Filed To Story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
“All the better,” she said,
“Your fiancée has not taken anything into her stomach and can’t feed with her left hand, so you do the work” The nurse lifted the food from the vanity table, pushing the tray into my arms as if the last place she wanted to be was here – bitchy Tina must have enraged her.
“If she has any discomfort, the intercom’s over there. Have a nice day” The taut nurse said and strode out of the room without looking back.
I didn’t say anything, whatever happened was between them, none of my business.
“Were you worried about me?” She asked excitedly.
“What do you think?” I asked back, pulling out the seat beside her bed, and sat down with the tray on my lap.
“You can’t feed with your left hand?” I snorted derisively, ” The ambidextrous Tina can’t handle a spoon?”.
Her expression shifted, “Seriously, I’m in this hospital bed because of your daughter-“
“Don’t bring Isabella into this” I interrupted her firmly,” She absolutely had nothing to do with this. If you had minded your business, you would not be in this hospital bed” I corrected sternly.
Lately, I have become very defensive of my daughter. Aside from me, no one is permitted to berate her.
“I never approved of you going into her room” came my reminder.
“Seriously, Niles, I’m sick and tired of your bullshit rules!” Tina finally lose her composure, “We’ll be getting married soon, I have every right to get to know my stepdaughter”
“You’re so funny Christina,” I laughed, “Do you really care about Isabella, or rather you want to use her as leverage to get me?”
Tina was taken about, she bit on her lower lips nervously.
“I don’t what you have conjured in that mind of yours but even if we do get married, we’d be divorced as soon as I get inaugurated as the new family head,” I informed her of my plans.
Tina went pale instantly and was quick to grab my hand pleadingly, “Where do I go wrong Niles? We were so good together before she came, what did I do wrong?”
“What you do wrong?” I chuckled,” When you set her up to be raped, that was when I lost the little love I had for you – that act disgusted me. How could you be so cruel as to do such an inhumane act to a fellow woman because of a man? Even as cruel as I am, I have a moral code of conduct but you?” I shook my head in a disapproving manner.
“If you could do such a heinous crime with the little power you had, what would you now do in my position? Moreover, we had a deal, Christina, our relationship was purely casual and to satisfy our carnal desires – no strings attached-“
“Sure, I understood that but there was always a probability of one of us falling for each other, it just happens to be me” Tina pointed out fiercely.
“I always understood that risk but what I don’t understand is the risk of hurting the one I love?!” I spat furiously.
“W-what ?” Tina croaked.
She was as stunned as I was, did I say that out loud?
“You know what? I’m not having this conversation with you” I stood up with the food.
“No Niles, wait “
While trying to get my attention, Tina mistakenly hit the glass of water which fell over from the tray and came crashing down after spilling its liquid over me.
“Seriously!” My eyes went wide and furious, “Are you born to make my life miserable?!” I spoke through gritted teeth.
I must have been too harsh on her because Tina cowered away, her head lowered.
“I’m sorry” She mumbled, “The restroom is over there, you can clean up there” Tina directed.
I dropped the tray on the vanity table and left for the washroom. Once I was inside, I pulled off my trousers and held it over the hand dryer to dry.
It took a while but when I was through, I wore my pants and slid my hands into its pockets only to discover my phone wasn’t there. Oh right, I must have dropped it on the vanity table.
I wasn’t bothered with Tina going through it since she has no idea of my password.
“Why do you look like someone who was caught stealing?” I asked as soon as I returned to the room.
“It’s nothing. You just took so long in there that your sudden appearance startled me” she explained.
Well, the hand dryer wasn’t exactly an ideal cloth dryer.
Just as I thought, I picked my phone from the table where I had unknowingly dropped it.
“Have a nice day” I announced to her
“You’re leaving?” She sounded disappointed.
“Yes, I just came to confirm you were not dead so Isabella doesn’t get ridden with guilt, thinking she killed you”
“Fine, whatever. Leave already” Tina leaned back into her bed.
“My pleasure,” I said, opened the door, and left for my home since It was evening already.
Micheal was driving home when a call came from Judy and he released news that shook me.
“Sakuzi has Maria”
Again.
The third POV
The torturous gagging noise of the woman crouching over the water closet finally ended.
Maria groaned, sitting back against the tiled wall. With a grunt, she reached for the tissue and tore off a piece which she used to wipe her mouth before tossing it into the toilet. With great effort, she rose to her feet, flushed the toilet, and walked out of the cubicle.
Slouching against the sink, she stared back at her reflection in the mirror. Gosh, she looked horrible. Her expression was pale and there was a hint of a wrinkle around her eye – Oh no, she was getting old!
Bending over, she turned the faucet, scooped water with her palms and took a big sip out of it, and held it in her mouth.
Maria tilted her head back, swishing the cold water around in her mouth and then spit it out.
After throwing up her guts in the toilet, she couldn’t guarantee her breath wasn’t going to stink especially considering the fact she had no breath mint with her.
Maria proceeded with that method five times before she was convinced that no one would smell a thing.
She must be sick or something, Maria thought. Else why would she recoil at the sight of her favorite spaghetti and meatballs?
After washing her face and making sure nothing was out of place, she returned to Sakuzi’s table and there she again met that goddamned spaghetti.
Her hands flew to her nose to pinch it shut while gesturing to Sakuzi frantically,” Please take this animosity out of my smelling radius”
” I thought you liked it ?” Sakuzi was surprised.
“I liked it, “Maria emphasized, “Just take it away from my sight at the moment, please?” She implored, having known that Sakuzi easily honors all her requests attached with “please” at the end.
“Very well then,” he conceded.
She watched him give a sign to one of the waiters who hurried to their table, clearing away the food.
“So,” Sakuzi began,” What about that proposal, why won’t you date me?”
The drink spurted out of her mouth from shock. Was this a curse or what? Why was it that each time she drinks, they choose that moment to release a shocker?
“I’m sorry,” she coughed, wiping her mouth with the table napkin, “I thought I heard wrong?”
“You didn’t hear me wrong, my princess” Sakuzi confirmed for her, “Once you agree to this request, you don’t have to do anything, just spend time with me, I want to get to know you”