Chapter 7
"Oh my gosh? My Chanel bag!" she hysterically yelled that made her panic.
At first, she eyed the wet part of her dress and she irritatingly gritted her teeth as she lifted her head.
He turned his gaze on us angrily.
"Look what you've done! Are you both stupid? Blind? Or just a plain dumb ?!" she insulted that made our jaw dropped.
"What did she just say?" irritated question of the person next to me and ready to hit the one in front of us but I stopped him.
"Trina. Resist. You know we just ran away," I reminded her but she just eyed me with her bloodshot eyes.
"I'm sorry Ma'am. I turned around so I didn't see."
I turned to look at the waitress and she was obviously nervous as well.
The woman eyed her with pure disgust and irritation.
"I don't care!" she yelled and eyed us two. "And you two! Are you two deaf? Aren't you looking to see if anyone is passing by ?!"
Trina stepped forward with an accusation in her eyes.
"What about you? Are you looking where you're going?" he challenged and frowned at the woman in front of us.
"What ?!"
"Oh, my bad! We're not that actually informed! Should I say sorry for you because you're being blind?" she sarcastically asked and I immediately held her wrist to stop her.
"Come on, Trina," I whispered softly to her but the woman stepped in.
"Bitch! It was you who ruined my dress! Do you even know how much the cost of this ?!" irritating it says.
Trina just rolled her eyes that made me nervous.
"Oh, I don't care. I can even pay you and I won't bother. My dresses are more expensive than yours," she said artfully and I almost fell from where I was standing.
This girl! I told him not to hit! She doesn't even have a money right now because she's damn broke!
Now the look of his opponent was defiant and he raised an eyebrow.
"Then pay me 50,000 pesos now of you really do! Do you think I'm repeating used clothes?"
We both frowned when Trina just laughed.
"Oh no, girl. Don't fool me. Your dress is cheap."
"What did you just say, bitch ?!"
I close my eyes and pull at Trina again.
"Come on, Trina," I whispered loudly to her and turned to the woman.
Her face reddened because of embarrassment.
"I'm sorry, Miss." I uttered but this girl beside me just budged in that made me sigh.
"I said your dress and bag are all fake. I know how to observe branded things and yours aren't exempted. It's obvious that you just bought it near he even shouted it to make the woman in front of us even more embarrassed, whose face turned even redder.
"Trina what are you doing ?!" I asked him hard but he just laughed.
It was too obvious that her things are branded! What is this woman saying?
"Relax I'm just turning the tables. He embarrassed us earlier by just quits," he whispered artfully to me after he first faced the woman and raised an eyebrow.
"Cat got your tongue? Your answer is boring. Come on," he said to me and pulled me away.
I evem gulped because I sensed something that is off and I was right.
As we turned our back on her, she immediately pulled Trina's hair that made everyone gasped.
"What the— you!" Trina exclaimed and she fought back that made my eyes widened.
"Trina!" I called him but he didn't seem to hear anything.
"How dare you to insult me ?! My dress and Chanel bag were all branded unlike your cheap clothes!" she screamed as she immediately pulled the strands from her hair.
"Oh, I don't care! Now you know the feeling of being insulted in front of many people! You deserve it, brat!"
Shit!
I quickly stopped them.
They're causing a scandal here and lots of elite people are gossiping. Eyeing them with disgust and curious eyes
because of the embarrassment that they're receiving.
My face heated.
"Stop it you two! Lyra Tatiana!" I called her name.
I quickly pulled him away and he just let go of the woman's hair.
"That woman! She had no class at all! Seriously ?! She rushed us suddenly without minding those people around us ?!" can't believe he said when we entered the rest room.
Irritated, she looked in the mirror as she straightened her hair and I sighed.
I even gritted my teeth because of what happened.
"I told you that you shouldn't have scolded me," I insisted and he stared.
"It was obvious that she's insulting us! So I did the same! Put that on!" he would excuse himself and he quickly pulled out his hair.
