Lilian woke up the next day. She decided to take it easy today. Went down for breakfast and as she ate, she properly personalized the phone. It was leagues ahead of her old one. She had transferred all her vital information and decided to put her old phone up for sale. Soon after she finished eating, her landlord came knocking at her door.
"Hello there Steve. Lovely morning don't you think?" she said in an airy mocking voice. She loved messing with him anytime she got the chance
"Screw the pleasantries, Lily. I've come for my..."
"Your rent, I know", interrupted Lilian. "Gimme a sec. I've got it right here."
She brought out an envelope and handed it over to Steve. He counted it and looked at her bewildered.
"But this is..."
"It's the month's rent," interrupted Lilian again. "I got a job recently that pays well"
"Well thank heavens! Anyway, I'd better be going now." And with that Steve took his leave.
"Don't squander it all at once!" Lilian called after him. She closed the door and went to the living room for some well-deserved TV time. She thought about the night before and wondered how long it took for the people at the bar to realize that the snake was fake. It was a classic con. She watched some news. A popular celebrity was trending. She never really cared about the elites, unless she was stealing from them. She continued listening with zero attention until she heard a blurt about an upcoming gala. She listened carefully. This would be an amazing score.
"All those rich people in one place," she thought. If she could pull this off she'd never have to steal for a week or more. She spent the rest of the morning planning and scheming. She wasn't going to lose this job. But after a while, something began to tug at her thoughts.
"Don't you think this is risky? You just hit a big score and the place would be loaded with security. You could be arrested," said one voice in her head
"When have you ever been caught? It will just be a quick job. In then out. It's not like your robbing a bank or anything," said the other voice in her head.
Lilian wasn't a professional, but she was good at making quick steals and fast exits. She had taken a free parkour class once but never really needed any of those skills. Seems they were going to come in handy if she decided to pull this off.
After a while, she opted to go, but, what to wear? She went upstairs to see if she had any fancy enough clothes for the occasion. She pulled out a sleek red dress and held it against herself. It would look nice on her. She was very beautiful, and curvy in all the right places but looked a bit scruffy. She wasn't bothered. Alas, where would beauty get her? On a pole dancing for drunk losers? Nope. She wasn't going to be anyone's plaything. She didn't believe in love anymore. Her last boyfriend called her around to watch him have a threesome and then broke up with her. Men, to her, were a waste of time. If she needed sex, she could get it but it was important to keep aside feelings. They weren't worth it. After hemming and hawing over different dresses, she opted to blend in with the common folk to attract less attention to herself. She decided to get dressed and go have a lot at the venue for the gala. She wanted to be armed to the teeth. Jobs like this required much attention to detail. It wasn't like petty stealing from a bar or shoplifting. She headed out and took a cab. She tried to keep her head cool and calm. She would do groceries after, she needed a proper meal. The cab drove smoothly along as she took in the unfamiliar scent of New York City.
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Damian's plane didn't land till about 8:30 am, New York time. There was already a car waiting to pick him up. He felt right at home in bustling New York. He first stopped by the office. As usual, he was greeted with smiles and pleasantries and as usual, he waved them off. His relationship with them was business only. Things like this, to him, were unnecessary.
He sat down in his office and got some work done. He sent all these earlier typed memos and letters and gave orders for new stocks to be brought in. It was Friday but the way he ran his business, every day was Monday. Everyone was hot on their toes. After he had made sure things were running perfectly, he called for the driver to get the car ready for him to go home. Before long he reached his home. A stunning mansion, with a beautiful compound. It was furnished with everything. Swimming pool, fountain, green grass, the works. It was anyone's dream home. He got inside and saw that the place was spotless, as usual. It smelled of his favorite scent, "expensive dark chocolate" and almost everything was in his favorite colors of dark red and black. The chandelier was bright, as he made his way upstairs to his room. The maids had freshly changed the sheets and bedding. He ordered dinner and closed the door. Nothing felt better than being in your territory. He sprawled on the bed and looked up at the ceiling. The pattern work and engravings were masterfully done. The room was cool and he could see a new moon beginning to rise. He gave a deep breath and proceeded to take a shower. As he got dressed, he admire himself in the mirror.
