CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
The car arrived at the party quite late. It had been a long time since she stepped foot in the Le grande household.
The bustling and chattering from the courtyard could be heard even at the entrance. She moved straight to where the elders were and greeted them. Of course, Grandpa Le grande didn't give her a face, but, surprisingly her grandmother smiled and welcomed her.
She was wondering why this woman always smiled at her. They hadn't had any conversation but the woman seemed to like her. And what baffled her was the crescent moon mark that was in her upper chest. She had it too! Exactly the way grandma's own was. And she had a striking resemblance with her. Perhaps it was merely a coincidence.
"Sister, you are here!" Daphne said as she strutted towards her, with Limuel walking closely behind her.
"Congratulations sis." Desi said as she handed over the gift she had bought for her.
Daphne scoffed in her mind. She quickly opened up the gift box and saw a very dazzling diamond earrings. She was shocked at first. How could Desiree afford this earring? She was merely a model! Or perhaps it was fake! She smiled in her mind and started making a face.
"Sister how can you give a fake diamond on my engagement party? Is this how degrading you can be? Limuel bought me a diamond earring too! Sister, I'm sorry but I'll have to reject your gift."
People started whispering to themselves when Daphne acted out. They all made spiteful remarks about her. Daphne rejoiced in her mind.
Desi had already seen through Daphne. She collected the earrings from her. Walked back to her grandmother and said.
"Mother can you verify how authentic this earrings are?"
Grandmother brought it closer to her glasses and observed it. After a while she gasped.
"Where did you get this child?" She asked Desi.
"I bought it for Cousins party, I wanted to gift it to her."
"Dear child, this earring is worth 2.5 billion dollars." she declared.
Time froze. Everyone was filled with awe. Desiree inclusive. She knew this earring was expensive but, she hadn't expected it to be this much!
My, oh my, oh my, Michael Kingston why are you so extravagant?
Desi comported herself and collected the gift from her grandmother. She had wanted to leave, when she heard Daphne's voice again.
"Sister, where did you get the money to buy this gift? Remember, grandma taught us that purity comes first."
Everyone understood what she was trying to say. She was implying that Desi was selling her body for money!
Desi didn't even bother to deny it. In fact, she wanted to put her in a very tight corner. With Limuel here, her plan was going to be perfect!
She laughed and said.
"Oh dearest sister, if you can latch on a man as a benefactor, why can't I do so too."
She said and everywhere became silent and tensed. It came especially from Limuel. The expression on his face was priceless!
Desi continued again.
"Brother-in-law, don't look so sad, sister would never cheat on you. It's just that when I was having a friendly conversation with my sister, she said you were just a money bag for her. A ladder to her goals. Don't be angry with sister, she was still young and naive when she said that. Have a lovely night." She said and walked out of the party.
What she said had caused quite a stir at the party. The Castillo family was fuming with anger. Limuel was crazed. His always gentle eyes suddenly turned wild. He starred at Daphne who was crying right now and frantically explaining herself.
He looked at her and walked out of the party. He drove to an underground club where a lot of girls swarmed around him. He took a fancy in one of them and took her to bed right away. He vented his frustration on the poor girl, he had done it without protection.
Meanwhile, at the Le grande household, party had crashed! People slowly went home in pairs while gossiping about the events of that day.
Daphne cried and wailed in her mother's arms.
Desi had left the party, not wanting to go home. She went to an underground club. She took a little amount of alcohol. When she saw a familiar figure dashing inside the club. It was Limuel Castillo. He left his party? Interesting!
She saw him carry a girl to the room. She painstakingly followed them and recorded everything that had happened. After sometime, Limuel left the room, and Desi entered.
"Do you want to marry rich?" She asked the girl who was crying at the extreme. Desi saw some dollar bills on the bed. Limuel had paid her for the night.
The poor girl looked at Desi and shook her head. She didn't want any involvement with the rich right now.
Desi nodded and dropped her card. In case you change your mind. Contact me. She said and went away.
The driver took her home straight away. The Young Master was already worried as to why she had not returned.
When they got home, Desi jumped out of the car and opened the door. She saw Michael sitting in the couch. He seemed to be waiting up for her. When he saw her he stood up. He wanted to ask how the party went. But, like a bolt of lightning Desi jumped on him and covered his lips with hers.
Michael was surprised and gently pushed her away.
"Are you drunk?" He asked.
"I took a bit of alcohol but I'm not drunk."
She kissed him again and whispered to his ears.
"I want you now!"