Bella's POVI am furious as I see him walk away. How dare he walk away and tell me that he will buy this place and destroy it? Baron Maxwell is a bastard! I was showing him that I could buy this place before him. I have to get in contact with them on your right now. I know he must have been in contact with the owner already. And that was why he was here. I walk over to my brother. He has to know who the owner of this diner is. If he does not know, then my father will know. "Wow, that guy likes you. But let me tell you one thing. You just took on the wrong man as much as I love you, Bella. You will get this place to spite you, no matter what," Norma says. Eva walks past us and looks at us with hate in her eyes. "Baron Maxwell will never look at the two of you. I am sure he will be back to see me again. He left me a hefty tip," Eva says. "Eva, not everybody is running off the men with money like you. We are not interested in him. Do you know that he wants to buy this place? And then
Bella's POVI will not allow him to destroy the diner. I will also not marry Baron Maxwell! There has to be another way out of this. I know the restaurant has a lot of people in the community who love it, so I sent out a letter to everyone and asked them to help me save the diner. We will all march to Baron Maxwell's office. We will hand him a letter asking him not to destroy the diner. Norma and Cassie are helping me. I do not know if my father will like what we plan to do, as he does not want me interfering in other people's business. But this is something else. This is a diner that is very close to all of us. I cannot let it go. I cannot let somebody destroy it. We get responses from many people, especially older people who live in this community. We march to Baron Maxwell's office. To my surprise. He comes out of his office to speak to us."I know all of you are very upset about the diner. But you also have to remember one thing. If I put up a big office building or even a plaza t
Baron's POVI did not expect a call from Bella. I was surprised to see her calling me. I got her number from one of our mutual friends. That is why I could call her at the restaurant the other night. I answer, and she does not waste time. "Mr Maxwell will go on a date with you, but on one condition. I choose the place and the time that we go. I am not one for fancy restaurants, so don't get all dressed up. I will let you know when I'm ready for our date," Bella says. "Find as long as I do not have to eat hamburgers, I hate hamburgers. I will wait for your call. Honestly, I did not think that you will even call me. I did not think you had the guts," I say. I was astonished that she called me because I was waiting for her to message me and tell me she would never go out with me. Perhaps she liked roses. Maybe she's like all the other women. Women like money and want their husbands who can spend money on them. The only thing women care about is money. I have seen it with my father and
Bella's POVAt eight, I am at the diner. Baron is waiting for me, and to my dismay, we are sitting in Eva's section. I'm sure he did it on purpose. I cannot believe the man. However, I hold my head up high. I had enough of Eva anyway. It is about time she sees that I am not afraid of her anymore. What she has done to me in the past is in the past. She did me a favor. I do not know what Eva wants from us, but I understand she will always try to humiliate me in front of others. "You have to wait in front before you can walk to a table. I do not care who you are. Rules are rules," Eva says as I start walking towards the table where Baron is sitting. "Eva, stop being a pain in my ass. I am here to try to save your job. I know you need it because you do not have a wealthy husband yet. It's a shame my brother is engaged to Norma and will never look at you again. It's not a shame. I am glad my brother has found somebody better than you. Now, get out of my way. I am here to see Mr Maxwell.
Bella's POVI know Eva is not going to stay away from our table. She is just the type who is always looking for trouble. She comes to fetch our orders for drinks, and since I am not twenty-one yet, I am not allowed to drink alcohol. I asked for orange juice. Baron orders himself a glass of whiskey. Eva returns, and I can smell the alcohol in the orange juice. I put it aside. Baron looks at me, frowning and wondering why I am not drinking my orange juice."I cannot drink that orange juice. There is alcohol inside. I'm not twenty-one yet, so I cannot drink it. I asked her for plain orange juice, but this is how Eva is. She wants me to drink it and get me into trouble. You will also get into trouble because I am with you, and I am underage when it comes when it comes to drinking," I explain. "I told you I didn't like her. I cannot believe that you wanted me to date somebody like her. Well, I cannot leave it at this. Eva has to be taught a lesson. She thinks she can get away with everyth
Baron's POVAm I in love? To be honest, I do not know. I only know that I miss Bella when I'm not with her. Her family doesn't like me very much because we are always competitive. A father and her brother are not in the same business as me, but they still want to buy prime properties. I do not think that I am welcome in their house. I guess I will be more popular now, building around the diner. It took my architecture and engineers a while to figure out how. I've come up with a solution, and I won't even ask what they are doing, as that is not my problem. I am a trained architect and engineer with plenty of time to study with my parents. Just keep me away from America as long as they can. So, I continued studying while running my new business in Europe. However, I am not into that part of the business anymore. In the beginning, I loved it. But now I want more time for myself. I like the business side of it, and I like to see how my family and their business are crumbling. I know I ca
Bella's POVSo Baron wants a fancy date. I can wear fancy dresses if I have to. I have a few in my closet. I do not know why I like to impress him so much. I am not even supposed to worry about what he thinks. I cannot allow myself to fall in love with a man who does not believe in love. In a way, I get into a beautiful blue dress. It fits my body perfectly. It also has a long slit on the one leg. I wonder where he is going to take me. Why couldn't he wait until our regular Friday night dates? Is he missing me as much as I miss him? What do I do? I know I look beautiful in a plain dress. I only put on silver accessories because I love silver more than gold. I am dressed to impress but not too much. I like to keep it plain and simple. I am not the one for shiny dresses. I am not like other girls. My dress is classy and slightly revealing, but not too much. I am not here to impress a man. I am here to show myself that I can withstand a man who thinks all women want him for his money. I
Baron's POVWalking into the restaurant, I saw my family sitting at the table. I did not expect them to be there because I did not expect them to be at the expensive restaurant while they were in so much financial trouble. They have not seen me yet. We walked in and were taken to the table I had reserved. "Her parents and brother are here with his wife. Are you sure you want to eat here tonight, or should we go elsewhere? I know how you feel about your mother and, father and brother. I wouldn't say I like it to be an uncomfortable night for you. I understand how they treated you, and I do not believe they deserve to see you anymore. Besides, I feel they will come and look for trouble with you. I wait a second. I have a plan. I'm always wearing my great-grandmother's ring on my finger. I will put it on my engagement finger, so if they come and look for trouble with you, we will pretend that we are engaged. I know it is not ideal, but at least it will give them something else to think