His beard was always neatly trimmed, he was tall and muscular with broad shoulders and chest. He had breathtaking abs and was seriously packing down below. He was every lady's dream and that was all they would get, dreams of him and nothing more. Just as he finished he heard a knock at his door.
"Excuse me Sir, but dinner is ready."
"Tell the maid to bring it up."
"Right away Sir."
Damian ate in silence. He never admitted he liked the meals but he knew his chef always did a great job. Of course, he would never tell his chef that. It was unbefitting of someone like him. He finished up and decided to prepare for his meeting the next day. He got his suits in order–they were always well laundered–and prepared his presentation, not that he needed to but for formalities sake. He went to the balcony and looked up at the gleaming moon. He rarely called anything beautiful, but the moon was just exquisite. The breeze was cool and refreshing, his guards were on duty, and he was alone and relaxed and this called for a drink. He went to his cabinet and took out a bottle of Billionaire Vodka. He took a sip and let the warm feeling envelop him. This was better than any holiday. As he listened to the sounds of New York, he let his thoughts wander far. Thoughts of the gala did hit him of course. He would discuss that with Adam the next morning, he thought. But right now, the silence was what he needed.
Saturday morning, came. Damian was dressed and ready, as always. He had a quick breakfast and headed out. He always drove to work in his Chrysler. As he arrived, he took a minute to make sure he looked professional. Not that he cared about his looks, but thought it necessary to indulge in some necessary vanity. He walked out majestically and headed for the building. We went straight to the conference room and the meeting started almost immediately. He didn't like waiting around. After about 2 hours, it was all done. Nothing particularly interesting. The business wasn't supposed to be interesting.
He had a coffee and talked about the gala with Adam.
"I honestly, don't want to go. I see it as unnecessary. I'd rather be at home, fucking–hard."
"Sir, don't you think the press would be..."
"Do I look like I give a damn about the press? They can write whatever makes them happy and besides, there are other rich people there they can write juicy gossip columns about. Anyway, I'll go. I might find a girl there that intrigues me."
The conversation ended. Adam dared not to speak. He got Damian's schedule and added the gala to it. Adam disliked Damian. He was a sour personality but he ran his business well. And good business meant he got his paycheck. The day dragged on and Damian attended to other matters.
The day for the gala finally came. It was a luxurious event. Lilian watched as the elites of society trooped in. They were surely loaded. She was able to nick a press pass from an unsuspecting journalist and brought a camera and a notebook. She had to look at the part. She entered the hall and was almost blown away by how glorious it looked. Her folks would never have dreamed of being here. Everything was beautiful. The drinks were expensive, the food was made by the best chefs and the decorations looked like gold. It was all bling. She found a corner and settled herself in and kept watch. Rich people were always careless. A drink was offered to her and she drank in silence, peering through the crowds for an unsuspecting target. Security was tight but there were a few loose ends here and there. Soon enough, important personalities were being called. Grace Adams, the fashion icon; Bryan Bailey, the owner of a multi-million dollar tech company and Damian Richards, the multi-billionaire
Lilian was up early the next day, not because she wanted to or because she had to, but because she couldn't sleep a wink last night. Her head was swimming with thoughts. She had a shower and got dressed. The uniform was certainly not her style. It looked like the maid outfits in some anime she had seen. She's was a little bit short and revealing quite a lot of her boobs. She was so uncomfortable. She walked out of her room and met another maid on her way to wake her up."Ahh, your awake. Go downstairs and take some coffee to Mr. Richards. He also wishes to see you."This was Lilian's nightmare. She reluctantly went downstairs and got coffee. On her way, she admired the grandeur of the mansion. Everything was placed perfectly. There were so many things to steal here. She took the coffee upstairs and made her way to Damian's room. She entered and saw him in his trousers only. "Have you heard of this thing called knocking," he asked angrily."Have you heard of this thing called locks,"
