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Chapter 2 Chapter 2 *Katherine¡¯s pov (it will be kat¡¯s until said otherwise) ¡°Whhaaaaaaat!!!!¡± I screech and run down the stairs. ¡°Sweetheart slow down, you will hurt yourself. Sorry to disappoint you but I have to go there to... uh... help uncle Nick.¡± "But why do we have to stay there, dad? Why can¡¯t wee back? All these years uncle nick handled things by himself and you helped him asionally while staying here. Why now we have to stay there?¡± ¡°Sweetheart, some questions are better unanswered.¡± Dad turns to Ry. ¡°Ryder, son, go back to your parents they will exin things to you. After you have grown older,e visit us.¡± ¡°But un-¡± ¡°No buts. Son, go home.¡± Ry was interrupted by dad and forces him to go to his house. ¡°I am ready with suitcases.¡± Announces mom after arriving to the hallway where we were standing. ¡°Mom, you knew about this too why didn¡¯t you tell this to me. Why did no one tell anything to me?¡± ¡°Sweetheart go wash yourself and wear the dress I picked out for you it will look cute on you.¡± N?velDrama.Org owns this text. ¡°Mom, don¡¯t change the subject.¡± By now tears started building up in my eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t you want to see your best friend?¡± I nod with tears falling from my eyes. ¡°Sweetheart I know this might be hard for you but right now we don¡¯t have any other option before us when you grow up you will understand why. Now go and wash yourself ande down.¡± I ran upstairs after knowing there¡¯s nothing that can change my parents¡¯ decision. Why are they doing this to me? They know that I love Ryder and I can¡¯t leave him. Why do they have to be so cruel? I get into the bathroom and let my tears join the water falling on me. When there are no more tears left, I get out from my bathroom and saw the dress my mom has picked up for me. My favourite pink umbre type frock that has square neckline, with flower patterns on upper half. This is the frock Ryder gifted me with his piggy bank money. When I asked what he is saving his money for he said it is for buying something for his most important person. I fought with him for over a week because he is said it is not for me when I asked him. Thinking about all that made me cry even more. After crying a lot, I got ready after wiping my face with the wet cloth because every time I thought to clean my face after crying, new tears started forming by the mere thought of not seeing Ryder again. On my brte hair, I wore a pink hair band that has a little pink flower on it; I wore matching earrings and a small chain that my mom prepared and finished it by wearing the bracelet that Ryder made by himself for me. Gosh! how jealous was I when I saw him with a bracelet near a girl. Apparently it was with the trash stuffs of her doll he made the bracelet. I felt new set of tears forming in my eyes remembering that incidence. I got to stop crying like a baby and be a little matured though I am just 5 years old. Aren¡¯t I one? With a sigh, I went down the stairs and saw my parents already ready and were waiting for me. When my mom saw me with big red puffy eyes, she had tears in her eyes but kept it from falling and retained herposure and opened the door for me I walked out the door without saying a word. ¡°You have eaten nothing as you went out to y, so I have packed the food. We can eat when we are on the road.¡± says my mom behind me. Neither did I hum nor did I say anything cause I was too angry with my parents for not saying anything, knowing that I wouldn¡¯t be able to see my Ryder anymore makes me even more sad. I got into the car silently. My dad was watching me the entire time but said nothing. And so, we started this horrible journey to New York after my mom got seated beside my dad. I know I should be happy that I get to see my bestie, but the thought of not seeing Ryder is the only thing in my mind and so it filled the entire journey with an awkward silent. ¡­¡­¡­.. ¡°Kattyyyy.¡± yells my bestie and ran towards me. ¡°Mandy.¡± I call out half happy and half sad and walk towards my bestie. She noticed the unhappiness on my face but didn¡¯t mind it. I thought she would ask a lot of questions about that, but all she did was hug me and I return the hug but tightly. Later she asked questions on that and I told her everything. Finally, dad promised me he would take to Ryder someday. ¡­¡­¡­¡­. ¡°You lied to me!!!!!!!!¡± Chapter 3 Chapter 3 After 20 years, ¡°You lied to me¡±, I cried, looking at my parents who lies on the hospital bed. Cold. ¡°Dad, you promised me you would take me to Amsterdam. TO YOUR HOMELAND. But you broke your promise. It was not just about seeing him but to once again see the p-ce I g-grew up in.¡± I sobbed, looking at my parentsying lifeless. ¡°Y-you b-broke y-your promise to stay with me always.¡± I hold my mom¡¯s hand and sobbed more because I couldn¡¯t feel the warmth she gave me whenever I was sad. I cried knowing my father would never console me, would never teach me, would never talk to me like my best friend. I lost my two best friends, who were among those people who were the reason of my happiness. I shook them; I shouted to them to open their eyes, but they never did. I felt Mandy hugging me. ¡°Why are they not opening their eyes, Mandy? Whenever I cried, they came to console me, at least they used to just hug me. They did that even when I said nothing, but now even when they hear me crying my balls out, they are not even opening their eyes. WHY MANDY WHY DID THEY DECIDE TO LEAVE THIS WORLD WITHOUT EVEN SAYING A GOODBYE TO ME?¡± ¡°WHYYYYYYYYYYY??¡± She didn¡¯t say a word. She just hugged me. After a while the doctor came to take them to the morgue. I just watched my parents being taken away from me I couldn¡¯t do anything. I was tired. Exhausted. Felt lifeless. ¡°It is all because of me. If I had just stayed at home, they would have nevere out of the house. If I had just stayed at home and not came to yours.¡± I said to Mandy. Mandy¡¯s parents shook their head. ¡°Sweetheart they came because we asked them toe. They knew that you were going to stay at ours. I wanted them toe so we could hang out. Sorry kid.¡± Uncle Nick apologised to me but I felt he said sorry to me for another reason. It may be my stupid thought telling me I am too exhausted, that I am imagining things. ¡°No uncle, don¡¯t apologise please.¡± ¡°Child, I don¡¯t know whether its right timing, but I have to tell you this. Stay with us. We will take care of you.¡± ¡°No, she will stay with me.¡± said a very familiar voice. I turned around to see my mom¡¯s brother walking towards us ¡°Uncle Nat.¡± I said under my breath, not believing he is here. He hugged. ¡°When your mother called me and asked me toe, I never thought it will be to see her in this way. It¡¯s been so many years since I havest seen and you.¡± Tears started welling up in his eyes as he hugged me. ¡°My, my, you have grown into a beautiful youngdy just like how your mother used to be and still is. Well, it¡¯s been 20 years, nothing to be surprised of. I missed you, Cupcake.¡± When I heard him calling me the nickname, new tears started forming in my eyes. He used to call me cupcake when I was a kid, cupcake was my favourite and I have even fought with kids under my age for cupcake. ¡°My dear, don¡¯t cry now. It breaks my heart to see you like this. Don¡¯t worry, I will always be there for you.¡± When I heard thosest words, I cried even more. ¡°That¡¯s what my dad used to say whenever I was sad n-now¡­¡± ¡°Oh. I am so sorry, but I will always protect you, sweetheart.¡± I nod, knowing that he will. ¡°Oh, you must be Damien¡¯s friend I am Nathaniel Nina¡¯s brother.¡± He introduces himself to uncle Nick, who looks like he doesn¡¯t appreciate Uncle Nat¡¯s presence. ¡°Why haven¡¯t I heard anything about a Nathaniel until now?¡± asked uncle Nick. Is it because uncle Nat is now my guardian that uncle Nick doesn¡¯t like uncle Nat? Or am I imagining things again? Uncle Nat releases me and says, ¡°It¡¯s because I was always on travel and never paid my sister a visit. Well now, I can only feel guilty about that, what else can be done.¡± He sighs and searches his jacket pocket and takes out a paper. He shows uncle Nick a paper saying ¡°this is the fax I received from Nina saying I should take proper care of Katherine. I was confused as to why she makes me her guardianship. Now everything bes clear.¡± ¡°Well, don¡¯t think it clears you just because you show me a picture. I will always look out for kat.¡± What is uncle Nick¡¯s problem? Why is he acting hostile to uncle Nat? ¡°Good to know that my niece has people to take care of.¡± He smiles at uncle nick and then faces me. ¡°Darling, can we go to my home now? I don¡¯t think you should stay here anymore. This atmosphere will make you more depressed. I will arrange everything for the funeral. Come.¡± ¡­¡­ ¡°okay this is your room. Make yourselffortable.¡± I go over to the windowsill and look out to see the beautiful city. All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°I know how much devastated you must be, but just know that you have so many people out there to make you feel alive again. For example, your uncle Nick. Though he doesn¡¯t like, I can imagine why. A person who hasn¡¯t been mentioned all these years suddenly appears to protect his niece that is something that someone who cares cannot digest. To be very honest, if the roles were reversed, I would have kicked his ass.¡± That made me giggle. ¡°There there, I am d to know I can still make youugh. I thought I must be rusty.¡± I go to him and hug him very hard. ¡°Thank you, uncle Nat. Thank, you so much.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t thank me I am just doing what I am supposed to do. Taking care of his lovely niece. Go freshen up and go sleep. We have an early day tomorrow. I don¡¯t think you would appreciate me doing all the things for the funeral. So, we both will do it.¡± Tears welled up in my eyes. ¡°Yes, uncle, you are right. Night.¡± ¡°Night sweetie.¡± ¡­¡­¡­ ¡°I think these white flowers can selected for the background, sir.¡± As he said, we got out of the house early in the morning. To say I look like a demon would be an understatement of the year. Well, when you have a funeral to be arranged, I don¡¯t think anyone will at least be able to sleep a wink. Now we are standing in front of a flower shop. Choosing the flowers for the funeral. Well, uncle Nat is choosing while I am just standing there looking into nothing. All of a sudden, I see a very familiar figure getting out of the car parked far away from where I am standing. That is someone that I would recognise even if he is dot sized. ¡°RYDER!!!¡± Chapter 4 Chapter 4 **shback*** ¡°Ryder!!!¡± He shuts my mouth with one hand while he climbs in through my window and gets inside. ¡°Will you be quiet? Your dad doesn¡¯t know that I am here he will kill me if hees to know about that.¡± He backs me to the wall. ¡°Why are you here if you know my father will kill as you say it?¡± I roll my eyes. He looks at me amusingly, ¡°Well you said you wille to our special spot so when I didn¡¯t see you there I came to you.¡± *Warning Sexual scenesing up (if you don¡¯t want to read it, skip it till it says it¡¯s over) With one hand, he snakes around my waist and pulls me close and leans towards my ear. ¡°These are the few days that I get to be with my girl and you are ruining my opportunities what should I do about that.¡± He started nibbling on my ear. ¡°Ryder¡± I moan. ¡°That¡¯s right, I will make you moan my name, maybe even make you scream. Well, we can take out the screaming part since your parents are downstairs. We have to keep it down.¡± He pulls me to him and makes fall on top of him. He quickly turns us over. Pulls off his shirt and throws them down. Before I could even admire my boyfriend¡¯s hot body he started teasing me by slowly licking and biting earlobes then trailing down to my neck then to my cleavage. Ryder stop teasing me already. I want you inside me.¡± ¡°Well, if I grant your wish already, then, what is the punishment.¡± He slowly takes off my t-shirt, well actually his t-shirt off me. And kisses till the point my bra starts. When he reaches where my bra is, he licks along the line and finally undoes my bra slowly as if he is opening a gift. When I am half-naked below him, his face lightens up. ¡°So beautiful and so mine.¡± ¡°Yours.¡± I say panting. He takes my one nipple into his mouth while the other he twists between his fingers. ¡°Oh, Ryder.¡± I moan loudly. He quickly puts his hand on my mouth. ¡°Shush, we don¡¯t want your parents ¡°Good girl. Since I am so good, I know you won¡¯t be quiet. So here,¡± he fills my mouth with my t-shirt. ¡°This will keep you quiet enough so I can hear your moans, but your parents won¡¯t.¡± He continues his torture with my nipples, switching them, making me soaked. Finally, he takes off my pants along with my panties. They join with his shirt. He separates my leg with his hand. ¡°You already ready for me?¡± he asks me with amusement, though his eyes told me a different story. I remove the t-shirt from mouth. ¡°Ryder, stop torturing me already. Please.¡± ¡°Babe, it is all worth it.¡± And he leans down and captures my mouth before I could even say anything. Since he was teasing me, I thought of not giving him entrance, but he had everything already prepared. N?velDrama.Org owns this. I gasped when he touched my bundle of nerves. Well, you can¡¯t me me he made me so flustered that every part of me is very sensitive. We pulled apart when we became breathless and he trailed down kissing every part of me finally reaching the area I want him the most. ¡°Okay baby, your punishment is over, we have no time left before your parents decide toe up.¡± With saying that, he licks my pussy and pushes a digit in me while he sucked my clitoris. He added another digit and when he felt me almost being undone; he pulled away. Before I could even whine, he capture my mouth with his and took in all my cries while he put him inside me. Don¡¯t even ask me when he undid his pants because I have no idea. I lost all my thoughts and became surrendered to him the moment he started fingering me. He thrusted into fast and rough just the way I wanted it to be. Well, the first time he was so slow and gentle treated me as if I was a fragile. After a lot of whining from me made him change his pace. ¡°RYYYY-¡± ¡°Katttt-¡± Before we could even gather up our thoughts, we came undone. ¡°That was¡­ amazing.¡± He said. ¡°I think I should ditch you more often so you would punish me like this.¡± ¡°Nah, I think you just had it.¡± *Sexual scene is over ¡°Kidose down to eat dinner after dressing up.¡± My dad calls out from outside my door. ¡°OH MY GOD! Did my dad¡± I jump up from my bed searching for clothes while he watches me amusingly. ¡°Well, he is he. He must have known from the moment I came in through your window. I just keep wondering whether your dad a vampire. Because he has their hearing capability.¡± He says, I throw his shirt on his face. I giggle when he gives me his yful re. ¡°Who knows, maybe he is. He is my dad obviously he is extraordinary.¡± I sit down with him after we both are done dressing. After a second of staring at each other¡¯s face, weugh and we got up from my bed. Before I got to the door Ry got hold of my arm turning me around and pulling me to him with his other hand he hold my waist and looked at me like I am his world. ¡°I love you, my kitty kat.¡± ¡°Love you too, my Randy.¡± I giggled when he gave me his yful re again. Shaking his head, we walked out of my room hand in hand to face my parents smiling idiotically. Can I change my parents I thought chuckling to myself? ¡°Well, well, if it isn¡¯t the two lovebirds.¡± Comments my dad. ¡°Damien, stop making fun of these two souls. May I remind you, you were much worse than him back then-¡± ¡°Mom, I am going to stop you right there I don¡¯t want to hear anymore.¡± I interrupt my mom. ¡°Katherine Marshal, how many times do I have to tell you not to interrupt me.¡± says my mom, giving me a yful re lightning the atmosphere. ¡°Anyway,e Ryder, have dinner with us, its been a while.¡± ¡°Okay, Nina.