Chapter 25: We Meet Again
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She didn't need the attention in the first place, she couldn't deny that she looked really different from who she used to be.
Everyone was having their merry fun and she thought maybe, just maybe, she may make it to the end of the party without any drama.
"Ms. Finley?" Someone called and she turned. It turned out that she was the head manager of the company she would start working at.
She was transferred there from the company she worked at in Gisborne, in order to make it difficult for the family to find her she used the maiden name of her mother and that's what she is referred to as _ Ms. Finley.
"It's a pleasure to meet you here, I thought that our first meeting would be in the company, I heard a lot about you. I am Belle Thompson." She said, shaking her hand and Sapphire smiled.
"The pleasure is mine, Ms. Thompson?" She said and the woman laughed, her messy brunette shaking as she moved her head.
"It's Mrs. Got married three months ago, I know you must be confused by the name," she explained and raised her glass to hers and they clinked it. She waved her hand.
"Don't mind it though, as we are at a party, just call me Belle,"
"Mr. Gray," she said and Sapphire almost choked on her drink, she looked at her and saw that she was really calling Oliver.
He was in a blue tuxedo and looked much more mature and put together than the man she knew. His brown messy curls were straightened and slicked back, he was really looking his best.
Sapphire was sure that he stared at her twice when he saw that she was the one standing beside the woman.
"It is a pleasure to meet you here Mr. Gray, it has been a while since you came over to the company," Belle said smiling widely at the man who was just nodding while staring at Sapphire.
Belle followed the man's gaze and saw the confused look on Sapphire's face.
"You must be wondering who he is and why he comes over to the plant," she said to Sapphire who just nodded.
"This is Mr. Oliver Gray and he is a top investor. For some reason he comes to the company often and cares a lot about the employees," Belle smiled at the man and at Sapphire.
"Sounds like the kind of man you want to tie down, doesn't it?" Belle giggled and Sapphire almost scoffed.
Tie down my ass. If only this woman knew.
"This is our new department manager, Sapphire Finley," she said to Oliver, completely oblivious to the tension between the two adults beside her.
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Melissa sipped the exotic wine and nodded her wine in approval. She had to give it to the person that arranged this party, her taste is discerning.
She looked to the right and saw a group of rich kids standing talking about stuff their dad bought for them and in the middle stood Heather Smith.
Melissa rolled her eyes, the lady is trying so hard to rule the kids circle, it's like she believes like it is automatically hers after Sapphire left.
She is proud when she is supposed to be shameful, she is just angry that she hadn't looked for another easy lady to woo Oliver and settled for Heather.
Speaking of Sapphire, Melissa searched for her with her eyes because she is very sure that she would be here somewhere and it wasn't long before her eyes caught her standing with a brunette and judging by the way she dressed and carried herself, she is a new money.
The woman left and Oliver was standing alone with Sapphire. And even though Melissa didn't want to admit it, Sapphire look beautiful, she looked like an undercover agent whose mission was to seduce as many men as possible and she was succeeding so far because some men were glancing at her more often than not, waiting for the right time to have a discussion with her.
Melissa snickered, it seems like Sapphire would always attract a crowd everywhere she went. The fact that she is already a part of Aldine family would keep drawing spectators, the brats were already checking out her gown, the pearls caught the reflection of light too quickly.
She sipped her wine wrong and coughed, that got the attention of the rich kids who were having a chat behind her.
Too quickly, they left Heather's side and surrounded her, they were like bees.
They began to compliment her and asked how much she bought the things she wore but she knew to take their words with a grain of sand.
They once complemented Sapphire and they had no problem insulting her.
"Sapphy would not show up at this kind of party, would she?" A girl dressed in an expensive short tight gown with furs said and her friends chuckled.
"Who? Don't you see that Heather is here, do you want her to start crying just like she did that time we asked her what happened between her fiance and Oliver," her friend answered.
"And I heard that she ran away from home to avoid the confrontation, what a weak girl she is," A guy said checking his wristwatch.
"And I heard that she is back in town,'' another guy answered.
"I don't think she would come here, I wouldn't want to be in the same space with a cheating ex-fiance and a backbiting friend,"
Melissa stared at the guy who just talked and smirked, of course it was Nicholas.
If there is anyone among these brats who hates both Oliver and Heather and isn't afraid to voice it out then it is Nick.
He used to be Oliver's second best friend, had a massive crush on Sapphire and broke the pact with his friend when he dumped Sapphire.
Melissa stared at Heather's smug look and smirked, she glanced at where she saw the trio stand earlier and she mirrored Heather's expression before turning to her.
"Your fiance is being sappy with his ex."
She told her and everybody turned to look in the direction Melissa stared at earlier and saw Oliver standing with a very beautiful woman.
"Don't tell me that that is Sapphire," The girl in furs said, staring at her in disbelief. She couldn't believe her eyes. And many others were staring at her with that same shocked look on her face.
"I was checking her dress, it was totally smashing!" The girl's friend said, still staring at the gown.
"Check out those pearls ..... I mean the earrings and necklace. Totally classy, out of your world. I wonder where the fuck did she got it,"
"Is it possible that I find her hotter than then?" the guy who checked his wristwatch said. "If she is really after Oliver, that guy is a goner, this body is a sin. Where the fuck did she got it,"
