The Billionaire's Promise
Chapter 168: The Mafia Lord 2

Chapter 168: The Mafia Lord 2

"You can call when we are settled in the restaurant."

Aryana entered the restaurant first. A tall tanned middle-aged man welcomed and greeted her politely. He was the restaurant owner. He dropped what he was doing and rushed out when he saw who was coming. He was about to address Alexander as Boss when he was given a warning gaze by Alexander.

"Is there a place where he can recline? He is not feeling well as he has an accident while surfing."

The middle-aged man almost tripped when he heard that Alexander met an accident while surfing.

’How can he hurt himself? He was the undefeated champion in surfing for five years now.’

He led them to a secluded area where there was a couple of beach lounge chair made from rattan. Alexander laid down and ordered fruit juice for both of them.

Aryana sat down on the other chair. There was a small rectangular coffee table between the two beach chairs.

’When did the boss start drinking fruit juice?’ The restaurant owner scratched his head. He left them to have the fruit juice prepared.

Alexander uttered a series of numbers. Aryana wondered what the number was for but she remembered that she offered to call his brother.

The phone rang for a long time until a robotic message advised her that the call did not push through.

’Hello, your brother has an accident. Please pick up the call.’ she waited a few minutes after sending the message before calling again.

Alexander scanned her from head to toe. His brother was right. The woman has a unique beauty and charm that was different from the women that they met. Her body was proportionately shaped and her face symmetrical. She was lovely, no matter which angle he looked at her.

"Hello," she turned on the speaker. "Are you the brother of Alexander?"

"Yes, and who am I speaking to?" a deep voice was heard on Aryana’s phone.

"I just came across your brother. He met an accident earlier. Can you come over and look after him? He looked weak and might have suffered a concussion though there seem to be no external injury."

Leonardo almost choked on his drink. ’Weak. I can’t imagine my brother to be weak.’

"If he is still conscious and speaking, then you don’t have to worry about him. He is as strong as a mare."

Aryana looked at the phone with narrowed eyes. Then she glanced at Alexander who was watching her.

’What kind of siblings are they? Doesn’t he care about his brother?’

"Uhm, okay then." she ended the call. ’If his brother does not worry about her, why should I who is just a stranger.’

Leonardo chuckled. He was laughing earlier when he saw his brother pull a stunt at the woman. Instead of the woman flirting with him, she rolled away as fast as she could with an embarrassed look on her face.

The spot where they were staying was a blind spot from the long-range camera installed in the yacht. Leonardo shifted to the CCTV installed in the restaurant and continue to watch his elder brother.

Aryana stood up from her chair. "Since you seemed to be fine, I’ll be on my way and look for my husband."

Alexander panicked. He can’t believe that this woman was not attracted to him even a single bit. But then she was on her honeymoon and looked like that she was really in love with her husband. What a lucky guy. He racked his brain about how she can make her stay.

"At least have some refreshments. Tell me how can I compensate you for saving me earlier. I don’t want to owe anyone." he said matter-of-factly.

"But you don’t owe me. I would do the same to anybody who is in the same situation."

"Still, I would like to compensate you. Can I borrow your phone?" He insisted.

Aryana hesitated then handed her phone to him. At the same instance, a waiter together with the middle-aged man from earlier came with fresh coconuts still in the shell and some local delicacies loaded on a tray.

"Miss, try these delicacies. These are the specialties of our restaurant." the restaurant owner was beaming with pride as the waiter placed the tray on the table beside the beach lounge chair.

Alexander glared at them.

"If you need anything, just push the button under the table." After showing Aryana where the button was, he hurriedly left with the water.

Alexander called his brother.

"Come over here and bring the ruby jewelry set to my room. Be quick as she might leave and I might not be able to keep her." He spoke Italian.

Leonardo laughed loudly at the other end of the line. "So my brother’s charm did not work and you are trying to buy her off with your jewelry." he was mocking him.

"Don’t tarry. Be here in 5 minutes. Also, bring my cell phone " Alexander did not wait for him to reply. He hung up.

Aryana cannot speak Italian fluently but she understood it well.

"Alex, as I said earlier, I don’t need your compensation. Please don’t bother."

Alex’s eyes widened. He cannot believe that she understood him. It was a good thing that he did not say something obscene or bad about it.

"You understand Italian?"

"Yes, I majored in languages, so I can speak quite a few and also understand a few. I can’t speak Italian fluently but I can understand it."

Alexander looked at her in admiration. If only she was not married. He took the delicacy and ate it

"Try the delicacy." he urged her.

Aryana took the delicacy. At the same Alex also get one and he intentionally brushed her hand. Aryana looked at him to gauge if it was intentional but he looked innocent.

’Shit, the things that I am doing to her, are the very things that other women did to me to catch my attention, but it means nothing to her. She even looked at me like I am a pervert taking advantage of her.’

Aryana tasted the delicacy. It was bite size and was made from coconut, glutinous rice, and some local fruits. Indeed, it tasted delicious. She sipped the coconut and it also tasted sweet and refreshing.

"Brother, I am here." A deep voice almost startled Aryana. She turned around and met a pair of dark grey orbs similar to that of Alexander. He also has raven hair but is shorter. There was no mistaking that they were siblings. The resemblance was very strong.

"So this is the beautiful lady that saved my brother." He regarded Aryana with curious eyes. She was more beautiful the longer you look at her.

"She understands Italian but hasn’t heard her speak it." Alexander was warning his brother as he might blurt out an indecent word.

"Really?" then he added in Italian. "It is nice to meet you and thank you for saving my brother." He stretched his hand for a handshake.

Aryana took it and shook it lightly. "Thank you. Nice to meet you as well. It just so happened that I was there and nobody else was there." She answered in Italian.

"What a surprise. You really can speak Italian." Leonardo smile. "By the way, my name is Leonardo but you can call me Leo."

Aryana nodded. "Since you are here and your has rested and looked okay, I’ll take my leave." Aryana stood and prepared to go.

"Hold on." Leo took an exquisitely wrapped box from his pocket and passed it to Alex along with his cell phone.

Alexander stood up and opened the box and passed it to Aryana.

"As I said earlier, I don’t want to owe anyone. This is my compensation for you."

Aryana pushed his hand away. She spoke gently so as not to offend him.

"I’m sorry Alex. I cannot accept such an expensive gift. If you really want to repay me for saving you, you can just treat me and my husband to a meal." she said stubbornly.

Leonardo’s jaw dropped. He cannot believe that there was someone who was not tempted by dazzling and expensive jewelry.

Alexander took in every expression on Aryana’s face. He was trying to gauge whether she was just acting and playing hard to get or she was really sincere. In the end, he concluded that she was sincere.

"Alright, if you say so."

"It is nice to meet both of you. If you’ll excuse me, I’ll leave now." She bowed slightly to the two handsome men and hurriedly left.

The two brothers followed her with narrowed eyes.

When Aryana was out of earshot, Leonardo laughed hard.

"Brother, I can’t believe that your charm and flirting did not work on her. She is a rare find. Why not kidnap her?"

Alexander threw daggers at his younger brother.

"I don’t like to force a woman who doesn’t want me." he said nonchalantly.

"I saw you pulled her down and she fell on top of you. How did it go? How come she did not kiss you?"

"The answer is very simple. She is in love and has eyes only for her man." a look of regret crossed his eyes and he sighed. He hoped that he can find someone like her who would love him and not his wealth and power.