Crystal POV-
I pulled my car outside the bar. It was named Srendals. It was one of my bars. It was a secret meeting place for many big faces. Even some movie actors and businessman visited here often for fun.
I was not looking forward for attention or someone with whom I can talk to. I just wanted some alone enjoying time to distract my mind. From what? I don't know. Is it the work or Chris' offer or his actions in my office? I don't know from which one of them am I trying to distract my mind. Or maybe everything?
I go into different direction from the entrance through which normal or common people go. It only allows special and confidential persons to enter through that entrance. I move towards the door where four guards are standing. They opened the door wide for me and nodded before I even reached there.
The whole crowd outside which was eager to go inside were watching me like a hawk. They couldn't see my face, I made sure of that by wearing a mask before stepping out of the car. I entered the building. The door led to a secluded area where confidential things were kept and meetings were held. I moved straight o the crowded bar.
It already had a cleaned area at the corner where no one would even try to go. Just as I thought. Sam got a whole part of the room cleared. I moved into that area and took a seat good-distance away from crowd.
A girl around 17 came and asked if I'd like to order something. I haven't allowed any of my restaurants to hire any girl or boy who is a minor. Not in this type of place. I tell her to bring red wine and ask the manager to come here. He just worsened my mood.
Soon he came with the girl behind him holding a tray with a bottle of red wine and a glass.
I just wanted to do something like drop a bomb on someone like piss someone off. I'm not scared if they tried to kill me cause I know want be able to. It gives me solace to get under someone's skin knowing he won't be able to do anything even if he wanted to when he is the wrong one.
And I guess I got the chance to do that.
"Put the tray on table."
She does as told and was about to leave. I say, "Stop and wait here."
I can tell she thinks that she is going to be fired now cause she made a mistake. I would have laughed if it wasn't a club she was working on. I face the manager, full of himself like he owns the world. I say, "You're fired and not getting any job till next 5 years in the whole Russia, I'll make sure of that. Now, you can go."
He looked at me wide eyed, his brain not able to function. His face shows confusion, the why-the-fuck-am-I-getting-fired confusion. I don't give him a correct answer and ask the girl, "What is you age?"
She answers, "Seventeen" Her voice is timid and soft. She is beautiful too.
Now I face the manager again. He looks like a deer caught in headlights. Finally, he got he fact. He opens his mouth to say something but I raised my hand and yelled, "Out"
And the next moment I'm facing the girl. She was trembling a little from nervousness.
I say, "You'll be working as a cleaner on the upper floor during daytime for 4 hours . With a guard. If a guard is not present ask for a guard. Show this to any one who denies."
I give him a card with some patterns. She is both confused about the card and my identity and relieved that she doesn't has to work here between the drunkards. I can't fire her knowing that she is not stable financially right now. I'll talk to Sam to help her get out of this situation and find her a new decent job with good pay.
"You can leave now" I say.
She stands there for at least 2 minutes before saying a timid 'Thank You' and walking away.
It feels lighter now knowing that I have just made someone's life better.
1 hour later-
I've only drunk 3 glasses of wine watching the crowd and enjoying the music. It's loud enough to push the thoughts away from my mind. I take a sip and close my eyes relishing it's taste when I feel some tension. I quickly open my eyes and saw that people are pushing each other like making space for someone.
I try to look at who it is. It is not possible looking through the big crowd. The person is making his way towards the other side on my right, it is VIP lounge full of some rich people. Everyone there is too busy in their own business or are too drunk to give a fuck or even look at him right now.
I don't think he is a attention seeker judging by his expression. He just walks directly to a corner where no one is sitting and is nearest to my area. Just as he was about to sit facing me, he looks towards me. I make sure I'm looking a bit drunk and unharmful. I don't want any type of enemy here.
Well, honestly, not right now. Cause firstly, I don't know who the fuck he is? I haven't seen him here whenever I came. His bodyguards are surrounding him but no one dares to stand in the way towards me. He is still staring at me. I look away and rest on my back in the couch.
I close my eyes taking a sip of the wine time to time while enjoying the beat, the DJ is playing. It is the I-don't-care-if-you-how-to-dance-or-not,-just-dance thing. I'm also tapping my foot on the floor with the rhythm. I haven't came here with any bodyguards cause it's my club. Everyone knows not to disturb me.
