VALENTINA’S POINT OF VIEW
The box was delivered to my door step at around five pm, the ball is supposed to start by nine. The hair stylist and makeup artist came a while later.
I looked into the box, it had the same Dior couture gown, the one with sequins and Swarovski stones, the same one that I had said to Diego I liked about a week ago when I had literally forced him to watch watch the Milan fashion week broadcast with me. It was the one that Gigi hadid had on in one of the shows.
The box also had a pastel colored Chanel bag to match the gown as well as a pair of louboutin heels. My mouth was wide up in shock at the amount of expensive stuff in the box. I cannot accept this, it is too much! I would never be able to pay back, I can never afford to pay back.
I’m sure I can find something good enough in my own closet to wear.
I opened up my closet, searched and searched but nothing looked good enough to fit the level of exclusivity that the ball promises.
I looked through the clothes I had in my closet but none of them seem to be adequate for the ball so with a sigh of resignation and decided to go with what Diego brought. For today I am going to be a princess! I can worry about paying him back tomorrow but for today i am just going to relax and be taken care of because at the end of the day I’m just a girl. Born to be a soft girlie forced to work hard.
“So what we are going to do is a half up, half down with soft regal curl to accentuate that pretty face of yours my darling. Or do you have any other style in mind?” Dale the hair dresser Diego had hired said, he is the sweetest person really, so bubbly and happy. He reminds me of a butterfly in bloom.
“I don’t know, wouldn’t that be a little bit too much?” I said, I don’t know… I used to like being the center of attention but in a room full of snobby rich people I don’t know if I want to be seen.
“I think we should just something simple.” I said.
“Nah-uh darling, Not on my watch. You are going to be the star of the show, so yeah we are doing it my way.” Dale said.
I’m not gonna lie being the star of the show sounds kinda nice, I mean I kinda like the thought of it. Dale started on with the hair, brushing and curling, he was done after sometime and oh my gosh my hair has never looked this good in my life!!
“My turn!” Ariana, the makeup artist said. She went for a barely there look, the kind that keeps people wondering if you have makeup on even though you probably spent over an hour on your makeup. It looked marvelous!
“Thank you so much!” I said to Dale and Ariana. They left the room and my stylists walked in, she helped me into the gown and heels and after I was done I walked to the mirror and OMG! DAMN!!
It’s seven thirty now and my doorbell rings, I opened it to see Diego looking like the literal definition of a Greek God, my knees felt weak!
DELVIN’S POINT OF VIEW
I was young and dumb and arrogant and stupid, really stupid, I thought I could buy the world with my name and my father’s money, I thought the world was made just because of me, I thought everyone in the world was born to serve me and satisfy my excesses, I learnt the hard way that that is not the case.
It happened first year of uni, I had just finished (paid my way through) high school, Beverly Hills high school to be precise, if anything going to that kind of high school did nothing to reduce my arrogance, the school is meant for the rich and famous, although they usually let in about two scholarship students (who we made sure to bully) every year.
So after Beverly high, I moved her to Elite University, it just felt like moving from one exclusive high school to another exclusive uni, I thought I saw wealthy and affluence at Beverly high but when I got to Elite uni I was in awe, every single person you know that matters in this world has their kid here, at Beverly high I had my place cemented because of my father’s status but when I got to Elite uni I was a nobody amongst the elites, I wanted so desperately to be noticed so I joined a fraternity and started doing some crazy shit, throwing money around, it got me the attention i wanted but it also brought me a rival.
Christiano Mariano was my rival, he was the son of a filthily wealthy Spanish billionaire. Christiano used to be known as the Elite of Elite university but then I came and started overdoing things, I guess that made him mad and by that I mean extremely furious.
He sent me a warning which I did not heed, he sent his goons to beat me up that made me angry and I killed him. I panicked and called my dad, everything got swept under the rug, I became the supreme elite of Elite university, my father got a bodyguard to protect me from anyone who might want to take revenge for Christiano’s death and life continued. The matter was never brought up again… until now.
I looked at my father with murderous hatred in my eyes but calmed down almost immediately. He wouldn’t do it… I know that because I know just how cowardly he is.
“You wouldn’t do that, that would jeopardize your chances of ever being governor, I mean think about it, nobody would want a governor who has a murderer for a son, they would definitely not want a governor who sweep things under the rug.” I said with a smile as I relax more on the chair. Blackmail, I guess I should say I learnt from the best… my lovely father over here.
“I admire your skill in… diplomacy.” My father said with a smile which made me frown, a smile from my father means I have lost this battle.
“I’ve thought about that, I guess I’ll just have to disown you, my PR team can spin the story around, you know say that I disowned you because I found out what you did to that boy Christiano… you know my son, the world loves a hero and I would be a hero for turning in my murderous son.” My father said. That bastard!
“You can avoid all of this by just getting married to Maddison Ventora and breaking up with that bitch Zara Adeyemi.” My father Said. My eyes grew wide with surprise.
“Yeah that’s right I know who the girl that wants to ruin my plans for you… my plans for this family is so one way or the other I am going to get you to do what I want.” He added. He is going to hurt Zara if I don’t marry Maddie…