Jayden had just gotten a glass of milk and was seated on a wooden chair, beside his bed. His eyes were firmly fixated on the television as he watched a live broadcast, from his preferred news channel.
A girl he met at the club last night was being arrested for murder, which made slight smirk appear by the side of his lips. Seeing how bewildered and frightened she looked, pleasured him.He knew she was innocent; she didn't kill anyone. People called her a prostitute, which she clearly was actually, but he couldn't deny the fact that, she didn't look like one.However, when he asked for a girl to spend the night with at the club yesterday, some girls informed him that she was a sex worker. They even volunteered to take her to his room because she was totally wasted.Jayden was quite tipsy and horny; it was urgent that he satisfy his sexual urge, before heading home, else he wouldn't be able to resist himself from having sex with his so called wife, Ivy. He was forced into marrying Ivy by his father, and for a variety of reasons, he had no choice but to give his assent.He was perplexed to find out that, the girl he had spent the night with was a virgin. If she was a prostitute, then she ought not to be a Virgin.Anyways, he was indifferent.
After he was done with her, Jayden got dressed up and was ready to leave. His hands had just touched the door knob, when it occurred to him that, he didn't drop her remuneration. He took a few backward steps, pulling out a wad of cash from his side pocket.Without looking, he dropped the money on the ground and said "she would definitely see it, once she awakens."
Before he could exit the room, a masked man discreetly unlocked the door while holding a knife in his hand. Fortunately, the bulb was quite dull to some extent, making the room a little bit dark.Jayden snuck behind the door, waiting for the masked man to successfully enter the room.
"Waiting until he discovers my presence would be risky." Jayden thought inwardly.He didn't waste any more time and swiftly grabbed the man's hand, stopping him from wielding the knife. The man fought to extricate himself and was undoubtedly pretty strong.Eventually, the knife fell to the ground as Jayden twisted his hand. He kicked it in the direction of the bed while removing his face mask with his other hand.
As usual, it was Jerry. It wasn't surprising to Jayden because, this was probably his sixth attempt to kill him. Jerry held a significant position in the Black Shade Mafia. In an effort to seize control, he has always attempted to kill Jayden. Unfortunately, he consistently failed in all his attempts to attacks. Jayden knew that this would be his last day on earth as he had already made up his mind not to spare him anymore.While Jerry ran to reach for the knife, he shouted, "You son of a bitch, I'll kill you." For a second, Jayden thought that Jessica, who was sound asleep on the bed, would suddenly awaken when she shifted her legs, but she didn't. Just before Jerry could get the knife, he picked it up and deeply pierced it into his neck deeply. Blood gushed out immediately. He watched Jerry pull out the knife with his last strength, wincing it pain as he gasped for breath, while staggering towards the bed with an unknown intention.Anyway, he wasn't bothered because, no matter what Jerry did, he wouldn't make it for another sixty seconds. After struggling for a few more seconds, as expected, he dropped dead on the bed. Jayden reached into his back pocket and pulled out a multi-coloured handkerchief. He cleaned his hands aggressively, before tossing it to the ground. Before leaving the room, he made sure to straighten his shirt, totally forgetting all about the girl until he later noticed her on the TV."Who cares if she went to jail?" He snorted loudly and turned off the television.He needed to be at Alley avenue by noon for some crucial settlement, which would likely result in exchange of a few bullets and cost some lives, but the money is definitely worth it. Despite having more than enough, Jayden was known to be notorious in handling matters involving money. He quickly got into the bathroom to have his bath, since his men were already waiting for him outside.On stepping out, with a towel wrapped around his waist and his bare chest in display, he was pissed to find Ivy laying on his king sized bed. No woman, not even his wife dare to lie on his bed. His anger escalated when he noticed that, she had put back on the television as well."What!" Jayden was about to shout at her. She knew full well that she wasn't supposed to be in his room, except he calls for her or gives her the permission. They slept in separate rooms and she never comes to Jayden's room without his consent.That was the agreement.
It was surprising to see her lie comfortably, like they were now some kind of lovey-dovey couple.
However, he kept mute when his eyes glanced at the T.V screen. Still on display was the live broadcast regarding the alleged murder by the prostitute.He watched her sobbing uncontrollably as the police led her to their vehicle; she appeared both helpless and terrified. She begged her mother and made an effort to justify herself, but in the end her father disowned her.
