The next morning/ The old mansion
â©â©Trey finished his breakfast and left for work. On the way to the office, his cell phone started ringing, he checked the caller ID to see Valerieâs name, and a tender smile braced his lips. â©âValerie, what's wrong?â He asked. â©âIâve missed you, I want to see you,â Valerie said in her sweet gentle voice. Trey smiled and told her heâd come and pick her up in half an hour. He asked his driver to change route to Valerieâs apartment. After ending the call, he called his private secretary and canceled all his appointments till the afternoon, and asked her to book a suite at the LEISUREQ hotel and send him the details. In 30 minutes, his car was parked inside the parking lot of Valerieâs apartment. In a few minutes, she came walking out of the elevator. Treyâs bodyguard opened the car for her. âThank you,â Valerie said entering the car. Trey scowled angrily. âWhat happened?â Valerie asked, noticing Treyâs expression. âNothingâ he answered dismissively, making a mental note to teach that bodyguard a lesson for smiling and admiring his girlfriend. â©The car stops at the LEISUREQ hotel underground parking lot within 30 minutes later. LEISUREQ Hotel is one of the many hotels owned by Trey. But he decided on a regular suite today, to avoid news spreading of him taking a mistress to his penthouse. Yeah, as much as it angered him, he couldnât deny the fact that his grandfather, parents, and everyone in Pearl City knew of his marriage. â©Trey helps Valerie out and they walk into the hotel through the private door into the lobby. As they were halfway to the elevator Valerie tripped. Trey quickly caught her, with a hand around her waist, he helped her to the elevator, as they both smiled at each other. When the elevator door closed, he immediately carried Valerie in a bridal style. â©On reaching their suite, he headed straight to the bedroom and sat her on the bed. It had been a week since they last saw each other, he was dying to taste her lips. But he has to attend to her leg first. He stood up to get an ointment and apply her feet after massaging it, but Valerie held onto his hand stopping him. â©âI want you Trey, I want you to make love to me, pleaseâŠ, weâve been dating for 4 years now why wonât you make love to me?â Valerie asked with despair visible in her eyes. He watched as she kept biting her lower lips, he had to stop himself from reaching out to pull her lip out of her teeth. âI love you very much, Valerie.â He lowered his head to her, then took her lips in his as they shared a passionate kiss. He pushed her gently onto the bed.â© âI need you, Valerie.â He murmured into her mouth, as his hand cupped her breast, kneading it, while his other hand caressed her hips moving down towards her thigh, but halted abruptly when he heard the voice of Lisaâs frail voice. He hurriedly sat up. âWhat the fuck was she doing here? He didnât want her to know about his relationship with Valerie yet. He wanted to divorce her before coming to light about their relationship.â Everything unfolds so quickly, that Lisa slaps him, which he finds amusing. But then, she laid her hand on Valerie, even though he had he couldnât watch her hurt his love, he didnât mind when she slapped him, but Valerie, he couldnât just let it slide, before he knew it, he slapped her out of reflex. But this foolish and breathtaking woman just wouldnât stop, and slap his woman once again. He has to teach her not to mess with him. So he ended up hitting her again, and his heart painfully ached, both times he laid his hand on Lisa but feigned nonchalance. When he could no longer stand the pang her tears were causing his heart, he decided to leave, or he would go crazy. So he walked away with Valerie. He took Valerie back to her apartment and apologized to her about what happened with Lisa. âDonât worry about what happened, Iâve already given her the divorce papers to sign. Soon I will be waking up to your beautiful face every morning.â He kissed her passionately. â©âI love you,â Valerie sweetly said. âI love youâŠâ Trey replied, she smiled and got out of the car walking towards the elevator. She turned and waved at Trey sweetly. Trey smiled back at her, then turned ahead, straightened up in the seat, fitting his suit. â©âTo the office,â Trey said, his tone back to its usual coldness. â©âYes sirâ -/GOLDEN HEIGHTS CORPORATION/- â©â©The next day afternoon. â©Trey stared at his laptop as his secretary, Lucy explained the presentation for a project to him. His phone rings. â©âBreak for lunch.â He said dismissing her. âThank you, sir,â Lucy said walking out of the office. âNathan? What do you want?â He said the moment he connected the call. âI donât only call you when I need help dude.â Nathan chuckled. â©âOkay, so why did you call?â Trey questioned. âLet's have lunch, I already invited Kelvin,â Nathan said. â©âOkay. Let's meet at the Trixmax in 15 minutes then.â Trey said, hanging up the call. Trixmax is his favorite restaurant, their menu has the best foods. He used to take Lisa but stopped when he and Valerie made up. â©He arrived at the restaurant 15 minutes later. He instructed his men to stand back. Trey is a fierce man who can take down 20 men at a time, he doesnât need his bodyguards following him wherever he goes, but his grandfather declined to his decision. âYou donât know when an enemy will attack.â Heâll say. Trey joined his friends at their table. They ordered and the food and wine were delivered. They ate and talked about business strategies, stock prices, investments, and projects they should invest in.â© Just then he heard, âLisa..?