Chp-9

Author's Pov

Bella after being fired by M&S company searched for another job and to her luck, she got recruited by the nearby hospital that needed a receptionist. The pay was good too but it still was less than what M&S company offered her. But again it was still better than nothing, she started the job and to her bad luck, she came across the man she never wanted to even glance at again.

"Bellaria." The man said standing across the reception table.

"Mr. Fallon what can I do for you?" She questioned keeping her eyes fixed on the computer.

"I am here to meet my friend. He got in a car accident." He replied staring at her dreamily, trying to find those ocean eyes but to no avail. His presence felt like a nuisance to her.

"What's his name?" Scott sighed dejectedly when she didn't even glance at him.

"Sam Miller." He replied and wanting to get rid of his sickening face she checked the room number.

"He's in room number 43 second floor." She nonchalantly informed him clearly showing her dislike towards him.

"Bellaria, please look at me." He pleaded in a low tone making her snap her eyes to him in a second, Scott flinched visibly witnessing so much hate and irritation dancing in her eyes directed his way. She was highly infuriated by his presence and it was obvious.

"Get lost!" She hissed lowly emphasizing each word with a sharp tone glaring at him. Scott gulped in shock watching the same petite beauty he once knew, almost wanting to rip his throat. He regained his posture before trying to bargain with her.

"I know you're still mad at me for what I did but ---" He paused hearing a mocking scoff from her.

"Mad? Oh no, I am not mad." She paused clutching the edge of the table with her both hands not wanting to jump and claw at his face.

"I don't waste my emotions on unworthy fools, it's just your face ruins my day and your presence alone gives me repulsion. I don't want to get sick being near corrupted trash." Scott's lips separated upon hearing such an offensive insult from her. She gritted her teeth again turning her eyes away from him.

Scott was left stunned, she didn't seem like the Bellaria he used to know, those eyes looked so different, so distant. So damn fierce. The same eyes which were used to look at him with softness and respect now know only how to attack him with hate and disgust. The same tongue which used to talk to him with a sweet and tender tone now knows only how to snap at him.

"Seems like along with being trash you're deaf as well. Get lost." She pressed the last two words this time gesturing with her hand too like she was talking with a deaf person.

Scott stared at her with hurt evident in his eyes, he never thought he had liked her this much, her every word was killing him, cutting his heart open, he licked his dry lips before looking at her. He had no reply to her any venomous words, she was beyond vexed and he knew he deserves it.

"I am not gonna stop coming in front of your face, call me shameless I don't care. I will win you back because." Bella turned her hard gaze towards him wanting to rip his hair off his scalp badly. Scott stared at her before leaning forward a little.

"I love you and I will win you." With that he walked away leaving the girl numb in shock behind, her hands instantly halted typing as she swallowed his words.

Bella's lips parted in pure disbelief. Love? Does he love her? She chuckled under her breath shaking her head. Love? He betrayed the most important man of her life, he was one of the reasons why she doesn't have her father with her today. And now his claim, love her? What a joke! You don't destroy the one you love. You don't ruin the peace of someone you love, and he has done everything that doesn't fall in the definition of love.

She rubbed her aching forehead, her life already have tons of matters to handle and she has no time as well as no energy to overthink this matter now. She sighed shaking her head, letting him do whatever he wants she doesn't care, she can't afford to care about it. Many other matters in her life are far more crucial than his insincere love confession.

Win her, the dialogue was indeed good but what a pity! The man who was acting it out doesn't seem to be worthy of it. He must have some other motives now, after all that traitor never does anything that doesn't benefit him. Because of him and Wayne, she has lost her guardian, protector, and her friend. They can never know how it feels to lose your most prized treasure until it will happen to them.

Discarding the useless thoughts away from her head she sighed dejectedly before drowning herself in the work when the nurse approached her and asked for a little help.

Meanwhile

"Scott you useless bastard where are you?" Sebastian growled looking through the papers in annoyance.

"Sir I am at the hospital my friend actually had an accident and ---" Sebastian clicked his tongue inside his cheek glaring at the papers.

"Fuck your friend and you. Have you forgotten the fucking work I gave you? This deal is more important than your fucking friend, and have you forgotten what I warned you about last time." Scott closed his eyes gulping down, he knew how bad Sebastian's temper is. Remembering the work Sebastian handed him he wanted to bang his head against the wall, he forgot the presentation file in the company in hurry.

