Chapter 3

"I knew you were shameless but I didn't think you'd go this far" I said to Roderigo as I snacked my mouth.

"You should have just told me you wanted to bite more than I gave you" I added with sarcasm and laughed in surprise.

"Mock me all you want, because it's not going to change the fact that I'm sitting here and you're standing there." He said with a cocky smirk. Then he stood up and made his way towards me.

"Look around you, you thought you had it all, you thought you were a goddess and everyone was beneath you." He said as he held my shoulder and walked around me.

"Wow, so this is all about your stupid ego?" I laughed, violently removing his hands from my shoulder.

"You're still not getting the picture here cutie." He said as he put his hands on my lower jaw.

"Okay, then paint it to my understanding. You know how hard it is to read words written by a five year old, or how hard it is to understand morons who refuse to know their place." I replied with confidence but only just to provoke him.

"Oooh, you're still as bold as ever even when you're left with only the bones and no flesh." He said, leaning back on his desk. He took a lusty look at me from head to toe, biting his mouth. It was as if he already undressed me but with his eyes. Even when you loose a game, just make sure to dress like the winner, as confident and sexy as ever, only then you can get in the nerves of your opponent, and that was exactly what I did.

"Damn! To be honest I'm really going to miss what we used to have. You really did make me feel like a man and you still look like you can still do more" he said as he bit his mouth harder.

"But you seriously don't know how to be grateful do you? You've been gone for like how long without a word. I took the liberty of looking after the company, I've been busy doing everything I can to make sure we don't sink because of your unprofessionalism." He scorned. He gave me a warning look.

"I can see you've really been busy" I replied.

"Thank you so much for your services Mr Roderigo, for taking care of things in my absence." I said with sarcasm and added a gentle bow with a polite smile. In a moment, I bust out laughing. I just couldn't take the nonsense anymore.

"I'm glad you find this funny. Also, this position has been occupied. I have to say, signing the company in our names was the only smart decision I know you've made all your life. But I can't be as ungrateful as you, hmmm, but I can arrange a nice position for you" he said biting his fingers, acting like he was actually considering something.

"Oh I'm sorry, no vacant positions. You can be my personal assistant if you want, I'm sorry but that's the only vacant position. Or you can be my mistress you know, then you'll be assured I'd take absolutely good care of you" he said with confidence and with a scorning smirk.

" You know one thing about power boy, once you have it, you'll always have it. You've decided to play with power, that's fine, but try not to play into the lions den. You won't get away with this you know." I said, walking up to him and placed my hand on his chest.

"You might have those little, gold digging, low life boards on your side, but they'll betray you same way they betrayed me once they see a better opportunity. That's one thing about opportunists" I said with a scornful smile, satisfied at instilling fear in him.

"All I have to do is just wait for you to make one single mistake and that's when you'll know and feel my wrath baby. I give you a month tops to drag yourself down to the mud." I said, biting his lip seductively, then harder, enough to bleed his mouth. he pulled out with force leaving more mark on his lip.

"Till then. I need to get busy too don't you think? I mean I can't give you all the credit of dragging yourself to the mud all by yourself. You need help too." I smirked and turned around to leave, but stopped suddenly.

"and really, I approached you first? I forced myself on you and paid you for dating me? back then, I wouldn't have ever said a word to you, you would have never breathe the same air I did even if you had millions. and you had to fool those naive publics with such a delusional story. too bad I have evidence of everything I do." I threatened

"I'm not afraid of you" he said as he crabbed my hand violently. I didn't say another word. I fiercely pulled my hand out from his grip and gave him one last vengeful smirk.

On reaching to the elevator door, I ran into Kate, and she was startled to death as she got a glance of me. She looked as if she was standing before a ghost. I starred directly into her eyes and smiled confidently.

"You see that? That's why a puppy chooses to remain with it's canned food instead of chasing for a bone bigger than their mouth. I'll be the last face you see before you go back crawling back to the mud." I said to her in disdain.

"You're just pissed that I'm carrying his child and not you." She replied with a smile as she robbed her stomach. I could see through her how nervous she was, she was practically shaking.

"You can make all the empty threats you can, but you're not getting anywhere without him or I" she added

"You mean doing this alone, like I built this company alone when you were busy selling your cheap self to some cheap men, or when he was busy pursuing a hopeless dream. I think I can manage." I said with a scoffed smile.

"I made you who you are today, I gave you and him a better life with better dreams, and I don't appreciate the way you repaid me." I added. I walked into the elevator and she walked out, our gaze at each other as the elevator door closed.

She looked at me with anger and hatred but I could see the fear running through her veins, I could see her feet trembling no matter how hard she tried to hide her fear. I had known her all my life, I know her weaknesses as well as Roderigo, but the funny thing is, they never took their chance to get to know me.

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"Are you crazy? You want to give me a heart attack lady?" Yelled Roderigo as Kate barged into his office without notice.

"Who're you calling crazy." Kate replied, snacking her tongue.

"What was she doing here? What did she want?" She asked in desperation.

"What? Don't tell me you're getting cold shoulders" Roderigo said as he laughed mockingly at her.

"Ugh... She just gives me the chills. Just make sure I don't have to see her again. I couldn't even care less what she wants." Kate replied, robbing her hands over her arms.

"Come here." Roderigo said as her stretched his arms to hug her. She went closer and he wrapped her into his arms.

"You don't have anything to worry about, you never did and never will. Okay?" He whispered to her ears words of assurance. She smiled warmly and calmed her nerves at his embrace.

"Do you know what I like about you?" He asked, releasing her from his arms so they could face each other.

"What?" She asked with a seductive voice, moving her fingers from his lips to his chest.

"The fact that you know what you want and get it no matter who's in the way. But let me warn you." He said crabbing her hand violently as he raised it up.

"What are you doing? you're hurting me." She said as she struggled to release her arm, but to no avail.

"Don't think for a second to go behind me or think that this child is your ticket from my wrath, because if you do try to go against me, I'd end you both." He said as he pushed her away, but she maintained balance before she could land on the floor.

"What? You don't trust me? Well too bad because I feel the same way. So I guess the feelings neutral." She replied with anger and walked towards the door to leave.

"What the hell?" Kate yelled in shock as she met Rose standing by the door with a broad and stalking smile.

"How long have you been...?" Kate was about to ask before Rose caught her short.

"Save your breath. I forgot something." Rose paid no more attention to her and went straight in. She went straight to the desk and took out a picture frame and starred at it for some moment and smiled unwillfully.

Kate ducked in time before I threw the framed photo at the glass door of the office. The staffs were startled and started to murmur amongst themselves.

It was a framed photo of Roderigo and I. A photo we took during our fifth anniversary. The same anniversary he had proposed to me. It was one of my best memories with him, but I guess it was all a lie and doomed.

Roderigo was shocked to death, but he did everything to compose himself.