Taming A Billionaire

Chapter 322 - Two Hundred And Twenty-two: Regrets

The third point of view:

There was silence, like dead silent. No one made a move, everyone just stilled as if the pause button had been pressed on them. But suddenly, another person's bellow was heard and that lady was no other than Anabelle.

"You bastard!" She punched Julie right in the face and the boy rolled to the side, groaning in pain with that side of his eye covered with his hand.

It happened that when everyone fell over, Julie and his unwilling partner, Anabelle fell too. But the boy was unlucky to have fallen on her and ended up kissing her unintentionally - as if Anabelle would fall for that lie!

When Anabelle screamed, the boy protested, claiming it wasn't his intention nor fault but she didn't believe him. Julie was a player and had used her once, she'd be a fool to be deceived the second time. And so the punch happened.

Initially, everyone had been outraged by the fall - it was unprofessionalism on the celebrant's part - but when Anabelle and Julie's episode happened, the comic effect took off forty percent of their anger.

"Don't you dare come around me, you irritating son of a biscuit!" Anabelle cussed and stormed out of the reception while Julie felt like a fish out of water with the number of stares given to him.

Filled with embarrassment, he lowered his head and scurried out of there. There was no doubt he was housing a black eye and she would pay for that. Yes, she won today but he lives to fight another day.

And just like that, Sakuzi released a peal of laughter, followed shortly by Niklaus, and then joined in Reina, and before long, everyone was laughing the whole incident away.

Reina was grateful for her father's quick wit. All these people were mostly socialites and many from prominent families and yet had suffered an unfair disgrace like this. She had been contemplating how to appease them but it seems it wouldn't be that hard anymore.

Eyes darting around, she found Neon picking up a lazy white mouse from a table while Allen and Ailee were on the lookout. Of course, she should have known this great incident had to do with her children. Those kids would make her age before her time.

Giving the guest before her a smile that didn't reach her eyes, Reina excused herself and made her way over to her kids who went pale upon detecting her.

"Follow me," she grabbed each of the twins by the ear while daring Neon to make a wrong move with her gaze and the frightened boy had no choice but to follow her.

Thankfully, Niklaus was smart enough to keep the guests occupied while the waiters served more refreshment - this time there was a careful search for mouses before serving.

"Who's responsible for that?!" Reina hollered once she dragged them into an unoccupied room.

As expected, Allen pointed at Neon but Ailee, his sister, pointed at him while Neon stood with his signature pitiful face.

"Why are you pointing at me? Neon was the one who brought the mouse to the party," Allen threw a tantrum.

"You were the one who put the mouse in the dish!" Ailee told him fiercely, "If you had simply hidden him in your pocket, this wouldn't have happened,"

"No, this wouldn't have happened if Neon had left the rodent at home in the first place," Allen complained.

And just like that, the kids began to bicker amongst themselves as usual while Reina's anger graduated from sixty to a hundred percent.

"Shut up!!!" She exploded.

Their mouths twitched as they watched their mother's chest heave as she struggled to control her breathing. Men, they really pissed her off this time.

"You!" She referred to all of them, "Are grounded for the entire calendar month and it's effective immediately,"

"What?!"

"Oh yes, you heard me right. Which means no going out after school, no visiting of friends nor leaving the house unless I permit so. And you don't have to worry about impartiality since I'll be the one overlooking your punishment personally,"

Ailee reminded her mother, "Urm... Mom, you kind of have a honeymoon to attend to,"

"Shut up!" Reina yelled, then rubbed her forehead. These kids were driving her mental! God damns her if she thinks about childbirth ever again.

"I'll deal with you guys later," Reina promised and she left to inform Miranda to take them home. They had already taken family pictures and the rest of them hence had nothing left to do here.

Meanwhile, back at the reception, Cecil was grinning from ear to ear when she saw her son and Isabella had gone back to the couples they were. Of course, mama knows best.

Delighted at the outcome, Cecil took a glass of champagne from a passing waiter, and out of happiness swirled around dramatically but she stumbled in her heels and the drink in her grasp spilled on the guest standing next to her.

"Oops," She gasped, horrified at what she just did, "My God, I am so sorry," Cecil brought out her handkerchief, intending to wipe him clean only to freeze up.

The girl didn't freeze because of the stranger's intimidating height but because that height and face was a rare one and she knew exactly where she had seen him, more like known him.

"There's no need for that miss," the man said, yet his face underlined confusion when he saw the way the strange woman looked at him.

Cecil's blood ran cold, how could he be here? People said the world was a small place but she didn't believe that statement until now. Sure, it was common to forget one's one-night stand, but not this one. It was not everyday one sleeps with a giant that had a scar across his features adding to his manliness.

She had been young and reckless then. As the inquisitive person she was, she hadn't hesitated to approach the exotic man the moment he had walked into the club that day. Moreover, her friends had been put off by his stern expression that it had been thrilling to be the only one who mustered up the courage to speak with him.

Cecil had intended to ask him questions revolving around his height and how people accept him in the society since he was one of the rare humans. She never hoped to spend much time there; just ask her questions and prove to her friends she was daring enough to talk to Mr scary face. Who knew she would not only spend a long time there but get invited to his booth and spend a memorable quality dialogue before the whole shit went down - she must have been crazy to let him drive her home.

"Do we know each other by chance, miss?" Emerald asked the woman who had stopped scrutinizing his face.

In his viewpoint, there were only two types of women he associated with. Women he had gotten into their pants and the women who had been sent by enemy gangs to seduce him. Any other women were the ones he had sent six feet already. But this particular woman didn't belong to any and it bothered him because her gaze told him she knew him.

Recovering from her daze, Cecil immediately dropped everything and fled away. Yes, it takes two to tango but that man had cost her Pedro's father so she wanted nothing to do with him.

Emerald was highly surprised with the way the strange woman took off as if the devil was hot at her heels. She wasn't an enemy nor was she involved in his kind of life?- there was still that innocent glint in her eyes.

So why then would a perfectly normal human scurry away from him? Hmm, something was suspicious.

"Andrew," He called over the man who attended the party. Though everything was calm with Adam gone, however, Sakuzi still wanted his daughter protected at all cost.

"Yes boss," Andrew tactically bowed his head. The hierarchy was strictly observed in the falcon gang and he had greeted subtly so as not to draw unnecessary attention to themselves.

"I want you to find out about someone for me," Emerald said.

"Who?" he asked.

"That's exactly what you've to do. A woman stood by my side minutes ago, find out everything you can about her - do not leave even the lesser details out," He made it clear.

"Yes, boss,"

Now both the Spencer clan and Sakuzi clan were in-laws, it wouldn't be strange to share resources especially in this line of business.

"Also," Emerald warned him, "I don't need to remind you to behave in this ceremony, right?"

After the severe warning from him, the man had steered clear from Reina. Emerald knew the plans of lower subordinates like him: seduce the boss's daughter and upgrade their position. But he had seen right through him and ended that delusion.

Not that Reina would have liked the bastard anyway since she had eyes for Niklaus only. But then, she had lost her memories and it was easier to manipulate her - just like her father had done.

"Of course," Andrew answered.

"Good. Now go," Emerald dismissed him with a wave of his hand.

Andrew left with great sadness in his heart. He messed up big time. If only he hadn't been stupid enough to break up with Maya then, by now, he'd be reaping all these. Who knew he would end up serving the woman he looked down on in the past?

Imagine being Sakuzi's in-law, he would have been at the receiving end of this glory, riches, and power. Yeah, "Would have "