The Fiore Billionnaires series 1: Gajeel Redfox
Prologue:
Levy McGarden is one of the top most calibre and bold writer in a famous magazine company she's currently working. What makes her the best in her field of work is her nature to always put her best in everything she does and never back down to any challenges she faces from her work or life. That's why, when her lady boss gave her a challenging assignment, she didn't hesitate to accept it thinking that it was only an easy job...
A job to get an interviews from the elusive billionaire businessmen in their country in today's generation.
Simple right?
But what if, on the very first day of her assignment, she will encounter the biggest surprised in her life?!
Getting an interview with the very same man who turned her life upside down from the past...the man who left her and shattered her heart into pieces when they were still young.
Will she still be able to do her job? Knowing that in order to do that, she will have to face the unresolved issues that still hunts her from the past and at the sametime work along side with the man she hated with every fiber of her being?
Well...life has never been easy. So is lovelife.
(A/N: Btw, i wrote this story since I got inspired reading the BBC pocket novels of Miss Sonia Francesca and also other billionnaire stories in wattpad. I just can't help imagining the FT boys being all matured and hot and famous and chasing after their girls. So this the result. *squeals*)
Fiore Billionnaire 1
Name: Gajeel Redfox
Age: 29 years old
Hair: long spiky black hair
Color of eyes: red
Favorite color: silver, black and gray
Business: Owns the famous Redfox car company, GL Corporation known for producing quality metal supplies and weaponry. A chain of well-known book stores and public libraries all over the world.
Hobby: Flying in his private chopper, martial arts, car racing and stalking a certain short, petite, feisty and vibrant blue-haired girl
Interview with the author:
A: So Gajeel, tell us how you manage to be so successful since at the young age of 20 years old until now. * smiles professionally*
G: Why the hell would I answer that and why are you talking to me?
A: *sigh* you'll answer my question because I asked you to and I'm talking to you because you let me have an interview with you, idiot! *slaps the back of his head*
G: Ow! What the fuc-!
A: *yell* Language! You don't want me messing with your story, right? *smirk evilly* I can just have Levy fall for other guys like Jet or Droy instead of y-
G: *grumbled* Fine. I'll answer your stupid question.
A: *grinned* Good boy.
G: *glare at the audience* I managed to be successful until know because I'm not dumb and stupid when it comes to business and I always
manage to think ahead of the possible outcomes when I decided to venture in a business and also I always weighs my available options before i go for it. I tend to be ruthless but that is a must in the business world to stay afloat and be on top against my enemies. Did that answer your question? *glared pointedly*
A:*clapped her hands* perfect! That was a good answer, Gajeel.
G: whatever. I'm out of he-
A: Wait! Last question. I think everyone wants to know but what's your ideal type of girl? *wiggles her eyebrows with a knowing glint in her eyes*
G: *stop and turns around with smirk, addressing the audience* A short and petite blue-haired girl I called shrimp and has the initials of LM. *turns and walks away*
A: *squeals* that's it, everyone! I hope you'll enjoy the story! This is my first installment of Fiore Billionnaires' series. *bow*
*Book opens and the story begins*
Chapter 1: New Assignment
Levy's POV
Damn it! I mentally cursed as I zoomed past the cars and zigzag my way out while maintaining the speed of my car until I arrived at my destination. I hastily got out after i parked out my baby car on the company lot and run like crazy to the entrance of the building.
"Good Morning, Ms. Levy." the guard greeted me with a warm smile.
"Morning! I'm late! "I half-shouted as I run past him.
The guard just chuckled in amusement. I run faster when I saw the elevator was closing already.
"NO! Wait!" i shouted and stretched my hand and in desperate move, I dove inside the closing elevator and faceplant with the floor.
Ouch...
I closed my eyes and bit my lip to cut my whimper as i felt pain in my body.
Way to go, Levy. I scold myself.
Pulling that kind of stunt will surely end my beautiful life a lot sooner. After a second, I opened my eyes to see a pair of shoes in front of me and I looked up to see a Janitor looking at me with shock expression. I stood up slowly and dust off my clothes casually.
I cleared my throat and looked at him.
"Morning." I said casually, smiled sheepishly at him and raised my hand in a cool manner to greet him as if nothing happened. He didn't replied so I turned my back and stared at the front.
Inside, I'm practically burning with humiliation knowing that someone saw me pulling that stupid stunt a while ago. I just stared straightly until the elevator opened and the janitor went out. Before leaving, I saw him looked back at me and shook his head and muttered 'crazy' before walking away.
After the door closed, i banged my head on the wall and sighed.
Great just great. Way to start my morning.
Finally, the elevator stopped and I got out and walked straightly into a room. I saw Yuki the secretary of the company looked like she's having a field war as she frantically arranged the documents in her table with a hand while the other was holding a phone to her ear and was talking to someone.
"Morning, Yuki-chan!" I chirpily greeted her. She snapped her head back and looked at me.
She immediately abandoned the phone and walked towards me in a hurry.
"Oh thank god, you're finally here, Levy! Why were you so late? She's already been waiting for you for half an hour! Come on." She said hurriedly and grabbed my arms and lead me to the door.
"Woah, Yuki-chan. What's with the hurry?" I asked her questioningly.
She shook her head and knocked at the door before pulling the door slightly opened and poked in her head to announce my arrival.
"Miss Erza, Levy's here." I heard a stern voice replied and I grimaced. Looks like I'm going to have a scolding from the lady boss.
