Hastily the British man scuttled to her side and grabbed her from slamming on the floor. Sarah breathed uneasily as she forced a faint on herself. That was the only thing she needed right now. She stared at the British man stilly as one in coma.
Tapping her cheeks gently, the British man questioned her actions, “Why did you do this, ma’am? Do you want to hurt yourself? Do you realize the gravity of what you just did because of a fake diamond ring? What if you had slammed your skull on the floor?” the man shook her on the shoulders as she queried her.
All the while her eyes were welled up with tears as she sobbed and left her mouth gaping at the British man. She dared to utter a word but each time she opened her mouth to speak , heavy uncontrollable sob would choke her.
Through clenched teeth the man helped Sarah to her feet and made her sit on the chair close by. “What could make you fall in such manner, u? Is it because your diamond is fake?”
Sarah swallowed hard and managed to say, “How do you expect me to behave? Tell me, uh, oh Mike Don you shall know no peace! For treating me in such manner you shall return to poverty!” she cursed, staring at the ceiling.
The British man refuted her, “Mike Don?” he queried, “I presume it is the world richest man you speak of. If I may ask does he have a hand on this? Do you really know Mike Don? The man questioned impatiently.
Sarah gave a nod and the man raised a thick brow in surprise, and Sarah nodded again, “Mike Don is my fiancé. He engaged me with this ring. We are supposed to be married now but he called off the wedding juts to get back at me.” She resumed her wailing.
With doubts hanging over him, he queried, “Are you bluffing or what? I don’t think you know who Mike Don is. Do you know that he is the world richest man? I don’t think you have even met with him before let alone date him! You are bluffing. Mike Don can’t date a poverty-stricken girl like you!” the man’s quarrelsome tone thickened, “You liar!”
Sarah masked her face in shock as she protested in howl, “No! How dare you say that to me! I know Mike Don! I knew him when he was a poor, ragged delivery boy! Mike Don once begged me money. I want you to believe me, sir!” She sniffed and wailed on.
“You liar and thief! There you go again. Mike don has never met you and he has never been poor!” The man cursed and almost pointed into her face. “Now I know you are a fraudster and a gold-digger. I am going to get your ass arrested!” he gestured at his security, who had been standing by the corner all along, “Please security lock up the door. I am calling police straight away for this liar and thief! You purposely brought this fake diamond ring to see if we could purchase it from you! You are a get-rich quick gold-digger! I will make sure you don’t get away with this!” The man threatened.
Sarah pulled down on her knees and molded her arms to plead, “No! No! You don’t have to do this!” Her eyes flickered the moment she became nonplaused. She couldn’t believe her eyes when she heard the sound of the door.
The security was already locking the door. “No! Please, sir, I couldn’t have done that! I swear with my life!” she touched her tongue with her finger. “I know Mike Don very much. We have been together and he proposed marriage to me with that same diamond ring.”
Already the man was dialing 911 and the moment he spoke into the phone and invited the police , Sarah pulled out her phone and quickly opened to the series of photos we had together.
“Please if you think I am a liar, why don’t you come over and check these photos of the world richest man and me. We were together some days ago. He knows me to well. I am not a thief! I am not a liar! My name is Sarah Canon the heiress to the popular Canon group, which was gutted with fire …”
Sarah was yet speaking when an alarming wail of siren blared outside and everyone eye came upon the party of police men alighting from the car. At the time Sarah was fidgety , her hands trembled so hugely that she shut her eyes and cast an inspective gaze at the ceiling in frustration.
The door opened at once and the hostile-looking police officers marched into the reception. With their eyes combing around, one of the police men questioned the British man , “We got a bizarre call from the Rio Hondo diamond store. What could be the problem?”
With his firm finger pointing at Sarah Canon, the British man enunciated, “Officers, please arrest this thief, gold-digger and fraudster, who came to sell a fake diamond ring to us. I wanted to let go but she got me more infuriated by claiming to have dated the world richest man, Mike Don and it is he that engaged her with the fake diamond ring. Can you imagine this thief?”
One of the police men raised a distressed brow and shot a frown at Sarah, “You are indeed a fraudster and a liar! Do you know who Mike Don is ? I am not sure you know who he is because if you do you wouldn’t be putting such allegations against the world richest man. Do you know how much he is worth?”
“But…” Sarah wanted to protest…
“Keep shut!” the police man interrupted her abruptly and brought out his handcuff, “You have to join us at the police station, young lady for some questioning?”
“No! no! I am innocent. I am not a fraudster!” she howled and stroked her hair confusedly.
The British man squeezed the diamond ring into her hand, “Here is your cheap metal ring, fraudster. I don’t want to ever see your silly ass in my shop again!”
While they were yet speaking, the taxi driver barged into the reception, “Ma’am have you sold your diamond ring?” he asked and kept mute once he saw the party of police men who frowned at him, “What is happening please pay me for the taxi, Mrs. Diamond lady,” he requested only for the police men to drag Sarah away…
Hey, taxi driver, so you brought this fraudster to my store!” the British man accused him, “She has a fake diamond ring!”
“Laughing cock!” the taxi driver exclaimed and gagged his mouth in surprise…