He took his eyes away from me and began walking away.
Oh.
He saw I was on a call, right?
And I wasn’t referring to him.
I ended the call with Snow and ran after him.
“Hi! I’m Aysel.”I introduced walking side by side with him which kind of attracts stares also.
He stopped walking and turn to me.
“If you’re here to get a dress, just refer to the people.”his cold stare was hard on my face.
“Why tho?”I chuckled.
He raises his brows up at me, questionally.
“You said people, those people are humans just like you are, so why can’t I refer to you instead?”
He sighs and shoved his hands in his trouser’s pockets.
“You seem like a lady of class but you actually lack a sense of that.”
I scoffed but then smiled.
“Well, I’m here for something bigger than that. My card would do the introduction.”I proffered it to him.
He gazed at it then looked up at me.
“Aysel?”he looks up at me.
I could swear i saw him smile. Though it was so faint, but still visible.
“Sounds close?. Well, my name comes after yours and your friend’s in the fashion community so you should know me.”I flicked my hair back proudly.
He suddenly bursted into laughter.
“Sorry, I didn’t know that.”
“And since you said you are here for something bigger, Ms Aysel, I think you should refer to the secretary. He..”
“No. Something bigger with you.”I interrupted.
He sloped his head to the side and I quickly added,”With the CEOs, the DRS”so he wouldn’t get the wrong idea.
“Did you have an appointment before?”
“No? It’s actually about business.”
“Business or no business, you have to book an appointment before you can have a talk with us. I’d suggest you go book that now.”
“It won’t take long tho. The business is actually a little different.”I tried to explain.
“And, what could that be?”
“I would like to learn from you guys.”
He sighed again.
“Then go register as one and stop…”
“Oh – oh. Of course not. You said it earlier, I’m a lady of class so wouldn’t that be ignoble? All I seek is audience from you and your friends. I promise not to be a pain in the neck and, well, I’m actually a fast learner, I get that a lot from people.”I beamed hoping to convince him.
*
John’s pov.
“Who do you just call now? Lisa?”
“Yes, sir. She arrived minutes ago and requested to see you.”the guard replied.
I let’s out a scoff.
How dare her show her ugly face after all that?
“Send her away.”I said and he nodded then left.
That sl*t.
My hand tightened around the glass cup.
I carried it up to my lips and took a sip.
“Ma’am.. you can’t just barge in. Please go back.”I heard a guard say.
I looked back and saw him trying to take her away but she just wouldn’t let him.
“Leave us alone.”I ordered and the guard left.
“John, baby.. I’m so sorry. You literally have no clue about how much I’ve missed you.”she rushed over to hug me but I stopped her.
“Why are you here?”I asked instead.
“Why else would I be here? For you, of course.”she beamed and tried to hug me again.
“Don’t. You should leave, I don’t want you here.”
“Ow, is my baby still angry at me? I flew all the way in from Italy just to see you so you’re just going to dismiss me?”she pouted.
“Leave before I have guards drag you out. I’m sure you wouldn’t want that.”I said.
She came closer to me in an attempt to get her mouth on mine but I pushed her away roughly and stood up.
“I’m not the loving John to you anymore, so leave now when I’m still be kind. I hate you now, Lisa. Do well as to not let us meet like this again.”I stood up and left the bar, going up to my room.
She dare not follow me.
*
Aysel’s Pov.
Alright?…
I stared nervously at the two men as they ran their cold eyes around me.
“Who is she?”one scoffed.
“Our new partner, Aysel”Snow introduced.
“Hi, I’m Aysel. Just as Snow as said, I will be beside you from now on.”I smiled.
“But I’m Snow.”the other husked.
Oh?
I turned back to the guy beside me.
“If you’re Snow, then what is he?.”I asked.
“Duvall.”
“Oh,”was all I could say.
Can’t believe I mistook him for Snow.
I should have ran a background check before coming.
By the way, this room is quite spacious.
“When did we get a new partner without us knowing?”I’m assuming, no, since he is Snow, and he is Duvall, then he’s definitely Ralph.
“We haven’t sign any contract yet. She came here minutes ago and expressed her interest in working with us.”Duvall explained.
