Chapter 29: Chapter 29
Chris
“Hey” I wished Heather as she entered my house. It was night time and finally, I will get to spend some time with her.
“Hey! I missed you so much!” she hugged me.
I hugged her back. “Yeah, I missed you too”
“I am sometimes so sad that we have to manage these companies. we don’t even get time for each other” she sighed. “It would have been so good if we only had to be with each other and take care. But see, our fate is so bad. Now we don’t even time and no matter how hard we try, we are always gonna have just an hour--”
I kissed her to stop her.
“Let me make this hour worthwhile” I whispered and she blushed.
“You blush so fast!” I exclaimed.
“Shouldn’t I?”
“Do I need to answer that?”
“No”
I laughed as she giggled. She kissed me this time and then we went to my room.
“I love you”
“I love you more”
“I love you most”
We fell asleep after sometime.
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Ashley
“Get ready to become Mrs. Smith,” he said.
I looked down and nodded slowly.
“Look, Ashley,” I said. “Don’t make any fuss on the wedding aisle. Do you understand me?”
I nodded. “Y-yes”
“Good”
The lift kept on moving down and soon we reached the first floor. “Come”
I followed him as he went towards a car. This was the first time I saw the building from the outside. No doubt that it has many floors. This building is simply… huge.
“After the marriage” his voice brought me out of my trance. “We are gonna live in my house”
“Y-your house? This house isn’t yours?”
He smirked. “You really thought it was?”
“Well… yes”
“Don’t mind, the new house is completed”
I looked at him dumbfounded. New house? Why the hell will he need a new house? Isn’t this house big and good enough? I mean, it could accommodate at least fifty people in top leisure.
“Now, come on”
I looked at him and followed him. He led us to a car. It was a black expensive car.
“On the passenger’s seat,” he sat down on the driver’s seat.
I followed his instructions blindly and sat down on that seat. He started driving at a fast speed. The smooth ride was quite comfortable until every moment I reminded myself that we were going to get married.
Ah! How am I gonna cope with that?
“Scared?”
I heard a voice and I looked at him. I looked down. “Ah… n-no, I mean… maybe…” I didn’t know what reply he expected or wanted.
“You should be, Ashy”
I looked at him as he called me that name again. I don’t know. Does he hate me? Will he hurt me?
“Uh… oh…” I said.
He looked at me and smirked. “Oh Ashy. Don’t worry. I’ll just give you what you give me”
“Huh?”
“Love or hate”
“I... okay…”
He didn’t reply and kept on driving. Well, what was there to reply anyway.
“The ride is long, so don’t get excited” he sat down comfortably.
I am not at all excited anyway! “Ah… okay…” I replied.
“You wanna talk? I am getting bored”
I looked at him shocked. Someone so dangerous and demanding, someone so… I don’t know, as we know him, cruel, can be bored!?
“I-I… um… uh… ok-okay”
“Tell me. What happened with your mom?”
Was he really so insensitive or was this a way for him to show that he can torture me by making me remember everything again?
“P-please let’s not talk about that…”
He looked at me.
“P-please look at the road!”
He didn’t look at the road and came near me. I was looking at the front simultaneously in case I could save us from ‘death’.
He pulled the car to a halt and then smirked at me.
God.
“You don’t tell me what I talk about”
I nodded slowly. He groaned in frustration. “You know what? You are the most boring person I ever met” he went back to his seat and continued driving.
Well, what was my fault!?
I kept quiet as he grabbed some speed. I just wanted this to end. But it scared me how this was not the end… rather the start.
I sat comfortably. “So, listen”
“Y-Yes?” I asked.
“You just have to go wherever I go. You have to do everything and anything I will say because none goes against my orders. You are free to ask for anything, but only if you give me what I am asking you-- that is pure loyalty, devotion, and possibly love. Now. Because of the mistake, you made today, you are gonna have to face some good consequences, who are only… well… good for me, and not for you”
I kept quiet. What is he gonna do?
“W-What consequences?” I asked him.
“Well…” he clicked his tongue. “You won’t have to wait for too long to know that”
“I-I have a good explanation, Vincent…” I wanted to explain. “P-please give me a chance?”
He looked at me briefly. “Okay. Tonight”
I smiled slightly. “Thank you”
“Hm. Well, ten minutes more in reaching our place,” he said whilst looking ahead.
“Okay”
The rest of the drive was quiet and maybe a little more comfortable. I don’t know what I should do. I mean, of course, I don’t feel anything more than a little attraction towards him and he is not allowing me to meet Lara either, which is so bad. We sisters have always stayed by each other’s side. even the worst things that happened with us couldn’t separate us. But now, because of him… how can I let this happen? How can I leave the only family I have left? How can I do this to her? I am the only one she has… you know, other than her boyfriend. Well, I don’t know how she is either. This is almost cruel to separate two sisters like this. I hope this solves soon.
“We’re here,” he said after exactly ten minutes.