Is this destiny?

Chapter 1098 - The White Inauguration (11)

"What is the meaning of this?!", Lukas raged when he stormed into the lounge, straight for Jeff. He saw Miss Bell walk out with Jeff's bodyguards. He wanted to go after them, but he was blocked.

Jeff looked at Lukas coolly. "What do you mean?"

Lukas balled his left hand into a fist (his right one is in the cast). "My date! Where did you take her?"

Jeff smirked. "You lost your date? Do you want me to get my men to find you another date? Or was this one special?"

Lukas felt that he is about to vomit from anger. He made two steps toward Jeff when Sarah and Sophia blocked his way with JoAnna in-between them.

Well, Sarah would block Lukas anyway, she is itchy to break someone. Sophia blocked him because she does not want him near JoAnna and JoAnna joined her sisters to not allow this impostor near her husband… and it ended up appearing that three Hill sisters are defending Jeff.

Lukas looked at three sisters in front of him, all three resolute not to move. The defiance in their eyes rubbed him the wrong way.

"Are you hiding behind women?", Lukas sneered at Jeff.

Jeff lifted his chin proudly. "Women in my circle want to defend me, while your women want to leave you."

Lukas saw red. How is it possible that Jeffrey got his way with everything? What makes him so special?

In his rage, Lukas raised his good arm to his someone… he didn't care who. Those three women in front of him look like good targets.

His hand was halfway down when Sarah grabbed his wrist.

"Careful, Mr. White…", Sarah said in a low voice which sent chills down his spine.

His rage instantly got transformed into fear.

Lukas tried yanking his arm out of her grasp, but he was unable to do so. Just who is this woman? Isn't she Aiden's girl? What is with that grip?

"Let go!", he squeezed through his teeth.

"I would, if you stopped on insults. But you raised your hand on me and my sisters. Unforgivable." She gradually increased the strength of her grip and enjoyed the shock on Lukas' face. He opened his mouth to scream, but she swiftly hit a pressure point rendering him unable to make a sound.

Lukas' mind exploded in agony. He felt his bones shattering, and he was unable to make any noise, and… why is this so familiar?

Sarah watched with a crazed expression Lukas rolling on the floor.

She was ready to deliver one more punch when Aiden came from behind.

"This is our party, love. Let bodyguards take care of him.", Aiden said in a soft voice while pulling Sarah into his embrace.

Felix was there now as well, holding Sophia protectively.

"Call Marcus and tell him that his son got hurt and ask to which hospital we should send him.", Jeff instructed bodyguards.

It took less than a minute for Marcus to come to the lounge. Oscar was right behind him, and so was Elanor. Stella and Jarred followed as well to see what is the commotion about.

Marcus tried talking to Lukas, but Lukas was only rolling on the ground and his mouth was opening, but no words came out. Everyone could see from Lukas' contorted expression and tears on his face that he is in pain.

"What happened?!", Marcus raged at Jeff.

"How would I know? Ask your son.", Jeff answered while holding JoAnna in his arms lovingly.

"He seems to be in pain and he can't speak.", Oscar told Marcus. "You should send him to a hospital."

Marcus' expression was ugly. He wanted to tear Jeff to pieces. Somehow, he knew that this is Jeff's fault.

"Do you want my men to send Lukas to the hospital?", Oscar offered.

Marcus angrily got his phone. "No need."

It didn't take long for four Marcus' bodyguards to carry Lukas out.

The last thing Lukas saw before passing out from pain was three sisters looking down at him. A thought flashed through his mind: breaking bones with a grip, unable to talk, mask, red eyes, three sisters… and then everything was dark.

Marcus angrily followed after Lukas. To add to his frustration, Jasmine and Samara are not there either! Where did they go? He dialed Jasmine and raged while demanding to know why she is not at their table.

Commotion settled quickly.

Elanor, Stella and Jarred observed three couples who were fierce up to the point until Marcus and Lukas left the lounge. Then they all relaxed and went to sit with their friends on the sofa cheerfully.

"Your girls?", Jarred asked.

"Yes!", Stella and Elanor said in unison.

"I raised them!", Stella objected Elanor's claim on her daughters.

"And I will take good care of them going forward.", Elanor cheekily said.

Stella paused and responded: "I will count on that."

Elanor didn't think much about Stella's words. "Of course, I take good care of all my children. Just look at my boys. Aren't they outstanding?" She looked at her sons with eyes full of pride. "Let's go back to our seats…"

With Marcus and his family gone, Jesse's and Oni's mission of monitoring them was over. Jesse said that he will check on others, and Oni went to see the lounge area.

Oni took a seat at the bar and observed people scattered in small groups of two's and three's, discussing something in hushed voices which were covered by the soft music from the speakers and occasional laughter from the large group where Sarah and Aiden are.

"What will you have, Miss…?", bartender offered.

"Sparkling water." That was the first thing that came to her mind other than regular water.

Oni sipped her drink and observed Sarah. She can see her face clearly with a zoom from Eve-vision. Since the incident which put Aiden in a coma, Oni never saw Sarah smile like that. It was a genuine smile which reached her eyes, and whenever Sarah looked at Aiden it turned warm and gentle. Oni was happy to see that smile again.

"Why is a pretty lady like yourself alone?", man's voice from Oni's left got her attention.

She turned to see who it is, but her zoom was still on and his face looked huge and she almost fell of her chair how frightened she was.

"Sorry, I was thinking something, so you startled me.", she admitted.

Oni swiftly returned zoom to normal and looked at the man next to her. Eve-vision displayed information on him: a CFO in a company, single, 39 years old… nothing standing out as a warning or as a positive.

The man smiled and offered her a drink. Oni is only sixteen, but with her current styling, few years are added to her appearance.

Oni blinked few times. "No, thank you. I have my drink." She held onto her almost finished sparkling water.

The man was not pleased with her rejection. He wanted to say something, but he was distracted by a man who took a seat next to Oni.

"Sorry that I took so long.", Jesse said and narrowed his eyes at the man. "Is he bothering you?"

The man hesitated for a moment. He wanted to chase away this youngster, but then he remembered where he is and decided that he should not cause trouble. "I was only accompanying her, so that she is not by herself."

Jesse nodded. "She is not by herself. Thank you for making sure no one makes unwanted advances toward my date in my absence."

Jesse's eyes didn't leave the man until he walked halfway across the lounge.

Jesse ordered a beer for him and another sparkling water for Oni.

"You should not sit at the bar by yourself unless you want a man to approach you.", he advised.

"Oh… Would it be better if I sat on the sofa?"

Jesse looked at Oni and thought for some time before answering. "No. An attractive young woman gets approached by men no matter where she sits."

Oni's face lit up.

"What are you so happy about?", Jesse asked and drank his beer.

"You said that I'm attractive. Young woman." Oni grinned. 

Jesse almost chocked on the beer. "Don't get ahead of yourself. You are still a kid."

Oni narrowed her eyes at him and sipped her sparkling water. Why is he always emphasizing her age? She will be 17 in few months, and he is only 25. That is not a big difference! 

Oni gave herself another mission: to make Jesse stop seeing her as a child.

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