My sister's friend

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now?" I asked Mr. Este

and it very

time. Speak now!!" I ordered

interest in her? You have suddenly bec

or I do not, it is none of your business. I ur

ght,

y lips that had been made worse by the air conditioning in my office, cracked his kn

that Bellange was abandoned by

me that part of the story

you why she

the altar, and of her having a morbid hatred for men as a result. She

d you m

blind

g has th

k it has been

essed the responses I had gi

classmate back in school." Esteban spoke. "She was

man myself before I became responsible.

d by her fiancé at the altar. Have you never wondered why her form

know, some 'bushfallers' are very dramatic. They have many ways of jilting girls, an

d it to be cold and savage. Like they say these day

tting interesting. Tell

er rush that Bellange's husband met her. He fell in love immediately because, as we all know, she's very good looking. He had come back from the white man's country and had brought a lot of money

me and proposed to her, she accepted his proposal in the hope of making money from him, and if possible, travel abroad with him. Her plan was to divorce him as soon as they travel and marry her origin

as Evans, asked him who the girl was. You could imagine Evan's shock when he realized that his beloved Bellange was the very same girl his friend was going to marry. He told his friend that Bellange was his

etween both guys. She was telling her first boyfriend, Evans, that she would be coming to join him soon. Evans asked her how she planned to mana

ng that she was walking into a trap. She didn't know that the two men in her life were sharing

barrassment and humiliation, she discovered that what she had been seeing only in movies, had finally happened to her. She had been abandoned on her wedding da

ntroduced the topic to him, Evans said he was no longer interested. She couldn't understand what was happening and asked him why. He sent to her all the intimate pictures and videos of her and her abando

ave been had the two guys not known each other. Now, compounding on her mistake, she had also gone ahead to sleep with the new fiancé several times, without knowing that he

le Esteban narrated the story of

ask a question. Do you think Bellange really loved Evans and tha

a very long time. Her love always only ex

you mean

er. She is that kind of a person; ext

re creatures that love to be

at she would have abandoned even that her so called Evans that she c

rom all what you have said, I have been able to deduce th

. You are wrong. I hate he

ou. Sooner or later, you are going to be hearing rumours about me and her. Yes, we have something going on. However, it is still at its budding stages.

r wellbeing. If I didn't, I wouldn't

this small favour for me?" I a

reach, I would gladly do it." He smiled nervously. He was beginning to

ar end of the office, opened it, pulled out a bottle of wine, got two glasses, opened the

! Mr, E

He smiled, sip

what you have told me today about Bella

ness. You can call her ev

you s

s,

t's

was a knock on the d

rupted two gentlemen enjoying th

rs, Sir." She repl

are enjoying ourselves in the office. That is what we call o

t, Sir. You

n't drink during working hours. If I get you, I wi

you the other parts, you un

who is drinking alcohol." I laughed back. "Don't mak

I was wondering if I could have a

, say

ivate,

dle of something. In fact, you interrupted something. So, I want you

s,

isitors' chair opposite my desk, she came behind the desk, put both of her hands around my neck and kissed me tenderly w

rt; I mean Sir." She spok

ould you pleas

lied walking back to the visitor's chair. Sh

looked up and realized th

father's way of telling you that

and left. When she was gone. I looke

Mr. Esteban h

urse,

about you being materialistic, a two-timer

y, what does this h

his prestigious company. Here, we have made it a business to employ only people with moral rectitude. So, here, unlike other organizations, we ca

g he says. He is a pathological liar. He lies compulsively

ll what I have said is

she could respond. I hated to ca

me out and I refused. He wanted to sleep with me, but I told him he was not

eep with you? Stop lying about me

Esta

ban." He corre

It did no start today. Right from our secondary school days. What do you wan

dab her tears carefully. She was being very careful to dama

e story. Now, tell me the truth. Have you ever tr

, Sir. I have

the story, you are making me to doubt every other thing you have said.

o hide." He looked tortured now, and it seemed from his facial

ing to hide?"

onut. So, let us all eat it now. Have you t

!!!" I excla

h both of his palms. Poor Esteban, he had ju

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