"This is..."
Emily remained completely silent as she played with her bunny earrings. She did not even pretend to take any interest in the woman sitting opposite to her.
She was still having a hard time understanding exactly how she ended up wasting half of her day because of the blind dates.
If she had known that those candidates, whom she chose for her brother, were all stupid women who were more interested in the fame and fortune of her family instead of him, she would not have made the mistake of wasting so much of her precious time in personally meeting them.
Just thinking about how she had ruined four precious hours that she could have spent with her mate, she felt her heart crying in pain and suffering.
She could still hear those beautiful words that Kaiden spoke to her the previous night. They sounded like the most beautiful music to her ears and if she could then she would have recorded it and kept playing it on repeat just to make herself feel good.
She was sure to not miss such a great chance again. She would make him confess again to her and would definitely record it to play on repeat later.
Emily was so lost in her thoughts that when she heard someone disturbing her beautiful thoughts, she did not find the voice pleasing to her ear at all.
"Miss Alessandro, can you please tell me what's going on here. This was supposed to be my blind date with Mr. Domenic Alessandro, then why it's you who came here instead of your brother?"
The woman, known as Natalie Cooper, asked in a confused plus frustrated tone as she glared at Emily while waiting impatiently to find out exactly what was happening.
When she did not receive any response from Emily even after a few seconds, she became even more frustrated and angry.
"Are you and your brother trying to trick me? He stood me up, right? I can't believe this. How dare..."
She trailed off when the Young Princess sitting opposite to her, suddenly looked up square into her eyes. The aura surrounding her was just as cold and aloof as her brothers.
Emily gave a hard glare to the girl before she let out a soft sigh. "Miss Cooper, I don't know how you get the wrong impression that this was a blind date between you and my eldest brother... because as far as I know the email that was sent to you clearly stated that you would be meeting me."
"..."
Natalie opened her mouth to retort but closed it when she recalled that there was indeed no mention in the mail about her meeting with Domenic Alessandro during the meeting.
It was her who speculated that since the meeting was about choosing a potential candidate for the position of First Madam of the Alessandro Empire, then the man himself would have attended such an important meeting.
A barely noticeable twitch appeared on Emily's lips as she watched the flustered state of the woman.
"Another thing... you won't probably like to know that you are no longer an option for the position of my future first sister-in-law. Now, I won't be staying here any longer." Emily said as she stood up and collected her purse.
Natalie also jumped up from her seat as she stared at the young woman with an angry and shocked expression on her pretty face.
"Miss Alessandro, can I ask why you are treating me like this? Why I can't be the future first madam of the Alessandro Empire?"
The smile that appeared on Emily's lips this time was filled with pity and mockery. She turned to look at the woman before she folded her hands over her chest and decided to answer Miss Cooper's questions.
"First of all, you are not patient at all and this is one of the most important character traits that are needed for this position. You need to have a lot of patience to deal with my brother... and the rest of my family."
"Second... you are not polite and you look down on others. I noticed how you glared at the waiter when he tried to remind you that smoking isn't allowed inside the cafe, which brings us to our third reason... you are addicted to smoking."
Emily became silent for a second before she stepped away from the table. She turned to give a last glance at the woman as she told her the final and most important reason for which she was no longer suitable for Domenic as his life partner.
"You know what..., I would have disregarded all the previous points if not for this fourth and final reason..."
She could sense the anxiety that was building inside Miss Cooper as the latter waited to hear that last reason.
"... I came here to find a wife for Nick... and not the first Madam of the Alessandro Empire."
Saying that Emily turned around and walked out of the cafe, heading towards the shopping mall that was located near the junction.
She could sense the presence of Irene near her as she moved through the bustling streets of the city. It was almost noon and people were rushing to grab their lunches from the restaurants nearby.
She took out her phone and dialed Kaiden's number as she entered the Mall.
"Where are you?" She asked as soon as the man picked up the call.
"Right in front of you." The reply was as quick as her question.
Emily ended the call as she let her eyes search the area to find the man with long silver hair and dashing looks.
It barely took her a few seconds to spot him standing next to a huge white teddy bear that was placed in the center of the hallway, surrounded by many other little dolls and plushies.
She found a smile appearing on her lips as she watched him staring back at her, but her smile suddenly came to a freeze when she spotted a group of high school girls surrounding her man all of a sudden.
"Oh my God! It's really him."
"Wow! He looks even more handsome in real life!"
"Look at his soft silky silver hair. Do you think they will feel just as soft against my fingers as they look from here?"
"His eyes... they are so pretty. I want to get lost in them."
"Oh my! Should we ask him for an autograph?"
"Or maybe a selfie too?"
Emily clasped her fingers in tight fists as she heard the chirpy nonsense that those young girls were spouting as they approached Kaiden who was still looking at her but there was confusion written all over his face as he watched her expression changing.
Did the man suddenly lose his sense of hearing? How come he was unable to hear his fangirls praising his beauty?
Emily could feel something boiling inside her as she noticed the other customers, who were previously busy in their worlds, were now also moving towards Kaiden as they realized that one of the hot big shots of the country was also present there.
She noticed how most of the people who have surrounded Kaiden, were women. Ranging from mid-teens to even late forties. She even spotted some grandmas staring at him like he was a rare and expensive candy.
Looked like Kaiden finally noticed that something was wrong as his senses returned to function properly. He was too lost in looking at his mate that he completely forgot about where he was standing.
"Mr. Sullivan, you are looking so handsome today."
One of the ladies in the gathered crowd commented and the rest immediately showed their agreement as they all started raising the handsome man.
Kaiden was about to politely excuse himself when a young girl suddenly walked up to him with her mobile phone in her hands.
"Mr. Sullivan, can we please take a selfie with you. Please?"
Kaiden was surprised to hear her request. Usually, he never came to such places with a large crowd, and even if he needed to come, his secretary and bodyguards always made sure to keep everyone as far away from him as possible.
But since he was here today for a movie date with his mate, he did not bring anyone with him. Who would have known that he was making such a huge mistake?
He was ready to decline the girl's request when he noticed his Angel making her way towards him through the crowd.
Whatever he was about to say evaporated from his memory as he waited for her to find her way to him. His eyes were fixed on her and he could tell that she was not very happy at the moment.
Everyone watched in surprise as a young woman in a black outfit suddenly appeared next to Mr. Sullivan. Her long brown hair was falling on her back in curls while her long diamond bunny earrings were dazzling the eyes of the onlookers.
But they all received the biggest shock when the lady suddenly pulled Mr. Sullivan's tie to bend his face before she planted a kiss on his lips...!