“Go on your knees, beg me, and grovel at my feet.” He laughs hysterically. “Maybe if you’re miserable enough I will help you.” It sounded like a threat Crystal couldn’t help but shiver from the intensity of his voice; there was no doubt in her anymore, it was now obvious that he is insane. Since she had chosen to swallow her pride and beg him, this was nothing. She drops to her knees and bows her head to the ground; this is nothing she had gone through even worse things. “Please.” She whispered Kayden moved in his seat and took out his wine glass, he sips from it feeling somewhat accomplished. “Please let Paige continue to work with you.’ “Make it sound sincere, there are no emotions in your voice.” He corrected sternly. “You are not sounding miserable enough to make me pity you.” Crystal raised her head to give him a questioning look, there was no sense of remorse in him. Kayden smirked at her when glared at him; even though she wanted to do it; her body wasn’t cooperating wit

“Kayden’s wife?” The old man asked again as he came forward, his grey eyes probing her and a satisfied smile was plastered on his face. “From the way you’re looking, I’m very sure, Kayden never spoke about me.” He stepped inside and the lady followed behind him, the maid gathered their bags and brought them inside. “I am Connell Smith, Kayden’s father, and your father-in-law.” He said with a heavy grin plastered on his face; he seemed to be very excited about meeting her. Kayden had never discussed anything private with her and with the way Mr. Smith was reacting, it seemed like he didn’t know their marriage was that of convenience. “Mr. Smith, I have heard so much about you from…” she trailed off her eyes meeting Petra who was in the back and was giving her signs. “From Petra, I’m glad I finally get to meet you today.” “She is such a sweet child,” Lorenza said and her eyes flitted to meet the beautiful old lady; Kayden looked nothing like his mother, her night-black hair and blu

Crystal turned in her uncomfortable slumber, she shuddered from the cold. It was so cold, it was as though her throat was frozen and they hurt. The floor was hard and they made her back hurt, she turned again as she slowly woke up. She huffed as she stared at the ceiling and glanced at her phone; it was about five in the morning. She sat up and stared down at her pillow that was wet probably from the perspiration. She stretched herself, and she heard the bones in her back cracking, she winced from the suddenness. She picked up her pillow from the ground; and walked towards the door as silently as possible so she wouldn’t wake Kayden up. The small closing thud of the door woke Kayden up, he sat up and peered into the darkness. She was gone. “Madam Smith,” Petra called as soon as she climbed down the stairs, her pillow still in her hands. “Good morning Petra.” She answered with a small smile. “I see that you’re all awake.” “We have to get up as early as possible to g

“You wanted to see me, boss,” Crystal said as she stepped into the office, Kayden was back to sitting behind his desk and he was working on the computer; he glanced at her from atop his eyes and sighed.“You don’t expect me to speak to you from the door.” He muttered as he started scribbling on his notepad; her legs wobbled further into the office and she stood unmoving when she got to his desk, he sighed again, he seemed frustrated, but Crystal didn’t know what she had even done. “Sit down.” Wordlessly, she pulled out a chair and sat down on it, she drummed her fingers on her lap and stared straight at him in the silence, after some minutes of scribbling down, he dropped his pen aggressively and then glared at her.“Are you an idiot or something?” her eyes twitched she didn’t understand what he was saying. “Why would you let someone physically abuse you while working?” It was a normal thing for her, the customers take their anger at her, and Harris does that too sometimes, it is

Crystal followed him back to the car wordlessly; Akeem stepped out of the car to hold the door for them, and they got inside. Crystal sniffed back the tears that threatened to spill from her eyes; she knows she isn’t supposed to cry like this but it was just so painfully. Kayden didn’t even seem interested in her, he looked so calm and peacefully like he wasn’t capable of any evil, she felt her phone beep and she searched her purse for it. She placed the shopping bags on the seat as she unlocked the phone. Kayden glanced at her, his eyes narrowing suspiciously at her.It was a photo from Paige, she was wearing the shoes she bought earlier and it looked good on her. “I had no idea, it would be this pretty.” She texted and Crystal smiled wiping her eyes. “Did you buy yours already?”“Mr. Smith took me shopping, so I will probably buy mine tomorrow,” she replied, she was grateful for Paige’s message and then an idea popped into her head. “Can I ask you for a favor?” “OMG is he tryi