The Billionaire's Promise
Chapter 231: She Is Not Her

Chapter 231: She Is Not Her

At 6:30 p.m. that night, Erik sent a driver to pick up Aliyah Garces from the apartment she was renting.

Aliyah was a very smart girl. She capitalized on her similar build and height to Aryana and then used make-up and contact lenses to look like her. She even copied how she moved. When she heard that Erik wanted her as his date she felt smug. She thought that her dream of becoming Mrs. Lee was coming true. To her, the most important thing was the outcome.

For her dress, she selected Vince’s latest design, a dark blue halter low-back dress. The hem of the skirt stopped right above her knee. Silver beads accentuated her chest area making her breast appear bigger. She matched her dress with a silver stiletto and silver tear-dropped earrings. She wore light makeup because was never fond of heavy makeup. She pulled up half of her waist-length hair into a bun while letting the rest cascade at her back and shoulders.

When the driver opened the car for her, she was smiling brightly and showing a dimple on her right cheek. She froze when she saw that the back of the car was empty.

"Miss Aliyah, Boss Erik still has a meeting at the company. He will meet you in front of Midnight Club at 7:30 pm." The driver said politely.

Aliyah nodded and went inside the car. Her apartment was located in the remote part of the Central District and traffic was usually bad, She estimated to arrive at the bar around 7:30 pm.

Erik still had a series of meetings in the afternoon. He was in a good mood and the meetings went smoothly. The directors were very surprised and happy at the same time.

"I wish that our CEO always looks this, then wouldn’t our lives be like a bed of roses?"

"Do you think that his good mood is related to the model of CoChi who looked like the Boss’s ex-wife?"

"Shhh. Stop gossiping. If your words reach the boss, you’re dead."

Erik glanced at the directors who were murmuring to each other. "If you don’t have anything else to report then you can leave."

The eight people in the meeting room stood up at the same time and happily left the room.

Marlon was waiting for Erik outside the meeting room. "Aliyah is already waiting at Midnight Club."

"Okay. Let us go."

At Midnight Club, the driver has parked the side in the road opposite the club. "Miss Garces, would you like to wait inside the club or here in the car?" the driver asked politely.

"I’ll stay here. Let me know if Erik is near, then you can drop me off at the entrance so I can wait for him." Aliyah has no qualms calling Erik by his first name when she was talking to other people. She would only call him ’Boss’ when she was in front of him.

The driver shot a glance at her. ’How could she call boss so casually? I don’t think they are that close.’ the driver muttered to himself.

"Alright, Miss. Sir Erik will be arriving in ten minutes."

"Okay. Just follow his car when he arrives."

The driver thought he heard wrongly. Did this woman sound like she was commanding him? Not that he was complaining. He was only a driver after all. But even Mrs. Lee, did not talk to him in that tone.

"Pardon, Miss?" the driver asked in a polite manner.

"There is Erik’s car. Hurry, don’t let him wait for me." Aliyah’s voice became excited.

The poor driver stepped on the gas and drove into Midnight Club’s entrance. He tailed behind Erik’s car. How did this woman know it was Erik’s car? Was she stalking him?

Erik came out of the Bugatti. He looked around and frowned when he did not see Aliyah.

"I thought that the woman is already here." He looked at Marlon in displeasure. "Wasn’t she picked early?"

Marlon looked behind the Bugatti. "That’s the car that picked her up."

Erik looked at the direction where Marlon was pointing. "What is taking her so long?"

Inside the SUV, Aliyah was waiting patiently for Erik to open the car for her. She was tonight’s date after all. She was fantasizing and did not notice that the driver has gotten out of the car and opened the door for her.

"Miss, you can come out now. Don’t let Sir Erik wait for you. His time is very precious." The driver was very polite but Aliyah thought that something was wrong with what he said. She glared at the driver.

"Why did you open the door for me?"

"I thought that Miss Garces was waiting for me to open the door for you because you did not come out by yourself," the driver maintained his polite demeanor.

Aliyah gritted her teeth but she was smiling brightly when she came out of the car. She had to fully smile for her dimples to appear. She was not born with it but since Aryana has dimples, she underwent surgery to have those.

Erik just glanced at her briefly before retracting his gaze and he continued discussing with Marlon. When Aliyah reached his side, she placed her hand on his arm.

Erik glared at her. "Don’t touch me."

Aliyah retracted her hand. She did not expect Erik to be so fierce.

They climbed the stairs to the second floor. Erik’s strides were big and Aliyah could not keep up. Marlon slowed down so she had someone walking by her side otherwise it would be too awkward.

When they entered the private room, The Rossi brothers were already there with two beauties by their side. Jaz was also there. Erik and Marlon were surprised to see Cassie as Jax’s date.

Leonardo approached Aliyah. He reached for her hand and brought it to his lips. "It is a pleasure to meet you again, beautiful lady." Leonardo has glib tongue which made Aliyah blush.

Alexander looked at his brother like he was an idiot. He cleared his throat to attract his attention.

"What?"

"She is not her!"