Chapter 5:
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Crystal glanced at her phone, when she saw it was an unknown number calling,she ignored it.
A message came in,she picked it and saw it was a message from Alder's asking her to meet him at the civil affairs bureau.
she hissed when she was done reading the texts.
" what wrong sweetheart"
Harry asked.
" it Alder woods"
" why is that bastard disturbing you ?"
" he asked us to meet at the civil affairs tomorrow"
" by what time?"
" two"
Harry picked up a napkin to wipe the stain on crystal's lip gently " I would drop you there tomorrow"
" nah,it not necessary"
" are sure sweetheart?"
" yes Mr H"
" call me if anything goes wrong " he said with his face full of tenderness.
" Roger that sir". crystal responded mimicking the military style.
The dinner continued with Harry taking time to serve her all the foods he thinks is delicious and paying attention to her needs.
After the the meals he drove her home and waited till she was inside before driving off.
" welcome home Black Barbie"
the Ai butler said putting on the lights.
" hi cutie"
" turn on the tv cutie"
the Ai butler turn on the tv ,it was showing a business news with Alder has the protagonist.
it was all about his new investment in plant energy.
crystal hissed and asked the butler to change it ,the next channel was about entertainment news .
it was talking about her .
she shaked her head then stood up to go to her room after asking the butler to switch off the tv ,she wasn't interested in hearing people talk about her.
Crystal lied inside a jacuzzi with a relaxed expression,and a scented candle beside her with a cup of red wine in her nodding softly to the music the Ai butler was playing.
Her phone rang disturbing her alone time,she stretched her hand to pick it from a small table holding the wine bottles and some things.
it was Justin calling,she picked the call.
" what you have to say must better be serious if not..."
" hey barbie, how was your dinner with that hottie"
" huh" crystal removed the phone from her ear to check the name again.
" hottie?, when did you start calling your fellow man hottie? "
" is he not hot ,with those perfect cheek bone ,the arms ,the legs,the chest his face..."
" wait....shut up,are you sure you are Justin?'"
" off course ,the one and only one"
" then why the f**k are you looking at those detailed part on a fellow man body"
" common girl,am just someone who appreciates beauty whatever gender it maybe".
" hmmm,or are you a gay"
" common girl don't you know my girlfriend"
" who knows,you might be hiding your s****l preference"
" what s****l preference?, am straight"
Justin shouted .
Crystal laughed loudly finding Justin words amusing and funny.
" so why did you call me?"
" oh that I almost forgot,drop by the company at seven in the morning or I should come pick you "
" why won't you forget when you are busy thinking about the hottie you which to have"
crystal responded teasingly . Justin hung up the phone with anger.
" it fun getting on that guy nerve,I should do this always".
The next morning at the William's residence:
Mr Williams sat at the living room with his legs crossed reading a newspaper,with his wife beside him.
pearl came down with a happy smile " good morning daddy, good morning mum"
" seems someone is in a good mood today,do you mind sharing the news"
her mum asked .
" nothing much mum"
" hmmm...I don't believe that" her mum replied making funny face at her.
" it just Alder"
" oh Alder, so what happened" her mom gesture for her to continue.
" he his finalizing his divorce today". pearl responded with a wide grin on her face.
Her father folded the newspaper then pay full attention to his wife and daughter.
" really?" Mrs Williams asked.
pearl nodded " aunty even told me personally that Alder would get marry to me after the divorce"
"did she really say that ?
" yes, Even Alder was present when she said it"
Mrs Williams sighed in joy and pat her daughter's hair tenderly" finally,the vixen would be thrown out and you would get your rightful position ".
" only my daughter deserve the best" her father said with his face full of indulgence.
" only Alder is fit to be my son-in-law,let me call Anna for the wedding preparation.
Mrs Williams pecked her daughter lightly,then pick up her phone to call Anna while going to her room.
" dad I will get going now ,I have an appointment this morning "
" ok ,take care princess ".
At two in the afternoon,a Rolls Royce phantom parked at the front of civil affairs bureau,Alder came down dressed in two pieces suit and a long coat with assistant smith.