â His friend Nathan called. He paused and listened, in case his earring was wrong. âNathan...â he heard her voice speak, sheâs indeed here, Trey smiled, stunned by his own emotions. But his mood changed when he heard her say. âIf I knew it was you guys, I would not have approached.â âThat phrase. â©How dare she say that,â he thought angrily. Lisa belongs to him, so long as heâs still her husband. He stared at her angrily. He retained his anger and focus on their conversation. But when Lisa said, âThere are situations she rather avoidsâ and was glad to meet Kelvin and Nathan but not him!? he knew her words were meant for him, and yes, it did hurt him. So he retorted back to make her know just how her words hurt him. Even though she was looking awesomely tempting right now. âYou have 5 days left to sign the papers and...â âIâve already signed it, and I marked out the alimony, I donât need your money, TreyâŠ, I married you not because of your money,â she sighed, âI married you because I love you.â â©âI donât love you, Lisa,â He said to spite her, but her immediate answer made his heart skip a beat. â©âSame here, I used to love you, but I donât anymore, all I feel for you is pure hatred, nothing else.â When she said that, it took every fiber in him to not stand up and carry her home and fuck her till she cannot walk the next morning. âWhat the heck is wrong with him? Is he regretting letting her go? He hates Lisa. Itâs Valerie he loves. He should be happy, he's finally rid himself of Lisa.â He thought. âTrey⊠does that mean you guys are divorced? She already signed it?â Kelvin asked. âAnd you were a witness,â Trey answered sarcastically. His heart was on the verge of bursting out of his chest. âDude, Why didnât you talk to us about it? You sure you want to let her go, Lisa is one in a million, if you lose her it would be hard to find her.â Nathan advice. â©âYeah, you better think twice before letting go of such a woman, like Lisa,â Kelvin added. Already, Trey was contemplating whether to run after Lisa or let her go. âFuck!â He cursed hoarsely, as realization dawned on him. As much as he hated Lisa, his body always had a strong reaction to her, he could make love with her, and even though he always denied it, he always enjoyed every fucking moment, a strange nostalgia, he found weird. Letting Lisa go would mean him going back to his old ways, one he quit when he had intimacy with Lisa. But listening to his confidants now, he was sure he wants Lisa in his life, fuck all revenge. â©He quickly stood up and ran out of the restaurant. His bodyguards at the door upon noticing their boss, became alert. â©âBoss..?â they said in unison, staring at their boss in confusion. âWhere is she?â He growled, looking around the parking lot. âWhereâs Lisa!!?â â©âSir? Madam left a few minutes ago. She also left home early at dawn with her bags to her old apartment.â Brad explained. â©âWhy didnât you fucking stop her!!?â He barked. âSir...? You.. asked her to leave,â Brad said, dumbfounded by his bossâs question. Trey passes his hand roughly through his hair. â©âGo bring her back home, and do it right this instant!â Trey roared in a domineering tone, making Brad and his colleagues shiver. After that, he strode to his car, entered the driverâs seat, and sped off ignoring the calls of his friends, driver, and bodyguards.â© -/Country B/-â©â©Three weeks later.â©After standing on her feet for the last 6 hours operating on a patient with a brain tumor, Lisa walked out of the operating door, feeling exhausted and famished. She disposed of her blood-stained gloves and mask into the red infectious bin, then turned to leave.â©âYou were extraordinary in there Dr Lynn, the surgery was successful.â Susan, her assistant nurse, said coming out of the operating room.â©âThanks, you were a good help. But I donât consider a surgery successful till my patient wakes up.â Lisa said with a smile.â©âThank you, Dr Lynn,â Susan said.â©âYouâre welcome, call me Lisa, Dr. Lynn makes me feel old, Iâm only 21,â Lisa said.â©âI will, Lisa..?â They both laugh. â©âOur shift ended 2 hours ago so, I will leave first, see you tomorrow,â Susan said with a wave as she walked away. Lisa waved back with a âSureââ©Lisa walked to her private office and showered. When coming out of the bathroom, she suddenly felt dizzy.She supported herself on
Lisa decided to leave work early, to go home and check on her patient who still hasnât regained consciousness. She said goodbye to nurse Susan and went down to the lobby to sign out. After signing out, she went to the parking lot for her car and left the hospital. When she arrived at her apartmentâs underground parking lot, she noticed 4 black alligator SUVs. She felt there was something suspicious and strange about it, nonetheless, she put it at the back of her mind and walked towards the lobby. â©âGood afternoon,â Lisa greeted the elevator attendant the moment she entered the elevator. âGood afternoon Miss Lynn,â He responded as he pressed the floor number, the elevator closed and started to ascend.As the elevator ascended, Lisa noticed the elevator attendant kept stealing glances at her as if he wanted to say something but was hesitant about it, however, since he was not able to tell her whatever it was, she wouldnât inquire about it. When the elevator arrived on the fifth flo