"But"
"Oh shit! I left my purse on the table where we hung out earlier!" he said confused as he looked for something.
"Huh ?!"
"How can I get back there ?! I am sure they'll threw a malicious stares at me!" she added, "I want to get my purse! That's all I have left!"
He landed on his forehead and looked at me in trouble but I just raised an eyebrow at him.
I know what you are thinking.
"Can you get that for me?" she sweetly asked and she fashed her puppy eyes.
After what happened, I am confused and at the same time, nervous. What if it gets to them?
I sighed and nodded.
"F-Fine."
"Thank you! I'll wait for you in the maid's quarter huh?" she kissed my right cheeks as she waved her hands as a bid of goodbye before she went out.
I bit my lower lip.
"Now how can I survive this?" I asked myself as I went out. I even looked for the place where we built earlier because I knew that was where it landed.
Some people knew me here after what happened.
They were still looking at me but I just bowed out of embarrassment but at the same time someone spoke immediately in front of me which made my chest tremble.
The emcee cleared her throat that made us eyed her that made my eyes widened. Everyone averted their gaze on her and she flashed an angelic smile.
"Good evening everyone. I know that some of you are already know me but I'll still introduce myself. I'm Astrea Millicent Zedilva. I just want to announce that any moment, my son will arrive soon. Enjoy the party and your stay here. Thank you! " she announced and the way she stepped back, the main gate immediately opened.
A black SUV parked in front of the entranced and as it opens, a man with his black attire went out.
Looking at him right now, I paused and I scanned him from head to toe until my eyes locked on his face.
My forehead creased because of his Greek God features.
He's still holding a brief case wearing his eyeglasses that usually suit him.
When he removed it he toured the whole place at the same time losing his expression.
His forehead knotted with confusion and like anger until his deep set of hollowed eyes darkened.
His bloodshot eyes are telling that he doesn't like what he's seeing right now.
My eyes went from his pointed nose down his spanish era feature until his well defined jaw clenched.
I immediately turned around to avoid his eyes as he turned his gaze to my behavior.
I don't know this feeling but seeing him, I sense something. My guts are telling me this sort of feeling.
Danger.
Caught
After I averted my gaze I immediately went back to where he was but no one don.
Even the SUV that were parked there was already gone now.
I don't know why the surroundings seemed to suddenly cool down and become quiet but I just realized when someone approached me.
"Miss? Is this what you're looking for?"
the man in front of me asked.
I blinked twice as I realized that this guy in front of me is now holding Trina's purse so I immediately nodded.
He saw that I was looking for something so he approached me immediately to give it to me.
"A-Ah, yes!" I answered quickly and he nodded before scratching his neck.
"I saw the woman left here earlier. Alas, I would have taken it."
My lips parted and he quickly turned around. He saw my reaction so he immediately laughed and shook his head.
I just realized that this man is really familiar and I am right! He's the man Trina wants!
"I'm just kidding, Miss. By the way, I'm Alaric Cad wallagher. What's your name?"
I plastered a fake smile. "Ethelred." and he nodded as he lend his hand.
"You can check her purse. If something is missing, can I get your number then? So I can call you," he offered that made my forehead creased.
I raised an eyebrow and just looked at him.
Oh, cheap tricks of boys, huh? I want to know what will Trina react once I told her this?
He will definitely tickle me.
"I'm sorry but I don't think it's necessary " I was about to answer when someone called him.
"Hey there, Alaric!" A woman in her middle age just walked near us that made him stopped.
We both looked at him and when he got close he immediately kissed me on the cheek.
"Mom." he called as he kissed her cheeks. "Are you done talking to them?" he asked and his mom nodded.
"Yes. Millicent's son just arrived here. Have you seen him?" he asked and turned to look at me and smiled.
Alaric shook his head. "You know that I am too busy of finding my fiancé, Mom," he simply uttered that made my lips parted.
