CEO'S ROGUE ALPHA
Chapter 237: ARIA PEARL FARM

Chapter 237: ARIA PEARL FARM

It was late afternoon the next day when we drove to the pearl mines with Toten and John. They sat at the back of the car while Zeeb drove us there. I had no idea what Totem did to John; what was left was this meek wolf that had his eyes down at all times.

" Why did you drag me along? " Totem demanded as he spoke to Zeeb and I watched him from the front mirror.

" We are venturing into new territories and need your guidance " Zeeb drawled.

" Bunch of crap," Toten smirked.

" And I need someone to deal with Lovita Aria" Zeeb chuckled.

" You are using me. I am deeply offended. " Totem drawled and a small smile played on his lips.

" Zeeb is right. We need you at your level best today " I chuckled and heard the sign that came from John next to him.

Zeeb shook his head and sped off the highway as we drove to the seaside area and arrived at the meeting point. Aurora and Lovita had already arrived.

We got out of the car and walked towards the spot where they stood, we noticed that there was a large boat anchored on the beach

" Have you been waiting for long ?" Zeeb made conversation while the rest of us stood back.

" No. You just arrived on time" Aurora said.

Lovita’s eyes darted between us and then he turned around and said " Follow me"

" How far is the Island?" I said.

" An hour’s ride, " Aurora responded.

Lovita was the one who captained the boat we left for the Island. Zeeb held on to me as we enjoyed the view of the sea and the breeze that was rare for us to see. An hour later we arrived at the Island an

d a guard rushed to greet us.

" Aurora? It’s been so many years " The guard bowed and beamed at her.

" Cyrus, you are right. It’s been so many years since I came here. How is everything?" Aurora responded.

" Slow. All the pearls that we harvest are rotting away in the stores. " He complained. " Oh, where are my manners, who are your guests?"

" I am Zeeb Elijah from Due Corporation. These are my coworkers Anisha Freki, Totem Stone, and John Tharn."

" Freki?" Cyrus’ jaw dropped. " My ears are failing me. I must have heard wrong|

" Why ?" I spoke up.

" Because an old man, Odwolf, was a good friend of mine. And I am not wrong you are the skinny lass he found and raised. He always spoke so much about you" Cyrus chuckled. " You are no longer skinny and have grown into a fine woman"

" You knew my Godfather?" I whispered.

" He often came to the Island after old man Aria passed on. Said that the place reminded him of his late wife. "

" Now I understand. He came to the Island because his godmother loved pearls. So he came to collect them and then stuffed them in the jewelry boxes that were locked in his room’" I chuckled.

" Freki mansion must be filled with pearls" Cyrus joined in the laughter.

" Good old memories " Aurora smiled

" I only came to the beach because Lovita called. I was excited to see him. He is a spitting image of Lobo Aria. But I can tell that his demeanor is different from his."

" You mean that Lobo Aria is a madman, " Toten said.

" Exactly, " Cyrus nodded. " He took after his father and I can assure you nothing good will come out of it"

" He already caused trouble and now he is hiding in Japan," Zeeb explained.

" I heard about that. And what surprised me was Lyal’s death. I was hoping someone could save that boy. But out of the three, Zineb is the real wacko" Cyrus stated.

" What ?" Zeeb and I spoke at the same time.

" Zineb Aria is the one you should watch out for" Cyrus stated " She inherited all the evil from her mother. I bet Aurora knows it too well"

" Don’t remind me, " Aurora muttered.

" Do you know that she is now a hybrid wolf? A Yakuza hybrid turned her " I informed them.

" The amount of madness in the Aria family is astonishing " Totem shuddered.

" You have no idea. But my son is different. He was born lucky" Aurora beamed at Lovita as we all stared at his back. He seemed to be listening to our conversation and never said a word.

