"Clarissa, this friend of yours, what does she do?"
"Which family does she come from?"
"Girl, what kind of cosmetics do you use?"
"I have never seen you before. I am curious about your background!"
Questions started pouring the second Madam Sawyer left the group.
Clarissa could only helplessly look at Diamond and then the older ladies that she knew she couldn’t offend.
Although her tongue was sharp, she wasn’t one to exchange words with the elderly. Her mother would kill her if she learned that she had disrespected an elder, despite what was in the wrong.
She just hoped their eagerness wouldn’t offend Diamond.
Diamond found the situation very funny and entertaining. She didn’t feel offended by how direct the ladies’ inquiries were, but she was actually excited.
Seeing how they were asking, she could tell that they were just curious about her and having rich madams curious about her, she felt honored.
This was another way for her to expand her network and, since no one had touched her bottom line yet, she decided to satisfy their curiosity.
"It’s my pleasure to meet you, madams. As you must have heard earlier, my name is Diamond and my family, you have never heard of it. We are a very ordinary family just dabbing in several businesses," Diamond shamelessly lied as she looked at the four ladies with a smile.
Of course, the ladies could tell that Diamond didn’t want to divulge what her family did. After all, they would be fools if they were to believe that her family was ordinary.
With the way she was dressed, her clothes were probably worth more than what they were wearing.
However, they didn’t dare refute it. After all, they had all met for the first time and weren’t liable to pry sensitive information from her.
"I am twenty-five years old, soon to turn twenty-six and I don’t use a lot of cosmetics actually but a special one made by a researcher friend of mine. It’s quite good for the skin and anyone can use it. You won’t have any allegories by using it," Diamond calmly explained and didn’t get embarrassed as she advertised her other business.
"There is something like that? What is the product called? Can we buy it in the shops?"
"You look pretty young for your age. We should sit down and discuss your secrets!"
"I just want to know how we can access the cream you are talking about."
"Also, is it that good?"
Hearing more questions thrown at her again, Diamond felt happier inside. She had made them curious, and they had taken the bait.
"Of course, the cream is legit, and I have been using it for a year now and nothing has happened to me so far."
"It’s not easily accessible as the ingredients used according to my friend are hard to come by. So only a few quantities can be sold every month and they are a bit pricey too."
"If you want them, I can deliver them to you, but that should be tomorrow. I will be out of the city by Wednesday," Diamond told the ladies with a smile on her face.
Clarissa was stunned by this news. She had never bothered to ask the last time they met. So, hearing that Diamond had such wonderful cream with her, she regretted not asking earlier.
What if these ladies take everything from her, leaving her with nothing?
"You .... You are not teasing us, right?" the other lady asked solemnly as she looked at Diamond.
"Ladies, I will never joke about a woman’s beauty. Besides, you don’t have to worry about me scamming you. I will never stoop that low!" Diamond vowed.
Why should she con people out of a few thousand when her bank accounts had billions of dollars lying there?
"Hehe, we wouldn’t think like that."
"That’s true. If you have them. Can we have just one in the meantime? You know that we need to test first."
"Okay. I am fine with that. We can ...." With business confirmed, Diamond began to enthusiastically go into deeper details.
Unfortunately, her conversation with the ladies was cut short as Madam Sawyer appeared on the stage to officially start the exhibition.
Although it was later than everyone thought, everyone was excited and looking forward to bringing home a piece or two.
With the exhibition starting, Clarissa pulled Diamond away from the ladies and dragged her all over.
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