He took one last drag from his cigarette, tossed it to the ground, and snuffed it out with his white tennis shoe.
“Sir!” he’d never forget the sound of her voice or the clicking noise her heels made whenever she walked. “No smoking allowed on the premises.” she hurried to him, pretended to kiss his cheeks, stepped back and looked him up and down. “Darling, you haven’t changed a bit.” she brought her hand to her mouth and softly snickered.
Neither had she, but he knew better than to acknowledge such. She still stood out in a crowd with her red dress, ruby lips, and patent leather purse to match. Twenty years, a prenup, and a divorce later, what he once found attractive was now tacky. Her royalty had always disgusted him, however, he did find pleasure in knowing that if she were to remarry, half of her fortune would become his. Old money and her endless desire to remodel and open her family fortress to the public was a brilliant idea.
“To what do I owe this pleasure?” Leo sighed.
“Walk with me.” she hurried ahead as he tried to keep up.
“What is it, Elisia? I have to get back to work.” he knew he’d made a mistake by agreeing to meet her. He stopped amidst the crowd waiting to purchase tickets for the grand opening of Castle Fantaisie.
“Duck!” a voice called out from the balcony, a loud pop echoed. A bullet swayed gracefully through the air, taking with it bits of Leo’s skull.
Months went by…….
“Do you, Yoshi take Elisia to be your lawfully wedded wife?”
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