"Sorry sir I will come --" Sebastian interrupted him.

"Don't my highness you don't have to come. I am going to M&S company to present these papers I will pick you up on the way. You better prepare the shit you have to present before I prepare your funeral. Send me the location!" With that, he cut the call not hearing a word from Scott.

Scott gulped sitting on the couch and glancing at his unconscious friend, he sighed heavily texting Sebastian the location but the insult he was getting from the Wayne's every day was now getting out of hand. He didn't want to admit it but somehow.

He has started regretting betraying Ander Hayes.

Ander Hayes never had a quality of superiority in him, he always tried to help his workers and be patient with them. Ander has always respected Scott and also given importance to his presence in his company for years but the moment he joined hands with Wayne he understood what he had lost. In his greed, he has dragged himself into the pit of a hungry lion who is ready to kill him anytime.

Sebastian from day one treats him like a dog, he does respect Sebastian for his way of working. Sebastian Wayne is a hardworking man who can't tolerate any mistake in the work that's why his influence has brought Wayne's enterprises higher than what it was in Smith Wayne's era. But sometimes his chiding offends Scott way more than he could handle it.

He sent the location of the hospital to Sebastian who arrived just in 10 minutes. He sighed tiredly walking inside. In hurry, he forgot to charge his phone, and right after reaching the hospital his phone blacked out leaving no choice for him but to go and find Scott while letting a row of profanities under his breath.

He met with a fragile girl at the reception table and asked her about the man, she informed him about the wardroom, and with a sour mood he made his way toward the elevator, he entered the lift and waited for it to close and just take him to his destination when suddenly some fanatic girl entered the elevator making his eyes flicker in surprise.

Bellaria Hayes.

Both of them exchanged similar expressions before she completely ignored his presence and cursed herself when the elevator got closed. They were alone in it, and she hated it. She doesn't even like to stand in the same space as him. She could feel him staring at her but she didn't react even a bit.

Sebastian's hawk eyes got fixed on her frame and those restless days he had spent in her memories started hitting his nerves, his eyes voluntarily raked over her body, his lips twitched into a small smirk finding her in a black full-length dress touching her ankles. And today she wasn't wearing anything over her shoulders, her fiery red hair was also held in a messy bun.

He once again felt like drowning in her beauty and modesty when suddenly his sharp ears heard her whispering to herself.  "Just open already." He pursued his lips wiping away the smirk as he understood the meaning behind her words.

She was so desperate to get away from him, doesn't she? Is he that bad, or does she hates him this much that standing in the same space as him irks her? This thought displeased him and he has no idea why? He should care less about her liking and disliking but he wasn't able to control his feeling.

"Want to get away from me this bad eh."  His voice echoed in the closed box making her sigh in annoyance.

He had no idea why but he wanted to ask her this question, he wanted to know the depth of her hatred for him. Is there any limit or it's more than what he ever imagined? Or maybe simply he wanted to talk to her again. His eyes were stuck over her head wanting her to snap her head in his way and look at him, at least for once.

She didn't reply to him making him click his tongue on his inner cheek in irritation, ignorance is such a bliss for her yet such a nuisance for him, especially when it comes from her.

"I am asking you something." She turned her body to face him looking straight into his grey eyes and finally he was able to get a look at those ocean eyes that he unwillingly had missed so much. He internally sighed looking straight at those pearls.

"Why? Don't you want the same, we both don't like each other then what's the matter if I want to get away?" He took a steady step towards her leaving a little distance between them.

"And what if I say I don't want the same?" Bella's body went numb for a second hearing his words, and those weren't the only thing she didn't like but the look in his eyes also disturbed her.

Those hawk-grey eyes, the way they were staring at her sent a distressed shiver down her spine, he had never stared at her this way. She was familiar with his raged and murderous glare not this kind of unfathomable gaze. Gathering her strength she held her head high clutching the file in her hand.

"Well, then I don't care." She simply rejected his inquiry and was ready to turn her head when he decided to invade her personal space eliminating the step distance between them.

"That doesn't answer my question, what if I am not as desperate as you are to get away from you then what Bellaria? " His voice came out way too rasped and huskier. She gulped taking a step back.

"And I said that I don't c---" She flinched when he abruptly leaned his face closer to hers.

