𝟑𝟎 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥

~~ 27. ~~

"Whoa!" Lola exclaimed.

"What?"

"First, this is the first time you speaks to me at length. And second, you just confirm my thought, you are damn brilliant."

        Demilade loud chuckles make her turn to him with a frown.

"Stop flattering me."

"I'm not. It is the fucking truth. You are. Most times, I read entertainment news and listen to some songs but I believe what I hear and see. I don't give much thought to things. When I heard Justin Bieber's song Lonely, it felt like I was knowing someone else than the person I thought I always know."

"Yeah, he spoke about his insecurities and loneliness as a kid star. Most people thought he had it all but no one bother to ask if he was okay and happy. He was mostly surrounded by people who want something from him, who want his money, his connection and the fake love." She nodded. That was the truth. It was actually what Justin had said in his reality show. And the reason he sang the song Lonely.

"That's right."

"You don't judge everything you see on the physical. Many people that you see on social media are not who you think they are. Their real life is totally different from what people see on their social media. That is why I pity most of the youths and teenagers of nowadays. They are easily influenced by the things they see on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. They are influenced by the artist that they barely know about their real lives. That is why the songs and the people who are role model to youths matters a lot. If many artists out there knows how much they influence youths... teens, they probably would have thought better. But they don't. Their public image matters more than the life they are influencing. Most build images on lies. All in the name of money and fame."

"That's real talk. You would make a good motivational speaker." Lola teased him but at the same time, she was serious.

"Nah. I'm proudly a businessman and a civil engineer."

"But I gain a lot from what you said. There is the truth. People can learn from you."

"How many people really want to listen? The people who would have done a better job of positively influencing youth are the ones influencing them negatively."

"To say I am impressed is an understatement." She told him honestly. She really didn't know anything about the man she tagged as a jerk. There was more to the man she called a rude jerk with pride.

         There is a lot behind the so-called rude billionaire. And being intelligent is one of them. Who could have thought he was so knowledgeable?

"When you have experienced a lot and read a lot, you will know a lot. There is no big secret about it." He told her. She agreed with a nod.

         And he drove into a street while 'Heal the world' played in the car.

   

             He drives to the front of a gate after almost two hours of driving. He drove into a large compound after the gateman opened the gate for him. The man greeted him warmly and told him that it had been so long since he came around.

            He parked close to a Honda jeep and turned off the car engine. He removed his seat belt and climbed out of the car without saying anything. Lola did the same.

           As they approach the entrance of the building, a round-looking but small woman came out of the building. She was wearing a cooperate dress of blazer and pant trousers. Her hair was made in Ghana weaving. And she wears small round glasses. She looked young from afar but upfront, you will notice she isn't. She should be in her early or mid-sixties.