¡± Says Ryder. ¡­¡­¡­ *Back to the present When I saw him turning his face to me, all those memories came flooding into my mind. Tears started falling onto face. What made it worse was not him turning away and continuing whatever he came here for, but seeing his icy cold eyes. In past whenever he saw me even a bit upset, he came running to hug me. But now, everything changed. I feel like this is not my life anymore. I feel like I am having my worst nightmare. The love of my life giving me his icy cold eyes instead of his loving eyes, making me feel like I was his most precious possession, my parents not being in this world at all. God, wake me up soon. I was confirmed that was not dreaming when my uncle shook me. ¡°Kat. Kat. Darling, what¡¯s wrong¡± With teary eyes, I pointed toward Ryder. ¡°Ryder¡± I said in a lower voice. I couldn¡¯t handle his cold behaviour anymore, so I ran to him. Grabbed his arm and made him turn. I gasped when he gave me his angry, cold eyes again. ¡°Heydy, move away from our boss.¡± Says one of his bodyguards, pulling me harshly to remove myself from him. I don¡¯t mind how needy I look right now, but I NEED him now. ¡°Ryder, I don¡¯t care if you have forgotten me but don¡¯t tell me you have forgotten my parents, who are dead now.¡± I said thest sentence in my lower voice, though I am sure he must have heard it. That was confirmed when I saw his eyes soften but got harden as quickly, making me think that I was imagining things again. What made me shattered were his next words. ¡°Who are you?¡± Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The three words that I have now begun to hate the most came from the one I love the most ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°You have forgotten me and every precious moment we had when you had be a famous, eligible, sessful billionaire. Haven¡¯t you? Good to know that I no longer have any anything that can keep me sane and myself again. I will not imagine for you to use me to be who you are now because I know what we had was equally important to you as well. Anyway, I will no longer waste your time I just want to inform you, I am arranging a funeral for my parents this evening 4-6. Pleasee because you were Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. like a son to them.¡± With saying that, I turned away from him. Walking to my uncle, who observed me. Instead of saying anything, he understood the answer to the unasked question. I am d that he said nothing about that otherwise I would have broken down in front of him. Which is thest thing I want to do. Well now, I have one reason to keep my mind on organising the funeral than lingering around. ------------ There were so many people who came to the funeral. Familiar and unfamiliar people. I heard all consoling words and your parents were good people. You shouldn¡¯t go through this and h h from people I didn¡¯t even know. I never knew these words can be so hurting. It was like opening your wounds, and I also was one among those people when I used to go to others¡¯ funeral with my parents. When people wereing, my eyes always went to the church door looking for Ryder. I may seem to be needy or desperate for him, but the truth is I was distracting myself from this harsh reality. I wanted to know why Ryder is the person he is now. Why did his eyes that held so much love and adoration, that made me feel like I was the most beautiful girl and that I was his world, gave me a disdainful look? I don¡¯t want to be here, I just want to be alone and cry to my heart''s content. I always hated to be weak in front of people, well that¡¯s what I learnt to be, from my father. He always said, ¡°Be strong or people can manipte you easily. Never show your authentic emotions to anyone, they can stamp on it with no guilt.¡± I was numb to all the ceremonies happening in front of me. My dad¡¯s family and mom¡¯s family came and said consoling words. But the truth made me want to cry. The truth that I will no longer get any consoling from my parents made me feel more miserable. We were seated at first row. To my left was my best friend, and I sat at the extreme right. asionally, I was ncing at the entrance to see of any signs of Ryder. Unfortunately, there was none. And then I heard my name. I stood up, woke to the podium and stood before the crowd. I nce to my left, seeing my parents sleeping peacefully; I don¡¯t want to use any other word other than sleep otherwise I will burst into tears and that¡¯s thest thing I want to happen besides what is happening. While trying to avoid this reality, I forgot, or rather I didn¡¯t have enough willpower to prepare a speech. After a long one-minute silence which seemed like hours, I started saying the first thing that came to my mind. ¡°The worst day of loving someone is the day you lose them. Said by one of my favourite character Elena Gilbert from one of my favourite series ¡°The Vampire Diaries¡±. When I used to watch this series, I didn¡¯t even get out of my room I used to take my food to my room. My mom used to scold me for not getting out of room for getting some fresh air or at least see their faces, and I said I can spend time with you forever but I have to finish this series or I may die out of curiosity and my momughed at that. How wrong was I, I didn¡¯t realise what I said was stupid until now? Do I regret seeing that series? Nooo.¡± I chuckled humourlessly and continued. ¡°Do I regret saying that to her? Yes. I never thought the time I had was less. Never thought the promise of forever never existed. I am not a person to say goodbyes because I hate to say so afraid of what maye next, so I will not change that habit. Mom, dad I won¡¯t say goodbye to you because I will never leave you nor will I let you leave me. Not saying goodbye means having a chance to say one in the future.¡± With that I looked at my best friend she gave me an agreeing smile that didn¡¯t reach her eyes. And with that, I got off. The entire time I had Mandy with me, holding me and not saying a word. I appreciated that more than anything. I knew that just like me, if she opened up, she will cry, which is something I do not want to see at all. She was the anchor that kept me alive. What would have I done if not for herfort? ------- Chapter 6 Chapter 6 It is 8:00pm now and no sign of Ryder I have no idea what made him not want toe today even after my pleading even though I was being dragged out by his bodyguards. My parents cared, loved, and saw him like their own son. I used to feel jealous seeing the way my parents care for him but felt happy that my family love him and I don¡¯t have to convince my parents; he is the one for me. That was something I didn¡¯t want to happen after seeing my friend¡¯s love life. They had to either go against their parents or forget their love. I was one lucky girl. I can¡¯t believe all these is happening to me. The life I thought was perfect is being turned upside down. Hell, the perfect life I had is no longer there making me feel dead. If someone had told me that this was going to happen, I would have made him to go to asylum. Well, now, I know the things I thought were perfect were not permanent. God, how I wish this is just a dream and that my dad would wake me up with his sweet kiss and a pat on my head. I sat in front of their graves, cried and cried, telling them everything. From the moment I found out about the ident, I couldn¡¯t breathe, felt that the ground should swallow me up, wished I was with them. I kept on asking for their help, kept screaming and crying. No amount of words can describe how I feel right now. These feelings are suffocating me I want to escape this but how. Suddenly, I felt the wind blowing on my face. I felt something tugging in my heart. My stomach fluttering with butterflies. Why do I feel strange, the feeling that I got whenever I see Ryder in a distance, just that thought made me stand up from the ground and turn around but saw no one? I am imagining things again. This has started from the moment I was in hospital. I better go to uncle Nat¡¯s house andy on the bed and after I close my eyes, I would no longer imagine things, otherwise I will turn crazy. And so, I did the exact thing; I was too tired to change my clothes. The moment Iy on the bed, I fell into deep slumber. I saw a beautiful dream where my parents, Ryder and I were spending our time together like old times. How I wish I just stayed there. Forever. ------ The following days were like a blur to me. I got into a routine of waking up, eating for the sake of living, that I will not change my routine he just left me to be. What I felt strange was the fact that I didn¡¯t see or hear anything from Mandy. In past even if I was sad for a silly reason, she used to stay with me and cheer me up. Now when I am feeling worst, I haven¡¯t even had a glimpse of her after the funeral. After 3 days, at midnight I heard the doorbell I ignored it like I used to and then my uncle called me down. I went down cause he never called me even if it was a mail for me. What shocked me was the sight of Mandy standing on our door porch on soaked in rain with red puffy eyes. I called her in and the moment I came near her; she hugged. Not minding getting wet, I hugged her back, and that made her burst into tears. I, who was avoiding everything to not cry, also burst into tears. I took her to now called my bedroom, knowing that uncle Nat didn¡¯t mind Mandy staying with me. I gave her my clothes; she took it and went to bathroom to change and I also changed into new clothes. When she came back, I asked nothing, loving the silence and we bothid on bed cuddling and crying ourselves to sleep. What made me woke up next was Mandy¡¯s sobs. I asked her what¡¯s wrong, and she apologized. Now I was really confused. ¡°Why are you apologizing Mandy?¡± ¡°Because... I¡­ uh... because I wasn¡¯t there with you the past 3 days to help you.¡± She was lying. Which made me more confused, seeing that she never lied. Which made her bad at lying to me. But I chose to ignore it, seeing that it wasn¡¯t a perfect time to question her. I know when the time is right, she will tell me herself. ¡°It¡¯s okay Mandy, actually I wanted to be alone.¡± which was the truth. ¡°I never thought of our lives to be like this.¡± I could see it in her eyes that there¡¯s a behind meaning to it. ¡°We had ns. To go job hunting after our graduation or help our fathers in managing their business and now.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the problem in that we can still do that. Thanks for reminding me that, I wanted a distraction from this. And burying myself in work is the best way to do that. I am going to go to thepany tomorrow.¡± I said with apparent determination in my eyes. This grief is suffocating me, I can no longer handle it and this is the best way to forget about it even for a while. ¡°What!! NO! I mean... isn¡¯t it too early. When you go to thepany people will show their sympathy and that will only make you remember what you are trying to forget and I know you are not the person to be cold to them and hence you will go talk to them and seeing their sympathetic eyes will make you even more miserable.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind that, Mandy. And you yourself said that you didn¡¯t think our lives to be like this. Our lives need not be like this, but the way we decided it to be. And so, I decided I am going to thepany All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. tomorrow.¡± I said with a finality that said no more discussion. I could see the conflict in her eyes. I don¡¯t know why she is acting this I mean this is what we wanted, and this is what I am going to do. At least in that way I can get out of my grieving stage even though not forever, at least for a while. And I thought sympathetic eyes were all I was going to get and prepared myself for it. How wrong was I that I couldn¡¯t prepare for what happened afterwards? Chapter 7 Chapter 7 And so, I did the thing that my dad wished for me. Running thepany that my dad owned Marshal Co. With that bitter thought of my parents in my mind, I entered mypany. Everyone greeted me some gave me their condolences, but I felt strange behind their sympathetic smiles I could see something that they are trying to hide from me. I thought I could ignore it until I entered supposed to be my office that used to be dad¡¯s but now someone else is sitting. ¡°Who are you?¡± I asked him. ¡°Isn¡¯t that the question I am supposed to ask you? Who are you to barge into my office like that?¡± he asked me with annoyance clear in his voice. ¡°Mr. Carson...¡±es Angel into the room, panting. ¡°Angel who is thi- Forget it just get him out of my office.¡± Imand to my supposed to be assistant. ¡°Miss. Marshal, this is Mr. Carson, the current CEO of thispany,¡± says Angel, making me angrier. ¡°Miss, this is Madam Carol¡¯s order.¡± adds Angel ¡°Who is she to- ¡° ¡°Oh, dear niece of mine, don¡¯t tell me you forgot about me.¡± interrupts Aunt carol entering the office. ¡°Aunt Carol, please exin to me what the hell is going on.¡± ¡°Of course, sweetheart, you deserve that much after going through everything.¡± snickers Aunt Carol. I can¡¯t believe the sweet aunt who used to give me sweets and y with me in my childhood has turned into someone I can¡¯t even recognise now. ¡°Well, Katherine, here¡¯s the thing. Since your parents had an unfortunate death-¡± says Au- no just Carol, I don¡¯t think she deserves to be given respect after addressing my parent¡¯s death with no sadness and looks at me with an evil glint in her eyes. Has it always been there or have I missed it? N?velDrama.Org owns this text. ¡°I don¡¯t think your parents must have had the time to write the will, so now I have half of the shares of your mother, that is my dear sister, anyway,¡± did she just said thatst part with such disgust. Oh, my god what more is there to be revealed. ¡°Which includes 15% of her shares to me which adds to my 5% share not to forget about my selfless brother your uncle Nat gave his share which is again 5% which makes me have 25% share also your dad¡¯s brother and sister also have their 5% each including your dad¡¯s half share which makes them have same shares as me. Since they are not as interested as me to run thepany in your mother¡¯s name while there are manypany under your dad¡¯s that shares also now belong to me which makes me the top shareholder though there is that 20% who actually has more power than me though I havergest shares that mysterious person has been running the eventually. That guy can¡¯t stay mysterious for long.¡± She stops walking around me and now she stands in front of me. ¡°So, after hearing all these do you still want to stand andpete with me or would you like to leave with little dignity you have left in you. Or I can do a favour and give you a post in thispany. I think I heard there¡¯s a post vacancy in janitors¡¯ section.¡± She snickers and res at me. ¡°Do you want that or do you want to run away, little girl?¡± ¡°People can¡¯tugh and spit on other people for long there will be a time when I get the chance to return all the favours you have given me and that time I won¡¯t even show the mercy that you don¡¯t deserve no matter how much good actor who have been in the past to be the sweet Aunt that I used to fight with my parents to stay longer with.¡± I re back at her. ¡°Oh, darling, don¡¯t remind me how bratty you were, always clinging on to me asking for sweets. Now get out before I call the security.¡± Says Aunt. ¡°Carol, don¡¯t forget what you have said to me now because I won¡¯t.¡± And with that I left thepany walking out with my head held high and ignoring all the sympatheticments and sad eyes, though I couldn¡¯t miss that ¡°She wille back with even bigger strength.¡±ment from Aunt jenny, who cared me just like my mom and that¡¯s the reason why she was friends with my mom. She gave me an encouraging smile different from other¡¯s sad smiles, and I returned her a smirk that said I-WILL-COME- BACK. ------ Chapter 8 Chapter 8 All the way to Uncle Nat¡¯s house, the thought of how my sweet aunt has turned into such a bitch kept on nagging me a lot. After parking the car in the garage, I got into the house sighing thinking of moving out soon so I no longer will be a bother to him, even though he keeps on saying that I should consider his house as my own. Well, you can¡¯t me me. After seeing the turn of events today, I just can¡¯t seem to believe my family members. When I got inside, I saw Uncle Nat in front of TV watching football. He and his craze for football have never changed. At least that remained unchanged. I went to him and sat on the sofa. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. After a few minutes he asked me, ¡°Cupcake, what¡¯s wrong you have been awfully quiet. Usually you should have already bickered on how boring this match is. Not to mention you are home early, which I don¡¯t mind. What happened? Did something happen at office?¡± and seeing him worry for me, my eyes started to tear up and I said everything that happened today starting from all the sympathetic smiles hiding something to how my sweet aunt have turned to a bitch or to be more exact how she showed her true colours. ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have signed the document and gave her my shares if so, you would have a ce in the his head in his hands. ¡°Uncle, I don¡¯t me in fact I am thankful that you were there for me when I needed someone to support and protect me and I will always be grateful for that. Even if you had given that share to me, I am sure Carol will find a way to get me out of thepany.¡± I said hugging him and he hugged me back. ¡°Uncle, please don¡¯t be angry for what I am going to say next.¡± ¡°Well, it depends on what you say.¡± He chuckles while patting my back, encouraging me to continue what I was saying. ¡°Uncle, I have been thinking of moving to a new ce.¡± ¡°What!! No, what¡¯s wrong cupcake did I do something wrong or did something weird happened for you to say that though I think you have mentioned about this a few days ago. I think I have said my answer then. What¡¯s wrong now.¡± He said with a worried face. ¡°Uncle please don¡¯t worry, I think you need your own space, I know you don¡¯t mind me staying here but I feel like I need to go through this alone, stand on my own feet and get mypany back.¡± I said and added ¡°I just need a small apartment for me to stay I don¡¯t think I can go back to my home it is filled with lots of memories and when I am ready, I will think of something to do with it.¡± ¡°Darling, I don¡¯t think it is safe for you to go through this alone let me help you.¡± ¡°Uncle your support alone is a great help for me and like I said don¡¯t worry, I am Damien ck¡¯s daughter I am strong enough to stand on my own.¡± ¡°Speaking of finding a new apartment and mentioning your dad. I forgot to tell you something.¡± He hesitated, and his next words brought me to tears. ¡°I got a letter from your Dad.¡± Chapter 9 Chapter 9 ¡°You got a letter from my dad!!!! When?¡± ¡°After funeral I got this letter,¡±, He goes to the table in the living room and takes an envelope ad gives it to me. ¡°You were sad and didn¡¯t want to talk to anyone I thought it will be best to not hand it to immediately so I waited to find a perfect moment and then I forgot about it and since you mentioned about finding an apartment, I remembered the letter because, well read it find it out yourself.¡± And with that, he left the room. I don¡¯t know whether to be angry or sad or happy. Angry because uncle read the letter addressed to me before I could, sad because I have been sad ever since the ident, and happy because I got something from my dad when I am feeling the world around me crushing down. My emotions are all over the ce that I feel numb. I sat down on the couch with the letter on myp, thinking what to do. Well, the letter is already opened now I only need to unfold it. Gathering all the strength in me, I unfolded the letter. ¡°My baby girl, Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. If you got this letter, it means we are no longer near you tofort you. We are sorry for that. My baby, just know that your mother and I will always be near you. I also know the fact that you arepletely devastated because those shadows that have been lurking around you have finally showed their actual faces, I am sorry that I am not there to help you figure things out. I also know that now you don¡¯t believe anyone, even your own family, but one thing for sure: you can trust your Uncle Nick, go to him when you don¡¯t know what to do. Again, I am actually we both are very sorry you have to go through this alone. Since you are old and smart enough to protect yourselves, you don¡¯t have to have anyone as your guardian, and hence we have not given the guardianship to Nichs and Olivia. But we can¡¯t bear to see you roam around in the cities since I know you too well to know that you won¡¯t stay with anyone thinking you don¡¯t want to be burden and that¡¯s why I proudly say that you are Damien Griffin¡¯s daughter which I will never be sorry for, so I have arranged you an apartment in the city itself close to the workce I have arranged for you I have attached address of your apartment also the details of the of this letter. Well I don¡¯t need a Sherlock¡¯s head, if I have already prepared this letter beforehand I know that someone took over thepany and that you can¡¯t enter your own office, and I also know you being a Marshal you will do everything to get what¡¯s yours but for that you need money and with your bank bnce you will only be able to live in the apartment you are going to stay in. So yes, I have prepared a position in one of my friends¡¯pany for you. All those you will knowter on. My darling princess, take care of yourself you don¡¯t need someone to take care of you, you are strong to take care of yourself. I and your mother love you so much. Take care. With lots of love and blessings, Dad and Mom. P.S. burn this letter immediately after reading the ¡®entire¡¯ letter.¡± I didn¡¯t realise I was crying until I saw a drop near the words ¡®Dad and Mom¡¯. I wiped my tears and took my phone to scan to code at the end of the letter after P.S. When I scanned the code it sent me to a website which had pictures of us- me, mom and dad- with title our little princess. And that broke my walls, and I started crying. After a few minutes, I calmed down and wiped off the remaining tears and took the letter to my room. Once I was inside, I closed the door and locked it. I kept the letter on the study table. I took the pencil and scale and started decoding the code. That¡¯s one of many things my dad taught me. The code was not there to make me happy or sad, but to say something with no one knowing about it. That was a secret between my dad and I though it seems like a normal code and it also sends you to a website but only after decoding and then scanning it again will I know what it is about. After decoding, I scanned the decoded code and that took me to a real website. It said: ¡°d to know my teachings came in handy. Let me cut to the chase. The apartment is for you to do your investigations with no one knowing about it. Everything is settled by Nichs. I believe by now he had made sure the apartment is secured with top security with hidden cameras that only you can get ess to. Though I hate this so much I have to break it to you, from the moment you have read the letter you are marked by our enemies. I tried everything to get you out of their sight, including moving out from Amsterdam, but still that wasn¡¯t enough to quench their hunger. For what? You will know about itter. All you have to know is that you are not safe, no matter how much I worked my ass off to make sure you were safe. Find myptop, I mean the real one. It also has so many codes which you can decode it, but you have to be very careful. Even if a minor mistake is made while decoding, the can help you from now on. Take care, baby. Don¡¯t forget about the P.S. ;)¡± After reading the letter, I felt a new determination in me. Dad, only if you knew that Ryder has changed so much, he is not our Ryder anymore, I won¡¯t ask for his help I will solve this by myself. I made myself believe that though I had a feeling in me that only after finding my Ryder will I be able toplete all the riddles. By now two things are sure: A. my parents¡¯ death is no ident. B. I am not safe anymore. I have to move out sooner thanter. Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Two weekster, Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. I am running to my office as I am littlete because I couldn¡¯t sleep till it was 2 hours before the time for my rm to ring. I just wore an off-shoulder white top with a tight ck skirt that reaches till my knees and has a small slit that shows little of my right thigh with little makeup and a chain that has a small bird charm on it. I wore the makeup while I was in the traffic. And my habit of wearing little makeup helped me in this case. Today is the month end meaning I have to work overtime which actually is not bad nowadays at first it was worse as I had to do it alone. Nowadays my friends Cassy and Richard stay along with me as they recently got promoted to my block and Cassy being Cassy waits till the deadline toplete her work andterins about it and though she has told us many times, she is going to change her habit, never has she done it. Richard differs from both of us cause he is the perfect employee, the guy whopletes everything on time. But then you may why do he stay to work overtime if hepletes his work it¡¯s because he stays to keep mepany. And that is the reason why I said working overtime is fun nowadays cause I don¡¯t actually do my work, but I do it anyway by taking it home. Richard and I are not in a rtionship if that is what you are thinking we just have casual sex ¡®no strings attached¡¯. As I walk through the passage, I said good morning to everyone seated on their desks on either side of the passage, heading to my cubicle. Yupp that¡¯s the best part of this job I have my cubicle, everything was already prepared by my dad I only had toe in for the interview ace it and boom I got the job cause I did pretty good in my academics if the schrship I got was of any proof. The interviewer was pretty impressed with the way I dressed, which by the way was full sleeve white t-shirt with grey coat and grey pants; I wore little makeup as in just eyeliner; I am not a fan of cosmetics that much hence with the light makeup. Finally, finished the look with updo hairstyle which by the way was pretty hard considering the fact that every 5 minutes some strands woulde down from the updo. The way I spoke with confidence also surprised her, lets just say that¡¯s the training from my father considering I am the future CEO of Marshal co. which was snatched from me. The job I got was of an architecture in ¡®Simiona Architects¡¯ named after Mr. Simon and his wife Fiona. It was a highly reputed firm, though not that famous, but had enough name to get big clients. As I sat in my chair and power on myputer, I saw an email of my deadline of the design I am working on for Waynst ltd. It seems the client is pretty big to take over thispany if I don¡¯t hand the design on time. Rude, I may say. The email made me remind of the letter I got from dad the events followed by it. Soon after I decoded the letter and read it, I burned the original letter and added locks to the scanned letter. It¡¯s just not any locks if unlocked by any person other than me, it will affect their device with virus. My dad taught that, he is very good inputer all the hackings and stuffs although I have no idea why or from where he learnt it from. He taught me many coding and told me to figure the rest out by myself which I haven¡¯t done ever since but I will have to seeing that now every findings for any clue leading to reason behind my parents¡¯ demise depends on it. After all the burning and locking, I told Uncle that I am moving out to the apartment arranged by my dad and he said okay since he has nothing much to say in it. Though I am very grateful for every help, he has done for me I think I need to give him his space since I am not the only person who lost someone dear to me he lost his sister too; I need to move out so that the future drama taking ce in my life will not affect him in any way this is the only way I can show him my gratitude. Like dad mentioned in the letter soon after every essential item of mine was packed from my home and Uncle Nat¡¯s house I went to Uncle Nick and told him about the letter which by the way was not surprising for him since he was mentioned in it. With Amanda¡¯s support not only in moving the boxes to my new house but also mentally as going back to the house I used to call home was filled with too much memories that I couldn¡¯t stay there without a tear in my eyes. I thought I had passed the stage of crying, but I was not how will I ever be. Chapter 11 Chapter 11 After settling down, Mandy offered to stay, but I rejected it as I want my space as much as I wanted her to be near me. I think it¡¯s time to stand on my own with no one¡¯s help, which was hard, but I coped up with it. The next instruction from dad was the hardest. Meeting Ryder. Forget about meeting him I couldn¡¯t even get to see a glimpse of him. I tried many methods to find his number which I got through Mandy which was taught to her by her dad, Uncle Nick was also very good in coding seeing that my dad and he was not only best friends but childhood friends it was through them that Aunt Olivia Mandy¡¯s mom and my mom became best friends. While I tried to get a glimpse of him, Mandy found his number. I got his number; I got to hear his voice which made me tear up again but remembering the task in hand I said Hello and he hung up on me. HE HUNG UP ON ME. Well, I forgot this is not my Ry we are talking about. I tried to call him again, but it said the device was switched off. I felt something ran down my face and when I touched it; I understood I was crying. Now I understood why Ry never hung up on me in the past, though I did it many times either to irk him or because of our stupid fights, IT FREAKING HURTS. I cried and cried the whole day and cooled myself down, but when Mandy came to the apartment; I started crying so badly that I felt like I would die I couldn¡¯t even breathe which I understood muchter that I hyperventted if it wasn¡¯t for her quick response I don¡¯t even want to think about it. After crying the whole day Mandy took me out for a walk which really helped me a lot,ter when I came home did I find the boxes in my living and when I looked at Mandy, she said nothing but went straight to unpacking. Well, that¡¯s Amanda for you, even if I say I don¡¯t want her help she will make it seem like it is she who wants it though it is just because of stubbornness that I declined her help but in reality I needed her help. More like I wanted her to support me like always. So from then on she became my roommate. She was not only my roomie but my helper in investigation too, since I needed her to find the clues. She was the one who drove me to interview she was the one who calmed my nerves. I don¡¯t know how will I ever repay her. The things she does for me mean the world to me, though it is what best friends more like sisters from another mother are for. The thing that made me more broken was the magazine I saw in the caf¨¦ next to our office building. N?velDrama.Org owns this. The magazine had a picture of Ry, though with excitement I took the magazine because of the shock I had to pay extra because of the cup I broke. It was a picture of Ryder and some model iming to be his one-night stand caught kissing in front of a 5-star hotel. It seems he has been doing this for sometime more like 2 years. This is the time during which I lost his contactpletely and was searching for him but didn¡¯t get any news of his sudden disappearance. Seems like I was the only one loyal to our rtionship while he was fooling around with many girls with that I quickly got out of the caf¨¦ and went straight home. Luckily Amanda was there and after telling her what happened she told me to go into bath which was confusing but she pour sweet aromatic bubble bath and let me say nothing can rece a bubble bath with wine and sweet music in my case I wanted a depressing song and it was yed. I cried during theplete bath, but the pain was somehow lesspared to the time he hung up on me. Amanda called to my office and asked for a medical leave. Gone to work for only two days and already started asking for medical leave. But they were understanding by making me work two overtime. It was during these times; I met Cassy and Richard. First, I met Cassy as she was the one who showed me around the office and in within seconds we clicked we had so many simrities like our favourite shows friends and favourite character Damon Salvatore and us Mikaelson, what can I say they are hot!!! Then she made me and Richard meet though her n was for us to be in a rtionship I said I was not interested same as Richard as he recently had a heartbreak. Butter he started having a crush on me, I could see that, like, the way he got angry as other male colleagues came to talk to me. And I talked to him about it and said I am not interested in any rtionship, but then he was the one who suggested for ¡®no strings attached¡¯ rtionship. I shook my head, removing all the other thoughts from my head, and tried to focus on the job in hand. And that¡¯s when my chief came barging into my office. ¡°KATHERINEEEE,¡± Chapter 12 Chapter 12 ¡°Katherineee, ¡± ¡°Wassup chief?¡± I asked, standing from my chair. ¡°There is a good news and a bad one which do you want to hear first.