Mylar told her friends about what happened last night while exaggerating a little bit, stretching the truth.
Charice, Margaret and Pamela just wanted to keep hearing more about what happened but Mylar suddenly stopped and said.
"And that was it, I am getting engaged in a few weeks. He says he was to get everything done as quickly as possible."
"Awwn, he must be so eager to be with our beautiful Mylar." Charice said, happy for her friend. She got up and gave Mylar a hug while saying.
"Congratulations girl."
The others congratulated her as well, they had snacks made by Jenny and announced that they were leaving.
"Why don't you come with us?" Margaret offered.
"Yes, come with us. We are going to the saloon, if you're not busy, do join us." Pamela added.
Mylar didn't really have anything to do at him and her siblings were going to school for extra lessons and so she agreed. She wore a better shoe and left with them taking the spare key with her.
Jaden lifted up the Barbell while speaking to his friend Matthew about last night. He seemed so happy that he didn't even feel the immense disc weight of the Barbell on him.
"I will getting engaged soon to another woman whom I love so much, do you even know how happy I am?" He asked Matthew and he replied.
"How would I know, I am not in your shoes man."
Jaden dropped the Barbell, he giggled and blushed when his mind suddenly drifted to his silly love drama with Mylar from last night on their video call.
"What is wrong with you man? If I wasn't married then I would have been so upset seeing you act like this." Mathew said and hit Jaden at the back of his head.
"Ouch man, what did I do to you?" Jaden cried out in pain and asked.
"You are making me jealous." Mathew replied and went away.
"Asshole." Jaden cursed after him and smiled again.
"A woman as beautiful and rich as yourself can get any man she wants so why do you need to get married to a man like me, haven't you heard my story?" Diego asked seating on Thessa bed while she stood watching him, when she didn't reply, he said.
"Even if you live in Los Angeles, I am sure you have read about me on social media, as you can see I have a bad reputation, so why me?"
"I don't care about reputation." Thessa replied calmly.
"Then what do you care about? Status and money?" Diego asked and she retorted.
"Money? Excuse you, I have more than enough money."
"How much money do you have? How much are you worth?" Diego asked a question that shocked her, she stuttered while answering.
"Your granddad already agreed to our engagement, so what is this interrogation for?"
"I knew you won't speak easily that's why I made my research before coming here today." Diego said and she asked with fear gripping her.
"What research?"
Mylar met Mr. Williams at Charice saloon and was surprised to see him. Judging from the way he stared at her, he was still very much interested in her.
"Have you gotten another modeling job?" He asked her and she replied.
"No but I am doing fine."
"She's getting engaged." Pamela added but everyone turned to her with angry faces and she immediately realized her mistake.
"Really?" That's good, congratulations." Mr. Williams said with a smile.
"Thanks."
"I'll get going now." He said to her and walked away.
"My Gosh, he looks so upset." Charice said after he had gone far.
"Why would he be upset?" Mylar asked and Charice replied.
"I think he liked you."
The buzzing sound of Mr. Jeremy's phone could be heard in the living room. He quickly came out with a towel wrapped around his waist and picked up the call.
"Jeremy Rodriguez speaking, who is it?" He said into the receiver.
"Is it you?" A man's voice questioned.
What! Mr. Jeremy exclaimed surprised.
"You are that man who has been threatening my wife into having an illicit relationship with you?" The man asked his voice sounding angry.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Mr. Jeremy denied immediately he realized what was happening.
"When I find out who you are, where you live and everything about you, I will find you and teach you a lesson you won't forget in a hurry." The man threatened and cut the call even before Mr. Jeremy could say anything.
"How did he find out about me? And did she lie to him that I am threatening her into having an illicit relationship with me? That crazy woman."
"What's the deal?" Thessa asked Diego after she realized that Diego has caught on to her lies.
And her parents were also foolish enough to expose themselves after being threatened a little bit.
"It was her, she made us do it." They confessed.
"Your parents already spilled the truth, are you still going to keep hiding it?" Diego asked and then she had no choice but to say the truth.
