Chapter 3

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"You look sexy" Liam said hoarsely and she frowned getting out of his grip.

She faced the waiter who was standing up and she kicked him down with her heels.

"Who hired these bunch of idiots?" She asked looking around the guest. A dark shadow left the hall from behind and she frowned.

"Casper" she called and used her eyes to show him the way.

Casper nodded and went after the shadow.

"We're so sorry ma'am" the two waiters said kneeling down in front of her.

"I'd handle them" Liam said and she looked at him.

"I never asked you to" she said and he just stared at her before snapping his fingers. Four of his guards came took hold of the waiters taking them away.

"When I say I'd handle something, I will" he said before turning and he left the hall.

The music started again and she faced the crowd who already started moving to the music.

"Ma'am, are you alright?" Arlene asked and Reina looked at her.

"Yes" she simply said and walked to the VIP couch. She sat on it and Arlene sat beside her.

Drinks were served to them and they drank out of their glasses.

The music stopped and the organizer of the party came to the stage.

"Good day esteemed guests, I'm thrilled to have you all at my party" she began.

"It was really difficult getting Reina Mariposa to join this party but I'm glad she did. I hope it's perfect Miss Reina" she said and Reina nodded.

"Thank you. Y'all are free to mingle around and get new investors signed with your company, you're free to. But let's make sure we have a nice night tonight. Cheers to a blissful cooperation" she said raising her glass up.

"Cheers" the rest replied raising their glasses up as well.

She smiled before leaving the stage and the music came back on.

Matteo sighted Reina at the VIP and he smirked. He walked up to her and Arlene stood up.

"Leave my boss alone" Arlene said and he laughed.

"That's something I can't do my dear" he said and pushed Arlene aside leaning towards Reina.

"We're partners remember, how can I leave you alone?" He asked glancing at her cleavage again.

She slapped him hard and pushed him with her palms standing up.

"The deal is off" she said and he laughed.

"That can't happen, I have the design. So with or without you, I will build that hotel and make billions from it" he said and laughed before leaving.

Reina folded her fists tightly.

'If you hadn't been so imperfect, this wouldn't have happened. You're changing' her subconscious said and she closed her eyes.

"I need that design back" she said and opened her eyes before looking at Matteo who was laughing with his colleagues.

"How will you get it back ma'am?" Arlene asked.

"I'm going to his hotel" she said and Arlene blinked.

"How will you then take it?" Arlene asked and Reina sighed.

"Stop with the questions" she said and Arlene kept shut.

"You will be my eyes, when you see him leaving the hall or when he wants to leave, let me know" she said.

"Can't any of your guards do it?"

"They're not as perfect as me. They can't do it" she said and left the hall.

Arlene blinked shockingly and Casper ran back to her.

"Where's boss?"

"She's on a mission to get her design back" Arlene said and Casper smiled.

"It's been long I've seen her handling things herself" Casper said and Arlene furrowed her brows.

"What do you mean?"

"You'd find out soon" Casper said and looked at Matteo.

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Reina's limousine stopped at the back of the hotel and she came down. She was putting on a black fitted jean and a black armless cropped shirt with a black leather jacket.

Her face was masked only her eyes could be seen.

"Take the limousine elsewhere. When I need you, I'd call. Failure to be here before I get out means loosing your job" she said and closed the door before looking around.

She made sure no one was looking before jumping on an AC then she jumped on the base of a window. She jumped again and held the handle of the balcony in room 890. She climbed on it slowly and quietly.

She looked down but she saw no one and she exhaled before taking a pin from her hair. She unlocked the door fixed there but she was met with a kick which threw her down the balcony.

Her eyes were wide as she continued falling only to land in strong arms. She looked at her savior and exhaled before getting down from him.

She frowned and wanted to jump again when Liam held her hand.

"Reina?" He asked and her eyes widened a bit before pulling out of his grip.

"Leave" she coldly said and jumped on the AC, then the window and finally the balcony.

Liam let out a small smirk before calling two of his guards.

"Go to room 890 and help her" He said and they nodded going into the hotel.

The door was closed again and she looked around. She saw an open window at the side and she jumped to the base wanting to go inside only to be kicked again and she started falling.

Liam sighed widening his arms as he caught her again.

She got down from him and inhaled.

"This wouldn't have happened if I was perfect. I'm loosing my perfection and it's costing me dearly" she seethed and looked up.

Liam gave her a stare before looking up as well.

