Ghost of My Heart

Chapter 27

Meanwhile, inside an apartment...

Bam!

Mira slammed her hands on the table when anger took over every nook of her body. Her room was messy because she thrashed everything to appease her frustration.

“Urgh, I hate her!” She kicked the chair and, it fell with a loud ‘bam’ on the floor. She was frustrated because she heard about Luca asking Jennet out for a date. That was her worst nightmare and the worst moment because Jennet had won Luca’s attention.

For years Mira had longed for Luca’s attention and, her goal was to get him to fall for her. But, it was not an easy task because Luca had plenty of girlfriends. She spent a lot of time ‘eliminating’ his girlfriends until he was finally single. But, Jennet appeared out of nowhere one day, took the seat from her and acted all hard-to-get by declining his invitations.

That reality turned her mad with rage because such a trait was new to Luca, that seemed to be easily amused. She had warned Jennet to not get into Luca’s sight. She had caused a lot of trouble for Jennet just so that Jennet could not get to know Luca on a personal level.

Mira smirked in her fury. “Jennet, oh, Jennet, I have enough of being the nice guy. I guess I have to do it the hard way because you had crossed the boundary and took what is rightfully mine!” The tension she accumulated over the years had overpowered her entirety and, she had fallen prey to it.

She should have done that a long time ago. She should have crushed Jennet since the day she appeared in the company with Luca.

“Argh!” Mira grunted angrily and thrashed the pillow until its content burst. She would deal with Jennet just like how she dealt with the pillow. If she had to resort to using the unimaginable method to deal with her, she would take the risk.

Ring! Ring!

The phone, that Mira ignored since she started thrashing everything, rang non-stop. Somehow, she failed to keep ignoring it as she glanced at it.

She took the phone and saw ‘Danny Stanford’ on the screen. She felt unhappier but still answered the call. “What is it that you want, Danny?!” she roared madly. She had lost her patience and exploded.

“Whoa, sweety. Shimmer down, honey.” A cheerful voice said at the end of the line. However, it could not tone down her anger.

“I don’t have time for some sweet talks. What is it that you want?” Mira asked furiously.

“Well, do you want to go out for some drinks? It will be my treat. I also want to help you to get a good sleep tonight,” Danny said.

Mira grunted on the phone. “I am not in my best temper right now. So, I’m sorry. I cannot and will not join you,” she declined his invitation.

“Honey, I want to help you. You are mad because of her, am I right? Why not we chill out together and let go of the trouble that you had,” he suggested. “Also, once your mind has been calmed from anger, you will be able to come up with fresh and nasty plans to teach her meaningful lessons.”

Mira fell into silence. She pondered about the logic behind his words. 'He was right,' she thought. She had better calm her mind and sort it out properly. Staying alone in a messy apartment would make her feel worse than before.

“Fine, tell me your location. I’ll come to join you. I seriously need to clear my head of this matter.” Mira agreed at last. She couldn’t say no to Danny because no matter how hard she tried to stay away from him, he knew his way into reeling her to accept his invitations.

“Cool, I’ll be at the usual place. See you there and, oh, I have been craving for you.” Danny chuckled at the end of the line.

“Hmm…” Mira ended the call. She inhaled a deep breath.

Danny Stanford was her boyfriend. They were in a relationship for benefits and, there was no feeling of love involved in it. Well, Mira placed the rule and, he readily agreed.

Mira grabbed her handbag and left the apartment after leaving instructions for the housekeeper to clean her messy room. She hailed a taxi, then was dropped off at a bar and, Danny Stanford was waiting with a big smile when she appeared at the door of the bar.

“Honey, you’re finally here!” He took her hand and escorted her to sit beside him. Then, he glanced at her face that was sour. “Honey, enough with the sour face. Strong liquor as always?”

Mira glared at him but, she said nothing. Only a nod conveyed her answer and, Danny cheered happily.

After a few minutes, their orders arrived. Mira poured a glass and gulped it down her throat. A burning sensation travelled through her body, warming up her insides. Then, she took another and gulped it down.

As she was about to go for the third glass, Danny grabbed her wrist, stopping her. “Slow down, honey. You will get drunk easily,” he told her and took the glass from her hand. He drank it instead of letting her have it.

Mira clicked her tongue in annoyance. She took another glass and poured one for herself again. Then, she gulped it down and slammed the empty glass on the table. She exhaled deeply and, after a long pause, she said, “I have to crush her!

Danny looked at her after putting his glass down. “Who?” he asked, acting oblivious of who she meant.

Mira glared at him, “Do not play dumb with me before I kick your balls.” She looked away. She poured another glass of whiskey and, this time, she sipped it slowly. Her mind was working hard, turning its wheel on how to execute her plans.

Danny chuckled beside her. He took the whiskey bottle from her hand and poured a glass for himself. He took a glance at her and said, “Looking at you right now made me wonder who is this Jennet Lockhart that never fail to upset you. She must be a wild one.” Then, he drank it.

Mira snorted and gave him a mocking laugh. “She is a b***ch! She used her so-called innocent look to gain attention from the higher-ups. She has this stupid nickname, Loveless Woman!”

“Loveless Woman? How come she had that name?” Danny grinned as he was getting interested.

“That’s because she does not date anyone in the company nor do we know if she has one. But, I tell you the truth about before she moved out of the apartment, she had always gone out at night and, some claimed she was with a different man every night. Then, after a year working in our company, she could afford to buy a luxury car.”

“Well, that’s amazing. She is hardworking.” Danny smiled, amused at her story.

Mira glared at him, “Tsk, her salary is not enough to buy a luxury car in just a year because my salary is triple her salary.” She looked proud of herself. Shortly after that, she continued, “Then, she moved into a villa up the hill that was outside the city. She must have hidden the truth that she is indeed someone’s mistress. But, some claimed that she is the hidden mistress of Luca Tybelg. It infuriated me!” She groaned angrily in frustration.

Danny smiled, “This woman you speak of seemed to be so interesting because I have never seen you get so angry at someone before. I wonder if I can meet this amazing Jennet Lockhart and see her with my own two eyes.”

“She is an eyesore!” Mira slammed the glass on the table again.

“To you, she may be an eyesore. But for me, she is a pleasure,” Danny said softly with a devilish chuckle.

Mira raised an eyebrow at him, “What do you mean by ‘she is a pleasure?” She was unhappy.

Danny chuckled, “I have been looking for someone like her, innocent on the outside but evil from the inside. She must be so good in bed.” He licked his lips which made Mira shoot him with another glare.

“Eww, you s** maniac! You’re so tasteless if you slept with her,” she said and clicked her tongue again.

Danny smiled widely at her, “Well, you know how my taste is. I don’t even care about it. I would like to know how she tastes. I haven’t slept with anyone since last month. I’m grateful that you talked about that woman today.”

Mira ignored him, poured another shot of liquor for herself and gulped it down. She started to feel a bit dizzy. It must have been because she gulped it down ferociously.

She shook her head, trying to lessen the dizziness. “Well, suit yourself then,” she said and cupped her warm cheeks in her palms. “I don’t want to see her around Luca,” she inhaled a deep breath, and then added, “Luca is mine.”.

“Then, what about me?” Danny asked and leaned closer to her with a big smile over his handsome face.

Mira pushed his face harshly. “You are just my pet!” she said.

“Aww, that hurts!” Danny yelped playfully beside her. “You hurt this pitiful pet so much,” he added and grabbed his chest, looking pitiful.

“That is the truth,” Mira said again and poured another glass of liquor for herself.

However, Danny took the glass from her and emptied the content into his mouth.