"Not the answer I am looking for." He again pressed his question on her discarding the step that she had taken back.

Bella's eyes flickered in relief when the elevator made a noise indicating that they have reached the floor on which he had to step out. She stepped away from him giving him a way to get out of the suffocating box.

Sebastian understood her gestures and stepped forward and when Bella thought he will get out of the elevator she was proved wrong, he pushed the red glowing emergency button which stuck the steel portable box with a jerk. Her eyes widened in shock as she glared at his back.

"You illiterate man, what have you done!?" She snapped walking near the button and pressing it again and again but it was of no use. The elevator was stuck and it will only start again after the controller will fix it.

"Now I need an answer to my question." He said nonchalantly turning his buff body towards her who shot a look filled with disbelief at him.

"You are unbelievable!" She glared at him who shrugged it off like it was nothing for him. Feeling her anger getting on her head she clawed at the plastic file before bursting out.

"Fine! If you want to hear then fine! I hate it! I hate being in the space as you, I hate seeing your face, it ruins my day, it destroys my mood and it reminds me of all the awful things that had happened in my life!" Sebastian's body stiffened even more as his hands fisted in rage.

"I don't even want to stay at 100 ft distance from you, then being in such a small space bothers me to no end. You disgust me and ----" Before she could continue her lashing Sebastian raised his hand in a warning manner which instantly shut her up.

"That's it!" He sneered glaring into her eyes with his slightly red glowing ones.

"I disgust you!" He mumbled before taking a step near her which instantly earned a step back from her.

"You hate staying in the same space as mine," He continued in an extremely deep low voice which successfully started dreading her.

He suddenly stopped when the elevator's wall hit her back, leaving a little distance between them he snarled further. "My face ruins your day? Then let me make it worst for you! " With that, he crossed the string of space between them.

Bella gasped out when she felt his arm crawling around her waist, he gave a light tug to her tiny waist jerking her body towards his, he used a little energy of his but it was too much for Bella. Her arms fell between their chests letting her elbows touch his hard chest.

" Wh--" She tried to protest but using his other free hand he covered her lips along with her nose, her hands in reflex held his shoulders to push him away dropping the file on the floor.

"Not a word anymore!" He mumbled completely embracing her in his arms before leaning his face closer to hers. His nose slightly touched hers as he gazed deeply into her ocean orbs.

"If I ruin your day then what about you?" She whimpered under his hand trying to protest but his grip over her body strengthened not letting her move even a bit.

"The way you have ruined my sleep, my days, my routine, and the way you have messed up my mind. What about it? What should I do to get you out of my system?" His eyes made her numb in his arms.

The unsaid madness, evolving craziness, and one more disturbing emotion that she wasn't able to decipher, it was obvious he knows she loathed his touch and he on purpose keeps on touching her. She tried to wiggle out of his arms again but the odious man had no intention of freeing her.

Watching her fearless pearls glaring at him he gulped licking his lower lip "Don't," He whispered letting his lips brush the back of his hand which was placed over her lips.

"Don't look at me like that, fear me!" Bella frowned gritting her teeth once again trying to struggle out of his grip.

"Fear me, Bella! Look down, coward back, be afraid of me like everyone else are." Bella paused keeping contact with his eyes. She watched him gulping while rapidly moving his eyeballs trying to find something in her eyes but nothing.

"Just say once that I scare you, you're afraid of me, you dread my presence that's why you want to get away from me, just say it for once." He commanded her steadily removing his hand from her lips and nose.

She breathed heavily earning his attention, his glowing eyes fell over her dry crimson lips as they were pressed against his palm a while ago, wiggling like a maniac this time he freed her letting her take several steps away from him. She grabbed the file from the floor glaring at him like a ferocious kitten. And again that bravery hit the nerve!

"Only kids are afraid of dogs Sebastian Wayne, and I am a woman who wouldn't even want to cross paths with disgusting creatures like yours. Even dogs are better than you in some way." She said turning her head towards the door of the elevator that finally parted.

"And lastly, " Again glaring at him.

"You don't scare me, you can never. For me, you're nothing but filth on which I wouldn't even like to spit!" With that, she exited the suffocating place leaving the man behind startled.

Sebastian stayed numb and frozen on the spot, his eyes slowly fell on the floor when the door of the elevator latched and started moving again to his floor. The deadly silence surrounded him when suddenly a loud humorless laugh echoed in the space. He threw his head back shaking it not believing the fact she did use those words on him.

