There were over fifty Lenard Lees in City X, and searching through their profiles would take so much time. Furthermore, I was never awesome with a computer. Even when I was working in corporate in Lin Corp, the most we got to use were word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software.
Kaiser probably hadn’t taught me how to operate the system for a fairly good reason. He probably didn’t trust me that well, or there was something else. I didn’t know, and I hoped he wasn’t watching the CCTVs right now. If he knew what I was up to, I couldn’t imagine what kind of punishment he would order on me.Right now, he must be on the plane, I thought as I looked at the time on the taskbar of the computer screen. I had to make use of the time as much as I could. I quickly browsed the information on the first Lenard I found. Then I scrolled for the photographs of each ‘Lenard’ in the system. Some of these photographs had been grabbed off social media or hacked from their acI wasn’t a weakling. Syl had reappeared in my life again and again to hurt me, but that didn’t mean I had to take it lying down. Those two times he had come to me as a client. This time, I knew there was no next time.What Gri intended to do was to record a video of me having sex with Syl, because she knew our relationship. That video was simply her evidence of me ‘cheating’. I didn’t understand why she had to stoop to such a level. Maybe she was blinded by love, but it didn’t mean I had to let her do what she wanted.I looked down at my feet, which they hadn’t bound. Syl had used his weight to pin down my upper body, and the moment he got up to unzip his pants, I retaliated.It had been some time since I ever had to go physical on anyone at all. My legs were faster than he expected, and he didn’t anticipate what was coming. I kicked him squarely in the balls, making him reel back painfully on the floor. I jumped up naturally, ready like when I was performing karate. I p
What did he mean, he made a mistake?“Did you come back for me?”“Maybe.”He was not the type of person who liked to use excessively flowery language. Nor did he bother about pleasing anyone. Kaiser Klef feared no one, not even Lenard Lee. And he always got what he wanted.My thighs were still sticky with the load he had just ejaculated between my legs. I couldn’t even bring myself to get up to go to the bathroom after how he had taken me in that position.“Piper, you’re just too trusting of others. Nobody, I repeat, is worthy of your trust. Not even me.”“Not even you?”He didn’t explain himself further. “I don’t deserve your trust, but other than me, nobody can have you, Piper. This is final. I hope I don’t have to repeat this.”“Are you talking about what happened earlier?”I didn’t even have to ask how he knew. He probably planted spies over the entirety of City X. “Although, I’m proud of you for putting them in a tight spot. This sh
Being in the Strauss was unlike in the villa, and everything was the rather high class for me. I was amazed when he linked arms with me, leading me deeper into this very unlikely dream.Was I still awake, or was I dreaming of being with Kaiser in such a place? I wanted to pinch myself hard but I feared I would wake up. Everything was too good to be true.“What’s wrong, Piper? Don’t you like it here?”I hesitated, scrutinising the beautiful painting-laden walls of the majestic hotel. Never once I had ever dreamed that I would set foot in such a place. Neither had I anticipated that Kaiser who I held deep feelings right now, could afford to live here. Even the true reason for him moving us into another country where I was feeling alienated was beyond me. From the foreign looks, the passers-by gave us to the language barrier made me think twice about our life here.But then, this was Kaiser. He was the only man after Syl, that caused feelings
Five days later, I calmly entered the venue of the party where Carson Gao was due to attend as its esteemed guest. I almost felt naked in the thin silk material of the pure white dress Kaiser had got for me. The material tickled every time it came into contact with my bare skin. Shrugging away the feeling of nakedness, I was confident I would be able to carry the elegant yet scanty dress. For Kaiser and the ultimate revenge in my hands, I would do it, even if I had to cheapen myself. I was that determined as a person. “You’re Shea Tay? The guest introduced by Kent Kai?” Kaiser had even come up with a false name for me, as well as for himself. I went with it. With my fair looks and minimal Asian roots, I would be able to convince a crowd of my fake persona.
At the right moment, the lights went out, and I presumed Ice had done his work. I pretended to reluctantly follow the man out of the party venue as he sneaked us out through the back door.A feeling of not playing by the rules streaked through me. Carson seemed to be a person who did not play by the rules. This made me wonder how easy it would be to gain his trust while I was doing what Kaiser wanted of me. Furthermore, he seemed to know Kaiser.The night breeze teased my bare shoulders, chilling me slightly. I expected a splendid-looking Mercedes or some other luxurious car, but instead, Carson led me to a motorcycle.“Is it right to leave Oscar like this?” I asked innocently in pretence.“Girl, haven’t you ever cheated during exams?”
“Reached.”I got down from the motorcycle, hugging myself tightly against the cold wind. In my ears, Kaiser’s voice reminded me not to let down my guard. But right now, my heart was betraying me.All over a man who was Kaiser’s brother-in-law, and moreover, on our first meeting!Just minutes ago, I had gripped his shoulders tightly to counter the fast speed of the motorcycle. It became clear to me what I missed out on in all the men I had been with.Especially with Kaiser. Not only was it arduous to read his mind, but with his coldness, I didn’t know my place in his heart.We were standing just outside a cabin on the outskirts of town, which undoubtedly was his property. However, instead of feeling how I normally felt when serving a customer, I felt like I was a neglected wife ready to experience the sins of cheating on her husband. I didn’t know what to think, other than being drawn in by the moment.“Shea, is there something bo
“You’re here.”I was sitting by the swimming pool, running the chlorinated water along my legs, when I heard Kaiser’s icy voice, followed by his familiar figure approaching.Three days had passed since the one-night-stand incident with Carson Gao, and I wasn’t able to catch hold of Kaiser at all. He had ditched me in the luxurious hotel where I was all alone, but that was not what I was most concerned about.Firstly, there was the question of whether he was married. Kaiser never spoke about his personal affairs with me, and if he was indeed married, I knew this would be hard for me to accept. It was not the first time for me to encounter such a problem, because, in the past, Syl was married, rather unhappily, when we got together. But Kaiser…Kaiser was a different situation altogether. He was that light of hope I had to get my revenge, and without realising, I fell for him entirely. He negated my pain even with his coldness. I didn’t even see tha
A week laterThe next time I met with Carson was at a supermarket. I was pushing along a heavy trolley and picking out the groceries that I knew Kaiser would love most. Air-flown Australian strawberries, New Zealand grass-fed butter, the best cuts of red meat, some additional protein shakes from the healthy section, and so on. Recently Carson had been intrigued by testimonies from athletes on the ketogenic diet that he was determined to do the same. While I had a superb metabolic rate and didn’t need to go on any diet, I was spurred to accompany and motivate him on his journey.I had travelled around the area to other supermarkets to procure all the required items on my shopping list, knowing he would be away for a few days for business. Or more, considering he never told me about his agenda. He had taken his passport and a few clothes, so I presumed he would be travelling for quite a bit.The last tub of whey protein was located all the way up on a rack w