“Why coming to us then?, shouldn’t she be going to the secretary?”Snow questioned.
“Well, her’s is actually a little business. Besides, she’s a noble lady also and she owns a fashion company, she’s next to us in the fashion world to be more factual.”Duvall explained.
“I’m a high plug in the beauty community also. The only difference here is I import clothes while you make them yourselves.”I pressed my lips together.
The Ralph guy was sitting by the left, a sketching board was placed right in front of his seat. There were different sort of drawing instrument on the table beside him.
Well, he could easily do that on a device tho so why going all the way manual?
The snow guy was by the cutting table, cutting out a design and oh, there’s the sewing spot left so I’m guessing Duvall is the one in charge of that.
“By the way, Duvall, how come you look older, I mean you literally portray yourself as the older one here from your dressing. Others are dressing cool and.. but you dressed too smart.”
“I don’t quite grab your words, Aysel. What do you mean?”
“You’re putting on a suit, while the others are putting on a jean and top, now that seems cool, unlike you.”
“We don’t have to dress alike. This is how a real businessman should dress.”he replied, earning glares from the other guys.
“Nope! Actually, I see you guys as a band, not a music band but then, a fashion one..”
Duvall laughs.
“You shouldn’t crack a joke around here, Aysel. Because this people right here sees that as a great disaster.”
Now, it was my turn to laugh.
“Too bad, that would never happen because I’m not always in for a sad one.”
*
#Night#
Closing hour.
“C’mon guys, that would be fun. Just a few drinks to celebrate getting a new partner.”I tried to convince them.
“Count me out”Snow rolled his eyes.
“Me too.”Ralph said.
“I’m in tho.”Duvall smiled.
Well, he likes smiling a lot.
He is unlike others who are cold to the core.
He is a little on the lukewarm side. Not so cold, not so cheerful.
“What can I do to persuade you?”I folded my arms.
They didn’t answer as they keep rounding up their work.
“How about I tell you a story about Juliet?”
They both snapped their heads back at me.
“Deal!”
*
We arrived at the bar and ordered for drinks.
“You promised a story about Juliet.”
“How do you know Juliet?”
Both Snow and Ralph asked respectively.
“You really wanna hear the story?”
I heard as curiosity rose up in their eyes.
What’s up with them and Juliet tho?.
I just said that, I didn’t believe they would follow me where because of that?.
They even agreed to disguise and go to a remote place where many people wouldn’t recognize us.
Duvall is the only one who isn’t curious.
“If you can finish up a bottle of that drink, I would tell”I said, very sure they wouldn’t be able to do that.
But I was shocked when they started drinking glass of drink upon drink and, oh wow…
They’ve finished the bottle and they looked even drunk.
What?
I looked at Duvall and he smiled at me.
“What to do? I’m drunk also?”
I looked down to find two empty bottles before him.
Mama mercy?!
I should have stopped them from drinking any further and when did Duvall even starts to drink that he drank all two bottles?
I looked at Ralph who kept smiling. His face was flushed red. Snow kept narrowing his gaze at me and shrugging and Duvall! He kept uttering inaudible words.
Oh no.
What should I do?
Alright… I will clean this up myself.
“You leave at the same place, right?”I asked.
“Never!”they all slurred in their speech.
Oh. I’m whipped!
Okay. I will just ask for their addresses and send them off to their house in a cab.
“Alright. Let’s start with Ralph first. Where is your house?”
“It’s in my house.”he smiles.
“Eish.. I mean the address of your house.”
“Hey lady”he called with a frown.
“My house is in my house.”he smiled and drop his head on the table.
I sighed in frustration.
“Snow?, where’s your house?”
“Up there?”he pointed.
At least, he still remebers his house.
“Up there?, where precisely?”
“Up at the hills, peekaboo!”
I pulled my hair hardly as if I was going to yank it off.
God. What have I gotten myself into.
I released my hair but someone suddenly yanked it up tightly and pulled me up with it.
Ouch! That hurts!
Duvall!!
“Guys, let’s go home.”he started dragging me away and the other followed behind us.
“Put on your seatbelts, please, I’m gonna drive all way high”
And then, I felt a sudden push at my buttocks.
Whaaaaaaaaat??!!!!