Chapter 17

As Dimitri read on, he got surprised.

Children: Lorenzo (boy)

He re-read the text over and over again. She had a child, a young boy. His heart fell. The report said she was single, a lot of questions were running in his mind. 

Did she get married? Where was the father of her kid? Did she get pregnant out of wedlock? Did her husband leave her? Did he cheat on her? Did she love him? Did he die?

Will there be a place for him in her heart? What if she still longed for this man? What if he could never compete with this person?

Anger was boiling under the surface. He wanted to throw his phone to the wall and smash everything just to make the information disappear. But after he calmed down, he decided to check something. According to the report, the child's birthday showed that he was now 4 years old, and as he calculated, he realized she had conceived her child around the same time they had been intimate with each other.

Could he be the child's father? He failed to wrap his head around the truth, his anger and frustration became curiosity and anxiety. He needed answers, and he needed them now. But as he looked at his clock, he realized it was too early to go and see Aurora.

He could not contain his excitement. He had planned to woo her until she can't be without him, but now the possibility of the child changed his whole plan. The child will be his ticket to get to her. His child.

As he closed his eyes, vivid images of their encounter 5 years ago flooded his head. He could not wait to see her again, the yearning he had felt those many years he thought he lost her had spiraled into this clawing need inside him. He had to have her.

At 7:00 am sharp Aurora's cell phone rang. She had been up for a while, preparing Enzo's lunch box and breakfast. She was ready to face the day despite having a bad encounter with Dimitri Santoris yesterday.

"Aurora, it's Dimitri, meet me at the X restaurant at 9 am," Dimitri shot out without even giving her a chance to say hello.

"What? Look Mr. Santoris, I have work to do, and I don't have time to play with you. If you have any pressing questions regarding your brother, then I can see you at the hospital," she snapped. She had no time for this.

"Who is he to order me around anyway?" she thought grumpily, as she tried to get rid of him, "I am in a hurry and have no time for this."

"It's important that I talk to you, and don't worry I have already informed the hospital of your absence for today," he stated.

"Mr. Santoris, as I said, I am too busy for your antics this morning. Good Day!" she dropped the call on him. Why is he bothering her outside the hospital anyway? What is it that was so important that he had to call her on her cellphone? 

"How did he get my cell phone number?" she thought, but before she could think more about it, her thoughts were now preoccupied with getting Enzo ready for breakfast and school.

She was on her way to the hospital when she got a call from the nurse saying she was on administrative leave today and need not come to work. The nurse also said that someone from upper management had requested the leave on her behalf.

"What the heck is happening?" she was still looking at her phone when a sleek black car with tinted windows stopped beside her on the sidewalk.

The driver came out and addressed her, "Madam, would you come with me, please. My sir would like to speak with you."

"And who may I ask, is this person?" she asked curiously. She was not gonna jump into somebody's car just because they are summoning her. Didn't they know that that's how girls get kidnapped? She had the right mind to say no, but she was curious.

"Mr. Dimitri Santoris," the driver replied as he led the way to the back door of the car.

She knew there was no use fighting him. He was probably behind her administrative leave, and he was not going to leave her alone until he spoke to her, so she gave up and got inside his car.

Dimitri was on the phone as she got in. He was wearing a very intent look on his face as he nodded at her and continued with his conversation. 

She agreed to see him so they could get this over with, but now he was busy, and she had to wait. She sighed thinking about what she should say or do when her eyes landed on his finely tailored suit and started examining him. 

He was very nice to look at actually, with his very defined cheekbones, broad shoulders, and arms that showed off his muscles. 

The car had stopped, and she didn't even notice they had moved. All her ogling almost got her caught, that's when she looked out and saw that they were in front of the most elegant hotel in the city.

The magazines had said that this was the most expensive getaway in town. Only the celebrities and the people who traveled in elite circles could afford rooms here. Dining here had a month-long wait for a reservation. They had employed one of the most famous chefs in the country, and he was renowned to serve the best food. 

She wondered how Dimitri could have managed to get a reservation at their restaurant. Their family was probably richer than she had originally thought, she could just speculate. What she did not know was that it would probably shock her once she learns how rich and powerful he really was.

All the people coming in and out of the lobby looked very finely dressed, which alerted her to the fact that she looked out of place. That maybe she was not supposed to be here. She crossed her arms in front of her and lowered her head so as not to embarrass herself. She did not want to show everyone that she was uncomfortable even though she was.

Dimitri was watching her like a hawk and saw her fidget, "Let's go. We're riding the elevator."

She quietly followed him, wondering where he was taking her. They had stopped on the top floor, but he did not bring her to the main restaurant, he ushered her into one of the private rooms.

He pulled a chair out for her, and even though she was capable of doing it herself, she skipped the argument, there was something important brewing here and she wanted to find out. 

"What do you want to order?" Dimitri asked.

There was no menu, so she did not know what to order, "I.....", she started but was cut short by Dimitri.

"Don't bother. I'll order for both of us," he said, noticing that she was ready to argue. Probably to tell him that she did not want to eat.

"Mr. Santoris, why did you bring me here?" she asked, "You said you wanted to talk to me. I'm here now, so now what?"

He smirked. She was headstrong, and she got to the point. He liked that.

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