Chapter 2: Bad Encounter

3pm, the next day, Saturday. At city S.

Kate alighted the plane, the wind flew past her hair, she breathed in the air making her nostalgic. This was her birthplace, her home.

The sun was high in the sky making everywhere hot, it was the dry season. Kate wore a blue sleeveless top with a keyhole neckline pairing it with a white jean leggings and blue Adidas sneakers , she packed her hair neatly into a ponytail with her shades on.

Her portable hand bag casually hung on her shoulder while she dragged her suitcase. Kate looked around the airport, the airport had really changed compared to 4 years ago.

Kate looked for an exit, she turned to her front when someone suddenly bumped into her - a woman, making her stumble back a little as she heard a cracking sound.

"Hey can't you watch where you are going!", Kate heard the woman scream in annoyance catching other people's attention.

"That voice, she knew that voice all too well", Kate thought as she slowly looked up to see the person she bumped into, Rose. Kate had to stop herself from strangling the woman in front of her.

She must say Rose had really changed, one's life surely changes for the better when there is money. And she could see Rose was really enjoying her new life.

Rose stood arrogantly in front of Kate, her hands on her waist, wearing a white mini dress with an off shoulder sleeve pairing it with a 6" stiletto heels, her Louis Vuitton mini bag hung on her shoulder and her black bob styled neatly as she wore a bright red lipstick.

There were no more freckles at the side of her cheeks . Rose didn't look like a nerd anymore rather an arrogant and bratty heiress - when in reality she wasn't one.

"What money can turn a person into", Kate thought as she eyed Rose.

"Hey! Can't you talk, look at what you did", Rose complained as she gestured at her phone screen on the floor which had broken.

Kate wordlessly turned to look at the phone on the floor, so it was her phone that fell down. Kate removed her shades and stared at Rose directly in the eye as she watched Rose turn pale making her smile inwardly.

"Those eyes”, Rose thought in panic as a certain image of someone flashed in her head. "No it can't be, she died 4 years ago", she told herself in her head.

As she looked at the woman who she bumped into clearly releasing a sign of relief, "It wasn't her, they just had the same eye color", she tried to calm her raging heartbeat.

"Can't you watch where you are going", Rose screamed again trying to mask her uneasiness.

"She!" Kate thought it was clear that Rose was the one who wasn't watching where she was going, resulting in her phone falling on the ground.

"Why are you staring at me, won't you apologize", Rose demanded.

"Apologize", Kate repeated calmly, Rose looked at her dumbfounded. Now a large crowd had formed around them.

"It is clear you were the one who bumped into me so you are meant to apologize, but as luck would have it nothing happened to me but your phone had to pay the price for your carelessness ", Kate stated as she gestured at the broken phone.

Everyone watched silently wondering where it was leading to, even Rose stayed silent with a confused look on her face.

"You don't have to worry, I am a kind person, you want me to pay for your mistake, don't worry I will", Kate nodded calmly.

Rose felt embarrassed it was true, she was the one who bumped into the person, and intentionally kept the blame on the person. She didn't expect to find herself in a tongue-tied situation.

"You are rather cheap", Kate said out of the blue.

"What!" Rose exclaimed,confused, a tint of anger in her tone.

"You look like a rich person and with the way you shouted, I expected a more expensive phone and not that piece of trash", Kate remarked.

"Excuse me!", Rose shouted angrily , the people gasping in shock around them.

"Oh did I say anything wrong", Kate said, acting oblivious.

"How dare you", Rose said, raising her hand to slap Kate but her hand stopped midway when Kate gave her a deadly glare. Forcing her to put her hand down.

A pair of black eyes turned dark seeing as Rose was about to slap Kate, a man was watching silently from a corner. He was about to intervene but stopped when he saw Rose drop her hands.

"Don't you dare", Kate warned, making the hair at the back of Rose's neck stand in fright.

"What was wrong with her, why was she getting scared of a nobody", Rose thought, trying to put up a brave face.

"Look I don't have time for your lectures, just pay for the damage of my phone. Do you know how expensive it is to get a new iPhone screen? I don't think you have even touched one", Rose said arrogantly, her chin raised high, with a haughty expression on her face.

Kate just rolled her eyes and silently brought out her phone from her hand bag, casually showing it to Rose, "you were saying".

Rose gasped in shock, she suddenly became scared, "that's a ....", She stammered.

"A freaking iPhone 14 pro max, with a limited edition gold rose case", someone from the crowd said and everyone gasped in surprise ".

"That phone cost over $1000", another added.

"And she said she hasn't touched one", someone said referring to Rose, "she is literally living the iPhone world", now referring to Kate and every other person nodded in agreement.

The man who was watching from the corner smiled in satisfaction, nobody saw that coming. He was truly pleased.

Kate raised her eyebrow and a sweet smile plastered on her face, "So how should I pay for the money transfer or check".

