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Chapter 61
Chapter 61
*Damon*
I cut my engine off and I saw her already standing outside the building. I was already floating on cloud nine. Adelaide and I were better than ever and business was fantastic. I had just closed in on a 60 million dollar deal with Alesso, an Italian businessman, and now I was set to strike a new deal with a guy from Dubai who wanted to open one of his chains here in LA.
Maybe the saying that you need to break apart in order to come together was true. Because that was exactly what Adelaide and I were.
I saw Angela standing at the entrance of the building. She had a smile on her face and she wore an all- white pantsuit. But the one noticeable change I found was that she had dyed her hair blonde. It was a stark contrast from the red that I had met her with.
I walked toward her with a skip in my step. “Good morning.”
She stepped toward me and kissed both my cheeks. “Good morning. You look happy.”
“What is there not to be happy about? The sky is blue, the sun is bright, and my wife is smiling and happy.”
“Your wife?” She cleared her throat a little. “You guys fixed things?”
I nodded. “And we’re better than ever. How are you doing?”
She shrugged, “I’m okay. I’m just working a case for this movie star, but it’s a quick fix.”
“Good to hear. So, where’s your friend?”
“Oh he couldn’t make it but he did give me the keys so we can view it.” She dangled a pair of keys in the air. “Shall we?”
“Lead the way.”
The location was okay. It wasn’t too far out from the house and I think it was also relatively close to the studio, which meant that when Adie was shooting I could stop by. It wasn’t necessarily in the downtown area but it was close enough.
The building itself was about two stories high and medium-sized. In Vegas, I had a ten-floor building that I had constructed which I cleverly named The Tower. This was much smaller in comparison but there also wouldn’t be as huge a team here as there would be in Vegas.
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“From what I was told this would run you a cool 3.9 million but they are open to negotiations. So just keep that in mind. If you can offer cash then that would be even better. I think then you would be in a better place to negotiate for the price.”
“Hmm,” my eyes moved around the building taking in the build of the structure. I was very particular when it came to these things. A lot of the time realtors just spouted out a bunch of stats and facts that often caught a lot off guard.
They’d lie and say that certain materials were imported from Italy when in actuality they were from China, like the majority of building materials. They were easier to source and to buy. Unlike materials from within the states which had a much higher value for pretty much the same quality.
“So there are two levels of course. All the floors are made of hard tile and the bathrooms have white marble. It’s not anything really fancy but it is beautiful.”
We walked through the building together as she showed me the empty space.
There was a lot of potential here and I had no doubt that I could turn this space into something to behold. But in the same breath, the price point was not really equating to what I was seeing
“So what do you think?” We walked outside into the hot LA heat. “I think it’s a good starting point and from the work I’ve seen you do, I know that you could turn this space into something truly special.”
friend in you Mr. Steyn.”
“So tell me what your homework assignment found about me?”
“That you’re a talented developer and on the Forbes 100 list. You also love to be active and have a passion for the finer things in life.”
“You got that all from an article?” I arched my brow. Who was even writing these things? I didn’t give interviews often. NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.
“I may have done some personal digging.” She smiled bashfully. “I just like to know who I have near me. The world is scary for single women like me.”
“You’re single? I don’t know why I presumed you were married.” I looked down at the hand that I swear I had seen a ring on. But her left hand was very much missing a ring.
The smile faded from her lips. “I was married but—”
Her words were cut off by my phone going off.
“Sorry, excuse me,” I stepped away from her and took my phone out of my pocket. I smiled as soon as I saw the caller ID.
“Hello, wife.”
“Hey, husband.” Her face lit up my screen. “I thought I would bother you for a little bit before I have to go in for my meeting.”
“That’s sweet. Well, I just viewed the building with Angela and I like it. It needs a few tweaks here and there but for the most part, it’s good.”
“I’m happy for you, baby.” There was something in her tone that I didn’t like. Something was off.
“Okay, out with it.” I sighed. “And don’t try to feed me some bullshit like you’re okay when you’re clearly not. What’s wrong?”
“Nothing is wrong.” She was trying to play it off but I could see right through her.
“I can tell that something isn’t okay so either tell me now or we’ll continue to have the same conversation over and over again until you finally talk.”
“Okay fine. The real reason I called you was because I wanted to see what the Angela woman looked like.”
“Are you jealous, wife?” I couldn’t help but tease her. She was being just far too cute. “I already told you. You have nothing to worry about. In fact-Angela?”
My wife’s eyes went wide. “What are you doing? Don’t call her over here.”
But it was too late Angela was already walking toward me. Her eyes shifted from my phone to my face with a curious look in her eyes
“Adie. I’d like you to meet Angela Angela, this is my beautiful wife Adelaide.” I smiled at my wife who was smiling too but I could see the murder behind her eyes.
“Oh my goodness, you are stunning.” Angela greeted Adie. “I’ve heard so many wonderful things about you”
“It’s so nice to meet you too, she said back. “Damon tells me you’re a lawyer?”
“Yes, I am. I work in corporate law but I do represent some A-listers,” she replied.
They were being so nice to each other, I just knew that they would get along well. Adie was worried for nothing. Angela was a
sweet woman who only wanted to help a man when he was down.
We chatted for a little bit longer before Adie had to go..
“I see why you love her. The woman is radiant.”
“She is, isn’t she?” I had known it from the very moment I laid eyes on her. She was my one, my person.
“Tell your friend that I’ll be in touch with an offer and I’ll see you around okay?”
“Of course,” she said her goodbyes and walked toward her white Porsche.
Things were looking up for me and just like this day, the future seemed endless and limitless. I only hoped that the grey clouds were far away. But I should have known that things in my life never stayed sunny for too long.