CHAPTER 16 ----------- Sitting idle in the luxury I didn’t deserve, I could only think of how I betrayed the innocent noblewoman and hurt Matt' sentiments. She didn’t deserve to die; I didn’t know she would die. I was only suspecting Catherine, Matt’s mother to be the killer, on the other hand, her voice and cry on the phone earlier described how much she loved and cared for Matt. Furthermore, Angela would have been the right person to be tagged a killer, as she nearly killed me the last time she hit that killer hill. That woman has no mercy and is too inhumane. I felt like an animal that day! She should have even helped me out after she pushed, I would have accepted her ‘sorry’ anyways.Thinking about these, my phone vibrated. It was Cassandra! At last, she texted me.The message read, “Hey Nightingale silly girl, I’m from the country. Sorry if it may hurt you!”“I’m sorry for ghosting you, okay? I got myself into trouble,” I quickly ran my fingers on the screen, and replied. I was
Chapter 17---------------“Is this supposed to be how you welcome me?” Matt inquired, making me feel embarrassed.“I…wasn’t actually…” I held my words, I didn't want to continue with a fucken comment. I wasn’t expecting him though, but that was not important as how he got to know my room, and why he was here, “how did you know I live here,” He just slipped his free hand into his pocket and posed, looking at me as if I just asked some dump query. He held his head down, then up. “It’s cold, are you not letting me in?” he grinned, gnashing his teeth in his jaws, “have you forgotten you filled some forms before you were picked?”“Cool!” I exclaimed, raising my hands to accept defeat. Meanwhile, I was still astonished and afraid to see him there. I was so uncomfortable as he wanted to come inside. We had nothing nice, food nor, at least some drinks, not to talk about snacks! “But can you wait here for a few seconds?” I requested, running in to tidy up my room and prepare a comfortable p
Chapter 18—-------------The next day —-------------I woke up the next day feeling happy for no reason, maybe, remembering my first kiss under the rain with my Hero. Yeah, I even had the memory with me last night in my dreams, after telling Cassandra, the NOSEY! After taking breakfast, I jumped on my route hoping to reach 'The Matt's Mansion' with the exact positive feeling, with his long black raincoat, which I had neatly scrubbed hanging and flying around my arm like a raven pet. Walking, running, and hopping forward, I reached my destination within an hour. It wasn't a short trek but I got myself used to it. "Come on Graciela, I said I won't do this again! I'm not going back to that. I am fine now, just fine!! I am not Matt who enjoyed crazy lovemaking adventures with women on paid deals, I am reserving myself for someone! Someone I love!" Matt angrily bellowed from somewhere. My head began to hurt, 'what trouble have I put myself in, falling in love with Matt.' I began to reg
Chapter 19—-------------MATT'S POV—----------------Two Weeks later—--------------------I woke up in the morning receiving calls from the C.O.L.E.MAN COMPANY. I had to meet the president and other CEOs from other companies. The president's investment would be nice and would go a long way to boost the company's fame. I sat down, thinking about how I would deal with answering and presenting. 'How would the president do such a thing, by hosting his meeting in my company!? Well, it's not bad to host the president!'"Good morning, Matt." Kate came greeting. She bounced to my washroom to do her morning chores. I had spent many weeks wondering if she had forgotten who I am and moved on or was just pretending not to know. Aside from that, she should be craving for me by now, but she showed no signs. "Come here, Kate," I ordered. She bounced back immediately after I ordered, panicking and trembling, looking tired and jittery. I had made her stay by my side all the time, but she was s
Chapter 20—------------KATE'S POV—----------Matt was spiking my heart with his beauty. He had shifted from being handsome to being beautiful. I just wanted to take a break away from him because my love for him kept growing and growing, but he was interested in a different person. He kept driving me crazy whenever he mentioned it! I understood why Angela kicked my ass, seeing me around Matt. But, I wouldn't do that to his lover. When he gives me that break where I would not work for him again, maybe, I would just wait for my Hero to come for me or let the wind of love blow me away to where ever it would let me settle. But, it should be a place where my heart can rest peacefully. "Do you want to tell me something?" Matt asked, breaking his long speechlessness when he found out that I was busily having a suspicious look at him. Yeah, I surely stole quite a bunch of his appearance with my stares. I was just taking my shares before he meets his lover. "I just want to steal more of
Chapter 21--------------------"Who sent you please?" I started getting scared thinking, Catherine has sent him to harm me. This man would just kill me with just his thumb hitting any part of me, "Me and Matt have nothing to do. We don't love each other, please let me go," I cried out, sobering and walking backward slowly. I tried to flee from him. "Don't attempt to move any step further," he warned, inserting his hand in his long black coat and pulling a shotgun, "Kate, walk straight up to me. You are not my target. It's me Antonio. Don't look back, just walk up to me," he confirmed and changed his gaze above my head. When I turned, it was a different man, dressed the same way as Antonio."Don't touch her, I swear I am going to blow your fucken skull outta ya fucken neck!" Antonio warned the unknown man dressed just like him, " Let's go now, Matt wants to see you, please."Passersby stood to watch the drama while others ran away from the scenes. They raised an alarm, inviting the