¡± She asked me while taking a seat opposite from me. ¡°The bad one.¡± I love hearing the bad news nowadays well seeing that everyday passed by I expect nothing but a bad one. ¡°Okay, excellent choice, good it is.¡± She says making me roll my eyes I don¡¯t know why she asks question if she answers it differently. ¡°Your design has been epted by the Carson group.¡± She says excitedly. ¡°Whattt??? You are kidding?¡± she shakes her head at my question. ¡°Oh, my god, that¡¯s splendid.¡± Well, this group recently has held apetition for architectures to design their new building and winning their deal means a lot since they are like one among the top 10panies. The 1st is BJ group short for ck Jack. And the 2nd is Waynst ltd. ¡°What is the bad news?¡± I asked her. ¡°Your design was rejected by BJ group. Pity we cannot use it for other project, it was a good one.¡± She said. One rule in ourpany aside from giarism is not to reuse the design that was rejected by one The bit of news gave me an enormous shock, as it was one of my best. I spent over 2 months for that design I usually take 1 month toplete a design. ¡°That¡¯s impossible.¡± I said as I bolted up from my chair to which she shook her head and said. ¡°Well, suck it up.¡± She said as she reached the doorknob she turned around. ¡°Oh, I forgot there is one more good news.¡± At least there¡¯s something to rejoice. ¡°The deadline of Waynst ltd. has been pre-ponded and there are only 3 days left for you toplete your design.¡± With those words she closes the door behind her as she walks out, leaving a stunned me. ¡°Fuck could be anymore good news.¡± I say sarcastically and start on my design immediately without wasting anymore time. Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. ----- ¡°Kat, isn¡¯t your work finished yet?¡± I look up to see Richard leaning on the door, looking at me keenly. I must admit that badboy look of his make him look more handsome. Don¡¯t get me wrong, he is handsome, but Ryder is more handsome. And there I go againparing Richard with Ryder who by the way doesn¡¯t even know if I exist, not that he cares though. ¡°Are you done ogling me?¡± asks Richard with that smirk on his face. ¡°well you can¡¯t me me, especially with the way you stand leaning on the door. And for your earlier question, no, I am not done yet.¡± I said and continued toplete my work. ¡°I guess I too will have to stay to do overtime then.¡± I don¡¯t even have to look up to know that he is smirking. Well, nowadays we have been working overtime but not for work purpose though I am surprised that no one has caught us yet. ¡°Are you kidding me!!¡± I say after ncing my watch. ¡°I didn¡¯t know that our working time is over and GOD THERES LOT MORE TO DO.¡± I have been so indulged in the work that I didn¡¯t even look at the time. And I feel hungry now since I have not had my lunch. GREAT!! ¡°Here you go.¡± says Richard, handing me the sandwich, which I take with no hesitation. ¡°You are my saviour.¡± I say as I take a bite and moan. God, this sandwich is delicious. Well, even if you give me the sandwich that tastes the worst I will still be grateful because I was that hungry not only because I missed my lunch but also because I have used my brain so much toplete this project. I have to do everything to get this deal not only because it benefits ourpany but if our client didn¡¯t like my design, it will cause us so much loss since half of the stuff we use now is from the advance they gave. Like theputer I have on my desk. Till one week ago I didn¡¯t even have aputer and was using a paper. Even though I am still using paper and pencil, I have aputer just to keep everything in check and safe. I am old school at that one I like using pen and pencil and scan it to store it in the even know where it is. I think I gave it to- mmm. My thoughts were distracted by the hands on my shoulder. ¡°I think you could use some massage. You seem so tensed.¡± Chapter 13 Chapter 13 *Warning: Sexual scenes He started kissing my shoulder reaching up to my neck to my weak spot it sent a current to my core making me moan. ¡°I thought you said massage, not that I mind though.¡± I said after giggling. ¡°You are way too tense and I can¡¯t help myself when I am around you.¡± He started with small kisses on face and when he reached my lips, I pulled off looking anywhere other than him. Though me fooling around with men is basically to get Ryder out my head, it¡¯s just I hate the feeling of someone¡¯s lips on mine other than him. He sighed, ¡°when will you forget about him.¡± With that I turned to look at him so fast that I thought I have injured my neck. I took his cor and pulled him closer and said, ¡°I have answered that question many times and I will still answer the same, NEVER. Now either you fuck me or you leave.¡± How can I ever forget the love of my life? It may sound clich¨¦, but I don¡¯t care. I may do everything to keep the thoughts of him out of my head, but I will never forget him. With that he removed some of my stuffs on the table while I took my design and kept it somewhere safe. We both had a habit of not throwing stuffs to ground. Well, for me it was the biggest turn off not that I enjoy it, it¡¯s just that since most of my stuffs on the table are some of my designs, I don¡¯t want to destroy it. Though for Richard partly the reason is the same, the other part of the reason is because he is a clean freak. After all the stuffs were removed, he picked me up andid me on the table. ¡°Lets do a quickie since you have toplete your design and I am sure someone should be on this floor.¡± With that he removed my panties and went down and put my left thigh over his shoulder and started kissing my inner thighs till he reached my clit sending shocks to my body. He looked up at me Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. and then put his mouth over my lips, licking over it. ¡°mmm baby, you are wet.¡± He thrusted two of his digits inside me and started fingering me. ¡°Ric, harder.¡± I moaned. With that he thrusted one more finger in me and started moving his fingers faster. He had his fingers in me, moving in and out while his mouth on my clit sucking. I was a moaning mess under him. Within a few seconds I felt something building up in my stomach I knew I was near. ¡°Ric I am going to cum.¡± With that, he started moving his fingers in and out of me faster and harder as I tightened my hold on the edge of the desk. ¡°Come for me, baby.¡± He said and with that I came shouting his name. ¡°Baby keep it down we don¡¯t want anyone to hear you cum.¡± He then licked me clean with his tongue inside me swirling and licking all my walls making me reach my second orgasm. But before I could cum again, he came up and hovered over me, making me groan. ¡°mmm you taste so sweet like always.¡± With those words and the feeling of his bulge made me blush. I slightly pushed his face away from me. ¡°Oh Ric, stop with your sweet words and fuck me already.¡± ¡°Your wish is mymand, mdy.¡± He said with a fakeugh, making me giggle, which was cut out short when he thrusted in me. And started moving in and out of me. ¡°Harder Ric.¡± With that he thrusted in me faster. Within seconds I felt an addicting sensation in the lower region of my stomach. ¡°I am going to cum Ric.¡± ¡°Come with me, Kat.¡± While he thrusted in me, I lifted my hips to meet his every thrust. ¡°Yes, like that.¡± He groaned. The sensation became too much to care about him calling me baby I usually restrict him from calling me baby because it reminds me of him but during sex I forget everything because the sensation is too much to think about anything sensible. We both were moaning while covering the other person¡¯s mouth with hands. ¡°RIIICCCC.¡± I shouted his name while I came, which thankfully was covered by his palms, though someone near must have heard me, which was something that I didn¡¯t care about when I am at my high. After a few more thrusts, he pulled out of me and he came on my stomach. He fell on to my chair while I sat at my desk, both of us panting. After a few more seconds, I sat up on the table while he was sitting in my chair. And that is why I never say no to sex it¡¯s just too addictive especially when I am stressed or trying to forget something to be more exact someone. *Sex scene is over After that massage treatment that he would like to call it, I jumped off my desk after sorting my dishevelled hair and wrinkled dress. ¡°Even though, I would love to go for another round I can¡¯t I have to kept them back onto my desk. ¡°Okay, I will be out waiting for you.¡± He said. I said okay and started working on my design, I wanted to say to him not to wait for me but I know it would just be useless as it will only lead to another one of our argument where it will be him who wins since he always has a point. Chapter 14 Chapter 14 *Kat''s POV It took another hour for me to reach at least 3/4th of the design. If it were not for Richard dragging me out, I would have still continued my design till the sunrise. Well, I can¡¯t me him since it was literally 10pm and our working time was from 8am-8pm. Though in one thing I didn¡¯t let him win, and that was for taking my designs with me. I knew he had a point because he said I would lose it or something might happen to design cause I can be pretty messy when I am at home. But I have toplete this and so the design came to my home with me. I gave the key to Richard, who was shaking his head, looking at my hand full of papers. I entered my home and saw Mandy on couch sleeping with a tv on. She must have slept waiting for me. I went to my bedroom and kept the papers and stuffs on my table and walked back to my living room and woke Mandy up. ¡°Mandy, wake up.¡± She groans and shifts, not waking up. Well, she is a deep sleeper I expected nothing less from her. ¡°Mandy, go sleep in you room.¡± Though she groaned, she opened her eyes and looked at me. ¡°Kat, you arete do you want coffee or something. I ordered pasta and spaghetti for dinner and kept it in fridge do you want me to reheat it?¡± N?velDrama.Org owns this text. ¡°No, Mandy, I am not hungry and even if I can do all those things.¡± I said and turned her around to walk her into her room. I made hery on her bed and switched off the lights after closing the door, I came back into the living room. All this time Richard had been leaning on the kitchen counter doing something on his phone. ¡°Thankyou Richard for your help I will see you tomorrow.¡± I said and walked him to the door. I wanted to ask him to stay since he helped me a lot I have to show some kindness but Mandy wouldn¡¯t appreciate it. She already hates me for fooling around with Richard. ¡°Hey don¡¯t thank me it¡¯s what I should do as.. ah.. your friend. Okay see you tomorrow.¡± He walked away and with that I closed the door. I knew the reason behind his stuttering but didn¡¯t act on it. He has shown it at multiple asions to ask me out as a girlfriend or something more than what we are doing right now. But I try to change the topic. I may seem to be a whore right now, but I don¡¯t care. In my heart only Ryder had, has and will have a ce. No one can rece him. With those thoughts in mind, I went to my bedroom and walked straight into the bathroom to change into pyjamas. After freshening up a little, I walked to my bed and sat on it. I looked at the table on my left and saw a pile of papers. God, I will have to wake up early in the morning like 4am, so I will have only 4 hours left to sleep. I just had to keep my head on the pillow and I went into deep sleep. --- Chapter 15 Chapter 15 I was woken up by the sound of the rm. I cursed myself for not doing my work on time. I just saw a beautiful dream where I saw my parents and me in a beautiful house surrounded by lots of flowers. He was about to tell me something after lifting hisptop, but suddenly theptop started beeping and that¡¯s how I woke up. Panting, if I may add. Well, you can¡¯t me me I thought theptop was going to N?velDrama.Org owns this. explode with that noise. Though it was me itself who put that tone for rm or else I won¡¯t wake up. I went to the bathroom and washed my face. As I looked into the mirror, I saw bad under my eyes. That¡¯s what you get for not sleeping properly. When I am in office, I do office work but when I am at my apartment; I search for clues leading to reason behind my parents¡¯ ident and till now I have found none. Only if I get my dad¡¯sptop from the police, will I get any, at least a small clue. I know it won¡¯t be a big clue cause my dad is smart enough to make sure hisptop won¡¯t be in the police station because when I went to station in search of hisptop I found it but the problem was it was the one he used to teach me the codes and storepany stuffs in and not the one I see my dad working on most of the time. So if thatptop is not with the police then it means something is there in that and that¡¯s the reason why police don¡¯t have it because dad didn¡¯t want them to, meaning he hid it somewhere . What is there in it that he had to hide it? It just proves that my parents¡¯ ident was not any ident it was a nned murder because he hid it and made sure his otherptop was with police. Even if I don¡¯t have that hiddenptop using theptop which is with the police I can find the hidden one but to get it from the police I need something. To be more exact someone. I need Ryder because he has the power to take theputer without being found out. Well, he is a powerful CEO after all, and that¡¯s the reason why dad said I will need him to find the answers to my questions. But how will get to him if he doesn¡¯t want me to find him? Shaking those questions from mind, I went to my table and started to work on my designs. After 2 hours, I was done with my designs and was packing it when Mandy came in yawning. ¡°Good morning Kat, did the sun rise from west cause you never wake up this early. What happened?¡± she asked. I walked out of my room, ¡°I had toplete my design today is the day we have to submit it. But hey, I do wake up early in the morning.¡± ¡°Ya, but only after I had to shout in your ears to wake up or else you wouldn¡¯t be going to office because you would have been fired because of beingte.¡± ¡°Whatever. Do you want coffee?¡± I asked her as I walked into the kitchen and she went to the door and opened it to take the newspaper from our doormat. ¡°Yha.¡± She says as she walks into the living room holding newspaper. ¡°Well, make for me too.¡± I say as I make pancake. ¡°Typical Kat-¡± she stops talking all of a sudden and when I look up, she stands there shocked and when she notices me looking at her, she hurries to hide the newspaper. Toote. I walk to her and snatches the paper from her. While I am faster than her, she is stronger than me but too weak at reflex when the action is from me. ¡°Kat don¡¯t¡± she says. I look at the paper and regret taking it from her. It¡¯s the news of Ryder with some model iming to be his girlfriend. With tears in my eyes I walk off to kitchen to continue making pancake not wanting to show it to her though she has already seen the weak me. There goes my thoughts of wanting to see him. She says nothing, instead makes coffee for both of us, which I am very grateful for; I mean for coffee and silence. The rest of the morning went as none of us spoke and ate silently, and soon it was time for me to get ready. Today I added a little more makeup than usual to hide the bags underneath my eyes and to add colour to my pale skin. The skin that became pale after the news to be more exact. I had the perfect skin tone that I didn¡¯t have to tan nor add any makeup, and that¡¯s the reason why I wear less makeup. But since today I have to be presentable, I wore more makeup than usual and wore my dark blue suit with updo hairstyle Mandy insisted that she will drive me to work and then she will go to her office. Mandy is the CEO of her dad¡¯spany. And so I went to office with her with noints and tried to cheer up since I didn¡¯t want a gloomy face while presenting my designs and trying to get the deal. I went in and put on an invisible mask in which I smile like nothing had happened and wished everyone like usual and went to sit in my office. It took everything in me to not cry. And I powered up my get the deal no matter what. How I wish I knew no matter how much I prepared myself, nothing would be enough for what happened next. Chapter 16 Chapter 16 *Kat''s POV I took everything needed for the presentation from my desk and headed towards our meeting room. It had an enormous table in between the room; I think at least 20-25 people can be seated I was to nervous each time I got here to bother to check how many people can be seated but I think my guess is quite correct by looking at how big the table is. Upon entering the meeting room to the left is the projector and table set in front of the door through which we enter is the walls has small modern arts hanging with so many space between them giving the viewers the feeling of liveliness because of pictures. As I entered the meeting room, I saw two blonde heads running around the table making sure everything was set for the meeting. ¡°Cassy Rayna, are you two in charge of setting things today? Now I am perfectly sure of us getting the deal.