Seraphina and Samira arrived in the late afternoon and booked a hotel but they had already decided on an apartment which was originally the apartment that Seraphina had chosen before they left Dinuh but they didn't move in immediately because Samira's room had to be arranged and their things had yet to be put in place they had to spend the night at the hotel hopefully the crew would be done by morning and they would have time to go shopping for kitchen utensils and foodstuffs and some other things that they would need .
The next morning they both checked out and headed out early , spending the early part of the day shopping before going back home and settling in , arranging closets and everyother things that came with moving into a new house
"Mira I have to go see Jason now before my parents find out that I'm in the country and start nagging me over my non-existent love life "
" I'm coming with you " Mira said picking up her purse
" No you're not . You might think you aren't popular here but you are , people will recognize you and the news will spread even before SW has a chance to release a statement regarding the issue . This was an abrupt decision on your part and in as much as the company doesn't have a problem with that it's best to give us time to announce it and come up with a reasonable story for PR reasons and press control "
"I hate it when you turn all competent CEO on me "Samira said with a laugh as she put down her purse " But I guess it's because I always seem to forget that my best friend is a business woman , so fine I'll stay at home but just for this week "
" Good , I will contact PR team and tell them to work on it but until then stay at home , we have a built in theatre and I know how in love with yourself you are so I made sure all of your movies and dramas available so you can spend the day staring at yourself " Sera said as she walked out the door
" Hey that's not fair " Samira read " I watch them for learning purposes "
" Sure you do " Seraphina said as she walked out " you can keep telling yourself that "
She drove her car to D Bell's head quarters , she considered calling Jason but she decided to surprise him instead , she walked in but was stopped by a young receptionist
"excuse me Miss " the young girl said as she walked up to Seraphina
" who are you here to see ? , do you have an appointment ?" she asked maintaining a forced smile
Seraphina looked at the girl that was probably her age or a year or two older possibly younger and she felt bad for the girl but she was also grateful as well , she was thankful to have been born into a family like hers and she pitied the girl who looked so tired but had to work such long hours for a barely substantial amount
" I'm here to see Jason " she said with a kind smile
" I'm sorry miss but I don't know who Jason is "
" My bad I meant Jason Bell , the president of your company "
The young receptionist looked at Seraphina again , she didn't look like all those gold diggers that usually came with a face caked with make-up to see the president wearing seductive dresses and looking like hostesses at a bar , the woman in front of her looked sophisticated in her simple jeans paired with a silk top and her hair packed into a ponytail so why was she looking for their president
" I'm sorry Miss but do you have an appointment ?"
Seraphina thought for a moment before replying
" No I don't "
" I'm sorry but you'll have to come back when you have made an appointment " she said ' and I actually thought she wasn't one of them ' the young receptionist said to herself
"uhmmm .. " Seraphina didn't know what to say because she was indeed without an appointment but she didn't think of that when she decided to surprise him , she began to wonder if she could call Aiden for help or she could just call Jason himself but a voice brought her out of her daze
" Miss Williams ?"
" Oh my God Charlie is that you , it's been so long " Sara said as she turned around
"I'm sure you are here to see President Bell , should I alert him of your presence or would you rather surprise him " Charlie asked with a smile
" The latter please " Seraphina replied as she followed Charlie into the elevator , they arrived at the Jason's office where the Charlie handed her over to Jason's assistant
" I'll have to leave you here Miss Williams because as you know I'm not authorized to go further "
"I've told you so many times to call me Seraphina"
" Yes miss Williams " Charlie said as she turned to Jason's assistant
" Take Miss Williams into President Bell's office , she's an old friend "
Seraphina let out a sign at Charlie's refusal to call her by her name but she still followed the assistant into the office to wait for Jason since he was at a meeting
" Is there anything you'd like to drink ?"
Ignoring the attitude Seraphina simply replied " coffee . Black "
Her coffee arrived a few minutes later and she sipped it as she tried to calm her nerves while waiting for Jason Bell .
" Excuse me President Bell " Beau said as Jason walked towards his office
" What is it beau ?" Jason asked impatiently , it was a tiring meeting with the shareholders complaining about every little decision while he did his best to calm reasonable worries and at the same time ignore foolish questions , He'd been in charge of the company for three years already and was steadily heading into his fourth and they'd made unimaginably profits , one would think they'd trust him by now but that wasn't the case they still questioned every move that he made and it pissed him off Everytime
" You have a visitor " Beau said gently
" Haven't I told you not to let people into my office when I'm not around !"
Hearing him about Beau immediately pushed the blame to Charlie
" Well Charlie brought her up personally and told me to let her in saying she was an old friend " she stuttered as if she was afraid and weak , the typical white lotus act
" An old friend " Jason repeated as he turned to walk into his office and his heart stopped when he saw the red haired woman sitting on his couch. 'I would know that woman anywhere' he thought as he walked into his office.
Seraphina stood up the moment she heard the door open and smiling at a stunned Jason she said
" Long time no see Jason Bell ."
