The Grand Mistress

Chapter 44 - Lucy's Gift

Ming Hotel

Few renowned businesses gathered for a little celebration in honor of the business tycoon, Walter Wong. Recently he won a million dollar bid and to celebrate the success of a new promising venture he decided to throw a little private party with few of the respected businessmen present in the city, especially those who played a role in his success. President Hawk, whose company contributed much to this new project, of course was invited. He was there sitting on a comfortable couch together with other big businessmen. Walter Wong and him weren't exactly close but he respected the tycoon very much because of his unsparingly good business expertise and so they tend to exchange favors now and then.

As expensive drinks were served, Walter Wong also gave them good entertainment. Lucilla Dimitri, the country's nightingale was then invited to give them a private concert and so all of them watched in silence as the woman with ash gray wavy curls sang breathtakingly in front of them all. It's not everyday that Lucilla Dimitri grants a private concert because as much as her talent comes with quite an extravagant fee, she too was very picky of her clients. Not all elites can give her a good mood to perform, only those who gain favor in her eyes and Walter Wong was luckily one of them.

Lucilla then sang sophisticatedly in front of everyone. Her beautiful voice complimented very well to the piano she played by hand and her expression was so on point that everyone almost dropped some tears with her performance. She sang a beautiful piece too, a song she wrote about a person who dreams of love but never gets to experience the wonders of it. 

"Bravo! Bravo!" Walter Wong stood to give Lucilla a big round of applause as soon as her music stopped. Her performance was so well done that everyone for once felt like they were brought to some kind of wonderful and yet melancholy place they had never been. To honor her talent, the rest of the audience stood and gave her a cheerful applause.

"Thank you everyone," Lucilla pressed some of the loose hairs at her back and casted some small waves to all the men in front of her. As she had enough of their cheers, she then extended a hand towards Walter Wong, giving him a cue that she needed his assistance as she descended on the mini stage. Like a puppy being called by her master, Walter Wong ran to her, accepted her hand, gave it a meaningful kiss and slowly assisted the singer.

It was very obvious that Walter Wong was smitten by her and she was taking advantage of that. They couldn't blame Walter Wong though, Lucilla was quite a very beautiful woman and very talented too. Many businessmen would like to have as their woman but she was simply not the type that one can get easily. Lucilla had received many offers from wealthy suitors but she's the kind who doesn't want to be controlled by men and so she ended up controlling all of them. She's a playgirl, going from man to man and her lovers were quite many to mention, however they all have the same profile—all were bounty rich and respected. Over the years, Lucilla took advantage of her lovers' wealth and connections to make a reputation for herself and so she easily infiltrated the top wealthy elites and became one of the most influential women in this country.

"I'd like to have a few drinks darling," Lucilla requested as soon as Walter guided her to the coach. 

"Of course, you can have everything you want," Walter replied with amusement. When he sat back on his coach, he expected Lucilla to sit with her but instead, she sat on his lap, leaned on his chest and started caressing his arms. Walter couldn't be more happy with her public display of affection and his heart flattered endlessly. This was one of the many reasons why although he was aware Lucilla had many lovers, she was still his favorite company.

All the businessmen that were there looked at Walter Wong with envy. For all of them, Lucilla was a trophy and those she took interest in were the winners. Unfortunately her standards were quite high when it comes to her loves and so many could only dream about her from afar. 

Hawk who was there, only looked at the couple with not much of a concern. He didn't particularly come here to watch two love birds flirting with each other but he couldn't turn down Walter Wong's invitation as he was a good business ally.

If there was one thing he didn't like with Walter Wong, it was his reputation with women. This was the reason why they couldn't be friends in real life but only in business. Walter Wong was a pretty good womanizer that Hawk even believed that his single status was a strategy he held onto so that he could have as many women as he liked without the wrath and inconvenience of a legal wife.

Lucilla Dimitri on the other hand was the same but he kind of liked her character more than Walter Wong. Aside from Lucilla's rare beautiful voice that he was so fond of, Hawk could see how smart she was. She used her beauty and talent to control people and not just ordinary people, but the biggest and powerful businessmen in this country. However, Hawk thought seducing men wasn't anymore necessary for Lucilla to become successful as she can become one on her own. So Hawk  doesn't understand why she goes from one lover to another. Could it be that she had some deep intentions that he didn't know or she was just a naturally naugthy woman who can't live without men?

"That was a brilliant performance Miss Dimitri, your voice is really one of a kind," Someone beside Hawk couldn't help but compliment the singer.

"Aye thank you," She thanked the man and turned to Walter again, "Hear that Darling. I was pretty good tonight. Don't you think I deserve a gift for a job well done,"

"You always do darling," Walter's eyes were all on her that it seemed like he had forgotten he had many men invited to this party, all drooling silently at the view of Lucilla Dimitri. "How about we go shopping tomorrow, I'll buy you everything you want,"

"Darling I don't want anything," She replied and Hawk saw how Lucilla's lips twitched slightly at the end. She was up to something for sure! "I want an island on the east coast as a gift. Buy me one,"

'Island on the east coast?' Hawk thought 'Smart girl'.

It was just recently that the government auctioned all the islands on the east coast and that was what Lucilla was demanding. All of them who were present in that private party were aware that if you want a smooth secure deal with those islands, Walter Wong was the right person to ask for it. Hawk himself got his through Walter Wong's connection. The Wongs were old rich in this country and their ancestors were big politicians who had so many connections in the government that until then, the new generation of Wongs enjoyed. 

When she heard him, Walter Wong's eyes faltered a bit. What Lucilla was asking was too much and it would cost him a lot. For a moment Hawk thought he would not give in, but when Lucilla dragged her smooth hands to his neck, kissed Walter in his ears and whispered something, he had lost it. In just a span of seconds, he had already said yes to her.

Hawk chuckled inwardly at how Lucilla made Walter say to her request in a span of seconds! 

Seconds. That was only what it took for Lucilla to get what she wanted. Damn that woman!

"Thank you darling," Lucilla's smile got wild and without warning, she kissed Walter Wong in front of all of them. A torrid hot demanding kiss!

Everyone's jaw dropped for a moment and ended up looking away. The view was just so intimate and raw they didn't want to end up being either so hard or hungry. Hawk himself couldn't take much of it so he stood with the intention of going away.

"Not so fast President Hawk," He heard Lucilla called on him, still gasping from the kiss she recently took.  Surprised that she took notice of him, Hawk turned, brow raised and gave her a hard look. 

"You don't want to miss the next show," She said and turned to Walter who was still catching his breath, "Right Darling?"

"Lucilla prepared something for you guys," Walter said in between his ragged breathe, "Please President Hawk, take a seat,"

Hawk wasn't interested in it as he thought he had enough of Lucilla Dimitri's shameless shows tonight. He had already decided to leave and so even Walter Wong cannot stop him then. His few hours' presence in the party was already enough to make him not look like an ungrateful ally and so he thought it was time to go then. Perhaps him leaving can also make Lucilla and Walter realize they already need to get a room for themselves.

"It's a performance you'll never ever want to forget," Lucilla winked at him and something between her wink and wild smile struck Hawk hard that instead of leaving, he found himself heading to his coach, awaiting Lucilla Dimitri's promised show.