Chapter 19:Humiliated Before Everyone

"Hey, my love, we meet again," Charles said to Sarah while grinning ear to ear.

"And here we go again," Sarah muttered to herself inwardly before slowly turning around to look at him.

"Good evening, Mr. Charles, How are you?" Sarah asked him casually.

"Fine, what about you?" Charles asked her.

"I'm fine too," Sarah said to him in reply.

"You look breathtaking," Charles said to her with a warm smile while expecting her to smile at least, but Sarah maintained her casual facial expression while staring at him.

"Many people have told me that tonight I was thinking that you were going to say something different," Sarah said to him.

"Ooh, I wasn't aware of that; I wished to be the first to tell you that, but it seems like I was a little bit late; by the way, tell me, are you angry at me?" Charles asked her.

"No, of course, and what makes you think that I'm angry at you?" Sarah asked him.

"Well, it's written all over your face; remember, facial expressions never lie," Charles said to Sarah, but she scoffed inwardly.

"So tell me, is it because I refused your business proposal?" Charles asked her with an inquisitive look.

"Just as I said earlier, I'm not angry at you; I can't be angry at you because you refused my business proposal. Who knows, maybe tomorrow you will be the one needing my help," Sarah said to him.

"You are right about that, and that's why I want to make things right between both of us. I'm ready to accept the business proposal...

"Under which condition?" Sarah chipped in immediately.

"But I never said that there was a condition," Charles said to Sarah, who faked a smile at him.

"Nothing is free in this world, not even love. Earlier this morning, you refused my business proposal. If you have finally decided to accept, that means you want something in exchange or you have some conditions attached to it; so go on and tell me your conditions. If it's okay with me, I will gladly accept it, but on the contrary, I will gladly refuse just as you did this morning," Sarah said to him.

"You are right, nothing is free in this world, not even love, but love is not something that can be bought, so I'm not asking for your love in exchange," Charles said to Sarah.

"Well, I'm happy to hear that because no amount of money that you possess can buy an iota of my love, so tell me, what do you want in exchange?" Sarah asked him.

"A dinner," Charles said to her shortly.

"What?" Sarah asked him in surprise.

"Yes, you heard me right; all I want is a dinner with you, and afterward I will accept your proposal," Charles said to her.

"You are really unpredictable, Mr. Charles, so tell me, are you this desperate to get my attention?" Sarah asked him with an inquisitive look.

"I'm not desperate; I'm just someone who doesn't know how to give up. When I want something, I can go to any extent to get it," Charles said to Sarah, who smiled lightly.

"Well, I'm not a thing," Sarah said to him.

"I never said you were; I was just giving an example. So, do you accept my proposal or not?" Charles asked her.

"Well, since it's just a dinner, no problem. I will make time for that tomorrow. Don't forget to send me the location of the restaurant where the dinner is going to take place," Sarah said to him.

"I won't forget; if not, I was planning to invite you over to my place for the dinner, but since you requested for it to be in a restaurant, no problem; your wish is my command," Charles said to her.

"My wish isn't your command; if it were, you would have accepted the proposal when I asked you to. See you later," Sarah said to him before walking away.

"Keep on playing the hard lady; you will be mine soon," Charles muttered to himself once Sarah left.

Once Sarah left Charles, she walked directly to where Xavier was standing, discussing it with some of his friends.

"Good evening, gentlemen," Sarah said to them once she approached them.

"Hey, Mrs. Sarah, how are you?" One of the men asked her while stretching out his hand for a handshake and she reciprocated.

"Good, what about you?" Sarah asked him.

"I'm good too; I heard that you are now the new CEO of Ethic Textiles; congratulations," the man said to her.

"Thank you so much," she said to him casually.

"Your father really did a good job getting the company to where it is today. I hope that you will continue his legacy," one of the men said to Sarah.

"Of course she will; it's already evident from the way she was able to make her own company in England one of the best companies in Europe," one of the men said to the other in reply.

"Thank you for that. One thing about me is that I always dedicate myself to whatever thing I'm doing, whether it has something to do with the company or not, so, as usual, I'm going to dedicate my entire self to the company in order to make it one of the best companies in New York City, just as my father had done. By the way, Mr. Xavier, why have you been silent all this while? Don't tell me that you are still disturbed by what happened to your company," Sarah said to Xavier, who had been silent since she arrived.

"No, of course, I was just thinking about something; I have completely forgotten what happened to the company; after all, it's no big deal," Xavier said to Sarah, and immediately she furrowed her brows at him.

"Wow, that's incredible, but it still baffles me that the whole media is still discussing about Quim Corporation being on the edge of bankruptcy," Sarah said to Xavier while feigning to be concerned.

"Well, we all know how this media stuff works; they always find something to say," Xavier said to Sarah in his defense while maintaining a smiling face so that his friends wouldn't notice that he was affected by her statements.

"Well you are right, and to be sincere, I really commend you because if I were at your place, I don't know how I could have coped with everything, both the humiliation and the rest of them," Sarah said to Xavier and at the same time Claudia's voice sounded from behind as she was asking Sarah to stay away from her husband, turning around, they all saw Sarah staggering towards them, from the way she was walking, one could tell that she was already drunk, before Xavier could take hold of her, she already dashed towards Sarah, attempting to slap her, but immediately Sarah blocked her hand and without hesitating she slapped her in a manner that she lost balance and fell to the ground and immediately everyone gasped in surprise and turned their gazes towards them and some started videoing the scene.

"You bitch, how dare you?" Claudia asked Sarah with gritted teeth while trying to force herself up in her drunken state and attack her, but immediately Xavier held her back. As Xavier was still trying to withhold her, she suddenly puked all over his body, and immediately everyone gasped again while the others kept on videoing the who

le scene while Sarah, on the other hand, kept on grinning ear to ear.

To Be Continued