Thirteen: Matchmaking
Sally set to work immediately. There was no time to waste. Jason had to have a bed mate, a girlfriend
who would at least warm his bed at night and cause the loneliness he felt if not to disappearpletely
but at least to be reduced to the barest minimum.
She organized a party n their mansion. Alot of guests were invited. Many of them their friends and
others, acquitance.
The ce was full and there were alot of single beautifuldies in attendance.
Alot hade to try to win the billionaire over. He was now the most eligible bachelor in town afterall.
Sally did not want to get her brother hooked to just anybody. The experience they had had with
Reba was enough tost them a lifetime without having to repeat the same mistake.
Just as she had suspected, the bank manager had called to intimate Jason on the state of the joint
ount he had in the bank.
''As at a minute ago, you have $0''.
''But how is that possible? Is there a month that I do not deposit about a million dors?''
''You had a mouth watering sum until a few days ago when your wife came into the bank and transfered
the money into another ount. We did not feel the need to ask her approval because we felt you had
already given it. Remember you had told us that your wife was free toe in and use the funds in that
ount as she deemed fit and that we should not bother asking for your approval because we already
had it by default?''
Jason rembered. The money in her ount should have been enough but her greed had led her to
emptying their joint ount as well.
He wondered what would happen when she and her lover finished the money. would she leave Terry
for a richer man or start prostituting? She definitely would not dream ofing back to him because he
was damned if he would take her back.
He had wanted to make her one of the signatories to other ounts he owned but had not seen the
need for that. He wondered now what would have happened if he had.
He saw the way alot ofdies were giving him the eye at the party but he found that his distrust of the
female folks could not allow him enjoy theirpany.
He decided that they were good for only one thing and that was gracing his bed. He had decided that
the best thing to do to guard against another heartbreak was to flee any form ofmitment but to take
his pleasure wherever he found it.
As Sally came towards him at the party with a beautiful girl called Deborah.
She was a fashion designer. Sally introduced them and they startedd discussing.
Truth be told, Jason was not really ready for any rtionship even oneckingmitment but to
make his sister happy, he endured the discussion with Deborah.
He found her boring and knew her kind was one that would needmitments and he was not willing
nor ready to give that. After a while, he excused himself and another sophisticateddy came wadding
towards him. She was wadding because that was the only way he could describe the way she was
moving towards him.
He recognised her. She had always made passes at him even while he was still married to Reba.
He had not given her the time of day then and didn''t think that he would give it to her now.
Sophia Palmer was a divorcee. She had been married three times and had divorced all three of her
husband''s and was a woman of loose morals. Anyone with a full pocket could have her.
He walked briskly away before she got to where he was.
When he got back, some friends he had spoken to came toward him with a pretty girl who they
introduced as their new neighbour who they had invited to the party so that she would not feel alone.
Jason felt intrigued. He got to discussing with her and they seemed to get alone and they agreed to a
date sometime the following week.
Sally saw this and from a distance assessed the girl and realised that she could not have chosen a
better partner..
She heaved a sigh and came towards them for introductions.
''Jason, may I meet this prettydy you have been speaking with?''
''Oh, this is Phoebe Walkman. She is the new neighbour of the Simpsons.
Phoebe, this is my elder sister, Sally Whitman''.
''I am pleased to meet you ma''am'', Phoebe said.
''No, you don''t. Ma''am makes me feel old. Please do call me Sally. All my friends do''.
''It''s a pleasure meeting you Sally'', Phoebe amended.
''The pleasure is all mine. You must be a good friend to my brother or you will answer to me'', she said
jokingly and they allughed. Though Jason felt a little ufortable.
Phoebe had been briefly told that Jason was an eligible bachelor and she was in need of a husband
and if that husband happened to be rich, then so much the better.
She was not going to allow such a golden opportunity pass her by. She had seen the shadow lurking in
his eyes and knew instantly that he must have been hurt recently and she was determined to take
advantage of it.
She would do anything she could to get close to this Jason man and other things would definitely follow
swiftly, the way she nned it.
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She looked deep into his eyes and found him looking at her with amusement.
She blushed be ause she felt that he had somehow read her mind.
''You were so lost in thought. Hope I am not being a nuisance?'' Jason asked, pretending not to have
read her mind
''No, of course not. I was just thinking what a lucky woman your wife or girlfriend must be''. She said
coyly.
Jason smiled because her utterance had just confirmed what he had suspected.
Her words did not hurt as much as it would have previously, funny enough because he was determined
to go on with his life and not ruin it because of someone who was not worth it.
''You do not have to worry about that. There is no woman in my life presently and I love it that way,
Champagne?''
He asked as he picked another cup from the servants passing by with a tray of drinks on his hands.
''Please'', She replied,epting the cup with a smile.
You may think that you like it that way but I shall change your mind soonest, you wait and watch. She
thought to herself as she smiled at him again mischieviously.