Chapter 165
Zeno was all dressed and ready to leave that night, Nicholas was waiting for him in front of his door, and the moment Zeno opened his door, Nicholas stepped back to let him out.
"Would you at that hotness? Damn, the navy blue suit always brings out the best in you," Nicholas commented.
Zeno furrowed his brows, "I don't buy it, spit it out, Nick, you want something," He accused.
Nicholas sighed, he'd been found out, "Oh, well, I do... you see, Cassian, he wants you to stay till morning, but you don't have to worry, I already told him you don't work like that, so... yeah..." He tapped his fingers together.
Zeno smirked, "Then there's nothing to worry about; you've handled it just fine. Come on, let's go; I have a rich guy to Escort," He smiled and walked toward the elevator.
Nicholas hurried and entered the elevator with Zeno, anxiously tapping his foot on the floor.
Zeno sighed, "What is the problem, Nicholas? You're too obvious, what have you done?" He asked seriously.
Nicholas groaned in frustration, "Ugh, you see, I lied, I didn't reject his offer, remember, we told him that we offer services till daybreak too, does he choose that package, I'm sorry, I should have checked with you before accepting his offer, but can you do ne the favor of staying till daybreak? You know how much he hates staying around his stepsister, and they're having this family business meeting, so... he just wants you there," Nicholas explained, holding Zeno's hand and pleading with him with his eyes.
Zeno scoffed, "I already knew that he texted me, like he always does," He frowned.
It was inappropriate to get your Escort's number, but Cassuan got his, Al thanks to the guy beside him.
Nicholas thinks he won't figure it out, but Zeno already knows that he was the one who gave Cassian his number.
Nicholas believed that some miracle would happen and that Zeno would fall in love with Cassian. It's been a year, and Cassian'a has been subtle about it by always making sure he booked only Zeno, and he spoke very kindly to him. Zeno knew all those signs, but he couldn't give a shit about his feelings; it was all business.
"Do you think Cassian might be developing feelings for his Escort?" Nicholas asked as the elevator door slid open.
"That's his business, not mine," Zeno replied and walked out of the elevator.
"We'll see," Nicholas muttered and followed him out.
A car was already waiting for Zeno in front of his apartment, he turned and faced Nicholas, "You can stop following me now, ho back and keep Nana company, make sure she doesn't miss me, watch whatever movie she wants with her -"
"Movie?" Nicholas was already dreading the long hours of movies he'd never chosen to watch, even as a punishment.
Zeno nodded, "As a payback for my inconvenience," He pointed to the car behind him.
Nicholas sighed, "Fine, see tomorrow, then," He said dejectedly.
Zeno smiled at him, turned, and opened the car door; he saw Nicholas secretly waving at the person inside the car before he closed the door.
"Good evening, Zeno, It's a pleasure to see you again," Cassian greeted with a light French accent as Zeno entered beside him.
The car moved noiselessly.
"Good evening, Mr. Cassian, the pleasure is all mine," He offered Cassian a handshake, but Cassian ended up kissing the back of Zeno's hand and gently releasing it.
Zeno was used to it by now, he was told it was a French thing, right?
Whatever, it was just a kiss on the back of the hand, not on the lips.
"I'm sorry for the inconvenience, I'm sure you received my text and Nicholas' message?" Cassian asked, adjusting his tie around his neck.
Zeno glanced at him; Cassian was a fine man, tall, handsome with soft facile features that would charm any woman or man; his thin lips were kissable, too, and the highlight of his beauty was his shoulder-length coffee brown hair that he always packed in a low ponytail.
He looked polished and refined, welcoming and easy on the eyes, not like some people he didn't want to remember that looked dark, dangerous, and brooding all the time.
He sighed, "It's alright, it's my job. After all, we do offer daybreak services, so you don't have to apologize," He said to Cassian.
Cassian nodded, "Good to know," He picked up his phone from the leather seat beside him and handed it to Zeno.
Zeno took and checked the picture that was displayed on it.
"Who is he?" He asked as he stared at the unfamiliar man in a face cap.
"That is Luis, my stepsister's husband," Cassian informed.
