Chapter 4

Ava's pov 

I dragged my tired self out of the bar while the scene from before refused to leave my head.

‘ Who the hell does he think he is?’ I lamented and flung my ratan bag which contained my customs across my shoulder.

The rest of my walk home was filled with how I was going to manage tonight's pay so that I will be able to clear his hospital bills.

“ Be patient, she will be back soon,” the voice of my aunt can be heard from inside, making me pause in my stride. This is the first time that I will be hearing her speak with someone inside the house and that wasn't teg only baffling thing, she sounded very humble and respectful unlike herself.

I placed my hand on the door knob, prepared to open the door when I heard a low chuckle from who I suspect to be her companion. This woke something in me and I lazily dragged my gaze across the street.

I was beyond shocked to see a row of men dressed in black suits, standing across our house, looking unfazed and unmoved. What the hell is going on?

My heart skipped in my chest and I instantly got a bad feeling about entering. 

Just as I was about to back off the door and return back to the bar, I was welcomed by the cheerful voice of my aunt who coincidentally opened the door just as I was about to leave “ Here you are, we have been waiting for you,” she said happily and collected my ratan bag from me.

“ We?” I repeated, looking at her in shock and confusion. She smiled and gave me a reassuring smile as she led me to the living room.

As soon as I entered, I met the unexpected and biggest shock of my life.

“ Y… you? What are you doing here? Have you been trailing me?” I shouted In an outburst, the anger that I thought I had gotten rid of rushed back.

“ Now, leave this place!” I barked at him but he seemed unfazed and still managed to keep his composure.

“ Why don't you have a sit sweetheart?” My aunt said in a calming tone. I hissed and took a sit while she passed me a cup of water which u didn't hesitate to gulp down.

“ Seem like you know this young man here,” she started, breaking the silence that previously enveloped the room.

“ I am not familiar with him, he is just a pervert that I met somewhere.”

His mouth curved up in a smirk as I called him a pervert, all he did was just roll up his sleeve and glance at his wristwatch.

“ Alright, what I want to say isn't something new and I am sure you will also love it and benefit from it as well,” she proposed.

I began to get suspicious at this point and glanced at my aunt's face in anticipation. I managed to give a fake smile and urged her to continue.

“ The thing is, you know that since the death of your mother who happens to be my sister, I have… have been the only… only,” she didn't finish the statement before she started to sob. I could tell that it was fake but I let her perform all her drama without interrupting her.

“ So sorry aunty,” I moved closer to her and patted her shoulder. She gave a fake sniff and cleared her throat to continue.

“ It has been tough for me since I have to provide for all your needs,” she continued and I paused to look at her. It will be fine to say I am the one providing for her instead. I have done many part-time jobs in the past and I was later introduced to stripping by Selena, my best friend who introduced me to the manager who happens to be her good friend after explaining my plight to him and he was nice enough to let me strip in his club.

All the money I make from my part time job are always collected from me by my Aunt before I learnt to always keep a particular amount for myself before remitting the rest to her. The annoying part is that, she will end up using all the money to bet in casino and I will still have to clear her debt later.

“ Are you listening to me?” Her voice jolted me back to the present.

“ Ofcourse, I am. Can you repeat yourself?” I requested.

She smiled and answered, “ I was lucky to meet this generous man today and he is willing to relieve our burden.”

Before she could proceed, a sturdy looking man entered and went straight to where Coran was and whispered something into his ear. His aura and demeanor changed and the temperature of the room also dropped by a few degrees.

“ I have something urgent to attend to and I have only ten minutes to spare so don't fucking waste my time,” the man spoke for the first time since I entered the house. His cold voice sounded very hoarse and vibrated throughout the room.

“ You will be going with this man, Ava.”

My heart slammed heavily across my chest and it felt as if a heavy stone was put in my chest.

“ What do you mean?” I voiced out carefully, trying to understand what she meant.

“ He has paid for you and I am not willing to let that huge money go.” 

“ You can never make me that kind of money anyways,” she completed the last statement In a whisper.

I remained seated in my position while trying to break down what I just heard, “ you mean. You, you just _ sold me?” I spelt out carefully and the satisfied look on her face betrayed my emotions.

I instantly climbed off the chair and knelt heavily In Front of her, “ please don't let me leave, I don't want to follow this monster,” hot stream of tears rolled down my eye as I pleaded. The proud and creepy look on the guy's face triggered my emotions and made me cry more

“ Get off me,” my aunt shouted, dusting her pants as if I was some sort of gabbage. 

“ Joe, get her luggage from her room, she will be following us,” he instructed and stood up, dragging me after her. I kept pleading and begging my sister as he dragged me after him but all I got was a look of disdain from her.

We finally entered the car and he instructe

d the driver to go to the Villa.

“ You better be prepared,” Coran said