Naya came to pick Selena up that afternoon. Selena took two nurses with her because of her injuries and Jombo sent two bodyguards with her. Benard sent another two bodyguards to tag along, making it a total of four bodyguards, one doctor, and two nurses escorting Selena around. It was a crowd.
Mr. Laco knew Selena was someone close to Zayn when he welcomed her at Ashenville Garden's parking lot as she had a lot of people protecting her. She was to stay at the same villa where a hot spring was in the backyard, just like how Zayn wanted.
It was already eight in the evening when everything was done, but Zayn was nowhere to be seen.
Even so, Selena didn't seem to show any form of anxiety. She told Mr. Laco to keep her arrival a secret, for she didn't want to worry Zayn. Mr. Laco nodded with a smile. Such a gentle lady. She might be a mute, but she comes from a good family, is knowledgeable, gentle, and gorgeous. She's perfect.
Naya treated Selena's wounds and told her, "You can't go into the hot spring just yet, Ms. Benday, but you can soak your feet in it."
"I see. Thank you, Dr. Goman." Selena was a cultured lady who was polite to everyone, including the servants. She'd even smile at the waiters as a sign of gratitude for their service.
"Don't mention it. Rest up. I'll unpack."
"Of course."
After Naya went to the room beside hers, Selena quieted down and pushed herself to the window, and looked at the rain that was pouring outside. It's a downpour. I wonder if Zayn is trapped in the congested traffic.
Indeed he was, and congested traffic was an understatement. Zayn was stuck at the exit, and he couldn't even move an inch. Zayn was reading through the documents when Benard suddenly pointed at the rear-view mirror and gasped. "That looks like Ms. Lierger's car!"
Zayn looked into the rear-view mirror and saw the silver Rolls-Royce that belonged to Carla. The traffic finally inched forward, and the Rolls-Royce moved up and stopped beside his black one.
"Goddammit! They're everywhere!" Bugara glared at that car. Even though he couldn't see the interior, he could feel the woman inside glaring back at him.
"Tell me about it." Benard felt a headache coming up at the thought of that woman. "Wait, they can't be heading the same place as we are, can they?"
"What?" Zayn frowned. "Did Lucas invite her too?"
"…" Benard didn't see that coming. "That's going to be a sticky situation. If Ms. Lierger bumps into Ms. Benday, you're going to have a hard time explaining."
"I don't think they're heading to Ashenville Garden, " Zayn refuted. "Remember what happened at the seaside restaurant? Things were pretty ugly, and I don't think Lucas would be so dumb as to invite both of us at the same time."
"You have a point." Benard nodded.
The traffic loosened up a short while later. Zayn's car was about to go ahead, but Carla's cut in, much to Bugara's chagrin. "These women are barbaric."
"Take it slow. We're not in a hurry, " Zayn said.
"Yes, Sir." Bugara stopped grumbling.
They moved on at a snail's pace and had to wait for ten more minutes before exiting the highway. Instead of going to the hotel with hot spring when he arrived, Zayn went to the banquet hall instead.
Sir Lucas' banquet was held there, and there were the partners from F Nation who came to talk about the upcoming project. The moment he came out of the car, Mr. Laco went to welcome him. "Mr. Giblo, Sir Lucas has been waiting for you. Ms. Benday is all settled down. Shall I invite her?"
"No."
Zayn wasn't planning on having Lucas know that Selena was there. Lucas' villa was on the racecourse, which was some distance away anyway, so they wouldn't bump into each other.
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