Chapter 207 - Patrizio Moretti

[Minutes before Zoey and Cora Ma would head back to the boutique.]

"Girl, I almost didn't recognize you! How did you lose so much weight?! Did you go under the knife?!" As Zoey broke free from the man's embrace, she sassed as she studied the fine man before her. 

"This is my face beneath all that fat. Also, I go to the gym, so I have a lot of hunky guys to feast my eyes upon!" Chuckling, the man humored as he winked at Zoey. 

Hearing his answer, Zoey laughed heartily as she wouldn't be surprised if that's what motivated her friend to work out. After all, she also went to the gym in the past for the same reason — tons of hot sweaty guys to watch! Call Zoey a pervert, but she's a proud pervert! 

"Hehe. Anyway, what are you doing here?" Clearing his throat, the man inquired which made Zoey recall how they were escorted out of the shop. 

Thus, Zoey hopped and smacked the man in the head. "Ah!" He squealed lowly and frowned, touching the area where she smacked. "Why did you do that?" He asked in disbelief. He knew Zoey missed him, but she rarely expressed herself through violence.

"Why are we here? We were kicked out by your people!" Zoey growled, grinding her teeth as she clicked her tongue in annoyance. 

Although Zoey was cool earlier about what happened, what frustrated her right now was this man's unreliability. Hence, she swore inside her head earlier to smack him when he appeared. 

"Huh? What did you say? Why?" Confused, the man furrowed his brows as he tilted his head to the side. 

"What, why? They said I didn't make an appointment, duh? You implemented a strict protocol and then you're saying why?" Zoey rolled her eyes as she spoke in a matter-of-fact tone. 

"Ahh..." Nodding his head in understanding, the man recalled informing his people that he was expecting an important guest. 

"I told them you'd arrive before or during lunch." Checking his thin wristwatch, the man chuckled. He remembered telling them that his guests that he would personally meet would arrive before lunch or during lunch, hence the reason he had arrived here a bit earlier. 

Who would have thought that Zoey would arrive when the shop just opened thirty minutes ago? 

"Jeez, how unreliable!" Zoey clicked her tongue at the man who found the earlier ordeal funny. 

"Z," Bearing a warning tone, Cora Ma widened her eyes at Zoey which snapped Zoey back to reality. Cora Ma had been standing there, confused at what they were talking about. 

"Ah, right!" Snapping back to reality, Zoey nearly forgot to introduce her future sister-in-law to her old friend. 

"Sis, this is my old pal and the person I told you who would make your wedding dress, Patrizio Moretti!" Linking her arms around Cora Ma's slender arm, Zoey gestured her hand and introduced the man with a smile. 

Upon hearing the man's name, Cora Ma stiffened as his name repeated in her head. 'Did she say Patrizio Moretti? Patrizio Moretti, one of the famous designers in the fashion industry? This man?!' Cora Ma darted her confused eyes from the tall handsome man in front of them to Zoey's grin. 

"Patrizio, this is my future sister-in-law, Ma Cora. You can call her Cora and she's the one I mentioned who'll be marrying my brother!" Giggling, Zoey then introduced Cora Ma to Patrizio Moretti. 

"I figured, she truly fit your description." Nodding his head in satisfaction, Patrizio Moretti scanned Cora Ma from head to toe and he smiled. "Nice to meet you, Miss Ma." Lending his hand for a handshake, he greeted. 

"Ah!" Clumsy as ever, Cora Ma hastily held onto the man's hand with both of her hands. "Z, tell him it's my honor to meet him!" Shifting her nervous eyes to Zoey, she ordered as she needed a translator. 

"I'm also pleased to finally meet you, Miss Ma." Chuckling, Patrizio Moretti shook his head as he spoke Chinese. 

Upon hearing his straight chinese tongue, Cora Ma gasped in surprise as her eyes widened. "You — you can speak Chinese?!"

"Yes, sis, he can. He's just not just that comfortable as he tends to say sh*t as a mistake." Zoey informed, laughing at Cora Ma's different expressions throughout the whole ten minutes encounter. 

"Anyway, since my people made a mistake because of me, I apologize." Changing the subject, Patrizio Moretti stood as he slightly bowed his head to express his apology. 

"No worries, no worries!" Waving both her hands, Zoey grinned. "After all, the damage has been done and I was already humiliated." Zoey added, gripping her chest as if they robbed everything from her. 

"Tsk, you're really petty, sweetheart." Chuckling at Zoey's obvious hint, Patrizio shook his head before he gestured them to follow him back to his boutique. 

As the two ladies followed him, Cora Ma tugged Zoey's arm. "Z, what's going on? Is he just an old friend or..." whispering, Cora Ma glanced at Patrizio Moretti's broad back as Zoey wouldn't let this man off from her list. 

"Yes, sis. Don't worry, he's one of the reasons why I'm traumatized and always had to make sure that all handsome men I meet are straight." Zoey humored, beaming Cora Ma a reassuring smile that she and Patrizio were nothing but real friends. 

"You have more to worry if he meets my brother. I think Big Brother Zion is Pat's type." Zoey giggled, elbowing Cora Ma who was rendered speechless by her remark. 

'Patrizio Moretti is gay?!' Cora Ma could not help her jaw drop as she didn't hear this before. After all, looking at Patrizio Moretti, no one would think so since he acted and looked straight! Not that she has anything against with gay or lesbians. Just that, it took Cora Ma by surprise.

If only Cora Ma understood Zoey and Patrizio's conversation earlier, she wouldn't have to doubt Zoey's remarks. After all, Patrizio Moretti himself admitted the reason why he goes to the gym. 

As soon as they entered the glamorous shop, Patrizio Moretti was blocked by a female attendant. Seeing that Zoey stood behind him, she bowed her head deeply. 

"Sir, I apologize but you can't allow them to enter." The female attendant informed, causing Patrizio Moretti to arch his right brow. 

"They are my guests, why can't I allow my guests to..." Just as Patrizio Moretti was about to throw his facts, his words trailed off as someone interrupted him. 

"Sir, those two ladies behind you are banned in this place!" Abi chimed in arrogantly, glaring at Zoey before she perked her chin up before the foreigner. "You don't have to get fooled by them! I can't believe those two will use a foreigner to scam to enter this place again!" She added, assuming Zoey seduced the man to use them just like how Clara Wei 'helped' them. 

"Oh my god...." Hearing how Abi slandered her and was going overboard, Zoey placed her hand on her chest in disbelief.