The Billionaire's Promise
Chapter 170: This Is My Husband

Chapter 170: This Is My Husband

"Alexander, this is my husband, Erik." Aryana noticed the friction between the two men so he introduced Erik.

"You have good taste, Mr. Lee. Your woman is very beautiful." Alexander placed his hands in his pocket. He was wearing a plain white polo shirt, a black denim jacket and black jeans. His eyes lingered on Aryana’s collarbones before he shifted to her face and gave her a charming smile.

Erik clenched his fists and narrowed his eyes. He knew his last name even when Aryana only told him his first name. The man in front of him wasn’t a simple one.

Alexander’s gaze fell on the wedding ring on Aryana’s finger. His gaze darted to Erik’s ring finger and noted that he was also wearing a similar one.

"Your wife saved me earlier when I was knocked off my surfboard. I gave her this, as payment for saving me but she declined. Maybe I should give this to you and you gave it to her." He passed the red box to Erik.

Erik chuckled. He glared at Alexander but immediately adjusted his expression. This man was not someone he can offend.

"Thank you for your generosity. My wife is not fond of jewelry but we appreciate you giving us the tickets for this cruise.

Alexander hummed. "In that case, let me escort you to a private room on the upper deck."

Erik and Aryana followed Alexander as he climbed the stairs to the upper deck. They were led into a room with walls and doors made of glass. People inside have a 360-degree view of the surroundings.

There were three people in the room. Two women were clad in body-hugging low-neckline dresses. They were intentionally flaunting their assets. The third one was Leonardo, Alexander’s sibling.

"Hello Aryana, we meet again." Leonardo smiled at her flashing her his white teeth. "I presume this is your husband." Leonardo offered his hand for a handshake which Erik took briefly. "These are our dates for tonight, Trixie and Patricia."

"Erik Lee." Erik said briefly.

Someone opened the door and barged in.

"Cousin, Danny said that you have a guest. Can I join you?" Isabella’s eyes darted to the two ladies sitting beside Leonardo and then to the two people standing at the right. "It’s you!" she said with wide eyes.

Erik nodded at her. "Are you feeling better?"

"Yes, the doctor gave me some pills and I feel better after taking them." she walked to the vacant chair beside him.

"And this lady beside you is?"

"This is my wife, Aryana." He peeked at Aryana gently.

Isabella looked disheartened but she swallowed her disappointment and smiled brightly.

"Everyone take your sit." Alexander announced.

There was only one long table in the room. Erik pulled a chair for Aryana and she sat down. Alexander sat opposite them and beside Trixie. Isabella sat beside Erik.

Alexander signaled to a waiter who was standing by. He came with wine glasses and a bottle of a vintage Domaine Leroy Musigny Grand Cru.

Erik’s gaze lingered on the bottle. He easily recognized it and he knew how expensive it was.

Four waiters came in and served their food. The food looked appetizing with the way they were presented.

They started eating. Aryana noticed that Trixie was serving the food on Alexander’s plate. Patricia was doing the same for Leonardo. She looked at Erik’s plate but before she can put food on it, Erik placed the food on her plate.

"I asked the waiter earlier and he said this is the chef’s specialty, pan-fried sea bass with butter spinach clams and poached cod cheeks." He also put some on his plate and tasted it.

"It tastes good. Try it."

Aryana tried it. "Yeah, it tastes good." She agreed as she relished the fish in her mouth.

"How long have you been married? Is this your honeymoon?" Alexander asked with an amused expression.

"We are married for ten months," Aryana answered.

"Ten months and two weeks to be exact," Erik added.

Isabella’s eyes widened. "How can you remember? My boyfriend doesn’t remember our anniversaries. Alexander and Leonardo definitely do not remember as well."

"He has a photographic memory." Aryana butted in. A blush appeared on her cheeks. "For your cousins, maybe they don’t remember because there are just too many of them." Aryana joked glancing at Alexander and then at his brother.

Leonardo choked on his drink and coughed violently. Patricia patted his back.

Isabella laughed loudly. "You hit the nail on the head. Look at Leo, he is so guilty."

Leonardo glared at Isabella.

Alexander smirked. He nodded at the waiter and the waiter took the wine and pour it into their glasses.

