WICKED SEDUCTION CHAPTER 19

As I closed my eyes, I could see his face. When I laid in bed, I had a distinct impression that I had waited for him to return. My eyes felt tired, and while I struggled to remain awake, I heard him out in the hallway, albeit not as many obscenities. Once again, I closed my eyes and prepared to go to sleep.

I had been sleeping soundly for a while when a loud bang on the door awakened me. Immediately, I got up from my bed and headed toward the source of the noise. When I opened it, Lee walked right in without having to be asked.

“Hey, what do you think you are doing?” I asked after he comfortably settled down in my bed.

Even though he didn’t answer, he started snoring heavily on my bed a few moments later. I had no idea what time it was, but  I was stuck with something heavy on my thighs when I woke up. When I opened my eyes, it felt like there were a lot of cobwebs in front of me, and I couldn’t see correctly. I placed my hands on it and yelled in surprise when I discovered his legs were in my body.

In the morning, I woke up around four o’clock and prepared to go for a jog. My father’s house was equipped with a gym, but I chose to go for a jog every morning to get my blood flowing and clear my mind. It was something about the early air that cleansed my thoughts, and I needed it after what I had done the night before.

“Oh shit!” I exclaimed upon seeing him outside my room.

“Hi,” he greeted me.

For a brief time, he seemed to be looking at me as if I were a lovely ghost dressed in a bright suit. Following my observation of the dark bags beneath his eyes, I said, “Did you get any sleep?” I inquired because I sent him away in the middle of the night.

“What do you think, Selena?” Instead of providing me with an answer, he posed a question to me. Of course, I shrugged my shoulders as if I had any idea what was going on.

“Why don’t you tell me?”

“I couldn’t sleep well,” he confessed.

“Same with me. Have you found anything about my supposed fiance?”

“I’m sorry, but I couldn’t find anything about the man. I think your father lied to you about being engaged with someone from the Salcedo Group. As per my research, they wouldn’t agree to any fixed marriages,” he stated a fact.

“Dig deeper, and if we have to buy him out, I’ll be glad to do it,” I informed Lee about my desperation to get out of the marriage.

“I hope you don’t mind me asking, Selena, but why are you so against it?”

“I don’t have to marry for money because I’m already rich!”

“Yeah, you’re right, but I think your father just wanted to give you the best,” he mentioned.

“Whatever, but my decision is final, Lee. I am not going to marry anyone from the group!”

“Can you tell me why?”

I knew he was curious, but I couldn’t tell him about my reasons, or he would think I was a hopeless romantic or whatsoever. “Coffee?” I deviated from the topic, and he responded with a raised eyebrow. Did he know that it was only a tactic?

Lee shrugged his shoulders and said, “I already had a cup. I can get you a cup if you want one.”

“Sure,” I said and followed him downstairs. When he handed me the mug with a hot coffee, I accepted it.

“Can you tell me now why you don’t want to marry that guy from the Salcedo Group?”

“Because I don’t know him,” I told him the truth. There’s no way I would marry a stranger! “And I think it’s unfair to agree with the marriage when I am in love with someone else,” I said without thinking, and I only realized my mistake when he gasped for breath. Was it shocking to hear from someone like me?

“W-who is the lucky guy?”

“The one who betrayed my trust,” I replied.

“What about me?” Lee asked again, and I glared at him in response.

“Alright, since you have been asking the same question more than once, I think it’s only right, to be honest with you. I can’t marry someone like you, Lee.”

“Why not? Because I’m poor?”

“Yes,” I admitted the main reason why he’s out of the list for my future spouse.

“How about the things that happened between us?”

“Oh, the sex? It doesn’t mean anything, except for the fact that I’m so thankful for your service. Honestly, my urges to pleasure myself have slowed down because of you,” I stated a fact, and his expressions scared the shit out of me. He looked furious and ready to throttle my neck!

“Take back your words, or you are going to regret it,” he issued a threat.

“Come on, Lee. This is not the time for us to argue over a menial thing. Whoa, don’t tell me you’re one of the conservative men,” I teased him about his preference, and he was even more enraged.

“I am a conservative, Selena.”

“Really? I thought you’re the kind of man who’s always horny and ready to bed anyone whenever they felt like it!”

“I have had enough of your insults this morning,” he said and left without saying goodbye.

“I’m hoping we may become friends despite everything I said to you!” I shouted at him to catch his attention, but he didn’t hear me. Oh well, I shrugged off my shoulders and left the kitchen. I was almost at the door when I realized something and returned upstairs.

“What is it?” Lee glared at me when he opened the door to his bedroom after I kept on knocking.

“You are supposed to come with me,” I complained in front of him, and he narrowed his gaze towards me. “You are my bodyguard, Lee, and you are supposed to be with me all the time.”

“I am quitting today,” he announced, and when he widened the opening of the door, I saw his trolley.

For a moment, I was stunned at his announcement. I didn’t expect to hear it from him, especially when it’s still early in the morning. “What do you mean you are going to quit?” I asked in confusion.

“I’m resigning from my job,” he repeated.

“Lee, you can’t just quit anytime,” I protested.

“There’s no reason for me to stay longer.”

“What about our agreement? You agreed to make me pregnant as soon as possible!”

“You can just pay any other man to do the job, Selena,” he replied with a shrug.

“But I want you, I mean, I like your features, and for sure, my child wouldn’t look that bad if you are the father,” I explained, and Lee clenched his fist while glaring at me.