On Sebastian Wayne! The audacity of that bitch! He clenched his hands kicking the elevator in anger. Her voice filled with venom echoed in his head adding to his rage, he licked his lips stormed out of the elevator and walked towards the room number like a crazy man.

Her words kept on echoing in his head like a mantra successfully making him feel pathetic, he didn't go to the company, he wasn't in his right mind to handle the work anymore. He even abandoned Scott in the mid of the way after attending the meeting at M&S company.

The room trembled with the harsh sounds of bottles crashing on the floor, not one or two, several glass materials were thrown on the surface by the raging beast who once again grabbed a tray on which a set of glasses was settled harshly slamming it on the floor.

"Seb that's enough what's wrong with you?" Darren said raising his voice, his eyebrows were knitted together seeing his friend behaving like a maniac, he knew Sebastian had always been a little twisted from the head but he had never behaved this way before.

Grabbing another bottle of wine he smashed it on the floor, they were drinking patiently when suddenly this man remembered something unpleasant, and at last, his beast mode got turned on, He started destroying everything his hand touched. The wine bottles were costed millions but he was unfazed by the loss he was suffering, he grabbed the expensive glass vase placed on the bar table and crashed it on the floor.

Darren stared at him sighing in frustration. He looked crazy. Sebastian does have anger issues but he never behaved this crazily before, the pieces of the glass vase reached Darren's feet as well. Reaching the last string of patience he was about to grab the maniac but halted when he heard Sebastian growling.

"That fucking girl! How dare she!" Sebastian growled smashing another tray of glasses on the floor.

"Which girl?" Darren asked with a scowl.

"She called me a fucking dog! She said I am filth! That fucking bitch!" He grabbed another bottle of alcohol and slammed it against the wall and the sharp fragments of the bottle scratched his cheek this time.

Darren stared at the destructive beast with a frown, he winced watching Sebastian's cheek slightly bleeding. who must have such guts to say this to Sebastian Wayne? He thought and the realization hit him, only one girl has such guts. Bellaria Hayes.

"Did that Bellaria say this to you?" Sebastian growled upon hearing her name.

He didn't reply, he was just busy grabbing whatever his hand touched and slamming it here and there. The whole bar room was messed up, pieces of glass and bottles were all over the floor. The wall and floor were stained by the wine and several kinds of drinks.

"Why her words are affecting you so much?" Sebastian was about to throw the bottle of wine on the floor when his friend's question froze him.

His hand was still in the air while his gleaming red eyes were fixated on the floor, his appearance was messed up. He didn't change his office attire only removed the coat from his body, upper buttons of his shirt were undone leaving his good build chest on display. His eyes were bloodshot, veins were popping out of his arms and neck, and a few strands of his hair were falling over his red eyes.

Why her words are affecting you so much?

Why? He has no idea why? But all he can think about is her, all he could hear was her words repeating in his head. She made him question his whole life struggle in just a minute. The man he become today he had worked so hard to reach this level. The level where even his name spreads fear in others' hearts but now she made him think about it again and again.

Was he really that much low in her eyes that she called him a filth, a mere dog? Was his fear just a facade he had seen in other's eyes? If not, then why doesn't she fear him that way? Was it just fear that he wants to see in her rebellious eyes, or is there something different that he didn't like? He shouldn't let her mere words affect him yet those words influenced him, way too much!

He pulled his hand back placing the wine bottle back on the counter and looking up at his curious friend with his gleaming red eyes, the veins were popping in his eyes as well. Holding his aching head he shook his head.

"I don't know, she's just stuck in my mind. All I can think about is just her. I can't get her out of my mind, her insults are wrecking me, even after doing everything in my hand it's just her all I can think of." He replied in his drunk husky voice.

Darren sighed heavily rubbing his face. He was confused too, what was wrong with his friend? What that girl has done to him? Darren has never seen Sebastian this restless and affected by anything. Sebastian never paid any heed to what people think about him or what others call him then why can't he stop thinking about that Bellaria? What has she done to him?

Is it just anger toward her rebellious nature? Or is it something else, something really dangerous?

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Did some modifications, I wasn't planning to update today but I thought why not give you guys a new year's gift so here it is. Enjoy.

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