Two seconds ticked past as Rafael stared at his friend.
" you're sick, I'll do no such thing!" He boomed, he could imagine anything but marrying that woman."Oh, yes you will, if you still want to have a chance of having Tripolis" Vince deadpanned .
"How do you mean?"
" She used you, you think she's working with the Miller, marry her to beat her at her own game" Vince explained convincingly." hmmm" Rafael replied thoughtfully, the idea didn't seem all that bad now.
" yeah, you can still turn the tables on her by using her against the Miller, this time, as your bride plus you stand a chance of having Tripolis, think about it "Rafael arched his brow at Vince, how hadn't he thought of this idea before he fired her?
He would also get the chance to deal with her properly for choosing to side with his enemies.
" Nice move" Rafael said moving closer to the window.
Crystal burst into a loud fit of laughter.What kind of sick joke was he playing with her?"Marry you? " She voiced out in disbelief then resumed on another fit of laughter so hard that her stomach hurts.Rafael watch her laugh, even though he knew it was a mocking one, still his breath caught at the sight, her face flushed and her eyes bright,she look radiant, but he was confused at what was so funny about his proposal..He caught himself in a transfixed state staring at her and a wave of annoyance directed at himself swept through him."What's so damn funny?" He gritted, his hard gaze pinned in a glare at her.She sobered up almost immediately but refused to cower at the sharpness of his gaze."What's so damn funny is that you just said I should marry you! Did you knock your head over and lose your senses? " She let out."The fact that you are going to marry me isn't funny " he
Crystal drove straight to Starlia's house, her head still reeling from what had just happened.She walked straight to the refrigerator to get herself a cold glass of water, ignoring Starlia who was standing at the entrance of the door."Are you okay? ?" Starlia asked following her inside." The most bizarre thing just happened, you won't believe it! " She exclaimed , slamming the now empty bottle of water on the counter.Starlia laughed, " Tell me about it, bizarre things are always your thing"Crystal could feel her blood pumping, her heart racing , she had almost kissed him! The memory of his intoxicating cologne and the masculine smell of his aftershave still burned in her mind, she could feel the colors creeping slowly to her face while Starlia just stared at her curiously, her friend would never this riled up unless it was something major."Will you keep blushing or will you tell me about your biz
Crystal walked outside to see the chauffeur from earlier had returned, she tried to take a peek over the tinted glass, as if aware of what she was searching for, the driver spoke."My boss isn't here, he only sent me to get you "Her brows drew into a slight frown, for some reason she felt disappointed, she shrugged off the feeling, she convinced herself that it wasn't anything but annoyance, he had started this whole charade, then he should have also had the honor to pick her up.The chauffeur opened the door for her so she could get in." Where are we headed?" She asked the moment she had gotten inside the car" I'll take you to the boss" Was the polite reply.She resisted the urge to roll her eyes, that wasn't the answer to the question she had asked.They drove in silence for some moment, the chauffeur seemed to be concentrated on driving, she co
**Crystal turned to see a beautiful lady who looks like she's in her mid twenties, she was elegantly dressed in a red velvet gown that gave her a gentle and soft look, combined with the light make up she wore, the woman was stunningly beautiful."Elena! When did you return?"Crystal couldn't say that she wasn't surprised by the sudden gentle look that went across Rafael's features.Who was this stunning woman? No doubt they must be very familiar with each other.The woman pouted slightly, making her cupid shaped lips looked even fuller."You are not happy to see me then? If Vince hadn't told me that you were getting married, I would have known nothing about it! "Her gaze aimed towards Crystal at that moment, her eyes glinted with an emotion Crystal failed to recognize."She's beautiful, but not more than I am, aren't you going to int
**Crystal gritted her teeth at the blatant stare from the onlookers. She had only quietly wanted to leave, why did Elena stop her?Her gaze reverted to Elena, the woman had an apologetic innocent expression.She couldn't tell if she was being sincere or not."I know, you must be worried about the cost of your damaged dress right? I can pay for it " Elena spoke aloud for everyone who was around to hear and laughed with a dismissive wave of her hand."That settles it then, does it appeal to you, Miss Crystal? Your dress doesn't look that expensive, I'll send an even more beautiful one tomorrow"Although the other woman had a sweet smile plastered on her face, Crystal couldn't help but feel a spike of irritation. She looked around to see they had gained even more attention, she wondered if that had been the woman's intention, but what enmity did she have with her?
**Crystal waited as he signaled the driver to bring the car around. A short while later, they were both prepared to leave.Just as the driver opened the door of the car, a familiar face hurried towards them.Crystal's gaze narrowed slightly when Elena made her way over to them, or rather to Rafael because the woman just blatantly ignored her presence.A slight pout played across as she clutched Rafael's arm..... For the second time since this evening."You didn't tell me you are about to leave, who knows when I'll have the opportunity of seeing you again " She spoke in a soft tone, gazing up at Rafael with wide innocent eyes.Crystal almost snorted at the woman's gentle and docile behavior."When are you returning to your Vacation? I'm sure you'll have the time to make it to our wedding, it's only a few weeks away " Rafael replied smoothly as though he was ta
Crystal woke up to the sound of her phone ringing, she stretched her hand lazily towards the stand to snatch her cellphone, not bothering to look at the caller ID."Hello" she murmured croakily, then she cleared her voice."Hello, who? "she replied more soundly this time." Young lady, don't tell me you're still in bed by this time!" The feminine voice from the other end yelled, threatening to burst her ears open. Crystal jerked the phone from her ears, she checked the called ID, it was of course Starlia's mom on the other end. she groaned and rolled over, shoving aside the sheets." Mom, so good to hear from you" she mumbled." Since you refused to call me, well I decided to do the calling to get a more feasible explanation from you, young lady! " Mrs. Esther yelled again and Crystal couldn't help but wince." I don't understand m..om" she stuttered, her heart thudding in guilt, had her mom found out about her charad
By 6:30, Crystal is all dressed in a simple pale pink dinner gown and light make up, she heard the blare of the horn outside and then a knock on her door, she frowned, they still have about 30minutes more, she opened her door, Rafael was standing at the entrace, dressed in a tuxedo, he look breathtaking and she sucked in her breath, his hair has been ruffled by the evening breeze and she fought the urge to run her fingers through it." are you going to stand there staring or are you going to let me in" he demanded, sounding amused and Crystal flushed got"Come in, I'll soon be ready" she mumbled paving way for him to enter into her tiny apartment.His presence filled the whole apartment and the space suddenly shrink, he dominate anywhere he is, he stood gazing round her compartment, this is actually use first time he has entered into her compartment, other time he has been here, he had giving her a got kiss that made the headlines and left."Please, have a