Chapter 4
Chapter 4
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On her arrival to Lovestruck City with Asher, Isadora took the executive car sent by Mr. Rollings for all his guests. The driver drove them to a hotel where everyone, including the invited chefs and other reputable men, would stay until the meeting
was over.
Isadora came down from the car with Asher to see two ladies and three men in corporate wear staring at them with polite
smiles.
“Ms. Isadora Noah, right?” one of the ladies stepped forward.
“Yes, that’s me.”
“We have been expecting you. Please let me lead you and your son to your room,” the lady led the way until, they got to Isadora’s room.
“Ms. Isadora, this will be your room, room number 105. If you need anything, please do not hesitate to ring the bell beside the door. Tomorrow morning, we’ll come back with the schedule and timing of the meeting. Thank you,” she bowed politely and turned to leave.
“My assistant, John, will be here soon.”
“Yes, we were informed. Your assistant will be given his own room. Do not be concerned, Ms. Isadora.” She bowed again before leaving.
Isadora breathed out and opened the door. She entered the room and surveyed it before letting Asher in.
“Let’s look for your room. The rooms in here should be up to two,” Isadora held Asher’s small hand, and they searched around the room. They found out that the room had three inner rooms, two bathrooms, and a large kitchen.
Isadora allowed Asher to pick a room before picking a room beside his.
“Are you hungry? Should I ring for food?” Isadora knew Asher could say no, but she still asked.
“No, I just want to shower.”
“Yes, shower and change into the clothes that are in your bag. John will be here with our bags soon,” Isadora agreed before letting Asher head to his room. She also went into hers and showered. After freshening up, she came out of her room to hear the doorbell ring.
She furrowed her brows and walked to the door to see a lady. Kathy Henchman, one of the best chefs in the world, was also invited by Mr. Rollings to the event.
“What’s she doing here?” Isadora curiously opened the door to see a happy Katherine.
“Hi Dora!! Can I call you Dora?” Katherine immediately rushed into the room and engulfed her in a warm hug.
“Um… Yes, Mrs. Katherine,” Isadora replied, stunned by Katherine’s friendliness.
“What Mrs.? I got divorced, and I’m now back to being Ms. Katherine. Ms. Katherine Lucas.”
“Ohh, I’m sorry. I wasn’t aware of your divorce. I…”
“No need to apologize. The divorce wasn’t really public. It was a messy one, so we hid it from the public.”
“Mom? Are you okay?” Asher asked from behind.
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“Yes, baby, I’m fine. This is Ms. Katherine. She came to say hi. She does the same thing I do,” Isadora quickly introduced her.
“You came with your son? Guess what? 1 came with my kids too. I should introduce them later. I believe you guys will be good friends,” Katherine walked to Asher and tried touching him, but he moved away to avoid her touch. This behavior confused Katherine.
“Ms. Katherine, I’m truly sorry. It’s just that Asher doesn’t like human contact so much. He does that to everybody,” Isadora immediately came closer and apologized.
“It’s okay. It’s no big deal. My kids have their issues too. It’s my fault for acting like that around a kid,” Katherine said as the smile on her face returned.
“I was about to go look around the hotel, Isadora notified, and Katherine’s smile brightened.
“Perfect. I can show you around if you want. I arrived here with the kids yesterday, so I already know different areas. Let me show you around, Katherine proposed, and Isadora agreed with her idea.
“Thank you in advance, Ms. Katherine.”
“Will he come with us?” she gestured towards Asher.
“Do you want to come with us, honey?” Even when she knew his answer, Isadora still asked.
“I’m cool here. I was looking over my schoolwork. I’ll get back to it.”
“Don’t open the door for anyone unless it’s me, honey. You remember the rules, huh?”
“Of course.” Asher answered as Isadora left the room with Katherine.
“Stop with Katherine, Katherine. The name is too long. Just call me Kathy. By the way, I’ve been meaning to meet you in person. You are such a beauty. You must have many admirers,” Katherine laughed, and Isadora laughed with her.
This area is covered by businessmen, investors, powerful men. I heard even the governor is here to attend the meeting. They are mostly looking for partners,” Katherine pointed towards a hallway that is filled up with rooms.
“This hotel looks like it was built for the high class. Was it built recently? I’ve never heard of it,” Isadora inquired.
“It was. It was built for this event, but the hotel will officially open at the end of the event. It’ll be open to the general public once the event comes to an end.”
“It looked like it,” Isadora agreed as they went to the bar area, which was close to the entrance.
“So, this is where we’ll chill out tonight and…”
“Are you sure everything is in place?” Isadora turned sharply at the familiarity of the voice. She looked around the bar for the owner until she saw a man – a man with a very familiar body build – walking out of the bar through the other entrance.
“And the goods?” the man asked. He seemed to be on a call.
“You know I won’t tolerate…” the man slowly vanished from the bar area, and Isadora almost went after him to confirm who he was.
“Dora, are you okay?” Katherine touched Isadora, and she came back to the real world.
“Is anything the matter? Did you see someone you know?” Katherine also looked in the direction she was staring at.
“Oh no, it’s nothing. I was just distracted by my thoughts,” Isadora lied to cover up.
“Okay, if you say so… As I was saying, we’ll party hard at the club on Friday night. I hope you are waiting until Friday.
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Although it was not listed in the schedule, Mr. Rollings expects us to wait until Friday night for the after party…
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Isadora sat in the living room with John while he rechecked some of the documents they needed to prepare for investors, sponsors, or people who would like to partner with them after the event.
That can’t be him. There is no way he is here. It’s just me imagining nonsense. I haven’t stopped thinking about the past since Asher asked me that question. I can’t believe my mind is even making up these images. It’s letting me hear nonsense that isn’t real,” Isadora shook her head.
“Ms. Isadora?” John called.
“Yes”
“You look lost in thought. You have been like that since I arrived. Is there anything you don’t like?”
“Of course not. I like the settings here. It’s perfect!”
“Okay, what about Asher? I haven’t seen him since I came.”
“He is in his room.”
“Nice. He is such a good boy. I like his gentleness. Wait, that reminds me, I saw a man who looks exactly like Asher while coming here. He looked like his twin,” John said with a small laugh.
“He looked like who?” Isadora heard her heart skip multiple times at th
statement.
“Like Asher, but I could be wrong. I might have seen it wrongly,” John expressed after watching Isadora’s disturbed face. She didn’t look happy one bit.
What is this? What is going on? Isadora slowly stood up and went to her room. With shaky hands, she looked for a number on her phone and dialed it.
“Hello, Eric…”
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