The guards threw down the guy who has been kicking her and he fell as his head cracked open on the ground.

"The reporter from this afternoon" she muttered.

"Let's go to the room" He said and left her going through the front door.

She jumped again till she got to the balcony. She walked through the door of the balcony and met Liam and his guards.

"How did he get in?" Liam asked his guards.

"He was waiting for Matteo when he noticed someone trying to break in" One of his guards said.

"He died" Reina muttered and Liam looked at her.

"So? You would have died if not for me" He said and she walked away going to search for her design.

Liam swung his fingers and his guards helped in search for her design.

He sat down on a chair and crossed his legs watching Reina keenly.

She felt his eyes on her and she turned to look at him. He smirked and she turned going to another side to search for the design.

Liam scoffed before standing up. He walked to the refrigerator and brought out the design.

"Found it" He said and they turned.

"How?" She asked walking to him.

"He placed it in a place no one would think of searching" he said and removed the design from the polythene bag before handing it to Reina.

He signalled his guards to leave which they did and he stared at her.

"How did you know who I was?" She asked and he leaned in.

"I know what's mine when I see it" He said with a smirk and stood well.

"Never knew Miss perfect is sneaky" he added cockily before chuckling.

She just stared at him, blankly.

"You look sexy in black and to think you're already mine" he muttered rolling his eyes.

She frowned and slapped him hard. He chuckled touching his slightly red cheek.

"I'm not yours!!" She snapped and he grabbed her by the throat pushing her back till her back hit the door.

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Chapter 4

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She tried removing his hands but she couldn't and he smiled creepily.

"Won't it be fun if I was fucking you right now while holding your throat like this?" He asked and she blinked as she felt her middle twitch.

She clasped her legs together as she stared into those cold eyes.

"Let go of me" She said slowly and he chuckled letting go of her neck.

She fell on her knees coughing loudly and he smirked before leaving the room.

She inhaled and exhaled wiping the tears on her face. Her phone rang and she stood up. She brought it out from her back pocket and answered the call.

"He's coming ma'am, he just left the hotel after receiving a call" Arlene said and she heard a car roughly put to a stop.

She ended the call and called her driver who picked immediately.

"Come now" She ordered and ended the call before pocketing her phone. She walked to the balcony and closed the door before looking down.

She heard footsteps and she looked back before looking down. She saw the limousine and the cover of the limousine was open. She smirked before jumping, she took hold of the AC and sighed before jumping down landing inside the limousine.

The cover closed up and the limousine drove off.

Matteo got into his room and rushed to the refrigerator. He didn't see the design and his eyes widened.

"No!!!" He yelled and rushed to the balcony opening the door. He looked down but saw no one, the reporter's dead body was already taken away and burnt to ashes by Liam's guards.

He walked back into the room and called the receptionist.

"Where's that stupid reporter?" He asked.

"He arrived here a while ago. I didn't see him leave so he should be there" She said and Matteo frowned ending the call.

He dropped the phone angrily.

"Reina" he said with greeted teeth before punching the rails hard.

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Reina came downstairs making Arlene and Casper to stand.

"You can go home" She said and Casper bowed before leaving.

"Good night ma'am" Arlene said and bowed before leaving the mansion.

'Imperfect!!' her mind shouted and she closed her eyes and opened them before walking upstairs.

She closed the door and saw a figure at her bed side.

"If only you were perfect, this wouldn't have happened" He said and she rubbed her eyes.

The ghost wasn't there and she sighed before going to the mirror staring at herself.

"I'm becoming imperfect. What's changing me?" She asked herself before sighing.

She went into her restroom and closed the door. She took off her robe and switched on the shower. She stayed under the cold shower and squatted to the ground hugging her knees to her chest.

She remembered Liam words from earlier and she exhaled.

"What's wrong with that man?"

'He is imperfect, stay away from him' her mind said and she nodded.

She stood up and switched off the shower before taking off her night gown. She walked out of the room and went to the closet. The AC blowing cold air on her skin and she brought out a black night gown putting it on.

She went to her window and stared at the stars sitting beautifully on the sky. She let out a small smile remembering the time she sat under the stars with her mum. Her smile turned upside down and she closed the window before coming to the bed.

She laid down and covered herself with the duvet as she shut her eyes drifting off to sleep.

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He was standing at the terrace staring at the stars while holding a glass of whiskey. He gulped it down in a go and turned to see his guard.

