The billionaire's only desire-Chapter 73: Billionaires Club gala party part 1

"Sir, the kitchen is strictly for staff only," Maya overheard someone say at the restaurant kitchen threshold. It appears that a customer is invading and causing havoc. Maya was not paying attention because she was supervising a new junior chef who was making raspberry sauce.

Part of her mind is considering visiting Venus City Gentlemen’s Club to meet the new owner and return the money he wired into her account without warning. The money is her share of the club’s profits, which she does not want. But Venus City is a nightmare she never wishes to relive. The thought of going back there makes her skin crawl and all of her muscles tense. However, she will unavoidably have to visit Venus City. She needs to confront this strange owner who decided to make her a part-owner without her knowledge or consent.

"Now, let’s add a splash of lemon juice to the Raspberry Sauce It brightens the flavor beautifully. " Maya hands the junior chef a lemon and demonstrates how to roll it on the counter to release the juices before cutting it in half.

While squeezing the lemon, Maya heard girlish giggles. When she looked to her left, she noticed a chef laughing and exclaiming. "OMG, Dalton Black, he looks so handsome in person!"

Maya’s heart thumped. Dalton is here? Why is he paying her a visit at work without any prior notice?

She craned her neck to get a closer look. But she only caught a glimpse of a fancy black shoe. The head chef was obstructing the view. He seems to be talking to Dalton.

"Sir, I hope you are not here to buy the restaurant." The head chef expressed his concerns.

Murmurs broke out as everyone expressed their concerns about the possibility of the restaurant being sold to Dalton, putting everyone out of work.

Maya was also worried. Is Dalton here to buy the restaurant? They might have their first intense fight if he is planning to do so.

"I am here to see Maya," she heard Dalton say. The flutters in her tummy are alarmed.

"Oh, you want Chef DeLuca to make you the best meal?"

"No, I’m here to pick her up. Maya is my girlfriend," Dalton reveals to the entire kitchen.

The riotous gasps that erupted throughout the kitchen deepened Maya’s flush.

Maya’s eyes remain downcast; there are too many eyes on her. Too many mouths are gossiping about her.

"Chef DeLuca is dating a billionaire! How can she be a talented sous chef at 23, pretty, and also have a rich boyfriend? That is so unfair!" A female chef close to Maya expresses her envy.

"No wonder she turned a blind eye to our advances. She has been dating a big fish all along. We are small fishes to her," A male chef said out loud to Maya’s hearing, even though he was standing three cooking stations from where she stood.

Maybe Dalton should have been here to buy the restaurant instead, Maya grumbled inwardly. It will be a long weeks of everyone talking about her love life rather than her dishes.

The head chef stepped aside, allowing Maya to finally see her boyfriend. "Maya I will handle the managerial duties, and you can go home with your boyfriend. And make sure you persuade him not to buy the restaurant."

Maya let out an awkward laugh. "I will."

"See you guys tomorrow." She hurried to Dalton, grabbed his hand, and pulled him from the kitchen. They went through the back door into the alley.

Maya buried her face into her hands. "You got to be kidding me! You should have just waited for me at a table and privately told a waiter to come get me!"

Dalton touched her long chef hat. "This looks good on you." freewebnoveℓ.com

Maya hissed at him. "Did you listen to anything I just said?"

"I heard you," Dalton continued fiddling with her hat. "The kitchen is your workspace, right? So I came to the right place."

Maya gave an amused laugh. "Funny. I was caught off guard; you should have warned me you were coming."

"Okay, I will do that next time."

"Huh, there will be no next time, Dalton. The kitchen is off-limits to you. You are too distracting to come in there. I can not imagine how many foods were burned.

Dalton pursed his lips; she would take it as a smile. "This an interesting way to call me handsome."

Maya cracked up. "You are really something, Dalton."

Dalton suddenly frowns. "I didn’t like how the male chef was looking at you. Have any of them expressed their interest in you? If so I will let Aiden pay them a visit. " His tone was threatening.

Maya caught the murderous glint in his eyes. "What are you going to make Aiden do to them?" she narrowed her eyes.

"Scared them off" Dalton deadly said.

Maya’s eyes oscillate in their sockets. "Wait, is Aiden sort of the guy who beats up and kills people for you? Sort like a human weapon?"

Dalton shrugged. "You can ask him yourself."

Maya’s throat gulped. She thought Dalton had some goons who did dirty deeds for him, but it seems it was Aiden all along. That dude is crazy. She will no longer be shocked if he has killed people.

Maya shifted away from that bizarre conversation as she asked. "Why are you picking me up from work so early? My shift ends in three hours."

"We are attending a billionaires club gala party," Dalton tells her.

"We?" Maya cast a glance at herself. Her thoughts drifted to her closet. She has no fancy dress to wear to party with a bunch of billionaires.

"Yes, I am bringing you along as my plus one."

Maya let out a long sigh, "I am totally unprepared."

"Don’t worry about it. I will take care of that." Dalton said nonchalantly as he led Maya to her pickup truck and assisted her in fastening the seat belt in the passenger seat. He drove her home.

"I have got an early dinner meeting. I will come pick you up for the gala later" Dalton kissed Maya on the doorstep and then left.

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