Sweet Betrayal

Chapter 4

“Amber, Dakota had called, she said everything has been sorted out,” Steve said quickly when she saw how uncomfortable Amber was and regretted his hastiness.

Jeremy on the other hand raised his eyes and looked at her questioningly.

Even Andre was looking at Steve with confusion.

“Dakota? Who is that Steve?” Andre asked.

Steve looked at Amber with nervousness.

“Oh, Dakota is my new client Andre, I haven’t told you about her. We are designing her apartment.” She lied to him.

“Alright.” Andre smiled and pulled her away, with Steve following them behind. He wanted to kick himself for being so excited. But he wanted to give her the information as soon as he found out about it and he was shocked when he saw that the man, whom he was investigating standing right beside Dakota. He never acknowledged her with her first name in public as he knew she did not want to reveal to the public that her complete name was Dakota Amber Stewart. She had given up her first name because of some personal issues and went by her second name Amber in the business world.

Jeremy was left alone when the three of them walked away from him. He was staring at her sexy back when she walked towards the senator and thought, she is very interesting. It would be really fun to have her around. Well Amber Stewart you are definitely coming to Palermo and I am going to make sure you do.

He took out his phone and called his assistant. “Jimmy, find out all the details of MAR Architecture and especially about the CEO Andre Putin and their designer Amber Stewart, I want it on my table before I go to bed.” He hung up and there was a wicked gleam in his eye when he looked at Amber again.

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Dakota was sitting comfortably on the lounge chair and looked at Steve who was looking very excited.

They had returned very late from the event.

“Alright now tell me, what have you learned about him.” She asked him casually. Although she was very curious to know if her hunch was right. 

“Dakota, firstly, I am sorry for the mistake I made today. It won’t happen again. I was careless.” He said it sincerely.

“It’s alright, I don’t blame you but be careful in the future and try not to call me by my first name again or it may arise suspicion. And I don’t want to put Andre into trouble because of me.” She said it very firmly.

“Well, you know the man’s name you met today is Jeremy Marquis and you were right he is from Palermo.” Amber looked at him and rolled her eyes.

Steve looked at her and said, “You already know about it?”

Dakota smiled but did not say anything. Jeremy had briefed a little about himself so She did know a bit.

“Okay then let me get to the point He is the son of the Roy Marquis, who is the brother of Don Marquis. A well knows elite businessman of Palermo. He is considered to be one of the wealthiest men in entire Sicily and is also a very ruthless businessman. Roy Marquis eloped with his brother’s wife, Stephanie Marques, right after she gave birth to Don Marquis’s son. People say they were deeply in love but Don Marquis had married her forcefully. She wanted to divorce him right after their marriage but she got pregnant. But after she gave birth to her son Luca Marquis,, she eloped with the man she loved.”

Dakota's eyes turned red when she hissed when she heard his name.

“Are you all right Dakota? Do you need some water?” Steve asked with concern and looked at her nervously as he knew Luca Marquis was a wound of her past.

She took the water and finished it all and smiled enchantingly. “Steve, you worry too much, I am grateful but I am fine. Just continue.”

Steve looked at her and continued to tell her everything he had investigated about Jeremy Marquis.

After a while when he was done there was silence around them and both their heartbeats could be heard in the dead silence of the night.

“Steve good job, just leave it the way it is Jeremy Marquis needs me, so he will definitely contact Andre. Just sit and relax and wait till tomorrow. Good night Steve I am really tired and need to get some rest. Let’s go and do some shopping tomorrow after all we have to return to London the day after, so let’s make the most of it.” After that, she got up and went towards her room.

Steve sat there for some time and wondered did she just say shopping. Dakota Amber Stewart never goes out to shop. It’s the designers who come to her doorstep. Something is not right or he might be overthinking. But he was happy to see her in a good mood. After all, she deserved it. He had seen her working day and night to achieve what she has become today. And he was very proud of her.

He poured himself a glass of wine and raised it high. “To my beloved sister Dakota, you are a gem and you deserve it all. May all your dreams come true?” Then he finished the wine in one go and got up from the place where he was sitting and looked at his phone. His phone was blinking as he had received a message.

“Someone’s on the lookout. Tell me what to do?”

“He smiled and typed a very simple line. “Let them do it.” Then he pressed the send button.

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Dakota woke up quite late in the morning and after taking a shower she wore a short skirt and sleeveless top and applied mild makeup. She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction with her appearance but was not satisfied with the color of her lipstick, so she looked applied many shades before finally opting for cherry red. Then she winked at herself.

She had decided to go shopping and do some sight-seeing with Steve, so after she got dressed she decided to look for Steve and walked outside her room towards the adjoining living room.

She looked at her phone and saw that she had received a text from Andre asking her to meet him after she woke up.

She looked at the door of Steve’s room then decided to meet Andre first and then go shopping. So she went out of her suite and just opposite her door it was Andre’s room. She had a spare key so she went in but there was no one inside she stood there for some time and wondered if he was taking a bath. So she decided to wait for him for a while.

She sat on the sofa and closed her eyes, but after few seconds she heard some strange noises coming from his bedroom. And it sounded like a man’s heavy panting.

Dakota was alert and wondered if Andre was in some dangerous situation.

She walked her way over slowly and leaned against the wall and she heard a woman moaning excitingly.

“Yes Andre, faster ……..faster!”

The embarrassing sound of the woman moaning pierced through her ears and she stopped abruptly. She felt disgusted and embarrassed at the same time for coming to his suite.

Andre can be disgusting sometimes; she thought, he should have at least given her a time. Well, it was not his fault entirely; she was the one who barged in as if she had all the rights to do so. And knowing Andre and his brief flings she should be prepared for anything.

Dakota decided to visit him later but just as she was about to leave she saw a file lying on the table. She went and picked it up curiously.

When she flipped it open she was shocked but after few seconds she smiled and read.

“A hundred million projects is it! She exclaimed softly. “Well, I will be looking forward to it. But now it's time to go shopping.”