For the first time in a very long time, Jayden felt guilty. The young girl, who he was obviously older than with a few years was actually about to pay for a crime she knew nothing about.This was so much of a disgrace and an embarrassment for her.
"Fuck sake, she is too young. Her only mistake was drinking to stupor last night." Jayden muttered silently. Ivy gave him a fleeting glance, before turning her attention back to the screen. She had a satisfactory smile on her face while she watched. It seemed as though she was seeing an intriguing movie.
This sheepish act of hers, only made Jayden more furious. He angrily switched off the television, which left Ivy shocked.
Turning off the television was probably not what she expected.
He walked over to his closet to get dressed and yelled to her in a husky voice, "Get your fucking self out of my room."
Ivy left his room without saying anything; she was plainly upset, but at this point, that was the least of his concerns. Gone are the days when she would always report him to his father and he would have to apologize; his father was dead now.
"Shit! I have to stop this!" He said to himself, hitting the wardrobe filled with anger.As usual, Jayden was dressed like someone going for a funeral, but black was his favorite colour and majority of clothes were all black.He also took a face mask along with him because, he needed to be somewhere he hadn't plan on being.
"I can't believe I'm doing this shit, she should just rot in jail and die. Why be bothered Jayden?" He soliloquized, descending down the stairs in a hurry.His men saw him and they all came to order with a stern, serious look on their faces.They greeted in chorus without getting an answer from him.
Jayden got into the backseat of the car and slammed the door
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"Take me to the hotel I went to last night." He ordered his driver.
The driver instantly signaled to the other, that we would be heading somewhere else. "What am I doing? Damn, I may lose some good money." Jayden yelled, repeatedly tapping the vehicle seat with the tips of his finger.His driver became alarmed. He was fully aware of his boss potential when he became enraged. While driving, he kept casting sideways looks at Jayden and his hands vibrated. Jayden and his men trooped into the hotel, just as the police van was about to leave. Fortunately, they couldn't pass through, since they have been blocked. He let out a loud sigh, before putting on the face mask which he had been holding.The murmurings of the crowd grew louder as he descended, and everyone scurried closer to get a better view. He took a quick step towards the police car without waiting any longer.A man with a gun in his hands was emerging, and the others soon followed. The officer's face was etched with worry as Jayden drew closer; he was desperate to find out who was coming. Since Mr. Harrison didn't know if the masked man was a dangerous or a prominent person, he was unsure of what to do. Jayden loved it. "Innocent people, including you, will die here unless you peacefully hand over that girl to me." He whispered in Mr.Harrison's ears, pointing out a tattoo on his wrist.Mr. Harrison's eyes widened as he took a few backward steps, he was completely frozen and his mouth was left agape. It was just as Jayden expected; no one dare to see the Black Shade Mafia sign without shuddering.For fear of his life, he instantly ordered his men to release the girl after coming back to his senses.When she was eventually brought out, Jayden couldn't help but feel more guilty. Her face was already red and swollen. The young innocent face stared at him curiously with a red tearful eyes, before limping towards him in haste. Jessica had hurt her legs while struggling with the police.When she was close enough, Jayden grabbed her arms and turned to leave, making no attempt to speak to her as he made his way to his car.
It was obvious that she was in pain and distress, but he didn't know how to be compassionate.
One of his men rushed to open the car door, when suddenly a gun shot was heard. The aim was the kill Jayden, but since he was still standing, the bullet must have hit someone else.
