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Sophia Censatio

"Isn't it funny how you're acting all innocent? Or, have you suddenly forgotten what you did or, should I remind you?"

I reminded him of all that he said to me without leaving a single part out of it.

"Mr. Aaron Samuel, you said all of that to me yesterday, didn't you?" I asked daringly but he sneered instead.    

He grabbed me by my waist and pulled me to his body, my face hitting his chest lightly from the closeness. Before I knew what was happening, he ran his fingers through my stomach.

how did he do that? I have no idea. All I know is, there's this weird feeling in me loving every touch this crazy man is giving me right now. 

I was out of breath for a moment and closed my eyes to feel his touch. I couldn't think properly of the whole thing happening yet. The weird feeling inside me is not helping the situation either. 

I wanted to be upset with this man, no, I needed to be upset at him. I shouldn't be doing this with him but, I found myself embracing every bit of his touch.

It's crazy, right? 

I know and you don't have to tell me. 

"I can kill you right now and no one will ask me about it... Do you know why?" he asked as suddenly grip my waist tightly. I felt his sharp nails dig into my skin and immediately felt the pain.

I tried to free myself from his tight grip but he wouldn't let go of me plus, the pain got worse. 

Doing this to me and he expects me to cry or beg him for mercy then, he's wrong. I'm too stubborn to accept defeat. 

As he kept threatening me with his words on things he can do to me, I didn't utter a word instead, I suck in all the pain he tried giving me.

A few seconds passed and he released me. I hissed in pain and looked at him but, he has a calm expression on his face. 

What an evil soul!

"What do you want from me now, bad brain?" I tried to press the button even though, I was shaking inside.

He looks at me and smiled a little. "You amaze me, Ms. Censatio. Even though you have a deep knowledge of what you're getting yourself into, you know who exactly you're dealing with yet, you still portray that cocky behavior in my presence?" He shot me a deadly glare.

“I don't want to listen to your bullshit. Tell me what you want from me and leave my house." I spat at him. 

"What do I want?" He asked as a wicked grin crept at the corner of his lip. "I want money. Pay me. Give me a million dollars and that will be good enough for me. A million dollars and render a public apology for trying to tarnish my image"

What?! Is this man crazy?! A million dollars?!!! Where exactly does he expect me to get that huge amount of money from? 

"Fine then! I'll give you the money and write a public apology. So, can you leave my house now?" His face darkened as soon as those words left my mouth.

I mentally smiled in my head. He knows I don't have such an amount of money, but yet, he gave me the option. 

The truth is, he wanted me to beg for mercy.. that's what he has always wanted from the beginning. Nice try but, I'm never going to do that. 

"Why? Did I hit the button that hard? Don't you like my answer? Come on, give me your account number. I'll transfer the money to you right away." I took my phone from the couch but, he suddenly took it from me and slammed it so hard on the floor.

No doubt, I have to get myself another phone again. Thanks to this lunatic man.

I sighed before looking at him in the eyes. If I had decided to challenge him, I should have expected this or even worst from him.

"What exactly do you want from me, Mr. Samuel? You asked me to pay for the damages I had caused and even tender a public apology which I agreed then, why this again?!" I burst at him angrily.

"I don't know what you have in mind but whatever it is, just know it's never going to work. You know exactly who you are dealing with, right? I give you the grace of 21 days to pay me my money and to also tender a public apology. Otherwise, I will not only ruin you but also make the lives of your siblings miserable."

"You will no longer be able to see your mother and who knows ... She might give up in the process and you shall forever take the burden for being the reason of your family's misery." He mocks at the end of his statement. 

Tears well up in my eyes, everything is slowly becoming blurry from the tears I'm struggling so hard to hold back. I don't want to be weak in his presence. 

"Aren't you ashamed of doing this? My family has nothing wrong to you, especially my sick mother! You're being childish by trying to involve them in our fight, don't you think?" 

"Am I?" Everything seems like a joke and game to him. 

Bastard! 

"Don't you dare hurt my family, especially my mother... If anything should happen to my mom then, I will hate you for the rest of my life and take revenge.” I threatened him.

“Sweetheart, that line is for me not you… It doesn't suit you." He winked at me and left my house before I could even say a word back to him. 

Immediately he left, a deep sigh left my lip I had no idea I'd been holding in for a long time he was still here. 

I slowly slump on the floor as tears begin to flow down my cheeks.