Billionaire Mafia's Manny
Chapter 101

Chapter 101: Chapter 101

Zeno woke up when a call came on his phone. He slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Sebastian’s face.

He was smiling as he smiled at his face while he put his hand under the pillow to get his phone.

He frowned, and when he didn’t recognize the number, he quickly answered the phone to silence it so it didn’t wake Sebastian up.

"Hello?" He spoke in a low tone.

"Hello, good morning, Zeno, it’s Sakura speaking. Don’t tell me you forgot about our meeting," Sakura spoke softly through the phone.

Zeno’s smile dropped, and his body froze; his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly turned away from Sebastian.

"Um, Hi, how about I send you a text?" He whispered.

Sakura was quiet for a second before speaking, "Okay, I’ll be waiting."

"Bye," Zeno whispered and ended the call.

"Who was that?" Sebastian’s groggy voice sounded behind him.

Zeno went. Still; he clutched his phone and squeezed his eyes shut, searching for the safest way to reply.

This wasn’t the way he had planned to wake up.

"I’m asking..." Sebastian drew him into himself.

Zeno gulped quietly. "Yeah...it’s, it was Anna, yeah, Anna, the girl you saw yesterday at the club," He replied calmly, hoping Sebastian didn’t find out his lie.

Sebastian hummed behind him, clearly still sleepy, "I’m so tired," He murmured against Zeno’s neck.

Zeno sighed. He wished what he was about to say was purely honest, but he knew it came from a place of ulterior motive.

"Then, you can just stay in the house for the rest of the day; you need to take care of yourself before others; you’re really important to me, a direction I don’t want you getting sick," Zeno sounded very concerned.

He just wanted Sebastian to stay in so he could freely leave the mansion and go see Sakura.

"You’d stay on with me, right?" Sebastian questioned.

Zeno bit his lips, what was he supposed to tell Sebastian that he wanted to do? He suddenly thought of something and cleared his throat.

"You know I’d love to, but I have this thing I promised Ida I’d do with him today; I can’t disappoint him," he lied.

Sebastian made a little throaty noise before he spoke, "Okay, I don’t want to be the controlling boyfriend, even though I really want to be. Go do what you have to do, but return early, yeah?" He asked.

Zeno chuckled, "Yes, Dad,"

Sebastian kissed the back of Zeno’s neck and released him from his arms.

He rolled away from Zeno and hugged a pillow, "I’ll just sleep in as you asked, have a nice day," Sebastian whispered.

Zeno felt bad as he stood from the bed and watched Sebastian’s tired face, "I’m such a bad boyfriend," Zeno muttered.

He didn’t feel good deceiving Sebastian; he felt like he was cheating and lying at the same time.

He sighed and walked over to the bathroom; he had to be fast; his mind wouldn’t stop wondering what Sakura wanted to tell him.

After a quick shower, Zeno noiselessly left the room and house.

He met Ida in front of the house, "Hey, where are you sneaking off to?" Ida questioned Zeno when he saw him walking briskly out of the house.

Zeno paused and greeted Ida, "Good morning, Ida, I need your help with something," He held Ida’s hand and dragged him to the side of the house.

Ida was frowning, "You’re acting suspicious, don’t do something you’d regret later," He advised.

Zeno sighed, "I’ll try. Right now, I need to go see someone Sebastian thinks I’m doing some stuff with; find something and tell him if he asks about me; if he doesn’t ask, do not mention me. And if you’re planning to go see him, don’t, he’s sleeping. Maybe don’t even see him until I’m back; that way, he won’t ask you about me, okay?" Zeno asked desperately.

Ida was quiet for a while, staring at Zeno’s pleading face. "You’ve really Thought about this, haven’t you?" He questioned.

Zeno nodded, "Just say yes," He tugged Ida’s arm.

Ida sighed and nodded, "Alright, be careful Zeno, the boss doesn’t seem like the kind of person who’d forgive cheating or-"

"You think I’m cheating?" Zeno asked with a hard frown.

