Chapter 43

I leaned closer to him. So close that our lips are almost touching. His manly smell is all over. I pressed the body a little against hers.
"I'm sure you know what I want, Theron." I whispered.
I secretly smiled as he cast a spell. He also licks his soft lips.
It squeezed my waist causing me to get closer to him especially. His crotch is poking on my tummy.
"Why don't you tell me Lineah?" His hot breath sent heat through my body. This is how he made me feel before. This is how I feel whenever I am close to her.
I closed my eyes and everything came back to me. The beast he made me Thander.
I pushed him slightly. I took a deep breath. Forced to calm herself with the anger she was feeling.
His forehead furrowed.
"How about we talk about this at dinner?" I suggested. His head tilted.
Let's see how far you can go, Theron. My gaze remained on him. His eyes are asking but his face is serious.
"If you can't make it at dinner then there's nothing to talk about." I said then turned my back on him.
"Where?"
A smirk tugged on my lips.
"I'll send you the address of my condo." I tried to hide the smirk on my lips when I faced him.
Before Theron could ask many questions I dismissed him. I told him I'm busy even though I'm not. He did not insist. I couldn’t help but grin as I sat in the swivel chair.
He came here to look for his brother. Don't worry Theron, after tonight you'll be together.
This is gonna be the best dinner of my life.
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"Are you crazy Lineah? Why did you invite him for dinner at your condo?"
I stared at Denard in front of me. It frowned at me, waiting for a meaningful answer from me.
I expected his reaction about my plan. Even though I didn't like the thought, that was the only way. I invited Theron at my condo to talk about the business but of course it's pure business.
"You're not seeing the bigger picture, Denard. We'll get Salvatore Corporations right tonight."
Its forehead furrowed at me.
"What do you mean?"
"It's a private dinner. No bodyguards allowed. Theron's not guarded by his bodyguards. He's alone and weak.
"We're kidnapping--" I cut him off.
"Yes we will," I said and strolled towards him.
"That's the point of the dinner, Denard." I smirked.
"You really are Ignacio's child, Lineah. You're not only beautiful, you're also smart!" Titus Ephraim praises me.
"I'm not a Salvatore for nothing Tito Ephraim." When there is, I will not let the major abuse me, especially the Montevero brothers.
"Of course you are," she said.
"What do you think of Denard? Are you in for this?" I said as he turned to me.
"I don't know what to say, Lineah."
My eyebrow raised. “What do you mean?
"Didn't you like the plan I thought of, Denard?"
"Allah's plan is excellent iho! No one notices the loss of that Montevero." Tito Ephraim said.
It averted my hand as I held it. My forehead furrowed as he walked towards his desk.
"What's wrong, son?"
"I like Lineah's plan but I'm not okay with the thought of them both in one room in close doors." he said to face.
I sighed and walked towards him.
"Do you think I want to be with him alone, Denard? I don't. Just thinking that I can be with him in the same place hates me. I can't forget their pork sak--"
I paused when I caught myself telling him the truth about the kidnapping before. Denard didn't know that something had happened to Theron and Thander before. All he knew was that it imprisoned me and tortured me.
His eyebrows raised.
"T-the misery he did to our parents. He has no heart."
Fortunately, I got through. Letseng mouth it! I almost told Denard our threesome!
"I still don't think of Lineah."
"Even though he hates me, I need to do this for my mother," I paused and reached for his hands.
"We need to do this for our mothers. I need you in this Denard."
"Fine, I'm on it," he said and sighed.
A smile crept on my lips. I turned to Tito Ephraim who was also smiling at me.
"Sergio will never know that we have his two sons in our hands. Finally he will feel the anxiety and depression we felt when your mother died because of him."
*******
I glanced at myself in the mirror. I ran my hand down my waist to my thigh.
"Good evening, Mr. Montevero." I greet the open door.
He nods at me. I gave him a glass of champagne. He took you while looking around my entire condo. This is the condo that I used to live in before we flew to Canada. I admit that it's kind of huge for me. The first opening here is the living room, surrounded by a sofa with a long, square center table that can be clothed if desired.
"Should we start?" I said as he sat on the sofa.
I had been talking about the business for almost thirty minutes while he was just staring at me. I keep on presenting him the business proposal, my laptop is on and the papers I need are on the table. He has a copy of the agreement but it seems that hes not paying attention at all. I don't know if he understands anything I'm saying.
For a few minutes I was taken aback by his strong gaze but I did not let myself be like this while he was here.
You won't affect me like before, Theron.
No longer.
I glanced at the wall clock by my side. Where is Denard now?
He promised me they would come in twenty minutes, past his promised twenty minutes but he was still not here!
I looked back at Theron. The two of us met eye to eye.
"Are you even listening to Mr. Montevero?" I said as I ran out of patience with him.
I just wasted my saliva on this man.
"You keep on talking about business."
"That's the reason why you're here, Mr. Montevero."
His eyes narrowed.
"You wouldn't invite me in your personal space just for business, Lineah. There must be something more than this--"
"I'm hungry." I cut him off.
"I should prepare our dinner, I'll be back in a bit," I said then went to the kitchen.
When I got to the kitchen I immediately called Denard. I waited a minute for it to answer the call.
"Where the hell are you ?!"
"We have a Lineah problem."
I close my eyes tightly. Letse! What problem is he saying? This plan is already in place so how come there is a problem?
"What do you mean by problem Denard ?!"
Its background is noisy. There are other speakers but somehow what he is saying is still clear.
"There are cops." aniya.
"So? What's with the cops?"
"We stopped at the checkpoint and saw the guns we were carrying," he hurriedly promised on the other line.
"Are you kidding me ?! Check point? How come there was a checkpoint-- Ugh! Do something Denard! Don't fuck this up!"
"I'm on it, alright. Listen, I need you to buy time for me." He calmly promised.
"Buy time ?? Do you know how much patience I have with this animal man ?!" I said, my hands tightened around my phone.
"Lineah please... I will be there alright? The plan is still on. I just need you to buy time."
I'm about to lose my mind. Why is it still like this?
I kept my gaze on the cellphone. I want to crush it in my hands but I can't.
"Lineah."
I sighed. I need to calm my fucking self.
"Be here as fast as you can," I said.
"I will. I lo---"
I couldn't wait to hear what it had to say. My whole body heats up annoyed.
Damn it! Fuck that check point!
Is that even serious?! As far as I know, checkpoints are not trendy here, they are rare!
Fuck it! It happened right tonight.
I leaned against the kitchen sink.
Buy time?
What do I do now?
I can't present the same thing to him. He's already bored. It will definitely go away by the time he realizes I’m just wasting his time.
"Lineah."