The Billionaire's Distressed Bride

Bathroom Encounter

"Bull, I can explain,” Mandy said, rushing to her feet. She was obviously terrified of him and Henry was very curious to find out why.

“Explain what?” Bull asked in anger. His eyes were fixated on Henry and they were filled with contempt.

“Ehm……. I just…. I wanted to use the toilet,” Mandy stammered.

“I don't care what you came here to do. Get back to your job. Now,” Bull ordered, pointing at the door.

“Leave her alone,” Henry said, stepping forward. Both Mandy and Bull looked shocked to hear that.

“And who the hell are you?” Bull asked Henry. “Wanna explain what's going on, Mandy?” He turned to face her.

“I don't know him,” Mandy replied quickly. “He was just offering me his handkerchief.”

“Yeah? What for? Are you sweating or something? Because I'm sure there is no heat in here,” Bull said, his tone full of sarcasm.

“She was here crying because of what you did to her. You have no right to treat a woman like that,” Henry said. He was a little bit taller than Bull but Bull looked like he would break him in a fight.

Bull laughed at his words. “Have you been reporting me to this stranger here, Mandy?” He asked after he was done laughing. He turned back to Henry. “Do you know who you are messing with?”

“I don't care,” Henry said. “Step away from her.” Even he didn't understand what he was doing but that was what his mind directed him to do at that moment.

“Or what, big boy?” Bull said. He sized Henry up and a smile of satisfaction crossed his face afterwards. This should be an easy one, he thought.

Henry stepped closer to Bull and he took Mandy's hand in his at the same time. Henry didn't see Bull’s fist as it appeared out of nowhere and hit him in the face. He grunted and let go of Mandy's hand as he staggered backwards. It only took him a few moments to recover from the punch and his eyes were red when he did. He lost control of all the emotions he had been fighting so hard to keep at bay and anger was the dominating one as they all came to surface.

“f**k you,” he said as he dashed towards Bull. Bull aimed another punch at him but he was able to duck this time around. He sent his own fist towards Bull and he hit his target. Bull crashed into Mandy from the force and they both fought to maintain their balance. Enraged, Bull attacked Henry with his fists but none of them hit home. Henry was a better fighter than he had anticipated and that forced him to rethink his strategy. Mandy pleaded with both of them to stop fighting and she was silenced by Bull's hand on her face. That annoyed Henry further and he put all that anger into the next punch he gave Bull. There was a solid c***k and Bull groaned in pain. Henry rushed towards him before he could recover and his back hit the wall from the force of Henry's weight. Bull dug his elbow into Henry's back and he quickly backed it up with another. Henry was forced to let go of him and he delivered a quick kick to him. It caught Henry in the side and knocked him sideways. Bull smiled evilly as he advanced towards him but Henry's next move caught him by surprise. Henry had feigned a kick and Bull moved to block it. But the kick never came and two quick fists came in its place. Bull had left himself wide open while trying to block the kick and Henry's fists got him good. The door opened as Bull made his next move and Henry looked up to see Tyler. Bull took advantage of that and headbutted him. He made to move towards him but Tyler stopped him. Annoyed, he tried to hit Tyler but Tyler ducked and punched him hard. That knocked the fight out of him.

“Are you okay?” Tyler asked as he rushed to Henry's side.

Henry nodded in response but Tyler found that hard to believe, given the blood trickling from his nose.

“What happened?” Tyler asked, his eyes traveling around the bathroom. Mandy was standing in one corner, her hand glued to her face, and Bull was trying to get his bearings.

Henry nodded at Mandy. “I met her crying when I got her and I was trying to help her out when the bastard walked in. He was trying to maltreat her again and I decided to stand up for her,” he explained.

“Was he not the same guy that slapped someone earlier?” Tyler asked.

“Yes, he was,” Henry replied. “She was the same person he slapped.” His eyes were on Mandy and she was looking back at him. She looked very terrified and left him with a yearning to hit Bull more.

Bull finally steadied himself and he faced both men. He was wise enough to realize that he couldn't fight both of them alone so he kept his distance. “This is not over,” he threatened. “I'll make sure you pay for it.” He turned to Mandy. “Get back to work if you still want to have somewhere to sleep and something to feed on.”

He turned the door handle and he was gone in an instant. There was silence after his exit and Henry and Mandy were still looking at each other.

“It's okay. I will make su—” Henry started to stay but Mandy interrupted him.

“You got him annoyed,” she lamented. “I told you to stay out of it but you wouldn't listen.” Tears were streaming down her eyes now and she looked really distressed. Henry opened his mouth to say something but she opened the door and rushed out. Henry was dumbfounded and he turned to face Tyler who was just as surprised.

“What the hell was that?” Tyler asked, looking lost.

“I'm as confused as you are,” Henry replied.

“Were you not just trying to save her from him?” Tyler asked. He turned his gaze to the door and back to Henry.

Henry's bladder sent a warning to his brain. “Forget it,” he said. “f**k them both. I gotta pee.” He went towards one of the stalls and disappeared behind it. Tyler waited till he was done and they both exited the bathroom. Henry's phone rang as they were returning to the club and he silenced the call immediately after he saw who it was.

“Who is it?” Tyler asked when he noticed what Henry did.

“Who do you think?” Henry asked without looking at him.

“Oh,” Tyler said, an understanding look on his face. “How long has she been calling?”

“Ever since I stormed out of the house. She must have called a hundred times now,” Henry said. They got to the door that led back into the main part of the club and he suddenly didn't feel like returning there. Tyler was about to open the door when he felt Henry's hands on his shoulders. He stopped and turned around.

“You know what? I think I've had enough. I'm heading home,” Henry said. Tyler considered it for a moment and he came to the same decision.

He shrugged and said, “let's go then. I think there's a side exit.” He let go of the door handle and both of them continued down the corridor. They found the exit, made use of it, and walked around to the front of the building where the car park was. Tyler offered to drive again but Henry refused. Henry was about to slide behind the wheel when they heard a voice calling out behind them.

“Wait. Please, wait,” the person was saying. Both of them turned in the direction the voice was coming from and Henry was surprised to see who it was.