Chapter two
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*Bazaar meeting*
Greetings to the clients of our energetic Louis Architecture groups, both old and new!
Greetings! Greetings!
Leonor's Louis, the founder of the Architecture groups and the father to Saphira and Lyra welcomed the clients.
Naomi Louis walked onto the stage after her husband handed the microphone over to her.
Her confidence while she walked into the stage was obvious, her tiny waist exceptional making other beautiful female clients act jealous.
“Hello everyone, both old and new clients. Your faces are as beautiful as our paintings and architecture today! We move over into exposing our amicable painting designs and construction”
Everyone in the room conformed because her words, confidence and body language were concise, boosting their hopes that they will get a good painting and designs for their various houses.
“And here is our first for the day! An oval shaped, painted in sky blue with silver flowers designed all over it, it shines as bright as the morning star. It's stunning and will be good to be placed in your sitting room to make your guests comfortable” Naomi said confidently as she pointed towards the edges of the constructed item.
“Ten pounds” a female client shouted.
“Twenty pounds” another shouted, the price increasing as more clients joined in the Bazar.
Lyra was monitoring all the activities while she still attended to incoming clients alone.
Alexander sat close to Saphira at the high table, refusing to help Lyra and his wife get all the clients' details including the new ones.
Lyra noticed that was her painting but was distracted a times whenever a client made a gesture since she wore the “ASK ME” tag.
So sad, after Naomi Louis said she never adds to the growth of the family and that all her paintings were of no use.
But that was her painting! Lyra was happy and sad at the same time but never knew why she was happy.
She should be sad because her paintings were always sold without her notice and surprisingly, they were sold at higher prices than the paintings made by other employees.
Lyra saw that clients were no more coming, then she quickly walked out of the door post and went into the waiting room where guests and other dignitaries came to sit at least to sight see the paintings and its construction.
“What” in Lyra's voice.
That was Saphira and Alexander in an intimate position again!
They never cared if they were seen, they just wanted to have fun but that wasn't the right time.
Lyra thought she would be seen as someone who forced herself on a man despite catching him in an intimate affair with her younger sister.
Just then, Zami Lax arrived, walked into the waiting room.
Zami Lax was the CEO of the construction groups in the city of New York. The second son of Regina and Julian lax. He was every rich girl's dream and in fact Saphira's dream man; his tall, curly hair, his broad chest always popping out.
Zami Lax was only asked to take over the company since his elder brother was irresponsible, smuggling, and excessively spending money on numerous unnecessary stuff.
Zami Lax was the boss to Alexander and he knew about his engagement to lyra.
Zami Lax had admired Lyra, the very first time he set his eyes on her when she painted exhaustively in the workshop, he knew Alexander only wanted to get close to Saphira through his marriage to Lyra.
Zami Lax was pained to see Lyra in a frustrated state, walking towards Saphira and Alexander.
She seemed to have gotten enough of their stupidity! She was walking closer to them, strangers looking towards her way because she looked bitter with tears rolling down her cheeks.
Zami Lax quickly caught her by the hand, dragging her into a refined space where no one would see them.
“Relax, don't allow them to see you in your state” “I can get you out of this marriage if you allow me” Zami Lax said as he walked closer to her while she moved backwards until the wall stopped her motion and she bent her face to avoid Zami Lax's lips perching on hers.
“What are you doing? Lyra asked teary.
Zami Lax raised his right hand above and cleaned Lyra's teary eyes as he withdrew himself from her and walked out.
“See me if you want us to talk more and be strong Lyra” Zami Lax said before he walked out.
Lyra stood still thinking about why Zami Lax did that to her. What about the Contract!
“What contract is he talking about” Lyra whispered to herself, lost in thought.
That's by the way, she walked out of the refined space and now saw Alexander, Saphira and Zami Lax talking in an employee - boss way.
Alexander kept on bowing repeatedly, that was kinda funny to Lyra because she laughed in her head as he saw him do that.
“I guess Zami Lax cut them off by himself but thank goodness I didn't do that myself, I would have been a laughing stock by now”
“But why do I still cry even if I don't love him? I'm really crying because it makes me look cheap, still being engaged to a person who doesn't love me, even if I catch him cheating, I still endure”
Well, Lyra managed to go closer to them to fit into the discussion.
“Hey Lyra! Your husband is really obedient to his boss, my boyfriend” in Saphira's voice.
“Boyfriend”
“Yes he is my boyfriend,” Saphira said as she dragged Lyra by hand, making her stay close to Alexander while she held Zami Lax's arm.
The way Saphira acted like a saint and a good sister just because of Zami Lax, made Lyra jealous.
Lyra's face turned pale, making Zami Lax wonder why she was still frustrated even when her sister left Alexander to hold Zami Lax's arm.
“You both look good together and I and Zami Lax look like a couple as well”
Zami Lax shifted from Saphira a bit and stepped lightly in front of Alexander, who seemed ashamed and jealous of Saphira flirting around Zami Lax.
“You sure know what you signed up for”
Alexander got the message clearly, indeed it was Lyra he was hurting and he knew Zami Lax had eyes on Lyra.
Alexander bent his face in shame, confused on who to choose. First, he loved Saphira but he felt he couldn't let Lyra go, certainly not because of the marriage but because he was scared of losing Lyra as a friend and wife at that!
She was a wife material but why can't he st
ay away from Saphira!
Would he let her go? Or stay with Saphira who treats him like a pleasurable toy.
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