3. THE BASTARD BROTHER GOT REJECTED

At midnight, 

Lucian walked out of his room holding a pair of keys in his hands. We walked towards the different floor in his house and went straight to the corner most room. As he reached there, he inserted the keys in the keyhole and slowly open the door.

As he opened the door, he witnesses Jasper sleeping peacefully. After seeing his peaceful face, a smile appeared on his face. He walked towards him.

He sat beside a sleeping Jasper and slowly caressed his hairs.

"My baby brother, I hope you are sleeping peacefully without any voices in your head," he mumbled slowly so that Jasper's sleep doesn't get interrupted. 

"I know, you hate me because I kicked mother out of the house and that's why you don't want to see my face. But brother, I did that because I love you. That woman says that you're mentally ill and you need treatment, but I know brother, you are just special. The voices in your heads and the hallucinations and everything else, it's just a speciality of yours. I don't want anyone in the underworld to know your situation, or else they will kill you. I am protecting you brother, from our enemies from our wicked mother, from medicines and endless torture. You can't hate me for that," he whispered.

He kept on looking at Jasper for a while after which he strolled around his room, looked at the painting of the girl he made and then chuckled. 

"Sorry bro, I have to do this," he spoke as he looked at Jasper and then took the painting away from him.

As he walked out of the room, he locked the door again and looked at the bodyguard standing in front of him. 

"Here, throw this stupid painting in the trash and send Mohit to my room," he ordered the bodyguard and walked away.

As Lucian entered his room, Mohit knocked on the door. "Sir," he addressed the mafia.

"Come in," Lucian spoke.

"Yes sir, you asked for me?" Mohit spoke as he entered the room.

"What's Jasper's condition?" Lucian asked.

"He isn't doing well sir," Mohit replied in a scared tone. 

"What happened?" Lucian asked in a concerned tone.

"Sir, his issues are increasing slowly. At first, it was just voices in his head, but now he is hallucinating his dead girlfriend, he is slowly losing his interest in the activities he loved like drawing and he seems to be struggling very much. I think this is something serious, we should take her to a psychiatrist," Mohit spoke.

"Do you want to go out of the empire just like that bitch?" Lucian furiously asked.

Mohit nodded in no due to fear and took a few steps back.

"My brother isn't a mental patient, okay. He isn't mentally ill and even if he is, he isn't going to some stupid psychiatrist. Let him go mad in his room, I don't care much, at least he will be with me. And about drawing, it's good that he isn't drawing much now, it's just some stupid activity that kids or girls should do. It isn't something manly," he yelled.

Mohit was completely scared after seeing Lucian's anger. He quietly nodded in agreement to his words and walked out of the room.

"The elder brother will be the reason for the destruction of the younger one," he sighed in a melancholic tone as he walked towards his room. 

The next morning, 

Lucian was getting ready for the day when Wilson entered his room.

"Boss," he addressed Lucian. "Yeah Wilson, tell me, what are the deals of today?" Lucian asked.

"At first, we have a drug deal with Kennel, he will prepare for the consignment of a hundred million. Then we will be having a group of girls who are imported from South Asia for our escort service by afternoon and then we have an arms deal with Andrew Flinch," Wilson informed.

"Does any of the task require me?" He asked again. "No boss," Lucian replied. "No, Boss," Wilson replied.

"Great, then I will N*****x and chill and look at the girl's pictures," Lucian happily spoke.

"Boss, may I say one thing?" Wilson spoke. "Spit," Lucian replied.

"I think you should meet the girl, talk to her, impress her, make her like you. That will be better," he advised.

"Why would I put so many efforts when I know she is mine and I will have her in the next few days. So many efforts for a woman, who is made to serve a man, not worth it," Lucian rolled his eyes.

"Yes boss, but think, if she willingly gives in, that will be much better. She will happily listen to whatever you say, devotedly serve you, will do whatever you want whenever you want. She will be happily claimed by you and you won't have to force her," Wilson replied.

Lucian went quiet for a while as he considered whatever Wilson said.

"I think you are right. I should meet her and then impress her. She should at least know a bit about the person she has to fall in love with and serve for her entire life," he concluded with an evil smirk on his face.

"Okay boss, I will take your leave then, I have to manage these deals," Wilson spoke and then walked out of the room.

As soon as Wilson walked out, Lucian took out a picture of Nina and looked at her.

"So, today you will meet your prince charming, babygirl," he spoke as he evilly smiled.

After having a great good night sleep, Jasper finally woke up as he rubbed his eyes. He got up from his bed and walked towards the study table. As he looked at the study table, he was entirely shocked. The painting wasn't there.

