THE BILLIONAIRE’S PERFECT MATE

Walking into the club, all eyes were on Ellie. She dressed so elegantly that no man could resist her. Walking towards where Clinton was seated, Ellie smiled.

‘Hello, beauty. You look so stunning’, Clinton said, ravaging Ellie’s body with his eyes.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

‘Thanks for the compliment’, Ellie said, taking her seat.

‘I heard you no longer work at Cheetahs. Seems like you have levelled up. That is quite evident in your body’, Clinton said, rolling his tongue.

‘Stop being naughty and let’s get straight to business’, Ellie said, crossing her legs.

‘So, you said you needed my help? What’s it all about?’, Clinton asked, sipping his drink.

‘I want to meet with your father. Can you secure an appointment for me?’, Ellie asked, unsure of Clinton’s response.

‘What? You want to meet with my father? Do you by chance have a crush on my father? Why don’t you check me out? I am everybody’s speck’, Clinton said, winking.

‘Can’t you be serious for once? I need to meet him urgently’, Ellie said.

‘What’s the meeting about?’, Clinton asked, getting serious.

‘I actually need to convince him to have a collaboration with the company I work with’, Ellie said.

‘And which company is that?’, Cliton asked, showing interest.

‘Lion Fashion Group’, Ellie said.

‘What? Did you guys plan it or are you in a contest whatsoever?

‘Plan what?’, Ellie asked, confused.

Sophia, the daughter-in-law of the Lion Fashion Group also got in touch with me. She demanded to have an appointment with me today. That aside, what you are requesting for won’t be possible’, Clinton responded abruptly.

‘She did? Never had an idea. But why do you say the collaboration won’t be possible?’, confused Ellie asked.

‘Why do think I will help the company of a guy who punched and embarrassed me at the club?’, Clinton asked.

‘You were aware of his identity?’, surprised Ellie said.

‘Initially, I wasn’t but I ran a check on him after the fight’, Clinton, responded.

‘Are you holding a grudge right now?’, Ellie asked, raising her eyebrow.

‘No, I am not but you have to convince me to help you’, Clinton said, trying to play Ellie.

‘What do you want?’, Ellie asked.

‘I don’t know yet. I will think about what I want in return but for old time’s sake, I will help you’, Clinton proudly said, making Ellie smile.

‘So, what do you suggest I do?’, Ellie asked with interest, while listening attentively to what Clinton was saying.

‘My grudge apart, I don’t think dad will want to have a collaboration with that company’, Clinton said.

‘Why do you think so?’, Ellie asked.

‘Rumor has it that my stepmother has a bad past with the owners of Bloom Electronics, who are in-laws with Lion Fashion Group. Hence, the reason Dad has been rejecting to have any collaboration with the Lion Fashion Group’, Clinton said, sipping his drink.

‘A bad past? Do you know what that could be about?’, Ellie asked, trying to get to the root of the matter.

‘I am not quite sure, but I once heard dad and mum talking about the Bloom Electronics being the cause of her daughter’s death’, Clinton responded.

‘Her daughter’s death?’, Ellie restated.

‘The only thing I will advise you to do is to get close to Natalia, my stepmother. If you have a way to her heart, then your collaboration with Dad is secured’, Clinton said.

‘So, how do I meet with Natalia?’, Ellie asked.

‘She is so in love with shopping and visits our company’s mall every day to shop for clothes. If you can have a planned encounter with her and you successfully impress her on your first meeting, then you are halfway to achieving your goal’, Clinton said, checking his watch.

‘I need to be on my way right now. I have to head to my next appointment’, Clinton said, standing up.

‘Thank you for granting me audience and sparing me part of your precious time. Hope you won’t divulge the information you just told me to Sophia?’, Ellie said, shaking Clinton’s hand.

‘That depends on what she has to offer’, Clinton said, winking, which made Ellie laughed.

‘But trust me baby girl, I gat you always. Enjoy the rest of your day’, Clinton said walking away but stopped halfway to the exit.

‘And one more thing, make sure you have a deep knowledge of Fashion before approaching her. If possible, show her some sketch designs. You need to impress her on your first meeting’, Clinton said, walking away.

‘Thank you’, Ellie said under her breath, to Clinton who had disappeared from her sight.

While on her way back to the office, the only thing she could think about was what she had to do to impress Natalia on their first meeting. On getting back to the office, Ellie narrated how her meeting went with Clinton to Edward.

‘So, how do you want to go about the sketch designs?’, Edward asked, which transported Ellie back into her past. As a child, Ellie loved sketching. She was so in love with Fashion that she promised herself to become the world best Fashion Designer once she grew up. She remembered how her mother mentored and guided her as a beginner and how happy her mother was when she finally got her first sketching right. Even after her mother’s death, she had continued to design and sketch but she stopped designing as it reminded her of the past she wanted to run away from.

‘Ellie? Ellie?’, Edward shouted, shaking Ellie which made Ellie jerked.

‘Are you sure you are fine?’, Edward asked upon seeing how pale Ellie’s face had turned.

‘I am …… I am fine. Can we talk about this later? I need to get some fresh air’, Ellie said, standing up, making her way towards the exit. This action of hers got Edward confused, wondering what had happened to her in less than two minutes.

As Ellie made her way out of the building with her shaky legs, she felt herself suffocating. The thought of her past made her shiver. She could see the picture of the dead man’s body appearing right in front of her face which made her creep out with fear. She felt as if the people around her were aiming for her life, which made her shiver and in no time started shedding tears. To escape from her hallucination, Ellie stopped the cab, making her way to her house. Edward, who had followed her and seen her left in a hurry, got into his car and followed the taxi which Ellie had entered.

On getting to her door, Ellie ran her hand through her bag looking for her door key and when she successfully got a hold of the key, she held it with her shaky hand. While trying to open the door, the key fell from her hand. On bending down to hurriedly pick the key, the man of a man met with hers with the man saying, ‘Do you mind if I help you out?’.

On raising her head, she couldn’t believe who she was seeing right in front of her. At first, she had thought she was hallucinating until the man said something.

‘Hello, wifey. What a nice reunion’, the unknown man, said with a smile on his face. It was at that moment Ellie realized she wasn’t dreaming, and she had to face her reality.