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2024-10-29 19:42:56He is so arrogant, how could I have thought that first impression for him didn't matter. At least his first impression is way better than the second one, I mean who takes someone he had just met to his investment office to show her his investments.
If he was hoping that I would just jump into bed with him after I have seen how much he has, he is going to be so surprise when he sees how off marker he is.
"Hello, good afternoon Mr. Adeyemi, can I get something for you to drink?" the same girl who has been yapping around him since he stepped into the building asked, this time she had popped a button on her top and was leaning towards him, giving him an eyeful... or would have if he was looking but he barely glanced at her which meant he was used to this kind of scenario happening often.
"No thank you I am not parched." Kola as I have relearnt his name said not even looking at her. "Babe, what about it you?" He asked looking at my face.
"Clean sparkling water." I tell her with a smile as she look towards my direction with a frown on her face.
Kola nodded at her without even checking her out as I struggle not to laugh, I would have like Kola's behavior if he didn't chose this place.
"Why the face?" he asked.
"Nothing." I replied, quickly smoothing my expression.
"If we are going to be friends, you have to stop lying, it is not something that I take lightly." Kola informs me with a frown as I snorted at him.
"Pretty high handed of you to assume that we will be friends, after this obligatory meeting, I would delete and block your number and get on with my life." I tell him simply as he stared at me in shock.
"What did I do now?" he asked.
"I don't like arrogant people." I tell him.
"Arrogant?" he asked confused.
"Don't act like you are not aware of what you are doing, so you carried me here to show me that you have hundreds of thousands in investment so I would fall in bed with you or what?" I demanded and when he opened his mouth to talk again, I cut him short as I continued. "Let me tell you it won't work, you are not the first person to throw money at me and think that I will just fall into your arms naked. It won't work."
"If I wanted someone in my bed, there are dozens of applicants, you just met one of them and they certainly won't give me the kind of wahala (stress) you are giving me. I also was not throwing money at you, I have never done that and the reason why we are here is because I need to do this today and also you told me you couldn't be brought, remember?"
"so you decided to see if I would go back on my words." I fumed.
"No, I decided that you can accompany and you wouldn't change your mind about me because of money. That is refreshing and one of the reasons why I want to be your friend."
"Let's call a spade, a spade here. You are not looking for friendship." I voiced.
"True but I am also not looking to jump into being more without trying out that friendship route fist." Kola replied as I glared at him.
"So if I get naked for you now..."
"I will cover you up, put you on a cab and you will never hear from me again." He replied without missing a beat. I leant back into my chair as I regarded his words.
I was wrong about him.
And I am happy about that.
And that gave me mixed feelings, he just gave me an out. If I never wanted to see him again, all I had to do was get naked for him but did I want to take that.
"Nice Try mister man but I will not try to do something that extreme just to get you off my back." I tell him as he rolled his eyes at me.
"Who turned you into the cynical person, because I don't think you were born this way." Kola asked me with all seriousness and when I glared at him he added. "You became judge, jury and executioner on my character without giving me a chance to explain myself. You concluded that the reason why I was doing what I was doing was because selfish not looking at it from my perspective that I was trying to protect myself. I don't like judgmental people." Kola stated firmly as I hid my face in embarrassment, I had that coming all along with the bitchy way I was acting.
Before I could open my mouth to defend myself because that was the route I was taking, the door opened and two men stepped outside, one nodded at us and left while the other approached Kola and gave him a man hug. "My Guy, how far na, wetin you dey do for here."
"No be you threaten me say if I nor come, you nor go accept any money from me." Kola replied with a roll of his eyes as the guy smiled.
"I be nor know say you go run come, na just yesterday here we be get that conversation." The guy chuckled.
"So you speak pidgin in the office Victor." Kola asked as Victor smiles.
"Any one make go make the company money na I go speak." Victor replied cheekily. "But, let's get serious. Welcome Mr. Adeyemi."
I was so shocked at the 360 change that my jaw dropped, the action made the guy look at me fully. "Well hello pretty. I'm Victor and you?"
"Nor even go there." Kola warns Victor who laughs but stops when he caught a look on Kola face.
"Stella." I replied as Victor nodded.
"Nice to meet you Stella." Victor said, this time with more respect and less roaming eyes, it was as if something had passed between them and Victor was acting more courteous because of it. "Shall we take this inside?"
"Sure." Kola said as he placed his hand on my back to guide me inside, it was the most intrusive touch he has ever place on me and yet, it didn't feel that way at all.
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