Blood splatters appeared on his car's window.After Jessica's head hit the ground, it took her a few seconds to realize what she had just done. She was writhing in pain as she lay on the floor, silently gasping for air.She couldn't discern if she had simply been shot in the shoulder, since her entire body was on fire. When she couldn't take in the anguish anymore, she allowed the tears threatening to drop, pour out freely.Jessica struggled to tilt her head in the direction of the police van after hearing another gunshot. she watched in horror as Mr. Harrison drop dead on the ground after being shot multiple times. Immediately, she was overcome with fear and questioned in her mind about the identity of these individuals posing to be her savior. She had earlier considered dying when she saw Mr. Harrison pulling out his gun to shoot the stranger who was walking next to her. It felt like an opportunity to end her miseries. Her mind was predetermined to take the bullet instead, there by ending her own life.Now, she was overwhelm
The doctor offered her a glass of water to drink, which she accepted after letting go of him slowly. Jessica felt bad and was about to apologize to the doctor. It seemed like he sensed it and quickly said, "You would be discharged tomorrow."Without talking any further, he walked out of the room.She was all alone and was scared; thankfully the lights were turned on. However, she left her eyes open, taking notice of every noise she heard, until she unknowingly fell asleep again. Jessica jerk awake on hearing some far distance noise, she looked around, observing that it was daybreak. For a second she felt relief; there would be nothing to be scared of for now. Just as she had expected the door sprang open, revealing one of the nurses who attended to her yesterday.Beside her was a stern looking face Jessica had never seen. He was average heightened and had curly brown hairs, which appeared to also be on his chin."You can't just barge in, who are you?" The nurse, who now stood beh
For a few hours Jessica was conscious; her eyes were open, she could feel and see everything happening, but wasn't able to talk nor move. It was felt like her cerebral hemispheres was frozen or had stopped functioning. After a very long drive, the car finally came to a halt by the side of a scary deserted road. Immediately, the men hurriedly got out of the car. They grabbed her hands and legs roughly pulling her out of the vehicle. Her eyes scrutinized around the environment thoroughly, she observed that they appeared to be in an entrance of a thick forest as they were surrounded by tall trees. Fear gripped her as they went further into the woods, heading towards what seemed like a small empty apartment. She moaned softly while trying to talk; her shoulder now hurt badly and it was unbearable, but all the men did was laugh and mimicked her. Jessica saw blood dripping down from her shoulder while they walked, her injury hasn't healed completely. She wished someone could tell this
"Help me please!" Jessica shouted.Without thinking or bothering to know his identity, she ran off to George and stood behind him. Her hands were wrapped around his chest and unknown to her, she was breathing heavily in his ears which caused a wolfish smile to slowly appear on his face.Because of the way he had barged in, she concluded that he was going to free her from this monster who was about to rape her."I'm sorry boss, pardon me" Nate went down on his kneels immediately and the others followed suit. Jessica watched, wondering why they trembled before this George, she was confused. She looked at the girl and saw them hurriedly putting on their clothes.Slowly, her hands unwrapped him as she moved forward, but still stood beside him. Before she could take one more look at George, he took out a gun from his back pocket and pointed it on Nate's forehead. The girls shrieked in fear and ran back into the dark room, leaving Jessica behind. In as much as she was mad at Nate for try
While she was still trying to dress up, Nate and his men grabbed her hands and threw her into the dark room. Luckily she was able to pick up her torn shirt and brassiere before being carried out of the living room. The moment she got inside the dark room, she heard the other girls murmuring among themselves and wondered if they were talking about her. "Hi guys, I'm Jessica. Sorry for whatever happened out there" Jessica said, while trying to put on her torn shirt.She paused for a while, wondering why she was actually apologizing to them like it was her fault. However, neither of the girls replied; she had to mind her business till they were ready to speak, while she figured out her escape plan. She was about dozing off when George last words before leaving, suddenly flashed in her head and she quickly asked "Who is Italian here?" Jessica rose up for a few minutes, waiting for a response but nobody did. Since nobody responded, she laid back on the floor, closing her two eyes ti
Jessica was confused, did this strange face just say "you again?" While she was being brought out of the vehicle, she kept on staring at the guy who talked, trying to recall where and when she had seen him, but her head was completely blank about his identity. Instantly, she concluded that she haven't met him, maybe he has, but where? If only her mouth wasn't stacked with cloth, she would definitely ask him. For the first time, she looked around the environment, observing the beautiful flowers, the cars parked and the security guards standing in every corner looking all fierce. For the building, which appeared to be a two story building, she could tell that it wasn't an apartment. It seemed to be more like an office place. She was going to find out in a few seconds, but Instead of taking her into the building she was seeing, they diverted and passed a narrow corner until they finally stopped in front a giant iron door. Jessica was curious to know what was behind the huge door s