Rose was tongue tied, as she turned red from embarrassment, she wasn't expecting this sudden change of event at all.

Kate loved the expression on Rose's face, she tried so hard to stop herself from laughing.

"Since you haven't decided I'll pay by check then", Kate concluded leaving a still dumbfounded Rose. She brought out a checkbook from her hand bag.

"Here you go", Kate said, handing Rose the check who took it hesitantly.

Rose eyes opened wide in shock, the crowd was curious to know what made Rose look so pale.

"That's a check of $1000 '', Kate said, answering the crowd unspoken question , making them gasp as the man at the crowd chuckled silently only he knew why he found it amusing.

"Am sure it's gonna be more than enough to fix your phone but if I were you I'll just get a new one, that phone did look like trash anyway ", Kate commented.

Rose looked at her broken iPhone 12 on the floor, still embarrassed from what was going on.

"Anyway, I have got to go, unlike you who likes wasting time blaming other people, have got other things to do with mine", Kate said and cat-walked her way out feeling proud, her chin raised high as she wore back her shades and left the airport.

Rose was still dumbfounded on the spot as she stared at the check in her hand, the crowd started to disperse.

"Did you see what that woman did?", a lady said in admiration.

"Yh!, It was epic", another said with the same enthusiasm.

"She put the adopted daughter of the Andino family in her place", another added.

"She deserved it, she was too arrogant thinking she could tramper on anyone cause she's now an Andino", the person hissed.

"But that woman showed her, her place", the first lady who spoke added, making her two friends nod in agreement.

"She's now my new idol", she added in admiration.

"You don't even know her ", her friends remarked.

"I don't care, I'll find her", she said determinedly.

"C'mon let's go", her two friends nudged her and they left.

Rose stared at the check in anger, never had she felt so humiliated. She crushed it about to toss it away then stopped. Why should she throw it away rather than use it?

She straightened out the cheque and kept it in her hand bag as she stared at her broken phone on the floor.

"She didn't need it anymore", she thought as she stepped on it crushing it with her heels then cat-walked away not before picking up the sim card.

Just at the exit unknown to her, Old Man Andino stood there with his secretary as he shook his head in disappointment after watching his supposed granddaughter humiliate herself.

"Should we tell her", Frank, Old Man Andino secretary suggested.

"No need", Gabriel, Old Man Andino said. "Where is my ride?".

"Right this way sir", Frank said and led Old Man Andino out of the airport.

"There was no way he was going to let that Rose become the heiress", Gabriel thought sternly, "rather... The woman who Rose was arguing with was quite interesting. He really wanted to know more about her".

Meanwhile, Rose walked round the airport looking for the Old Man, mumbling curses at the woman who humiliated her.

Bumped into someone completely forgetting what happened some minutes ago, Rose was about to lash out on the person but stopped when she saw the handsome god in front of her.

His black curly hair was styled into a low fade, he had black eyes with long lashes, pointed nose, pink lips and a defined jawline. He was handsome no doubt about that and Rose was smitten by him.

With the way he dressed Rose could tell he was rich, the cherry on top of the cake.

He had a cold demeanor around him making him unapproachable. He was the man who was watching at the corner.

"Am sorry", Rose apologized in a sweet voice looking at him shyly, completely different from her arrogant nature.

"She could apologize", the man thought as he snickered in his head.

Seeing as the man wasn't interested in talking to her she decided to introduce herself." I'm Rose Andino", she said proudly.

"Figures", he thought with a hiss. She was the adopted daughter of Nathaniel and Tiffany, who might probably become the heiress of the family.

He stared at her in disgust, "just because she was rich doesn't mean she could treat people anyhow", and that was what he hates.

He stared at her one last time before walking away, she might be rich but one thing was such she didn't have class. He didn't have time to waste on such people.

Rose felt humiliated yet again, never had she been walked out on, first that woman and now that man, today was not her day.

Rose continued to look for the Old Man, after searching for another 20 mins, she decided to go home not before going to the store to get a new phone. She got into the car, switching on the phone not long after it turned on, it rang.

"Rose, where are you?", Tiffany asked, "we've been trying to reach you...".

"I had to get a new phone..", Rose interrupted

"Why?",

"I had a little accident with my old phone", Rose confessed.

"Anyway come back home now, and don't worry grandpa is already here", Tiffany said worried.

"Not like she cared about the Old Man", Rose thought. "Ohk mum am on my way", she said as the call disconnected and drove home

*At the Andino mansion

"What is it?", Rose asked once she got home and was greeted by Nathaniel death glare.

"Care to explain to this young lady", he said, shoving his phone screen in her face.

PROUD AND POMPOUS FUTURE

HEIRESS OF THE ANDINO FAMILY ,

ROSE ANDINO BEING TAUGHT A

LESSON BY A BEAUTIFUL UNKNOWN

WOMAN.

Rose turned pale with horror as she read out the headline.