BOUND BY A BILLIONAIRE'S DECEIT

DEFEATED

ROSE'S POV

Morning came, and I was ready to execute my plan. I took a very long bath, making sure Pheebs grew impatient and just when she knocked in an attempt to hasten me, I laid on the floor pretending to have fallen and screamed.

“You must have hurt yourself, madam,” she said with such pity in her eyes, that it was obvious she bought my act.

Pheebs helped me to bed and as soon as I was tucked in, Aiden arrived.

“Be careful next time, Rosa, you're here under my terms and should stay safe for that reason” he said with such coldness.

“Keep her in bed till she's better and call the doctor if need be,” he said to Pheebs and walked out.

As soon as he left, I asked Pheebs to go call the doctor as I feigned so much pain and discomfort.

She walked down the hallway towards Aiden’s office and I snuck behind her and hid while she made the call. As soon as she left, I ran to the phone. It was a landline. Such vintage luxury.

I immediately dialed the emergency line. If Pheebs got to my room and didn't find me, she'd catch onto my plan.

“Hello, my name is Rose. I've been kidnapped by Aiden Vaughn. He won't let me go after he made me sign a contract to deny seeing him kill someone. I need to be rescued immediately. Please come now”.

I said it all in one breath and ended the call. I couldn't afford to be caught.

Now I just had to wait in the hope of their rescue.

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The police arrived just as Aiden was about to leave the mansion. They found me and I said all I could to convince them of the situation.

They requested Aiden's presence at the station as well as mine. They needed to investigate further before making a proper arrest.

Press from every news company made sure to be present, opportunity comes but once and this is one opportunity they must have waited for so long.

Finally getting the devil arrested. The world will know what he's really about and there'll be no escape for him.I was so proud of myself for being brave.

I sure will make the front page of the news tomorrow. “Young lady exposes Ruthless billionaire Aiden Vaughn” ahah I chuckled with pride.

We rode in separate vehicles but all I could think of was Aiden's smirk as our eyes met. He looked confident, there was something he knew that I didn't. Smells like big trouble for me, I had a feeling this wasn't going to end well, but I could sleep knowing I tried to gain freedom from the crazy devil Aiden.

AIDEN'S POV

“I knew she was trouble, she looked like innocent sin, my guts were right, they always are” My mind spiraled as I rode in the police car to the station.

Rosa just gave the world a show they'd always hoped for. Pity it was going to be short-lived. I prepared for this.

“Mr Aiden, you've been accused of kidnap and murder, do you confirm these allegations?”, the detective asked me a millionth time without a response from me.

He was losing his resolve but was still being careful.

If the allegations turned out to be false, he didn't want to be in my bad book, I believe.

“I will utter no word till my lawyer is here” I finally responded.

As if I made a wish to the genie, my lawyer walked in a few seconds after.

“Why is my client being held against his will when he has no offense? He asked the detective.

“If you had any evidence against him, we wouldn't be here, he'd be behind bars”.

Without letting the detective respond, he continued.

“My client is married to the complainant on contract, here's a document of their registered marriage, as well as a medical report testifying to the complainant's mental instability, which she signed of her free will of which she can testify to”.

The detective was left dumbfounded. He took the documents and walked out , I assumed to interrogate Rosa for a second opinion.

I waited patiently and was rewarded with his apologetic face as he walked back into the room, “Freedom calls” I thought.

“I apologize for the disturbance and waste of your time, we'd appreciate it if your wife was well attended to so we don't get a false alarm next time “

“Thank you Mr Vaughn for your time, you are under no obligation to be here anymore “

ROSE'S POV

It's been over an hour and I've just been left alone in this cube supposed to be an interrogation room. I'm certain it's because there's so much crime to uncover from “Mr Pretty Devil”.

I started humming my favorite song, mum sang it to me whenever I got anxious when I was little, “I wonder what she'll think of me in this situation” I mumbled to myself.

“She'd probably be mad at Aiden for taking me against my will, but she'd definitely be proud of me for exposing him and his crimes” I said with a smile of approval all over my face.

I could only wonder though, ma could neither be mad nor proud at this moment, she can only watch me from above and pray the best for me, I'm sure her prayer is the reason I'm here and not dead.

My thoughts were cut short when the detective walked in with a file of documents in his hand.

“ I have documents with me stating you're married to Mr Vaughn, while I understand your state, I'd like you to verify for me by confirming the signature here is yours” He said while pointing to the signature, a signature which was clearly mine.

The words on the document dealt a blow to my chest and cut off my wind. I had so many things to say, I wanted to run out of the room and devour that devil Aiden.

I wanted to scream so hard that the whole police division was going to rumble but my body was in awe, this devil was indeed cunny and with the amount of money he had, there was no playing dirtier than him. But I was determined to try.

“I'm not married to him, he kidnapped me after I witnessed a murder he committed and he made me sign a contract of silence” My voice was shaking but not as much as my hands, I wanted to throw the papers across the room but I struggled to keep my calm.

“ Ohhhh!!! I understand” The detective said with pity in his eyes

“You do? You see he's trying to play you right? None of this is real, it's all a lie” I said, jumping off my seat with joy, he was finally getting on my page.

“ You should sit down ma'am” He gestured for me to sit like I was about to spit venom on him or worse pounce on him like a lion.

“It says here you are mentally unstable on some days due to the result of the fatal blow dealt to your head in an accident when you were younger “ He said with such hesitation and caution this time, like he was saying something he feared would trigger me.

“That bastard,” I muttered.

“Get me out of here now or I'd bite your left ear off and feed you the dirt I pick off the other ear and that's how you know what a mentally unstable lady is like” I said, furious and exasperated.

Immediately I said that, I knew I had just dug my own grave, I wasn't the best at managing my temper and that detective sure knew how to provoke me, acting like he was sitting with the craziest patient at an asylum.

It wasn't his fault, it was all Aiden's fault, he had planned this well, he didn't know me but was able to predict my actions, I'm sure he's smiling where he is, this is exactly what he wanted. I played into his hands.

“Damn you Aiden, I hope you choke on your spit, I hope you feel a stone in your shoe every time and I hope you eventually fall and die “ I yelled out loud hoping he'd hear.

The already mortified detective walked out of the office and came back after a few minutes to escort me out of the room.

I knew I was doomed, I just played my only and last card at escaping the devil. I had no clue what to do anymore, all I knew was I was going to beat him at his game, no matter what it'd take me.