ChapterFour
1051 Words
Lori’s POV
I remained sitting on the bed, confused about what had happened.
Was it possible I had s*x without knowing? I know I had been tipsy but was it bad enough to make me totally unaware when I had s*x with Jack or did nothing even happen between us?
I looked around the room and discovered it did not seem like a guest room, in fact, it looked like a master bedroom.
Was Olivia wrong when she claimed the room she opened for me was a guest bedroom?
“And you, you are still there?” Jack asked furiously as he entered the room.
“Why did you come into this room?” I asked him, wanting to make it clear that Lori had said this room was a guest room.
“What sort of question is that? This is my room and I should be asking you how you found your way in here,”
“Olivia brought me here and she said this was a guest room,” I said.
“Now, you want to put this on her,” He said hissing.
“I am not doing that, it is what happened.”
“Like I care,” He said, putting on his clothes.
“When she brought me into this room, you were not here. You were still having your party downstairs, so, how did you come into the room without realizing I was the one on the bed?” I asked, wanting to know if he had assumed I was Olivia and had a nightstand with me.
“I see you are the sort of person who does not take responsibility but accuses everyone else of your mistake,”
“I am not accusing you, I am trying to figure out what happened last night,”
“Since you’ve become a CIA, make sure you do a good job at it,”
“I still don’t understand how we ended up naked, I can’t remember anything other than me lying on this bed,” I said not minding his harsh response.
I needed to figure out what had happened before proceeding home where I was sure my death sentence awaited me.
“I don’t care how it happened, all I know is that you are to be blamed,” He said. So much for saying it was wrong pinning accusations on others.
“Why?” I asked, shocked by his response.
“This is my house, you shouldn’t have been here in the first place,” He said.
“Yes, but I was tipsy and your girlfriend asked me to lie down here,” I said still in my defence.
“You have exactly five minutes to get yourself off my bed and my premises and you better hope things go back to normal between me and Olivia or I will frustrate you,” He said and left the room before I could respond.
He acted like he was the only one that was hurt. Like my relationship wasn’t affected by this unfortunate one-night stand situation that I could not even remember how it happened.
Not wanting to find out what he would do if I didn’t leave in exactly five minutes, I stood up from the bed and hurriedly put on my clothes.
Picking up my phone, I dashed out of the house and boarded a taxi to the house.
Reaching my house, I stood at the door, scared of what awaited me in the hands of Olivia and her mother on the other side of the house.
‘You can do this Lori,’ I said as I opened the door and walked in.
I was welcomed with a heavy slap from my stepmother which sent me to the ground.
“How dare you swine try to sabotage my daughter’s relationship?” She asked me. Lori stood beside her saying nothing.
The Lori I knew was not that quiet. Lori was taking all of this too calmly.
“How dare you sleep with your sister’s boyfriend?” She asked kicking me this time.
“I am sorry mum,” I said.
“Who is your mother? I cannot be the mother of a swine. Never,” She said.
“I’m sorry,” I cried as she kicked me even further.
I wanted to remind her that I never wanted to go to the party in the first place, that Lori was the one who handed me a drink and took me to the room where I found myself in bed with Jack. I wanted to say this all but I feared she would take it like Jack did, that I was lying and trying to give excuses.
Moreover, Olivia was her daughter and always on her good list and she would make excuses for her at my detriment.
“You are sorry?” She asked.
“Yes, I’m sorry,” I responded.
“Sorry that you slept with your sister’s boyfriend or sorry that you cheated on Beck Cosmo?” She asked.
This made my heart hurt even more as I couldn’t bear the thought of having made a mistake that would cost me my relationship with Beck. I couldn’t even imagine what my life would be like going forward.
No relationship, become indebted to my stepmother and Olivia for this mistake and maybe even get fired by my angry boss. I greatly feared my future.
“Answer me,” She shouted.
“For both,” I muttered.
She began kicking me again. I was in pain and all I could do was look at Olivia with teary eyes for help but she turned her face away from me.
“I will tell you what will happen,” My stepmother said, squatting down. She lifted my chin to ensure my eyes were focused on her.
“You will clean up this mess yourself,” She said and I eagerly nodded as I wanted the beating to stop.
“And this is how you will do that,” She said dragging my ear.
“You will get married immediately to Jack,” She announced and I couldn’t keep my eyes from opening wide in shock or my mouth from opening up.
“And my darling will marry Beck Cosmo,”
“What?” I asked.
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