"She's home now boss" he said and Liam nodded before waving his hand for him to go. He bowed and left.

Why he was there when Reina was falling was because he followed her there. He saw her leaving the party so he followed her without her noticing.

He got a bottle and served himself before taking a sip as he went back to the terrace.

"Reina Mariposa. The perfect billionaire was imperfect tonight" he said and took another sip.

"Why is she so bent on being perfect?" He asked himself before remembering the slap she gave him.

He smirked thinking of ways to make her pay.

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Arlene walked into the house and sat on her chair with a sigh.

"Sweetie, come and have dinner" her dad said from the dinning room and she smiled standing up. She went there and gave her dad a kiss on the cheek.

"Good evening" She said and he smiled.

"Evening. How was work today?" He asked and she smiled settling down on the chair.

"It was good"

"I hope you were treated well" he said and she smiled as he gave her a plate of chicken nugget.

"Yes I was but I kinda wonder why miss Reina want everyone and everything to be perfect" She said and he smiled sitting down on the chair.

"I wonder too but then we can't do anything. If you don't want to loose your job then I guess you shouldn't pry in her business. You shouldn't act imperfect Arlene" he told her and she nodded.

"I can't loose my job. I've seen her fire a lot of people and damn, I don't want to be in that position" she said and her father smiled.

"Let's eat" he said and she nodded as they began eating.

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Reina's limousine arrived in front of the building and the door was opened by the new guard she hired.

She and Arlene got down and Matteo walked up to her but her guards blocked him.

"You're a thief!!!" He yelled and she just stared at him.

The reporters there wanted to come as usual but her guards held them back.

"What did I steal?" She asked plainly.

"You stole the design we...."

"You will rot in jail for years if you complete that statement" she warned and he bit his tongue angrily.

"The design was made by me. It was an imperfect decision to work with an asshole like you. That will never happen again" she said and the guards pushed him away as she walked into the building.

A lady managed to push past the guards and rushed to Reina pulling her back. She gave her a slap on the cheek.

Reina's eyes widened same as everyone around.

"Murderer!!!!"

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Chapter 5

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"Murderer?" A reporter asked and they forcefully pushed through the guards running towards Reina.

≈ "What does she mean by that Miss Reina?"

≈ "Who did you kill?"

≈ "Did you kill someone because he/she wasn't perfect enough?"

"Y'all shut up!!" She snapped and they kept quiet.

More guards came and pushed them away from Reina. Reina looked at Pinah and slapped her back making her fall to the ground.

She looked down at Pinah with anger in her eyes.

"Why would you raise those filthy hands on my face?" She asked.

"Why won't I? You killed my brother!! You deserve more than that bitch!!" Pinah yelled and Reina turned. She continued the walk into her building and Arlene quickly followed her.

Casper and two other guards took hold of pinah and pulled her into the building with them.

Matteo smirked and left the premises.

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"Give the reporters who keep coming to my corporation a restraining order. They're not allowed near me or my office. If they breech the restraining order, not only will you get them arrested, you'd also make sure they loose their jobs" Reina said to the cops general.

"Yes ma'am"

"I want that done now" Reina said and ended the call.

She rested her back on the chair staring at Pinah who had tears in her eyes.

"I didn't kill your....."

"Yes you did!!! He was really angry when you got me fired because of a mere letter in a word. He was the reporter who asked you a question concerning the firing of people...."

"Could you just get to the damn point?" She interrupted coldly and Pinah sniffed.

"You killed him just because he wanted to help me. Just because he wanted justice" Pinah said and Reina just gave her a stare.

"Who told you I killed him?"

"Your partner. The one you were talking to this morning" Pinah said and Reina frowned.

"He told you I killed him and you believed that?" She asked.

"I don't care who killed him. Just bring him back. He's the only family I have and y'all took him away" She cried and Reina placed her elbows on the desk staring keenly at her.

"I didn't kill your brother. I'm too perfect to do that" Reina said and Pinah sniffed.

"I will compensate you though. I'd give you 10 million dollars to leave this country and never return. If you do, I'd send you to jail for slander" Reina said and looked at Arlene.

Arlene understood and opened her handbag getting a cheque book from her bag before bringing it to her.

She took it and wrote 10 million on the cheque before handing it to Pinah. She sniffed and her guards let go of her. She walked to Reina and slowly took it from her.

"My deepest condolences. Try to be happy and endeavor to utilize the money well" she said plainly and Pinah stared at the cheque for a long time before looking at Reina.