Zeno nodded slowly, "Okay, anything I should know about him?" He asked, politely returning the phone to Cassian.
Cassian took his phone, placing it back beside him.
"A lot of things for you to know about him, but what I just want to know is that he's a dangerous man, and, like my stepsister, he hates me too because I hold the bigger share of our father's business. I don't mean to bore you with my family problems; I just want you to know who is who," Cassian stared at Zeno.
Zeno gave a small smile, "It's alright, I understand," He replied.
"Alright. You just have to stay away from him, be with me till we leave the house tomorrow morning, it'll be safer for you that way. Since everyone thinks you're my boyfriend, Luis would want to hurt you just to get at me... I know I'm asking too much, but -"
"It's really fine, Mr. Cassian; I want to plan ingredients on leaving your side anyways," He said with a little shrug.
A smile played on Cassian's lips, and it wasn't missed by Zeno.
Zeno released a quiet sigh; he knew that agreeing to okay Cassian boyfriend was dicey since he knew how Cassian really felt about him. However, if he just stopped feeling guilty for ignoring Cassian's feelings then it'll be alright.
But Cassian was such a sweet guy, maybe if Zeno was still open to relationships, he would have given Cassian a chance, but nah, he was over that. Business was business.
He was used to Cassian's family drama already; it wasn't something new to him, the power struggles and behind-the-scenes plotting.
He just had to stay away from that Luis guy, and everything would be fine; he'd never met the guy before, and he didn't want to meet him; he wasn't there to associate with other people.
"We're here, sir," The chauffeur announced as he slowly drove the car into the compound with a luxurious white building that looked almost like a castle.
"Are you ready?" Cassian asked Zeno.
"Always ready," Zeno nodded.
Zeno got out of the car and met Cassian, who was waiting for him on the other side of the car.
Together, they walked toward the building.
There were men in uniform who looked like Garde Rèpublicaine standing on each side of the long stairs.
They all bowed their heads to Cassian as he walked up the stairs with Zeno.
One of them stood in front of tall doors and opened them once he saw Zeno and Cassian approaching.
"Merci, Anthony," Cassian thanked the guard and gently held Zeno's hand in his as he walked into the house.
They walked into a semi-large hall with two spiral staircases on each side of the hall, joined together at the top.
As they climbed the stairs, Zeno already knew that he was heading in the direction of their family hall where they met for business only.
The family had different halls for different purposes, and Zeno had entered almost all of them.
Cassian's hand tightened around Zeno's as he reached the door and held the handle.
Zeno hated to, but he gently squeezed Cassian's hand and said in a gentle voice, "It's alright, I'm right here,"
He was human, after all; he hated to see someone feeling scared or insecure because of someone else, he'd been there, and it wasn't fun, so what he did was just a humane thing to do, helping another human in the littlest way he could.
"Thank you," Cassian's blue eyes shined as he stared at Zeno's face.
He took a deep breath and pushed the door open.
"Ah, my son, you bring your boyfriend again?" Cassian mother ran over to him and hugged him, kissing his cheek.
"Yes, mother, you look beautiful as always," Cassian praised.
"Oh, you, you like to praise your mother a lot," She gently slapped his shoulder and turned to Zeno.
"Good evening, Mrs. Leroy," Zeno greeted.
"Oh my, do handsome," Mrs. Leroy hugged Zeno and kissed his cheek too.
"Come, come, you too, Bella's brought her husband to join us today," She held Cassian's hand and led him forward.
Zeno sighed; he could already feel the eyes of everyone sitting around the table on them; he knew he'd see Mr. Leroy's disapproving look when he looked at the table.
The man didn't approve of Cassian's sexuality, so he wasn't very welcoming to Zeno.
Zeno followed Cassian and Mrs. Leroy behind, he reached the table and thanked Cassain for pulling the chair out for him beside his own.
Zeno sat down, his eyes finding Luis immediately, he was about to remove his eyes and mind his business when he froze.
It couldn't be... it was impossible...
His eyes must have deceived him.
He slowly looked beside Luis again and for sure, he hadn't been mistaken; Sebastian sat there beside Mr. Leroy, his eyes boring holes into Zeno's skin.
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