Chapter 12: B - Imperial Mall 2

"YOU ARE getting married to Thomas Sinclair in 3 months. What are your plans for that?" He asks his face, conveying a worried look.

She sighs and almost loses her appetite thinking about the time she saw Thomas.

"Nothing!" She roared in anger

"If my father wants to throw my life out like that, let him be. At least I know he’s no longer my father after that. As for Thomas, I’ll make sure to give him a living hell." She added while gritting her teeth in disgust.

He felt the change in the atmosphere and immediately changed the topic.

"Do you want to do something fun for the last 3 months of your freedom as Miss Latton?"

"Nope!" She stares at him, wondering if she will tell him about Blade, and in the end, she does.

"I’m seeing someone. I mean sleeping with someone."

He gasps upon hearing that, he moves his chair close to her and says, "Please do tell."

She told him how they met, their rules, and the setup of the affair, only leaving specific details on what was happening inside the room.

This made Luci elated, he then blurted out, "You naughty bitch!"

They finish their food and are about to order some liquor; however, his phone rings and it is Chloe, his secretary. Telling him that there was an emergency he needed to be there to take care of it.

He soon left Latton and hurried to the location.

After finishing her dessert she went out for a walk and sat on the bench near the fountain. A stunning lady, wearing a green dress, holding a cup of coffee walks to her and sits beside her.

The bag she’s holding catches the lady’s attention, and she soon starts a conversation with her.

"Sorry to bother you," she says with an apologetic tone.

"I just want to know is that an Elizer custom-made bag you’re holding?" She added.

"Yes, I think so." Latton replied.

"My father gave it to me as a gift for my graduation," she added while staring at the bag in her hand.

"I’m a bag appraiser and I have seen lots of luxury bags but not an Elizer." She suddenly looked down thinking if it was too embarrassing to say the next sentence but she mustered the courage and blurted out, "Can I hold it?"

Latton handed her the bag and let her check it. Viv then stares at the bag and admires the exquisite details.

She then explains, "It's hard to get this type of bag since the designer only produces 2 bags per year most of the time none at all."

"What makes it different from other bags aside from the materials is the design of the bag itself; it has a hand-painted design that varies on what Elizer knows about the owner. Since this is a gift from your father, he must have told Elizer everything he knows about you to create such a magnificent design."

While saying this she took a photo of the bag and sent it to her group of friends.

Latton sees her eyes glowing in delight. In her mind, "I never saw anyone look at a bag like this before and I never thought my father would buy me a bag this rare."

She then remembers the day of her graduation, he acted as if he forgot and gave her the bag which was not even put in a box or paper bag. He simply said I forgot to buy you a gift. Here's a bag that a client gave to me. They said to give it to the lady of the house. Catherine doesn’t like it, so take it.

She felt sad at that time but staring at the bag today the design has an Aries symbol in it, a beautiful L letter in the middle, and all the things she likes growing up, it's like a bag that tells a story about her. "Yep this bag is totally for me, my father’s tough love never fails to amaze me," she thought to herself.

Her eyes well up a bit but her lips show a faint smile.

"Vivian!" A male voice brought her back to reality. She glanced at the man who shouted the name, he was a tall man, with a round physique, and fair complexion, and he had a nice funny guy vibe to him. He was wearing a suit and tie, and he looked about 30ish.

In her mind, "He must be her boyfriend."

Vivian then stood up still holding the bag. "John!" She calls him, and they embrace.

"What are you holding?" He asks while staring at the bag in Vivian’s hand. "Oh! It’s an Elizer bag," Viv then glances at Latton gesturing that the bag was her’s.

John glances and smiles at Latton and she does the same. Then a familiar figure emerges behind John, her smile immediately turns into disbelief. The man she was longing for these past two weeks was right in front of her.

Luckily John and Viv didn’t notice the change in her expression. Lucian on the other hand was also shocked to see her.

At that moment, Latton felt that everything went to a halt and the whole place was pin drop silent.

Lucian’s mind is racing and he can only stare at her. On his mind: "Don’t speak, just leave."

On her mind, "Shit! Shit! Shit! What should I do?" She then remembers the Rule… "Rule # 1 When we cross each other outside and we are with someone we will act as if we don’t know each other."

Then the phone inside the bag Viv was holding started to ring. Viv immediately handed the bag to Latton.

She then took the bag, and without opening it she said while uncomfortably smiling, "It must be my daddy, I should leave."

She then walked away slowly when she turned in a corner she ran and almost slipped. The footwear she was wearing was not meant for running.

"So you have a new friend, what's her name?" John asks Viv.

She then turned to him and said with a hint of dismay on her face, "I forgot to ask or even give my business card."

John laughs and puts his hand around her shoulder to console her.

"At least I know she’s an Aries, and the country England is important to her," She says.

These are the things she observes from the bag.