Chapter 176 - Long dead lover

Highgate Cemetery.

With a bunch of blue lilies in his hand, Matt made his way towards a particular grave which belonged to his long dead lover, Ella Dice.

Placing the flower on the grave, Matt started removing the dry leaves and said," Chris got married today honey. You remember him right? They were looking so happy together." 

Pausing for a while, Matt continued," I'll be having dinner with my friends today."

Caressing the photo of a young girl on the grave, Matt said," Ella, even I wanted to marry you."

…..

Kevin's and Silvia's apartment.

" Okay now start spilling." Silvia said.

" About what? Matt?" Kevin asked.

When Silvia nodded her head, Kevin said," Matt's story is a bit emotional."

Pausing for a while, he continued," When we were in college, he fell in love with a girl who used to run a nursery nearby. The girls name was Ella and even she liked him. They both dated for almost three years. Matt was determined to marry her as soon as he graduates and takes over his family's business but-"

Grabbing his selves, Silvia asked curiously," But what?"

" The very day when Matt was going to propose Ella, she was found dead along with her mother in their nursery shop." Kevin said.

Silvia gasped and said," Oh my God. What happened after that?"

" After that? Nothing. Matt is still not over her and talks about Ella like as if she is still alive. He visits her grave every alternate day with her favourite flowers." Kevin said.

What Kevin did not tell Silvia is that, Matt joined the underworld after Ella's death in order to find out the person who killed them. Within a year, Matt was able to track that person down and he also brutally killed him. From that day onwards, Matt became an active member of the underworld whom everyone feared.

" Who did that to her?" Silvia asked.

" Well, it turned out that some kind of a gangster fancied her but when she rejected his advances, he got her and her mother killed." Kevin said.

Placing her hand on her chest, Silvia said," This is so sad."

Taking off his jacket, Kevin said," Well, not really."

" What do you mean?" Silvia asked.

" It has already been six years since Ella died and Matt already has someone by his side who loves him a hundred times more than Ella did." Kevin said.

" Who?" Silvia asked.

" His long time assistant, Bella. She has been by his side since he took over his family business." Kevin said.

" Does Matt like her too?" Silvia asked.

" That is something that I don't know but Bella, she is head over heels for him. She is actually a very rich heiress of a multinational company and is the only daughter of her family. She is highly educated and is very capable but she still wants to stay by Matt's side." Kevin said.

" This is so complicated. But Matt should stop lingering around his past because he is missing out someone awesome who is right beside him." Silvia said.

Kevin sighed and said," I know. Sometimes I feel that even Matt kinda likes Bella but he is resisting himself because he thinks that Ella is still the person he only loves and no one can replace her."

" You people are his friends so it's your duty to show him the right path." Silvia said.

" I told him a couple of times but he just nods his head and changes the topic." Kevin said.

Silvia then yawned and asked," Don't you have work today?" 

Kevin shook his head and said," It's Saturday."

" Accompany me for a nap then." Silvia said.

Kevin nodded his head and said," Let me change first."

….

Outside Highgate cemetery.

When Matt came out of the cemetery, a woman neatly dressed in a back pencil skirt and white shirt was waiting for him leaning against her car, scrolling through her phone.

When she saw Matt, Bella Miller quickly shoved her phone inside her bag and said," Sorry for disturbing you sir but I wanted your signature in a very important document."

Taking the document from her hand, Matt asked," How did you know that I would be here?"

Bella lowered her head and said," You always come here to meet Ms Ella so I thought-"

Cutting her off, Matt said," Pen."

Passing him the pen, Bella said," I have rescheduled your evening meetings so your evening slot his completely free."

Passing her the documents back, Matt said," Thanks."

Bella smiled and said," It's my job sir."

After rechecking the documents, Bella said," I'll take my leave then."

" Bella do you want to grab some lunch?" Matt asked.

Bella smiled and said," Sure sir."

During lunch, Matt said," You can go home early today."

Bella nodded her head and said," Okay, sir."

…..

Milanta Hotel.

" Why is he always late?" Rocky said.

" I know right? He is just like a woman." Chris said.

Martha smacked Chris' arm and said," Don't say anything bad about Matt."

" Exactly, you people should respect him." Janet said.

" I am so sorry guys. I was stuck in-"

" It's alright Matt, we understand that you were busy." Silvia said.

" Yeah, Don't stress over it." Martha said.

" I thought you people would burst out." Matt said.

Janet smiled and said," It's fine."

" We should go inside." Martha said.

The three ladies entered the hotel along Matt leaving the three men behind dumbfounded.

" What was that?" Rocky asked.

" Did they just leave us behind?" Chris asked.

Just then Silvia came out and grabbed Kevin's hand before dragging him inside saying," It's cold outside."

Kevin grinned at his friends and entered the hotel. His facial expressions clearly said ' My wife will never forget about me.'

" Our women do not love us." Rocky said before walking inside along with Chris.

....

Inside the hotel.

" What took you so long?" Martha asked before patting on the empty seat beside her.

Sitting down beside her, Chris asked," Do you girls want to drink?" 

" Obviously, we will drink till we drop today." Martha said.

" Exactly." Janet said.

Silvia also smiled and nodded her head.

At the end of the dinner, the three women along with Matt drank too much alcohol that they couldn't even stand steadily.

Holding their woman in their arms, Kevin, Chris and Rocky kept on staring at Matt who had his face pressed on the table and was mumbling something in his sleep.

" What do we do now?" Rocky asked.

" We can't leave him here right?" Chris asked.

Kevin sighed and said," Let me call Bella and ask her to fetch him up." Before taking out his phone.

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