THE TRILLIONAIRE'S UNDERSTATED DOMINANCE

Charity Event

Roman didn’t have anything to wear to the event, but Annabel told him not to worry about anything. With his permission, she first booked the most expensive suite in the most expensive hotel in the city, so he could go and relax. 

Then she called in an expert to take his measurement and immediately ordered ten different designer brands of suits, each with its own shoes and accessories that he could pick from.

He took a shower, ordered room service, and he was served his meal like a king. A stylist came in to work on his hair, then he chose what to wear among all the clothes ordered. Annabel showed him a list of expensive cars for him to choose from, and within thirty minutes, the car was delivered after being purchased. 

“I would like to accompany you to the event, Mr Roman.” She said to him with a hopeful smile.

“Are you trying to babysit me? I’ll be fine on my own.”

‘Of course, sir. You’re a capable man, I don’t doubt it at all. But I have more experience with events like these. I also know more people in attendance. I can introduce you to anyone you want, and assist you with whatever purchase you want to make from the auction. I can be your assistant till you decide to get one for yourself.” She replied.

“Fine then. You can come with me. Let me know what you decide to wear before it’s time to leave so I can get you a gift.”

They arrived at the venue just in time, but Annabel had a phone call to make, so Roman had to leave the car on his own.

As soon as he stepped into the event centre, he saw his ex-wife and her new lover, Hamilton. He wanted to avoid them, but Haylee approached him first, and he had to stop himself from rolling his eyes.

“Are you following me?” She asked incredulously.

“How did you even get an invite to this event? Did you also commit fraud for that too? I heard you stole a black card, and tried to scam money from the bank. I’m surprised you’re not behind bars yet.” Hamilton chuckled after speaking.

He loved having the opportunity to humiliate Roman, but to his surprise, Roman wasn’t embarrassed at all. In fact, he seemed bored of their presence.

“Don’t flatter yourself, Haylee. I have better things to do than following you around like a lap dog.” Roman ignored Hamilton, and spoke directly to her.

“Just return the black card to the rightful owner to avoid a disaster. If this news spreads, and people find out we used to be married, it may impact my reputation and ruin my business. How could you be so selfish? Or are you deliberately trying to sabotage me just because I divorced you?” She asked, and Roman actually rolled his eyes this time before responding to her.

“My world no longer revolves around you, Haylee.”

His nonchalant behaviour pissed her off, but there was nothing she could do about it while they were in public. She was trying to avoid causing a scene.

“Haylee, stop caring about this man. He’s not worth even a second of your time. It’s better to pretend you don’t know him, so you won’t be implicated when they finally disgrace him like the criminal he is.” Hamilton said with a sneer/

“I hope I didn’t keep you waiting for too long, darling.” Annabel held Roman’s hand and smiled at him as she joined them.

Hamilton stared at Annabel with lust, even though Haylee was right beside him. He wondered how a man like Roman could have gotten together with such a beautiful woman so soon after his divorce.

Before getting into the banking sector, she used to be a pageant queen, and she still hadn’t lost her beauty and elegance from those days. 

Heads turned as she walked calmly towards Roman wearing a dazzling pink dress, and a jewellery set that cost forty million dollars. Roman had given it to her as a gift for being so helpful to him. 

Roman immediately guessed what she was trying to do, and decided to play along. But at the same time, his heart beat a little faster because she was so close to him. He smiled back at her and shook his head.

“No, you didn’t take long.”

Haylee immediately frowned as she saw such a beautiful woman holding Roman’s hand so intimately. He couldn’t even wait for a whole day to pass before getting himself a new lover. Did he even love her like he claimed to, all the years they were married?

She couldn’t stop the jealousy in her heart, because this woman looked like she was above Haylee’s league. But what right did she have to feel jealous when she was the one who demanded for a divorce?

“Miss Maxim. What a surprise to see you here. I thought you weren’t coming.” One of the organisers of the event approached their group.

Annabel turned to greet the elderly woman with a hug and a smile. “I changed my mind last minute.”

Hamilton and Haylee immediately tried to greet the woman, whose name was Rachael Dhera, but she just dismissed them. This woman was the chairlady of the charity board. 

Almost every high level event like this was funded and operated by her family, so she was a big shot. The woman called her son over to make introductions.

“Kaleb, this is Annabel Maxim. Annabel, meet my son, Kaleb.” 

The two of them shook hands. “Annabel is the senior director at the Prime Royale bank. She has helped me organise so many successful events.” 

Hamilton nearly choked on his wine as he heard that. His jealousy became worse as he realised Annabel’s high rank in the biggest bank in the country. 

He had a platinum card, and a deposit of eighty million at the bank. Still, it wasn’t enough for him to be able to socialise with the bank’s high level staff. Yet Roman, a nobody, was connected to her? It was infuriating.

Now he understood why Roman hadn’t been arrested yet. Annabel must have helped him out because they were lovers. How pathetic. Roman must have seduced her, else, why would someone on Annabel’s level date someone as low class as Roman?

Or maybe Roman blackmailed her with something personal, and got himself an invite to the charity event using Annabel’s connections. Hamilton was determined to find out, not so he could help Annabel, but so he could use her for his own gain, and toss Roman out.