He Offered Her Money

Bella stares at the guy not knowing whether or not to spare him any attention. 

After some minutes of contemplation, she decided to hear what he had to say. If letting him talk will make him and his friends stop following her then that would be awesome.

"It's ok, I am not in a hurry," she replied. At first, she thought he wanted to talk right there but she was surprised when he suggested that they talk in a nearby cafe.

Since she wasn't gonna lose anything by talking to him, she agreed to his suggestion.

They went inside a nearby cafe so that they could talk in private.

"You can go ahead with what you want to say to me sir," Bella said, sounding impatient. She wants him to talk so she can leave as soon as possible.

He sighs, " I will go straight to the point, Miss Bella," Ethan adjusted the way he sat on the chair. He looked nervous for some reason.

"I am crazy about you. Since that day I saw you in the club I couldn't stop myself from thinking about you and that is why I sent my friends to you, but you refused their invitation to come and see me," he said dejectedly.

Although Bella didn't like him, she did not think it was proper to embarrass him in public.

"I am grateful that you feel attracted to me even with your influence in the country, but sorry I am not interested in getting close to you or your friends," Bella rejected in a firm tone.

"There is no one in the country who doesn't know your lifestyle with women. No matter how wealthy you are, I will never become your playtoy like your other escapees," Bella directly told him how she feels about him. She knows beating about the bush will not do her any good. Instead, it will allow the annoying guy to continue chasing her about.

"Miss Bella, I can give you anything money can buy. You just have to be my woman for a month," Ethan said shamelessly.

How dare this jerk thinks he can buy me off with money? Does he think I am some cheap slut he can buy off with money?

Bella tightened her fist to suppress her anger. She knows very well that she will say things she should never say if she speaks right now.

"Think about what you will get from being my woman? You will not only get money but also power and influence. Tons of women are dying to get this opportunity you are rejecting, are you sure you will not regret it later?" He asked if his playtoy was something to be proud of.

She will only get used by him and later get discarded like garbage. 

She might get money and power by being his woman like he said but she will become a thing of ridicule after he dumps her like a piece of garbage.

"I am not a cheap prostitute you can buy off with such an offer so I suggest you go look for cheap sluts who won't mind selling their body and dignity just to get a few changes from you," Bella said angrily. She stood up from where she sat. She lowered her gaze at the frowning guy looking at her.

"I hope you understand that not all women are after money, power and influence. Have a good day," Bella said with a stern expression. She veered and left the cafe without sparing him another glance.

On getting home, Amanda attacked the angry Bella with a series of questions. She stood up and yanked Bella onto the couch. "You were supposed to have arrived home a long time ago, so where were you?" Amanda asked, glaring suspiciously at Bella. 

She was too curious to notice the angry expression on Bella's face.

"I didn't go anywhere, I just arrived later than usual," Bella replied without looking at her friend's face. She knew that Amanda would find out that she was lying if she looked at her face while speaking.

"So you don't want to tell me who you were with at the cafe this evening," she asked again, sounding disappointed.

"How did you know that I was with someone at the cafe?" Bella asked, not able to mask her surprise. She wondered how Amanda knew that she was at the cafe when she wasn't holding anything related to the cafe she went to with Ethan.