CHAPTER TWELVE
Michael thought to himself 'this girl had some nerve talking to him this way'.
"Miss Le grande, seems like you really enjoy talking to me. Just now, you couldn't bear to part with me. Making up an excuse that I'm disrespectful? How lame!"
Desi wanted to slap the beauty out of his face. This guy is so shameless!
"Young Master Kingston, don't be so full of yourself. You might be good looking but that doesn't mean that everyone is smitten by you!" Desiree said with face all flustered.
She couldn't let this arrogant man win. She clenched her fist in anger.
The on lookers were just watching the whole scene with utmost attention. Julie was about erupting with joy. Young Master Kingston was finally teaching her some manners!
The assistant who was just resuscitated through artificial respiration by the Para-medics slumped once again.
Michael stared intently at Desiree and the later stared back, not wanting to loose out.
"Let the occasion begin" Michael declared and walked to his seat.
Desi turned round and went back to his seat. The occasion continued....
As she stepped out of Kim's car, she felt the gust of the wind. She shivered subconsciously. It was exceptionally cold that night. The dress she wore barely covered her back. She waved at her and watched as she drove off. She squatted and unstrapped her heels and gradually took them off her feet. She felt stinge of the cold on her white feet. Barefooted, she walked to the front door while shivering. She knocked three times. As she wanted to knock the third time, the door swung open. A woman in her early fifties with a body warmer on her hands came into view. She draped the warmers over Desi's shoulders and hugged her. They both went into the house side by side.
Not so far away from the house. A man in
black gave his report on the assignment assigned to him earlier.
"Sir, She indeed the sister to your best friend, Nicholas Le grande. However he has gone missing for close to twelve years. Her dad is jailed. He was accused of embezzling the company's funds. Indeed a huge amount of money was found in his account so it was too hard not to believe". Humphrey said.
"What about her mother?" Michael asked.
"The woman you just saw now is her mom. Desiree is taking care of her. She has refused to let her mom work. She is afraid of any mishap that might cause her loosing her mom". Humphrey added.
"What about her life in the entertainment industry, any scandals?" Michael asked.
"No scandals sir. Her record is clean."
"Relationships?" Michael asked
Humphrey froze. Was Young Master interested in this girl?
"I'm listening Humphrey" Michael reminded with his eyes closed.
Humphrey snapped out of his thoughts and continued. "She dated Limuel Castillo. The heir to the petrochemical industry, Castillo Holdings. But the guy is currently dating Desiree's Cousin, Daphne."
When Humphrey finished he dropped the report papers in his hand with a flap! He thought he heard something like 'fool' coming from Young Master mouth.
" Was he calling Desiree a fool for dating Limuel?
Was he calling her a fool because she lost out of the game?
Was he calling Limuel a fool for leaving Desiree?"
Thousands of questions exploded his mind. He couldn't get the answers to them. So he just swallowed his thoughts.
"Drive " he heard Michael say.
"To where sir?" Humphrey asked.
"The family house. Mother invited me home for dinner.
"OK" Humphrey said as he sped off.