He watched intently from afar as she stood there beside the grave, expressionless no less than a pillar. As she placed the flowers on the fresh soil and her lips moved, like she whispered something.
He was getting impatient every second to end this sad drama. He was about to step in her direction with his assistant behind when he realized that the fragile body had been fallen to ground in a millisecond.
It all happened so fast before his eyes. He let out an annoying smirk in exasperation.
"What? I thought it would be interesting!" He complained and Joseph couldn't help but feel bad for the poor girl. He couldn't even run to her to help without his boss's permission.
"Joseph! I think you'll do it, what do you say?" He asked while taking off his sunglasses.
"As you say sir" he replied obediently.
They both headed in the direction of her limp body. What a painful sight it was, she laid there without any consciousness, beside her freshly buried mother.
The black clouds started to gather in the sky, hiding the scorching sun behind them. And in a minute the light liquid droplets started to fall like diamonds from above.
Dawson looked above, looking at the sudden darkness in the the environment. His burning cigarette was smothered by the tiny water droplets, letting out a faded sizzling sound.
Likewise the transparent liquid hit his masculine face, letting it slid down on his skin.
"This was much needed to create the perfect miserable scene" he satirized with a mischievous smirk.
Joseph behind him ran instantly to the car to bring umbrella for his boss. But the water already started to soak inside his costly suit. He looked at the girl who laid there, unaware of her surroundings.
Her hair started to get wet and her face covered with beads of water. Her black dress getting dirty with the mixture of soil and water. Her worn out, old purse lying not very far from her body.
His gaze didn't averted and he simply watched her. She looked adorable, like a baby who's very young to suffer such a tragic mishap. But however it wasn't enough to stir his black heart.
Not wasting another second he took a long stride towards her and leaned down on her level. Sliding his hands behind her back, he tried to lift her up in his arms. Her face gradually shifted in his direction to it's own accord, colliding with his steel chest. He realized that the slim body of hers, didn't had much weight.
He could feel the temperature of her body on his skin. She was burning hot. And just like that his eyes caught the sight of her glistening neck where her wet strands of hair stick, provoking and irritating him.
"What a mess!" He let out an annoyed sigh and averted his eyes, avoiding the sight of her face.
He turned around and faced Joseph who was running in his direction with a black umbrella in his right hand. He reached and stood in front of him, motioning the umbrella above his boss's height, shielding him from rain.
Not waiting for another command, he leaned down and hurriedly pick up her belongings and followed Dawson behind.
Joseph could figure out the clear frustrated expressions of his boss but didn't understood his actions. Never in his lifetime he touched someone with such low standards, and now he picked up the girl from muddy ground, letting his own clothes getting dirty in the process. It was very rare for him to witness such side of Dawson because it never happened before. Dawson always looked down on poor people who didn't even had money to put up on better clothes on themselves.
His dirty business only had poor women who couldn't afford luxuries of life and he regard them as outcasts.
He walked silently beside him, sheltering the umbrella above him.
The clouds were roaring and lightening struck them, creating a loud sound. The continuous sounds of thunder and heavy rain made the world looked dark around them. Everything turned gray, and soaked within the transparent liquor.
Joseph opened the car door and he without a care, laid the girl on backseat of his Mercedes. Joseph closed the door immediately and opened the door for his boss. Dawson sat inside and Joseph instantly closed the door, running to driver seat.
The engine was ignited and car roared on the road at full speed, letting the rain crash against it's metallic skin.
Dawson irritatingly took out bunch of tissues from the box and started wiping the mud from his suit with a flustered expression plastered on his face. His brows were knitted and jaw was tight, which visibly made him looked angry.
Joseph only afraid the aggressive nature of him. He focused on the road but his eyes couldn't help noticing the changes in his actions.
*
The car halted inside the garage his palace like mansion. The driver ran immediately to open the car door for him, but Dawson angrily opened it himself and got out. Without acknowledging his surroundings, he straight went inside the mansion, crossing the hall way and going upstairs to his room at once.
