Chapter 210 - Meeting Old Acquaintances

"Our rockstar deserved every single penny spent on him," Santiago said, dismissing her thought of being a little too much of a spendthrift. 

"Santiago, how rich are we?" Persephone suddenly asked him. Although it was a bit late in asking, still it was better late than never. 

"Not crazy rich like the CEOs your novels feature but enough to afford a comfortable lifestyle as long as I work hard," Santiago replied to her. If his new projects bring great returns, they wouldn't have to worry about their whole life. It would be enough to last him a lifetime if they spend economically. 

"Thank god, otherwise I will feel guilty for making you poor," Persephone sighed in relief. 

Santiago rolled his eyes. His woman was unapologetically dramatic. Then again, her dramatic behaviour makes her cute. 

They were out of the store facing each other when he heard her call him. 

"Santiago?"

"Yes?" He looked at her and waited for her to speak. 

"Now that we are rich," Persephone said, closing her eyes and folding her hands. "Please buy me ice cream. Butterscotch with lots of choco chips in it." 

"Not happening," He clearly declined. He could see her whole purpose of coming here was to get ice cream. She didn't play fair and he knew she would make him submit to her demand. 

"You can't do this to me," Here she was again. Crying to make him guilty. Not only just crying, making the passersby misunderstand the situation. 

"Persephone, it's not good for you, "Santiago tried negotiating. 

"Ah, baby, look your dad doesn't love us anymore." She started crying, gaining the sympathy of passersby. They began looking at him in disgust. Hey. Hey. He was innocent. They just didn't know his wife was creating the whole drama for ice cream. 

"Young man, you can't abandon your pregnant wife. Look at her pitiful condition. Don't you feel bad?" A middle-aged woman chided him. 

"How shameful!' Another commented while snorting at him. 

It didn't end just here. He found Persephone winking at him and then started crying again, cursing him in colourful words. 

"You are going to be the death of me, "Santiago groaned. 

"Ice cream," She reminded him with a smile. 

"Yes, ma'am." 

… 

"Can you not eat like this?" Santiago said. He was feeling uncomfortable seeing her licking the spoon. 

"Like what?" Persephone questioned innocently. 

"Like you are orgasming," Villain groaned. 

Persephone grinned at him. "Am I making you uncomfortable somewhere?"

Santiago took her hand and put it on his hardness under the table and murmured, "Guess."

Persephone licked the spoon seductively and gave him a squeeze below the table and murmured back, "Dirty, Santiago. Dirty. I will not fulfil any of your restaurant fantasy " 

Santiago rubbed her lip with the pad of his thumb and took the ice cream smeared on her lip on his thumb and licked it before standing up. "Eat. I will be back in a moment. Don't move from your seat until I come." 

Persephone blinked her eyes and asked. "Where are you going?"

"Where can I go like this?" Santiago deadpanned. 

Persephone burst into laughter. 

… 

When Persephone was enjoying her ice cream in peace, someone else was gazing at her with apparent hate. Irene had never thought that when she would come out with her friends, she would see this woman who she hated with every fibre of being once again, doing all sorts of lovey-dovey with her man. 

Yes, Santiago Vitello Aka Vito Giovanni was her man. She had claimed him. Her father had promised her to marry him. He might be a bit older in age but he was hers. Hers only. This bitch Juliet can't touch him. 

"Irene, what are you looking at?" Anne, Irene's friend, also the girl who once stayed in the ranch asked. Following her gaze, she saw Persephone deep in an argument with the waiter. 

"Holy smokes, isn't it Jules?" Anne's boyfriend asked. "Damn, she is still as hot as ever." 

"Who would have thought we would come across her of all people here?" Anne could not help but say. "Let's approach her." 

Before Irene could say anything to stop them, Anne's boyfriend jumped to reach Persephone. 

"How can I not order anything?" Persephone growled at the waiter. "It's not like I am not paying you " 

"I'm sorry, ma'am. Our manager asked to not take any order from you," The waiter smiled apologetically. 

"How about I pay double the price?" Persephone negotiated. 

"I'm sorry, Ma'am," The waiter said. Even he was feeling bad for this pregnant woman but since it was her husband who had denied taking any order of junk food from her, he couldn't do anything but offend her. 

"Damm this Villain," Persephone muttered under her breath. 

"She can't order but I can?" Roy, Anne's boyfriend, said taking the seat opposite Persephone. He grinned at her and waved his hand enthusiastically. "Hey, Juliet. We met again. Where is your dashing and dangerous man?" 

"Sir?" The Waiter was put in a tight spot. 

"I want you to order what she asked you to bring earlier for me," Roy said and the waiter was left with no option but to take his order. 

"Hi, Juliet," Two pretty and young girls came and took their seats with Roy. One girl smiled at her."Remember, it's Anne? Roy's girlfriend." 

"Of course, she does, babe," Roy rolled his eyes. "How could she forget the wonderful time we all spent in the ranch together? Although we were stuck because of a nationwide lockdown, we still had a great time together. Especially the newlywed couple," Roy completed his piece with a naughty wink. 

"Speaking of the time spent there, where is your husband? The hot dashing hunk?" Anne said with bubbling excitement. 

"He went to the washroom, "Persephone smiled, understanding they were talking about Santiago. 

Although she didn't recognise them, she still talked to them to gather information.. Of course. They were after all talking about the ranch life she had no memory of