Filed To Story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
No way, he’s way out of my league and totally wrong for me. Bad boys and players are the banes of my life, I go for the good guys
“No” I replied to him and he smiled once more. Would his smiling ever stop? It makes me unable to guess what he’s thinking. Suddenly, I wished for the previous grim, grumpy side of him. He was angry then and wanted me out of his life. Now, I can’t tell what he’s actually thinking
“fine, I’m in”
“Well said,” he said and stretched out his hand for a handshake. I eyed his outstretched hand alarmingly. The last time I took his, something weird happened which I won’t repeat again
“Deal then and for the record, I think we should keep our hands to ourselves,” I remarked, giving him a fake relaxed smile. I can’t let him see I’m nervous and stricken with fear.
What if I fail to impress his father?
“fine by me” He returned his hand to the pocket of his designer suit
” Since we’re all done, let’s go,” I said signaling his chauffeur to drive to the intended destination but the look on Niles’s face said otherwise
“What?” I asked not liking the look he’s giving me
He arched his brow “Do you really think you’re going there looking like that?” He asked pointing at my clothes like it was some piece of thrash. I looked down examining my dress to know whether I wore it wrong or there was some dirt on it which I could not find
Blinking, I asked innocently ” what’s wrong with it?”
He scoffed irritably “Your dressing is a straight giveaway, my father doesn’t even need to guess if you’re Christina or not cause my girlfriend is a fashionista and my dad knows I don’t date girls who dress shab-…. “
“Shabbily?” I completed for him and I saw his eyes soften
“I didn’t mean it that way Maria, I just wanted to-” He tried explaining remorsefully
” I know, ” I said, giving him a fake smile, ” So what do you have in mind?” I changed the topic trying to ease the awkward tension in the car and thankfully he played along.
Smiling he said, “Transform you from head to toe”
Rubbing my hands together in gleeful anticipation, I said to Niles
“Can’t wait to see that”
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Niles’s POV
“How do I look?” A voice asked as I drew my eyes off the magazine I was holding and focused on a girl emerging out of the dressing room
“Wow” I breathed as she smiled “you look….”
“Different?”
“Yeah, different and sexy” I complimented and saw a blush creep up her face. Well, she totally deserves it, rocking it in that black designer denim.
“We should go, my father doesn’t have that much of patience and I’ve kept him waiting for long ” I more like reminded myself, knowing the old man would be furious by now
“Sure,” Maria acquiesced and stepped outside while I paid for the bills. When I went out, she was already in the car waiting for me.
I looked around, checking for anyone who might be following us. Satisfied, I stepped into the car.
“What were you looking at?” The once Stubborn ass asked, she was really good at observing me.
“Checking if we’re being followed”
Maria frowned “followed?” She looked through the window “Why would anyone follow you? You know, aside from kidnappers and robbers considering you’re rich and….”
I stared at her intrigued “And what?”
“And enemies” she shrugged “you know business enemies. Enemies you make during a transaction who’ll want nothing but to end you, you know…such competitors who…..”
“I know what business enemies are, Maria ” I stated firmly loving her cute blabbering
She paused for a while ” Oh, true” she gave me a strained smile “Of course you know, why wouldn’t you know? You’re smart, intelligent, and would always know. Wait a minute, am I blabbering?”
“Yeah, a little…or more than a little? “
She sighed, pressing her temple, ” I tend to talk a lot when I’m nervous. It’s a disease, an incurable one”
I stared at her for a while not getting why she was so nervous, it wasn’t like the old man was going to hurt her neither would Tina without my permission
“What?”
“Huh?”
“Why are you staring at me like that?” Maria asked, leaving me short of words.
“Nothing, I was just urm..thinking ” Came my reply and she looked away. Without she noticing, I kept staring at her wondering why she was nervous when other girls were ready to kill for such an opportunity
“If you keep staring at me like that you might build a hole in my head…..”
“Why are you nervous?” I blurted out before I realized it. Why was I this way? I just couldn’t understand. All of my dates I never bother about their personal life or what they’re feeling, it’s never my business but why was I so interested in her?
“Excuse me ?”
“What’s making you afraid, Maria?” I asked staring her in the eyes and she stared back, for a while I saw fear flicker in those brown eyes
“I’m scared” she murmured
“Scared of what?”
“Scared of being a failure. All my life, I was never good at anything” she laughed softly but I could see sheer pain beneath that laugh
“Even if I was good at it, I never succeeded but my sister Kim was good at everything. My parents loved her so much that they even forgot I exist, to them I’m a disgrace. So, I left home ” she looked away as a tear slipped down her face and sniffed
“I was just eighteen when I left home and they never bothered searching for me. Thankfully, I was in college by then, so I worked part-time to take care of school and myself. Even though they didn’t search for me, I had hoped maybe one day …one day…you know they’ll come for me until I discovered I wasn’t my father’s child, I’m Kim’s half-sister. My mom was coming home one day from work when she was rap..ra..raped by some stranger and I became the result..”
“Oh God,” I groaned and put my arms around her and hugged her. She hugged me so tight as if holding unto life as she cried her heart out.
How did she withstand such harsh treatment? I knew she wasn’t faking it cause she wouldn’t cry two times in a row in the same night without thinking of ruining her makeup
I held her face in my palm focusing her gaze on mine “Maria, you’re not a failure” I tried encouraging her but she chuckled nervously
“You’re just saying that to stop me from crying”
“And is that working?” I asked
“A little”
I smiled “I meant every word I said, Maria. You’re not a failure, you’re just taking things slowly waiting for your time to shine and trust me when I tell you that time is coming sooner than later”
She smiled back wiping her eyes with her hands “I guess I’ll just have to believe “
Immediately, a huge frown appeared on her face “I’ve ruined my makeup now your dad would think you beat and forced me into coming here”
I smiled, she’s definitely silly “No, my dad would think you were overridden with joy to the point of tears after receiving his invitation”
Maria’s jaw dropped at once
“you are so bad ” She murmured as I cheered silently.