OF LOVE AND CORAL

taurant before sunset to retire early to keep her son company at home which was situated a mile eastward from the beachside and Elettra had followed her to spend the night in her abode like she oft

after her brief discussion with Elettra, she only had to put on a skimpy red blouse with a proper hairdo as well as kne

se who watched her perform along with three other stripers under the flashy disco lights which kept roaming around in the fairly dark background of the club. Though darkness and the nonstop beats of rock music rolling in the bac

o knew her particularly the few customers who often stops by her beach café but she had to comply with the instructions to please th

at her and the bright lights seemed to spin around her as she spun her body in a circular motion that lasted for five minutes. She did so with her body upside down with her head almost touching the tip of the podium and she was careful enough to keep her body steady so as not to

ced in the eyes of the enthralled spectators when she started her night job as a striper two years ago. Like other nights during her performance, part of her kept hoping to witness the en

wner of the club left with two visitors, taking them out of the midst of noisy crowd to the VIP lounge which was separated from the main hall. As they followed behind the club owner to his private quarters, one of the handsome looking visitors peered at the stripers performing near the brightly lit platform where the disc jockey was standing while entertaining the crowd with his music

id, "Come on, what's the deal, E

th men smiling at each other's faces. The club owner was already seated on one of the black sofas waiting for them to arrive when

t's talk business." The club

ned before, we requ

ship?" With a cynica

in front of Edward and his good-looking friend, Stuart, Lucio briefly took out a cigarette as wel

a wealthy man I once served

't concerne

me to listen to you when his mone

t a tale

ed and exhaled out a huge amount of

ate because I knew you woul

me? Edward, isn't that diplomati

inter

up to us to c

e to offer." Taking a final brea

rd said, before Stuart could interrupt him once again. L

st be j

your account right now if you wish as long as you on

t sum of money isn't

only you would agr

t sure that the men had the money with them and he was never sceptic that Edward would make such an outlandish offer without blinking twice about it due to his affluent family background. For a moment, he was already tempted to

doing with it?" Lucio asked curiously since he felt Edward must ha

n't aware that I am currently in Milan right now and the last thing we would want is for h

ord he won't get to kno

eave. Lucio and Stuart were greatly astonished tha

leaving

othing much for

can drink and have

'll pass. When can you give u

wo days but that's if...." Lucio sai

money. Stuart here woul

id taking one last draw from the cigarette a