"Sorry to disturb you sir, what I want to say isn't important. I will just come back." Joe managed to say and quickly shut the door without waiting for Jayden's instruction. The moment he shut the door, he thought he heard his boss say something, but out of fear,he didn't bother to open the door and just left. If only Jayden allowed him to speak, he would have told him about the girl they saved a few days ago.Back at the cell, the atmosphere was oppressive and suffocating, devoid of freshness and vitality, which gave Jessica a feeling of repulse and she couldn't wait to be out.It was late in the night and she couldn't sleep as mosquitoes wouldn't stop singing in her ears and also sucking her blood. The concrete beneath her, felt like a stab of an ice which made her shiver continuously. The others however seemed to be sleeping comfortably; they were used to it. Except the snoring of people, sounds of bird chipping, she couldn't hear anything else.After a while, she saw a flash of
Jessica didn't know when the man finished, as she was in another words, envisioning how she was going to work as a stripper for the rest of her life.She is definitely not going to survive.The girls, who were to be killed began to weep bitterly begging for their life to be spared. Their pleading however fell on the deaf ears of the hefty guards who dragged them out like animals. Others, who have been assigned to be maids, followed an elderly woman in her late fifties into the building facing them.Although, that wasn't were they would be working; they still had a long way to go. Inside there, the elderly woman, Mrs. Dave would pair them into three, as there are different houses which they would be working in.While Lilian was leaving, she tried getting Jessica's attention, but the poor thing was still in shock, standing motionlessly with her mouth agape. Jessica was completely lost in her thoughts and unaware of her surroundings. Sadly, Lilian had to leave without a goodbye to her f
Thousands of thoughts ran through Jessica's mind as she struggled to free herself from Jayden but he had overpowered her and all her efforts were in vain. She thought of giving him a hard kick in his groin which seemed to be the only way she can be freed. "What if it only gets him more angry?" She thought inwardly."Look at me!" Jayden commanded."Let me go" She replied."I see you aren't ready to corporate.""Just let me go, I have no business with you neither do you." Jessica shouted."You dare to shout at me?" Jayden asked her with a calm voice but his facial expression was different. His eyes narrowed, his jaw clenched, his muscles tensed radiating tension which sent shivers down Jessica's spine. It quickly occurred to her that she and Jayden weren't how they used to be before, she was now a normal maid and not the mother of his unborn child he used to love anymore. "I'm sorry I shouted at you, I didn't mean it." She said immediately, looking away while feeling hopeless still be
"Hm, I just came to check up on her sir. I was about leaving." Khole managed to respond, trying to hide her fear soot doesn't seem like she was doing something wrong.Jayden scrutinized every corners of the room before, looking back at her and took a quick glance at Jessica who was still on the bed. "Wake her up, other maids are awake, why is she still sleeping?" He said and turned to leave but suddenly stopped. "Also, let her know I would be having some visitors tonight, she should get ready to attend to them." He slammed the door loudly, which caused Jessica to jump out of the bed, looking confused and shocked, wondering what was going on."What's happening? Is Jayden in a bad mood again? Was that a gun shot?x She asked, looking around. "Calm down" Khole said, laughing out loud. When she was sure Jessica was fully awake and back to her senses, she passed Jayden's information to her and began to head towards the door. "See you later!" She shouted."Thank you, Khole. I will freshen
"It's fine Jessica, everything is going to be fine soon. Justice will be served believe me." Khole tried to console Jessica who was weeping profusely." Why am I so unlucky? The whole world is against me, what did I do? Why do I deserve to be unhappy? Why me? Am I cursed?" She cried out uncontrollably, not having control over the tears rushing out like tap."No, you are not Jessica. You are just a strong woman life is testing and I'm sure you are going to be victorious at the end of the day. Just be hopeful.""I'm done being hopeful, the best thing I should do is leave.""No, not yet. Not now, until justice is served." Khole held her shoulder, while parting her back gently.A few minutes later, Jessica was fast asleep and Khole left the room leaving her to rest as she really needed the rest. Today has been a whole lot for Jessica. As she headed back to the maids quarters to rest as it was already night, she couldn't help but imagine how strong Jessica was. As she laod on her bed, she
