Author's point of view... After a while, Claudia got up from her seat and walked out, "Mom, let me get some coffee for you..." Lissa smiled affectionately, "How considerate... You take rest, let me get some for you" she offered but Claudia insisted. Coffee was just an excuse, she just wanted to see how miserable Izzy might be. After all, that was like a candy to her eyes. How could she not enjoy that pleasing moment? Lissa agreed as Claudia insisted. She walked out of the VIP room and looked at the entrance door where Izzy was supposed to be. Unexpectedly, Izzy was taken away. She stomped her foot and walked out frustratingly. "Agh...that bitch...was she just pretending to faint?" Claudia looked around but couldn't find her. After scanning everywhere, Claudia asked a nurse about the girl fainted in the corridor. The nurse told Claudia that one of the hospital doctors had taken her to the emergency room. Claudia sighed, at least she was injured. As she walked back t
Author's point of view... After quite a while, Izzy felt a soft touch on her forehead and slowly opened her eyes. She observed a man's somewhat hazy visage looking at her through her impaired vision. "Hey get up" A man's concerned voice echoed in her ears, "Are you okay?"She heard him talking but that voice was just like someone talking inside a trunk. Audible but not clear. Her head throbbed as she tried to focus on that face. As she couldn't take that pain anymore, she closed her eyes again. It was in the night that she regained her consciousness and this time it was much better than before. Her gaze swept across the dimly lit room and she froze immediately. That place wasn't a hospital room or her dormitory, it was a presidential suite. Oh God...! How did I end up here? She jolted up into a sitting position. "Lay down..." a cold voice reverberated in the room. Izzy instantly steadied herself as she recognized that voice. "It...it was him!!" Why was she with
In just a few seconds, the door of the room flung open and Robert rushed in with a few more people following him. "What...! What's wrong...??" Robert yelled in desperation. He spoke in a hard tone devoid of any sympathy. Izzy was dumbfounded. She felt for the first time that Robert would punish her for crying in front of him. Izzy was astonished when they entered in a rush. Taking hold of the blanket, she ducked her head inside and tucked herself into a corner. Such a little kid...! Is she in pain? Robert thought as he gave her a worried glance before abruptly turning to face the two men behind him and growling at them. "What the heck is going on...!" his tone immediately dried everyone's throat, and Izzy felt a shiver run down her spine. Did she just angered him? But she really didn't know that crying here was not allowed. Robert glared daggers at the man behind, "Didn't you say that she was not in pain...? Were you just bluffing..." Izzy parted her lips. Was he worried
Author's point of view... The next day morning, Claudia stepped into Isaac’s hospital room, her expression composed yet determined. She gulped nervously. She had been searching their house for that one thing the whole day but couldn't find it there. The only possible place it could be is in Issac's personal belongings. And Isaac had it kept near him before he passed out that day. "Those papers must be in the hospital room. In his safe... I have to find it...I have to find it today..." Claudia was determined to get that blueprint at any cost by the end of the day or Michael could do anything to her. The hum of medical equipment filled the background as she found Lissa, weary and haggard, sitting vigil by Isaac’s bedside. Claudia slowly walked towards her and placed her hand on Lissa's shoulder. "Mom, you look exhausted. When was the last time you had a proper rest?" Claudia asked gently. Lissa sighed, she looked at Claudia and smiled then her eyes went back to Isaac’s still f
Author's point of view... Izzy's heart pounded as Lissa's roar filled the room. She felt Isaac's grip tighten on her hand, a silent plea for calm amidst the storm. It must be Claudia who might have called Lissa here, Izzy thought. Lissa was about to grab Izzy's hair and drag her out of the room when two strong men positioned themselves protectively before Izzy, their imposing figures casting long shadows in that dimly lit room. Lissa stopped puzzled. So what Claudia said was right! This bitch had mingled with some dangerous men. Lissa cursed Izzy in her heart. "What the hell do you think you are doing, you nasty piece of shit?" Lissa could no longer hold her anger inside, "Can you be more shameless Izzy? Your father is fighting with death every day in the hospital bed and you are clinging with men out there..." Lissa's eyes blazed with fury but she stepped back immediately. Her hands clenched into fists. "Get out! Just the thought of you being his daughter disgusts me..
Author's point of view... Inside the hotel room, Robert was on his chair, calm and composed as ever, talking to Mike on his phone. "Did you get anything, Mike?" "Yes Boss, their family got involved with some local gangs. Her brother's sudden death is indeed something suspicious" Robert's eyebrows cocked up. "Um hmm...What suspicious?" Robert asked curiously. "It was a kidnap and murder case but shockingly, no one complained about it" Robert gave it a thought, "Wasn't their family a normal middle-class family?" Robert threw another question and Mike took a minute to understand. Why would they have any enemy to go so far? Why would someone kidnap their family member and for what? Mike replied immediately, he had been digging up everything about Izzy's family and surprisingly the more he dug, the more he discovered. "Their family was well-known in the entire town and lived a normal life as what I heard about them. But it doesn't look good deeper." "Why didn't they
Author's point of view... After driving through the forest in the outskirts of the city, they reached a huge gate opening into a vast garden. This place was like a hidden paradise in the heart of the woods. Sweet fragrance of flowers and fruits, filled the air with freshness. As if already instructed, the driver rolled down the window glasses to let that fresh and fragrant air inside the car. Robert was leaning his head on the seat while his eyes were closed. The usual creased brows were now relaxed. After kissing Izzy just now, he actually felt good. He didn't know if that came from tricking her or the unique taste he felt on her lips. Izzy looked at the paradise outside the window then at the predator next to her. They doesn't match. Not at all...! She pondered. After about ten minutes of driving through the greenery, they eventually pulled up in front of a massive mansion in the midst of the garden. Given how it seemed, this mansion might almost be referred to as a cast
Author's point of view... A maid...! Harvey raised his head and his smiling face contorted into a confused one. He read the cold expression on his boss's face and grasped something. No matter his woman or maid, that girl had offended his boss somehow. "Oh..." Harvey nodded. Izzy was not surprised by that response. When she had signed that blank contract, she truly had signed her life away, she knew her role could not simply be his caretaker, but she could at least protect herself from being his bedmate and personal servant and anything else he wanted her to be by being a maid instead. Robert glared at Izzy without a blink. He wanted to see her begging him or at least there had to be some panic in her behaviour but there was none. Izzy silently agreed with him as if she was relieved to be a maid. That irritated the young man. He gritted in anger but refrained himself from showing it. Izzy blinked at him in a daze. He looked angry, but didn't have any idea, why. Did she s