Chapter 35: Chapter 35

~William's POV~

If I haven't seen her on the road, I bet she would have entered the car with an unknown person. Seeing her all drenched and cold makes me angry and worried for some reason. I really wanted to to hug her right then and it felt so strange and weird.

Talking with her feels so nice even if she did all the questioning. I don't know but l felt nice when she didn't show any form of fear when talking to me. Have I gone insane?

Reaching my house, I help her out of the car and leads her inside. Ella had told me she would not be back until tomorrow and that's better. It's not like she can do anything anyways but l just don't have the energy for her childish jealousy and it wouldn't be nice if she sees Kemi.

"How do you cope living alone?" I hear her ask me as we climb up the stairs.

“Um... Well, it's not so hard. I don't need anyone anyways." I reply her and she looks at me with parted lips before nodding. How would it be if she is Ella and I had married her? Would things have been different?

Oh God! What am I thinking?

“Consigliere!" Her voice jolts me back to reality and I see her staring at me with a confused expression as she stands on the staircase.

I clear my throat,“Um...Just call me William.” It dosen't feel nice hearing her call me that. I am being called that by several people already, it doesn't sound well to hear her call me by that and for some reasons, I badly want to hear her call me by my name.

She looks at me with widen eyes as if in shock. “Why?" She suddenly asks.

“Do you need a reason?” I ask before l continue walking up the stairs and she starts following me.

I lead her over to my room and opens it. “You can sleep here."

She looks into the room and shakes her head. “I won't sleep here. Please take me back when it stops raining."

“Why? You can just..." I start to say but she cuts me off.

“If l don't go back, he might stop me from working for him..." She shrugs. “I bet he might not want to see me but I have to try."

I sigh and nod. Lexis is very unpredictable. He's the type to do shocking things and I hope she can make him trust her because he's the type to easily dispose things he finds not useful and if Kemi becomes useless to him, he won't hesitate to get rid of her. I didn't know she would go this far to get him to him to trust her.

“Did...Did you hear me?” I hear her ask me as she waves her hand in front of my face.

I nod, “Okay, if you say so.”

She enters into the room and stands facing me as l stand close to the door.

“Tea or coffee?” I ask her.

She looks at me for a while before answering. “Tea." She replies in a low voice.

I nod before walking away. I walk over to the kitchen and see the house chef washing the dishes. “Bring a cup of hot tea to my room.”

He nods,“Yes sir.”

I move to walk away but then pause before turning back to him. "Give it to me, I will make it myself.”

He stares at me in surprise as if he didn't hear what said. Of course he would be surprised. Even I am surprised with what I just said.

“The f**k are you staring at?” I yell at him and that's only when he moves to give me put the tea mug and the recipes on a mug tray placing a tea spoon beside it.I collect it from him not after glaring at him. He lowers his head after giving the tray to me and I walk out of the kitchen. I stand there debating on whether to knock or not when she opens the door.

She stares at me before her eyes travel to the tea tray on my hand. “You brought it yourself?”

I nod,“As you can see."

She opens the door wider and I walk inside before placing the tray on the table.

“How did you know I was at the door?" I ask standing up after keeping the tray.

“I heard footsteps."

“And what if they weren't mine?" I ask sitting on the chair beside the table.

She walks over and sits on the bed opposite me.

“You live alone right?” She asks with narrowed eyes.

“I do have servants and guards."

“Guards are meant to guard the door."

She says and I couldn't help but laugh lightly.

I nod my head, “That is true."

She smiles slightly. I know it's not my first seeing her but she looks prettier everytime I see her. She has a megawatt smile and it lits up the room. Her skin is like copper brown, like a windfall autumn leaf. She has dazzling, champagne-brown eyes and half-moon cheekbones. I love how her natural long hair cascades over her shoulders in waves of midnight black. Her body is curvaceous with a goblet shaped waist. She almost has Cleopatran eyelashes because they are long and blushing, pilgrim-pink lips that are enticing.

I breathe out and before I know it, I'm on my feet striding over to her. I cup her face gently with my hands and tilts my head before capturing her lips with mine. I am expecting her to push me away or struggle as she would but she doesn't move. I move my lips against hers, moving my hand to her neck as I pull her in deeper. I pull away and look into her eyes waiting for her retreat but when she stares back at me with those dazzling brown eyes and her parting pink lips without saying anything, I slid my hands down to her waist and pull her up against my chest.

I engulf her lips gently with mine and kisses her deeply. Then, I feel her hands move up against my back and she kisses me back. She sighs into my mouth and I take the opportunity to slide in my tongue and just as I pull her closer to myself, she pulls away breathing hard.

Did I go too far?

