𝟑𝟎 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥

~~ 29. ~~

          He noticed the smile on Esther's face flatter and her father looked at her. He knew of his daughter's fantasy of having Demilade. She had told him to help her win Demilade. And the man had wanted to have a nice handsome billionaire as his son-in-law.

"Oh, I didn't know you were no longer single. Hi." Esther said.

"Hi," Lola said back with a small humble smile.

"It would have been nice to have you as a son-in-law. We want people like you in our family. But we can't say. Things change and happen." The man said looking at Lola with distaste. He didn't bother to hide his thoughts and it make Lola wonder if that was how rich people do. Looking down on people with no class."Whose child is she? We can probably pay him."

            Lola could not believe her ears. So he will pay her family just to have Demilade marry his daughter?

         A heartless selfish being!

        What a life!

"It doesn't matter sir. Esther is like my sister. I'm sure she is going to meet a great guy soon." Demilade said calmly. His composure was calm with a smile on his face.

"I think I will," Esther said but it didn't get to her heart.

            Mr Ramsey was about to say something else when he noticed the fake sincerity in his daughter's voice. He knew she was hurt. But Demilade quickly cut him short in a respectable way.

"Don't worry. No one can resist a beautiful lady like you. And Mr Ramsey, it's so good to see you and happy birthday again. I have to leave you so you can go greet your other guest."

"Okay, Demilade. See you around." He said and he walked away after patting him on the shoulder.

"Have fun Demmy," Esther said and she stand on her toes to peck Demilade on both cheeks. And she left too.

          That was gone. Demilade thought. The lady can be clingy and over-demanding. He had wanted to ask her out a year ago. But she was too demanding, spoilt and rude. She only associates with people in her class. And he doesn't need someone he can't control or who is going to be a problem to his grandmother.

           So this deal had done another good thing. Pushing and leading Esther Ramsey away from him.

          He turned to Lola.

"I'm sorry about what he said to you. Please don't take it to the heart."

"If I really was your girlfriend will he have done that?" Lola asked with teary eyes. "He look at me like I was some prostitute."

          Demilade sighed. "You know you are not. And you are my girlfriend. It doesn't matter what they say. Just ignore them. Let's find a place to seat."

         He said and he soothed her back and lead her to the front row.

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           They spend a few hours at the party which seems quite boring to Lola. Demilade just sits and does the unknown on his tablet. He only stand up a few times to spray money which he was given in bundle by one of his bodyguards.

          Later, he finally get too bored that he texted his bodyguard to bring the last parcel in his hand.

         He excused himself from the table and told Lola he will be back and to smile, close to her ears. He did the action intentionally because he can see some high-class prostitute ladies that only came to be noticed by rich men who will sleep with them and buy them things, staring his way. They've been trying to get his attention as they called waiters, shake their exposed breasts, lick their lips and fluttered their long fake lashes in his direction.
 
           She did smile and nodded earning him a glare from one of the ladies. But two of them won't stop trying their luck. But he just frowned and walked away.