CHAPTER 49: Blackmail.
Blake and Liam sauntered into the hall, taking hasty strides down the long red carpet. And in just a matter of seconds, all eyes were on them!
They both had on expensive black tuxedos, which were adorned with black diamond dust cuff links and studs.
Blake had on a 3-carat natural black diamond ring on his right index finger and a 14. 62-carat blue diamond ring on his left middle finger. It was the fucking Oppenheimer blue, which was worth over 57 million dollars!
That was not all. He was also wearing The fascination watch by Graff diamond, which was worth about 40 million dollars. The watch also featured a detachable 38. 13-carat pear-shaped diamond ring, which he was wearing on his left ring finger.
Not to mention his tuxedo pair of shoes that were made of shinny diamonds. All what he had on were worth more than a hundred million dollars!
His hair was brown and coiffed to perfection. His eyes had the same startling clarity as a mountain stream, and the lineaments of his face were in perfect proportion to each other.
He possessed a latent, leonine power and walked with purpose and authority and dominance. Lacquered and enameled by the glowing light, he radiated energy and brio.
His mountain peak cheekbones appeared chiselled into shape by a master craftsman. They were of such sharp contours, it looked as if they were sculpted and pared to perfection.
With eyes as bright and spellbinding as lode stars, they bewitched all those who fell under his steady gaze. They were a-sparkle with mirth and shone like two eternity-blue jewels enwrought in snow.
Liam, on the other hand, was wearing a 3. 00-carat emerald cut diamond ring bordered by emeralds on his right index finger with a worth of more than five million dollars. And on his left index finger was a rare emerald cat’s eye cabochon and diamond ring with a whopping sum of thirty million dollars!
He also had on the Jaeger-LeCoultre Joaillerie 101 Manchette wristwatch that was worth about twenty-six million dollars. His feet were encased in a pair of black dress shoes with pieces of shinny diamonds scattered allover the shoe surface, forming a beautiful design.
All what he had on, down to the jewelries and his tuxedo, were worth more than eighty million dollars!
Liam was like a male model, and he was adored by the fairer sex for his shoulder-length Teutonic-gold hair, which was neat and wavy.
His crescent-of-moon eyebrows were thin and narrow. He carried an imperious nose well, and his angular cheekbones carved down towards a flinty jaw.
Unusually for a model, he had a manly, Samson physique. The people loved the way he glided with an athletic grace without skipping a beat.
His almond-green eyes were orb round and darted constantly, a-gleam with delight and the vigour of youth. They were soft, Irish eyes and swam with joy. They shone brightly, like two emeralds dipped in milky pools.
And those diamond masquerade mask which was meant to hide his face only made him hotter. The swirl of his loamy cologne had them swooning in their seats.
No wonder all the girls wanted to fuck him so bad! His appearance was enough to make a woman wet!
Who wouldn’t fucking admire them? Their fucking appearance screamed of wealth and sexiness! As they glided through the red carpet to VIP seats, the men gaped at them, wondering who they were and how wealthy, hot and handsome they looked.
While the woman couldn’t take their eyes off these two steamily hot men. They caused a pool of wetness to form in between their legs without breaking a sweat.
Blake and Liam took to their seats on the high table. They were so many high tables, but that one was specifically Ariana’s family’s table. They were family, after all!
“Hello handsome!” He heard a familiar voice. Not her! What was she doing here? This day couldn’t get any worse! He glanced at her, uninterested and faked a smile.
“Hello Miss Katrina! I didn’t expect you to be here! I wonder how you got invited!” He said, with sarcasm laced in his words.
“I am Ariana’s lecturer. Of course, her dad invited me!” She answered with a faux smile as she sat on the seat beside him. The Garcia family were yet to arrive, so they were so many frees seats.Property © NôvelDrama.Org.
“I guess he doesn’t know how big of a snake you are! Oh, slip of tongue, pardon my manners.” He chuckled.
“I didn’t come here to be insulted by you. I wanna talk to you,” She glanced at Liam and added, “Alone.”
“Say whatever you wanna say here, he is my best friend, I don’t hide anything from him,” he told her casually.
“Ah, I guess he is the almighty Liam Lee! How could I forget? Where are my manners? Good day!” Liam looked surprised. Didn’t the mask hide his face well? Was his identity exposed? He wondered.
He glanced at Blake, and he didn’t even seem surprised. Like he already knew she was aware of his identity. “I see you found out about me from your cousin! He just couldn’t keep his mouth shut.”
“Yes, and leave my cousin out of this. He doesn’t know I’m doing this. That’s by the way, I also know that Riri is your girlfriend, your real girlfriend!”
“Impressive! Since your cousin told you about this, I guess he must have told you how deadly I can be. That’s why you are doing this behind his back.” He uttered sternly.
“Like I care. I’m not scared of you!”
He smirked and answered in a tone full of amusement. “I like your boldness, but trust me, you should be scared of me. I could end up being your worse nightmare.”
“Are you threatening me?”
“No, it’s just a fair warning, so you don’t overstep your boundaries. It would be terrible for you if you do. What do you want? I suppose you didn’t come here to tell me all this gibberish!” He crossed his arms, patiently waiting for her reply.
“Why don’t you tell her? Who you really are? ” She asked after a brief silence.
“I owe you no explanation.” He gritted. “And I would appreciate it if you stop meddling in my affairs.”
“Why do you still protect her? Why do you still love her? Why don’t you break up with her? Do you love her that much to overlook her slutty nature? This proves she is nothing but a cheating bitch. She has a boyfriend, and yet, she’s cheating on him with her professor, who unknown to her is actually her boyfriend in disguise. What a whore!” She blurted with so much disdain in her tone.
He growled, his eyes flashing red in anger! He wished he could end her life at that moment for saying those vile words about his woman. No one dared spoke that way about Ariana and goes scot-free
“Don’t you dare call her that! She is not a whore!” He retorted, fighting so hard to resist the urge to end her life, right here and now.
He wasn’t doing any of this to prove how slutty she was. In fact, she wasn’t. They both shared a connection, thus making it hard for her to resist him. It didn’t matter whatever he disguised himself as, she was still gonna fall in love with him each time!
Even though he disguised himself as five different people, she was gonna fall in love with all five of him, not knowing that they were one and the same person.
It was all because of the bond they shared. He just wanted to surprise her! To see that priceless look of surprise on her face when he proposes to her and then unveils his identity. It would be epic!
“I guess it would be great then for the whole world to know the identity of Blake Houston, or don’t you think so?” She questioned with a smirk. “Do whatever I say, and it would be our tiny little secret! Unless you want this to get out.”
He chuckled, finding what she had said amusing. She was so stupid. “Are you seriously blackmailing me? Like seriously? Or are you joking?”
“Yes, I am seriously blackmailing you and this is no joke.”
“No one blackmails me, Katrina,” he gave her an austere look, and she could swear she felt her insides shiver in fright. But she wasn’t gonna let him frighten her! She had to make her stand so he doesn’t take her for a joke.
“I’m a very dangerous man, Katrina, you certainly don’t wanna mess with me!” He warned.
“I would like to take the risk. I like dangerous men, they are so good in bed. One night with me, and I also want fifty million dollars transferred to my account. And I would leave you and your girlfriend alone and no one would find out about your identity. What do you say, Blake? I’m not being too demanding, am I?”