The Billionaire's Kept Woman

  She was earlier than before and noticed that Johanna and Conrad, who was supposed to be earlier than she was, weren't in the gym. She glanced at her husband who was holding their breakfast while they were on their way to the recording room just next to the gym. She hasn't finished polishing the compositions that she made for her brother. But this time, she'll finish it on the vinyl, and CD. 

"Are you going to publish the copies?" he asked as he set up their food in the control room. 

"Nope." 

"Then, why put it on vinyl and CD?" 

"Vinyl is classic. My brother loves classics." 

"Uh~~you are going to give it to your brother?" He asked as he pulled the chair for her. 

"Yeah," She said casually. Alessandro sat on her lap, the way she always does to him and she glared at him. 

"What? Can't I sit with you like this?" 

"You are heavy!" She hissed at him. He rolled his eyes and stood. 

"I didn't complain when you sit like that on my lap." He pulled his chair and sat down. 

"That's different! I'm petite and you are bulky!" 

"Whatever." He patted his lap, signaling her to sit there.

"Never mind. I have to sit on my own, so you won't complain." She rolled her eyes. 

"Anyway," he removed the cover of the cup of chocolate and put it in front of her. "How are you going to give it to your brother?" 

"Well," She sipped on her chocolate. "I don't know." 

"But your brother is dead." 

  She shrugged at him. 

"What's with that shrug?" He creased his brows. 

"He's alive in my mind and heart." 

  Alessandro dramatically reached both of her hands. 

"Love, it's okay if you have schizophrenia. I will still love you." 

  She snorted and pushed his hands away. 

"I am not crazy! Let's just eat. I'm starving. Also, I might not be able to eat lunch with you. I will be very, very busy. Make sure that you won't eat with anyone~~or date a woman or a man…" 

"I am not bisexual." He said. "I am not gay." He frowned. 

"I am just saying, avoid getting poisoned." She reached for her salad and started digging. Their mother prepared their breakfast early since she knew that they would leave early for work. 

"By the way, you are sexy." He suddenly said with a wink. She grinned at him. 

"I won't let you have me this whole week. I have my energy set on loads of work." 

"Weekend, then." He sighed. 

  She nodded. Suddenly, her phone started ringing. She reached it and frowned at the unknown number. It seemed to be an international caller. So, she answered it and waited for the caller to greet her. 

"Hi, is this Keira De Alegre?" The woman sounded familiar. 

"Ye-yes. Who is this?" She asked. 

"It's Tracey… Tracey De Novo." The woman said from the other line. 

"Oh, hey Tracey!" she looked at her husband who titled his head, puzzled. 

"I'm sorry for calling you this early. But, I can't call Alessandro to ask." 

"It's fine." 

"I don't have friends there either. They somewhat just laughed at me." 

"Hmm, what can I do for you?" 

"Keira, please tell me what happened to my mother, my father, and Margarette?" 

"W~well…" 

"My mother was with me a few hours ago and she went back to the Philippines to arrange a few things in business." 

"Your dad~and Margarette…" Keira stammered. 

"I know that they have this relationship." 

"Yeah," Keira nodded. "I think there are more people involved too." 

"I know, orgy and stuff." She sighed. "So, mom caught them, and dad?"

"Your dad is still under investigation with the Achebe case. They somewhat saw traces of illegal things and your mom is trying to clean it up." 

"I—I understand." 

"Look, dad already lent a hand to your mom. You don't have to worry." 

  Tracey sniffled on the other line. 

"Thank you, Keira. I owe you a lot." 

"Yes, anytime." Keira felt bad for her. She had a soft heart for broken hearted girls with a broken family. 

"Sorry for calling you this time. At least, it's clear enough that I have to comfort my mother with the upcoming annulment." 

"Don't say sorry. I'm here if you need help." 

  Alessandro raised his brows. Confused by his wife. 

"Thank you. Bye now." Tracey hung up and Keira put down her phone. 

"What was that?" Alessandro asked. 

"It's Tracey and the poor girl was confused." 

"And you helped her?" 

"Yeah," She shrugged. "She has no friends here after what happened. Her family is a mess and she has no one with her now. It's our fault about the thing that happened back at that party." 

"Hmm," He nodded as he continued eating the homemade vegetable patty burger that Karmina made. 