"Where is my painting?" He panicked. He started to search the painting here and there in his room but he couldn't find it. After searching for a while, he finally understood where the painting must have gone.

"That bastard, Lucian Frederick," he grinned, "that fucker has issues with my happiness and hobbies. That fucker entered my room even after I told him not to. I hate that bastard," he cursed Lucian angrily.

After that, he sat on his bed as he held his head in frustration.

"Why don't you kill him, Jasper?" She appeared in his room, sitting beside him in his bed.

"Why would I?" He asked in an infuriating tone.

"He is the reason for all of your misery, babe," she spoke.

Jasper looked at her in surprise, "how?" He asked.

"Think about it, Lucian throws away your paintings, doesn't even let you out of the room to even stroll in the house. You have to sneak out every time you go out. He kicked out your mother and made sure you can't see her or talk to her. You only get her messages through Mohit. That bastard didn't even approve of our relationship, so just kill him. You will be free after you do that, you will be put out of all your miseries," she softly spoke.

"But he is my brother, Megan," he replied. "Does it matter?" Megan asked.

"Yes it matters," he yelled, "he is my elder brother, no matter how much shit he put me through, what kind of a fucker he is, he is still my brother, my family, my blood and we don't kill someone from the family, we love and protect them no matter what," he concluded.

"But Jasper," she interrupted. "I may hate my brother from the core of my heart, Megan, but I love him as well and I have pledged to protect him. So don't ever ask me to kill him, please," he spoke.

She looked at him, completely astounded. But then, she had nothing else to say, so she nodded in agreement. Jasper calmed himself down after seeing her agreeing with him.

"So now, shall we chat?" He asked her. "Sure," she cheerfully replied.

And both of them started having a conversation with each other.

As Jasper was talking with Megan in his hallucination, suddenly the eyes and smile of Nina flashed in front of him. He could hear her saying, "are you okay?" And it diverted him from Megan. He was lost in her smile, in her blue eyes for a while and when he got back to his senses after a minute, Megan wasn't there anymore.

"Megan," he panicked, "I may have angered him," he sadly spoke as he realised he was imagining another girl. 

Nina's apartment

Nina was getting ready for work. She didn't have her usual complaining look today, in fact, her face looked grim. Her eyes were red and swollen due to lack of sleep as she cried almost the entire night. Her face was dull and it seemed like she was uninterested in getting ready. After wearing her work clothes, she looked at her mirror and that's when she realises how miserable she looked and it brought her back to the present.

"I can't go to the office looking miserable like this. I can't let anyone know what happened yesterday," she panicked. 

"I just can't," she told herself as she picked up her makeup kit and started applying makeup.

After covering her face with makeup, she looked at herself in the mirror. Except for the red eyes, she looked better so she plastered a fake smile on her face. 

"Now it's good," she appreciated herself, and it made her feel better. 

After getting ready, she stepped outside her building on the streets. She was walking towards the metro station as she was booking a cab on her phone that's when a black Lamborghini stopped in front of her, blocking her way.

"What the fuck," she cursed looking at the Lamborghini.

The next minute, the window of the car was pulled down and it was none other than Lucian.

"Hey girl, come inside," he ordered her.

Nina was shocked after witnessing the behaviour of Lucian.

"No, why would I?" She immediately snapped.

"Because I am telling you," he replied.

"And who are you to tell me anything?" She rolled her eyes.

"Come on, don't piss me off, sit in the car, I will drop you wherever you want to go," he furiously spoke.

"Fine, then drop me at the police station," she replied in a rude tone.

"Police station?" Lucian got confused.

"Yes, to lodge a complaint against you, for even teasing," she spoke and then walked away from there.

Lucian got angry at Nina's behaviour. He immediately got out of the car and rushed towards her. He held her wrist tightly to stop her.

"Do you even know who am I?" He arrogantly spoke.

"Leave my hand," she yelled and jerked off his hand. Lucian was shocked by her behaviour. "Maintain your dignity," he shouted.

"Yeah, I am maintaining my dignity by fighting with rich bastards like you. What did you think? A ride in a shitty expensive Lamborghini will take me to your bed? So no, I stay away from bastards like you who consider women like their property. And fuckers like you won't even respect your mothers leave alone any other girl. So don't you dare to force yourself on me, or else you will have to face bitter consequences," she yelled at him and walked away from there.

Lucian got completely angry at Nina's behaviour. He wanted to smack her hard that time but had no other option left than to let her go.

"You bitch, you don't even know with whom you are messing with," he spat and then walked towards his car.

As he got seated in his car, an evil smile appeared on his face. "But I won't deny one thing, you are one feisty girl and it will be fun to make you submit in front of me. After all I have decided your fate, Nina Walker," he evilly smirked and looked at the empty road.