Chapter 22—------------MATT'S POV—--------------The conference was going just fine until I received a text message from Antonio. The Conference Hall was designed in such a way that noises outside it wouldn't be heard no matter how loud it was. "We got a critical situation out here, Boss." The message read. I did not make up my mind to get out because I had already won the presidential investment. I was just taking "Congratulations" all around me. To each person, I turned,"Everyone wants a maid like Kate!" people excitedly contracted. "Wow, that was a big win for you my son!", My mother approached, hugging and kissing my head, "Your maid did amazingly…oh, wait, where is she? I did to congratulate her rather," she said, ordering security to get her. She seemed different that night, but I was just concentrating on taking my "Congratulations" from other CEOs and ministers from almost every part of the country. "Ha..hi…Matt," Angela tried to say something, but she acted too nerv
Chapter 23—-------------KATE'S POV 76 hours later—----------------"Her days are numbered! Mister. I'm just doing my work, your money means nothing here, We're dealing with life and death here," a man yelled, trying to convince someone, "Damn it! We've woken her up with our noises." The man turned to me and touched a cable that looked white but transparent. I wondered where I was, then intended to investigate. I could not move around as I wanted and as I always did. I felt extreme pains in my chest, spine, and leg. The worst was my heart; it felt like something pressed it hard, then let go for some seconds, and when the pain decreased, it started to press it hard again. It is very painful and uncomfortable. It changed my breath, and I think I was able to breathe because they gave me oxygen. "hmm…mmm…ouch!!" I whispered, sounding like a dog in trouble. "How do you feel?" the man who appeared to be a doctor approached and asked.I did not mind, I turned my head to the other side
Chapter 45Kate's POV"Who is your father? Is that why you came here?" I winced at the question, not wanting to delve into painful memories. "I don't want to talk about it. Let's forget about it," I abruptly cut the conversation short, desperately needing some rest. I lay down silencing myself.Packer seemed even more worn-out than I were, trying to steal glances at me surreptitiously. Our eyes would meet, and then he would hastily divert his gaze to his tablet, pretending he wasn't watching me. Before I knew it, exhaustion overtook me, and I drifted off into sleep.NY City. Matt's Mansion----------------------The next morning, I found myself back in Matt's mansion; the new room he gave me. As I pondered on the events of the previous day, I couldn't believe I had been rescued. My life had taken an unexpected turn, all because of my own troubles. Lost in thought, a loud pounding on the door startled me. "Come in," I called out. It was none other than Matt, with his striking grey-dye
Chapter 44Matt’s Pov“I can’t track it any longer. I think the phone is off or something is wrong with it,” Antonio announced, “it keeps blinking. It is not stable and we can’t rely on it.”The more we got closer, the more she went further. We tracked her for so long and sometimes lost the signal. We were in the middle of a road, very far from Darren’s house, but thank goodness she was still with me.“I put a tracker on her,” Doreen said and pulled her phone to lead the way, “we can’t drive through this place, we can only walk.” She added.Not wasting much time, we started jogging as fast as we could. Reaching a place, howls of wolves were heard all over. I was afraid, but my gun kept me company. “Wait, guys!” Packer exclaimed, and picked a phone from his feet, “I found something.” It was Kate’s phone. I knew her phone and she decorated it with toy stickers. “Give it to me,” I snatched it from him, turned it on, and figured the battery wasn’t dead. Someone might have purposely done
Chapter 43 *********Kate’s Pov*********** This was a trip I regretted embarking on. I was here to find my Hero but it seems I came to fall in trouble rather. “What is wrong with you?” I asked the man who said he was my Hero, “Why did you lie to me?” I angrily asked him. “Shut up, I can’t be your lost boyfriend. I am not your hero nor have I heard of a person by that name.” he walked out, after receiving an alert on his phone, dropping mine on a box that he was standing behind.The place looked like a warehouse. I was tied up to one old forklift. Rusted cars, parts of machines, and boxes scattered all over the place and as dusty as shit! I could barely inhale and exhale, but I contrived little by little.“What do you want from me??” I asked the remaining bodyguards who stood around me, but none of them answered as if they didn’t speak English, “Get me some food, I am fucking hungry. Is this how you treat your dogs?” I inquired.For about a day and a half days, I was captured and
