THE b***h

Chapter Four : CERTAINLY NOT THE FUTURE.

Diana was a bit surprised at the news that Sarah Chua wanted to meet with her,she was going to play her best card and get the issue over with,she feared that the dead woman would hunt her in her sleep,the picture of the dying woman clogged to her mind.

It had been exactly two days after the woman's death and the Chua,s weren't making progress to meet with her,it felt like the murder case wasn't quite serious to them.

That morning,the woman was to be buried,but Diana heard in the news that the dead woman's only daughter with the support of Valerie Tan requested for an autopsy on the woman. It was all confusing,and auntie Esther wasn't speaking to her at all.

"Did auntie Esther suspect too?,did she suspect that Christian Chua killed that woman?,why did Christian Chua kill that woman". Diana ran her fingers through her head, thinking about all these,they didn't make sense.

Sarah Chua was of average height, with brown bobbed hair, her fringes had a bit of a parting. She had the most beautiful smile and no one would have thought that her heart was as different as that of her innocent face.

Her first impression of Diana was a freeloader. But when she saw the young woman walk towards her,her countenance changed,she was seeing the younger self confident version of her self in her,but she quickly dispelled the thoughts when the girl came nearer and sat up properly.

"Hello" Diana said,taking a seat right after.

"Where are the pictures?" Sarah Chua asked,her stern expression unchanging.

"Let's talk,auntie"

"Auntie??" Sarah Chua repeated, stunned.

"I can't call you Mrs Chua, because we are not that close,let,s talk"

"You are I'll mannered"

"I am sorry" Diana bowed her head slightly. "But you are here because you have to protect your family while I am here to find out why Christian did that"

"What do you want,tell me"

"You don't have what I want?"

"What?" Sarah Chua almost shouted.

"Justice,I want justice for Elida Choi,I am not going to hand the evidences to the police yet, because I want Christian Chua to turn himself in"

"Who are you to say that?"

"No one obviously" Diana smiled,stood up, picked up her bag and walked away.

Mrs Chua looked like she had been stung by a bee. "How could that little lowlife speak so rudely to her. Not wanting her money?, what does that little witch mean?"

She thumped her fist on the table,the diamond on her signet ring on the small finger broke, piercing her finger and injuring her in the process,but the pain wasn't as excruciating,compared to the embarrassment she had just experienced firsthand.

"Plan B" She said on her phone.

Diana leaned on the walls, barricading the restaurant,s hall,she could hear her heart thumping. She had shown great courage, talking to that woman in such a rude manner,she turned to look at the table,but Sarah Chua was gone and someone else had taken the table.

"What will happen to me now?" She thought,ran her fingers through her hair and walked away.

Coming out from the restaurant,Diana saw people staring at her, first it felt like she was dressed badly so she looked down at her dress, a white leather jacket on a white and black stripe dress above her knees and a black leather belt.

Her dress wasn't the problem,it was beautiful,then she turned around her and saw more people staring at her,their faces disapproving,she walked with difficulty,just until she got out of the restaurant,to see reporters rushing at her.

" What do you have to say about the cancellation of your contract with PETALS? "

"Is it true that you are retiring from modelling soon?"

"Is it true that you have been impersonating a woman called Moana Han"

They shouted questions all at once,that she felt light headed,the snaps were too much,she almost went blind,but they didn't try to touch her,and as she walked away from the gaggle ,they gave way for her, still asking and pointing dictaphones,taking pictures.

A biker stopped Infront of her,he didn't take off his helmet, he shouted enough for everyone to hear.

"Let's go"

Diana turned to the crowd, they were silent,still taking photos,she turned to the biker and hopped on,he sped off.

The biker stopped in front of a house, Diana got down,her eyes fixed on the biker as he powered down and turned to her.

"Who are you?" She asked, nonplussed.

He removed his helmet and turned to her.

"Good day Miss,I am Bryan" He said.

"Why did you bring me here?" She asked, folding her hands.

He didn't smile,he looked away at a window on the second floor of the building and she followed his glance.

"Someone wants to meet you" He said and she was forced to look at that half opened window, wondering who was in that room,she saw a hand closing the curtains and she turned to Bryan again.

"Sarah Chua?" She asked,her face wrinkled with worries. She wasn't prepared to start a conversation all over again with that woman.

Bryan only smiled.

Diana walked easily,like she had been to the place before, without being told she could guess each room,each turns. She studied the house in case she got into trouble,it was like an old country house, it,s wall had the paintings and portraits of mostly American and European judges. The curtains were pure white and the smell of Bordeaux and burning myrrh filled the room.

She came into a room,it was a study room with beautiful colours of mainly black drawers and bookshelves,brown couches,table and a small amount of sky blue touch here and there. She brushed her fingers on the table,and walked over to the window, oblivious of Bryan,s presence and even the man who had walked in earlier.

"I see you like the house" He said glaring and she turned, matching his attitude.

Mikayla watched as Esther poured wine into the cups,she didn't know what to say,she wanted to call Diana but she couldn't,she was really sorry this time,confused to think.

"You know how much I love Diana,but I did the best I could, but everyone voted against it" Esther said,she turned to Mikayla and walked to her, handling her a glass filled with wine.

"Thank you"

"And you can't say that Diana has been truthful to you either, look at how much she kept from you, especially about her Moldovan origin"

"She must have had her reasons" Mikayla replied,she turned the wine in her cup,and looked at it,to be sure she was drinking the real red wine.

"What sought of reasons could she have to hide her true identity" Esther argued,but Mikayla wasn't in the mood to argue,she sipped her wine.

"I think I went way ahead of myself,she was so confident,I needed her to proof to myself that I could do anything like everyone else"

"And you have darling,proven how skilled and qualified you can be" Esther said,she placed her untouched glass of wine on the table,and turned fully to her. "I want to introduce you to someone,she is going to be the new face of PETALS"

"Why would I want to meet with her?" Mikayla frowned, turning away.

Esther grinned.

Then came a knock from the door,but Mikayla refused to look,Esther smiled, stood up and walked to the door,her secretary was standing with a woman,her secretary did the introductions and the two walked in,yet Mikayla refused to turn.

"Vanessa Erhan,meet Mikayla Wang" Esther introduced and Mikayla turned to see the other woman,all bubbling with smiles,her hand stretched out.

"I am Vanessa Erhan,nice to meet you"

"Erhan??" Mikayla repeated,she glanced at Esther,Esther avoided her eyes.

"Would you prefer a hug then" The woman said,she came closer and hugged Mikayla, leaving her stunned.

"She is Diana's cousin" Esther said as the women turned at her.

Mikayla turned to Vanessa.

"It's nice to meet you too"

"She is the face of PETALS,and she needs your help now"

"What do you want?"

"I want you to be my manager" Vanessa said,still bubbling with smiles.

"I would have to....." Mikayla was saying when Esther interrupted.

"Diana?"

"No,I meant I still have to think about what would benefit me "

"I would be honoured to work with you"

"Sure thing,I,ll call you soon" Mikayla smiled now,she looked at the girl,still smiling,and then to Esther who was more than happy.

"Diana,what did you have to go through in Moldova" Mikayla thought as she finished her wine, listening to Esther,s praise on Vanessa.