"I'm sorry!" I blink in shock as I hear her say that.

Okay, why is she apologizing when I'm the one who kissed her?

She covers her mouth with her hands staring at me and then she sits on the bed looking away from me. She seems to be in shock but l don't know what the shock is from. Is it from me kissing her or...

“The...The tea...It would..." She stutters as she tries to talk but I walk over to the table. I place my hand over the mug to check if the water is still hot. It's still hot so I pour the tea powder into the mug before adding milk and sugar. I stir the tea before handing it over to her.

She collects it from me. "I could have made it myself."She says in a low voice.

I sit on the chair. “But you watched me do it." I say teasingly.

She purses her lips and nod. “Right.”

"How does it taste?” I ask her. I can't even believe what I'm saying. When was the last time I made tea for myself ? I can't believe l just scoot over there and made the tea for her like it's my job. And the most surprising part is that, I hope she likes it.

“Thanks, it's very nice." she murmurs before sipping from it.

My lips moves slightly into a smile and I inwardly chide myself for smiling like a freaking fool just because she said the tea is nice.

“Has...Has the rain not stop yet?" She asks.

“It should have. You wanna go now?”

She nods,"Yes.”

I nod and sigh. I guess I made her uncomfortable by kissing her suddenly. Wait...When have l ever cared about how any girl l kiss, feels? What the f**k am I doing ?

"Can I go now?" She asks me running her thumb over the tip of the tea cup.

“Why don't you finish your tea first? I will send someone to drop you off.”

She stares at me with parted lips as if she has something to say but she sips from the tea instead and nods. I run my hands over my face and rest my back against the chair as my mind replays the kiss. God it felt so amazing and I have no idea if I would have been able to stop myself if she hasn't broken away.

~Kemi's POV~

I'm stupid! I'm stupid! I can't believe I kissed him back! And why on earth did I even apologize? Oh, I guess I was too shocked with the way my lips synced well with his. Oh God! Kemi!

“Finish your tea first, I will ask someone to drop you off." I hear him say.

I open my mouth and if only I didn't stop myself, l wanted to ask him to come with me. What is suddenly wrong with me? Just because his attitude towards me changed, I have completely lost my senses.

It was the first time he had kissed me so gently and as much as I hate to say it, it feIt nice. I still can't believe l didn't push him off or struggle with him. I guess his sweet words has covered my thinking.

After I finished drinking the tea, he asked someone to drop me off. The driver dropped close to the underboss's mansion and walk some more to the gate.

I pass through the gate and walk into the entrance.The first person that I see is Rose who is standing close to the stairs with a worried look on her face. I smile at the sight of her. Rose has been a really lovely person and l have come to like her. She turns around and when she sees me, she runs over and pulls me into a sudden hug.I stand there shocked for a moment before I hug her back.

She pulls away and cups my cheek with her hands. "Where were you? You left with the boss and he came back alone in a very bad mood.So I wondered what happened.”

I smile, “Nothing happened, I just had to get something."

Rose purses her lips, "I know you're lying, but I will let it pass." She smiles showing her clean set of teeth.

She starts pulling me by the wrist. "Let's go now."

As I walk behind her, I see a mark at the side of her neck. It looks like a mark from burn.

I stop walking and she turns to me. “What happened to your neck Rose?”

Her hands travel to her neck and she covers the mark with her hand. “It's nothing, let's go to the room."

I pull my hand away from hers. “You're lying Rose."

She crosses her hands on her chest. “The both of us are lying.”

I sigh, “Fine. I offended the boss and he left me in the rain, satisfied?..." I move her hand away from her neck and trails my hand over it. “Now it's your turn.”

She sighs and bit her lower lips, “Madam Teju hit me with hot frying pan." She shrugs.

My eyes widen as she says that. “Why would she do that?”

“I didn't clean the kitchen on time before the chefs arrived.”

I clench in annoyance. What on earth is with this Madam Teju? Her only job in the house is to beat up the workers?bAnd just as stare at the scar on her neck in anger, the 'she-devil' walks over to us.

"Oh... It's the ex-maid. You are back?"The mockery in her voice is very clear.

I walk over to her. "Is it your job to hurt people? Do you enjoy it?"I ask her with wide eyes.

She looks at me in surprise. “Do you think because you've got a little promotion,you can talk to me like that?" She glares at me.

"You can't just hurt her like that, it's not done!" I say in a loud voice and Rose pats my back telling me to calm down.

Madam Teju claps her hands together in disbelief as she stares at me. “Say one more word and I will pull out your teeth with just one slap!'

I move closer to her placing my hands across my chest. "Try it and see if I won't do the same." I don't know why I'm suddenly getting angry and saying all this but the thought of this woman being this wicked to her fellow gender irks me.