In a blink of an eye Jayden grabbed her neck and squeezed it as he watched her struggle to breath, deriving pleasure from it. The other maids gasped and for a second, Khloe felt really bad for exposing Lillian. If Jayden kills her now, she would never forgive herself because she contributed to her death. "What's going to happen now? What do I do?" She asked herself inwardly and pondered on begging Jayden, the thought alone sent shivers down her spine and caused her heart to beat so fast. "Oh no! I can't do this." She said out."Huh?" Jessica said."Nothing" She responded quickly.Jessica immediately rose up to her feet and walked towards Jayden. She held his atom and he turned to look at her. "Stay put of this." He said, looking back at Lillian who was out of breath but still struggling to stay alive."Jayden, don't do this please. I beg you, it's not going to make any difference." She pleaded with her eyes getting moist."Stay put of this Jessica." Jayden warned again."No! No! I wo
"Do you have issues with not trusting people, I mean must you believe everyone who is nice to you really likes you and means well for you?" Jayden asked Jessica as he watched her eat the food slowly without looking at him for even a second "Now, you act dumb and deaf. Why do you trust people easily, the same trust made you lose your baby, now because this maid is being nice to you, you suddenly think she is a good person? Going against my order by not allowing her eat part of the food. What if you die now?" He asked, fixating all his attention on her.Jessica chuckled softly, shaking her head and said, "You are right you know, I shouldn't put my trust on people just because they appear to like or love me and being unnecessarily nice to me. They are the ones that hurt the most just like the person before me." Jessica said out loudly without looking at Jayden to see his facial expression."Don't go there Jessica, let's not start it." He responded immediately."Don't ever talk about the
Just as Jayden had instructed, the maids all lined up in front of his office, all shivering. They all decided within themselves to say the truth when asked any question, in order not to trigger his anger the more. "I thought he was done with her and didn't like her anymore, why is he so concerned now?" Lillian asked inwardly, already thinking of possible lies she could use to cover up for her actions. Suddenly, the door opened and Jayden appeared looking at each one of them sternly, until his eyes finally met with Lillian and he stopped. As he walked towards her, he noticed she appeared to be so scared like he had a knife on his hands."It's so obvious you are guilty, you can't even hide it." Jayden said, with a frown on his face as he kept his eyes fixated on Lillian, who didn't dare to look Jayden in the eye.Her lips quivered, she tried so much to hide her fear but wasn't successful. 'Sir hm I hm.""Sir here are the drugs." Jayden heard the doctor say and tilted his head backward
After a few minutes Jessica was finally done. After cleaning the other rooms, by now she felt really dizzy and hungry. Her vision became blurry and she could barely stand uprightly.The only room left was Jayden's room and knowing she was going to clean it, her heart skipped. At this point she wondered if Khloe was free so she could help, but she hasn't seen her since she started cleaning. With the remaining strength left in her, she staggered to Jayden's room, while heading towards the door she wished he wasn't around, so she could have some time to rest or never clean his room.As she got nearer, her heart began beating fast as she pondered on what his reaction might be when he sees her in his room. "Oh shit, please he shouldn't yell at me too. That's the last thing I want." She murmured, trying to catch her breath as she was getting weaker. She stretched her hands forward, knocked lightly but got no response and she did the second time but still the same.She placed her hand left
Lillian was confused on what to do but one thing she didn't want was for Jayden to see the bruises on Jessica's body and her face.She feared that he might sympathize with her and immediately scold her for beating up Jessica like this or might even do worse. She pulled Jessica hair, pushing her back into the room with all her strength. "Don't leave this room unless I tell you to do so." Lillian told her, slamming the door on her face and hurriedly rushed to answer Jayden.As she approached Jayden, her heart began to pound faster than normal, but she hid the fear written all over her face, replacing it with a fake smile instead. "Good Morning Jayden, you called me." She said, revealing her teeths."It's Sir or Lord Jayden. Be warned." Jayden said, looking towards the door where she had just come out from. "What's going on there?" He asked, looking sternly at her."Nothing serious sir, just a correcting a maid who is being lazy and stubborn." She responded quickly, still putting on he
Jessica paused to process the question Khole just asked , "Do I really love Jayden?" She asked herself as memories flashed through her head. She couldn't fathom why Jayden was acting up at the moment, she knew he loved her so much regardless of the death of their child which isn't her fault. "Do you? Do you love him?" Khole asked again. "Hm, I don't know, I think I do." Jessica responded looking away as her eyes were getting moist again. "Then it's settled then, you have to fight for the man you claim to love. Don't just give up and allow your enemies see you fall. Those who killed your child." "You said you know who is responsible for the death of my child right, tell me."Jessica said, moving closer to Khole with her eyes wide open like she was about to look through Khole's soul. "Okay so, based on my observations and findings, the people responsible are.' "Did you say people? Not just one person?" She asked filled with surprise, wondering what crime she committed to deserve