-/Country A/-â© Golden heights corporation â©Meanwhile, in an office on the hundredth floor of Golden Heights Corporation, Trey Collins stares blankly at the vast ocean view through the glass wall of his enormous office. With a fierce look on his face, if thereâs one thing that riled him, itâs when things donât go his way.He turns around to face his three highly skilled efficient bodyguards, who were able to retrieve a needle when dropped into the vast sea, but were standing in front of him, repeating the same bullshit!â©Baam!! â©The three men gazed up nervously, then hastily retracted their gaze down, feeling weak in the leg at the sound of a hand slammed on the desk in front of them.â©âIt been 3 weeks, 3 f*cking weeks and youâre fucking telling me you havenât found her? Why the hell do I pay you when you can't even find a single, frail womanâs whereabouts!? Huh!!â Trey asked sternly, his expression darkened into a venomous glare. âYou have a week to find out wherever sheâs hiding,
âI want to show you something.â Don Antonio said as he took steady steps towards Lisa, deliberately not to frighten her more than she already was. Considering Lisaâs silence and calmed demeanor as an indication to proceed, he started to unbutton his shirt, as he undid the buttons, his eyes remained fixed on Lisaâs face, ready to stop if there was a slight form of uneasiness from her. Since there wasnât any, he opened it to show her his bandage chest.âDid you do this?â He asked in a gentle tone.âOh my God!.. â Lisa uttered, her eyes widened as her hand flew to her mouth as realization dawned on her, and then she frowned. âIt was you, no wonder I thought you looked familiar, you bastard!!â Lisa yelled angrily. Matteo and Timothy who were standing outside the door heard Lisa calling the boss a bastard, they started to feel pity for her, for offending the boss, now there was no way she could escape the bossâs wrath.âYou pointed a gun at a person who saved your life!? I knew I should
âIs she alright?â Don Antonio asked Susan who just walked out of Lisaâs room.âYeah.., she has fallen asleep,â Susan muttered. She approached the sofa to sit but became hesitant, she heard that Don has a disorder, he doesnât like women around him, not to mention touch him, and it got her wondering how he was able to carry Lisa earlier. She remained standing in front of the sofa, as she fidgeted with her fingers. Antonio who was replying to a message on his phone, realized the space beside him was empty, then looked up at the woman who was standing still, with an expression he couldnât decipher. âWhy is she standing,â he thought Susan was approaching to sit, but it had been a few minutes now, but he didnât feel the sofa dip, and since he was busy with his phone, he just remembered she wasnât seated beside him. He looked up at Susan.âAre you going to stand there?â He questioned.âI⊠um, umm youâre sick.â She replied, staring down at her feet, still playing with her fingers. âIâm sic
This chapter contains scenes of violence, sexual content, and torture. Please skip it if it makes you uncomfortable, it does not contain any major plot.***The moment Don Antonio sat in the back of his car at Lisaâs apartment underground parking lot, all traces of the man from earlier disappeared, being replaced with a stern, fierce-looking man.âGo to the base.â The intensity of his voice causes the temperature inside the car to drop abruptly. Matteo who was seated at the passengerâs seat shivered. As his bossâs personal bodyguard, he has noticed the change in his bossâs aura.âYes, boss.â Marco, his driver, replied.About an hour later, the line of cars stopped in front of a high-end Club Casino Hotel in the central part of country B. Matteo got down and immediately opened the door for his boss. Don Antonio walked with long strides into the building followed by a few of his men, whilst the others remained guard at the entrance with the many bodyguards who were already stationed. H
Back in Lisaâs apartment, Susan after checking up on Lisa in her bedroom, decided to prepare some food and tidy up the kitchen and living room to beat time, since she had nothing to do but to sit idly around feeling bored.After about an hour and a half time, Susan was done with cleaning, she proceed to the kitchen to begin cooking, she started by chopping the vegetables, then blended some onions, garlic, ginger, and tomatoes, then placed the saucepan on the stove, and poured some oil, just when she was about to add the blended onions, garlic, and ginger, the doorbell began to ring, she turned the knob on the stove off, but since she was in a hurry, she turned the knob downwards instead. She went to the door to check who it was.âHello, how may I help you?â Susan asked the delivery man standing outside the door holding a bouquet of white lilies.âIs this Miss Lynnâs apartment?â The delivery guy asked and Susan nodded.âOkay, I was asked to deliver this bouquet here, please sign here.â
When Don Antonio stepped out of the elevator on the fourth floor, he saw his consigliere already seated inside his office, he smirked.âWelcome back,â his consigliere said, spreading out his arms wide to welcome Antonio with a hug. They embraced each other as Lucas said, âI thought weâd lost you, man.â He patted Antonio on the back as they broke the hug, Antonio walked to the other side of the desk taking a seat on his black high-back swivel chair.âI have to meet this woman who saved your life. We're in debt to her. I really canât explain how delighted I was when you called me to send some men over and a change of clothes. I wanted to come personally, but we had a situation in the cells,â Lucas said. Don Antonio leaned back against his seat, looking as if he was deep in thought. âWere they Faustoâs men?â Antonio asked. âTheyâve refused to speak,â Lucas said, taking a deep breath, Antonio nodded.âWhat about the information I asked you to get,â Lucas nodded, taking a seat on the cha