Joseph was not sure that whether he should shift Ruby to servant room or guest room. Realizing the importance of this girl, he suggestively got her shifted to a guest room and asked the head maid of house to clean her up and look after her. He didn't wanted to disturb Dawson in this state because it was likely for him to burst at such sensitive situations and the only person to suffer was Joseph.
*
He took off his suit and threw it on the floor. Rolling his sleeves up of his white shirt, he glanced at himself in his wall mirror. He looked quite dark and stressed.
"How the fuck you touched that untidy girl with your bare hands?" He consciousness questioned him.
He didn't had any answer to that. He simply looked back at his reflection with agitated expression.
"She is a mere girl whose parents died and you want to use her for your profit! Don't let that shit bother you. Just focus on what you planned" he subconscious instructed him like another self.
And he graved those words on his mind so he can never break his rules again.
Rubbing his aching forehead he took out a comfortable pair of garments from his wardrobe and headed inside the ensuite to take a long and warm shower, to calm down his nerves.
*
She woke up from the continuous noise of rattling glass against the thundering rain. The sound of each thunder strike was so loud that it almost scared her. She lightly tried to sat up with half opened eyes. Her little brain started to wake up from gradually from the heavy slumber.
As her minds processed and she tried to look around, she didn't recognized a single thing around herself. She was laid down on a large warm bed, placed beside the opposite wall of door. In front of her was a lush dressing mirror, drawers and racks on its side which were filled with all sort of cosmetics and skincare products. There was large window beside her left wall on which thick navy blue curtains hung down. The room was dipped in warm, cozy yellowish light. On the right side wall was some expensive framed paintings and a couch was placed beside it along with a glass table, on which a vase was placed, stuffed with sunflowers. At the right end was another door, more likely the way leading to ensuite.
Everything around her was strange and unrecognizable for her. And it scared her. She didn't know where she was. Her insides started to panic gradually as she tried to get up and go out but her head started to spin and her empty stomach growled.
With great difficulty she removed the cozy blanket from her body and tried to shift her legs down, touching the cold floor.
She looked for some footwear under the bed and on sideways. Gladly she found a pair of furry slippers. As she was about to wear them on her feet, the door of the room opened and a woman appeared.
She wore a black and white uniform which more specifically could be categorized as a servant uniform. Her hair tied into a bun and she wore an apron which looked like a part of her uniform. She looked middle aged, in her thirties. Her face was pleasant and decent with fine lines forming somewhere on her skin.
"It's nice to see you awake. Do you need anything?" She asked politely, making ruby get out of her stance at once.
"Where am I?" The only words which formed on her tongue.
"You're inside the Wayans mansion. If you're feeling well, I'll inform Mr Wayans. He will clarify your queries as they brought you here" she informed her kindly with a polite smile and headed out of the room, closing the door in process.
"Mr Wayans?" Obviously she heard the name before but it couldn't be possible that she was lying inside the house of an unknown rich man who also brought her here himself.
She knew well that this name belonged to the richest man in the city of Manchester and in the top ten category of country. But is he the same Wayans she only heard about on screen?
Either way it wasn't acceptable for her to be here, at an unknown place.
