CHAPTER 89RUBY’S POVI added the last touch to my makeup before my eyes met Clarissa’s through the mirror in my room and she watched me with adoration on her face.I couldn't help but smile to myself as I returned my brush to my purse then I wore my jewelry before I turned around to face her and she gave me a thumbs up with a wide smile.“You look great. Superb” she praised while clapping out loud and I laughed.“Thank you for the compliment but you'd better return to the hospital and stay with Sally. I'm sure she's waiting for you” I told her and she stood up from the bed after grabbing her phone from the bedside stand. “Just calm your nerves and I'm sure everything will be fine tonight, okay?” Clarissa told me, her hands placed on my shoulders to give me support when she noticed I was beginning to get lost in my thoughts again and I nodded while forcing a smile.With that, she patted me on the cheek and waved at me before she walked out of the room, leaving me alone in the dimly l
CHAPTER 90RUBY’S POV“You may think I have no idea what you've been up to but I keep up with the news, Ruby and I know what you've been doing,” Avery said to me as I stood by the door and watched her and she smirked knowingly.“I don't know what you're talking about,” I told her because I was clueless. I had no idea what she meant by keeping up with the news and knowing what I'd been up to.“Don't act so clueless, Ruby. I know you're dating Mr. Kellen. I saw your pictures on the front page of a magazine which was talking about your reunion and how good you both look together. I'm certain he doesn't know you're Magenta” she replied and I swallowed.How on earth did she find out when it was a New York magazine? Had she been monitoring me or was she interested in Dax and thought she could take him for herself?“You won't mention any of this to Mr. Kellen, Avery. He has no idea I'm Magenta and I intend to keep it that way for as long as I do this job” I told her and she held her hands up
CHAPTER 91RUBY'S POV I was relieved that I wouldn't have to keep such a huge secret away from Dax anymore, but Avery didn't feel the same way. She lost her shit once I told her what transpired between me and Dax in the performance room, and her eyes were so wild… like she was so close to murdering me for losing a potential customer like Mr. Kellen.“What the fuck did you do, Ruby? Did you tell him something that made him change his mind about coming here? Or aren't you satisfying him anymore? What the fuck happened?” She panicked with wide eyes and I couldn't speak.“Answer me!” She suddenly yelled and I flinched in reaction to how scaringly loud she was.“He said he's in love with someone. That it's his second chance with her and he doesn't want to ruin it again” I said and she scoffed.“Wasn't he talking about you? Aren't you the one whom everyone knows as the woman who reunited with him after breaking up eight years ago? You're Ruby and you're also Magenta. So if you know what's
CHAPTER 92DAX'S POV“Are you sure this is going to work, Dax? I think quitting wanting to see Magenta just to be faithful to Ruby is going to make work in that club harder for her. Her manager is certainly not going to like her anymore” Simon said to me as he drove us back to the house and I chuckled while looking out the car window.“That's what you think but Ruby wouldn't have to work there anymore by the time I'm done with what I have in mind” I told him and I turned to the rearview mirror.Our eyes met and he furrowed his eyebrows questioningly but I only widened my smile along with a shrug before I picked up my phone and texted someone just to be sure that my plan was perfect.I couldn't wait for the next day to arrive because apart from the fact that I was now back with Ruby, I planned to make things better for her. She wouldn't have to dance for sleazy and creepy men anymore in that club with a mask to hide her face.Instead, she was now going to own a job that she would go to
CHAPTER 93DAX'S POV “You're scaring me, Dax. Is something going on?” Ruby asked me when I didn't say anything yet and I smiled while shaking my head in response. There was absolutely nothing to be frightened about. Instead, she was going to be happy in a few seconds.“There's nothing to fret about, Ruby. I just have a surprise for you. Can you come outside with me for a while?” I asked her and she gave me a lingering look with suspicion all over her face before she gave in and stood up.“I'd like to know what's going so I'm coming with you” she said and I grinned before I followed her to stand up too. Then I took her hand and I smirked at Simon who was still watching me questioningly.They had no idea what was going on either and it felt good to see the curiosity on their faces as they watched me and Ruby. I bet they were wondering where I was taking her and why I was just whisking her away without any explanation. “We'd be back after a few minutes so you guys should wait here unti
CHAPTER 94RUBY'S POV Dax was unpredictable sometimes. When he had shown up at the club the previous night to tell me he was done being a customer for me as Magenta, I was losing my shit. I didn't know what to think or do.It was a relief that he was leaving because my secret wouldn't be found out anymore but it also meant I would have to go to the club every night and dance for men who disgusted me.It meant Avery was going to make work hellish for me since I lost our richest client who always filled her pockets with money but now? I didn't see myself living that life anymore. I didn't see myself living through the frustration, harassment, and many reasons to cry on many nights any longer. I could have a job I loved now while learning my dream skill at the same time… All thanks to Dax, I could finally quit being a masked dancer in a club.I never thought he was taking notes when he asked me what my dream job was back in New York. I only thought he was curious to know more about my
CHAPTER 95RUBY'S POV That night, I stayed back in the hospital with Clarissa and Sally. I was supposed to head to the club but I decided to fuck it all and do what I wanted for once.Mostly because I now had a new job and didn't care much about my stripper job any longer. I wanted to feel the thrill of being free to do what I wanted while still being employed by the club and even though it was being spent in a hospital, it was with the ones I loved… my family.Avery kept on calling me repeatedly obviously to know why I wasn't at the club to work since Dax had left but I ignored them and she stopped calling when she finally got the message.So together with Clarissa, and Sally, we had takeout for dinner then Sally had her bath with my and Clarissa's help so her injury doesn't get wet and after that, we both tucked her into bed to sleep before we made ourselves comfortable on the couches in the ward.I was still ecstatic about the surprise from Dax so I couldn't stop grinning while I
CHAPTER 96RUBY'S POVWalking into my room, I shut the door behind me before placing my phone on the vanity so I could take a bath and get dressed but then my phone began to ring again and when I took a look, it was Avery. I rolled my eyes in response when I saw she was the one then I turned around to head for the bathroom and a voice-mail came in from her immediately the phone stopped ringing. “You'd better get your ass over to the club right now and explain why you weren't here last night, Magenta, or lord help me, I'm going to find you by all means just to hear whatever bullshit explanation you have to say to me. And get this, I am so pissed so you'd better get here today!” Her voice yelled out from my phone, the anger she claimed she felt, evident in her words and I stopped in my tracks while freezing all over. Slowly, I turned around to look at my phone as I realized how angry she must be and I rushed toward my phone.Then I quickly sent a message to her to let her know that