CHAPTER 3 The Innocent Girl

Zion Point Of View

"You're nothing to me, Pevillion. You're just a pest who's been trying to destroy all of my properties, so I guess you must rest in peace?" my eyes glazed over, and said to my former staff who was planning to betray me.

He was kneeling on the ground while his body was covered with blood. He deserved that. No one can oppose me.

"Sir Zion, please forgive me ..." he begged.

It's too late for that. I am not moved by pity so any tears that drip on your face have no effect on me.

I turn to my other disciples. "You know what to do with him. I don't want any clutter left, understand?"

They headed at once until I left. I can still hear Pevillion's scream even after I get out.

My Lamborghini car arrived just in time with one of my staff, it came out to greet me.

"Sir Zion ..." then he pointed me to get inside and he opened the door for me.

"Howard, what are my other appointments for today?" I asked my secretary who was riding with me. I first turned to my staff and asked them to leave.

Howard is actually my best friend for years, he's the only one I really trust in everything I do. He is not just my secretary, he's also a brother to me though he needs to work for me as my personal assistant.

He picked up the wide tablet and looked at everything listed. "Ah, as of now, you have a meeting with the other investors within fifteen minutes and after that, you'll have to welcome the ambassador at the airport near three in the afternoon," he read. "So, if you want to finish all your work for today, have some fun in the bar at night. I suggest, hurry up and drive to the location ... Sir Zion," he deliberately stressed the mention of my name for me to get annoyed but I just smirk at him.

"Well, I suggest you might wanna hang on and grab your seat belt?"

With that, I immediately stepped on the gas and got on our way as fast as we could. I don't give a damn care about traffic enforcement or whatever lights we'll encounter. This is my city and I'll follow my own rules.

If they have the plan to challenge me and stop my plans, then they'll have to get ready cause they're about to face hell.

"Sir, that's enough. You're drunk," I heard Howard mutter but I just pretended that I didn't hear anything from him.

He's right about it. I've already drunk a lot, maybe ten glasses? I guess. And I still can't find a woman to bring home with me.

I was supposed to have fun. "I'm going to the dance floor ..."

"No, you won't. There are so many people out there and we don't know if it's safe. Zion don't be so stupid, your not yourself tonight," Howard interrupted but I ignored him again.

I stood up, my eyes rolling but my feet not holding back. I even went straight to the dance floor to have some fun. I was drowning in loud dance music and I closed my eyes to feel the mood, also my head started to ache.

I was startled when I felt a hand caress my shoulder and heard a whisper. "Are you alone?"

I opened my eyes to see who it was and a muddy blonde woman was in front of me. She's wearing an exposed red dress and she's smirking at me.

Alright, I've been to many bars and girls like this are not new. They are so desperate to catch some rich man and get paid for using their body. I continued to dance while feeling the heat of the body of the woman in front of me.

She might think that I agreed to what she wanted to happen so she goes along with my every move. And, being a human being with so much alcohol inside my body, feels intense thirst in the body and woman but she is not the woman I wanted to give then.

The whole bar roared even louder with the new song played by the DJ. I could hear the screams of the people but I kept on dancing with the woman in front of me.

From my position, I could see Howard washing his face, maybe because of what he saw. After a few minutes, he started drinking again. Psh. He can't enjoy the whole night with that. How boring.

Suddenly, he stood up and shark in my direction. Is he going to dance?

"Sir, if you're having fun dancing with random girls in the bar. Maybe you'll be happy if I get the two of you a room?" he said between us.

I was stunned, I turned to the girl and she seemed happy about it but I was not.

I already know what he means. "No thanks, I'm not in the mood," I replied even though I knew below my body there was something I wanted to get away from. "It's getting late already, let's go."

Although still dizzy I walked ahead and left them both there.

I was just shocked when someone suddenly greeted me with a man who looked addicted but it was not because of him, I was amazed at the beauty of the woman with him. She looks so innocent.

She's wearing a white dress that suited her curly long hair, her skin is glowing and her face is just so perfect. Damn, she's the one I've been looking for.

When she looked at me, I was shocked. It was calling me. Her blue eyes are making contact with me so even before they can pass me I hold the woman's hand to stop them.

"Hey, man! That's my girl you're touching! Let her go and find a new girl. She's mine!" promised the man with her.

But the women are just quiet and staring at me intently. Fuck, don't stare at me like that.

"No, she's not. You don't deserve her," I said, making the man angry.

He rushed at me and grabbed me by the collar. Howard arrived just in time so the man did not continue to punch me because the gun was immediately aimed at him.

"Who the fuck are you to put your dirty fist on my boss's face?" Howard's serious threat.

"Tsk!" The man violently released me. "Fine, she's all yours. Anyway, she looked like had no idea what to grind on top of me."

My eyes widened at what the man said before leaving. Fuck him! I watched the woman's reaction but she didn't seem to hear anything. She was still looking at me.

"What did you do again, huh?" Howard was sick of me. "I told you you're drunk, what if I got caught dating?"

"I'm fine, Howard. Don't worry because if you've ever been caught dating, maybe that man is bloody now," I assured him, then turned to the woman.

"Are you okay?" I asked her.

"Oh, who is that?" Howard asked, also referring to the woman.

"I've seen her earlier before I went out inside this bar, she was with the man ..." I replied.

"So? What's the connection? Don't tell me..."

"Shut the fuck up, Howard. She's coming with us," I stated and held the woman's hand again. I forgot to say, her hand had a different feeling when you held it.

When we got out, Howard quickly got into the driving seat. I volunteered to open the door for the woman and sat her in the passenger seat then I followed next to her.

"Where do you want to go, now? Sir Zion ..." Howard looked bad when I saw him in the mirror.

"Psh. Stop being so bitter, man. I already gave you the time you need to find a girl but you still haven't got it. Don't mind us here at the back and just drive, we're spending the whole night in my place, " I insisted and then faced the woman next to me.

"Tell me, what's your name?" I asked her again hoping to answer me this time.

It was a long time before she could answer because she seemed to be thinking deeply and she first glanced at Howard who was driving seriously.

"Sorry for the trouble. I'm Crystal... and you are?" Even her voice is addictive.

"Really, miss? Are you from another planet for not having an idea who the man next to you is or you're just pretending?" Howard interjected.

"I'm sorry, but should I meet you?" I don't know if she was hinting at anything else but Howard was silent by that.

But it's really rare to meet a woman who doesn't know me, I own the whole city so everyone who lives here knows me even from the other place knows me.

Maybe she's a tourist.

"Psh, don't mind him, Crystal. He is just missing the girl from the club. I don't want to be mean but let me introduce myself properly. I'm Zion Enriquez, the owner of whatever you can see in this city, "I introduced myself but she wasn't even surprised by what she found out.

She's different. Really different.