He raised his wine glass for a toast. Everyone clinked their glasses before downing the wine.

"What is your line of work, Mr. Lee?" Alexander sounded formal.

"Real estate and amusement parks."

"So your wife works at your company?" He continued to probe.

Erik nodded.

"As an assistant?" Alexander’s voice has a hint of mockery which Erik noticed. "I feel it is a pity to waste such talent. Do you know that she can understand and speak Italian?"

Erik was irritated and he did not hide it.

"Of course, I know." Erik lied. "She can also speak Korean, Japanese, Chinese and even German." He said proudly.

Isabella’s jaw dropped. "Wow! What are you, a linguist?" She wanted to seduce Erik but she cannot a hold a candle to his wife.

Aryana’s face turned red like a tomato. "I majored in languages in college."

"Brother, she is blushing. I haven’t seen a woman blush in a long time." Leonardo looked at Alexander.

Aryana looked down because she felt the blood rushing to her face.

"How about you Mr. Alexander? What is your line of work?" Erik asked after glaring at Leonardo.

"Oh, cousin doesn’t need to work. He owns this island and.." Isabella stopped midway because she felt that her hair was standing up because of the chilly gaze that Alexander was giving her.

"Well, cousin,why not you tell him instead."

"I’m just running a family business," he said simply.

Erik nodded. ’So he owns this island and he fancies my wife.’ Erik heard alarm bells. He was contemplating whether to cut short their visit or not. This was his territory. He did not even bring his bodyguard with him.

"Are you here for a vacation?"

Aryana glanced at Leonardo. "It is Erik’s birthday tomorrow." she took Erik’s hand and squeeze it lightly. She sensed that Erik was worried.

"In that case, let me propose another toast."

The waiter refilled their glasses. The clinking of glasses was heard followed by a crisp greeting of happy birthday.

Erik thanked them sincerely.

When they were done with dinner, the ship docked at the island’s quay. Erik and Aryana said their goodbyes and walked back to their villa.

"So Alex, are you really not pursuing her?"

"Why are you so pushy? Are you interested in her?"

"Of course not. I just feel that she piqued your interest."

"We can make them our business ally and expand our business there." Alexander flicked the embers at the tip of his cigarette.

"There is only one gang operating in Central District and it is very weak. It is a good opportunity for us." Alexander’s eyes darkened.

"If you say so brother. I will deploy men there to scout the area."

...

Back in the Lee ancestral home, George Lee was fretting.

"What do you mean that you cannot contact Erik? Doesn’t he has a cell phone?" He shouted to Marlon and Henry.

"Dad, we have been dialing his number for a hundredth time but his phone is turned off." Henry explained. He was exasperated.

"How about that woman?"

"Grandpa, both their cell phones are turned off. I sent a message via SMS and through their messenger but there is no reply." Marlon spoke carefully. He was afraid of angering the elder Lee.

"How about his bodyguards? Can’t you contact them?"

Marlon shook his head. "Grandpa, he did not bring any bodyguard."

"How can Erik be careless and left his bodyguard behind? That woman is really a bad influence on him." Grandpa Lee felt his blood boiling.

Marlon’s face became pale. He has not seen George Lee this angry for a long time.

"Grandpa, Erik just wanted to have some peace and quiet so he can recharge when he is back." Marlon defended Erik.

"Don’t take me for a fool. That woman has bewitched Erik. This is the first time that Erik went out of the country without telling anyone. Not even you knew where he go."

"Dad, you have to calm down. Don’t be angry or your blood pressure will shoot up." Henry coaxed his father.

"By the way Grandpa, why are you looking for Erik?" Marlon was curious why the patriarch of the Lees was asking for Erik.

"We intend to hold a birthday party for him tomorrow. He contributed so much to the success of the Lees, so he deserved a birthday celebration here." George Lee said smugly. "I asked Cassie to arrange it for him but he is nowhere to be found."

’So it was for Cassie’s sake.’ Marlon looked disappointed. Then it was a good thing that Erik did not leave any clue of his whereabouts. Actually, there is one person who knew where the couple was. He was the one who removed Erik’s and Aryana’s names from the airplane’s manifesto so he should know where the couple was headed.

It was the hacker ’King of Aces.’

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