Chapter 19 Do You Like Her
“Thank you my child for all you have been doing. You bought this house for us after winning the lottery. And now your are bringing all this after buying us clothes just a few days ago”
“I’m happy that things are now better for us and for you. But you have to try not to be frivolous. Remember money comes and goes, you have to learn to manage your resources”
“Why not think about using that money to start a business. A business will bring more income. If it finishes, what are you going to do?”
Ana smiled and held her fathers hand “Don’t worry father. You do not need to worry, okay? And also about the business, I am planning something soon. We will have a family business soon”
Jose felt at ease and nodded “That’s good but please reduce your spending”
Ana nodded “I won’t buy again after this” She smiled knowing that was a lie. There were a lot of things she wanted to buy that she saw online. But she held on for some time.
After spending an awesome day with her family she left. She had informed them that it might take a while before she visited again.
They felt sad but understood that their daughter was busy. She had also told her parents to quit their old jobs and just stay at home to take care of Nala for now, that soon she will start a business for them.
She left with the chauffeur and at about 8pm she arrived back. She was glad she came an hour earlier than the time Fernando had given her. But she was surprised to see that he was already home.
Was he home already because he wanted to make sure she had not violated his curfew.
He was reading a newspaper when she walked in.
Ana wanted to walk past and head up but she suddenly remembered she still had his card.
She turned and went to him. She brought out the card and stretched it towards him.
“Here is your card”
Fernando stared at the card in her hand “So you remembered to return it, I thought you still had plans to shop more”
“No I don’t”
Fernando “Ofcourse you don’t have that permission” he collected his card
Ana turned to leave thinking they were done with the conversation.
“As someone from a humble background, I did not think you would be this materialistic. Imagine shopping that much. Silvia, who came from a rich family, isn't that materialistic. You couldn’t even hide it, anyway it’s good you got to experience a shopping spree, who knows the next you will get to experience it in your life”
Ana frowned at his insult, she turned around and looked at him.
“Yes I am materialistic, I love fashion and lifestyle. I love to have and experience the good things that life offers. I wasn’t even done with the shopping, I wanted to shop even more but I decided to be considerate because you must have worked really hard for your money. And about me experiencing it again. This is me telling you now that, I Ana Lopez will experience 10x of it a million times over till I die because I will become successful in this life” Ana said with a smile before going upstairs.
Fernando furrowed his brow,
“Wow wow wow, what's that?” Luis walked into the living room after hearing the conversation.
“I was wondering how she was going to respond to your sharp tongue and she responded with a sharper tongue. She sure won this round, I love her bluntness and also she is very beautiful, she is so gorgeous” Luis said thinking of the beauty.
Fernando frowned more.
“Can I date her after your contract with her is over?” Luis said, looking at his friend's face closely.
Fernando glared at him “Don’t you dare, don’t you think about it again” he warned
“Why are you so angry, she is just your fake wife. In three months all this will be over, then I will be able to date her
“You will do no such thing” Fernando voiced in anger.
Luis smirked, “Wow, did you fall for her?” He watched his facial expression and Fernando showed no emotion.
Luis could not tell what was going through his mind.
“You must be out of your mind”
“Then why do you have an issue with me dating her”
“Because you are a playboy, so stop your nonsense”
Luis smiled, he is indeed a playboy but he knows that's not Fernando’s main reason. “I know that is not the reason”
“Guards!!” Fernando called his bodyguards who rushed in “My friend here is about to leave, see him out”
“Ha ha ha” Luis burst out in laughter “Why does it seem like you care for her?” Luis asked.
“You have 3 minutes to leave,” Fernando said.
“Fine, I will leave” he stood up in defeat and walked out.
Fernando headed to his study room after asking Paula to get him a bottle of whiskey with a glass.
The next day, Ana got her things ready with the help of Paula and some of the maids.
She watched Paula and the maids pack a lot of Silvia clothes that she was going to be wearing into 4 boxes. She had packed extra bags and shoes into an extra two boxes from the thing she shopped. The majority of Silvia's clothes aren’t her style so she needed a bit of her style.
Ana wore a very simple gown in white color. White was starting to be her favorite color cause someone had told her that it gives old money vibes.
Ana went down after all the bags were taken down.
She met Fernando on his phone. This was the first time she saw him typing on his personal phone. He had only used it to make calls. She has heard some of her rich friends in law school. Say that rich men only use their personal phones for personal calls with families or chat with family and close friends while they have a work phone they use for business calls, and what they say is true because she only has his business line and his assistant is with it majority of the time.
Many of the texts she receives come from his business phone and his assistant is the one who sends it.
Ana stood there looking as his brow furrowed while he typed so fast on his cell phone. Funny how a billionaire is still using a model released two years ago. She wondered who he was sending this message to in anger but it is none of her business.
Ana coughed to gain his attention and he stopped typing and frowned at her for interrupting.