Chapter 26
Brian's POV
She always messes up at the wrong time, I was already in a bad mood my all frustration vented out on her. She went back to her room after the confrontation and I am here now sitting in the dining table ordering food for both us. I am not in the mood to cook and whatever happened she will not be able to cook. I was passing by her door when I heard her sniffle. I felt bad for her. She is the innocent one. She doesn't deserve parents like them , nor a boyfriend who doesn't care for her. They are assholes and use her like a pawn but I am not different . I am doing the same thing but since this is all over I am going to give her everything she wants. The doorbell rang I took the food and crockery with me and walked into her room, she is lying on her stomach, her face is stuffed in the pillow.
" Get up food is here. "
" I . . I don't wa . . ant to eat. I a . . am not hungry. "
" I already ordered your share and I don't like to waste food so you don't have any other option. "
" Now, quickly get up and serve it before it gets cold or you 'll have to preheat it. I don't like preheated food. " She got up wiping her tears. Her eyes are red and swollen and her face has flushed from all the crying. She looks more beautiful like this. She cleared the table, placed the plates and filled it with food. I pulled out a chair and sat down on it while standing facing the floor. " Sit down and eat, " she sat down and picked up the fork, swirling her fork back and forth. " Speak . She looked at me with doe eyes. I know you want to say something. "
" I just wanted to tell you, you have some misunderstanding. My parents love me. I am their only daughter, they just didn't realise it yet that I am missing once they get to know they will definitely come looking for me. And What you said about Richard Aria is his best friend, nothing more than that. If they have something going on, why would he do the engagement with me? I am not a Richie rich person that will get married for my wealth. "
" You are living in a bubble baby. Everything you see is not a reality. Once the truth comes out your bubble will burst, breaking all the images you have of your loved ones and that day you realise how cruel the real world is. No one in this world is yours, you have to fight it all alone. "
" I am not wrong, they love me and they will come for me."
" We will talk about this later now eat. " She took 2-3 bites and was about to get up ( she needs to eat food or her migraine will be triggered. I saw her taking medicines for that ),
" Sit down and finish your food " and she sat down and began eating her tears continued to seep down her cheeks. I finished my plate and waited for her to finish. Once she was done she got up and picked our plates.
" Leave them to me, I will take care of them." She looked at me shocked. I picked up the plates and left her alone with her thoughts once she saw their true faces. She will not have anyone to rely or trust upon, she will become lonely, she'll have only me. I am going to be the only person she will trust and rely on for everything I want to become her whole world. I washed the dishes, wiped them and kept them in place, switched off the light and walked towards my office. Her parents are not telling Shane about her. I need to take this task into my own hands. I want him to struggle, thrash about her missing precious daughter, and I want him to feel the pain of losing someone precious.
I grabbed a phone from the drawers where I have so many of them with sim cards, nobody can track these phones. I put a sim card on it, fed Shane's no. on it and typed a message for him.
" Shane ,
You are so engrossed in your business that you forgot about your lovely daughter. Do you know where she is right now? If you failed to reach her, thank me."
I pressed the send button, now it's time for me to sit back, relax and watch the drama . Her so-called parents are going to put up a good show with their fake care, concern. If her parents were given one chance they would happily leave her.
I switched off the mobile phone, put it in the drawer and locked it because I know after I left she searched the whole place, every single thing under the carpet, inside and underneath the decorations everywhere so I always make sure to lock the doors and windows before I leave. I locked the office walk towards her room to check on her I opened her door she was lying on the bed curved like a ball, why is she sleeping without a quilt I walked towards her, touched her forehead instead of cold it is hot I touched her neck hand s**t she is having a fever. I walked to her closet pulled out a quilt and covered her body with it. I ran towards the room, grabbed the medicine for the kit, took a glass of lukewarm water and headed to her room.