Lilian started work early. The past few days she had gotten more in tune with her work. She was however burdened with the horrifying task of taking coffee up to Damian every morning and also waiting for him to finish it up and bring the tray back downstairs. Most days were uneventful and he drank his cup in silence and some days he just felt like throwing remarks her way. All of which she ignored of course. As she took his cup to his room, she bumped into Adam on the way. He was a hand's looking man but always had a worried face. Seemed Damian gave him a tough time as well. She could certainly relate to that. She knocked on Damon's door and entered the room. Damian was already dressed in a blue long-sleeve shirt and black trousers. He says cross-legged on the big armchair near the bed. "To you long enough", he said in annoyance. She ignored him and set the tray down on the table in front of him. He drank his coffee and looked at her. She was beautiful. Long sleek black hair, a prett
Lunch break soon came. Lilian was exhausted and hungry. She went to Damian's office to see if he had anything else for her to do. Damian was sitting at his desk, going through some documents. He didn't even care to look up when she came in."Is there...""Sir."Lilian was confused."Excuse me?" Damian closed the file and looked up at her."In my office, we address males as Sir."Lilian looked at Damian. He was kidding himself if he ever thought she was going to call him that, ever. She rolled her eyes and exhaled deeply."Well is there anything else you need me to do?""Yes."Damian got up and walked to where she was. She simply looked at him and followed his every move. Soon he was right in front of her. He looked deep into her eyes. She had beautiful, deep blue eyes that could stare into your soul. He then proceeded to circle her as he talked."You know, there is a lot I want from you."He was now behind her. He pulled her hair back to reveal her neck. He gently touched it and felt
Lilian went down for dinner. As usual, all the maids had gone home. She walked quietly to the dining table but as she approached, she could make out the shadow of a figure just round the final corner. Maybe a maid was still around working or the chef was leaving her plate out for her? She entered and saw Damian seated calmly. Why was the world trying to punish her? Hadn't she seen enough of him for one day? She hesitated before she took her seat. Damian had a plate of food in front of him. Was he going to eat with her? Why?"Nice of you to finally join me," he said expressionlessly. "Seems you like to eat alone."Lilian didn't say anything. She was really tired. Even though she had been thinking about him a few minutes ago, nature always had its way. She didn't need this right now. What she needed was a good meal and sleep. If she was following him to work tomorrow, then she needed it.Lilian took her cutlery and began to eat wordlessly. Damian watched her and after a few minutes, he
Lilian had gone thirteen chapters when she heard the main gate open. Seemed Damian was home. She walked to her window and saw him get out of the car and walk towards the house. She stared for a while then went back to her bed. She continued to read and listened carefully for any voices or summons from one of the maids to go and see Damian. Soon enough, she heard a knock on her door then someone opened it and came in. It was Damian. What were we doing there?Lilian looked up from her book and stared at him in confusion. He just stood there looking at her wordlessly. Lilian shrugged him off and kept reading. Maybe he got lost and forgot where his room was."You know, my maids greet me when I come in" Damian finally said."Well, that's good for you," Lilian said without looking up from her book. She took a cookie from the bowl that was beside her. She got peckish earlier and went down for a snack and brought the bowl of cookies upstairs with her.Damian continued to stare at her while sh
Lilian soon was able to climb onto her bed. Her legs were slightly numb but at least she could move them a bit. She collapsed onto her bed with a groan of satisfaction and tiredness. Damian was wild and she loved it. The poor maid had to witness the whole thing and fainted. Now she was going to get fired but Lilian had a feeling that she would have quit on her own, either way. The room was cool and the evening was quiet. Her body regained its composure slowly. Soon enough, she was almost back to her normal self. Her tummy rumbled. A pounding like that deserved some proper food. She had only had breakfast and cookies all day. She was going to consider lunch but then Damian come home and well... plans changed. No one came to call her for dinner since Damian left. She got up and went to the bathroom to freshen up. She smelled strongly of him. His cologne had a heavy scent and it stuck to her. As she washed up, she slid her fingers across the sensitive spots on her waist and back. She fe
