Chapter 35“How dare that bastard! He did not allow me to talk to Celeste on the contrary blackmails me that he will turn her against me. Well, I will see how he does that. Celeste is my daughter. All mine. Boyfriends come and go. But I'm here stable in her life. Always. She knows that and she loves me.” Tom blew his vengeance against Anthony with Dave.“Do not think so loose about that asshole. He has enough evidence against you to prove to Celeste what you are and he is smart to turn the tables. The earlier, the better, we need to get her back to us.” Dave spoke in a neutral tone.“Enough evidence? In that case he should have used his magic by now. Why didn't he? Dave had no words for the question of Tom.“He had installed a jammer in her phone and I could not track her location. I don't know where she went, leaving her phone unlocked with a stranger. Otherwise I would have extracted her location long ago. I hope the rascal did not hide her in the woods where the signals don’t reach
Chapter 40PresentAnthony was having lunch with Celeste. “You have no idea how hungry I am today. I did not have time to eat breakfast because of an urgent meeting scheduled today.” He cleaned his hands with soap and sat on the dining chair before putting the napkin in his lap. Celeste opened the lids of the casseroles. The delicious aroma from the food items hit his nostrils making his mouth watery. She was serving him steaming hot food on a cold winter afternoon. “Someone should be very lucky to have such a delicious treat soon after coming home.” He placed a kiss on her cheek.“Sweetcorn french fries for starters, I love them.” Anthony said, staring at his plate like a little boy.Celeste was happy she could please him with her cooking. “You know now that I can cook. I won’t burn your kitchen. Be assured of it.” Anthony joined the laughter of Celeste. “Sure. I will let you cook when I want to have a special lunch or dinner.”“I made Baked Lobsters along with brown rice, sushi,
Suddenly there felt a heavy commotion outside. Celeste came back into her room after the shower to wear her bridal dress. But neither the hairdresser nor the make-up artist were present in the room. Something wasn’t right. She looked outside the window if they were out to give her privacy in order to wear the dress. But they were not available anywhere. A weird sense of unrest occupied her stance. “Sicilia?” She called for the beautician in a waverly tone filled with fear after she put on her clothes. There was no response. Before she could realize a rough hand clamped her mouth from behind obstructing her voice to reach the people.“What are you doing? Who are you? Release me.” She shouted through her closed mouth.Slowly she could see four men wearing uniform black coats approaching her in deadly long strides. She was very well acquainted with such buffy young men. After all she had been a mafia princess. They appear to be goons of another mafia. Who were they? Suffocation surround
Chapter 8“She is okay. Nothing to worry about. It is the effect of chloroform. Slowly she will be alright.” After the feedback of the doctor, it was not only Anthony who was happy but his men too. For the present their jobs are intact.The next morning, Celeste opened her eyes to the rays of sunlight piercing from the window. Her head was pounding as if a thousand road rollers were running on it. She slowly looked around her surroundings. That was not her room. Where was she? Gradually the events of the previous day rolled in her head. Yes she was kidnapped by an unknown gang.When she was about to sit, she found a restriction. A heavy hairy hand was in her middle. A man’s hand? Damn who is he? She looked beside and instantly her eyes were wide like saucers. Anthony Rodriguez. Is he the one who kidnapped her?Keeping aside her curiosity, unknowingly she began to check him out. He looked much more relaxed while sleeping than when he was awake. Even in the bed hair he looked extremely s
Chapter 9Special? My ass. He already has a ring on his finger and now he brings a new girl to his mansion. What better can she think about a Casanova like him? Now she understands why he was breathing under her nose all the time in the club. He is not an ordinary man who would get drunk and fix a night with her. The lives of these billionaires are complicated. All their nooky businesses should be sealed with no third eye coming to know about it. She clearly understands his intentions now. He will use her in his bed day and night until he gets bored of her and extract all the dues of her dad through her body. Until then she has to stay in his bungalow like his keep.But was Celeste a coward to follow his rules? She had never lived under the terms of anyone till date. If she had opted to be a bar dancer, it was completely her choice. This guy hasn't yet seen the true color of her.Twisting her lips in distaste for Anthony she walked to the closet attached to the washroom to select a cas