She raises her hand to hit me and I stand there without moving an inch waiting for the impact but it dosen't come.

“What's going on?"

I don't need to be told twice to know who that voice belongs to. Madam Teju looks over to the stairs and she slowly retreats her hand before bowing her head.

“It's just a small matter sir.”

I turn around and see him walking over to us with his hands in his pockets. He is wearing a plain dark green trakker and a black tee shirt. He stares at madam Teju saying nothing before his eyes travel back to me.

He walks to close to me, “What's going on?” He asks me directly this time as if wanting to hear from me. It doesn't look as angry as before but he isn't smiling either, as usual.

I gulp, "It's... It's nothing."

He looks over to Rose and I see his eyes travel over to her neck before he looks back at me. He starts moving to walk away but I quickly move over to stand in front of him.

"I...I want to talk to you."

He stares at me for a while. “What is it?” He asks me.

“I apologize if I crossed the line...”

“You did." He cuts me off looking at me with his usual blank expression.

I nod my head, “Then I'm sorry."

I hear him sigh, “You have to prove how sorry you are, you don't just say it."

I raise my head to look at him in shock. “I should prove it? How?”

He moves closer to me and place his hand on my shoulder. I flinch at the sudden contact. “You will have to work harder, that's when I'll believe you're really sorry." He grins at me before walking away.

I watch him leave without saying a word but then he pauses...

“Teju." He calls out and Madam Teju turns to him.

“Don't you have other things to do than waste time with the girls?" He asks her with his back facing us.

Madam Teju nods her head, “Of course sir." She glares at us before walking away.

Rose walks over to me and holds my hands. “You should have let it be Kemi, what if she had really hit you?”

"I would hit her right back." I say firmly.

She smiles, "I might not have know you for long Kemi, but one thing I'm sure of is that you will not hurt anyone.

I smile and covers her hands with my own.

“If they hurt me first, I will.” I lie again.

She shakes her head, “Another lie.” She points out.

I roll my eyes in defeat. “Fine.”

The both of us starts walking to the staircase.

“Don't you think it's quite disrespectful to call an elder by their name?” I ask Rose.

She shrugs,"It depends."

I nod and say nothing more.

"Is it because the boss calls anyone despite their age by their name?" She asks me.

I shrug my shoulders, “I guess it's his choice.”

Rose chuckles, “Yoruba girl, una too like respect sef(You guys like respect too much)" She teases me in pidgin and I laugh.

“Well we're not like you lgbo people that have no respect. ”I tease her back.

She laughs harder,“Whatever you say."

~Third person's POV~

Lexis sits on the bed in his room making a phone call.

“So you're saying you're strong enough to get back to work Erica?"

“Yes, underboss." Erica's voice replies from the phone.

“Fine then. I will see you tomorrow." He hangs up and place the phone on the table. Just as he's about lying down, he hears a knock on the door.

“Come in."

Robert walks into the room and bows before him. “Capo Jayson is here to see you." Robert says to him.

He stands up from his bed. “I will be in the florida room." He says to Robert before walking pass him. Robert got the message and nods.

THE FLORIDA ROOM

Lexis on the chair with his leg crossedover the other when Jayson is escorted into the room.

“Why are you back?” Lexis asks without looking at his direction. He takes out a cigarette from it's packet.

Jayson walks over to where he sits and bows his head. “I returned from the US not too long ago."

Lexis takes up a lighter and lights the cigarette before putting it between his lips. He curls out smoke from his mouth before raising his head to look at him.

"You can sit." He says gesturing to the seat behind him.

Jayson goes over to the seat and sits down.

"So...Why are you suddenly back? You're not running anymore?" Lexis asks as he puts back the cigarette between his lips.

Jayson purses his lips before saying. "I wasn't um...I wasn't actually running underboss,l just wanted to...”

Lexis cuts him off, “Why should I listen to you?”

Jayson gulps and sighs. “I wasn't in the right state to return underboss.”

Lexis tilts his head, “Oh? Why?...Oh!I heard you were on drugs and needed psychiatric help, was that why?”

Jayson clenches his fist as he swallows hard. “That's...That's not it.”

Lexis grins, "I also heard that you had enough time to go and look for your high school ex girlfriend from the slums. So what excuse do you have?”

Jayson opens his mouth to talk but nothing came out. He hates it when people keep bringing up his psychiatric issues and the Lexis that he knows will not stop because he's good at using people's weaknesses against them.

"Bastard." He wanted to say badly but all he could mutter is... “I'm sorry underboss, I will take the punishment for my actions.”

Lexis smiles devilishly, “Good."

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