Tuesday was busy for Damian. This meeting was really important to him. If had never taken anything seriously in his life, this was certainly an exception. He was having an important meeting with his rivals and had to make a good impression. He had been topping them for years now so he had to show that it was not all just dumb luck.As he dressed, he wondered if he should still take Lilian along. That lady was trouble but it was not like she was going to do anything important. She was the hottest thing he had amongst his staff. She was just going to stand there and be the 'attractive assistant that caught everyone's attentionHe looked at the dress he had brought out her for the occasion. It was red and sleek. With a neckline that was a bit wide so that her full cleavage could be seen. He wanted to make sure that everyone else slobbered over her like the dogs they were. He had bought himself a new suit to match as well. It was ironic that assistants matched their bosses. He asked one
Chapter 121Every day was filled with fear for Lilian as she waited for her week in the hospital to come to an end. Finally, it did come and she was filled with more fear than ever. Damian hadn't come to see her again and she asked Dr. Gray to take her home.Noon came and Dr. Gray signed her discharge papers and he took her to his car. She was weak but she managed to walk on her own. She got into the passenger's seat and Dr. Gray was at the wheel."Are you ready?" he asked her."No."Dr. Gray exhaled."Damian really has changed. For the better you know. He has been coming to therapy with me.""Can we just go?"Dr. Gray revved the engine and soon, they were on the road. Each mile they covered filled her with anxiety. She was nervous and unsure of her decision. They soon got to his place and the guards opened up. Gray drove into the compound and they were very surprised to see her. They had thought she died.They walked to the door but before they could knock, Damian opened the door. He
Chapter 120It was rolling into the third week and Damian went to see Lilian every day after work and then he would have therapy sessions with Dr. Gray. Rosé saw him constantly at the hospital and soon, they were able to smooth things over.The business was rising steadily and they had managed to secure the number two spot. Adam was really putting in a whole lot of effort and if he hadn't been on the ground, Damian would have been dirt broke.Every day, he felt his heart plummet. Lilian hadn't woken up yet. Damian was at work and was in a very important meeting. He had managed to get his investors back and was in a presentation, made by Adam about how they could increase company profits. The reactions were positive and there were a lot of nods. Things were actually going very well.Damian listened to Adam as he spoke and was very impressed with him. His phone soon rang and interrupted the meeting. All eyes were on him."I am so sorry. "He pulled out his phone and saw that it was Dr.
Chapter 119For an entire week, Damian couldn't go to work. he was home, a drunken mess. Adam was calling every day but he paid him no attention. He just wanted to be left alone. He had gone to the hospital every day of the week but he was never let in. Dr. Gray had told the security personnel to turn him out if they saw him. He feared the worst for Lilian. He didn't know how she was doing, whether she was dead or alive. He sat at his wine cabinet and took another swing of liquor. He e was dead drunk. He still hadn't found his briefcase and had questioned all the maids about it but none of them knew where it was. He was miserable. He took another swing and fell to the floor. His senses were all muddled. Everything in the room began to spin. Every now and then he would see a figure that looked like Lilian but when he rubbed his eyes, it was a coat or chair. Sometimes he would see Antonio but the smile on his face was a frown that intensified his guilt. Camilla had called a couple of
Chapter 118Lilian was in her room sobbing into her pillow. Her head ached and her body was weak. Suddenly, the door busted open and she saw a furious Damian at the door glaring at her. He looked around her room, throwing her things to the floor and pulling her drawers wide open."Where is it?!"Lilian was confused. Where was what? Damia looked at her and she was ill. Her eyes were only glistening with tears but he didn't care. He walked up to her and grabbed her long black locks and yoinked her out of bed. Lilian felt her scalp in terrible pain. She was dragged to Damian's room and he threw her roughly on the floor. She hit her face on the polished tiles and her lips began to bleed."Where is it?! Where the fuck is my briefcase?! You were the only one that saw me open it you keep it in my wardrobe. You are the only one that knows what is inside it!"Lilian began to cry. She had no idea where it was. She hadn't taken it."I don't know," she said amidst tears and sobs."Domain grabbed
