Some months later, Carl looked happily at the mirror.
"We have dated for two years." She said smiling. "I am going to let everyone know that our marriage will be in two months time."
She did her make-up and packed her hair.
"Surely, I am going to have an edge over Sarah when I get married to him. I am going to sack her." She said as she remembered what he told her when they visited Mexico.
"I don't know how it happened but I have been seeing Sarah of late beside my office." He told her.
She remembered Clara and Sarah always excusing themselves from work of late.
She walked to where she kept some printed copies and kissed it.
"I would make everyone know that you are mine." She said and dipped some of the copies into her bag.
"I am going to give everyone a copy at both the fashion house and fashion store except Sarah." She said to herself then left the room.
She walked down the stairs and saw Kamela, who was smiling and looking at her.
"What is up, Kamela?" She asked and Kamela first gave her a cup of tea.
"Have this, Miss." She said and Carl collected the tea and gulped it down.
Carl looked at Kamela who was still grinning.
"Why?" Carl asked.
"Miss, I am so happy," Kamela said and Carl nodded.
"Let's go have our sit," Carl said and walked to the couch.
She sat on the couch while Kamela refused to sit.
"Alright, go on," Carl said crossing her leg.
Kamela started laughing making Carl confused.
"Joel proposed to me," Kamela said and stretched out her ring finger.
Carl smiled.
"Wow, this is great. I pray he always loves you like this." Carl said, smiling, and Kamela nodded her head.
"Miss!" Kamela called pointing forward.
Carl smiled seeing Joel come forward.
"Joel!" Carl called and he nodded.
"Good morning, Miss," Joel said, smiling as he placed his hand across Kamela's neck.
"Wow, thank you so much for making Kamela happy," Carl said.
"Thank you, Miss," Joel said.
"What of sir Dylan?" Joel asked and Carl stretched out her ring finger.
"Wow, this is beautiful. I was told by Kamela that you have been proposed to." Joel said.
"Well, our wedding is going to be next two months," Carl said and looked into her bag.
She brought out one of the printed copies and handed it to Kamela.
"Wow, this is nice. We surely will attend." Joel said and looked at Kamela who smiled.
"Alright, thank you. I should leave for work." Carl said and baded them.
.....
Dylan sat in his office thinking of the last night, the words Clara told him.
"I do not believe Sarah. I can't believe that my Carl only wants to marry me so she can feel she is only helping me from the state I am." He said to himself.
He has started falling for Clara but couldn't bring himself to betray Carl as he loved Carl like no other.
" I can't betray Carl. I am happy to have met Carl. " He said. Minutes later, he had a knock on his door and told the person to enter.
It was a very good client that he cherished so much.
He spoke with the client and finalized a deal.
.....
Carl got to the fashion house and was greeted. She was full with smiles on her face and her workers wondered her reason.
She looked at her receptionist and handed one of the copies of her invitation card to her.
"Congratulations." The receptionist said smiling.
She smiled, looking at Dan, and gave him a copy.
Dan congratulated her also and followed her to her office.
Getting to her office, she walked to have her sit then placed a call to Naomi who came into her office few minutes later.
"You called me Miss," Naomi said, and she nodded.
She brought out some of the copies and handed one to Naomi who looked at it.
"Wow, congratulations, Miss," Naomi said.
Carl thought for a while then decided that Sarah should also have a copy so that she would get to know that her trick didn't work.
"Share this with all the workers and give one to the secretary," Carl said, and Naomi nodded, collecting the copies.
Naomi walked out and distributed the copies as instructed by Carl.
Hours later, Carl got up and decided to leave for the fashion store.
She walked out of the office locking the door behind her.
" To the store." She said and walked out.
Dan trailed her with his car to the fashion store.
She was greeted as she entered the store.
She gave Helen some copies to share with all the workers while she walked to her office in the fashion store.
Done sharing the copies, Helen walked into Carl's office.
An hour later, Carl left the store for her house.
.....
Dylan busied himself calculating the sizes of every sample of the design he had on his table with his computer.
Minutes later, Mrs. Chalt walked into his office.
"Someone is here to see you." She said and he nodded.
"You can let her in." He said remembering that he had told Clara to keep updating him on the happenings in the fashion house.
"Alright." Mrs. Chalt said and Clara walked in.
Dylan immediately saved the work he was doing on his computer and looked at Clara who sat down.
"Sarah!" He called and Clara smiled.
"Yes, Dylan." She said. "I have a disheartening news for you."
"What!" Dylan exclaimed.
"It's all a joke," Clara said, laughing, and Dylan laughed.
"You made me scared." He said, and she smiled, biting her lips.
"You told me that you will marry Carl in the next two months," Clara said.
"She is still your boss, Sarah," Dylan said and Clara smiled.
"Apart from me, who else have you told?" She asked.
"No one," Dylan answered and Clara smiled.
"Look at this?" Clara said, bringing out an invitation card that she made, saying that it was from Carl.
"Next two years!" Dylan exclaimed not believing his eyes.
"She moved the wedding to the next two years," Clara said, and Dylan shook his head, not believing her.
Seeing that he didn't believe her, Clara brought out her phone and showed him a picture which she had taken.
The pictures had Carl write that she fooled him into believing that she loved him. She was going to move the wedding to another two years and then get married to the love of her life, making Dylan know that he is a fool for loving her.
Clara looked at Dylan and smiled knowing that he believed her now.
"No, she can't do this to me," Dylan said.
He looked at Clara and got up angrily.
"You know that I also love you which is why you are doing this." He said, but Clara shook her head, seeing that he was angry.
"You love me?" She asked.
He pulled her up and pushed her.
"You want to make me an enemy to Carl as I promised myself never to let her go." He said but Clara shook her head.
"No, I can never do that. I only want to stop you from making such a mistake as you are my friend. I never knew you loved me." She said, and Dylan smiled, remembering when Carl changed his wardrobe.
"She loves another person," Dylan said.
He looked at Clara.
"I need to speak to her, Sarah," Dylan said.
"Don't speak to her. She will lie to you." Clara said and Dylan nodded.
"Can you ever love me?" Dylan asked, feeling his heartbeat.
"I don't know, but let's go on a date," Clara said, and Dylan smiled.
"Alright." He said and packed up his loads.
He walked out of the office with Clara and locked the door.
He walked to a stall and sat Clara down.
"Do have your seat." He said to her.
Clara looked around the stall, remembering how she had come to the stall with her family to eat before she knew Carl.
"I usually came here to eat whenever I had not eaten at home before I met Carl, but my father had died then," Dylan said, and Clara shook her head, remembering when her boyfriend always brought her there.
"Wow!" She exclaimed.
"I am going to show you where I lived before Carl changed my house," Dylan said.
"But why are you showing me?" Clara asked.
"Maybe because I don't believe you or I want you to be with me when Carl leaves me and takes the house away from me," Dylan said.
"She can't take the house away from you as it is in your name," Clara said and Dylan nodded.
"You are right, she can't but can you ever love me?" He asked and she smiled.
"You always told Carl that I always dressed seductively around you but now..." Clara was saying.
"I have fallen for you," Dylan said and she smiled.
"I don't believe in love." She said.
"I also didn't believe in love until Carl came into my life," Dylan said.
"We may be destined to be together," Clara said and Dylan nodded.
They both left the stall after eating, and Dylan took her to where he formerly lived. Clara smiled, hugging him.
Dylan could feel his heart beating faster as Clara hugged him but not as it beats for Carl.
"Alright, you should go home," Clara said and waved to Dylan as she walked to the road and entered a vehicle.
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