She said nothing but glared at him as she took more sips of her wine.
“I am deeply sorry if my words came out the wrong way.”
“Of course, I don’t expect you to nanny her or turn yourself into a detective or spy because of me. I know you don’t like her because of Ashton, which is actually cool.”
“By wanting you to take care of her, I mean, just making sure that she is okay from afar. I am not going to be here but I still wish her well. You are the only one that I have as a friend here and I trust you.”
“Well, you Ashton do not have to give that speech or trust me because I can literally kill her with my bare hands if I see her with Oscar had no idea when a peal of sounding laughter escaped his lips.”
“Oh, you think it is funny? Don’t be surprised when I text you that the love of your life is dead and that you should come and carry Sophie
“I wish I could ship you home with me.”
She nudged his arm again, “You fool, I am not some package that you ship!”
“I love you so much.”
“Ewwwww! Please stop!” Bessie put up a disgusting face, sipping her drink.
Oscar chuckled.
“I meant. I like you as a friend. We are nasty and we fit each other.”
“Yes, dummy! You only love my Boss who unfortunately doesn’t want you. Besides, you are not my type so get the hell off mel
“Yeah, you are not my type either.”
“Yes, because I can’t afford your dowry.”
Oscar smiled, shaking his head in disbelief. “I will remember to tell Fedora that I made a good friend in Australia event though I couldn’t come back with Vicky as she expected”
“Who is Fedora? Your Mistress?”
“My elder sister.”
“Ohhh! She sounds gentle by her name. You must be so much of a handful to her.”
*Not really! We fight sometimes but we are mostly cool.”
“I don’t trust you. You sound like a lot to deal with.”
“Not really.” He smiled.
“So can I trust you on it?”
“I am not promising anything but I will try my best. Generally, watch her from afar!”
“Thank you!”
“Don’t thank me. She is still my enemy.”
“So what time is your flight and what would you be doing for the whole Saturday?”
“I would probably stay in and sleep through. I’ve actually not had a proper sleep in days. The pilot should get here early Sunday.”
“Oh…” She nodded in realization. “Private jet. I forgot you are a big deal.
“How is life for you in America?”
“Busy! I’m always working and I go to the club for fun.”
Whenever you are free and you feel like taking a vacation, just let me know. I will host you. Feel free to come with your friends too.”
“Cool! I’ll keep that in mind.”
Oscar nodded. “I can’t wait to have you.”
“And before I forget, I have something for you.” Oscar rose to his feet, went over to the other side of the suite where the work desk was, picked up an envelope, and came back to where he was seated beside her.
Oscar handed her the envelope. She frowned, looking in between Oscar and the piece of paper.
“Don’t be a bully, accept this.”
Glaring at him. She took the envelope from him and opened it. It was a cheque in there and the moment she saw the figures on it, tears gathered up immediately in her eyes.
“The first night we met, you told me to hold your phone for a while and I saw the messages that popped in. The one from your sister about how she did not get enough money to help out with your Dad’s hospital Bills.”
“I know how private family issues can be but I am sorry that I saw this one. What awed me the most was the fact that you go through so much at home which is probably why you are working round the clock but you still maintain your positive energy and your cheerful self.”
“You are amazing and I am proud to know a strong woman like you. I hope the money sorts everything”
*Please don’t cry. You are going to look terrible I promise you.
“I hate you. I hate you so much.” She sniffed, wiping tears off the corner of her eyes with one finger while holding onto the cheque with the other hand.
Oscar laughed. “You are welcome.”
“You made me cry. F uck you!”
“Are you sure about that? Ashton is not going to like it, remember?”
She nudged his arm, making him chuckle.
“Thank you! Thank you so much. She looked at him with tear-filled eyes.
“My pleasure!”
“This is more than enough to pay for Dad’s surgery and even help us get a more spa cious home and set us up. Thank you so much, Oscar! I really do not know what else to say but Thank you so much”
“My pleasure!”
“Are you this nice to people or you are just giving me some sort of preferential treatment?”
Oscar shrugged. “I don’t joke with my family and friends.”
“This means so much to me. Thank you!”
“It’s nothing. You deserve to be happy and I want you to be happy!”
“Are you hungry?”
“Yeah! What do you have?”
“This is a five-star suite, remember?”
“Then I am going to eat everything on my plate. Come join me.” She kept the cheque in her sling bag, rose to her feet, then made her way toward the dining table perfectly made for two. The food was already set.
Oscar chuckled, rising to his feet. “Don’t you think you are getting too comfortable with me? You are not my wife, remember?”
“But I am your friend and I’ve got every right to feel at home.”
Oscar shook his head in disbelief, with a smile on his face, making his way towards the dining table.
Almost an hour later, after eating, talking more about themselves, and making silly conversations, Bessie decided it was time to take her leave as she needed to work and rest in time for her next job.
“You are a millionaire now, Why do you still need to work?”
Bessie put her hand on her chin. pretending to think. “Wait, let me guess. You said you were going back home because your needed to work. But you are a Billionaire already. Why do you still need to work?”
Oscar chuckled.
