Chapter 7

While still deep in thoughts she heard her phone message notification and when she opened the message, 5 million dollars have been transferred to her account.

That was the best message she had ever received in a while. Her mother had a stomach cancer and the doctors said that if she gets to be operated on time with a team of specialized doctors she will be cured. They were only waiting for the money.

Another message followed immediately from Jared

“That is the advance payment, the rest will be transferred the same way when you have satisfied all the conditions we agreed on. Please confirm to me if you have received it in your account”

“Thank you” she replied to the message and put her phone back on the bedside table to continue reminiscing on the hot sex she had with the man.

However her phone beeped again with another notification and she picked it up to read the contents. She never expected that it could be from Jared, her eyes widened in shock as she tried to understand what he wanted. It suddenly dawned on her that he meant it when he said that he would demand her presence at any time and now that he had paid her she was going to become his slave or slut, who knows.

“Before I forget I want you tonight. Come to the same venue as yesterday”

Without hesitation she typed a short message with a trembling hands, she just came home and her husband scolded her. How would she manage to sneak out again and who knows when she will come back home” Please I can’t leave, my husband will kill me”

Her text read delivered and she thought that she had solved the matter but in the next few second he sent her another text that said

“I don’t care, just get yourself an excuse and make sure you don’t let me wait because I am a very impatient man”

The phone was disconnected by the arrogant man because when she tried to call him it wasn’t going through. She was left with no any other way but to sneak out of the house later in the evening.

Anyway she didn’t give a damn anymore, Nolan could do whatever he wanted. All she cared about was getting the rest of the money so that her mother would get the necessary treatment. Nevertheless she will complete her end of the bargain.

Suddenly the doctor called and told her that it was time for her mother to undergo the surgery, failure to which it will be fatal. She told the doctor that she will be heading to the hospital immediately and that now she had half of the money required.

She quickly changed in to another dress and walked out of the bedroom. She found Nolan still watching the football match, you could think that it was more important than her. If he really cared about her, he would not have neglected her physically and emotionally.

“Where are you headed?” he lifted his head and asked while scanning her body with a disgusted face.

Celine didn’t waste time to explain herself “I am going to the hospital to see my mother.  She is set to go for surgery in about an hour and I would like to be present.” She expected to be concerned or something similar but the man wore the same face he had when he came back to the house.

He chuckled ironically since he thought that Celine was about to start begging him for money again, if that was the case he wouldn’t give her any dime. He didn’t care what happens to her pathetic mother, she should die so that he can be left in peace.

With a sneer on his face he asked “Did you manage to raise the money? I swear I tried as I can and couldn’t get the money, the business is too low this season and we have not been doing well for a long time now.”

“I know you expect me to beg you, but I will not for this time round even if I have sold my soul to the devil, I have managed to get the money you refused to give me. I know how you spend your money buying cheap women outside including the despicable secretary who stabbed me on the back” Celine thought with disgust in her heart.

“Don’t worry I can manage?” she retorted back much to his dismay.

 Celine was acting odd since she came back late from her drinking and he was just wondering what happened to her. How could she be calm like that when her mother was almost dying?  If he wasn’t mistaken her mother was the apple of her eyes and she would have been begging him with tears now.

He just sat there on the sofa quiet and surprised at the same time. What angered her even more was that he did not even offer to escort her to see her mother. He was so cruel and Celine was so done with him. He was not going to kill herself feeling guilty of a person who didn’t give a damn about her.

She immediately took the opportunity to rash out of the house and took the first taxi she came across to the hospital as fast as possible and avoided wasting time.

On her way to the hospital she deposited the money sent to her by Jared to the hospital bank account and informed the doctor who acknowledged that it has been received.

By the time she was standing on the hospital lobby her mother was being wheeled to theater and she thanked her God for having brought Jared along her path. Otherwise her mother would have just died like that while Nolan did completely nothing to help her.

Standing on the corner of the lobby was the longest time she had ever had to wait. Moreover there was nobody who accompanied her. It was just the two of them against the world and she prayed that her mother would make it alive so they can continue being together.