"Long time no see Jason Bell""Seraphina Williams " Jason answered finally snapping out of his trance " To what do I owe the honour "" I'd love to say I came to catch up with you but I'm here for something else " Seraphina said as she took a seat crossing her legs elegantly" Go on " Jason said obviously intrigued" Well I want you to go out with me ""what ?! "Jason was obviously shocked , happy but still shocked" I don't mean like really date me ... I just mean like pretend to date me so I can get my parents off my back " Seraphina was trying to stay confident after all the worse that could happen was him saying no and then she'd just ask AidenJason didn't know if he should be happy or perhaps amused , he'd been yearning for one woman for the last two years and God had just dumped her in his laps and he'd be damned if he didn't enjoy every bit of this beautiful gift , he sat back and relaxed ut
" I knew that was bound to wake you up " Sera said as she walked an angry Samira towards her room , Samira got off the ground and followed her friend into her room" Are you serious or you were just trying to pull my legs ?" Samira askedSeraphina thought of her situation again and wondered if she was really crazy , she could just tell her mother to butt out of her life so why exactly did she let herself be conned into a wedding" Well I guess I really am getting married " Seraphina said with a smile as she slipped out of her clothes before collapsing tiredly onto her bed , Samira who had followed her to her room finally burst into laughter" What's so funny ?" Seraphina asked in confusion" Well I always thought I was the crazy one between us but you've just proven me wrong , you've landed a fiance in just two days " clapping she continued " You really are amazing Seraphina , you are indeed something else "&nbs
'Eager much? 'Seraphina wondered but she smiled and nodded , pushing Jason off of her she got up and walked to the kitchen to get him the cup of coffee he'd asked for earlier .Jason watched Samira closely , he still wasn't sure he liked her yet , part of him was grateful that she'd stopped them because he wanted their first time together to be special not just a quickie on a couch but the other half that was previously very excited made him want to curse her . Samira looked at the extremely handsome man in front of her , she wouldn't say his features were perfect but still they suited him beautifully but the first thing one would notice were his eyes at first they looked like they were light blue, giving you this feeling of looking at the sky or being surrounded by clouds but when you looked closely you'd see that there was a darkness within them and then they looked like the ocean drowning you in it's depths , he had somewhat large ears , they were on the medium side b
" why did you sell that ring ?!"It was the sales girl from earlier and a girl who Seraphina couldn't recognize , the girl was obviously really young , she looked like an eighteen years old and at most she'd be around twenty but she was obviously very angry but the sales girl looked conflicted" I'm sorry ma'am but I told you earlier that it was impossible for me to reserve the ring as it's against our policy "" What do you mean by it's against your policy ?!"" I am a regular here , don't you know who I am ?!"" I'm sorry " the girl repeated , she'd stopped trying to explain probably because she'd realized that explaining to someone who wasn't willing to listen was a waste of her time" Does sorry fix everything ? , do you think I'll let this go if you just apologize ?" the girl asked again " Tell me who you sold it to " she demandedSeraphina didn't know that they were arguing over th
" well since I can pick whatever I want then I'm willing to let go of my ring " Seraphina announced" I knew it , you are just I gold digger that can't resist money " the girl said while laughing" Of course I like money and who doesn't ? , why do billionaires still work even when they have so much money ? , it's obviously because they want more so who am I to refuse more money ?" Seraphina asked smiling" Here you can have it " she said throwing the bag with the ring at the girlturning back to the manger she continued " And now let's go pick out a new ring for me but Miss Ross here will have to come along so incase you aren't willing to part with my choice I can get my ring back "" That won't be necessary " the manager said as she was sure that Seraphina wouldn't be able to pick an expensive ring and so what if she did she would just cover it up and the boss would never find out after all they have many copies of various
"You aren't even sorry " she reprimanded " because if you were you wouldn't just keep saying return the ring , you'd try to persuade me to buy it but because you still look down on me you don't even think I have enough money to afford something like this "The manager buried her head but didn't reply proving that Seraphina was right , to her it was obviously true. Seraphina might be able to afford a few branded clothes but at most all the outfits she'd bought would be around twenty to thirty thousand dollars and one carat of the red diamond was worth a million dollars and the ring had was with a total of of four carats of the red diamond putting it together it was worth around four million dollars , it was originally supposed to be kept inside the VIP room and shown to VIP customers but she'd wanted to brag about their store having a red diamond so she'd ignored orders and kept it in a regular display case for everyone to see and now she had lost it to a rand
she opened the door and saw a delivery man holding a package and she suddenly remembered Jason telling her that she would get her ring in the morning , she smiled and hummed to her self as she signed and collected the small package , when she opened it immediately revealing a small pink diamond on a silver band with a note attached to it" I'm sorry that I'm not there to put the ring on your finger but I can imagine how beautiful it would look on you love " she smiled at the sight of the note and looked at the beautiful ring again before putting it on and surprisingly it was a perfect fit , she went back up to her room picked an old picture frame , removed the picture and put in the note before carefully placing the frame with the note by her bed , she went back down with her purse and left for her parents' house happily , she wanted to call him and thank him for the beautiful ring but she decided to thank him in person and she could also use that opportunity
" First of all dad I'm not a baby anymore and secondly my fiance is Jason Bell , I'm sure you've heard of him" she said smiling stupidly" Of course we've heard of him , you father and I have worked with Susan and Joshua for years but this is unexpected . I didn't know you guys were this .. ehm close "" Well now you know " she said standing up " I have business to attend to "" Wait ! , what about wedding preparations ? , have you set a date ?"The sound of her phone ringing distracted her and she checked her phone to see who was calling" Excuse me " she told her parents before leaving the dinning table .After walking out she picked the call" Stacey ?" she called" Miss Williams " Stacey replied" What's the problem ?" she asked knowing that Stacey wouldn't call her unless something was wrong , she had her guesses but she wanted to be sure first" It's abou