Chapter 3_ plan

DOMINICK

I watched the CCTV footage from Leila's room and I discovered that she had remained in the same position that I left her since last night. The only thing she did was to cover her nakedness with the duvet. I wanted to assume that she was asleep but that wasn't the case. I could hear light sobs sounding from the footage which indicates that she had been crying since I left her. I couldn't believe that she was the same Woman who lured me into a room, spiked my drink and stole from me. She seemed so different, so vulnerable. But I wasn't going to lower my guard down for her. She was going to pay for what she did to me. All he lost she had caused me for those goods.

Shortly, Renee walked into my room after I sent him a text to come to me.

"Have you checked up on her?" I asked him.

"No boss, I was waiting for your orders," he replied briefly.

"Go and check. And make sure that she gets prepared to join me for breakfast. " I ordered him. Renee was just about to leave when I called him back.

"Wait."

"I'll go see her by myself" I suggested. After I put on my clothes, I went to see her. I tried opening the door but I noticed that it had been looked at.

"Let me do it, '' Renee offered. I realized that something was wrong. The door was supposed to be locked from outside and not Inside the room. What the hell is she up to? I thought. Soon, Renee broke the door open and I rushed Inside— only to realize that she wasn't on the bed as I'd expected. The bed was empty: no bed sheets or even a duvet to begin with.

I noticed the opening in the window and I went to check— while Renee checked the bathroom. She tied the bedsheets on the window and I assumed that she might've escaped that way.

"She isn't here" Renee revealed.

"Damn it! That bitch" I yelled in anger.

I took out my gun from my pockets and shot against the roof. I swear, she is going to pay for this. I vowed.

As soon as I reached the living room, I saw Leila tied on the floor with her mouth gagged.

"Boss, she tried to escape and we caught her," the guard explained.

"How did she escape in the first place?" I questioned them.

"We don't know, she might've done something…." I didn't allow the man to finish his explanations when I shot him on the chest.

Leila yelled through the gag on her mouth. I ordered for them to loosen the gag so she could speak.

"I.. I'm sorry. Please don't kill me. Please, Dominick '' she cried. I wasn't surprised that she knew my name. She was supposed to Know from the very beginning that she tried to outsmart me. My name was feared but this little bitch didn't seem like someone who was frightened of me.

I pointed my gun at her and her eyes widened in fear.

"Please.. Dominick.. don't shoot me. I'm sorry" she pleaded.. trembling.

I shot at the air again. I didn't know why I was hesitating in shooting her. She had defied my orders several times but I ended up letting her off.

"Take her away," I ordered.

Leila was dragged away by men. I returned back to my room to think of a punishment for her. I wasn't just going to let her off this time. She has to pay for her actions.

"Boss, we found this," Renee revealed.

"She used this magnet to destroy the CCTV. It made the footage stagnant and you wouldn't see her other activities, "he explained.

"What the fuck?" I was astonished by his explanations.

How the fuck did this bitch acquire such a cunning talent? I asked myself inwardly. Renee stared at me, waiting for my orders. I was as confused as he was. It was my first time being this way. "Should I kill her?" He asked.

"No" I blurted out instantly.

"I have better use of her," I said.

After Renee left, I began to reminisce about Leila and how she managed to pull up such a stunt with me earlier. She truly deserved to be punished but I found it hard to decide what kind of punishment I wanted to give her.

I was just about to stand up and get myself a drink when my phone rang.

"Hello" I greeted coldly.

"Hello, Mr. Castillo"

"What do you want? Have you gotten the goods yet?"

"Yes, they are ready," the caller, who was one of my dealers, answered. Now, I didn't have to crack my brain in order to think of a punishment for Leila. I've just had the most perfect plan for her.

LEILA

After Dominick asked his men to return me to the room, I assumed that he was going to ask them to kill me afterwards but he didn't. I had been inside for many hours and no one had come to kill me. I was served breakfast by his maids but I dared not take a bite. I was afraid that he might get me poisoned since he didn't have the balls to kill me by himself.

I sat at a corner, awaiting my fate. I lowered my head in-between my knees while I slept. Rather than making myself comfortable by sleeping on the bed, I preferred to stay on the floor so I'll be alerted when someone comes in.

After a while, I heard the door open and I jerked up.

It was the older lady who came in.

"You didn't eat your meal? Why is that?" She yelled out in anger. I felt that she did it purposely in order to raise an alarm.

"I… I. I wasn't hungry" I stuttered.

"You should've forced yourself to eat it. We don't reject food here" she roared at me.

The woman pulled me close and dragged me to the table where we served my food.

"You have to eat his meal tonight, young lady. No matter how cold it is, you must finish it all up" She declared and began to force feed me the meal.

It was cold and tasteless. I wondered how they managed to eat this kind of food here. I struggled with her, I couldn't take any more bites.

"Let go of me" I pushed her off as I spat the food out.

"How dare you?" She yelled and hit me hard across the face and I fell on the floor.

"What is going on here?" Dominick's voice sounded from the entrance and I turned to see him standing there with his assistant.

Now is the right time to make a show. I thought. I instantly began to cry from stomach upset while I forced myself to vomit the meal.

"My.. stomach.. it hurts" I cried as I puked out.

Dominick only stood and watched me.

I wondered if he wasn't convinced by my act. Maybe he saw through it.

"Take her away" he ordered the guards who had just come inside to take the head maiden away.

"Get a doctor to check her," he instructed.

He didn't even come near me. I anticipated stealing his gun and using it to escape but my plans were ruined.

I allowed his guard to carry me up from the floor and he put me on the bed. He stood and watched me until the doctor arrived to check me up.

Dominick came in shortly.

"What's wrong with her, doctor?" Dominick asked.

"I think she's suffering from food poisoning." The doctor revealed as he continued to check my pulse.

"What's the solution?"

"I'll prescribe some drugs to be bought for her. She'll need to eat a lot of fruits too"

The doctor left afterwards. Renee saw him out while Dominick stayed back with me.

"Are you done with your show?" Dominick asked.

"What do you mean by show?"

"Your stomach stopped hurting immediately when I walked in," he explained.

I Was dumbstruck for a moment.

"I.. it's a miracle" I blurted out. I realized that I was so stupid for saying such.

"I don't trust you, Leila." He whispered softly.

Dominick ordered the maids to prepare a meal for me so that I could take my medicines. I forced myself to drink the medicines bought for me by Dominick. I was uncomfortable because I didn't know what reactions the medicine would give me since I wasn't really sick. After he was done making sure that I took it, he left the room.

I waited to hear the door get locked from outside— before I rushed into the bathroom to vomit the medicines.

Dominick was really a cruel man for making me do this to myself.

I returned back to the room, angry and frustrated by everything. I have never been this isolated before. I valued my freedom and I wanted to get that. I only realized that Dominick had a CCTV camera installed in the room. I knew he must be watching me by now. I went straight for the camera.

"What do you want from me, Dominick Castillo?" I yelled.

"I cannot be kept here all day. Let me out of this room"

My voice turned faint as I yelled. I was beginning to feel dizzy. Realization dawned on me that the medicine which Dominick gave to me wasn't for stomach upset but a sedative. My legs get wobbly as I hurried back to bed. Just when I reached halfway across the room, I fell down.

"Dominick.." I mumbled as I finally fell unconscious.