Jessica

DON'T MESS WITH ME.

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

Jessica slams Paul's door. She walks out and heads to her room.

She is raged by Paul. "Why the hell am I even bothered by him, as soon as I get my money, I am leaving this dump. I will forget this exists." Jessica adds as she nods her head. She knows what she have to do. Her anger is boiling to its peak. She knows she must leave here and thats it.

"So, you finally found a match?" Ashley says mocking Jessica who just walked out of Paul's office.

"I am not in the mood Ashley, so just stay out of my way." Jessica growled as she spots the spiteful attitude that Ashley has.

"I mean you are right, you are an abandoned heiress, old men want to take advantage of you and not to mention how you suck at your job, the cherry on top is of course you have a chip on your shoulder."

Ashley lists how bad Jessica life is. She has a corny and cringey smile, she wants to taunt Jessica, she derives joy in it and most of all, she hated how Jessica life seems prefect.

Her mind wavered fast and hard, she thinks of different ways to deal with Ashley, sure she might be right but she made a great mistake.

"A sorry excuse for a bully." Jessica clenched her fists as she scoffs and smiles. She fists hard, for a second her eye color changed from blue to red. Not only has she been forced to be in this dump, this lowlife that she doesn't belong to or fit, she doesn't even drink as much as she did nor smoke and she has been trying to reach her lawyer and yet, a low life decides to taunts her? not to mention the d**k head that just became the boss. Her blood tingled, she has been suppressing her feelings. She glared her eyes at her.

Ashley notices her countenance, she saw "Hey, just calm down okay? i- was just- joking, huh. Old colleagues joking around, Right?" Taking steps backwards, Ashley gulps and gasps.

Jessica shakes her head and sighs. She remembers how she treated her maid years ago.

She knows Ashley is a small fry but screw her.

"Yeah sure. Can you help me bring me face mask kit? I left it in the bathroom." Jessica says in a completely unfazed manner but yes we know she has something up her sleeves. Standing opposite direction of Ashley..

"And why can't you get it yourself?" Ashleys asks as she is confused, she expects Jessica’s rage, she expects her anger and what would do, but a calm Jessica is what she had never seen or felt.

"Oh, relax Anthony usually helps me with it, I don't even know how to use it properly, you see if I touch it, I would ruin it, i am just so used to my nanny doing most of the things for me." Jessica explains theorically to Ashley so she can relax. Jessica smiled within herself and let's out a little one too for Ashley.

"Oh, princess treatment even here." Hate is visible in her words and tone. Jessica reads her body language too, she knows she is with a b***h. But whatever.

"Okay, fine. i will help you." Ashley says as she turns and leaves for the little bathroom.

"Oh, your bathroom sure is nicer than mine. I will give you that." Ashley adds as she steps in, the mini echo sure is nice.

"Where is it?" Ashley asks after she realises there's a total silence. she walks around the walk in bathroom, you know for a room in a small mart, the interior and rooms sure are its peak.

"Oh it's over the counter, mine is at the top." Jessica replies as she closes the door.

"Did you just lock the door?" Ashley asks as she hears the jam and click.

"Yes, yes I did. A few hours there won't hurt you, and also you don't cross me and think all is forgiven, GROW UP." Jessica scoffs as she rests on the door and says to Ashley, tracing her hands off the door as she says to Ashley. Ashley words didn't hurt, they made her feel insulted and low.

"Jessica, what in the actual f**k is this?" Ashley yells back, she didn't expect to be locked not at all, she searches her body for her phone to at least call someone.

"Oh s**t, she mutters softly underneath her breathe, she knew she had messed up, her phone isn't with her, she left it when she wanted to gossip. She grunts and throws herself away.

"You might have a few things missing, just saying." Jessica replies her questions with a mini threat.

"I thought we were cool!" Ashley grunts, she didn't expect this but it sure beats Jessica shaving her hair off, she has that thought in her.

"Yeah, you don't mess with me, so I will leave you here and do some work and yes, there's water. Don't touch my stuff, being a princess you know my things are pricey and you can't afford them, Later." Jessica adds as she smiles and locks her room door. Taking the key with her, she finally feels relieved. A big smile is on her face, Just as she is about to reach the store, she meets Paul, a huge ball of disgust rolls up to her face, it's written all over her face, she knew it. Paul could see it, she just- she wants to tear his face off.

"Uh, you look happy, too happy. What have you been up to?" Paul asks like a detective, he knows she didn't wear a smile all morning, even if her smile made his heart throb. He already heard a lot about her from his Uncle and he did his research too.

"it's none of your business, I have work to do." Just as she is about to work away, Paul grabs her by her wrist. He knows what he is dealing with and for sure he won't let her boss him up.

"Have you seen Ashley? Her break ended some minutes ago and she left her phone on the counter, and I need her to- Without allowing him to finish his seemly long sentence. She cuts him off

"Do I look like her babysitter?" Jessica asks as she looks him in his eyes, not a string of respect nor regard. She walks away and leaves his sight. Flipping her hair.

He bit his lips, hard. "A tough one." He replies as he watches her walk away, shaking his head. Her actions do not anger her but stirs him up instead, he scoffs mildly as he turns. His veins and ego feels threatened.

His phone buzzes immediately he is distracted as places his hands in his pocket, It's a call. He takes it and soon hears Anthony's voice.

"Hi, I already informed Richard about me leaving for some days, i have an important meeting and I won't be available for some days. Maybe a week perhaps." Anthony says on the other line but then, he didn't speak with respect or as though like he should, Paul is taken aback but he didn't know the young man personally, he only knew a fraction at least. He didn't pick offence in it, he just ignored it.

"Alright, I understand." Paul says as he hangs up the call immediately.

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Anthony.

"This dude is some king of power surge." In his black skoda Enyaq iV SUV, Anthony hangs up, his driver plays deaf as he drove along. Anthony in his white shirt and brown shirt, two buttons flying out, he stays by the window side. he has his tablet in his hands, He books a meeting with Mark, he is aware that Mark will land in Coza in a week or so, he was sure he had read his message and he will act on it.

Anthony is just plain as the day, upon all the things that Cynthia had told him, he just wants Jessica for his own, Not caring for whosoever might be in his way, his blood is pumped and filled with adrenaline, he wants it, he can feel it.

He plans to book a hotel and stay there, while he devises a plan for Mark. He suddenly sees an ad relating to Amor Corporations and he remembers Jessica. He taps his feet and brushes his hair.

"Crashing a party? A new lover? A new behaviour? What would fit a princess like her?" Anthony smiles as he thinks of what can work for Jessica, if anything he wants her now and he wouldn't let a mere prophecy or story repeat itself.

"A villain?" He growls as he forcely uses his legs to hit driver seat, with anger he hit the seat. His blood boiled, he clenches his fists as he swears.

"I know just how we can get you back to Amor Corporations and make you the new CEO."