Venus, get up take this medicine you'll feel better but she didn't move or react. I sat besides her on the bed, put my hand under her shoulder and pulled her upwards in a sitting position she leaned towards me, wrapped her arms around my waist her and kept her head where my heart is, I smiled " this position is comfortable hmm, " I asked her instead of answering she tighten her hold on my waist and seeped more into me. I slid the tablet inside her mouth and placed the glass on her lips. She took two sips, and laid down on me. I pulled the quilt and covered her body. After a few minutes when the girl's breathing got evened out, he tried to loosen her grip " Please, don't leave me, Please, don't leave me, Please, don't leave me " she muttered in her sleep continuously and tightened her hold again .
He patted her hair " Shush shush I am here, I am not going to leave not now not ever I will be with you forever now sleep. " He removed his slippers, put his legs on the bed, hugged her back after leaning back on the bed and covered both of them with a quilt. At night he checked her temperature again and again. Her temperature had subsided. He laid down on the bed with her, her body plastered on his and they both fell asleep.
Next Morning
I woke up with a smile on my face. I had the best sleep of my life. This was the first time I slept early and woke up naturally without having a nightmare. I looked at her. She is sleeping like a child. Her one leg and hand are on top of me and clinging to me like a panda clings to a tree. She stirred in her sleep, her hand patting on my chest as if checking for something, she opened her eyes and my face came in front of her eyes. Damn, I want to wake up like this every morning. She looked at the ceiling then at me. " Why are you here again in my room and why are we sleeping like this? Did you take advantage of me? "
I chuckled, " Just think if I had taken advantage of you, you would be able to utter nonsense like this. " Huh.
" Don't divert the topic. " " It's you. "
" Will you please do the honour to speak more than just a few words Mr. horrible looking ghost. "
" I didn't know you asked ghosts to sleep with you and cling to them like a snail. "
" When did I ask you to sleep with me? "
" Last Night, baby. "
" Last night, I don't remember anything like that and how many times I told you to stop calling baby or venus my name is Rochelle."
" I can call you whatever I like to, you don't have a say in that and last night when I came to check on you, you had a high fever. I gave you medicine and you slept on me. When I tried to go away you clung to me and begged me not to leave you alone. Why are you sleeping without a quilt and why didn't you tell me before if you are not feeling well?"
" Why should I tell you who are you? "
" Well I am your captor, and the only person you can talk to, you have only me to rely on so you don't gain anything from hiding something from me specifically about your health. In the end I am going to be the one who has to take care of you. I ordered your medicine for migraine, the one you usually take, so don't take the aspirins we have in the medicine box. "
" How do you know I have a migraine problem and which medicines I take? "
" I have my ways sweetheart, I know much more than you think, I know almost every information I got related to you, your friends, family, your likes, dislikes, everything. "
" Did you investigate me or hire someone to spy on me. "
" I did both the things and top of it, I have cameras placed all over your house even at your bedroom. "
" My bedroom how could you, how can you invade someone privacy like that that is so wrong you know I can sue you for this. "
" You cannot do that forget about you no one in this country can do that especially in this city. I own this city no one is bigger than me so sorry to break your hopes, you can't punish me but I will surely punish you if did something you are not allowed to do. " She pouted and It became difficult for me stop myself from kissing her lips, for the first time she kissed me back she tried to she doesn't know to kiss but she has a fiancee .
I break the kiss, " you are such a bad kisser you don't know how to kiss do you. "
She nodded her head in no " because I never kissed anyone and you are the one who stole my first kiss which I wanted to share with Richard. " I grasped her nape and kissed her hard. She tried to break it but I don't let her.
I broke the kiss, " don't ever mention that asshole's name or any other man in front of me again, got it. " Her taking richards name for her mouth felt bitter to me which I never felt for any woman before. She really makes me feel different feelings at the same time, all together which I never felt before. She is doing something to me and I can't put a finger on what is happening. Whatever is happening between us makes me happy and I want to experience these emotions for my whole life.