Ida shook his head, "No, not that kind of cheating, Zeno. But in a relationship, cheating isn’t only when youbfuck someone else. It can be in the form of lying, misconceptions, hiding secrets, or doing whatever the other partner would find offensive and unforgivable without giving them a valid reason for doing it...I don’t want you to be in that situation, Zeno. The boss had been hurt in the past if you do it again, he might just, I know, kill you and kill himself?" Ida shrugged.

Zeno chuckled, "Thanks, Ida, let’s hope it doesn’t get to that. I’ve got to go," He tapped Ida’s shoulder and ran out of the gate.

Ida stood there, watching Zeno run off to God-knows-where. He hoped Sebastian slept longer because he honestly didn’t know what to tell him if he ever asked about Zeno.

***

Zeno sat in the back of the taxi and read the message Sakura had sent him. She had sent him the location he was currently heading in.

He recalled what Ida had told him and felt his heart skip a beat. What if it happened that way? What if Sebastian really found out that he was actually trying to get him together with someone else?

What different was he from Johan and his parents? He had just sympathized with him last night, and yet he was here trying to do the same thing.

He hated himself for this, but Mr. Orion had clearly promised him that he would harm his Nana if he didn’t succeed with their arrangements.

So, here he was, thinking about how to save his Nana and save his relationship.

He planned to tell Sebastian at some point, but not just now; Sebastian would definitely confront his father about it, and Mr. Orion would know that he had snitched on him.

No, that’s not something he wanted now.

He would also tell Sakura about his relationship with Sebastian, but that would be after he had monitored her temperament to see what kind of person she really was.

The taxi came to a stop in front of a quiet cafe, and Zsno quickly paid the driver and left the car.

He walked into the quiet cafe and saw just a few people there around the round tables.

He slowly walked forward, searching for Sakura’s figure.

He reached the end of the room but still didn’t find Sakura. He saw a few women funnily looking at him, but he ignored them and kept on looking around the room.

"Zeno," He heard Sakura’s soft voice call him from behind.

He turned around and saw her sitting in a corner, but she wasn’t alone. Zeno recognized her brother who was sitting beside her with his gaze centered on him.

He felt a little uncomfortable by that look Sakura’s brother was giving him but he pushed it aside and walked toward them.

"Hello, Sakura," He greeted politely before he drew out the chair and lowered himself in front of them.

"Good morning, Zeno, meet my elder brother, Kenji; Kenji, this is Zeno, my friend," Sakura introduced.

Zeno caught the wink Sakura gave her brother as she introduced them and he almost sighed in exhaustion.

Not another admirer on his list. What was it with men and falling for him? Was it his face? His dressing? He needed to know so he’d change it. He had already attracted the right and best person; any other person was a disturbance to him.

And from the way Kenji was staring at him, he knew this was going to be another episode of confusion and rejection. Kenji was good-looking, all Japanese men were hot, no doubt. But he didn’t interest him one bit; he had Sebastian, and that was it; he didn’t care how good-looking or rich any other person was; they would never be enough for him.

"Nice to meet you, Zeno," Kenji offered him a handshake over the table.

Out of manners, Ze o just decided to shake him, if not, he didn’t want kinship with him.

"Nice to meet you," Zeno replied curtly and removed his hand from Kenji’s.

Kenji locked his eyes on Zeno and asked, "Your arm, is it healing? My sister told me what happened at the restaurant," He lowered his eye to Zeno’s dressed arm.

Zeno nodded, briefly glancing at Sakura, who was full of smiles. He was suddenly feeling like he was the one being set up for a blind date. Sakura was sabotaging him.

"My arm is alright, Mr. Kenji; it’s healing perfectly," He replied.

Kenji gave him a slow nod with a smile, "Call me Kenji, Zeno, I don’t plan to be business partners with you," He suggested in a flirty tone.

Zeno pretended not to see the signs and simply nodded, "Alright, Kenji it is. Sakura, about my boss-"

"Yes, yes, about Sebastian, that’s why we’re here...um, how do I say it..." She looked to her brother and back at Zeno.

"I like girls," She confessed.

"What?" Zeno asked in shock.

He was shocked for many reasons, but he didn’t know which particular one to hold onto.