The Billionaire's Promise
Chapter 122: What a Tacky Taste

Chapter 122: What a Tacky Taste

Back at the Penthouse, Aryana spent a peaceful dinner with Erik. Erik went to his study and called the bodyguard. He was angry.

"I assigned you to watch over her and how did that man come near her." Erik’s voice was icy cold. The body guard on the other line felt a chill ran down his spine.

"I’m sorry Boss. I failed Miss Jones. She was still at the ward when I need to pee. When I came back, she was already outside the hotel and that man was grabbing her by the wrist." He paused and waited for Erik to say something but Erik was silent.

"I broke the man’s right hand and he is still at the car park. Punish me the way you see fit boss. I failed on my job." The man on the other line held his breath as he waited for Erik to tell him his punishment.

"I’ll let it pass this time but there will be no next time."

"Thank you Boss. I will not fail next time."

Erik contemplated for a while. He was thinking whether to ruin Congresman’s Garses assistant or not. In the end he decided that breaking his arm was enough punishment. He might put Aryana in an even greater danger if he do more reckless things.

Aryana was very attractive she was like a nectar attracting a lot of bees. Erik hated it. He was thinking whether it was time to publicly announce their relationship. After a long time Erik concluded that it wasn’t the right time yet. There were unknown forces who were targeting him and he might implicate Aryana if they knew that she is his wife.

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The following day, Aryana asked Elaine to accompany her to the mall before she go to the hospital. She was wearing a simple jeans, and a white shirt and a hoodie.

Erik has a social event to attend and he will be dining outside with a business partner so he consented when Aryana asked him permission to visit the hospital.

"What’s up? I can’t believe you invited me to shop."

"I’ll just need to buy something at the mall."

They went straight to the women’s accessory section. Aryana choose an old fashion black rimmed oversized eye glasses and selected two more unassuming sunglasses.

She tried the black rimmed eyeglasses and it perfectly hid her beautiful eyes and brows.

"Perfect!" She uttered to herself.

"Uhmm, Aryana the glasses does not look good on you. It hides your beauty and it makes you look older than you are." Elaine gave her honest opinion.

"Don’t worry Elaine. It is what I want. I’ve been harassed twice in the last few days so I’d like to go low profile when I go out."

"What happened to you? Who harassed you? Did you report it to the police?" Elaine sounded concerned.

Aryana was touched by the concern showed by her friend. It felt good to find friends who really care about you.

Aryana was paying in the counter when she heard someone from behind her.

"What ugly eyewear. Boorish! Someone of low background can never change her habit no matter what. Hmmmp a driver’s daughter really has tacky taste." Karla jeered behind her. She was with an elderly woman who looked as arrogant as Karla.

"Karla, what’s the matter?" She asked when she saw her granddaughter’s sour expression.

"Nothing Grandma! I just feel that the air suddenly smelt bad. Let’s go to another shop. The things sold here are very cheap." She threw a disgusted look towards Aryana. She acted as if to cover her nose and led her grandmother out of the shop.

Elaine was fretting and was about to yell profanities to Karla but Aryana prevented her.

"Just let her be. Don’t ruin your mood because of some insignificant people."

"I admire your calmness Aryana. I hope I can be like you." Elaine looked at her friend with admiration.

"I can’t control what she does and what she says. But I can control my emotion. So why should I be angry over something so trivial? Anyway she is right. These are indeed ugly and tacky, but these are exactly what I want."

After paying, she took out the black rimmed eyeglasses, put on her hoodie and walked with Elaine towards the mall entrance.

A Honda Civic car stopped in front of them and Aryana and Elaine got in. She dropped Elaine at the train station before proceeding to the hospital.

She hasn’t inquired from Alex or Vince what the result of the surgery was. When she arrived at the room 501, Vince was anxiously pacing the room.

"You are here Miss Jones."

"How did the operation goes?" Aryana asked.

The bed was empty. So Jessa was still in the operating room or in the recovery room.

"They said that the operation was successful. It lasted for eight hours. But Jessa is still in the recovery room and it’s been two hours." Vince was still scared.

"It is good that they said the surgery was successful. How long is she expected to be in the recovery room?"

"I guess they are waiting for her to wake up before moving her back here."

"Have you eaten?"

Vince has not eaten since Jessa was wheeled into the operating room. He spent most of his time in the hospital’s chapel. He was not a religious man but today he felt so helpless. He find solace in the chapel and had never pleaded something in his life but for Jessa’s operation to be successful and for her to wake up soon.

He did not answer Aryana’s question.

Aryana took out a food box from the paper bag and passed it to Vince.

"I bought take out on the way here. You have to eat so you have the strength to take care of your wife when she is back."

Vince gratefully accepted the food box and finished the meal in no time. He realized that he was hungry as he skipped lunch.

Aryana was about to text Alex and inquired about Jessa when the door to the ward opened and Jessa was wheeled in.

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