Chapter 9Special? My ass. He already has a ring on his finger and now he brings a new girl to his mansion. What better can she think about a Casanova like him? Now she understands why he was breathing under her nose all the time in the club. He is not an ordinary man who would get drunk and fix a night with her. The lives of these billionaires are complicated. All their nooky businesses should be sealed with no third eye coming to know about it. She clearly understands his intentions now. He will use her in his bed day and night until he gets bored of her and extract all the dues of her dad through her body. Until then she has to stay in his bungalow like his keep.But was Celeste a coward to follow his rules? She had never lived under the terms of anyone till date. If she had opted to be a bar dancer, it was completely her choice. This guy hasn't yet seen the true color of her.Twist
Chapter 10“You have too much confidence in yourself but unluckily it failed you.” He played his brows, teasing her.Celeste glared daggers at him. “If not for my injured ankle I would have escaped your halfwit goons long ago.”Anthony twisted his lip in mockery. “Oh, is it?” Plan the next escape after a month. Because until then your leg is not going to cooperate with you and yeah next time you break the CCTV to plan your escape, the repercussions will be beyond your expectation.”“How I wish I could strangle you to death with my bare arms.” Her hands reached his neck but Anthony smartly tackled her to bed holding her waist and him on top of her.“Privacy” He commanded and the CCTV turned off.Their lips were hardly an inch away from each other. His hot brea
Chapter 11Celeste felt nauseous after she saw everything and the teasing features of Anthony shifted to seriousness. “Celeste you are fine. You have nothing to worry about. I'm here.” He began to draw his palm on her back in consolation.Celeste was breathing harshly. Her eyes were red with unshed tears. Anthony quickly rushed to his room and brought a strip of tablets. He gave her a glass of water with medicine. “Come on, have this.”Celeste gulped the pill with water. Ten minutes later when she was normal, she looked at him with questioning eyes. “Do I know you from before?”Anthony did not reply and his silence probed Celeste with more questions. “Okay. How do you know about the pills I use during my panic attacks? You know I'm an anxiety patient. Don't you? Do you know me from before?”“What is with all these questions, Celeste?” Anthony looked restless.“How are you awar
Chapter 36Sometime later Anthony heard a loud squeak from Celeste's bedroom. Tout de suite he climbed the stairs skipping one at a time and then his laugh was uncontrollable. His girl who is a spitfire, who challenges him and makes him dance on her little finger is frightened of flies. “It might have entered your room through the garden. Why did you keep the window open? You could have used air-conditioning instead.”Celeste cried, ran to Anthony and fell in his arms. He chuckled softly and gently ran his hand on her back before kissing her cheek. “It is okay. Don't cry. I'm going to take care of it.” He took out the phone from his pants pocket and called the security. “There is a fly in Celeste’s room. Drive it out of the window.”She nuzzles her head in the crook of his neck. “I'm not going to use this bedroom tonight. Can I sleep with
Chapter 35“How dare that bastard! He did not allow me to talk to Celeste on the contrary blackmails me that he will turn her against me. Well, I will see how he does that. Celeste is my daughter. All mine. Boyfriends come and go. But I'm here stable in her life. Always. She knows that and she loves me.” Tom blew his vengeance against Anthony with Dave.“Do not think so loose about that asshole. He has enough evidence against you to prove to Celeste what you are and he is smart to turn the tables. The earlier, the better, we need to get her back to us.” Dave spoke in a neutral tone.“Enough evidence? In that case he should have used his magic by now. Why didn't he? Dave had no words for the question of Tom.“He had installed a jammer in her phone and I could not track her location. I don't know where she went, leaving her phone u
Chapter 34The pastToday is Celeste's birthday. Anthony took leave from the office because he wants to spend the whole day with her and make her birthday memorable.“Good morning sweetheart. May all your dreams come true and life take you to places you cherish. Happy birthday.” His extremely masculine gravelly tone brought goosebumps of delight on her skin.Anthony planted a kiss on Celeste’s forehead pushing away the hairs from her face and placed a rose beside her head on the pillow.Her cognac eyes opened, gazing at him in a shimmer. Handsome is an understatement. Anthony is a very attractive man with high cheekbones and a slight stubble. “Thank you very much Anthony.” Celeste pulled his face to her lips and kissed his hairy cheek.“Come on, get ready.&r
