Chapter 141 - 141

"Ah, Ian, Camilla, did you enjoy the show?" Emilio Reyes asked as his daughter discreetly laughed next to him.

"It was good Uncle Emilio." Ian said with a smile as he glanced back. The Juans were still being dragged out of the restaurant, kicking and screaming.

"We didn't break our deal with them, you know." Emilio Reyes told Ian. "We didn't do anything."

"Yeah, you didn't stop the plans that Ian started." Ayanna Reyes said as she entered the private room ahead of the group.

The entrance to the Reyes Family's private room in Nouveau was actually hidden in the walls. It was to avoid anyone from accidentally accessing the room and to stop people that planned to eavesdrop on the conversations going on inside.

Inside the room was opulent, with velvet walls and a table at the center was simple, but it looked quite expensive.

"We normally don't eat like this." Emilio Reyes explained with a laugh. "This place is for impressing people."

"We understand." Camilla said with a smile. 

From what they knew about the Reyes Family, they rarely did anything opulent or to impress people. Even the desk in the CEOs office was a simple one, not one lined with gold.

The plates on the table were white with black and gold accents, clearly it was real gold and not simply painted gold.

"The table is Agrawood, one of the most expensive materials to have a table made out of." Marco told Camilla and Ian as he gestured for them to take their seats.

Ian and Camilla simply nodded and sat beside Marco.

"I asked for you to join me and Ayanna for dinner tonight, to thank you." Emilio Reyes said as the door to the private room opened and a waiter entered.

"Please serve the food." Marco told the waiter, who quickly did as he asked.

"Tell them not to disturb us and to bring one of our finest wines." Emilio Reyes told the manager who quickly went out to get the wine. 

The man was quite effective and seemed to have come prepared. In less than five minutes, the wine was served and the room was empty. Only the assistants, the CEO, and his daughter remained.

"I never thought that trusting my son's instinct will give us an even more loyal employee." Emilio Reyes said with a laugh as he cut up the food in front of him.

"You need to cut my brother some slack. He is a good judge of character." Ayanna told her father as she took a sip of her wine. 

"Yes, and that's why his girlfriend's family is like that? I've never even met the girl and I already dread that she is like them." Emilio Reyes scoffed.

Ian was quite confused as to what they were talking about, he simply assumed that the Reyes Heir was dating someone his father didn't approve of. 

"Sometimes, dad, the apple does fall far from the tree." Ayanna reminded her father.

"When did you get so wise, little girl?" He asked his daughter with a smile.

"Anyway." The CEO said as he turned his attention back to Ian and Camilla. "I'll be honest, Ian, you weren't exactly the front runner for the other assistant role."

"I've been told." Ian said with a smile as he recalled his conversation with Marco in the past. This wasn't the first time he was hearing that it was the Reyes Heir that chose him and not Emilio Reyes.

"No one else fit our requirements, if I'm being honest with you. We were ready to settle with just one assistant, but then last Christmas, when my son came to visit he suggested you." Emilio told Ian. "I was hesitant at first, but since I knew your dad and your whole family I trusted my son."

"Sir, I can't help but wonder, how did your son know about me?" Ian asked. "I don't recall meeting the Reyes Heir, ever." 

"Ah, that's the beauty about being such a low profile family, our faces aren't plastered on every magazine and gossip column in the country." Emilio Reyes commented with a smile. "You have met my son, you've met him many times, but I doubt you would remember him."

"My brother loves playing ordinary." Ayanna said with a laugh. "Not that there is anything bad with that, it's just entertaining to watch how well he can blend in with the crowd."

"Thank you, I know how hard life has been for you, Ian. It has not been a walk in the park." Emilio Reyes told him as he looked the assistant in the eyes to show his sincerity. 

"Those people were horrible to you and your sisters." Ayanna added. "I am sorry I didn't do anything to help your sisters, I was simply too removed from the world."

"It's fine, Ayanna. My sisters knew that you had your own struggles as well. Before I even took this job my eldest sister, Samantha, told me about how nice you were but everyone painted you to be a bitch." Ian told Ayanna.

"Please thank her and apologize to both of them for me." Ayanna told Ian with a gentle smile.

"I will." Ian responded with a nod.

"I know that Manuel and his father going to jail is not enough to pay for everything they did." Emilio Reyes told Ian as the aura in the room felt heavy and turned dark. "This time we will interfere."

"What do you mean, Uncle Emilio?" Ian asked as he gave the older man a confused look.

"I am giving you the freedom to let out your anger on both the father and son without touching them." Emilio Reyes explained. "After dinner, take several of my men and your friend's men to the precinct. They will be waiting for you."

Ian was stunned, he didn't know how to reply. It was true that Manuel and his family had caused his family way too much pain. But did he have it in him to physically hurt Manuel and his father? Was his anger enough?

"Oh, and before you go, we also did not interfere with what the Mafia planned to do with Manuel's sister and mother." Emilio Reyes explained. "I think you know the fate that will befall them?" 

Ian nodded slowly.

"Which family took them?" Ian asked.

"The Dean Family.." Emilio Reyes revealed.