¡± I said while heading towards the stand, passing Cassy. ¡°Hey Miss perfect we both are stuck doing these stupid chores. I wish I was in my cabin gawking at that handsome man.¡± Cassy said with a dreamy look in her eyes. Cassy was known for two things. One the ¡®News reporter of designing department¡¯, she either gets some gossip or says some gossips making any secret in our department known within seconds. If you have a secret which no one knows about or has no chance of being known don¡¯t worry without making you speak she will know what the secret is and the highlight is the second she knows the secret the next second the wholepany will know it but she shares nothing of her best friends and that¡¯s the reason why I and Richard hasn¡¯t been kicked out of thepany yet for fooling around during work hours. Second ¡®her eyes for men¡¯, she has an excellent taste in men but hasn¡¯t been in a rtionship yet she doesn¡¯t believe in true love it seems, she always gawks openly at guys with no shame. And don¡¯t even ask me how we became friends. ¡°Cassy be careful the guy you are mentioning is the CEO of Waynst Ltd.¡± Says Rayna catching my attention. ¡°What? The CEO himself hase to see our design. Oh, no.¡± I said nervously. ¡°Impossible he rarely goes to any meeting, he calls for meetings in his office. It¡¯s said that he is too cocky, rude, cold CEO that one harsh look from him makes you wish you were dead.¡± Says Cassy increasing my nervousness. I have done many presentations but still I have stage fright and with Cassy¡¯s words I wish I never epted to handle this deal. ¡°Cassy!! Shut up, don¡¯t make Kat more tensed than she already is.¡± Says Raynaing near me to soothe me. ¡°But I must say, he is soooo handsome no wonder he has different girl in his bed every night.¡± And there goes Cassy¡¯s dreamy look. ¡°Gosh!! Girls do your work and get out of here before chiefes up here and starts her shoutings.¡± I said. Speak of the devil and she maye. It was if someone was waiting for me to say those words she came inside bursting through the doors. ¡°IS NOTHING READY HERE. WHAT ARE YOU GIRLS LOOKING AT MY FACE, GET YOUR ASSES TO WORK, HE HAS COME.¡± She shouts, looking at us. Woww the cool chief shouting before the meeting is the first time. She does shout and scold like any boss but before any presentations she is soo cool that we think something is wrong with us to be nervous. ¡°chief isn¡¯t it said that it is a representative from Waynsting to sign off the deal. Why is the CEO Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. here?¡± I ask, looking at her while arranging my stuffs. ¡°Don¡¯t ask any questions, just be prepared. I too don¡¯t know why it is HE who is here I too am confused. But the rumours are the building we are to design is his most important one, and that¡¯s why he himself is here. Anyway, All the best. You can do it and that is why I made you in charge of this project.¡± She says looking at me seriously. Wow, to say I am shocked is an understatement. Our chief has We three were staring at her with shocked faces. ¡°Why are you three looking at my face? GO DO YOUR WORK.¡± And with that, she exited the room. ¡°Wow, is that just me or was it a dream that came true? SHE COMPLIMENTED SOMEONE.¡± Cassy said, still with shocked face. ¡°Nope its not just you.¡± Said Rayna and I at the same time. And with that we got on to our work. When I was done setting the project, the double doors were opened and a bunch of suited men came in. Cassy and Rayna were ensuring if anyone needed anything and after providing things to the men they went and sat at the chair in the back so that if anything is needed, they could provide them with it. I took a huge breath in and choked on it as I saw a familiar suited man entering inside the meeting room with his assistant behind him with a folder in his hands. I felt as if I couldn¡¯t breathe the moment we locked our eyes. I felt like it was just us in the room and no one was around as I stared at the very familiar blue eyes as he stared at my hazel eyes. I saw an emotion in those cold icy eyes, but before I could identify what it was; he returned back to his cold self. Ryder¡­. what happened that he changed a lot.. that he changed to being cold and closed off? Chapter 17 Chapter 17 When he retained hisposure, I remembered that we were in a room with at least 15 people waiting for me to say something, and with a cough I took a deep breath and started my presentation. I thought I would stutter in between or at least forget but something inside me burned as I looked at his I-don¡¯t- care-about-anything attitude, which made me say something and by the looks of my chief I knew what I was saying is not rubbish and it makes sense but if u ask meter what it was, I wouldn¡¯t even say hell I wouldn¡¯t even remember a word from what I am saying. As I was done with my presentation, I looked at everyone or everything except those blue eyes. There were a few seconds were I passed by his eyes and I could see the anger in his eyes. I don¡¯t know why he is angry, is it because of me? What did I do to for him to me mad? To be honest, if it is anybody who should be angry, it should be me. The way he fools around with new girl everyday hurts me but what hurts me more is how he looks like a stranger to me. As everyone discussed on my presentation, I was thinking for a reason to why is the way he is now. Is it because of his parents¡¯ death? The moment we heard of that news my parents and I tried to call him, we even went to the hostel where he stays to support him, but he was nowhere to be found. From that day onwards we lost all contacts with him. It was as if he vanished. Ryder was thest person I thought to be the so-called cold icy handsome CEO. Wasn¡¯t hispany¡¯s name Scott enterprises how did it became Waynst and what does it mean? If I should think about anything right now, it should be if they will ept my designs instead of why he is here. If his anger were of any hints, I was very much sure that we won¡¯t get the deal. But his words shocked me. ¡°Yes, we ept your designs bring that to my office next thing in the morning. We will discuss the rest in my office.¡± He said firmly after he stood up and left soon after his words were out. And here I was thinking on ways to keep my job after this deal was not epted, and shock is a simple version of what I was feeling. Should I be happy because he agreed to my designs, meaning I will get to see him more often? Or should I be sad, angry that he doesn¡¯t acknowledge me and looks at me as if I am a stranger. For now, I should think about how to get out of the tight, literally breathtaking hugs from my chief and Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. friends. *POV of Ryder Scott Today morning, I was pissed as the person in-charge of our new building said he was taking leave and that is the reason for why I had to go to the Simiona Architects. But little did I know soon thest thing on my mind will be why he took leave. As I entered the room, I saw the most beautiful woman I have seen in my entire life. My woman. Or was my woman. The mere thought of her being someone else angered me, but the main reason why we are not together is because of me. When I locked my eyes with her beautiful hazel eyes, I felt different emotions igniting in me which only held anger the past five years. Her eyes were my weakness. I could sit the whole day doing nothing with noints looking at her eyes, and me saying that is a big thing considering me to be the restless type of person I hate sitting idle doing nothing. I felt relieved, happy to see her, above all, love. The moment I realised I felt something I had trained myself not to feel, I retained my cold icyposure I made all these years. She was truly something. All these years I have met many women, slept with almost half of this city, but no one has made me feel the way she has made me feel just by a look which was hardly for 5 seconds. As she was doing her presentations with all the hand gestures and the best presentation and designs I never seen before, I heard nothing but her sweat voice and the memories it brought me back to. The days I used to lie on herp and the way she used to massage my head with those skillful hands and talk. When her presentation was over, I realised I heard nothing at all throughout the 30-minute presentation. When it was time to decide whether to ept their design, I heard men talk about how excellent the designs and presentation were, and that left me to say whether I should ept it. Everything in me screamed to say no because epting the designs means I will have to see her every day and that means the cold cover I have created will be broken down. But I cannot decline it and say the reason as I don¡¯t want her to work with me because I still love her and that she will be able to make me return to my old self, which is something I cannot do. It is toote to return. The business mind in me won, and I agreed to it and asked her to meet me in the morning. Only god knows what will happen in the future. Will I return to who I was before? Will she melt my icy heart? Is it toote to be the old me? Only time will tell. Chapter 18 Chapter 18 *Kat¡¯s POV After the small celebration inside the meeting room, we all got out and were greeted by a huge congrats. All people from our department came bursting into the party poppers. A thrilled chief came and hugged, causing all of us to gasp. ¡°What!! I do hug people.¡± Says chief knowing the reason behind our shocked expression. She never hugged anyone, never given handshakes to her subordinates her handshakes were reserved for our client and her superior. Looking at me, she said, ¡°You pulled it off quite well. I knew you could do it, but it was a little surprising to hear him say we got the deal. Congrats as a present take rest of the day off.¡± She said and barks at everyone except me to get back to their work. With one more pat on my shoulder, she left. I was still shocked with everything, but mostly Ryder epting our deal. By the looks on his face I knew he was having inner battle whether to ept, I guess it might be because of the rest of the men¡¯s I see him again, I would get a tight hug from him and his exnation to why he acted as if he didn¡¯t know me the day before the funeral and the reason why he didn¡¯t attend the funeral but all I got was disgust and some emotion I can¡¯t decipher. He always has been good with expressing his emotions, only if he wants the other person to know will they get what his face expression means. Happy, because I got the deal meaning I still have my job and also because I saw him again even if it was not how I imagined it to be. Shocked, well, it hasn¡¯t been gone from my face since the turn of events starting from his eptance. Anxious, because getting this deal means I will get to work with him, since I have to know what type of design and stuffs rted to it and it will only be possible if I am in his Somepanies email us the exact idea so that we don¡¯t have to work with them, but that also means if they wish to changeter it can¡¯t be done since it will be toote since we are not there in their they insist on us to work with them so that if any changes ur, we can make that changes since we work with how their idea develops and not on our idea, though there are some touches from ours as well. This is done so that our design can be flexible for them to change. And working with anypany means headache for an entire year or months depending on the design. And in this case, I will have to work with Waynst since that was already said when they asked for the presentation. With all these thoughts on my mind, I went home. --- When I opened the door, I saw Mandy on the couch with curiosity written on her face. I closed the door and went and slump down in the chair. ¡°Okay, that is not happy face meaning something bad happened. What is it?¡± asked Mandy. ¡°Well, there¡¯s two things: one is happy and one is sad.¡± I said, and she hummed to continue. ¡°The fortunate part is that I got the deal.¡± And before she could jump up and down happily, I said, ¡°the sad part is that the person who came was Ryder.¡± ¡°What? But... How? Why?¡± she asked, not being able to continue with her sentences. ¡°Apparently, Ryder is the CEO of Waynst Ltd.¡± I said, adding to more of her doubts. ¡°But isn¡¯t hispany named Scott.¡± I nodded, and there was a silence for 3 second before she asked, ¡°Wait isn¡¯t his mother¡¯sst name Wayne?¡± ¡°And his father¡¯sst name is Scott, and that makes it Waynst. God, how I can I forget something like that?¡± I asked. And she patted my shoulder tofort me . ¡°It might be because you were shocked after seeing him. Wait, if he is the CEO, how can he ept the deal I mean he has been avoiding us, removing all the clues that lead to where he lives or his number?¡± she asked ¡°That was the same question in my mind when he epted the deal. The possibility is that the men who were present in the meeting room were happy with my presentation.¡± She nodded. And suddenly her brows furrowed. ¡°Why is his appearance sad news isn¡¯t that what you wanted to get theptop?¡± ¡°It is sad because he was looking at me as if I was a stranger. And something in me tells me that working with him will not be great. Also, I can¡¯t just ask him for his help when he doesn¡¯t even want to be in the same room as I.¡± I said and felt a hand on my cheek wiping the fallen tear. I didn¡¯t even know I was crying. ¡°Sush Kat, it¡¯s going to be alright.¡± She says pulling me for a hug. A/N: So hws the story so far? Did you like it or not? Please let me know in thements. I really do need your support toplete the story.N?velDrama.Org owns this. Chapter 19 Chapter 19 The rest of the day goes with us on the couch watching a movie with chips and Choco chip ice-cream in our hands to distract ourselves from today¡¯s events. When the movie was over, we said our goodnights and went to our rooms. Laying on my bed after all the bedtime activities such as changing to pyjamas, brushing, I was looking at the glow in the dark gxy stickers on my ceiling. I have been always scared of dark and these stickers help me little, though not a lot. It was only with him; I slept well. Let¡¯s just say I am not lucky enough to think of those memories without a tear falling. I closed my eyes, remembering my moments with him. *shback ¡°Ry, are you ready?¡± ¡°Yes, I am kitty kat waiting for you.¡± ¡°Okay, on the count of 3 I will be with you.¡± I said, getting ready to run. ¡°One, Two, THREEE.¡± After switching off the lights I ran to bed, hit my leg on the bedpost as it was too dark to see anything and got under the covers holding my pinkie toe, cursing the bed. ¡°stupid bed, ow my poor baby.¡± I said, holding my pinkie toe and rubbing it. I red at Ryder, seeing himugh his ass off. Well, I may cut his ass out if he continuesughing. ¡°Aww my poor kitty got hurt.¡± He tried to touch my toe but couldn¡¯t as he couldn¡¯t control hisughter and was holding his stomach. Well, there is only one way to stop himughing. ¡°Randy¡­.¡± And I knew he would stop, and he did. ¡°Hey, I have told you many times not to call me that idiotic, stupid nickname you have put for me.¡± he said yfully ring at me. I knew he liked it secretly, but his ego wouldn¡¯t let him say so. ¡°And I have said many times that when you stop annoying me, I will stop calling you Randy.¡± ¡°Okay, Okay sorry. Give me your toe let me put this ointment.¡± He said stretching hard from his bed to get the ointment from his side table. Lazy ass. ¡°Here all pain is gone.¡± He cooed putting the ointment away and got up from his bed and went to bathroom to wash the ointment off. While I put my now almost okay foot down and waited for him to ¡°boo!!¡± He said scaring the hell out of me. ¡°RANDYYY, ¡± ¡°Hey. Stop that.¡± ¡°And you stop your irritating attitude you almost gave me a heart attack.¡± I said cuddling into him as he got settled down to sleep. Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. ¡°I don¡¯t get it how you are sooo afraid of the dark.