Chapter 236 - I Hate You!

Caption: My best friend is ready for her date! Xoxo! Rock the man! Oh, I mean rock the date! 

With a mischievous smile, she entered the high-end lingerie store to get something for her. As she was scanning the racks, she heard her phone ding. 

Emmaline: I know what you are doing, Percy. Delete the post. Nash is losing his shit. 

Persephone: Good for him. If he by any chance ask you, don't tell him Valencia is in Seduction at Skylar mall with her date. 

Ellison: *evil grins* My dear sister-in-law, I heard someone barking orders on the phone. Good going! 

Persephone: Keep me updated. Xoxo. 

Killian: Who is she on a date with?

Persephone knew that it wasn't Killian texting her but Nash. Killian didn't care about anything. 

Persephone: Did you talk to Big bro? 

Killian: Callum?

Persephone: Umm… 

Killian: Valencia is on a date with Callum?! 

Callum: Little sis, what did you do? 

Persephone: Big bro endless supply of Lara's endless pizza and pasta if you say yes to every question asked by Killian or Nash. 

Callum: Anything for you. *smiles* 

As she paid for the lingerie she purchased, she felt her phone vibrating in her handbag. Seeing Santiago as the caller, she disconnected the calls. If he can ignore her then she so well can. After buying all the things she wanted to, she walked towards the same restaurant Valencia and Gabriel were in and occupied a table far away from them, ordering several light dishes. 

Thirty minutes passed and Valencia and Gabriel were still talking. It seemed like everything was going according to the plan. 

Her phone rang again. 

Twenty missed calls from Santiago. 

Very nice. He was ignoring her yesterday and she was ignoring him today. 

The waiter came with her food and she thanked him. She took a bite and heard her phone ring again. This time it was Callum. She picked up the phone at the first ring. 

"Big bro--" 

"Persephone!! What the hell did you say to Nash? He and Callum are beating the shit out of each other! What did you do?" Santiago's angry voice boomed in her ear. She was about to cut the call when she heard him say. "Don't you dare disconnect the phone!"

"I'm on a date. Don't disturb me!" Persephone said in apparent annoyance. 

"Date?!" His voice was deadly loud. It was as if he would commit mass murder just now. "Who the hell are you on a date?!"

"With myself, of course!" Persephone answered with a duh. 

Santiago didn't know what to do with this woman! To kiss or spank the hell out of her. Softening his voice, he asked, "Tell me where you are? And what did you say to Nash? I have never seen him so angry." 

"I might have told him that Val was on a date with Callum," Persephone said, taking a bite of bread. Oh lord, it was so delicious. 

Santiago took a deep breath. "Did you set him on a date with Val?"

"Do you think Callum will agree?" Persephone found herself asking him. There was no way that Callum would agree to go on a date with Valencia. The reasons were pretty simple. First of all, Nash loved her. 

If he was just interested in Valencia, perhaps she would have set her up with Callum. But it wasn't just interest on Nash's part. He was crazily in love with Valencia. Callum would never show his interest in a woman his best friend was in love with. 

Another reason was that Valencia was Santiago's sister which made her off-limited. He couldn't break the secret bro code between the guys. 

Moreover, Persephone believed that Valencia and Callum were too good for each other. Callum worked by a set of rules and so did Valencia. They didn't like the sudden arrival of change in their life. They wanted to be in control of their lives. And her friend was way too selfless. Oftentimes, she forgot about living for herself. Her life revolved around her little family. 

Nash, with his randomness and brazen attitude, could make a place for himself in Valencia's systematic and planned life. Callum was a perfect guy but he wasn't the perfect guy for Valencia. 

"No way in hell!" Santiago replied after contemplating. 

"Exactly." 

"Now tell me, did you set my sister on a date?" Santiago questioned his wife. Why was his wife so interested in everyone's love life but her own? 

"A blind date, yes." Persephone was speaking while chewing. "This is the Persephone approved date. You don't need to worry. Trust me." 

"Okay," Santiago whispered. "Come home soon. Eleanora is missing you!"

"Eleanora is missing me or her papa is missing her mom?"

"Can't both?" Santiago retorted. 

"My date is still not over," Persephone said, narrowing her eyes. "And we are still ignoring each other." 

"I ignored you for twenty hours. I don't think I can do more," he blurted out the word. 

"That's why I am ignoring you now," Persephone told him. 

"I will be there in five minutes, " Santiago said and she heard the sound of traffic. She didn't notice he was already driving. 

"I'm not telling you where I am," Persephone said quickly. 

"What do you think your bodyguards are for?" Santiago said with a smile. 

"I hate you, Santiago!" She had an urge to ignore this man forever. 

"Oh, you don't!" He replied with a chuckle. 

Persephone disconnected the call with a huff. She heard a soft feminine voice calling her and when she looked up, she found a very pretty blonde with bright blue eyes smiling down at her. 

"Umm… I know it's weird to ask but would you please let me borrow your phone to make a call? I lost my handbag which had my money and phone," The pretty girl said and Persephone nodded her head. 

It wasn't her fault that she loved looking at pretty people.. Thus, she passed her phone to the girl who made a call in front of her and gave her phone back.