Chapter 4

‘After that eventful night, I couldn’t get my head around the fact, Keenan was some sort of an assassin and his family became this rich through dirty money. I began to do my research in secret hoping to get an insight on what was going on.’

Ella sat on her bed, tired from the last night’s activities. The party dragged out till three thirty in the morning and she was expected to welcome and make small conversations with the guests. On top of that, she was to clean the villa.

Changing out of her sleeping wear, she looked at the engagement ring and could help but sigh. “ If he was different I would be ecstatic but…” Ella sighed and took a pair of training clothing from her large walk in wardrobe and quickly dressed herself and headed to the villa.

She arrived under fifteen minutes and opened the large double doors. She resisted the urge to shudder as she witnessed the mess the ballroom was in, “ Might as well as get started.” She said to herself picking the broom and she began cleaning the floors.

By the time the sun was nearing its rising peak. Ella was ninety percent done with cleaning the villa and she was tired as hell, she took a breathe and sat down on the wooden floor that was elevated a bit higher than the rest of the floors.

She leaned back into the wooden wall, her back hit harder than she anticipated and instead of feeling pain she felt a hollow sound. 

Curiosity killed the cat, she palmed the wall and pushed with all her might and a creeking sound of a door opening graced her ears, Ella’s eyes went wide with fear and her hand clutched her mouth to stop herself from screaming. 

‘I think it was at that moment I realized that, something terrible had occurred and I was the unlucky one to be there at that time. ’

Ella was frightened, there before her very own eyes were a pair of legs drenched in blood, she turned to the side and vomited on the oak-wood floor emptying the contents of her stomach.

Is this the vice president that fat man was talking about? Did Keenan murder him?. She thought after regaining her composure and she frantically moved away from that spot. She didn’t want to touch the body but before she could go anywhere the doors of the villa opened and Keenan walked in, with his hands shoved in his pockets.

“ You can’t even do your damn jo—” Keenan said, however he was rendered speechless as he witnessed the trap door was open and the victim of his attack was showing. His mind processed the situation at a rate of a million miles per second trying to get an explanation that would fit the situation.

“ Brittney. No matter what, don’t tell anyone what you saw here especially the law enforcement officers” Keenan was sweating, he knew if he wanted to get out of this conversation and keep the matter private, he had to play an act.

Ella was about to nod when an idea came to her mind, she smiled and nodded to Keenan. “ I won’t.” She said, nonchalantly shrugging her shoulders. She didn’t wish to alert him of her lie, so she played along.

Keenan breathed out and returned back to his, cold demeanor. “ You should get out of here now, your job is done.” He said, his sole intentions not wanting Ella to be able to get the gist on what was happening.

Ella nodded and stood up from the floor, she bowed to him, showing him respect as her husband to be, and took her leave. Once outside, her phone dinged and she looked at it.

Message

Six million pounds transferred from anonymous to Brittney Hughes.

Time : 08:30am

Ella smirked and continued to walk to the main villa, she knew that Brittney had received the same message from the bank since they had the bank account linked and knowing her, she would spend it like there’s no tomorrow.

So he thinks he can buy me off? What he doesn’t know is that we have linked accounts. Ella thought shaking her head at his cluelessness, she hoped after this he would open up to her. Even if he doesn’t treat her like his wife, he would be able to let go of his hate for her.

‘Well that’s what I convinced myself would happen, I guess deep down I just wanted to feel loved by someone. My heart lusted for love and any love would be enough.’

‘ The following days after that encounter, I noticed that he had changed and was getting close to me, my heart was ecstatic. For a month he was all chivalrous to me and I fell for him. ’

“Brittney dear!.” Keenan called out in a loving tone, as he walked down the hallway, he had returned from work and he had something to discuss with Ella. His face contradicted his tone, it was twisted and full of disgust.

To think I have to act like I actually give a damn about her, so that she doesn’t leak the secret of the organization. He thought as he reached the door to Ella’s room and knocked on it.

Ella was startled by the knock as she was so drowned into her research about the Reeves ascension to wealth, she forgot to pay attention. “ I—I’m coming” She stuttered, and hit the home key on her laptop closing the page she was on, she dishevelled her hair and opened the door.

“Dear, aren’t you supposed to be at work?. ” She asked, stepping out of the room looking at Keenan who smiled a bit.