¡± He said wrapping an arm over my waist. ¡°I don¡¯t know why but I know I am so scared and that is the major reason why I have those stickers on my ceiling and some on my wall. Its only when Ie to your hostel room that gets me scared.¡± ¡°Mm I should think of buying those stickers in my room because nowadays you are spending most of your time here.¡± I hummed, agreeing to what he said. I was staying in his room a lot more than my house and thank god his hostel allows people toe and also is a mixed hostel otherwise this wouldn¡¯t have happened. I snuggled more into him as my sleep was taking over him and he tightened his embrace. ¡°Goodnight kitty kat.¡± ¡°Goodnight, Randy.¡± I said and felt his smile on the crook of my neck as I let my sleep take over me. *shback over I felt a tear rolling down my cheeks as I let my sleep take over me, knowing very well that I will wake up after sometime. --- *Third person POV ¡°Dad, Kat met Ryder today.¡± Amanda said to her dad Nichs through call. ¡°They did!!!¡± ¡°Yes dad, I am sure we will get our hands over theputer soon,¡± ¡°Yes, baby, we will be able to. If not for those bastards, it would have been us who were the most powerful and we wouldn¡¯t have had to wait for Ryder toe into the scene to get to theptop. Now all we can do is wait and let Ryder and Katherine patch up. So that Katherine will ask Ryder to help and he can take theptop which will make things easier for us. All you gotta do is make sure that nothing ¡°Yes, Dad, I will do that you don¡¯t have to worry about it. We have to delete whatever is in thatptop so that our true identity won¡¯t be revealed. Okay bye dad I am going before Kat wakes up. She is not a deep sleeper like she used to be, so I gotta be careful.¡± ¡°Yes, baby. Take care.¡± ¡°I will, dad. You take care and bye.¡± With that they cut their call and Amanda goes back to her thoughts of how to execute the n with no one, mainly Katherine, doubting her. Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Next morning *Kat¡¯s POV Because of exhaustion I didn¡¯t wake up in the middle of the night and only woke up at the morning, and because I got a good sleep, I was in a good mood. I got out of my bed stretching and looked at my clock it was only 7 in the morning meaning I have got 2 hours before I have to go to the office. Since I need only 1 hour to get dressed, I decided to just walk around or sit simply and chat with Mandy for 1 hour and then get ready to go to office. When I came out of my bedroom, I looked at the living room and for some weird reason I felt something off I don¡¯t know what but I have a feeling that something bad it going to happen and my instincts have never gone wrong. It might be because Mandy is still sleeping usually, she is the one who ties up the curtains to let the sunrays in and then goes to kitchen to make coffee. Since I am the first one to get out of the house, she is the one cooking in the morning and I cook dinner as I reach earlier than her. But for a change, I got up first. Weird, not that it hasn¡¯t happened before but like I said there is this weird feeling nagging me and I can¡¯t help but question everything, like why is not Mandy up yet? Duh!! She sleptte. And I thought I was in a good mood. Way to go, Kat!! I went to kitchen to make coffee. As I was pouring coffee into the cup, I heard a yawn from behind me. As I know it was Mandy I didn¡¯t turn around and handed her cup of coffee. ¡°What happened you woke upte today?¡± I asked to Mandy leaning on the counter watching her stop drinking her coffee and setting it down. ¡°You are asking as if it is the first time it is happening what happened?¡± she asked. Though what she asked me nonchntly, I didn¡¯t miss the hesitation or was it fear? flicker through her eyes. Before I could confirm what it was, it was reced with a calm, confused look for my weird question. I may be making things up, as I felt weird from the moment I entered the living room it felt almost like I was going crazy. ¡°I don¡¯t know Mandy I feel weird today, as if something terrible is going to happen.¡± I replied to her while drinking my coffee to make my thoughts straight. Coffee has always been my favourite drink, more like it has been mypanion during my hard times like now. When I said that I could clearly see a scared expression on her face okay now I can confirm it is not me, but it is the feeling I have when Mandy hides something from me. Don¡¯t ask me how, it has always been our thing, we wille to know if the other person is hiding, before anyone else even finds it out or before the other person says it out. ¡°Why Mandy is something wrong? What are you hiding from me? You know you can¡¯t hide anything from me. What is it? And before you can even deny that, let me tell you we have been through this conversation more than once and we both very well know that we can¡¯t hide anything from each other. What is it, Mandy?¡± ¡°Kat, really there¡¯s nothing I am hiding. Even if there was something, you would be the first person to know that. If you are talking about my face, then it might be because I am exhausted from all the stress.¡± I could see she was saying half-truth and half-lie. Anyway, I wille to know of it when the time is right if she doesn¡¯t want me to know then it might be very personal, though I don¡¯t understand her need to hide it from me. Anyway, I am going with what she says, because I know she is strong enough to handle her problems on her own. ¡°Okay.¡± I say and go to her to hug her and said, ¡°Please tell me if you need my help. No matter what it is, I will help you. You know that by, now, right?¡± I ask, holding her shoulders and looking straight into her eyes to let her know I am serious. But that emotion in her eyes was what took me off. Guilt. Why does she need to be guilty? Is it that bad? She hugs me back and mumbles I know I let her go and looks at her one more time to let her know I will be there for her no matter what. With her nod I left the kitchen thinking if she will be okay and Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. started to get ready. With a look on the long mirror in front of my cupboard, I once more looked over my outfit: dark blue blouse and ck-and-white striped pencil skirt. I wore a long chain on my neck and stud on my earring. And with a light makeup I was ready. After having pancakes, obviously made by Mandy, I wished her to have a great day and left the apartment. I got to the parking lot and took my car and drove to the As I entered thepany did, I remember that I will have to go to Waynst at 10 meaning I got less than 1 hour to settle my things in my office grab some things and head to chief to inform her my leaving and keep things in the car. Chapter 21 Chapter 21 As I got to my cubicle and started to organize my things, I heard knocks on my door and saw it was Cassy and Richard standing with a sad expression. ¡°Hey donkeys, I am not leaving forever you guys are stuck with.¡± I said walking to them and hugging them both. After our group hug, we pulled back. ¡°Yea, I know that is the saddest part. You not leaving for good,¡± she said with tears in her eyes, which made meugh. ¡°I know you love me.¡± ¡°Yea believe what you want to.¡± I turned to look at Richard, who was silent. It¡¯s not that he was talkative, but he is not that quiet. ¡°What is it, Richard? You know, I wille in between to get ideas from you guys. You very well know the fact that without your suggestions I won¡¯t be able toplete it.¡± ¡°We are only supporting and agreeing to all the ideas going through your head. We have done nothing, it is all you. You have no idea what you head holds.¡± That made me giggle. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t deny that, but I need support toplete it you know how difficult it gets when we are in the middle. We get stuck and not know what to do next forgetting out original n and it was you guys reminding me what I originally nned and without that support we ay not even be having this conversation right now.¡± He nodded to what I said. It was not just the fact I am leaving it is something else that makes him quiet or should I say worried. I walk closer to Richard and hold his arms. He is 5¡¯8 shorter than Ryder who is 5¡¯10 but taller than me (5¡¯6). ¡°What is it, Richard?¡± Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. ¡°You will get back together with him, right?¡± he asked. ¡°Who?¡± I knew he was talking about Ryder, but still I asked that question acting dumb. ¡°You are smarter than that.¡± ¡°The truth is, Richard, I don¡¯t know. For some reason he looks at me as if we didn¡¯t even share any bond at all.¡± I stopped talking as I felt my traitorous tears threatening to fall. ¡°Okay then, why don¡¯t you get into a rtionship with me. You and I both know we have a great chemistry together.¡± He said looking at me hopefully. It hurts for me to shatter his hopes. Besides me Cassy stands there ufortably I gave her a do-what-you-want-to-do look and left the room leaving Richard and me. ¡°Ric, we already had this conversation. If its anyone its only Ryder whom I am going to be in a rtionship with or else no one. I sorry to use you, but we did everything only after me telling you this will be our end.¡± His eyes held so much anger that he began to leave, but I tightened my hold on his arm and didn¡¯t let him leave. ¡°Kat, please I need to be alone.¡± ¡°You can choose to be alone, Ric. I will leave anyway, but till then let us have the talk.¡± He sighed, meaning that he gave in and we both sat on the two chairs in front of my desk and had the talk. I made him realise how much I still love Ryder and what I did was just out of my anger and jealousy. Even though I know that he won¡¯t know what I am doing I wanted to make him jealous I know it sounds stupid but that was what I felt. Moreover, I wanted to forget about Ryder, at least for a few hours, and that is also the reason why I did what I did. After having a friendly conversation with Richard, he helped me to carry the things to my car, and we ended the things off with a pleasant note but will still try to be friends if that is even possible. Trying won¡¯t hurt, right? After taking my needed stuffs to my car I went to my chief and after her best wishes and taking the letter that has the permission to enter Waynst, big security I know at least some things haven¡¯t changed, he has always been very strict about safety. Now it will take at least 8 months or max. 1 year toplete the project, meaning only after that will I being back to thepany. Am I sad? Little cause I won¡¯t be seeing my colleagues and friends much as I used to. Why little? Because of two things. A. I am going to Ryder, which means patching things with him if possible, or at least seeking help to retrieve theptop from police to get to the original one I am searching for. B. from the money from this deal, I will be a step closer to my goal of getting Marshal Co. back. With ast look at the As I was driving, only one thought was there in my head. Ryder. Will he continue his ways even in my presence? What more surprising elements am I going to experience? Only time will tell. Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Author¡¯s Note: In this chapter is the summary of what Ryder felt from the time they first met after 3 years that is from chapter 4 after shback. I hope it wont confuse you that is the reason why i wrote my note. Now you can continue. *Ryder POV Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. The first time we met after 3 years, I heard a sweet voice shouting my name after a very long time, the heart I thought didn¡¯t exist started to beat wildly, at first, I couldn¡¯t believe it was she, the love of my life standing behind me. I could recognise that voice even if I am in a crowded ce, I was that madly in love with her, but I can¡¯t invite her into my messy life. The perfect life she was having will be gone the second she enters my life, and that was why I gave many cold looks and looked at her as if she was a stranger when she was nothing but that, and said those three hateful words ¡®Who are you?¡± I didn¡¯t know what went through my mind at that time, but the moment those words were said, I regretted it. I haven¡¯t regretted anything as much as I regretted saying those words. I felt as if I drank some acid. My throat was burning, Christ, everything in me was burning with guilt and regret. I felt that the heart I thought was not there before I saw her was now dead. And I don¡¯t think I could ever forgive myself for the pain I saw in those beautiful hazel eyes. When she said her parents were dead, I felt my world shattered I wanted to cry. My second parents are also dead. After the death of my parents, I have turned into what they call ¡®icy, cold-hearted, beast¡±. I knew my parents would not be proud of what I did back then to get to where I am today. Hell, I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if they said ¡®he is not my son¡¯. When I saw those eyes of hers, that I wouldn¡¯t mind looking at 24/7, tearing up, I didn¡¯t want nothing more than to run to her and hug her and console her. It took everything in me to not run to her and hold her in my arms. During the funeral I was there witnessing everything, I was mostly looking at her the way she looked at the entrance of the church as if she was waiting for someone and the disappointment in her eyes realising that someone hasn¡¯te yet. And when I realised that someone was behind me, I had to grip the bench I was sitting on harder, that I knew that some wood splinter must have got into my palms. And I wasn¡¯t wrong, I had to put so many band-aids on it and because of that I couldn¡¯t even hold a pen without hissing. I was like a proud parent when I heard her speech and how she handled everything very efficiently. I shouldn¡¯t have even had a doubt because she definitely was strong. The day I heard of my parents¡¯ death I became a maniac drowning my pain in alcohol. I couldn¡¯t even give a proper funeral for them it was Kat¡¯s parents who did everything and I couldn¡¯t be more thankful to them. I know that they tried to contact me, but I was so depressed that I didn¡¯t want to be near them. I guess being lonely took a great toll on me, and I think that¡¯s another reason why I became the way I am. Even when it was 8pm she didn¡¯t leave the graveyard and in the past, she wouldn¡¯t even cross the path that lead to church after 6pm and now she was crying, sobbing in front of her parents¡¯ grave. And knowing the reason why she cried more was because of me was like as if someone stabbed me again and again in the same wound, making it bigger. I couldn¡¯t do anything all I could was watch her by standing behind a tree. I wanted to console her or at least hold her in my arms. I couldn¡¯t control my urge anymore that I started walking towards her. All of a sudden, as if she realised I was there, she turned her neck so fast that I thought she broke her neck. She stood up and searched for me. The pain I felt at that moment was worse than what I felt when I knew my parents were dead. I wanted to go near her, but that meant she being in danger and I wouldn¡¯t even in my unconscious do anything that causes any harm to her. So, I left from there. Chapter 23 Chapter 23 *Ryder''s POV I have heard nothing from her after the funeral. I even hired a private investigator to let me know what she was doing and after 2 days as I realised what I was doing was nothing but going to be a big problem for me, I said to P.I not to stalk her anymore. I didn¡¯t want any of my enemies to know about her and use her against me. Also, knowing about her every single minute means it will be very hard for me to not go to her, and hence I stopped my stalking. After almost 1 and half weekter Nichs and Amanda came to my office requesting to see me. I didn¡¯t want to allow them in, but when I saw my receptionist acting very rudely to them; I lost my mind no and I mean NO ONE TALKS TO ANYONE RELATED TO KAT IN ANY RUDE WAY. And so, I went to talk to them. They mentioned about someputer that was there in the police station as an evidence from the ident of Kat¡¯s parents and that they wanted theptop. It confused me when they talked about getting theptop as they needed it for them. But I cleared that confusion immediately because I know Uncle Nick wouldn¡¯t do anything to harm Kat. And I was even more confused when I came to know Kat wasn¡¯t aware of Amanda and Nichs meeting me. But that confusion was soon out of my mind when I got the call from Kat after 2 days after meeting with them. I was in my office doing my work as usual and suddenly; I got a call from an unknown number, and I picked up the phone thinking it was some ally of mine, but the moment I heard her sweet voice, Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. that I love so much, I hung up on her. I felt as if my dead heart was going to jump out of my chest. I never hung up on her, though she had done that many times because of our stupid fights I never did. I was very possessive of her because I always feared that other men would take her and I know she had the same fear when it came to me; we were that madly in love with each other, you can call it toxic, but that is our definition of being in love as clich¨¦ as it sounds. Because of that fear I never hung up on her, thinking she would seekfort from one of her male admirers, and because of the same reason she called me back whenever she hung up on me. And another reason was, I always loved hearing her voice, and it nagged me when I cut her off, and hence, I never did. Again, I was head over heals in love with her I don¡¯t know what made me hung up, but I did and I am d I did because if I hear anymore from her, I don¡¯t know what I will do next; I am sure the next minute I will be near her that was how much I was missing her. I switched off my phone, knowing that she would call me back, and I didn¡¯t want to repeat the same mistake of answering the phone. And like I said, it nagged me the rest of the days until that unfortunate day of meeting her again in her workce. I was leaning my head on the chair with my eyes closed as all these thoughts went through my mind when I got the call from my secretary. ¡°Mr. Scott, there is a Ms. Katherine Marshal from Simiona Architects at the reception.