I could still feel his stare on me. He has been staring at me since he came. Now I'm thinking if it is because he is high or he thinks something suspicious of me.
Zayne POV-
I got an information this morning that the leader of Marsett mafia has declined Russian mafia's pact thing saying they don't want any alliance right now. But then also I wanted to try once myself. I needed someone with strong influence from Russia to take down Kristopher.
My PA told me that the leader of Marsett comes here often. So, here I am going into the bar. I think she is the drunken type of leaders. Yeah, I tried to know about her but I only got to know that she is a woman. If she is here often, then it means either she is a drunken type or just comes here to get information or observe.
As I entered the building to get in, the crowd started to move out of my way on their own. Like they were aware of the power that I'm carrying somehow. I needed a n alliance from Russia to take down Kristopher. He has been a pain in the ass from 4 months just because I killed someone from his important members.
I made my way directly to the farthest corner that I could find where no one is sitting in the VIP lounge and sit there. When I was about to sit, I notice a girl sitting at a seat which is reserved that whole part of the bar for her and no one else is there. She looks a bit drunk. But it looks like an act like she is pretending to be drunk intentionally.
She looks at me for some minutes and then faces the crowd drinking wine. I can't take my eyes off her. She is just too mesmerizing. I'm not sitting too far from her, I'm just outside her reserved corner. When I asked to get a reserved place, they said they don't give reservations of a particular area in the bar. How did she got it? There are so many questions forming inside my head. I ask one of my guards to get information about her.
I can't look at her face completely because of the colorful lighting and her hair. But her body is visible. She is wearing a body-hugging dress with a slit that reveals her slim legs. They are not skinny but slim and looks like they have muscle. She workouts really well. She has the body that a man desires. I just can't focus on anything else. On the upper part her it is bandeau dress with heart neck. She is wearing a leather jacket over it, not revealing too much but still.
After some time she rests her back on the couch and her head backwards resting on the top of couch. She is not passed out yet, she is resting without any care in the world like she knows no one would dare to even approach her. But I guess she forgot about the drunk bastards who are not in their right mind.
I can see a man not more than 34 walking towards her, all drunk. She seems to have noticed because she is smirking and opens her eyes slowly looking towards the person. She looks at him like she was waiting for this to happen.
Did she drink too much? She is barely more than 25 I think. Is she thinking about beating him or something? If she is doing this, it's definitely going to be a sight. He moves drunkenly towards her. I want to go and stop him before he can reach any closer. But if she has something in her mind that doesn't involve her getting hurt, then I'm good here.
I'll get into that if she is at loss. He comes closer to her and eyes her whole body, that makes me clench my jaw to suppress the will to go there and bash his head until it's all pieces.
Now her smirk has changed into a emotionless face. She looks behind the man and raises her hand signaling someone to stop. Following her gaze, I look towards a guard that stops where he is. She stands while ting her hair into a ponytail while some strands are still falling on her face. It only makes her look better.
She takes a step towards the man and whispers something that replaces his cocky grin with terror. And the next moment he is on the floor crying in pain with two broken arms and a displaced leg. Everyone is silent for some moments assessing the scene and then back at their business. She was really fast and cool. She then completes her wine glass and nods looking towards the crowd.
This time also, it is a guard who bows slightly from afar and moves towards the exit. She kicks the bastard once and he cries once more. Then she is going towards the other door that says 'No Entry'. I think it leads to a confidential room or something. But if she is going there without any care like she owns it then she definitely someone big or is related to someone very influential. Just then my phone rings and he says, "She was not at the bar, she was at some fighting tournament today then she went somewhere we couldn't track."
I just hum once and was about to cut he call when he says, "About he girl you were asking."
I stay silent telling him to continue silently.
He continues, "Sally Willston. 24 years old. A surgeon at a nearby hospital. Just a mother. Her father died some years back....Nothing suspicious at all till now"
"Good" I say and cut the call. I came here for an important work but the information was completely wrong. Then also, I'm not angry or irritated cause I found something interesting after all. I'll make sure we meet again. I'll make sure no one else even dares to bat an eye on her.