Lovita dropped anchor at an island and we all got off the boat and headed towards the pearl farm. The place was neatly kept and it surprised all of us. Cyrus led us to an old house but the interior was well designed. He then took out a large box and placed it on the desk that was in the corner of the room.

I gasped as we all were blinded by the pearls in the box. The pearls were white, silver, pink, gold, cream, or a combination some of them were all silenced by the view.

" I forgot how beautiful the pearls were, " Aurora sniffed.

" The pearl farm needs to be taken over. I am growing old and need to rest. I had presented a proposal of commercialization to Aria but he refused to hear any of it. I suggest that we find a corporation enough to take over and export the pearls" Cyrus’ eyes landed on me.

" That is why we are here" Zeeb interjected before I could speak.

" Good. Old man Aria left this Island to Aurora ’’ Cyrus announced as he pulled a document from one drawer and handed the title deed to her. She stood unmoving in shock and Lovita grabbed the document.

" What the fuck are you talking about?" Aurora whispered.

" You were the love of his life. But he was obsessed with the Tabular crystal and you were impatient. You wanted it whole yet he was not ready to settle down with you " Cyrus explained.

" I was pregnant " Aurora’s eyes were filled with tears and then they rolled down her cheeks.

" That is why he left the Island to you and your son" Cyrus affirmed.

" That fucking bastard" Aurora cursed and walked out of the room.

" That went well " Cyrus lowered himself on one of the seats in the living room.

" What if Mother had not insisted that we came back to Chugach, what would be the outcome " Lovita finally spoke up

" Knowing Aurora well, she took too long to get back after old man Aria died. I was banking on the fact that she would keep her ear on the ground and listen in to what was happening in Chugach. Aurora loves this pack and eventually, she has to come back. Plus her mother, Maggy Storm is old, and she needs a safe place to retire."

" All these from a hunch?" John Tharn wondered out loud.

" Yes," Cyrus smirked.

" I am going to look around. Come with me " Toten said and instructed John Tharn and they walked out of the house.

Lovita walked over and handed Zeeb the title deed " As promised, here is the title. It came sooner than expected. I want to fulfill Mama’s wish."

" Thank you Lovita. It will take some time for everyone to warm up to all this. Anisha will draft a plan and share it with you. I will contact all our international partners and get the export market ready. "

" Sounds like so much work, " Lovita smiled.

" It is," I responded.

" Just let me know what I can do to help" Lovita stated.

" First we need to get more workers on the farm. The storage facilities need an update and we need additional boats to and fro from the Island" Cyrus spoke up.

" Don’t worry, Toten and John will report assessing the farm. Once they’re done, we shall get a full report. " Zeeb assured him.

It was late at night when we got back to the mainland. We parted ways with Aurora and Lovita after a long discussion on the pearl export.

" Do you think Lobo will lay claim to the Island?" Toten asked when we were driving back to the office.

" No one knows what Lobo might do, " I retorted.

" There is one of the pack members who is a spy for Zineb Aria ’’ John Tharn announced and Zeeb stepped on the brakes and stopped the car as we all turned to stare at him.

" What did you say ?" I demanded.

" She is the secretary at the enforcer office. I started suspecting her and confirmed it the day before Lucian transferred me. I wanted more time so that I could get the evidence. I am not that useless" John responded.

" Why did you wait for this long to speak up? " Toten demanded.

" Speak up to who? My mother is old and sickly. She had me late in her life and Pa died. So she relies on me and I can’t have myself as a target " He shrugged his shoulders.

" Am sending you back to the pack office "Zeeb announced as he turned back and stepped on the gas. We drove to the Due corporation office to drop off Toten and John and agreed that John would report back to the pack office.

" I will call Lucian later and brief him. " I added.

" I was just getting used to you being around " Toten winked at John who in turn jumped out of the car and rushed off, disappearing around the corner of the office building.

" You can’t seriously be attracted to him?" Zeeb looked at Toten in shock.

Toten alighted the car, walked a few steps, and said " To each their own"