A white lotus

Time up.

Still standing at that balcony with his phone in his hand. Devon watched the one hour ultimatum go out and yet the girl was still no where to be found. No doubt, she must really be plannig to sleepover where ever she was, if not what would keep her out till 2 at night.

No problems. She could sleep out for all he cares but a deal is a deal. Since she dared break the contract terms then she would face the backlash. He could not directly punish her because of his grandfather so whosoever she was with would face the consequences.

He opened the phone and scrolled to the dialer. He turned to walk back into his room, his hand also about to dial the number displayed on his screen when he caught the sight of a pink object from the corner of his eyes. His finger paused as well as his steps.

She is back?

Down at the driveway. Gisele got out of her car and passed the key to the servants that came to help her with the countless amount of shopping bags tucked into her car and the boot.

"Miss you're finally back" Aunty Lou greeted as she walked in.

"Aunty Lou did I keep you worried?"

The middle aged woman nodded her head. She was gloating at her master's pettiness an hour ago but seeing the time pass even further had really gotten her worried. The city roads were not safe at night, there were cases of bandits and all that.

What if something happened to the Miss? Didn't that mean her master would become a widower without even having the chance of experiencing what a real happy marriage was?

"I'm sorry. We had gotten so carried away with our discussion that we didn't see the time" Gisele explained.

"It's no bother, You're back home already besides Young people should get to enjoy themselves once in a while" Aunty Lou commented insidiously. Her eyes had caught a certain figure looking down from the Terrace. How could she miss such a perfect opportunity to fan the ignited Flames even more.

She asked again "Did you eat dinner?"

Gisele nodded and joked "I've eaten dinner already. I ate quite a lot today that I'm afraid I'll grow fat and get ugly" Claudia had really taken every opportunity she had to Force food down her stomach, she even made sure she had dinner before she left.

Ah that's true!

She hasn't called the lady to say she was back! Would she perhaps be really waiting for her call?

"What nonsense! Miss would still be a beauty if you grow fat. Besides miss is too thin, a little more flesh would not be bad" Aunty Lou joked back then added "I can see Miss friend really took good care of miss. Not only were you fed abundantly but Miss was also given these many outfits" The maids we're still taking the shopping bags out of the car. There was no end to them. The car was stuffed with countless shopping bags filled with clothes. It was just about twice the amount of things Devon had bought for her before.

"It's a little too much isn't it?" Gisele asked awkwardly, she had originally just picked about a dozen outfits. She was stumped to have seen her car stuffed with thousands more. Claudia had secretly bought them and had her people stuff it into her car. When she called the woman to inquire about it, she laugh and said a lady could never have too many clothes.

"No it's perfect. I'm glad to see Miss is being doted on like this. Come, I'll serve you a cup of hot tea, The weather is cold tonight, Miss is dressed so flimsy, it would be bad if you catch a cold"

Gisele didn't refute. The weather was really cold and she had really felt cold in her thin dress. A cup of tea would turn out nice.

Devon watched the two ladies walk off in direction of the dining room. He would be a liar if he said he wasn't angry. Still he was glad. Glad that he was right after all. The girl was a white lotus.

His grandfather had accused his girlfriend with being indecent and two faced yet it was the girl he was so mindful of that turned out to actually be two faced and indecent. Not only did she stay out till dead of the night but she came back flaunting her lovers gift so openly.

Why was he not surprised?

He snorted and walked away.

Gisele drank her tea and went back to her room, indeed she was tired from running around all day especially after having to test out clothes worth a Mall's yearly stock.

Immediately she placed her head on her pillow she began drifting into dreamland. With nothing on her mind except for one thing. The Old man Wilcox.

She had told Mr Collins about the old man's offer and he only had good things to say about the man. He spoke respectably of the man and had urged her to accept the old man's offer.

"I should probably call the man tomorrow" She murmured before she finally slept off.

When she finally woke up. It was almost mid day. She had slept all through the morning. There was no need to rush, she had done everything she wanted to do as well as making the arrangements already so all she had to do was lay around for the whole day.

After having her breakfast, she decided to call Claudia, she had promised to give her a call the previous night. Since she wasn't able to, she would as well give her a call this morning.

Gisele picked up her phone and dialed the woman's number.

Ring!

It rang the first time, second and third yet no one answered the phone. It was unusual to be asleep at such an hour so it could only mean she was too busy to pick up.

Indeed Claudia was entangled up at the moment and had no access to her phone.

Seated in the group of rich and influential ladies, one conversation after he other kept their minds off important things and only on the half truths of their obvious topics of gossip. Dressed in high end fabrics and top-tier brands, one would think these ladies only had shopping and showing off as their hobbies. Indeed it was one of the most important hobby they all shared in common, as was gossiping.

"Claudia, I feel relieved you could host us for tea once more I almost assumed you no longer wants to be seen with the likes of us anymore" one of the women said. Her face was one that wasn't scarce to the public. How could it be wen she was the Prime Ministers Wife. Fame and popularity we're her biggest aim so she tried to stay as trending as possible. No doubt such a woman would be snobbish and arrogant. One could see arrogance and slyness laced in her smile and even in the way she talked.

Claudia smiled gracefully "how could I? We have been companions since I could remember. I've just been a little too busy lately" Her family was equally a wealthy one so ladies like this had been her friend group while growing up still it was obvious she really didn't consider them as friends. Being one of them makes her knowledgeable to how Socialites really were. If one wasn't careful they would be swallowed up in an unknown scheme.

"Mmhmm, I'm sure getting a daughter-in-law for yourself would really keep you busy." One of them teased "Have you seen the recent blog post online? Everyone is talking of your son's impeding marriage. Seeing you with that girl on the street made it a more believable story" The woman dug out her phone and passed it over to the other women. One by one they passed the phone round themselves, all wanting to know some gossip.

Eventually the phone landed in Claudia's hands. Truly there was a trending post about here online. The picture from the post was clearly taken just yesterday. The angle at which the picture was taken had clearly showed her face and her hands intertwined with that of the girl standing next to her but the store booth signpost had partly obscured the girls face. She breathed a sigh of relief seeing this. Judging from the girls personality she would feel troubled if her face was exposed to the public. She was the type that hated attention.

"Why didn't you tell us? Are you trying to hide her from us? you should be flaunting his bride-to-be. It should be a thing of joy that you've found your daughter-in-law. Your prodigious son is finally out of the market" Stacy commented slyly. "

Following her comment the other ladies took turns in expressing their heartbreaks on the issue too.

Devon Montero was getting married? The whole country would probably lament if this news was true.