"Tell my family the truth about yourself."
"Why would I do that?" She asked and he responded.
"If you don't, then I will tell them myself."
"They won't believe you, your granddad never believes you and your mom won't believe you either because she likes me a lot."
"Won't they believe even after I play them the recording?" Diego asked.
She looked bewildered even when she asked.
"What recoding?"
"The one I just made while you were busy exposing yourself." Diego replied with a victorious smile.
"Gosh, that was really clever. I guess I am not lucky in this situation." Thessa said accepting her defeat.
"Let's go and tell them your truth together and I will give you a little money for your hard work. You did work hard to get an alliance fixed with my family." Diego said.
She agreed to come with him and together they drove to the Wylder Mansion along with her parents.
"Is this some kind of joke?" Mrs. Lucia asked unable to believe the confession.
"It's the truth mom, she is damn serious." Diego replied his mom. Mr. Mateo quietly sat down watching them.
"How dare you think that you can deceive our family?" Mrs. Sofia thundered at her.
"I am sorry." Thessa apologized.
"Sorry? You're going to jail for this." Mrs. Lucia said, this frightened Mr. And Mrs. Belanger and they both clinged to each other.
"Take your parents and leave this city immediately and don't think of coming back as long as I am alive." Mr. Mateo finally spoke.
Thessa nodded and made a sign at her parents to come along with her, on their way outside, she whispered to Diego.
"Don't forget your promise." Mr. Mateo heard this and thought to himself.
"So this was all your doing Diego Wylder." He sighed and clench his fist.
"Diego is no longer engaged, how sad. I was actually looking forward to wearing my most expensive trendy jewelries on his wedding day." Mrs. Lucia lamented, she sniffed and said sadly.
"I really liked Thessa a lot, she had my unique interests in trendy things and her fashion sense is top-notch."
"I didn't know that my daughter-in-law is so silly, oh my goodness, is that really what you are concerned about? Shouldn't you be concerned about how your son almost got engaged to a criminal, a con artist." Mrs. Sofia said to her daughter-in-law disappointed.
"I need to be at the office now, I will see you all later." Mr. Mateo said interrupting them and got up to leave.
"Am I allowed to leave the house today?" Diego asked standing up behind his granddad.
"Do whatever it is you want." Mr. Mateo replied.
"Yes." Diego whispered to himself excited but his excitement was only for a brief moment because his granddad suddenly informed him that.
"But be ready to join me at the office tomorrow."
"Why? Are your workers not doing a good job at the office? Why do you need me there then?" Diego asked several questions at the same time.
"Do I have to answer that? Too many dates were cancelled, we have to seat down and discuss that as well right? Please be at the office tomorrow and come early too." Mr. Mateo said and left Diego while he was trying to speak.
Damn!!! Diego yelled that his grandma and mom covered their ears.
"Damn that old man." He yelled again, he was so furious that he couldn't go out anymore, he went straight to his room instead.
"Do you guys really believe that Williams had actual feelings for me?" Mylar asked later when the ladies were busy enjoying a snack break after a hectic day of making hair for Charice customers.
This was a custom among the friends, they sometimes go to each other's work place to help out. Sometimes they go to Pamela's boutique to help sell clothes to customers and to Margaret's grocery store to help attend to customers.
"Offcourse he has real feelings for you." Charice replied and the others nodded in agreement. Then, Margaret added.
"But it wasn't gonna work out, first of all his manner of approach was shrewd unlike Jaden who approached you in a kind and polite manner making you feel comfortable and respected."
"That's true." Mylar agreed and as they continued talking her phone rang, it was a call from Jaden.
"Could we meet up at my apartment tonight?" Jaden asked.
"Umm." Mylar gave it a thought.
"I know you have to be at the strip club but I want to see you first before you leave. You know, I have planned something special for us tonight." Jaden said trying to convince her.
"Sounds fun, I will be there." Mylar said, they said their cute goodbyes to each other before they hung up.