Trapped with a beast

Chapter3

Power

Mr Jackson was a well-built, complex man.

He was six feet tall, with strong muscular arms and a tough looking face.

His bulging toad-like eyes seemed rather inadequate for his broad face, and an overgrown but neat mustache complemented by his broad manly chest lent credence to his formidable features.

He was every inch a man . These intimidating body features added doggedness and poise to his personality.

This must have accounted for his rugged looks. His laughter, his once a decade" words, like I'm sorry and please" held no meaning to him ,but he was wealthy.

His riches were roundly seen and felt in his household . His home , a gigantic magnificent building, was a cozy paradise.

The dazzling tiled floor of the compound also housed two Olympic standard swimming pools and a garage which accommodated two hummer jeeps, three Peugeot 406 cars and a Honda Accord .

The fence, which measured over 18 feet, had a gate which wore a rich architectural design crowned the beauty of the house.

“I am fulfilled; those were the words that came to his mind ; each time he took a cursory look at his beautiful mansion.

Mr Jackson was indeed a man of no mean wealth. He owned chains of companies and businesses in the city .

His fleet of cars was astonishing. He changed cars daily the way people change clothes .

Money was not his problem, how to spend it was the problem. Everything around him portrayed riches , but only one thing was lacking in his life: a wife .

He had not remarried since the death of his wife . News was told that the wife died through domestic abuse. But no evidence to show it because he has used his money to silence everything.

Mr Jackson was advanced in age. I can tell he is older than my late father. He is rude and full of himself because he has money . He uses young girls as he likes .

And Marina is a part of some of the things he does .But she is blinded by the things she will get when I get married to Mr Jackson's.

I was still in shock. My house was loaded with foodstuffs and so many fancy facilities.

It was as if I wanted to start a business. The outside was filled with different things.

I quickly asked one of the men to arrange the things inside my house .

Who are all these items for?

With a smile on his face they are all yours .

Your husband asked us to bring them for you .

Now I could tell it was Mr Jackson's boys.

With anger, just as I was about to send them back with the items my mom walked in .

She was amazed, and she began dancing with joy .

One of the men came close to me , dipped his hand in his pocket and took out a clip of money .

Without thinking twice, I quickly rejected it

And told him to tell his boss that he wouldn't marry him .

He should not just waste his time .

With anger my Marina walked to my direction and gave me a slap and collected the money .

I ran out of the house with pain as tears began to run along my cheek .

I got to Richard's house . The moment I saw him I began to cry .

He quickly took me in and gave me a glass of water and allowed me to rest for a while.

I narrated everything for him that had happened.With the look on his face he was heartbroken.

Why must it be you? Vanessa I can't afford to lose you he said with a low voice as if he was going to cry.

Why must the rich oppress the poor?

I can't trade you for anything. You're mine no matter what .He held my hands and gave me a kiss .

At that moment, my entire body was calm. I felt peace at that moment.

I want to marry you now . I have little money with me that I have been saving up for something.

Getting that thing and losing you will be my greatest mistake .

That will be our only option now . When we are married we can still build our dreams together.

I smiled, glaring at him . My mind was at ease at that moment.

It was the best option to save me from Mr Jackson's,so I agreed to his option.

We laughed and played and said love things to each other .

Staying with Richard was like staying in heaven . I love him for who he is .

Later that day I went home , feeling happy.

I got home and greeted my stepmother but she did not answer.

With the looks on her face one could tell she is not in a good mood .

Where are you coming from? She asked, looking at me as if she wanted to punish me.I went to see Richard .

Stop going to see him. You have no business with him anymore.

You will soon be married to Mr Jackson.

What you did earlier today should not repeat itself again, she yelled .

Do not make people think we are forcing you to get married.we are doing it for you to have a sweet and wonderful life

Mr Jackson's invited you to his house to come have dinner with him.

With a sad face, I replied, it's too late I can't go .

Don't worry, one of his boys will come pick you up.

I can't go to his house if something happens to me there. There will be no one to save me

Why would something happen to you in your soon-to-be husband's house? Don't worry, he will take care of you .

We were still arguing about it when one of Mr Jackson's men drove in . Marina quickly pushed me to the room for me to change while she went to meet the man outside .

Inside the room, many thoughts run through my mind . There was no way she will let me stay . so I quietly locked myself in my room.

It was a tough decision knowing fully where I might be seriously punished for what I am about doing . But I'm ready to risk anything making me get close to that man .

Marina, who has been standing with Mr Jackson's boy for some minutes now , is now getting impatient .

So she decided to go inside to get me, reaching my room. It was locked from the inside . With a cool and sweet voice she told me to open it . But I did not .

She got impatient and started hitting the door, which got Mr Jackson's men attention. He came inside to check what was happening . She lied to him that I was stocked inside. What a funny lady.

Mr Jackson's men tried to open the door but weren't successful. He knew I was the one that locked it from the inside, so he left .

Marina was so angry she was shouting at the same time as insulting me .

She picked her phone and called Mr Alben. At this point, I knew I was finished. I quickly opened the door.i went to the sitting room where she was sitting. I began to plead.

She pushed me from her side back to the room and locked me from the outside.

You want to lock yourself right. This is where you will stay for days . She left in anger .

I stayed inside the room all throughout the night. The room was so dark and cold .

I could hear the sound of my stomach. I was badly hungry .I hadn't really eaten anything nice all throughout the day .and now I am locked up here.

I cried all throughout the

night

What have I done to myself? Had I known, I wouldn't have been stubborn. Now I am in big trouble . Who's going to save me from this mess?