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  Alessandro came to his office five minutes early. He used the front lobby to check-in and checked the front security. However, a whistling stopped him. The familiar composition was the man's playing with his lips. The composition was made by Keira two nights ago and how can someone know about it?

  He froze and watched a man like a teenager with big headphones pass by him. The bodyguards were already trying to cover him but he watched as the man deliberately slid his hand to his hand. He stopped his bodyguards letting the man leave and clenched his fist with a paper on it. 

"It's fine." He told them and they watched as the boy used the door and saluted the security in front of it. He was curious about that man as he used the elevator to his office. He slid his hand to his pocket and kept it there. When he reached his office, he quickly sat down, closed the blinds with the remote, and opened the paper. 

Hey, ass! 

Email me here handsomehulk@$4343.com and I'll send you a list of spies in your Empire from C-Empire. There are also possible assassins in the Golden Age. Just so you know. 

~Handsome Hulk. 

  He frowned at him. Just how did he know about this? He hesitated to make his move but he did anyway. He made a new email and used it with another phone. In a few seconds, files had been sent to him. He checked it and there's no virus or any hacking tools used for it. 

"Just who is he? And how does he know about my wife's composition?" he mumbled and stared at the letter. He thought about Harvey being alive but it's impossible. Everyone knows that he's dead. 

  His phone chimes and a message pops up. He opened it and stared at the message. 

Unknown: Meet me up at the Seattle Cafe, 26th Avenue. Don't bring a lot of bodyguards. It's better if we have privacy. -Handsome Hulk. 

  He sighed and stood. He put the paperback in his pocket and took one bodyguard with him. The one that he trusted most. He only walked to the Cafe on 26th avenue and noticed a tall teenager with black hair. He waved at him with a smile and somehow he's familiar. He pointed the other seat to his bodyguard as he approached the man. 

"I would like some iced coffee, please." The man told him.

  Alessandro didn't complain as he bought two iced coffee with two shots. Then, he approached him and noticed that the seat was far from the windows and it's hidden from anyone's view. 

"Handsome Hulk?" Alessandro asked. 

"Yes," He grinned, showing those fake braces. "Damn, I can't talk much with these braces." His voice turned into his normal voice rather than the playful one. 

"What can I do for you?" Alessandro asked formally. 

"Well, you have to get rid of a few people from the GA before they harm my baby girl." 

  He frowned at him. The only one who calls the baby girl to his wife is Harvey and as he stared at him more, he indeed looked a little like Henry. Their father. No one would notice the resemblance since he's in disguise but then he could see the resemblance with Keira, through eyes although the two had different eye colors. 

"Two iced coffee for Sandro." The barista called out. 

  Alessandro stood and took the iced coffees and gave one to the man in front of him. He sipped on it and sighed. 

"That woke me up." He said with a sigh. "I can't believe that I am drinking coffee now." He sighed and sipped again. 

"So, it seems like my wife knows about you." 

"Yeah," 

  He extended his hand. 

"Where's my gift? Give me 5 million. You are filthy rich now." 

  He rolled his eyes and took out a red card. 

"This has five hundred thousand. Go to the mall and buy some fluffy stuff." 

  Harvey stared at it for a while. Alessandro is treating him like a kid. However, he still took it. 

"Pin?" 

"My wife's birthday." He said and checked his phone. "I will receive notifications." 

"I was asking for five million and yet you only gave me five hundred?" 

"Five hundred thousand," Alessandro said. 

  Harvey sighed as he pouted and complained more. 

"You give her so much and not me?" He asked. "You also bought her for more than 4 million and it's in dollars." 

  Alessandro stared at him for a while. Just how did he know so much? How did Harvey become like this? He knows how protective he is to Keira that he even bullied him when he was young and he thought that he's going to take Keira, but they were just playmates. 

"I saved your sister." 

"I could have saved her," Harvey said. "I almost killed you, you know." He smirked. 

"Then, why weren't you there when they were suffering?" 

  Harvey stopped for a while and he looked downcast. 

"I was watching them from afar." He whispered but Alessandro heard it right. "If I showed up in front of them, they would be more in danger." 

"I'm sorry," Alessandro said. 

"I'm sorry too." 

"For what?" Alessandro asked. 

  But Harvey did something stupid. Like keeping them away from Alessandro for a long time. But he won't tell to Alessandro.