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CHAPTER 9RUBY’S POVI didn’t get a wink of sleep because we stayed up all night since Clarrisa wanted me to rephrase my words and explain some things that happened over and over again. I couldn't blame her though since she was too surprised to take it all in at once.She needed me to let her know that I wasn’t joking about any of it. Including when Dax came over to the club without knowing who I was.“I’m still trying to wrap my head around everything. How could so much have happened in two weeks and then you kept it all away from me because you thought you didn’t want to burden me with it?” She asked probably the millionth question since the previous night and another snag of guilt pulled at my conscience.“I’m sorry. I thought it was going to be just a one-time incident so I didn’t worry about it” I tried to explain to her and she groaned out loud while pulling at her hair.“It doesn't justify the fact that you kept it all away from me, Ruby. And now, Dennis is imploring you to ma
CHAPTER 10RUBY’S POVIt was a weekend so Sally didn't have to go to school and I planned to sleep through the day before heading to the club at night since Clarissa kept me up all night. Breakfast ended and I washed the dishes while Clarissa returned to making plans for her new bakery idea then I headed to my room when I was done with the dishes.First, I took a long bath to get rid of every single touch from Dennis the previous night, then I had my hair dried while wondering if Dax was going to reach out to me again.He had to for me to take him back so I hoped he would. The man was stubborn and relentless when it came to getting what he wanted so I was certain that if he genuinely wanted me back, one try wouldn't be his last. He was going to return sooner or later.Once my hair was dry, I slipped into a pair of pink pajamas and made my way to the bed tiredly but when I laid down, I couldn't sleep. I tossed and turned repeatedly, hoping I was going to fall asleep soon but with ti
CHAPTER 11DAX’S POV“I don’t like you, Dax. I don’t like people that hurt me” Ruby’s slurred words when she was half-conscious kept on playing in my head like a broken record and it broke me just as many times as I remembered her saying them to me before she passed out.They said a person’s true colors showed when they were either drunk, sedated, angry, or desperate, and well, Ruby was angry at me.Coupled with her being half-conscious, I could tell that she meant what she said.First, it was the tears she shed on the sidewalk after she walked out of the cafe and that broke me to know I caused her pain.Now, she said I hurt her and she didn’t like me and she wasn’t wrong. I did that to her and I didn’t know if I was ever going to do enough to make up for my foolish mistake of hurting her.Who the hell broke up with their fiancee over the phone on the day of their pre-wedding photoshoot and then called them a fake but still secretly loved them? I was the only idiot who could do such
CHAPTER 12RUBY'S POVI almost began to panic when Sally had called me mum in front of Dax but I was happy with the way Clarissa handled the situation. The only thing to do now was to get Sally to start calling her mum instead of Aunt Clarissa and I was sure that would be a piece of cake.Once everyone was gone, I knew this was it. The moment that I would have to take Dax back if he asked again because I couldn’t wait to get on with the revenge and have him out of my life for good once I was done with him.I felt nervous and I couldn’t even bring myself to look at him because I could remember what I said to him before I passed out.Slowly, I looked beneath my blanket and I saw I was still in my pink pajamas. For an unexplainable reason, I suddenly felt embarrassed and conscious about how I looked so I quickly tried to fix my hair before sitting up and he was quick to assist me but I still didn’t look at him. Not when he had his hands on my skin and it was making me have a huge meltdow
CHAPTER 13RUBY’S POVThe next hour was filled with tense awkwardness in the air while we all had dinner from the takeout that Clarissa had ordered for all of us. I was surprised she even included Dax and Simon, his bodyguard but one of her rules was never to get back at anyone with food.She claimed it would be harder to poison them because it would be suspicious if she offered food out of nowhere. So she believed it would be easier since feeding whoever she hated had always been her treat. I just hoped she didn’t poison Dax because I didn’t want him to die yet. Not when I hadn’t gotten my revenge yet.Soon, dinner ended and Dax took his cue to leave, claiming that he still had to set up where he just moved into but I knew he was lying. He was a billionaire so he could just hire someone to get it done for him but I still played along to not make him feel embarrassed.Once the door closed after he and Simon, Clarissa immediately turned to me and stared questioningly. I shrugged which
CHAPTER 14RUBY’S POVMorning came and the doctor was in the middle of checking my vitals when Dax walked in and Simon was also on his trail. Clarissa scoffed audibly from beside me and when I looked at her, she was glaring at Simon. I looked at Simon and he was staring at her too but his eyes were so cold, they could laser through ice. I had no idea what it was they argued about the previous day but after seeing their countenance toward each other, I didn’t think I wanted to be involved. They were both two grown adults so I was sure they could resolve it amicably.“That’s all, Miss Sinclair. You can head to the nurse on duty now to get discharged and go home. Also, be careful not to take an overdose next time” She ended with a warning and I gave her a sheepish smile while nodding my head. There was no way I would be making that mistake again.The doctor walked out and I turned to look at Dax who had been standing in a corner of the room. He came toward me with a smile directed at me
CHAPTER 15RUBY’S POVMy session with Dennis in the club wasn’t a long one because he also knew I would never dance for him after our first encounter. So once we were both done signing the contract, I told him of my progress with getting back with Dax and he was satisfied to know I was already working on it before we even signed the contract.With that, he left the room first and I busied myself with cleaning up after him. When I was done, I grabbed a copy of my contract and tucked it into my brassier before I walked out of the room. Suddenly, I bumped into someone coming toward me and the glass of wine that I held spilled. I looked up to apologize and when I saw it was Lilac, all the apology died on my tongue because I was certain she did this on purpose to cause a scene and pin the fault on me. The nerve of the sneaky little bitch. “Are you blind? Watch where you’re fucking going” she screeched while she wiped the wine off her face and I gave her a blank look.“Really? That’s how
CHAPTER 16RUBY’S POVDax didn’t say a single word to me after taking me out of Avery’s office. All he did was pull me along with him and I was too tongue-tied to utter a single word as I followed him with so many questions swirling in my head. Why did he pay for me exclusively for the rest of the month? Why did he bother to defend me? Most people wouldn’t care even if they witnessed the whole thing but he was different. He cared.He suddenly opened the door to one of the private rooms and I was about to tell him it was occupied but I was too late. He had pulled me in along with him and we witnessed a client and one of the dancers kissing. He literally had his tongue down her throat while she gave him a handjob and I was too stunned to move or look away.It was both shocking and arousing at the same time and it made my skin tingle with something unrecognizable. It made me wonder how it would feel to have Dax kiss me just like that.Quickly, Dax withdrew from the room and shut the doo