Perfect Proposal

23.

"I am speechless. You met Nick?" Luca was taken aback. He thought I would be the last one to think of meeting Nick, given our past.

"But it isn't the elephant in the room." I was annoyed that he isn't caring much about the incident.

"Mm, yeah. Well, I will take care of that boy. You don't have to worry." Shrugging his shoulders, Luca said as if it was a tiny matter to him.

"You're not my bodyguard. I'll do the honors, you just have to help me find him. As per news he has gone underground." Sneering, I retorted, amidst the chaos my mind was dealing to calm to down.

"Lol! What's with the news? Is it some international thing?" He smirked.

This is exactly the moment I'd love to share with Nick if we were friends enough as he would just jump out to help, even if he will be asked to go into some wormhole. That's Nick and that's exactly the Nick I miss in my life.

"Ok, ok. Let me make a call then." Luca knew when my face changes its colour. He identifies with my emotions very well.

He fished out his phone and dialled a number, "Dylan. I have.."

"Shit," I quickly grabbed his phone and cut the call, "what the hell were you doing? I've already told you the office drama and that Dylan was the associate producer of it, then also you'd want to risk my priorities in front of that Jayden?" I was furious.

"What? Will you please calm down Ms. Furiousa? He's my friend and is expert in such things. What's your problem?" Scrunching his nose, he asked ignoring my face.

"I'll manage it myself." I started to walk away but he came in front of me .

"Alright. I won't call anyone if you don't want, I promise." He said with a pleading tone which I couldn't refuse.

"Alright."

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"Is this the bar you got information about?" Luca asked as he adjusted his coat, standing in front of bar, when his eyes were raking over the beauty illuminated by the darkness. It was mesmerizing just to watch the club, feeling the ecstasy of music floating out of it.

The bodyguards let us in as I had a special card which Stefanie had given me once.

I tucked my loose hair strands in my ear, adjusted my blue gown which was decorated with beads, and again looked in the small mirror I carried to pretend that I was more interested in my lipstick than the entire world stomping their way in to this fucking club.

As per my information, I would find that Willie bastard here, swooning over ladies, like a hungry dog.

My eyes were suddenly locked in the bastard, standing at the counter, flirting with some girls.

"Ssh, Luca, go to the common washroom and wait me there."

After instructing him, I grabbed a glass of beer from the waiter who was passing by and I exchanged a smile in return at him as he was the one who informed me, whom once worked with my mom, and I helped him get a job here after he lost his job.

Slowly I marched towards Willie, and pretended to accidentally hit him, and trying hard to act like a drunken lady although I resembled a drunken elephant at the very moment.

"Oh, I am so sorry." I apologized immediately.

"It's alright, beautiful." Winking at me, he said, in his drunken state.

"I am really sorry." Acting with a worried face, I stood in front of him with lips twitching upwards.

"If you're really sorry, you can dance with me as a token of apology." Grinning, he told.

"Of course and I'd love to." I replied, a smirk adorned my face. "But I want to help you clean up first."

"Okay. We shall go to the washroom then." He sound thrilled, and was excited to have a girl with him.

We sauntered towards the washroom, where I knew Luca would be waiting.

"So what's your name?" As I was grabbing a tissue paper for him, he asked.

"It's..It's Claire." Although I stammered, I suddenly fished out a name from my memory.

"Oh, nice to meet you, Hel." He had devilish grin when he uttered my name.

I was astounded for a second, and my pupils enlarged, while heart thumped hard across my chest in fear, a he grabbed me by my arms.

"You little bitch. You thought, you'd doll up to avenge your fucktard brother. You?" He yelled, and then I realised there were no one in the washroom and my eyes darted towards the corner where Luca was lying unconscious.

"Fuck you." I sneered as anger slowly seethed in.

"Oh you thought by just knowing my location you'd just come here and thrash me, me? Huh? I knew you from the beginning and I knew you'd come for me. That's why I set the trap for you by coming here." He laughed as if he had devised a plan for C.I.A.

"Oh, little boy, where're your bodyguards who thrashed my Luca? I'd love to pay them a visit! So scared to face me, huh? Not grown enough to be a man, little boy!" Smirking, I said, as I lunged my legs at his crotch with a sudden force.

"Ahh, you bitch. They'd come when I am done with you. I'm gonna kill you. And then they'd rape your dead body, bitch."

"Really! I am thrilled" I thrashed his face, as he was still lying down with pain.

Suddenly he grabbed my legs, and pulled me down, and I fell with my high heels on. It hurted me a damn lot.

"Ugh, I won't leave you Helen. "

He stood on his feet and was trying to undo my dress, which I couldn't resist as I was loosing my consciousness.

With a sudden jerk, he fell down and my eyes closed simultaneously, and my mind slipped into darkness as I felt a hand grabbing me.

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