Alder face got harden when he looked around and couldn't find crystal " call her"
" yes sir"
before assistant smith could make the call,he saw a pink customize Ferrari drove in.
Crystal came out dressed in ME new season clothes,a body hug gown showing her well endeavor figure,a heels and a small mini bag with her waist long pink hair and a light make up.
" miss crystal? " assistant smith said with his eye widen in surprise.
Crystal ignored him" let go " she said not sparing Alder a glance.
Alder tighten his fist then follow her inside,they were surprisingly answered quick without delay.
they both came out with the certificate with in their hands, assistant smith hurriedly came to meet his boss" are you done sir "
" hmmm "
Crystal sighed in relive after checking her certificate,she walked to her car humming a song with smile.
Alder's face became hostile when he saw crystal's action, Assistant smith instinctively shifted back.
" Crystal " Alder called.
crystal turned to look at him with impatient on her face" any problem?"
" aren't going to consider taking the gifts"
" thanks for the offer Mr woods but I don't need it,and please to remember to tell your family I didn't take anything from you I hate people smearing my name ".
" don't just regret your decision because you won't have the opportunity again "
Alder said coldly
"who cares about the stupid opportunity, keep it for the rightful owner and I wish you and miss Williams a happy life ,if there is nothing else you have to say I would leave first am busy".
crystal drove off leaving her car exhaust,Alder stood there looking at the direction she left for sometimes.
" Mr Alder let go"
Assistant smith tapped Alder gently.
they entered the car ," where to sir?" the driver asked.
" office "
when they got to the office, Alder's mood already get worsen the workers as to suffer from his heavy mood swings.
The workers keep giving assistant smith pitiful looks for him to save them from the manic.
.That afternoon Crystal flew out , Chicago X invited her to perform in his next destination.
Chicago x sent his private jet to pick her up, crystal, Justin her Manager,her stylist Bob and few crew members was inside.
Crystal brought out her phone to kill time, when she saw she was tagged in some videos.
she played the one with the highest interaction,she saw that it was a video of a girl coiled up on a pole mimicking her dancing style in a song video,she was wowed by the girl skills.
she checked the comments section and saw a lot of people praising her , what caught her eye was A.A comment promising to give the girl three million dollars.
Crystal showed it to Justin " do you know about this?"
" are you using 2 g , Alpha A already gave her the money this happened a long time ago"
" have being busy,so I didn't check social media"
she checked other videos and saw most of them was about the same challenge.
" Justin can you help me check out this videos and give the best ones a million"
Justin collected her phone and scroll through it ,he saw that the videos were more than hundred.
" so how many should I pick?"
" fifteen to twenty"
" ok milady"
Crystal took a sleeping position then close her eye to take a nap.
The jet landed at UK by 3 am , crystal and her crew was taken to a temporary residence prepared for them .
They rested for sometimes before preparing for the performance.
by six in the evening they were taken to the venue, when they got there Chicago was on stage performing.
crystal was moved by the energy of Chicago X and his fans.
Chicago was informed about crystal arrival by one of the staffs.
" make some noise people" Chicago shouted
"ahhh................................ ahh..ahh............................................................." the fans screamed.
"hold on ,hold on," the fans kept quiet
" I got a surprise for you guys,are you ready for it?"
" yes " the fans roar again.
" ok,let welcome the most beautiful, gorgeous,talented Alpha's princess Black Barbie..................."
Chicago shouted loudly.
the fans screamed when they saw crystal coming on stage.
she was wearing a rip jeans,a white bikini top,a head tie and a pair of sneakers with a diamond necklace with her name customize on her neck.
crystal hugged Chicago when she got to him.chicago hugged her back whispering gently to her.
crystal laughed to what he said,then she raised her mic to speak" what sup people.,........."
The fans noise increased," how y'all doing?"
the fans screamed in reply. " I love you guys energy and am happy to meet y'all ".
the fans screamed again in reply why some even try to rush to meet her but was stopped by the bouncer.
The music was played by the DJ,then she started her performance with the fans giving her the same vibes and energy.
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