CHAPTER 63VALERIE'S POVAfter informing Cherry and Laura that we would be out for the day, I and Stephano stepped out of the mansion and headed to the parking lot."You are going to drive yourself?" I asked after noticing there was no driver in sight."Yes I am," he replied."Ohh… can I drive instead?" I asked excitedly.Stephano stared blankly at me without saying a word."Ok nevermind" I muttered and reluctantly moved to the passenger seat."You can drive us, just this once though" Stephano said and threw the car keys to me which I caught effortlessly."Thanks!" I said excitedly with a giggle.Stephano had a small smile on his face as he entered the passenger seat after I was already seated in the driver seat."You know what, I think I'm going to sit at the back" Stephano said and made a move to get down."No! That's going to make me look like your driver!" I grumbled."Relax, I was just kidding," he said, chuckling.I stared at him in daze, wondering how he could laugh in such an a
CHAPTER 64STEPHANO'S POV"What's going on here??!" Stephano's voice boomed loudly across the hallway.Cherry looked at him frightened and Laura on the other hand looked really glad that her brother was finally here."She was snooping around!! she is probably a spy! I saw her taking pictures of some documents in your room!!" Laura shouted.I stared in shock at Cherry who looked guilty and wasn't trying to defend herself. Did I really bring in a spy inside Stephano's mansion?? I turned to look at Stephano worriedly only to find him already looking at me with an intense gaze, like he was watching my reaction to this.Was he suspecting me? Did he think I had anything to do with it?? He turned away, sparing me that intense look."Cherry, is this true?" I asked in shock."You wouldn't understand, I had to" she muttered quietly, so low that it was hard to catch her words but I heard them anyway."What do you mean by that??? Is that the real reason you came here? Was any of your sob story ev
CHAPTER 65RICHARD'S POVI was on the edge all day, eagerly waiting on Cherry's return. It was nighttime now and was still yet to return and I couldn't reach her. Her phone has been turned off all day. I knew Cherry fully well that she wouldn't just decide to ignore my calls especially in such an important situation. Now that could only mean one thing… She wasn't successful in her mission.I had sent out some men to go check for her when it was getting a bit late and she was supposed to have escaped from Stephano's mansion. But it turns out that there weren't any signs of her so it's likely she was still stuck under Stephano's ruthless grip."Fuck! fuck! fuck!" I groaned repeatedly, hitting my desk in frustration. I threw all the contents on top of my desk down to the floor in anger, the sound of glass shattering resonates but I could care less. I was just too frustrated by the turn out event. I had no idea what I was going to tell my father but I knew I would be needing his help in o
CHAPTER 66VALERIE'S POVToday was the day I and Gabe planned on going to the club. I didn't return home last night and spent the night sleeping on Gabe's couch. That was the first step on messing with Stephano, he always required I took permissions but this time around I didn't say a word about not returning home .Stephano called and sent texts, demanding to know where I was. I just replied with ' I'm fine' and that was it. It was still in the afternoon but we wanted to go to the club now and not wait till evening. the club was an high end one so it was so well decorated and dimly lit so we wouldn't even tell the difference between the day and night so that made it just perfect."Gabe come on, let's get ready. help me do my makeup" I grumbled."Wait I'm coming, I'm trying to visualize the outfit I want to wear before I go check for it on my closet" he replied."oh come on! just get my make down while you continue trying to visualize your outfits. I don't know we you wouldn't just g
CHAPTER 67VALERIE'S POV"Look who decided to finally show up" I heard Stephano say, his voice coated in suppressed anger.I pretend not to hear him and stride past him, ignoring his presence. Stephano's large hands clasp my arm, stopping me in place. He dragged me back till my body collided with his hard chest."Where the fuck do you think you're going" he whispered from behind me."To my room of course" I replied sassily.He turned me around so I was now facing him, staring into his eyes."Where are you coming from?" he asked."Doesn't my outfit already answer your question? or do I need to spell it out" I replied ."So the feisty attitude is back" he muttered, his hands wrapping around my neck but making no move to choke me. I stared at him unbothered without flinching, feeling an unknown wave of confidence."Who was that guy?" he asked, the anger in his voice barely hidden.He was pissed… Just what I wanted"I don't know what you are talking about" I replied, playing dumb knowing
CHAPTER 68VALERIE'S POVI couldn't believe I had let myself get fooled once again. Not only did I get played by Cherry but now I have gotten played by her boyfriend also! And this time, it was ten times more serious. I felt terrible because I knew I was the cause of all this misfortune. If only I had bothered to find out who Cherry's boyfriend was exactly this wouldn't have happened, I would be at least free from his stupid trap. Although deep down in my head I knew he would use force if I wasn't so clueless about everything. So either way this was bound to happen, but that didn't stop me from feeling the need to blame myself for everything that happened. I wish I didn't leave the house at that moment, what shitty luck I had..."Don't bother screaming, they can't hear you nor can they see you" Richard informed me, his still on the road.I didn't want to bother raising my voice because that wouldn't be of any help and I was honestly fed up with everything, I wanted to figure out a way
CHAPTER 69STEPHANO'S POV"Nice gift I got you, huh? I hope you are 'happy' to see this. yours truly. Richard". I threw the gift box furiously on the floor, the pictures littering the place.I wanted to beat someone up, or rather kill someone! Specifically that fucker, Richard. What was I thinking letting Valerie walk out of my care without any security when it was clear Richard would be up to something, trying to get revenge since I captured Cherry. Technically she basically walked inside my lair, they shouldn't have expected to come back just as easily. My words were laughing at my face since I was just as careless as them and now Valerie is gone."Fuckkk!" I groaned out loud, I was beyond frustrated at this point.I picked up my cell phone and put Fred on the line, as usual he picks up on the first ring."Yes boss?" he asked curtly, his voice professional and displaying his readiness to carry out his duties."Come to my office now" I ordered."Sure thing Don" he replied quickly th
CHAPTER 70CHERRY'S POV*flash back**I felt extremely weak, my hands and legs were really sore from being tied up for far too long. My stomach rumbling in hunger since I have had to survive only on food crumbs. I just wanted out, but I didn't exactly have the chance to do that.The basement door bangs loudly against the wall as it was pushed open, making streams of light make way inside the room. I squint in order to see who walked in, it was another of Stephano's men bringing in a tray of food. Food that was so unappealing even in my famished state."Here is your meal" the man said curtly and moved to drop the tray in front of me and immediately turns away. I noted our all Stephano's men that was sent down here always carrying their job out in a robotic manner, not saying anything more than what needed said, by that I meant the annoying similar "Here is your meal" statement."Please wait" I becknoned loudly making his retreating steps still.He doesn't turn around to look at me, he