Marco's POV:

The next morning, my phone buzzed loudly waking me up. I looked at the caller ID squinting my eyes it was Nicolas, I answered in my sleepy voice "I-If nothing is important, please leave me alone..." groaning in sleep. I have slept this peacefully after a long time and this phone call "Where's Amara?" he asked through the other end. "In lock-up" I uttered still closing my eyes, "I know that... but why haven't you done something taking her out from there. Why did you let her there the whole night? Amara's career has turned upside down. Media is bitching about her do something to stop these all, I have to give Raymond answers for it." I hummed in response not in the mood for it.

My hands roamed around the bed Maya wasn't there I looked up at the clock cutting the call. Sitting on the bed I heard a clacking sound of heels and the sexy goddess walked swaying her hips. Maya wore a tight-fitted dress and stood in front of the side mirror, rubbing her butt cheek to remove cease of the dress. "Morning..." she uttered and picked up her phone from the side table. That was a good view for starting a day "Morning Amor" she glimpsed at me then moved her attention back to her phone completely ignoring my presence.

Samara came inside the room and was shocked to see me on Maya's bed "Oh... sorry I have to build the habit of knocking on the doors" she passed me a wink and turned to Maya. "Anne it's not like that I was just drunk and tired so I let him inside..." Maya explained and took a look at me. "They all say the same, Maya..." Samara chuckled at looked at me.

"Get changed and come downstairs breakfast is ready... And Maya...." Samara was interrupted, "MEOW MEOW...." A little girl ran inside the room stamping her feet on the floor and hugging Maya's leg. "Pearl... How are you, my baby..." Maya picked her up and kissed her cheeks. "I missed you...." The girl pouted looking at Maya. "Aww, I missed you more...." They chatted for a while then the girl's attention turned to me.

She pointed and asked Maya "Who's he?" she looked at me smiling, and Maya just took a look. "He's Marco... let's." the girl jumped from her arms to the bed and crawled to me. "W-why are you shame... shame?" I raised my eyebrow. "She means naked or sort of shirtless..." Samara corrected. The girl covered me from the small denim jacket she was wearing, I pulled her close and made her sit on my lap "How should I address you miss little Muffet?" she giggled.

"I have so many names... Luciana, Luci, Pearl and so many..." she spread her arms gesturing to many. "Pearl... get down from him..." Maya tried to get her but she snuggled close to my chest. "No... he's hot..." pearl replied and hugged me. Someone likes me by this time I'm a crush of five to six years old also. "Oh, thank you for that compliment..." I winked at her she chuckled.

"Maya, I think your favorite has a new favorite now...." Samara laughed and took Pearl with her bribing her to give some chocolates. "If you like that bed too much you can take it with you to Italy..." Maya smirked. Shrugging my shoulders I asked her "Is Pearl your niece?" getting up from the bed. Maya stayed silent for a minute then answered "No.... she's Luciana Pearl, Nina's daughter and Nina is my business advisor and friend as well" she avoided further conversation. We walked down the hallway to the breakfast table.

Lucas was stuffing sandwiches in his mouth, Danielle was reading a magazine, Samara was checking some magazines as well and Maya was talking to someone on the call. Ending the call, she looked at me but remained silent "Maya you're looking so beautiful in these pictures... I thought it would be like normal celebs' post wearing strange outfits and puffy lips but it's way better than that..." Samara looked between Maya and the magazine "I'm so proud of you" Maya just smiled some maids plated her food and left the table.

"Those are mostly Amara DeVore..." Danielle uttered reading the magazine. Samara glimpsed at me, " Marco come sit with us....". I nodded but before sitting snatched the magazine from Danielle's hand, he frowned at first then turned his gaze.

 Business Today magazine had a cover of Maya Elliot, the mysterious businesswoman who came into the spotlight. Maya was looking graciously beautiful, inside the magazine it stated that Maya didn't like to show off about her it's the reason she stayed low profile. She hates parasitic paparazzi those who stick behind people everywhere they go.

Some business achievements of her hotel chains and tech companies. The magazine was filled with columns of people appreciating her talent and the things she does with her money. Because 'La Petalo' doesn't have any illegal history it has increased its market value. Events and marriages of celebrities have become the best way for the advertisement, it was a clever idea of Maya. "Today is Amara's first hearing... what are your plans about it?" Lucas mentioned.

I shrugged my shoulders "We will see..." I looked at Maya and our eyes met. "Maya what do you want in return to stop all this? What has Amara done wrong with you?" I asked her directly. Maya's eyes filled with anger she took a bite from her breakfast and took a deep breath calming herself. "I told her before to leave my hotel business alone but she didn't so I had to ruin her. You forced Christian to sell his shares through which the market value of my shares fall causing me millions of losses. I was overcoming that when Amara used her media resources to spread rumors about me.... that was also causing market loss"

She paused then glared at me "Did you stop her?... No ...... Then don't even think about stopping me. I knew everything she does from the beginning I stayed silent but now she has called her faith, there are still many things about Amara you don't know Marco because you never tried to know. When I used to mention it... you just told me that it's my jealously...." She drowned her glass of juice and left the breakfast table.

Danielle followed her and left the mansion for the office. Amara's bail was granted she was released from custody and appeared for her trial. In the Session Court, Isabella provided the documentation to the men next to the supreme judge of the court. He interrogated the lawyers, sitting on the corner I looked around.

Amara came in sight with two female police officers dressed in a Dubai police uniform but Amara was looking miserable. Her face was turned yellowish with dark circles under her eyes, her hair was messed up she looked sick for years. But she was just locked up for a night maybe it's a lot for her being a daddy's princess. Amara looked so different, she looked in my direction her eyes turned numb but a voice drew our attention.

"Amara DeVore has been counterfeiting luxury brands as stated by luxury brands in the separate complaint file. Amara has also acquired some shares forgery them with inappropriate legal documentation as stated by Ms. Maya Elliott on behalf of the shareholder Christian DeAngelo." A lawyer standing next to Bella stated.

Our lawyer objected "When we searched about the documentation and the procedure for transferring the shares it was assured that Ms. Amara was working on the legal documentation for the transaction. The boarding meeting was important for the company that's the only reason my client attended... And miss I would like to know about Christian DeAngelo because for my interrogation I contacted him but he didn't respond. Where's he?" the other lawyer stayed silent and looked at Bella.

Bella confidently stood straight crossing her legs "Oh.... He's dead...". Her words pulled me back and hit me hard. Christian was doing well then what happened suddenly? Did Maya? After the trial, a lot amount of fines were to be paid to different companies, and shares were given back to the owner. Amara was now banned in Dubai and many companies broke their contracts with her to prevent disgrace for their company.

Now, Maya is on my radar because she is behind some shady shit, I took her quite low. Bella has now become a pawn played by Maya but why is she helping her? It's not normal. Lucas got a call confirming that we have found Elias, he's captured in Dubai. So, I decided to pay a visit to him before leaving back to Italy, but Amara left earlier because of the media stuff.

"That was the humblest way of interrogation...." Mocking the men who were torturing me to get answers from Elias I walked inside. Elias worked with me for three years then all of a sudden, he left. Elias is a bulky guy with coal-black wavy hair. Now he is serving some other groups with my resources but who's this group? 

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