The Billionaire's Promise
Chapter 127: Dinner With Clark

Chapter 127: Dinner With Clark

"I’ll listen to you Miss Jones, I mean Aryana. For the profit you can take 70%. It is just a drawing anyway. And besides it is something that I love anyway."

Aryana thought for a while. Thirty percent does not look bad. In construction, labor cost was also 30%. Looked like Vince was aware of this.

"Okay then. I’ll draw up a contract and will give it to you once ready. I will not keep you, so you and Jessa can rest." Aryana prepared to leave.

"Aryana, I am really lucky to have met you. Now I think about it and I am not regretting taking you hostage at that time." Vince voice croaked and his eyes reddened.

’What an emotional man.’ Aryana smiled and just waved her hand. She put on her glasses and hoodie and headed for the elevator.

When she reached the ground floor a lot of people were waiting for the elevator. Aryana was the last to get out but even before she can step out of the elevator, people started pouring in.

"Excuse me. Let me out first." She said in a polite but stern words.

The people coming in stepped aside and let her out.

"Aryana?"

Aryana heard her name being called. She looked around and her eyes met the ocean blue orbs of Clark Ham. She didn’t notice it before. Clark got his eyes and color of hair from his father. Like Aryana, Gram Ham was a half breed.

"What a coincidence!" Clark touched her shoulder lightly and ushered her to a less crowded part of the foyer.

"What are you doing here?" They blurted out at the same time. Aryana laughed and her dimples appeared. She was wearing an ugly black rimmed eye glasses but when she laughed showing her cute dimples, Clark’s heartbeat hastened.

"How did you recognize me? It means that these glasses and the hoodie is useless." She took out her cellphone switch on the camera and put it in selfie mode and studied her face. She looked different.

"People who don’t know you well will not recognize you. At first I was in doubt but I when I heard you spoke, I was sure it was you." Clark has familiarized himself with how Aryana looked like so he could easily identify her.

"Why are you here?" Clark asked a second time.

"I visited a friend who got into a car accident." Aryana spoke first. "How about you?"

"My Dad, had another mild stroke. He was rushed here in the morning." Clark explained why he was in the hospital.

Aryana thought for a while. "Since I am already here I might as well drop by and visit him." She texted Ben and told him to wait a little longer as she was visiting another patient.

Aryana followed Clark to the 3rd floor where the VIP rooms were. When they entered the ward Mrs. Ham was there watching over Mr. Ham.

"You are here Mom." Clark gave his mother a quick peck on the forehead.

"Good evening Uncle. Good evening Mrs. Ham. Sorry I did not bring a gift. I just bumped into Clark and I thought of dropping by." Aryana said politely. Her gaze lingered a l little longer on Mrs. Ham who she met for the first time.

"Gift is nothing compared to your presence." Gram who was lying on the bed spoke before his wife could.

"I visited a friend on the fifth floor. I am on my way home when I met Clark at the foyer."

They exchanged pleasantries and after some small talks Aryana decided to take her leave.

"I won’t bother you anymore Uncle Gram. Don’t stress yourself too much with work and take care of yourself."

"It is not work that stressing me out but it is Clark." Gram looked at his son gloomily. "I wanted to see my grandson but how can I have one when he doesn’t want to marry? He cannot seem to find a girl he liked." He sighed.

"How can it be Uncle? Clark is handsome and he is also a CEO. I am pretty sure a lot of women are willing to be with him."

Gram Ham’s eyes twinkled but when he spoke his tone was sarcastic.

"Really, you find this ugly man handsome?"

Aryana giggled. "He somehow look like you uncle. If you say he is ugly..."

"Then, it means I inherited your ugly genes Dad." Clark teased his dad.

"Haist, I hope you can find someone you like so I’ll have a grandson soon."

There was an akward silence in the room.

"I really have to get going Uncle Gram. Take care." Aryana broke the silence.

"I’ll walk you out." Clark offered.

"There is no need." Aryana protested but Clark was already walking with her towards the elevator.

She put on her eyeglasses and the hoodie.

"Why are you disguising your self?" Clark was curious.

"I was harassed the other day here in the hospital while I was waiting for the driver to pick me up. I thought then that I better keep a low profile so as not attract attention to myself." Aryana was honest with her answer.

Clark nodded. He understood her intent. She was hiding her beauty.

"Have you eaten dinner?" He asked after checking the time and it was past 7pm.

Aryana shook her head.

"There is a good restaurant nearby. It’s just a walking distance from here. How about we have dinner? I am also hungry."

Aryana hesitated. But she remembered that Erik was with Cassie and might be having dinner with her at the moment. Besides she wanted to discuss Clark’s offer.

Clark was happy when she accepted his dinner invitation.

They walked on the side walk. Aryana was maintaining a safe distance and Clark did not mind at all.

The restaurant was a Japanese restaurant and Aryana loved Japanese cuisine. Clark opened and held the door for her. He led her to a table for two at a secluded corner of the restaurant. He pulled a chair for Aryana and waited for her to be seated before going to the other side of the table.

’What a gentleman.’ Aryana thought to herself.

Unbeknownst to them there were people who were secretly taking photos of them.

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