As she waited for her captivator to reveal himself, she realized that her dress was no more on her skin. The dress she wore was nowhere to be seen, rather a smooth silk dress of knee length covered her body with straps on shoulders, which exposed an amount of skin she didn't preferred. She felt herself ashamed and tried to hide her revealing chest with the same rug she slept in. Who even changed my clothes and why? Her hair were still damp as she thought that someone also must have gave her a bath, which sounded more embarrassing to her. The wave of sheer embarrassment and shame overwhelmed her emotions and she felt self conscious. Who even touched me? Why they bought me here? The fear started to creep in her nerves as she felt herself in a uncomfortable spot. The unfamiliar place and the strange measures took her naive mind into overdrive. Her body started to tense and she hugged her arm
She was extremely hungry so she wasn't able to restrain herself from eating that delicious food. After finishing her dinner she roamed around the empty room to look and find something useful to help her in escaping.She slid the curtains aside and looked at the large window. The rain stopped and now the glass was only wet with droplets. She unlocked the window and tried to open it, which required quite a lot of her strength.But to her amazement she realized after peeking out that she was on ground floor of the mansion but it's not what amazed her. Two guards having broad shoulders and wearing black shirts and holding pistols stood there, just a feet away but their backs were facing her so that they didn't realized her presence.With horror, before they could turn around she closed the window with thud and slid the curtains back again. She leaned against the window and breathed heavily after her failed stunt. She sighed in relief and realized t
It was so humiliating for her as he walked in without knocking and that too when she was almost naked. Her heart was tipping apart with hurt and her brain going nuts with rage.She instantly picked up the dress and put it on, before anyone else also come in and witness her in this state. She was almost red with shame.Soon after she stepped into the dress, few minutes passed and some makeup artists walked in with their bags. She was surprised to see them but didn't get shocked after they just came in suddenly.They made her sit on the chair beside the dressing table. Everything felt so awkwardly weird, nothing was making any sense to her. She didn't know for what they were preparing her and what job he had for her. But her instincts were not already comfortable with the idea to proceed anymore.But however she didn't had any choice, either by force of or her will. She was being commanded and was being forced to obey. She had no oth
She was sitting nervously on the edge of bed crying bitterly. The worst happenings were invading her brain that could might happen to her. Her anxiety started to reach its peak as her hands turned cold and she started shivering with the hiccups. She no more cared about her makeup which was now getting ruined by the constant flow of tears on her cheeks, leaving behind the mark as they trailed down her neck. The door suddenly opened and she looked up at the invader, out of shock. He was a middle aged man, in his late thirties. With light stubble beard which also had some white hairs in them. His head was a little bald from front and he wore a grey suit. His eyes were dark brown and looked rather scary. The frown on his forehead indicate the seriousness of his attitude and the dominancy he inflicted upon her. He took large steps towards her and closed the door in process with his left hand. "Who are you?" She mumbled
The car halted in the garage and Joseph opened the door for him. Dawson got out and Ruby was somewhat conscious now.She realized that she was in a car, beside the man who wanted to hurt her so badly. But she didn't made any move and just sat silently, resting her head against the window, every inch of her being hissing in pain.She didn't know if she was raped or not but the pain revolving in her body was excruciating. She couldn't process anything but the thought of being raped made her understood that she should end her life soon and her subconscious state kept thinking about the possible ways to end her life.Not a tear left her eyes, she took the pain like her second half. Just as she did when her mother died. But she was sure now about her next step.The driver tried to open the door for her but before it could happen she undid it herself and with great difficulty she stepped down all by herself.From the other s
He tried to touch her wrist and look at it but she refused his closeness. She got up suddenly and tried to run away from him, wrapping the bathrobe around her body.But before she could reach the door, his big hand appeared in front of her, closing the door with thud. She was startled and stepped back. But he turned her around and forced her against the door. Encaging her, he placed his arms on both sides. Forcing her to look up at him, she wasn't willing.And in another second he held her wrist, taking it up in front of his eyes to see what damage she had done to herself. His eyes widened at the blood covered skin. And something kicked in him that he forced her to open her right hand palm too.Her eyes were red and she tried to push him away but he was hundred times stronger than her fragile frame of bones."I said open your palm!" He shouted in her face not caring about the effect it actually had on other people. Her hands trembl