“You sure you are not drunk?”
“No, I am not. I work in a bar, remember? I never get drunk to stupor.”
“You are amazing. I hope you know that.” He said to her,
Bessie rolled her eyes at him. “I am sure you say that to every girl you meet. Including Vicky.”
“Do you really have to mention her name when you clearly know how much I am trying to avoid and forget her?”
Bessie shrugged, folding her arms. “I do not care. She would forever be known to you no matter how much you decide to avoid her.”
“But do you think that you are making the right decision?” Bessie couldn’t help but ask.
“I have made my decision. Please stop messing with my mind.”
“Don’t be a coward. There is nothing like messing with your mind. If you feel that way, then it is safe to say you just acted out of anger.”
“I made my decision and I don’t go back on my word.”
“I understand you, Oscar. I would probably do the same if I were in your shoes especially if I have one hell of a temper like you.
“I don’t have a bad temper?”
“Oh, really?!” She glared at him..
“You always find a way to tear me down.”
“Me? How? That is so impossible?”
“You know how to put me in my place without me getting offended.”
“I know I can be insanely blunt but I do caution myself when I am around you.”
“Are you sure?” Oscar chuckled because he had never noticed any of that.
“Of course! You are the son of a Billionaire or should I say, you are a self-made millionaire and that last thing on my mind is to annoy you because you are fit to put me behind bars.”
“Stop kidding.”
“I am not. We both know that I am insanely right!”
“And we both know that I can’t put you behind bars. You would probably murder me before l’am able to achieve that.”
“But back to reality, don’t you think you should give this some more thought?”
Oscar sighed. “It hurts that no one can understand me
“You said I am your friend. Tell me all, I am ready to listen to you. I promise.”
“I hate being an intruder.”
“How are you an intruder in this story?” Bessie couldn’t help but ask.
“She keeps saying she doesn’t want me the more I try to get closer to her.”
“You are handsome and you’ve got fame and money…”
Oscar smirked, “Are you hitting on me?”
“Shut up and stop interrupting me. Let me focus on what I am saying”
“Okay, I’m listening. But just so you know, you’ve got one hell of a temper also.”
She glared at him.
He shrugged, “Just saying.”
Bessie scoffed, “You are so egoistic!”
“As I was saying, I know you have it all which means you are probably used to getting advances from women but have you ever woord anyone before?”
“What do you take me for?” He frowned at her
“Shut the f u ck up and answer my question.”
“How do you expect me to answer your question if I shut my mouth?”
“You freak me out all the time, just answer me before I murder you.”
“I never knew you would be so interested in going to jail.”
She glared at him. “Speak before 1 murder you?”
“Yes, I am the one who mostly gets advances so I don’t need to struggle to be with anyone. Ladies throw themselves at me so I select who I want.”
“Vicky was the only lady that gave me a hard time. She didn’t want me.”
“Interesting, why?”
“Wipe that smirk off your face. I am not spilling any tea.”
“You’ve started already. Just continue. Why didn’t she want you? You were too rude?”
“Probably!” Oscar answered and a peal of satisfied laughter left Bessie’s lips.
“I knew it! It is obvious Vicky is someone that doesn’t take nonsense.”
“If you are going to keep making fun of me, then I better not say anything again.”
“No, keep talking, please. You can also tell me how you guys met. It will help me analyze the situation well and also proffer the most suitable advice.”
“You are ruining me. I hope you know that.”
“Ruining you? How? I thought I just explained myself to you?”
“You are meant to help me with inspiring words to move on and not helping me reveal sweet moments with someone who doesn’t want anything to do with me anymore. It is not good for my me ntal health.”
“Dummy, I don’t want you and her to separate. That is why I want you to spill. It will help me proffer the best advice”
Oscar frowned. “What are you now? A marriage counselor?”
“You know I love having part-time jobs. If I get you and Vicky back together, I could add the experience to my cv. It means more coins for me.”
“Stop looking at me like that and tell me what is going on?”
Knowing she was probably not going to let her be until he spoke, Oscar decided to open up anyways.
“Vicky was a staff member in my company.”
“I see, no wonder she is against office romance. Poor Ashton but that is good because I will have him all to myself.”
Oscar scoffed. “Will you keep it low and listen to me?”
“Sorry!” She said shyly.
“I had no idea she worked there until I bumped into hef.”
“I mean, the company is a very big one, there are a lot of staff, so I probably didn’t know her until then because I never paid attention. Besides, I don’t know everyone but I started noticing her the day I bumped into her at the elevator.”
“I bumped into her while she was carrying some files and she literally embarrassed me in front of the staff there about me not having any form of respect because I am the Boss. She said some horrible things and I could vividly remember her calling me a spoiled brat.”
“She also walked away from me on the spot.”
“I could have fired her on that spot but I was too shocked about what happened. It wasn’t what she said to me but it was more about her raising her voice at me,”
“At that moment she lashed out at me, I could tell she knew that I was the CEO but she did not give a f uck. She didn’t think twice about putting me in my place.”
“I like her for that because you can be an as shole.”
Oscar glared at Bessie, making her chuckle.
