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Chapter 21

There was a brief moment of silence.

"R....Rose it's not what you're thinking," Rayan said.

"He's right. Ray is like an older brother to me. Please don't misunderstand the situation, " Marissa said, taking a step closer to Rose.

"Do I even have the right to misunderstand. You can do whatever you want, " Rose said, trying to hide the awkwardness in her voice.

Marissa looked at Rayan because she couldn't understand what meant Rose meant by that.

"It's not...."

"I want you to take me for shopping after school," Ros cut in.

"Ok," Rayan noded. Rose looked at Marissa one last time before leaving.

"I'm sorry," Marissa muttered, and Rayan smiled.

"Why are you apologising?" he looked at her.

"I made your girlfriend..."

"Shhhh... don't think about it," he said, and she nodded.

"Let's go grab dinner, I'm hungry," he said and went out with Marissa tailing after him.

The ceremony was full of a lot of well-known people in society. It was a gathering to celebrate. Dante was there talking to his business partners. As a mafia lord, he's well respected in society. Marcus was also there....his eyes fully on Dante the whole time.

"If you keep staring, it's going to be obvious," a voice said. He turned around to see Melvin.

"I'm thinking of so many ways to kill that bastard for what he did to me," Marcus said, facing Melvin.

"What are you doing here. Aren't you supposed to be on a mission? " he asked.

"Relax, you said you wanted to see me," Melvin said, and Marcus smiled.

"Sure. This program is already over, followed me to my place, " Marcus said.

They were about to leave when Dante showed up.

"Going somewhere." The old man smiled.

"Yeah, this place is too contaminated with your diseases. I might get affected if I stay too long here, " Marcus smirck.

"Well... I guess you're right. Dogs and loins don't stay in the same cage, or else the lions might feed on them. " Dante siad.

"This is a modern world, old man. You have to have enough sense to play the game. Depending if you can play your cards well and by the way, I must say you have a cute grandson. "

Dante eyes darkened when Marcus said that.

"You know what? I'm capable of Marcus. Don't mess with my grandson, " Dante warned.

"Ooh...I'm so scared." Marcus gave a mockery laughter.

"You have to be because if anything happens to my kid. You know what I did first, this time around it will be him, " Dante said, pointing at Melvin, who was on the phone.

"Don't you dare Dante," Marcus roar.

"Have some little shame Marcus, do you think you deserve that kid? You're only using him to satisfy your s****l desires. You did not only kill his parents, but you stole all their properties, and now you have enslaved their only son. Poor boy, " Dante smirck.

"And what makes you think that you can judge me. You are no better than me. You are the cause of your wife's death. That why your son left you, and now you are chasing after his son."

"But at least I have some conscious, unlike you, just wait the day your little toy learn the truth, he will be the one to end you. See you." Dante smiled and left.

Marcus closed his eyes to calm himself down. He walked up to Melvin.

"Who were you talking to?" he asked, and Melvin smiled.

"It was just a regular business call." Melvin said, making sure that Marcus believed it. There's no way. He's letting Marcus find out about Eric.

"Alright, let's go." Marcus said and walked out.

Rayan has been tailing behind Rose for the past 15 minutes, and she hasn't said anything to him. Whenever he tries to bring up a conversation, she would just ignores him.

"Hold this for me," she said, giving him a bag full of clothes, and he smiled.

"At least you said something." He said something, but she just ignored him. When they got in the car, her eyes cut something, and she stared for long before entering the car.

The car stopped right in front of her gate. She was about to get down when he stopped her.

"Hey, talk to me. I don't like this silence treatment, "he said, holding her hands.

"See you tomorrow, I'm tired," she said, trying to release her hands.

"Come on, I'm sorry. Marissa is like a little sister to me, I swear upon my life. There's nothing going on between us, " he said, and she looked at him.

"I know that you don't trust. That's why I want to get your trust. I want you to trust me the same way I trust you. Ok, well, it's true I'm a Playa, but I've put a stop to all that, can't you see? " he muttered.

"You're no longer going after other girls. Is that what you're trying to tell me?" she asked, and he nodded.

"Even though all this is just a game, but for the main time, I want us to be real to each other. Even if we are not really dating, I want to make this time, these two months that we are spending together memorable. I don't want us to fight anymore. "

"It's already been weeks now, what happens after the bet. What becomes of the two us? " she asked, looking at him.

"I don't know, but right now, I'm too attached to let go," he said, and she smiled.

"Me too. "....

In a second, their lips connected, sending deep sensation down their spines. Rose hands clinged unto his shirt as they kissed deeply, expressing their hidden feelings. By the time their lips disconnected, they burst into laughter.

"It's late now. You should get going," Rose said and got down from the car.

"I want to see you entering first before I can leave." He said, and she smiled.

"Alright, drive safe," she said, and he nodded before she went inside the compound.

Eric just got through eating dinner when Marissa walked in. They didn't even spare each other a glance. Eric was busy on his phone trying to reach Melvin while Marissa was dailing Rose number, she took it from Rayan after convincing him that she just wanted to clear things up.

She entered her room and laid down on her bed.

"Hi Rose," she said immediately Rose answered the call.

"Hi, who's this?" Rose asked.

"I'm Marissa, the girl that you saw Rayan with this morning,"

"Ooh, how did you get my number?"

"I asked Rayan for it. I'm sorry for today, but please don't be mad at Rayan. " She said.

"Is that what you call to say?"

"No, no. I was thinking that maybe we could hang out tomorrow, "

"Tomorrow, alright, in the afternoon, meet me at the cafe."

"Alright thanks Rose"

"You're welcome,"

"Bye," she said and ended the call.

"Problem solved," she smiled to herself.

Melvin was sitting on the bed with his clothes strip off while Marcus was sitting on the chair smoking

"You look like you don't want to have s*x with me today," Melvin said, but Marcus stayed silent.

He was thinking about everything that Dante said.

"It's not that, I'm just tired," he said.

"Ooh....do you want me to make you something to eat?" Melvin asked, and Marcus looked at him.

"Why do you care about me so much?"

"Well, you're the one that gives me home and everything, I don't even know my family,"

"Have you been going to the doctor for your treatment?"

"Yeah, but I still can't remember anything." Melvin looked at him and smiled.

"Wear your clothes and go home. You have to go to class tomorrow. " Marcus said, and he nodded.

After he got through wearing his clothes, he looked at Marcus.

"If you keep smoking like this, you will die soon," he said, and Marcus smirck.

"Won't that be better, at least you won't be my s*x slave forever?"

"Well, you're right, but I don't want you to die, especially not now." Melvin smiled at Marcus before leaving the room.

Immediately he entered his car, he put on his phone and saw 10 missed calls from Eric.

"You get angry when I'm around now that I'm not. You keep calling me," he scoffed, looking at the missed calls before starting the car engine....

To be cont...

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