"Send her in." Yuki looked at me sympathetically and pushed me inside.
I immediately saw Erza behind her desk typing something in her laptop. Then she stopped and looked at me sternly.
I just smiled sheepishly.
"Why are you late, Miss McGarden? I specifically told you to be here early in the morning." she snapped.
"Woah, chill, Erza-chan. I forgot, okay. I'm sorry." I smiled at her apologetically.
She just sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose then she looked at me again.
"If you're not just my best writer here, I would have fired you a long time ago for being late. Tardiness is not a good habit to have, Levy."
"Sorry. Anyway, what's going on? Why did you called me here early? As far as I know, I'm still choosing what assignment I'm going to have this month."
Yup. The perks of being the best writer and having a lady boss as a friend surely guaranteed my special priviledge to choose my assignments. I grinned to myself.
Erza sat up straightly and looked at me directly with serious expression.
"That's the thing, Levy. I have a special assignment for you." she said seriously.
I raised my eyebrow at her questioningly but I gotta admit, my curiosity perked up slightly. It's not everyday the lady boss choose your assignment in the field.
"I'm all ears." I replied with interest.
She smirked and handed me a folder and told me to open it.
The moment I opened the folder, I saw several pictures along with some documents kept inside. I raised my eyebrow and frowned. Taking a look at the pictures, I noticed that all of them were very handsome men in a corporate attires. It's very clear that these were stolen pictures of them since none of them were facing the camera. The documents seemed like a profile information about these men.
"What's the meaning of these?" I asked Erza in confusion. Erza leaned back at her swivel chair and stared directly at me.
"That's your next assignment." Say what?!
"Huh?" I tilted my head in utter confusion.
Erza just merely smirked. She then pointed at the pictures I'm currently holding.
"Do you know who are those men in the pictures?"
"No. But I think they are familiar. I think I already saw some of them."
Erza nod her head.
"Well, i guarantee you, you already know them. After all, those handsome men are featured sometimes in tv. They are better known as the
bachelors of the high society. The billionnaire businessmen of this country." Erza said.
My mouth formed an 'o' as I listened to her.
"So...what do you want me to do, then?" I frowned in confusion and stared at her.
Erza smirked and leaned back on her chair and putting her hands on the table.
"Simple. I just want you to get an exclusive interview with each of these elusive billionaires' mentioned in that folder. These interviews will be our special highlights for the next edition of our magazine. It will surely boost the sales of our magazines especially from the women who will buy it." she said cunningly.
"So you mean to say...this is going to be my special assignment?"
She nodded. "Yup. So what do you say, Levy? You accept it?" she raised her eyebrow and look at me challengingly with a small smirk on her lips. In return, I rolled my eyes at her before smirking at her and nodding my head. She knows I don't back down when it comes to challenges in my field of work. What a sly woman...always.
"Sure." I said confidently and smiled. After all, there's no words such as backing down in
my vocabulary. Erza smiled at me approvingly.
"Well that's good. I know you'll make this a success one, Levy. I have faith on your skills after all." she said almost proudly.
"Now now, Erza-chan. Don't you go being sentimental on me now." I teased at my friend and chuckled when she glared at me. I just raised my hands in surrender and stood up.
"So when do you want me to start? And do you have a suggestion who I may interview first?"
"I think it's better if you start as soon as possible. As for the other question...it's up to you who you want to interview first but... I might suggest for you to study first the people you'll be interviewing. I think you'll be...quite surprised, to say the least." she said, wincing slightly.
I just raised my eyebrow at her but she cleared her throat and continued. "I'll just call you from time to time for an update or I'll just inquire from your editor about your progressed since I'd already told Kagura about this new assignment of yours."
"Okay. Got it. Anything else, Erza-chan?"
She looked at me for a moment then sighed.
"Just...keep your mind open, Levy and...Good luck." she smiled at me.
I smiled back and nod. "Sure. Thanks, Erza-chan. Well, gotta go now since I still have to study this folder. See you later!" I waved at her then went outside the door.
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That night, as I was currently sipping my hot chocolate drink while scanning through the pictures of the billionaire businessmen along with their profiles, I suddenly choke on my drink and froze when I saw a familiar picture hidden slightly under the other documents above it.
"It can't be...?" I whispered in disbelief. With shaking hands, I slowly pulled the picture out of its hiding place and almost crumpled it then and there when I finally realized who it was. i flicked my attention to profile attached to it to confirm something...
After reading the file for a moment, my hands involuntarily dropped the paper and I just sat there, stunned. A brief flashback appeared in my mind.
FLASHBACK...
A teenage boy with spiky black hair and piercings was currently looking at the girl crying in front of him with cold eyes and indifference.
"Sorry. But I don't feel the same way. I don't have time for this kind of bullshit, Levy. You should have just kept it to yourself instead of saying it to me." he said coldly and then turned around and walked away, leaving the poor girl behind.
The girl just simply stood there silently in the middle of the school hallway with tears streaming down her face and hands outstretched while holidng a box of chocolate. She couldn't care less as the students around her whispered and point at her mockingly clearly witnessing everything.
In the girl's mind, two things were only running in her mind.
'Sorry. But I don't feel the same way...' he said...
He also called me Levy...not shrimp...like he always does...
What have I done?
END OF FLASHBACK...
I clenched my fists and closed my eyes while taking a deep breath before opening them again. One thing currently running into my mind.
We finally meet again...you bastard...