“ I left early today, I wanted to spend some time with my fiancée. ” Keenan answered her question, taking her by the waist and he kissed her forehead. “ Change, we are going out to eat. He said, letting go of Ella.

“ OK, I’ll be done in a few minutes.” Ella replied stepping back into her, room closing the door. She quickly changed into her casual clothing and exited the room only to find Keenan gone.

She shook her head and smiled as she headed towards the living room. “Dear, we are we going?” Ella asked as she stepped on the last stair, her sapphire blue eyes staring at Keenan.

“We are going to a restaurant not far from here.” Keenan replied, impatiently that. He opened the double doors that the main villa had and waited for Ella who diligently followed without question.

The duo got into a black Mercedes and it drove off.

 Ella gazed at the road, her mind being far away thinking about the research she was making and it’s progress. “hmm” She hummed to herself wondering if she should act on that information or not.

“Brittney are you all right?.” Keenan asked, looking at Ella. His eyes hid his true feelings and his hate towards the Hughes and Ella for what they did to him.

Ella only nodded not trusting her voice, due to the storm brewing in her head, she couldn’t afford to slip up.

The black Mercedes pulled up on the parkinglot next to a fancy restaurant and the butler,who was also the driver got out and opened the back doors for Ella and Keenan to exit in which they both did.

Keenan bent his arm offending it to Ella who looped her around the obtuse angle Keenan presented for her, The couple walked into the restaurant and took their reserved table, sitting face to face. Ella grabbed the menus and looked over the cuisines the restaurant had to offer.

“Madame, Sir may I take your order please?” The waitress assigned to the table said, humbly in a professional tone drawing the attention of Ella and Keenan.

Keenan’s eyes roamed the waitress from top to bottom liking what he was seeing, He cleared his throat and looked at the menu again. “I’ll have the Manti : Mini Ravioli and Red wine” He said flipping the menu down.

The waitress quietly wrote the meal down and she turned to Ella. “You miss? Anything you’d like to order?” She asked holding her pen on the page not yet to write down the order. 

“ I’ll have Köfte :Turk’s Meatballs and steak, fully cooked. ” Ella responded, looking away from her menu and at the waitress, her sapphire eyes watching each stroke from the pen the waitress wrote with. 

“Any beverages you’d like as your order is processed?” The waitress asked after taking both their orders, Ella shook her head indicating that she was not ordering any beverages. The waitress looked at Keenan who also shook his head, She’d bow and head to the kitchen to give the chief the orders. 

Keenan seeing his opportunity fleeting away from his clasp, he stood up gaining the attention of Ella who raised her eyebrow. “I’m going to the man’s room, If the order comes while I’m away eat without me” He said, fixing his tie and loosening the collars of his t-shirt. 

He strode down the spaces in between the tables and passed the waitress who was serving his and Ella’s table. Keenan didn’t just pass the waitress, he dropped his business card into her skirts pocket and went his way. 

Ella took out her phone immediately after Keenan left, and resumed her research, oblivious to what was happening between Keenan and the waitress. After a while, She looked up from the screen and looked around. What could be taking him so long? She thought to herself. 

As she was thinking, a plate was placed before her and one on Keenan’s spot. “Your orders are ready ma’am” The waitress said, and took her leave clocking off as her shift was near its end. 

Ella quietly began eating her food, savouring the taste of the delicious cuisine without care in the world, Keenan returned and took his seat while glaring at Ella’s face which was filled with bliss, that was enough to make him lose his appetite. 

“Let’s go. I’m no longer hungry” He said, in a cold tone as he tapped on the screen besides their table clicking on the transfer button and sending the money to the restaurant paying the bill for their meal, which costed more than sixteen thousand pounds. 

After the transaction he stood up and exited the restaurant not bothering to wait for Ella. 

The poor woman, stood up and placed her fork on the table, she flattened the creases on her clothing and followed Keenan outside, she found him already in the car impatiently tapping his foot on the mat inside the car. 

Ella opened the door and got inside closing it as she sat down. The engine revved up and the car pulled away from the driveway and into the asphalt heading back to the Reeves villa. 

‘I never thought about it back then, Keenan’s weird behavior and how he acted. I simply obeyed like a tool and went after him. ’