The next day he informed the maid to look after Ruby as she needed some special care. And after that he went to his office, the meeting he had been scheduling again and again were now on pending. And Joseph was very worried because Dawson had never been this much careless.He wore his black suit on, and then wrapping the Rolex watch around his thick wrist he stepped out of his room not before spraying his personally favourite fragrance on his body.Joseph already stood there in lounge holding the iPad in his hand and penning down important things, waiting for Dawson to arrive.Just as Dawson arrived he followed him to the black Mercedes, as the driver opened the door for him. He was used to skipping breakfasts when he had important meetings. He mostly enjoyed breakfast in his office where his building provided a great view from the top where his office was located.The view somehow didn't make him feel lonely and that's how he spen
She couldn't hear the footsteps because he wore slippers which made no sound. So deeply immense in the book, he moved closer to her and she remained unaware.Only when his footsteps entered her sight circle, she became startled. She lifted her eyes up to see to whom these feet belong, despite her every inch knew the answer. It took her seconds to reach his face, advantage to his long height."What are you doing here?" He asked sternly as she hurriedly got up and the book fell from her hands, to which she not dared to pick it up."I'm sorry, I'll go right away" she apologized without meeting his eyes and tried to scurry away.But he blocked her way by extending his arm. She stepped back."I asked what are you doing here?" He repeated his question again leaning closer to her."I just came here to read this book" she conferred in a low voice.She motioned towards the book with her finger.&n
"hello Ruby, I just wanted to see. And Simon was also missing his mother." Amber came in and sat beside her. "Can you give him to me?" She asked Amber as her heart overflowed with emotions of holding her baby. Amber gave Simon into her lap. Simon pulled on her white dress as he cooed. She placed kisses on his cheek and forehead. She spend some time with Simon when a female waiter came inside to inform her that it's the time now, everyone is waiting for bride. The words gave her goosebumps and she was finding energy within herself to get up and go with them. She knew she can't step back now, guests were there, Smith was waiting for her but Simon was sitting in her lap which was halting her steps. But before she could say anything, Amber picked up Simon from her lap. "I think it's the time, let's go! Guests must be waiting. Simon already told me to bring you out but I forgot while talking" sister Amelia stood and made her stand too. She picked up the fresh bouquet of roses which s
She was accompanied by the girls as she got out of the salon. The driver opened the car door for her and she sat in. It was not same car and it was beautiful decorated with purple tulips too. She admired it for a few seconds and then sat right in. She didn't even look at herself for long in the mirror. She didn't know how she was looking, either a beautiful bride or just an average one. The girls waved her as the driver drove the car out of the place. She knew where they were heading. She was going to marry Smith, it was her wedding day. When that ring on her finger will officially make her his wife. It was painful as if constantly burning in anguish. She wanted to cry so bad, wanted someone to lend her a shoulder but none, there was no one to accompany her of share her pain. She was silent through out the way. It was very long drive until she reached the venue. And sister Amelia recieved her. The mansion which was especially arranged for the guests and bride, Sister Amelia took h
He came back home and on his way to his study, he grabbed a bottle of beer from the kitchen cabinet. Shutting the door with force, he sat down on the floor against it and took out the cork. Pressing it against his mouth, he drank the sour, bitter liquid as if water. Beer was always some energy drink to him. And now that he was down, feeling low, he was sure that it can help him. He tore the shirt apart he was wearing, as the buttons flew away far. The wound was hurting real bad, as he looked at the freshly done bandage. She touched him while wearing that ring! He was so pissed at the moment that he didn't cared about his wound and took off that bandage immediately. Now only the cotton was stick against because of the sticky ointment. He laid down and closed his eyes. He won't let her marry him, he promised himself as he repeated the words against his lips. "I won't let him touch you, you're only mine" he whispered to himself, to the dark, empty room with half closed eyes. Half
Despite loathing him, he had to send the invitation to Dawson at the very moment. He called Velvet and asked her to send one at his address too. Ruby remained silent through out the way, as the feelings were overwhelming for her and she felt vulnerable. The way he looked her with those sharp eyes made her feel so many things. Fear, love, jealousy, happiness, there was so much in his eyes. The way he looked at her made her feel scared of him. It was in a while that he horrified her. Smith dropped her home and leaned in to place a kiss on her cheek. She barely smiled to him. "Are you feeling unwell?" He asked her, extremely suspicious of her behavior after meeting Dawson. "Yeah fine, just feeling feverish" she replied, rubbing her forehead. "Let's go to hospital then" he suggested, concerned about her. "No I'm fine, I'll take a tablet and it'll be over within a day" she replied and tried to open the car door. He wanted to ask her what was wrong with his rush but didn't stop her w
