Diana received a call from an anonymous number. After a lot of hesitation, she finally picked it.
"Hello?" She was curious about the capable person that got her private number.
"Athena?" Her high-school title. She once found it imposing but now it sounded immature and lame.
She knew this voice but where? She tried but couldn't recall.
"Meet me by the café near the city's park," the magnetic voice sounded. It was commanding yet gentle.
"If you need to schedule an appointment, please meet my secretary, I don't have the time to entertain you," In this era, who goes around commanding everyone like that?
Luke, Demetri's faithful and closest subordinate shook his head then sighed deeply. The eldest master was too straightforward sometimes. Maybe not straightforward but he was direct and kind.
Demetri was surprised to be rejected so bluntly. He thought she did not know him and believed he was dishonest so he said what he trust was right.
Seeing Demetri in deep thought, Luke thought his master was going to take another approach.
"Please you are wasting my time and time is money. I will forgive you dialing the wrong number," Diana's voice sounded indifferent.
"It's related to your children and your disturbing past," Demetri said hoping this pique her curiosity and allows her to come. Luke shook his head again signalling Demetri to not say that.
Demetri gave Luke a "I know what I am doing" smile.
Little did he know, he stepped on this lioness tail. No matter how hard Diana had ignored such words and thoughts, having someone call out of the blue will surely ignite shame and anger.
"Who do you think you are?" Diana barely managed her anger.
"The father of your children," Demetri said directly.
"..." Eldest master is quite... direct. Who calls People and say I'm the father of your children. This is neither a play nor novel.
"..." Diana did not know the bored and shameless man but how will someone call her and say such words.
The call hung up. As expected, Luke lowered his head.
"She hung up? I told her the truth. I thought girls loved honest and truthful men. It was on the Internet," Demetri was surprised.
Eldest master got it all wrong. They loved men with sweet tongue.
"Master, I think you should not have..."
"I see you are quite free this week," Demetri entire person changed.
"No, It was just.."
"Don't you give me that pep talk. Use your advice for yourself, you are older than me with half a decade yet you're single. I'm a father of two. With a future home. Do you have sex orientation?" Demetri coldly lashed out.
Demetri felt a bit embarrassed, he knew Luke was a famous senior back in school with numerous admirers and dumped girlfriends but when he truly poured his heart, the girl fucked up.
Luke hurriedly left, afraid of being assigned with another task. Lazy subordinate but he was capable and reliable.
For the next few weeks, Demetri researched on 'how to get a girl's attention'. He tried everything the Internet said only for it to backfire.
Genuine compliments:
Diana was making a trip to the grocery store with Faye, one of the abandoned kids she picked up.
"Ding," she opened the message which read;
"You look beautiful in casual clothes," 158xxxxx4
Her supposed "husband" was spying on her!
"Love your quality denim jeans with your pure white classic top and the asymmetric cut. You really outshine those ankle black boots".
That was it!
Demetri saw that he has been blocked.
"Luke, I complimented her genuinely and she blocked me," Demetri mumbled.
The servants passing were baffled. The eldest master looked like a confused lovestruck teenager.
"Master, why don't..." Luke was saying when Demetri cut him off.
"Don't interfere," he warned coldly.
Does the master have obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)+Avoidant personality disorder (AVDP)?
Time to take another approach.
Help carry heavy things:
Demetri did not want to show himself, he was confident in his looks so he was saved for last. Save the best for last.
Diana goes shopping on Thursdays after the gardener leaves, so he paid a young man passing to help carry her stuff.
She was going through the supermarket when,
"Your husband paid me to help you carry your stuff," the young man approached Diana.
"I have no husband, get lost," Diana sternly said.
Perfect curves, long legs, white skin, delicate features, bright eyes, and ample chest with flesh in all the right places, no extra fat. The young man felt he was lucky to get some cash and helped this alluring woman go shopping.
"Ma'am, you can settle that later let me do what I was paid to do," the man insisted.
Diana knew that this man would pester her, she decided to punish him. She gave him the chance to leave but he insisted.
Demetri was in the surveillance room of the supermarket, the manager stood by his side sweating all over.
His expression darkened, he clearly told the man to leave if she disagreed. He did not want to come off too desperate.
Luke did not blame him. It was normal to be tempted.
If the ethereal boss could fall, who was mere mortals?
Diana gave in. Demetri was annoyed before he discovered her trick. The kids needed a new washing machine, so why not?
A new home theatre, some furniture, so many cereal boxes.... and the worst part was that she gave the list to the young man and paid at the cashier's desk and gave him an address to drop it.
The man wanted to run but he knew, Demetri was watching him. He gulped down and got to work.
Luke couldn't help but chuckle. The future madam was awesome.
Demetri tried to have a place only both of them knew but it came off as stalking.
Luke laughed heartily at each failed effort of Demetri earning him more tasks.
Demetri tried showing interest in what she loved doing, and his company ended up fighting her company over a project.
Demetri sent her a joke:
"Why did the unmarried mother bring a ladder to the party?
Because she heard the drinks where 'on the house'!"
Luke felt that it's over. The Master wanted to make her laugh and he wanted it to be something about her, resulting to this mess.
Diana had had enough, she needs to confront her supppsed "husband" to end this.
"Let's meet, café, central park, Wednesday," she texted and shut her phone waiting for no reply.
Luke was surprised. The master's tactics worked.
"It was within my calculation, I expected this outcome. I told you, I knew what I was doing" Demetri felt smug.
So they were meeting huh. After 5 years...
How will it go?