“You don't have to be shy about it”. She laughed then her gaze shifted to Antonio who stood up without uttering a single word and left the room. Grandma Elizabeth sighed deeply then turned to Angela,who was fighting back her shyness. “How are you feeling today?” “Better than this morning maybe because of the medicine I took, thanks for being so kind to ask after my wellbeing”. “I see ....(she sighed again)I hope Antonio wasn't a burden to you this evening,he seems a bit out of place”. She asked Angela softly. “Not at all..” Angela replied. Grandma Elizabeth sighed then smiled at her. “Alright then get well soon”. “Thanks”. Angela replied and gulped down her food. She watched Grandma attempting to wheel herself out of the room. “Can I help? I am done with my food”. Angela asked, standing to her feet. “Oh of course you can,thank you my dearest”. Grandma Elizabeth smiled at her. She opened the door and gently pushed her out of the room heading down the hallway. On the
“So what is your relationship with my brother exactly?” Damon asked. “Nothing in definition,we are not in any way attracted to each other”. Angela replied. “So you have no feelings whatsoever for him?” Damon paused walking and turned to her. “Never, besides my heart belongs to another”. Angela replied avoiding his eyes contact. Damon's face dropped at the reply. “So you have a man waiting for you, what kind of man will let his woman go through this humiliations of a contract marriage with a pervert?” “It’s a crush actually”. Angela replied. “A crush?” He muttered then realizing, he smiled in relief then caressed her hair softly. “You mean Bryan?” He asked and leaned closer to her. Angela gulped hard,her heart started pounding heavily,he was leaning towards her even more closer,their faces were so close, so close that she could feel his breath over her face. Slowly closing her eyes,she could hear the imaginary image of her friend Doris cheering for her in her head. Dam
To Angela's surprise Antonio didn’t put up any more protests as she led him towards the bed, she gently eased him down on the large bed in the dim light, his skin was now slick with sweat. He was silent and didn't say another word. Angela sighed as she watched him shivering. First I need to get his temperature down, let me try dousing him with cold water, she thought. She went away and returned to the bedroom armed with a pocket of cold water and a small towel, she dropped them on his bed side and went ahead to open up the windows. The sky has gotten darker. Antonio on the other side, watched her beneath lowered eyelids. His temperature was so hot, yet his body was shivering uncontrollably, he couldn't even open his eyes widely. Angela got closer to him, she could still feel the heat pumping off his body, and also he was sweating profusely, so much that his pants got soaked. She turned to look at him and found him watching her quietly, he looked like he had a lot to say but
The next morning. Anthonio was staring at Angela, who was being attended to by a nurse. His eyes fixed on her. “What's the problem?” “She is going to be fine..I am sure it's just the drug she took late at night,it has a sleeping effect,which explains why she is still asleep by this time of the day”. The nurse replied and bowed. “I see”. He released a cloud of smoke,his eyes still on Angela. The nurse trembled in fear that he might do something bad to her. His aura feels cold at the moment and that scares her. “I should have warned her not to take it late at night,it's all my fault young mastee..I never thought she could be so busy..” “Enough”. His voice came,the nurse swallowed hard. She bowed and stepped aside. Antonio walked to Angela's bedside, his eyes lingered on Angela's face. He touched her warm cheeks…then down to stroke her lips with his thumbs. “She looked exhausted and weak. She must've been awake last night taking care of me. What a funny one( his eyes spar
“I am terrified of Young Master Anthonio,my lady. He was the one who instructed me to watch over you until you awakened..please allow me to take care of you this time,if anything happens to you as a result of the drug…He will do something terrible..really terrible to me. I am only but a servant”. Angela sighed seeing that the nurse won't give up on the issue. “Alright..I understand but can we do that in my room?” The nurse nodded in excitement. “Certainly Yes, my lady”. Angela thought about all that the nurse said. There is no way he would punish her over my health,the nurse might have thought that I am a real bride to Mr Antonio,if only she knew that this is all a fake relationship,she would not be so concerned about my well being. Also from her explanation it seems that Antonio is doing quite well this morning,Angela thought and decided not to ask after him. Afterall she has done her part for humanity's sake. What was that name again? Diana. I wonder who she is? He was
“I have no interest in sharing any information about my man to you”. Angela replied tartly. Anthonio smiled broadly for a while longer than supposed. He took a glass of wine without saying a word to her. He gulped the full cup down his throat. Angela looked down at her note,most of the answers written down were based on sexual needs. Nothing surprising since he is a known pervert and sex freak. “Won't you ask me questions so I can answer too?” "So how come you never mentioned this man of yours, even back then when I asked you to accept my deal?" Anthonio demanded with a more serious expression. "It came all of a sudden and I chose to keep it away from him”. Angela replied sadly. That's if he exists in her world,the only man she ever loved is Damon Montero..there's no way she is going to give this pervert hint who her secret love is. If she does he will take advantage of it to hurt her. "You must be kidding right now". His puzzled face worried her, she wondered if there was
Damon sighed and sat down on the chair opposite hers. “How long is this supposed to take?” “He said a year”. Angela replied slowly. “A year…is there any reason behind that?” Angela thought about how to put it to make it less sad. “Grandma’s health..” “Ah…I see”. Few minutes of silence,Damon was staring at her. “It must be hard. So do you think you can put up with his attitude for that long?” He asked again. “Honestly no! At this very moment I wish I am free from him..I am going nuts from his sexual harassment, he is a toxic narcissist and a proud pervert, he thinks he owns every woman, he is just irritating,believe me he is the worst”. Angela snapped tartly. “You have a lot of hate for this man I can tell”. Damon chuckled, his smile was so captivating it made her blush. Angela lowered her gaze on the plate shyly. “Also back us…” His voice came. Angela looked up, her heart racing. “So…I wanted to know why you ran away yesterday..” He smiled at her. “Please don’t tal
The Grand VIP club was a place of opulence and luxury. It was known for very high profile individual visitors. The entrance to this exclusive club was a tall, black door that looked like it could have been the entrance to a castle. It was set into a high stone wall. Antonio’s bodyguard pushed the door open for him and he entered the dimly lit, opulent space. The air was thick with the scent of expensive cigars and brandy, and the walls were lined with leather couches and thick rugs. A group of men stood around a table, their voices rising and falling in conversation as they watched a pole dancer seducing them with the language of her body’s sexiness. Antonio recognized several of them as powerful businessmen and Mafians. Since it’s an exclusive club the presence of each person was noticed,no crowd, only few people in the society can afford such a club. The walls were covered in rich, dark wood panelling, and the floor was marble. Chandeliers hung from the high ceilings, castin