The pastAfter the engagement ceremony, the guests left. “I want to take leave, my son and wish you a happy life ahead with Celeste.” Lucy stood beside Tom and on the other side Celeste followed.Anthony’s features were calm till then. But the moment Celeste stood beside Tom to leave, he looked puzzled. He made a discreet chin lift and told her to stay back.It was a sweet thrill for her to test his patience. Celeste acted clueless. But was Anthony a man to give up? He had waited enough for her. Now they are even engaged. She is his completely now. He held her hand before she walked away from him. “Celeste is moving in with me tonight, Tom. Tomorrow my men will come and lift her luggage from your house.”Tom was not happy with what was happening and it was not a shock for Anthony. The man was shameless to stoop to any level for m
Chapter 32It was the day of her engagement. Since the Rodriguez house is big enough to host as many guests required, the ceremony was planned in the visitor's hall of the house itself.Celeste played her fingers in anxiety. Her mother Lucy took a seat besides and hugged her. "Anthony is an understanding and caring guy. Nothing to worry about. You're a lucky girl sweetheart. Be happy." She cheered for her.Natalie arrived on time. "Congratulations, my friend." Her eyes studied her top to bottom before she ran and hugged Celeste. "You look beautiful."The hair was styled in a bun with motifs on either side. Celeste was dressed in a red long dress. It had a sheer detail in the bust area and below the chest were free flowing curls with sequins. She matched the dress with white stone necklace and earrings which Anthony bought for her on their first date.
Chapter 31“It is on September 2nd and I'm thinking of going to a movie with my friend.” She guffawed.“A slight change in your birthday program. If you don’t mind. Spend the day with me and I promise you will enjoy it.” Celeste giggles and it felt like music to Anthony’s ears.“Here are your favorite songs by Jennifer Lopez.” He handed her a pen drive with his eyes focused ahead through the windshield. Celeste took it from him excitedly. “Where are we going?”“You will see it, we will be there in five.” He grinned, staring at her.Just like he said after five minutes they were in front of fancy restaurant with letters dazzling neon lights “Le Meredith”The manager greeted them as soon as they entered and took them to the roof top corner tab
The pastNext day Celeste was discharged from the hospital and like a responsible father, Tom took her home.“How are you sweetheart? The doctor informed me you went home. Are you taking your vitamins regularly?” Anthony asked Celeste after visiting her home in the evening.“Dad told me that we are shortly going to be engaged. He also told me mama and I will be going dress shopping tomorrow. Can I talk to you for a few minutes before we take our next step?” Celeste asked Anthony which brought heaviness in his kernel.“Is everything alright with you Celeste. Of course we can meet. Tonight at seven I will come and pick you for dinner at your home. Is that okay?”“That sounds good. But please, there is no necessity to waste a lot of money taking me to a fancy restaurant.”A
Chapter 29She was met again with silence from Anthony. Like she was a baby who needed his protection, he held her hand, guided her behind a wall and forced her to lay down on the ground by protecting her head with his hands. “What is the situation?” He asked someone on the phone.“Is there a problem? Was that an earthquake?” Celeste asked worriedly. She wondered how he could maintain his equilibrium even in a situation like that.Moments later the catastrophe was taken into control. “Sir, a bomb diffuser was installed in the house. So the effect was not high. As far as now, no human loss is reported.”“Good, I am glad you took control of the situation in time.” Anthony turned her to face him. He wouldn't speak but his eyes spoke volumes. And the name of that language is called ‘lo
In the other side of the city“Do you know the story of the golden goose?” The young man sighed helplessly, running his hand in his hair.But the other person turned a deaf ear to his restlessness. “The goose gave one golden egg to her master every day. Master used to sell it and started reaping money. In a matter of a few years he became very rich. But with richness came greed too. He thought instead of taking an egg every day, why not kill it and reap all eggs at once? So he killed it but what did he find? In the end he only met sorrow. There were no eggs in the belly of the golden goose but only blood.”“I'm not a kindergarten kid who listens to your moral tales during story time. Tell me what your next plan is. Do you know how distressing it is when I think about her? Every time her picture flashes in my mind, I feel high. She is an addiction I can't c