"Thank you" Pinah said and turned leaving the building.

Arlene stared at Pinah for a while before sighing looking at Reina who was already seated.

"Do you think she'd leave and not come back?" Casper asked.

"Of course she would. If she doesn't, she rots in jail" Reina said.

"What about the shadow at the party? Were you able to get a hold of him?" She asked and he shook his head.

"I'm sorry ma'am. He was too fast" Casper said bowing slightly.

"It's not a problem. I will find him, sooner or later" She said and Arlene spoke up.

"What about Matteo? He's becoming a pest in your life currently"

"Don't worry, I'd handle him" Reina said and Arlene nodded.

"My schedule"

"Ohh right." Arlene said and went to get the file. She opened it and read through it.

"You're having a meeting with the owner of Beckett Corporation" Arlene said slowly.

"A meeting with him? How did that happen?" She asked.

"I don't know ma'am. That's what I'm seeing in the file" Arlene said.

"Cancel it" She said plainly and Arlene nodded striking it out.

"You're going to the site today with some investors to check out the hotel being built" Arlene said and Reina stood.

"Let's go" Reina said and walked out of the office. She looked at the employees working on their computers and she smiled a little noticing how perfect everyone was behaving.

She left the building and the new guard opened the door. She got in same with Arlene and Casper. The driver ignited the engine and drove off.

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"Miss Reina, to further maximize your benefits, we're including smart mini bars with premium products which will be located in a room in the middle of the hotel" The first investor said and Reina nodded slowly.

They entered the elevator which took them to the roof of the building.

"Most guests love flowers and green plants so it's not bad if we grow some here" The second investor said.

"What will that profit me when we grow those things?" Reina asked.

"Nothing actually. The roof is free, they're just going to admire, they can't pay for that yunno" He said and she just stared at him.

"Let's go to another place I wanna show you" the third investor said and started walking.

The rest followed him. Reina thought for a while before walking after them with Arlene and Casper walking behind her.

"Then in the bedroom, we'd offer high end amenities like luxurious bedding and in the restroom, designer toiletries that will attract high paying guests" He said and she nodded looking around the spacious room.

She walked to the restroom and she blinked seeing how spacious it was. She let out a small smile before leaving the restroom.

They left the building and the first one spoke.

"We'd like to propose a unique revenue sharing model that will guarantee you a significant percentage of the hotel's profit"

"What kind of revenue model?" She asked.

"We're proposing a 50/30/20 revenue sharing model. You'll receive 50% of the hotel's net profits while we'll allocate 30% to cover operational costs and 20% to us"

"That sounds perfect. I accept the proposal" Reina said and they smiled.

"We believe that by working together, we'd be able to create a truly exceptional luxury hotel that will generate important profits and seal your reputation as a leading hospitality expert" the second one finalized and she thought for a while before letting out a slow smile.

"I like this" She said and they all smiled feeling happy she didn't reject it.

"This hotel will be perfect, I don't regret signing this deal with y'all" She said and turned leaving their sight.

The investors jumped happily which made Arlene smile before turning, going after Reina.

They got to the limousine and Reina was about to enter when a car roughly drove towards them.

Reina looked at the car waiting for the person to alight. The door opened and a tall domineering figure got down the car making Reina frown.

"Miss Reina Mariposa, it's a surprise meeting you here" he said cockily and she got into the car. Arlene and Casper got in as well and the driver ignited the engine driving off.

He smirked and got into his car igniting the engine before speeding after them.

"We're going to have that meeting Reina" he muttered with a smirk and increased his speed passing the limousine. He stopped the car in front of them making the driver step on the brakes quickly.

"Should I handle him ma'am?" Casper asked as they watch him get down from his car.

"No. I'd go meet him" she said and got down walking to him.

"Hello again Miss Reina" he said with a bow and she gave him a blank stare before asking.

"What do you want?"

"You're behind schedule. We're supposed to have a meeting this morning"

"Well I changed my mind. I don't want any deals with you" Reina said and he chuckled.

"My offer is still on. You'd only add more money to your billions, while I'll add to my trillions. See the difference?" He asked and she frowned.

"I don't want to work with you Liam, d..."

"Damnnn, the way my name left your sexy lips. Say it again" he interrupted with a corny smile.

She blinked before turning to go.

"If you don't come for the meeting, I will ruin you. Just 1 hour with me won't do you any harm yunno" he said and she stopped.

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