," he muttered, knowing full well that his best friend was about to gush over the new investor that had come to meet him. Just then, a knock on the door interrupted them, and a voice announced, "Sir, a man named Damien Chiragi is here to see you."

The man standing there exuded an aura of authority.His dark black hair was artfully tousled, framing his handsome features in a way that was both rugged and sophisticated. His facial structure was quite striking, with high cheekbones and a strong, defined jawline. His nose was straight and well-proportioned, adding to his overall handsomeness. He had a presence about him that was hard to ignore, and his gaze, especially those eyes that held swirling hues of hazel , seemed to look right into your soul. The black suit he wore hugged his tall, muscular frame seamlessly.

The man who had followed the handsome man into the room was quite the imposing figure. He was tall and broad-shouldered, with a sturdy build that suggested he took his physicality seriously. His face was rugged and handsome in a rough-around-the-edges kind of way, with sharp, angular features and a strong, square jawline. His eyes, shielded by a pair of dark-rimmed glasses, were a deep espresso brown. His fashion sense was minimalist, consisting of a crisp white shirt, a black tie, and a pair of navy blue slacks

The man in the black suit stepped forward, a charming smile gracing his lips. A singular mole under his slender lips gave him an air of roguish charm. He greeted them with an undeniable air of flirtation, exuding a magnetic charisma that was hard to resist. "Well hello beautiful and ouff that's a handsome man right there." He said stepping close to Matteo examining him with those hazel eyes. Matteo put his right hand out for a handshake with a scowl on his face.

"Good evening Mr. Chiragi. I am Matteo sorrentino. Good to meet you." And Damien being him he took his hand in his shaking it lightly with a flirty smile on his face which made a dimple appeared on his lower left cheek. "It seems like God gave all the attractive features to you. I'm jealous of that." She said with a playful tone to which Damien chuckled. A low deep chuckle. "And you Bella Donna must be Andrea?" he asked then shook Andrea's hand then brought it to his lips kissing it gently.

Andrea blushed at that gesture even at that nickname. "Yes. I am THE Andrea. Pleased to meet you Mr. Chiragi." "Oh please call me Damien instead." He smirked at her not even trying to hide his flirting. "OK then. Damien it is." "Oh Tesoro that sounds so good coming from your lips." Matteo coughed in disdain to remind them of his presence.

Matteo's pov
Ugh. I really don't like this man he looks like one of those prostitutes on the streets who beg for attention. Even tho he's getting it easily but still. He's so shameless! Instead of an investor he should have been a professional flirter. For sure he would've got money from that. When will they stop? Never. I'll have to stop them myself.

I coughed a little to remind them of my presence. Big mistake. He turnt to me smiling charmingly. "Ah Matteo....I was saying, we should discuss business now." You think? Wait what?! Matteo? Since when were we close for him to call me Matteo? I'm only 27 and I'm getting a stroke from this guy. Putting on a tight smile I replied, "yeah sure take a seat Mr. Chiragi." I gestured for him to take the client's seat while I sat on the chairman's. "Damien. You can call me Damien."

I glanced at him for some moments before continuing, "OK so Mr. Chiragi as you know lumiere has been searching for an investor for some time. And we've finally found one. My partner Andrea and I are very pleased to have you here. Now speaking of that shall we proceed with the documents?"

"Sure. But I have some conditions." Conditions? What conditions? I swear to god if I wasn't in desperate need of an investor I would've punch his bewitching face. But calm down, I need to keep my calm. I looked up at him smiling,"and what would that be Mr. Chiragi?" He leaned forward on the table a little. "No one should know that I'm your investor. And by no one I really mean no one. And I have that in the contract papers already." He said all of the sudden his goofiness left his face replaced by seriousness.

At the same time his assistant I assumed handed me a file case. I opened it and took the papers out and looked carefully through the it and...."che cazzo??" I had to pay him twice the amount that he was investing if I revealed that he was my investor?? And he would leave the company. "Why so shocked Mr. Sorrentino?" My surname rolling off his tongue smoothly. "I mean you didn't expect me, The Damien chiragi to invest in your company just like that did you? Besides everyone knows that I don't show my face to anyone. So just below what you had read I've made sure to state that my photos are not going to be taken at any circumstances. If that happens, I'll leave this company that instance. So the choice is yours. My signature is already there, it only lacks of yours and Andrea of course..."

And I did what I had to. I signed the papers and Andrea did the same. Besides it was in my favours anyways, I didn't want people to know about my investor because if my dad knew who he was, he would try to buy him off. So good thing. No one would know that Damien Chiragi invested in my company.

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Author's pov
Hello lovelies! How are yall doing? Well I hope fine. And I hope yall enjoy this chapter. Just know that I'm just writing this story because it's fun, so I'm not a good writer neither is my first language English.

Anyways happy reading♡