¡± ¡°Let her in.¡± I said more like ordered her. And it satisfied me hearing a stuttered ok sir from her. I always liked keeping my employees on their tip toes I believe that¡¯s what gives you more satisfied result. I do agree I have changed a lot. The old Ryder hated when people called him Mr. Scott because it made him feel old, but this new Ryder only prefers being called Mr. Scott because it is a sign of respect for him and I have worked my ass off that I deserve that respect. Also, the old Ryder didn¡¯t like being intimidated, he wanted people to feel he is no popr rich kid that I was in my high school, and treat like their friend. Well, this Ryder loooove seeing people being intimidated by me, it makes my job easier. Being intimidated means people fearing me, meaning they would not indulge me in their bullshit praises and talks but rather get straight to the point. And most importantly the old Ryder couldn¡¯t see any woman in front of him no matter how beautiful they are because all he sees is his love, his Kat, leave touching them he didn¡¯t even give a look to them. This new Ryder is no different, but the difference is that this Ryder if not in the presence of his Kat even sleeps with those women, let alone look. So Yea I changed. I get what I want no matter through which method, cheating/sleeping with women. Do I regret it? Hell yes, cause that¡¯s the only thing not letting me be with my Kat. Do I really regret about it? No, because that got me where I am today. If there was some other way, I would have done it, but being all goody wouldn¡¯t have let me grow my business. Business is all about tricks and survival. As I looked through thetv cameras, I saw a woman with an exquisite beauty. Only one woman will ever make me say she is beautiful. My soulmate, My Kat. My feelings for her are still the same. Will that change me back? Will she after knowing the true me and knowing all the dangers of getting back with me scare her off or stay with me? I have no idea, but all I know is the moment she enters my cabin the journey of us is going to be a hell of a ride. Chapter 24 Chapter 24 *Kat¡¯s POV After parking my car in the underground parking of Waynst. I got off and walked to the elevator and it had only one button and a code box. Okay, so only the person who has the code can go to wherever it takes to, and since I don¡¯t have that code, I pressed the only button left other than the buttons that call for emergency. It took me to a floor which Iter understood was the ground floor of thepany and I got off and came to see a beautiful blondedy sitting behind the desk. So that must be the receptionist. And I walked to her. ¡°Hi how may I help.¡± She asked, smiling at me. And here I am thinking, this beautifuldy will be a rude bitchy type ofdy. So, ¡®don¡¯t judge the book by its cover¡¯ is actually true. ¡°Hi, I am Katherine Marshal. I am here to meet Ry- um, Mr. Scott.¡± When I was about to say his name, she narrowed her eyes at me. Well, the look she gave me can be who-is-thisdy-trying-to-steal-my- boyfriend, I got this look soo many times during highschool when I was walking down the hallways with Ryder. Ryder is very handsome, I cannot deny that, and so many girls having a crush on him, especially those bitchy meany type already take him to be their boyfriend. I got used to that look. But the look this prettydy gave me can also be who-is-thisdy-daring-to-say-our-boss¡¯s-first-name, well judging from the way he has changed I have no doubt that he makes other intimidated. ¡°Wait, do you know our boss, cause no one who doesn¡¯t know him dares to say his first name even if it is not in his presence.¡± She said confirming that the look she gave was the second one I thought ¡®who- is-thisdy-daring-to-say-our-boss¡¯s-first-name,¡¯ look. ¡°Well, that¡¯s a long story.¡± I said and sighed. She gave me a sympathetic smile. Why did she- ¡°You must be one those girls who bedded with himing again to see him, right?¡± she said answering my unasked even notpleted thought question. ¡°NO.¡± I said raising my voice. Forget about meeting, I don¡¯t go behind a person who doesn¡¯t want me if anything, I deserve men to be behind me if they denied me. ¡°Sorry-¡± ¡°No, I am sorry I shouldn¡¯t have raised my voice. I am actually here regarding the new building.¡± I interrupted her before shepleted her apologize. If anyone, it should be me who should apologize and feel pity for me. For still having the hopeless feelings towards the man who I had rtion with from I was 5 till 22, who now doesn¡¯t even show the emotions of acquaintance. ¡°ahh the architect from Simiona. Am I right? I am so sorry for saying something unnecessary about who you are.¡± she said embarrassed. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± I said that, and she went back to being a professional. I think we will be good friends. I don¡¯t know why I felt that, but I had that feeling. ¡°Okay, my name is Martha. I have notified the boss¡¯s secretary. The moment she gets it she will call back and once he agrees you can go to the elevator on the left of the elevator you came up.¡± She said with a professional tone pointing towards the elevator I have to go to meet him. And before she could bring her hand back to her side, she got the call. It must be from the secretary of his. I wonder if he had slept with her, I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if that had already taken ce. Like I said he is not my Ry anymore he is the cold icy CEO Ryder Scott. Though the mere thought of another girl on hisp tears me up, I got to ept the reality. ¡°You may go he has agreed to meet you. Its on the topmost floor. When you reach 17th floor, you will be asked the password, and it is.. one second¡­¡± she said. She pulling out a note from the drawers of the desk and turned the pages and stopped when she reached one page and looked at saying, ¡°the password is ¡¯28-09-2012¡¯. There you will meet his secretary, who will take you to his room.¡± She said pulling me back from my thoughts. Wow, I must have been in my thought so deeply that I hadn¡¯t even heard her talking to the so-called secretary. ¡°Thanks.¡± I said and with a nod from her I went to the elevator and pressed the button 17, which was the odd one out from the rest of the paired buttons. As the elevator went up a sweet music was yed. He must have installed it for the tired employees to be feeling some relief after the tough day. It must have not been out of sympathy, it must have been done because unexhausted energetic employee brings more profit to thepany. He was such a smart ass. I should give him the credit for that and I minute silent pray for those who thought the CEO to be so kind to put music for the employee because let me tell you something from my experience he hates it when someone hears music or tries to rx when doing something serious and me being totally different from him does my work even the most serious work by hearing music. I just can¡¯t do anything without music. As the 17 floor arrived, the elevator stopped, but the doors weren¡¯t open and suddenly a very sweet feminine voice, like siri, asked for the password. And I said, ¡°28-09-2012¡± and the door opened with a ¡°Wee¡± from the same sweet robotic voice. I have absolutely no idea why has he kept this date to enter his floor. This is the date his parents got into an ident, the day we lost all his contacts. With a sigh, I stepped out of the elevator before it Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. closed. Like Martha said, there was a very beautifuldy who had a beautiful wavy red hair with all the curves at right ces wearing a dress that showed everything that should not be showed. Well, you could say she is practically the bitchy secretaries I read in the novels. The ones that had abel tapped on her saying she will get her boss in her panties as cringy as it sounds. And just the way she looked at me confirmed that she didn¡¯t like me. Feelings are mutual, sweetheart. Chapter 25 Chapter 25 ¡°Hi you must be Katherine.¡± She said with a dramatic sweet voice with a fake smile stered on her face and I gave back a nk look which seemed to tick her off if the way her jaw clenched was of any evidence. I never replied or mind those people who were bitchy towards me. I can the worst bitch ever and the sweetest person at the same time it all depends on the way people address me. Let¡¯s just say I am like a mirror. My attitude towards a person depends entirely on the way a person shows to me. ¡°Hi and yes, I am Katherine. Let me cut to the chase neither you nor I like each other so lets just get this over with so neither of us have to see each other¡¯s face.¡± I said very bluntly to the redhead, shocking her, which was masked pretty quickly with yet another fake smile. Don¡¯t even ask me why she even bothers to do that. ¡°Mr. Scott is waiting for you. He doesn¡¯t like those who are not punctual, so let me show you to his room before you get scolded on you first day, shall we.¡± She said showing me fake concern. No matter how much a person acts, I can see through their act pretty easily, and that¡¯s the main reason why no one can hide a secret from me. No matter best friend or boyfriend. That¡¯s the main reason why I can find out if Mandy or Ry is hiding something. I follow her from the big room where there¡¯s a small desk-like-cubicle to wall on the left and several chairs on the right I assume it must be the waiting room to take a right and through a small hallway to stand in front of wooden double doors. She knocked on the door and then left after nodding to me. Inhaling a huge chunk of air in and exhaling it out, I opened one door and came inside therge room. As I enter the office to my left was the 4 modern white sofa chairs arranged in a box shape with the ss table in between which had a flower in middle. To my right is the wall was floor-ceiling ss through which we can see most of the Newyork city. It was such a beautiful sight, and to my front is the most handsome person sitting on a modern chair and table with a stoic face. He looks so handsome in his suit. An emotion passes his eyes in a millisecond speed as he looks me from toe to head and when we look into each other¡¯s face, I saw him with his jaw clenched tightly. He cleared his throat, asking me to enter his office. In a professional way as if talking to one of his clients he tells me all that I need to know to start on my design for his new building and calls his secretary in to show me my cubicle which he has made recently for the designer to be on the same floor as his so he could inform his ideas and changes on the spot wasting no one¡¯s time. As I got up he put forward his hand and I put forward mine for a handshake. ¡°Miss Marshal, I hope you have a pleasant time working here.¡± He says with no emotions to his face. ¡°Thankyou Mr. Scott.¡± I say with the same no-emotion tone and saw his jaw clenched as I called him formally. Like I said, no matter who, I can be a total bitch if you act that way towards me. With that, I turn around, following his secretary to my new cubicle. As I exit his office, I turn 90 degrees to open the door to my office. As I entered my office, I noticed that our rooms were pretty close, meaning it¡¯s only a wall that is in between us. It can go both ways, rtion-wise also room-wise. From my office I could see his office. The wall separating us is made of ss. I guess he divided his room into two, even then my office is big. Big enough to have two ck sofa one facing his office and one facing my desk and a small red table in between. Everything here is modern. I sat on my chair and then noticed a button under the desk. As I pressed on it, the ss got frozen. And that made me release a huge sigh of relief, I could feel his stare the moment I entered my office. Will it always be like this between us? very tensed stranger like. With another deep breath, I kept my head on my hands that were crossed on the table. As I thought on how to survive rest of my days. *Ryder¡¯s POV As Kat entered the room, the atmosphere got very tensed. As she looked at the decorations of my room, I looked at her. From toe to her hair that was loosely tied up, she always hated it when her hair was kept down, though she looked both ways I loved when she kept her hair down, it made her eyes stand out. The pencil skirt she wore showed the beautiful curves of her. That gave me an instant hard- on. This woman even without giving a nce can make me hard while others have to work on it for 30 minutes maximum. No one was as beautiful and hot as fuck like her. As I finally made contact with her, the butterflies in my tummy started fluttering aftering out of their coffins. It been 3 years since I had these feelings. The feelings I had when I looked at her. The moment I saw her eyes dting to catch on to my expression showed in my eyes, I coughed and turned to stoic expression again. After giving all the instructions to her, I called my slutty secretary who came in wearing a dress that showed everything. She thinks with that she can make me bed her. That is all in her dreams. If I bed her, then it will be because she bes unemployed. I always had a rule that I don¡¯t intend to break and that is ¡®not to sleep with my employees¡¯. Though I noticed the way she gave death res to my¡­ cough¡­ to Kat. That¡¯s it, she is just Kat, not mine anymore. Anyway, as I was saying if looks could kill, This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. the way my secretary red at Kat, I would have probably started to arrange her funeral. The mere thought of death gave chills to me. After sending them out I sat back in my chair running hands through my hair. As I saw her as she entered her room looking around her room, she went and sat behind the chair and pressed the button that I too had under my desk that gave us our privacy. I let out a deep breath and put my head on my hands on the table. If this is how it is going to be every day, I am going to return to who I was after begging her for forgiveness cause I cannot handle being away from her, hiding my true emotions, acting as if strangers. It was pure torture. What more is waiting for me? Chapter 26 Chapter 26 5 dayster *Kat¡¯s POV With a sigh, I took my eyes off the first-floor design I hadpleted for Waynst¡¯s new office for today. After the instruction he gave me before getting into my office, he contacted me to let me know if he had any change of ns or had any new idea struck his mind and that made me erase some outline I had already made. So today mostly consisted of me erasing and drawing again. It was frustrating but guess what, this is what I loved and that¡¯s the 2nd reason why I am still in this job no matter how many times I have thrown my stationery items on to the floor because of frustration. And the 1st reason is to get money to get back my dad¡¯spany from mom¡¯s sis, Carol. All the respect for her has gone by now and hence no aunt before her name. Shaking her face of my thoughts, I closed