I mentally laughed. Oh no Trina, he's off limits.
"You already found her?" her mom asked while her eyes are not leaving me.
"I think so?" he responded and his mom chuckled as she averted her gaze on him.
"Well, I like her. By the way, I heard that Raid is out of coverage. I heard he's in the back. Maybe he's partying," her mom said but I heard him chuckled.
"He's not a type of person who'll just go there without dominio mom."
I was just quietly listening to them when suddenly my phone rang which stopped them both.
"Excuse me please,"
I excused myself and I thank him first and I just smiled on his mom before I turned my back on them.
As I opened my phone, Trina's name displayed in my screen. I answered it quickly and his voice came out.
"Ethelred! What have you seen?" he asked confused and I nodded.
"Yes. Someone came back to me earlier because he saw you fall."
She gasped. "Thank God! I really can't be quiet when I lose that because all my money is there!"
"And you wouldn't believe who gave," I trailed off as I started walking.
I let those people who's staring maliciously at me right now. I just passed them like the wind because I knew they had a world of their own.
I roamed my eyes and it twinkled as my fancy cocktail dress gleamed because of the glittered design as the neon lights illuminated the whole event.
Only now did I see that the others had separated. Because in this side where the garden is, I saw a lot of people scattered and seeing them was like they're in a same age as me.
Some of them are dancing wildly because of the sound that was covered the whole place.
My nostrils filled up with a scent of liquor. It got even louder when I got to the dark part.
"What? Who— wait, why is that noise?" I heard but I paused.
It was even harder for me to squeeze in because they didn't seem to know what was going on so I looked up in annoyance.
I even felt that someone elbowed me that made me grunted. I groaned but she didn't even give me a simple glance on me.
"Tsk. Let's talk later. There are a lot of people here," I said and I ended the call.
I looked at the people around me and I almost pushed them away out of annoyance.
"Excuse me," I said softly but they didn't seem to hear anything so I forced them to push.
I heard some of them groaned but as a party goer, they didn't know to go back to dancing and I just stared.
I don't know why but I sensed that someone is staring at me right now that made me paused for a while.
It was like someone is giving me a chills.
I feel strong. Or maybe I'm just imagining it?
I scrutinized and observed every surroundings just to make sure that I'm just hallucinating but someone approached me that made me stopped.
"Hey, young lady." Someone spoke up behind my back that made me flinched as I felt a hot and scorching breath between my ears.
"You alone?" he whispered and then time flies so fast.
I almost swallowed hard when someone pushed me that made me slipped over this guy behind me.
I sighed as I almost fell but his arm quickly grabbed me to catch me.
I almost gasped when we almost kissed because of his sudden movement as I tried to face him!
Fortunately, I immediately avoided my face.
My jaw dropped. I immediately struggled to hold him and was surprised when I heard him laugh.
"Chill. I just want the two of us alone. Maybe not here, hmm?
He even chuckled because of my reaction that made my face heated because of embarrassment.
What the fuck is he talking about?
'This pervert!'
When he caught me I immediately left his grip and quickly walked away.
"Sorry for that. And thank you but I don't know what you are talking about," I was quick and quickly turned my back on him without even looking at him.
I breathed heavily and whispered.
"That was close."
But suddenly, I heard someone yelled behind that made me turned my back.
"What's happening?"
Wait, that guy is familiar!" I heard someone on my side say and I glanced at them first and then turned my gaze to the front.
A few meters away from me, I saw the familiar guy who tried to flirt with me.
It seems like he's having a hard time because someone tried to punched him.
My lips parted when I saw a man punch him but he turned around and he was holding the collar of the man who had joined me earlier.
A familiar built of a man just appeared and all I could see is his broad shoulders and back.
"What's up? Is that Raid Vander?" he was specific and my forehead furrowed even more.
When I saw how that man let go of the man who had joined me, I almost backed away when he turned his gaze until he turned to me.
TO BE CONTINUED....