Chapter 42MATT’S POVRight after I noticed Kate was gone, I went to my mother’s house. Luckily, she had nowhere to go so she was home. “Stay out of my way!!” I yelled. I was extremely vexed and filled with hatred. The security figuring that out prevented me from entering the house, but it was a big mistake for them to try that as I punched one on his nose. Blood oozed from his nose as the others fell back pointing their guns at me.“If you move another step, I’ll shoot!” one of them warned. “Do you know me?” I asked, attacking him to collect his weapon while the others stood to watch. I shot in the air to waste his bullets, and to show them I was fucking serious and wasn’t ready to play games. My mother came to stand at the top of her building and yelled “Let him in,” after realizing I was eager to meet her.“What makes you so angry, Matt?” she asked, holding her glass of drink. Her face was painted as always.“What do you know about Kate’s attack!?” I angrily questioned. She too
CHAPTER- 41 *********The next day, when we had had enough talk and happy moments, Amanda wasn’t worried about her husband’s lost job. She said, “God knows the best,” she would smile after spewing out those words. Her husband was busy having a talk with the kids on the balcony and laughs and giggles were only heard. They were a very great family, I guessed. “Do you work?” she asked me.“Yeah, I work as a maid,” I whispered at the back of my voice and grinned. She did seem surprised, it seemed alright for her, and didn’t want to continue with that. Soon, we heard someone pounding at the door, “Are you expecting someone, sweetheart?” she asked her husband who was seriously playing with his kids and running after them. “No!! I am not.” Suddenly, her face changed as she walked up to the door to check on the person, “is everything alright, dear?” Jackson asked when he heard nothing again. He came around the sitting room and took a quick peep at the person who knocked. “Is everything a
Chapter 40 *********5 Days Later - Kate’s Pov *******************When the day was set for me to leave for Wales, I was somehow nervous but my mother cleared it away. She had given me some money I never expected, saying, “Take this money, it’s yours. You gave it to me when I was at the hospital,” she put it in n my bag, “Call the number immediately you reach there.” “Mom, I have enough, at least for days’ accommodation,” I said, placing the money on the table, picked my luggage, and set out. I got to the airport within an hour. I went solely, Cassandra was around and had not left for school. She was taking care of my mother so I didn’t need to disturb her so much. I sat idle and mouth shut in the plane as I kept thinking about what to do when I reached there. Besides, no one was coming to meet me. “Hello, I am Jack.” The man who sat beside me said, tucking
Chapter 39---------------“What did I just do?” I blamed myself after we finished having sex. It was not as exciting as I have read on the internet. I got to the washroom, and there I examined and took a careful look at my face, boobs, and VG to see if there had been an immediate change. I didn’t see anything, not even the blood I thought I would see. I went back to dress up to leave his room, “now, can I come back to work for the rest of the month?” I asked as I dressed up. He was still lying in bed, with his blanket covering only his lower part. “Where are you going?” he asked, “didn’t you come here because of me? To let me know you love me? This tells me that, Kate.” he assumed. “Do you love all the women you have had sex with?” I questioned.He also got down and turned his back on me. He wore his pants and then went to his wardrobe looking for a different white T-shirt and took his seat. “You are different, just know that. I can force you to love me, to be only mine but I just
Chapter 38--------------The next day, I stepped out early in the morning wearing a hot spangle dress Matt bought me. The birds chirped and sang their morning songs as they saw me so hot in it. Only a few automobiles sped and vibrated on the road, where I stood. The bus stop wasn’t heavy at all. I wondered what was going on. It was 7:00 Am and it wasn’t normal to be like that. I looked left and right, stretching my neck to see the yellow-long omnibus, but it was not coming. I was feeling so reluctant to walk. And much of it would trigger my healing foot.‘Why am I doing this early in the morning?’ I wondered and started walking back home. From the bus stop to where I lie was just a stone's throw. “So soon?” my mother asked, taking the breakfast I had prepared for her. “The bus.” I disappointedly whispered. “Yeah, today is Sunday. Have you forgotten?” she clarified and took a bite of her bread, after swallowing it she continued, “I wouldn’t go there now if I were you, I would wai
Chapter 37----------------KATE’S POV-----------------At Kate’s home**************My mother was not hungry, so it did not matter how much time I spent outside. And besides, she had stopped being lazy, she could now prepare something for herself and do a bit of clean-ups. In the morning, I went to the grocery store to get some vegetables. I stopped by Cassandra’s room, instead of getting into mine.“Cassandra,” I called, dropping the paper bag in an empty basket in her room, “I missed...”“Don’t even let it out!” she yelled, “what shows you miss me?” she added and continued her popcorn as she sat on her sofa watching TV.She was right about that. Ever since she left for school, I had not called to check up. No, this was the only semester and it wasn’t even over. She had just come home for a week's holiday.“Well, did you call, text, or even send me a voicemail?” I retaliated, trying to pick up our stupid fight which had no proper basis. It was just a ladies' thing, “I’ve been throu