Chapter 117The weekend was short. Sunday was busy for him and so was Monday. Tuesday rolled in and Damian was getting ready for work. He hadn't seen Lilian all weekend. She stayed clear of him and out of his sight. She only came out when she was sure that he had gone out or in the middle of the night to get something to eat when she was sure that he was asleep. He wasn't bothered, as long as she wasn't in his way, he was fine with it. His meals were made by his maids and they honestly did a good job though none of them were official chefs. He had put his search for a new chef on hold. It seemed he had bad luck with them. They were either crushing on his women or dying for some reason.Rosé was still mad at him for whatever reason and she was still giving him her sour attitude. He had released their pay cheques and was in his office enjoying a game of solitaire.Adam texted him. He was really grateful for the little increase in his already massive pay. He smiled at the message and co
Chapter 116Camilla and Damian were at it till late in the evening. Camilla was terribly worn out and Damian lay beside her equally breathless.She turned to him but he gave her no attention."So, what changed your mind? I thought that you were intoxicated with your sweetheart"Daman continued to stare at the ceiling."You can leave now."Camilla wasn't offended in the least. She knew Damian quite well and that this was how he worked but it was good enough for her. She had had wild nights with Sean but this night had to top all of them by the largest margin.She got up from bed and picked up her clothes and got dressed. Damian watched her and the entire time, she had a smirk on her face. Soon she was dressed and she picked up her handbag."I had a spectacular time Mr. Richards. I hope we can do this again."She winked at him and left his room. Damian took a deep breath and ran his hand through his ravaged hair. He looked at the clock and saw that it was quite late. He had asked his dr
Chapter 115Lilian was home alone and she was looking through his cookbook. She had asked the maids not to bother about breakfast for her and soon they left after the chores for the day were done.She wanted to make breakfast for herself using Antonio's cookbook. She saw a recipe for waffles and she was instantly down to try. She found some waffle mix and the waffle maker and set to work.She enjoyed herself while she was making the meals. She felt like the book was her only connection to Antonio. Whenever she used it, she could hear his voice gently guiding her to his thick italian accent. She wondered if Anna felt that way when she was at home.Soon, she was done but it was missing the berries. She wondered if the berries in the garden were ripe. She took a little basket with her and headed out the front door. She saw Dean and Dylan having an arm wrestling match. They stopped as soon as they saw her. Dean looked away a bit and Dylan noticed and stifled a laugh."Wher are you off to
Chapter 114Damian came home late and he found Lilian in the living room with the television on enjoying a bowl of pasta. He could smell the food and it smelled just the way that Antonio used to make it."How did you get that?"Lilian was started by his presence. She didn't know that he was home. She didn't even hear the car drive in."Anna came by and she brought me Antonio's cookbook. So I followed the recipe and made his famous spaghetti."Lilian was smiling. She hoped that Damian would like to have some. It would probably cheer him up but he simply gruffed and headed upstairs. Lilian was alone. she took a deep breath and continued watching her show. She was uninterested now and she sat there staring at the television and she couldn't hear a thing they were saying. Her phone beeped beside her. She picked it up and saw that it was a message from Rosé "I hope you are okay. I didn't see you at work today."Lilian smiled sadly. Rosé seemed to be the only person that was checking on he
Chapter 113Damian walked in and he seemed very angry. Lilian was nervous and she swallowed hard when she saw him. Rosé saw her fear and held her hand reassuringly.Damian looked from Rosé to Lilian. Rosé stared back at him unafraid. Damian looked at the pair and headed upstairs. Lilian breathed and Rosé looked really nervous and scared for her."Are you sure that you want to stay here? My offer is still open. You can stay with me."Lilian nodded."I'll be fine."Rosé couldn't force her and she stood up and left. Lilian sat at the dinner table unsure of what to do. She was terrified and scared. She finally decided to head back up to her room. As soon as she got upstairs, Damian called her."Come here. Now."She walked to his room and closed the door behind her. Damian was at his wine cabinet, drinking.She stood looking at him."I don't need you at work anymore. You can stay home. The maids will be brought back and you can stay at home. Now leave."Lilian left and didn't look back. Sh