Chapter 8

Bella Morgan I sat down on the beach alone with a can of beer as I watched the sun going down slowly. I smiled seeing the beauty of sunset hoping that I could enjoy this with my family. My phone rang and it's Daisy. I picked it up right away and she let me know that I had dinner with Alan in an hour. I got up and threw my can of beer into the trash bin. I wore my helmet and drove back to my penthouse with my motorbike. I changed into my short maroon velvet dress and put on my makeup. I pulled my hair into a messy low bun and put on my long diamond earrings. I put on my earrings and went down to the lobby. My chauffeur was already waiting for me and I got into the car. I arrived at the restaurant and I got out of the car and walked inside. Alan was already waiting for me and he gave me a smile when he saw me. I walked to him and he led me to the restaurant. He booked a private room for us and he pulled the chair for me. "Thank you." I said as I sat down. "You look beautiful." He said and I just gave him a small smile. We ordered out food and then the waiter left us alone. I looked out the window and admiring the beautiful moon. "Why did you buy the share? I really want to know the reason behind it." Alan asked but I kept looking at the moon. "Because I think Reyes Oil will grow more, I have my team to calculate future profits and Reyes Oil was one of them. I really want to spread my wings more and for the record.." I turned to him, "I bought other companies share too." I said and he nodded. "Why didn't you tell me this yesterday?" "Why should I? It's my choice and my money, I can do whatever I want." I hissed coldly and he chuckled. "I decide to trust you then." "What do you mean?" I asked completely confuse with his statement. "I trust you." That made me speechless. "I want to apologize too because we both had a really bad start and I had a lot of misunderstandings with you. I was hoping if we could restart our relationship." He said and I looked at him suspiciously. "I'm sorry, Bella. Can we forget about what happened in the past and start over?" He askef as he put his hand in front of me. Instead of having my guards down, I have my guards up. I felt that he's trying to manipulate me. "Very well." I said as I took his hand. My left hand slowly opened my bag taking out a small knife because I sensed something's not right here. "I hope we could keep everything more professional, Mr. Reyes." I said as I pulled my hand away from him. "I don't think I could keep being professional between us, I'm interested in you and I want to know about you more." He said and I chuckled. "I think we both don't like relationships and besides we screwed each other. Why don't we try screw someone else?" I raised my eyebrows and he nodded. "You got a point right there but.. I can't stop thinking about you. I usually never screw the same person before but I want more from you." "It's not easy to impress me." "I know, that's why I want to alert you first that I'm going to court you." He smirked and I put the knife under the table since I put a double sided tape on it. "Good luck then." I said as I raised the wine glass and cheered with him. I took a sip and the food came right on time. The waiter put our food in front of us and I started to cut my steak. "You're from Georgia huh?" He asked and I stopped cutting my steak. "Yes." He did a background check on me already and that made me more alert towards him. "I always dreamt on being someone big in the business industry. That's why I moved from Georgia to New York." I added so I can make him believe about my background. "How about you? I mean.. I bet ever since you're a kid, your family already put you on the line as the next heir of Reyes Oil." I said and I put a piece of steak into my mouth. "I never wanted it." That made me look at him. "I never want to take over the company." He looked straight into my eyes. "Why?" "I wanted to be a doctor but my parents wanted me to take over the company. I'm the only child and I have no choice to take over." I put down my fork and knife to drink my wine. "I even went to medical school but after I graduated, I just leave it behind to take over Reyes Oil." I never thought he wanted to be a doctor. "But it seems like you love the job." I said and he nodded. "I have to protect it." Protect it? I will be the one who take it down. "I can say that you are amazing at doing your business. It grew so fast and I know you will beat Reyes Oil one day." He said and I took another bite of my steak. "Thank you." "Young, beautiful and smart. No wonder there's a lot of men wanting to be with you." He said. "Are you trying to make me crawl into your bed again?" I asked. "What if I am.." He smirked and I started to caress his leg with my foot. His body tensed and I smiled at him. "Bella." He warned. "Yes?" "Can you not do that?" He asked as he put down his fork and knife. "Do what?" "If you don't stop, I will make sure that you're staying on my bed tonight."