Why deceive me??
41. Lunch Reunion 2

She was so mad immediately she heard my words directed at her scarred face. But she was rendered speechless because everyone present still remembered the incident that brought the scar and how her friendship with her childhood friend was ruined because of jealousy.

I was about to walk to meet my bestie when a BMW pulled over at the entrance and a slender lady came out of the car. She was Aria's bestie Elizabeth popularly known as Lizzy.

I instantly remembered how both of them doesn't like me and me either.

"Hey! Look who we have here," Lizzy said immediately after she saw me. It was evident she wasn't happy seeing me around.

"I never thought you would lose weight Lizzy," I said sarcastically and those closest to us burst out laughing. Back then Lizzy was so fat that walking a meter is like walking for ages. "At least I got the money to go for surgery, not like some poor things who wash others' clothes to survive." She said.

If it was back then, I would cry my life out but now, have outgrown such myopic words.

"At least, I'm still better than some people in manners and dependency" I replied to her.

At this moment my bestie walked up to me and hugged me.

"Let's go inside babes," she said.

And I intentionally dropped my handbag on the floor to attract the attention of others. "Wow! That's the latest edition of Da Milano bags." Someone from the crowd gasped.

Immediately I smiled at the lady who identify the brand in my possession. Suddenly I heard a voice saying, "that's a fake one." I don't need to turn to know whose voice was that. We went inside the hotel's conference hall where the launch will be held. I was busy discussing with my bestie when some group of ladies walked up to our table and asked me. "Is that the latest edition of Da Milano?" They asked.

I immediately understood that they were sent to do the bidding of Lizzy and Arias.

"If you care to know if it's authentic or fake, get a shop assistant from any of the fashion showrooms to come and vet it. " I replied to them with a smile.

Not long after they left our table, I saw them returning with a lady in a uniform with a name tag. I was so happy because it was the right time I place Lizzy where she belongs. She always feels as if the world revolves around her alone.

"Excuse me miss." The lady in uniform said politely.

"How may I be of help to you?" I asked her with a smile.

"Please can I check the authenticity of your bag if it's real?" She replied to my question.

I was about to accept and hand over my bag for her to vet the authenticity when my bestie suddenly erupted in anger.

"If you don't leave here at this moment, I promise you that I will use my influence as a reporter to ruin you and your collection line." My bestie was scared and wanted to avoid me being embarrassed in public. I understand what she was trying to do and I immediately stepped in.

"Babes. Allow her to do what she's paid to do. Beside's she will get a bonus from them." I said sarcastically.

I gave the bag to the vet but she was reluctant to accept the bag. I felt her predicament and smiled at her and asked her to bet on the authenticity of the bag.

I suddenly raised my voice and said "if the bag is authentic, you guys will pay me the sum of twenty thousand dollars" I said smiling.

"And what if the bag is fake?" Aria and Lizzy asked at the same time.

I finally understand that the other ladies are just pawn to Lizzy and Aria.

"Then I will pay you guy's twenty thousand dollars each," I said.

"You are bragging as if you have a penny," Lizzy said sarcastically.

"Are you guy's scarred that I will take your money?" I asked sarcastically knowing it will infuriate them.

"Since you want to brag, why not pay us half a million if the bag is fake and we will both pay you half a million each it's original," Aria said smiling.

I was so happy, not because of the money but because for the first time, I will be humiliating these two witches in public. By now our debate has attracted many people watching to see the end. I said "ok deal" smiling. "Before you embarrass yourself, let me tell you. If the bag is fake, I won't suffer you to borrow money to pay me. For old-time sake, you will be my cleaner." Lizzy said smiling.

"Here you go." I gave the lady the bag and she collected it this time. Not up to a minute, she raised her head and looked at me with surprise and apology written on her face.

"Hahahahhahahah. I told you, people, everything she's putting on is fake." Aria said sarcastically.

"The last time I checked, you are still depending on your parents. Why not allow the grown-up to decide who ends up happy." I said smiling at her face she was so infuriated that Lizzy just patted her to calm down. The shop assistant raised her voice and declared the bag authentic and said it was the only one in the whole world.

"Im_po, impossible. It can't be true." Aria and Lizzy refused to believe it.

The shop assistant quickly called his manager on the phone to explain what was happening in the conference hall of the hotel since their showroom is in the hotel lobby.

"Don't for any reason offend that person if not, I will personally report you to the boss." The manager said over the phone.

Aria and Lizzy were still dumbfounded not wanting to believe what they just heard from the shop assistant they paid to embarrass me.

"So can I have my trophy now cry babies," I said sarcastically to both of them?