It was few days after, when he got discharged from the hospital and he was well to go home. Joseph was in office, so Jason accompanied him and took him home. He felt relieved after spending such a long time in hospital. The doctor strictly advised him to get his wounds dressing done daily. He assured him but he knew better that he going to take off the bandages in a few days by himself. He has suffered deeper pain that this bullet wound. He was so eager through out these days that Ruby will once visit him. But when she didn't came, he realized that already knew that he was conscious now, maybe from Joseph and now she'll not face him. He went home and met Simon first. He kissed his son and hugged him lightly. He missed him most of all. Simon seemed to more grown up in the past few weeks. Jason helped him to get into his room as he could walk easily now. He went into his room to change his clothes while Amber was preparing a good lunch for them. Jason adored Simon so much, so he sat
"so she is getting married?" Dawson confirmed in a low voice. "Yeah that's what she told me" Joseph replied. "To Smith? She must be happy then" he said again, a hint of disappointment visible in his voice. "Seems so, yesterday I saw them shopping for their wedding in the mall. She looked happy" he told him, remembering when he went to dinner with a client. "I think you should know that she asked for Simon's custody" Joseph wanted to bring in this matter into his knowledge. "Yeah I heard it too. But that's fine that you denied her. I can't give Simon away to her even if she begs for it. He is my only son and I want to provide him every Luxury. He's my heir" he said proudly, with a straight face. "Sure I guess you've already met Jason then. He arrived the day you got shot" he asked. "Yeah he came before you. He has changed alot. He is insisting on living here now as he's graduated now" he said with a worried face. "Maybe you should let me, you both brother can run the company be
As usual after getting over with office, she finally decided to pay Dawson a visit. She couldn't be inhumane like him, even if she didn't show she still cared for him. She went inside the room where he laid. She placed the fresh tulips on the bed side table and sat across the other side on the couch. "How are you doing Dawson? It's so unfortunate that you can't even listen or reply to me. You didn't really had to do this. I hope you'll get better soon" she spoke few words to him as he laid unconscious without responding. Just then Joseph came inside, catching her attention. "I was waiting for you" she told him enthusiastically. "Everything alright?" He asked suspiciously. "I wanted to ask whether you prepared the custody papers or not?" She stood up from her place, striding towards him. He inhaled and exhaled loudly, preparing himself for another challenge. "Look Ruby I cannot do this without Dawson's permission. He owns the child because he looked after him when you left. He
In a state of nervousness, she dialled his number. Putting the phone close to her ear, she waited for the bell to reach him. The bell was constantly ringing and he was not picking up, she was becoming more and more disappointed with every passing second. "Hello?" He spoke as he received the call after a moment. "Smith!" She called out his name with a gasp. "Is everything alright?" He asked on the other side, disturbed by the tone. "No I'm not alright! I don't know what's happening to me! Please come to me as soon as possible, I need you! I think I'll die, please save me" she cried and told him through her miserable voice. "What happened?" He was now clearly worried. "I don't know what's happening to me! Please rush and save me!" She told him again. "Where are you? Wait for me, I'm coming!" He panicked. She told him the location of the beach, and cut the call. Now she sat on the wet shore, and waited for him to arrive, feeling cold by the swirling wind. She didn't wanted to m
He was still fighting between death and life, on the ventilator. Doctors trying their best to save him because he was a young, strong man whose life was valuable. Jason couldn't sleep all night so when Joseph came in morning, he forced him to go home and look after himself. With an upset face, he went home and tried to rest, but his heart and mind was not at peace. Joseph tried to talk with the doctor that if he need more professional treatment of international services, they can afford everything. But doctor told him that there was no way rather than waiting for his lung to heal until he is accompanied by a ventilator. He told him that it will take maximum 5 to 6 weeks for full recovery until he's able to breathe again himself as they've already taken out the bullet. But he can also get on the other lung gradually. It's a matter of time, until he'll he able to get up again. The discovery although shocked him but he told the doctor that he should work on instead if he can work on h