CHAPTER 16NICOLELeon was the guy who burnt my dress, the other guy is called Arrow but I’m sure that’s not even their real names“I’m not hungry please, I just want to leave here” I say clutching my legs between my armsThey have stopped putting me in latches now and my hands and legs are free but I know better than to do anything silly, the windows were also off limits.I keep thinking about the words of that woman, that she was going to kill me and that she was going to be the last person I see, but why are they still keeping me alive? Why did they call Chris then to say they’ll be in touch if they were going to kill meWas that woman a part of their crime ring or are they just muscles for hire? I’ll have to find out for myself “Eat up, don’t be stupid and don’t make me repeat it again” Scar broke me out of my thoughts shooting me a menacing glareI grab the bowl of ramen noodles and pork chops and I start to eat, he sits on the iron chair and lights up a cigarette and starts smo
CHAPTER 17CHRISWhat do you want, Amelia? I say the moment she steps into my office“You’re not even going to offer me a seat?” She asks, sitting down anyway “How have you been? I missed you” she says trying to put her hands on mine but I take my hands from the table“Have you been drinking so much?” she asks looking at the almost empty bottle of whiskey on the table“You haven’t answered my question” I remind her“Nothing, I just came to see you, I heard what happened” she says standing up and coming over to my side of the table“I know I’m the last person you want to see or talk to right now but we both know I care about you Chris, I did then and I still do now” she says resting her hand on my shoulder I take her hand off and point to the seat, she returns back to sit down “Thanks for your concern Amelia, I’m doing great, none of this is your business” I tell her“Is it really not? Three years ago you told me you weren’t ready for marriage and then out of the blue you’re getting
NICOLE“Amelia?” he asks, with a look of disbelief on his face.“Yes, your ex-girlfriend.” I reply sharply.“How can you be sure it was her? How do you even know her?” He asks me with the same look on his face.“Didn’t I just say I saw her with your mom, your mom told me who she was to you Chris and I saw her when I took the bag they placed over my face off, I saw her with my two eyes, I do not forget a face” I reply coldly.“If Amelia did this, she’ll pay for it I promise, just calm down” he says to me putting his hand over mine.I pull my hand away from under his. If she did it? Did he really just say if?“I told you that I saw her with your mom talking at the restaurant the other day and then she kidnapped me and just before the cops came to rescue me I saw her again face to face and you still say if she did it?” I ask him, trying to suppress the anger brewing inside me.I wonder if he suspects that his mom may have a hand in it and he’s trying to downplay it because he obviously d
CHAPTER 19CHRISI don’t understand how’s she still mad at me even though I already apologized and then uses her body as some bargaining chip? Who the hell does she think she is?I can get women ten times hotter and a hundred times more beautiful than her if I wanted to but thinking about it now, I haven’t even looked at another woman as attractive since I met her.She’s such a breath of fresh air, her confidence, her aura, her sense of humor, her smile, her gentle touch, her sexy eyes, her alluring voice, everything about her just seems to have an effect on me that I cannot explain.I didn’t even mean to lash out at her or bring up the one hundred million dollar breach clause on our contract, it was all just on impulse, defending my mother and reminding her that she cannot just leave because she’s angry.Now I regret it, my heart feels heavy knowing she’s still upset, maybe I should have just let her vent her anger without saying anything but I already apologized, what else can I do
CHAPTER 20NICOLEGeorge is the chief financial officer of my former company Emirates Royal, he is also the second largest shareholder in the company.He has been of great help in getting the company to the heights we reached, maybe it’s the universe trying to help me here. Before I leave, I’ll introduce myself to him and become friends while I figure out how he can be of any help with Mason and Claire.No one, not even George wouldn’t be pleased to make an acquaintance of Chris Bale’s wife but who’s the woman he’s singing to, I cannot see her from where I’m sitting but she’s probably his wife, I remember he’s married.During bring your family to work day, last year, he came with two of his kids, the couple are probably here on vacation to have some time away from their kids.“I’ll have another one of this” I say to the nice bartender “Sure, madam, would you like something to eat? It’s not always great to drink on an empty stomach” he replies still flashing me his beautiful smile. “Y
CHAPTER 21NICOLEEven though Chris and I have been having foreplay and a bit of oral sex over the weeks but we’ve never really had sex and tonight is going to be the night.As soon as we got to the house, Chris couldn’t wait for us to even get to the bedroom. The house was empty when we returned, we didn’t have a lot of maids and stewards like we did back in London and they lived in separate quarters.He starts to kiss me right from the door as we made our way into the house, we stumble over one of the big couches in the living room and Chris settles me on the seat, raises my gown up a bit and yanks the biker short I had worn under it away revealing just my panties with a visible wet pond.The alcohol I had drunk was working overtime. He stands me up and completely takes off my gown and bra, I completely let him take control and do nothing.He seats me back on the couch and pulls me to the edge, making my head settle in the middle of the backrest, my legs inclined towards him and spr
CHAPTER 22CHRIS“Are we good to go on everything we need to seal the deal this time around Ben?” I ask Ben who looks at me surprised at my question after all, I personally handled the whole thing myself.Tomorrow is the final presentation for the Rico Food deal where we get to give our last pitch and know who gets the deal.Last time I had lost to them but with them offering a rebid due to Nicole’s demise and their lack of trust in her team without her, I have the advantage and I’m not going to lose.It’s a pity the woman had to die like that, I kind of miss the intense competition between us, the last two presentations were me pretty much walking all over her husband Mason.“Yes sir, you checked everything yourself” Ben answers“I don’t think you have everything figured out, you lost this deal before right? Why do you think so? Bella chips in out of nowhere.The woman has been pestering me to make her the marketing director of my company but I keep giving her excuses upon excuses to
CHAPTER 23NICOLEClaire didn’t hide as I snicker as I gathered my laptop and documents into my bag before Ben and I hurried out of the room following ChrisThe Chairman had a mean scowl on his face as we exited, it was obvious he was never going to award us the contract, he resented Chris for some reason and just wanted to humiliate him.To my surprise, Chris was standing by the elevator waiting for us. With the way he stormed out of the room, I was expecting him to be gone already or at least be in the car.“Took you both long enough” he said with a smirk on his face and pressed the elevator button.The anger I saw earlier in the face was missing, he wasn’t exactly smiling but he didn’t look angry either but I didn’t say or do anything.An angry Chris would say something to reprimand me the moment I got close to him but instead he was just humming a tune, nodding his head in unison as the elevator descended.Perhaps this was how we contained his anger, it’s probably a process to kee