Chapter 3: Chapter 3

She shoved into someone

She was about to stumble when the man prevented her from collapsing.

The familiar Cologne sniffed into her nostrils.

She lurched back and stared at his familiar face.

“Asher!” She blurted.

“See who we have here. You just ran away from me. All I heard was that you have married some billionaire,” he smirked mysteriously

"Skip the yore! I am not the Linda you once comprehended,” she confessed as she struggles to be bold.

Asher slapped his hand mysteriously and laughed

“I can detect that you are no more than an intimidating baby girl, you are now upscale, every time I observe your face on the TV. But one thing is that nothing will ever snatch you away from me, you will remain my babe girl,” he said as he clasped her to the wall.

“Leave me! “ Linda mumbled as she struggled to free herself. But he was so dominant.

He attempted to kiss her but she Winced. He kissed her neck instead.

He slapped her. She groaned. He trusted his tongue into her mouth. so her outcries won’t be heard.

She irritatingly shuts her mouth. She Spitted saliva into his mouth after he didn't stop thrusting his lip into her.

He tasted her saliva. He booted her by her stomach, making her wail. Blood surged out from her mouth.

He trusted his tongue further into her, making her sunken her mouth for him.

He kissed deeper. She shut her eyes. He moved over to her boobs. He wriggled both with his hand. Making her moan. He Cowered her with his body.

He extracted his lip from her.

“Woah! Your mouth still tastes the same. Still the sweet sixteen I once tasted. How I have missed all this,” he said, smirking wickedly.

Linda loosened her eyes to see a guy lifting a shaft over Asher’s head.

He whacked his head. He crumpled as blood surged from his head.

Asher groaned in pain. The guy yanked her to him.

“Why force her, when she doesn't want to?”

“Are you not the fella from the gent, you will pay for this!” Asher screamed. He searched for his gun over his trousers but found none.

The guy laughed. He pulled out an Asher gun from his pocket.

“Is this not the rifle you are searching for?” the guy said

Asher grinned wickedly at the guy.

“Your face looks familiar,“ Asher said, striving to recollect.

“Asher, I know you very well. Next time you ever strike Linda's path, count yourself dead” the guy said.

He ushered Linda back to the bar. Her friends have been fussing about her.

The guy moved to his table after ushering Linda to her table.

The expression on her friend's face reflected that they comprehended he was.

Linda slumped down on her seat. Her friends observed the blood by the corner of her mouth.

“Linda, what resulted in blood on your mouth?” Sofia asserted.

“It is nothing,” Linda said as she tried to remain steady.

Catching sight of Asher after a year was provoking a memory that she had preferred to forget forever.

“Linda, you are acting weird, you left for the ladies to scour off the mess the barman did to your gown. You come back without rinsing the mess. Even your face was swallowing,” Florence said

“I am okay, I will let you know at the right time,” Linda said as she swiveled around to peep at the guy who salvaged her. But his table was unoccupied. He and his friends had left.

“Linda, a reasonable explanation, please. We know we are the only ones you got after your husband’s death. We had vowed to strut by you,” Diane said.

“Asher was here!” Linda said amidst tears.

“Asher!” they shrieked in unison.

“Let's understand this, we can’t discuss this here. Let's move to my suite. And Linda, you will confide in us how Asher gets here and you and the prince come out together,” Sofia said.

“I have a first aid kit in my car,” she added.

They guided Linda to Sofia’s suite.

Sofia pertained the first aid to Linda’s injury

They all sat down waiting for Linda to enunciate.

“You all know about Asher and me,” she begins they all nodded

She confided to them what transpired.

They were bubbled with outrage.

“I have advised you to let that criminal into bars where he belongs, ” Pauline said.

“And the prince salvaged you? Woah, it is romantic just like in movies” Diane said

“It is true, the prince may have some feelings for you. I learned that he refused to marry the lady the king chose for him. He explained that he had already seen someone he wished to marry,“ Matthias said.

“Although the prince is charming, there is much turmoil surrounding the royal families,” Florence said

“Linda, we will make inevitable that Asher goes behind bar,” Pauline said

“Can I order anything for you?” Sofia asked everyone

“Yes, I!” Pauline said, stretching up hands.

“Miss foodie, persist until you are fatter than a rock,” Diana said

“Not everyone likes you. Don’t eat and someone will slice you into two,” Pauline said.

The others laughed, not minding Linda was nervous.

When Linda drove home it was almost midnight.

Her maids have fretted

Immediately, she drove in, and they approached to welcome her.

They heated her bath and prepared her favorite food.

She was just dwelling like a queen without picking a needle.

The workers were those she pulled from the street.

They were equipped under the sweet twenty club.

All of them have graduated with recommendations.

Some had decided to go back to school. While some concluded that they will survive with their work.

The clubs had supported millions of ladies.

Some don’t possess families and desired accommodation.

Linda laid In the bed. The reflection of what transpired at the bar appeared back to her.

What was Asher doing in the bar?

Asher she remembered isn’t that comfortable in cash.

In the bar, she and her friends were the only females. Not even female workers

Her phone buzzed. She was bewildered.

She examined the caller.

“Unknown!” she examined

Who could have contacted her by this time with a hidden number? She marveled.