Chapter 11: The Information

Alina Dalca's POV

I looked at the files after I got from my meeting with my dear old brother. I looked at the name as I traced it with my fingers.

"Vladislaus De Ville," I whispered as I opened to the first page of the file. It has all the information about Vladislaus. His name, his address, birth date, marital status, assets and such and so on. I could read all of them but I mostly know about the facts that he wished people to know about him. What I really want was the classified information that only Luke could obtain.

"be careful, Alina. I don't want you to get hurt all over again," Luke's words were floating in my mind as I turned the pages about the upcoming investment that he will be made with the Conti International company.

"Kyle," I whispered as I saw the picture of Kyle, my 2 weeks lover, as he was taking a call and about to get inside his car when the PI was taking his picture.

"I hope you're doing fine, because I am not, not without you by my side," I said as a single tear was rolling down my cheek. I wiped it away before I cleared my throat and concentrated on the information that I needed.

"Now, what are you up to, De Ville?" I asked myself as I looked at the facts and news about De Ville fortunes and business deals. I scanned through the files as I was reading the same information that I had until I landed on something that was peculiar about something.

"now, what do we have here?" I said as I pulled about the news headline about the animal attack on the Conti Cabin Lodges.

"Who are you really, Kyle Conti?" I said as I read about the animal attack and the manager, Mr. Adam's statement.

"It is sad to know that the Conti Lodges will be sold if Kyle Conti, the CEO of the Conti International if he cannot restore the lodge's glory to the way it was before the head of the Conti family, Mr. Oronzo Conti dead because of the heart attack. It also said that the Conti family was having a little trouble financially as Marco Conti was being accused of killing their father," I read as I looked at Marco's picture. He looked really familiar but I cannot put it where.

"Whatever, not my concern," I said until I looked at his sister and her husband.

"Laura Conti's husband and Kyle's brother in law, Lucca Giovanni, was one of the richest people in Italy has personally told Kyle that his effort will be useless unless he found the source that caused the animal attacks around the lodge," I read again as I looked at the happy couple.

"Laura and Lucca," I said as I looked at their picture smiling for the camera. I also looked at the bracelet that she wore. It was from Albania mythology to get evil out of their family and will not be affected by a supernatural power. I don't see Kyle wore one.

"Maybe he was under De Ville's spell," I said as I went to look for my phone. I dialed Kyle's number and I hoped that he would recognize me after the mind erasing pill that I gave him.

"pick up, pick up," I said as I was wishing that he would. After a few rings, he answered the phone.

"Hello, this is Kyle Conti. Who am I speaking to?" He said. Oh how much I missed his voice into my eardrum.

"hi, hi, hello. My name is Alina, do you know who I am?" I asked him as I don't know if he knew me or not.

"Sorry, I don't recall I have your name in my contact. What can I help you with, Alina?" He asked and my legs turned to jelly as he said my name.

"Yeah, um, I was wondering if you want to talk about the investment that you made. You see, I was the finance manager of the Conti Lodges and I don't think you have seen the ledgers, all of them. I believe that Mr. Adam just gives you 5 years worth of the ledgers?" I said as I remembered getting into the mind of Mr. Adam that he gave Kyle the ledgers.

"That would be helpful. I was wondering what happened before the recent 5 years to the ledgers," he said, chuckling at me.

" yes, I have everything and I would love to meet you in person if you don't too busy," I said as I was gripping the phone.

"sure, when do you want to meet?" He asked me.

"what about tonight, I know a good place to eat," I said, hoping not too cheerful as I want to keep my distance from him.

"Sounds great, 8 PM?" He asked,

"Okay, if there isn't anything else, I will see you tonight, Alina," he said before hanging up.

"Okay, bye," I whispered as I hang up the phone before jumping out of the chair and went into my bedroom to get the perfect dress for this. And luckily, I already have one.

After the conversation on the phone and texting the address of my apartment, I hopped on into the shower and cleaned myself. It has only been 3 days after I gave him the pill but I hope that my fragments in his memory were still there and I was hoping that I can get him to back up from the investment and out of De Ville's spell.

I blow-dried my hair and shaved my armpits and my pubic areas. I was hoping that he would appreciate my effort to look gorgeous. Even though Valentino already warned me about sleeping with the target, I could never let Kyle go, not anymore. I have to get him to let him know the truth about me and everything else.

"Okay, one final touch, lipstick," I said as I looked into the mirror to put on the red lipstick. I know I was being bold but who cares. I wanted him tonight and hopefully, he wanted me too.

"done," I said as I closed my lipstick and the bell of my apartment was ringing.

"coming!" I said as I took my purse and the thumb drive that have the ledgers as I asked Luke to get it for me, digitally.

"hi," I said as I opened the door. Kyle was looking handsome in his dark suit Armani and he was stunned there to see me on the doorway.

"Hi," he whispered before he cleared his throat. He blinked a few times as he looked at me.

"I'm sorry if this is a little offensive, but have we met before?" He asked me. I laughed at him as I don't want to let him into the secret, not yet.

"How silly, I don't think we ever met before," I said as I looked at him.

"Yeah, yeah. Of course. My mistake, shall we?" He asked me as he took me by the hands before I closed and locked the door to my apartment.

"sure," I said before we walked to his car and he helped me to get inside the car. He opened the door for me.

"thank you," I said as I got in and he went to the driver's side before drove off to the reserved restaurant that I made.

"Here let me help you," he said as we stopped in front of the restaurant. He got off from the car and went to my side and opened the door.

"thank you, my dear gentleman," I said as I took his hand to help me get up.

"my pleasure, milady," he said before he put his hand on the lower of my back and we went inside.

"table for Conti please," I said in Romanian as I looked at the hostess.

"of course, right this way," she said as we followed her. We were seated near the window that overlooked the city of Cluj-Napoca.

"Hello, my name is Adrian and I will be your waiter for the night," the waiter said in Romanian before I told him to speak in English as I don't want Kyle to feel left out.

"My apologies. I will be serving you tonight. What shall you want to start with?" He asked again in English as we looked at the menu.

"we will have the white wine before we will order our main course," Kyle said as the waiter bowed to get the wine.

"so, what do you want to eat?" Kyle asked as he looked at the menu.

"You," I said in Romanian before I cleared my throat,

"I would have the roasted beef with salad on the side," I said as I closed the menu.

"then, I'll have the chicken parmesan and some French toast on the side," Kyle said as he closed the menu and looked at me. He called for the waiter and ordered our food. I smiled at him as I think this might be our second date after all.