myputer and packed my things on the table. I kept all the designs in the shelf that is on my right and locked it. My shelf has locks because these designs are important for hispany and to avoid the risk of someone taking the designs my shelf has locks. I turned around to see Ryder still working. Working Ryder is soo hot. Just by looking at him turned me on. Focus Kat focus he is not the Ryder we know anymore said my subconscious. She is right. ¡®I always am¡¯ she says smugly. Internally eye rolling at my subconscious and externally sighing thinking about Ryder, I left my office and was walking to the elevator, thinking about the past five days. Past 5 days were eventful with Ryder avoiding me as if I am a gue and my subconscious always scolding me telling that the Ryder in front of me is not the Ryder I used to know. The more I work with him I find the feelings I had for him, who am I kidding I have never got over him, so technically I found that my love for him irritating me so much because it itches me, to be near him, to think of the times we were together making me cry which thank god I haven¡¯t done in front of him. Jesus, I can¡¯t even bring myself to think if I had done that. How embarrassing would that be? Me crying in front of my client. Shaking myself from the memory of those five days, I got into the elevator. As I the doors were closing, one hand, stop it and he got inside. Guess who? Duh, he the boss. Usually the trip from our office to ground floor is fast but today it¡¯s too slow, maybe because at each floor the elevator stops for people to get in. One strange thing I noticed was as people got in, they were surprised to see Ryder, their boss, in the same elevator as them. Haven¡¯t they been in an elevator together with their boss? Then something struck my mind. The other elevator in which there was code. It was for him. His private elevator. If he had his own, then why was he in this. Maybe because he was in a hurry to go down. As people got in, he became very closed to me and by the time one more person got in we were in contact. I felt his hand on my lower back. I shivered at the contact. When I looked up, I saw a small smirk on his lips noticing his effect on me, though it was too small that you have to be too close to him to see that smirk. And too close, meaning I could feel his breath on me. And I know he could feel mine on his neck. When we got reached the ground floor most of the people got out and we both gave a sigh of relief which made us look at each other. And then we looked straight. And then I remembered the times he looked at me as if I was a stranger and how he didn¡¯te for the funeral, and then I remembered that This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. he is not my old Ryder anymore and that I should not have any hope of having my old Ryder back. The atmosphere in the lift got too tensed after my realisation that I felt very suffocated and the moment we reached the underground parking area I left before the doors could even openpletely injuring myself in the process. Without even wasting a second, I ran to my car and got in. The moment I got I exhaled my breath, that is when I realised I had been holding my breath. I will need something strong the moment I reach home. With that I took my car back and when I looked left, I saw Ryder standing with a scowl on his face without wasting anymore time I drove out of the parking lot to the main road to reach home. ------ Chapter 27 Chapter 27 The moment I reached home I parked my car and got into my house with a loud bang and went into fridge to search for something strong to drink and I got vodka and poured some into the wine ss and took it one sip causing me to hold my throat as it was too strong and I coughed few timed before I got okay. Now that was what I wanted because it gave me some relief from the tension I felt in the lift. I went and sat on the couch with the vodka in my hand and thought of what happened. ¡°Katy, I am ho- Babe what happened.¡± Mandy asked taking the bottle out of my hand much to my annoyance and she goes to kitchen to hand me water. ¡°Drink this and tell me what happened.¡± She said more like ordered me to drink water andforted me to speak. ¡°I saw Ryder.¡± I said leaning back closing my eyes. ¡°Well, that was obvious since you are now working on his design in hispany.¡± ¡°Everything was okay till we got into the same lift.¡± ¡°Wait, doesn¡¯t he have a private lift I have heard that most of the billionaires do have their own elevator in their office? I think that he too must have one.¡± ¡°You are not wrong he do have his own elevator though I don¡¯t know why he got into the same elevator as me.¡± ¡°Maybe I know the reason why-¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you dare say that out aloud.¡± I interrupted her overexcited voice over the fact that maybe the reason must be to be with me. ¡°I know you want us to be together like before and I do appreciate your concerns, but you must not forget the fact that he is not that old Ryder anymore. Anyway, I am going off to sleep.¡± I said, feeling sleepy. ¡°At least, eat before you sleep.¡± She said before I could say no I walked straight to kitchen. For me, no matter what mood I am, I always eat my food at the right time. To be very honest, sometimes eating helps me to get out of sadness or stress faster than alcohol does. Mandy chuckles seeing me walk to kitchen to make a quick sandwich with just jam. ¡°I always wonder how you don¡¯t gain weight.¡±¡± ¡°I work out.¡± I said with food in my food. ¡°But you hardly go to gym.¡± ¡°That¡¯s my secret. Don¡¯t ask me questions that I ask myself every day,¡± I say while eating, to which she chuckles and shakes her head and goes to her bedroom to change. How lucky am I to get such a caring friend as her? I must have done something big thing in my past to get her. With a smile on my face and chewing on my food, I smiled, looking at her closed door. *Mandy¡¯s POV When I got into my bedroom, I closed the door and leaned on it with a smile on my face. Soon and I mean very soon I can do what I have been waiting to do. Seeing their irresistible attraction for each other, I am sure that very soon I can implement my n to get theptop from the police station and I can delete whatever is on theputer. I don¡¯t want to risk anyone knowing my true identity. All I gotta do is support them more like force her stubborn ass to get close to Ryder and once they are in a rtion again, I can make her or manipte her to ask Ryder for help as I am sure she won¡¯t ask, she being such a sweetheart she won¡¯t get close to people to use them. Though recently her ways have changed so, I think my work will be easier. I can make her to ask Ryder to get theptop from the station, seeing that now it is only he who is powerful enough to get the evidence of the ident of Kat¡¯s parents. It is difficult for me and Kat to get it, since we can hardly even touch it without wearing gloves. Ryder can get theptop using his power. With those thoughts in mind, I went to my bathroom to change to get ready for bed. And since I had my snack in my office, I don¡¯t even want to eat anything. *Ryder¡¯s POV When I saw Kat leaving her office, something in me told to stop everything I am doing and go behind Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. her and so I closed myputer shut and arranged things on my table switched off the lights and got off my office locked it and ran to the elevator that I never used after my private elevator was built. I kept my hand even though I knew it was dangerous to do this no matter if there was sensor or not, but to my luck it worked though I never had problems with any of mypany¡¯s devices, I always was precautious. ¡®Precaution is the better than cure¡¯ said by Johann Wolfgang. And I was in the same elevator as her. I was happy that was in the same space as her and as my employees got in their face showed surprise. Can¡¯t me them since I haven¡¯t gotten into the same elevator as they. And as more got in I got closed to her and when I touched her, I smirked little knowing my touches still had an effect on her. But the thing that made me wonder was the moment people got out she became tensed and as soon as the elevator reached the parking lot she ran and injured herself in the process of the getting out of the elevator as quick as possible. It was as if she was escaping from me. It might be because she remembered I changed, and that made me scowl. What the hell was I thinking? I am not that old Ryder anymore I don¡¯t think I can be, after the things I have done to reach where I am today. And when I saw her leave, I got into my car and drove to my house which was a mansion and went to the bar in my house which was in the underground along with the game room. I drank to forget about my sorrows, but it only increased them as I thought more of her beautiful face, the innocent face of hers, beautiful eyes. More I thought about her more tears rolled down my face and I took a bottle of scotch to my bedroom and drank. Didn¡¯t know when I slept. I was confirmed that I had slept after I was awoken by the sunrays with a huge headache. My brain was pounding on my head as if wanting to open my head and get out, like in some cartoons I saw with Kat. Again her. The memories with her kept flooded into my head, making my throbbing increase, and I dozed off again with a smile on my face. Chapter 28 Chapter 28 *Ryder¡¯s POV When I woke up after dozing off again, I looked at the time and noticed I was one hourte, which was unusual, I always got into my office at 8 as my employeese by 8:30. Now it is 9 and I am still on my bed with an enormous headache causing me to have shitty morning. And thus, I was in the mood of snapping at anything or anyone. I got ready wearing a ck suit like usual and got into my ck Rolls Royce; I had the mood of having everything in ck and got to the underground parking of mypany and went in the lift typed the code and it took me straight to my floor with a voice saying wee sir, which by the way I shouted at. Though I knew it was not human and was only an inbuilt voice, I shouted to shut up. Like I said, I was having the mood of snapping at everything until I saw her. My love. She too was in ck. Maybe she knew of my mood. Internally chucking I went into my office and my secretary came in informing my schedule and informing me of my meeting with Miss. Lisa Carvens. Which made me almost scowl but kept an impassive look on my face and dismissed Raven Cooper, my assistant. There is 1 hour before my meeting with Carvens, meaning I have that much time to rx for that dreadful meeting. Ever since that meeting with Kat at Simiona, I felt like my old self in the aspect of women. Earlier I used to dread meeting any women thinking that Kat would be ufortable, it¡¯s not that she doesn¡¯t trust me but she doesn¡¯t trust other women, she hates other woman touching, touching meaning not the friendly touch but the touch that says I-want-you. But now the dread is same, but it is not just over the fact that she hates it but the thought of seeing that disappointment in her eyes because I am 100 percent sure that she doesn¡¯t trust me anymore. And I have had meetings with Carvens before, and all of them have ended with sex. That is how I get most of my deals. Women can¡¯t just ignore my charms. Using my charms, I manipte them to get the deals. I have never regretted it, well not until meeting Kat. As I was leaning on my chair with my eyes closed and thinking things through, I heard a knock which made me open my eyes and sit straight. Cooperes in with Carvens, thetter wearing a red slutty dress which shows everything of hers leaving nothing to imagine. Cooper and Carvens look like sisters right now with the way they wore their dresses trying to get my attention little did they know my full attention is on my kitten who is sitting in her office which is just separated by a ss wall. And from the way, I mention them using theirst names simply means that they are my least favourite people. If I call people by theirst name, it means I don¡¯t like them very much. ¡°Miss. Carvens, wee. Come in. Take a seat. To what do I owe the pleasure of seeing you in my office.¡± I ask with my usual business smile on my face. ¡°Ryder, we have known each other in ways others haven¡¯t so please call me Lisa.¡± She says with that disgusting look in her eyes. If she thinks that she is seducing me, she is very wrong. ¡°Okay Carvens.¡± I say and internally smirk seeing her face fell and covering it with an eye roll. She gets up from her chair andes near me touching my shoulder dragging her disgusting fingers down to my crouch. I squirm with disgust and she has that smirk on her face thinking that I squirmed because her action turned me on if anything it turned me way down to the level I think he may never wake up. Unless a certain brte hair girl. Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. My thoughts of hers were soon gone the minute Carvens sat on myp. I jumped out of my chair. ¡°What the hell, Carvens??¡± I shouted. ¡°what!! This is the usual things between us why are you surprised as if this never happened.¡± She asked with annoyance and shock clear in her voice. ¡°This may have happened between us in the past but not anymore.¡± I said with anger clear in my voice. ¡°What this is not you. Wait, a second is it that bitch, the new girl sitting in the office near yours, the reason for your change??¡± she said with anger, talking as if I was hers. I too had no idea why I was mad, but the mere touch of her made me feel disgusted and I hate that feeling. ¡°hear this for once and for all I am not yours, neither are you mine so you have no right to ask who I am in rtion with or not.¡± I said more like ordered her intimidating her and saw her step back scared. Now that is the difference between her and Kat if anyone talks to her trying to intimidate her instead of stepping back. She steps forward, staring back, intimidating the person. I walked closer to Carvens and took her cheeks between my thumb and pointing finger, squeezing them tighter with each word as I said, ¡°Never. Ever. Call. Her. A. Bitch. Slut.¡± With thest word, I pushed her off to turn around to see if Kat has seen any of this. And to my unfortunate there was no one in her office making me angrier if that was even possible. ¡°GET OUT.¡± I shouted at Carvens, who scurried out of my office. I rang the inte in my office to call my assistant in. ¡°Cooper where is Katherine.¡± I asked, and she said she was in the cafeteria. I immediately went down for some reason I don¡¯t even know to see her holding a cup of coffee in her hands and talking with one of my employees. Well, she was talking but there was slight flirting in it and he waspletely flirting with her time. Time to kick him out. I became angrier than before, so I thought to go to some club and to forget about my anger by drinking. And so, I left thepany, ordering Cooper to reschedule everything on my calendar. Chapter 29 Chapter 29 On the way to the club ¡®Devil¡¯s Drinks¡¯ I called my buddies Neocount and Gabriel. Neo and Gab are my business allies that became my best friends. We entered the club and went to the third floor and walked straight to the VIP section that was behind a red curtain with a bouncer. The club had three floors. One has the normal club with bar one side and a dance stage on the middle the second floor was for strip dancing and third was VIP section where if we want we could ask for privatep dances with drinks in a room that was to left of the door after we passed the bouncer or else walk right and it is just like the first floor but with famous people. As I was a usual visitor here and also since I was quite famous, the bouncer let us in without asking for our names. I just wanted drink, but the guys wantedp dance too. So we went left. Obviously, thedy gave ap dance for me too, but I pushed her off, surprising the guys. They sent thedy off and asked what the problem was as I usually never declined any woman who approached me, so I exined to them while drinking the events that took ce after Carvensing to my office. They looked at me with big annoying grins on their faces. I instantly knew what it was. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare say that word.¡± I groaned at them. ¡°What we didn¡¯t say you are in looove.¡± They said the l-word singing. At that moment, it hit me. I was still madly in love with her. I decided not to waste anyone¡¯s time and go for the obvious ending. I saw the way she looks at me. She still loves me, but not as this new me. I think it is better to talk things with her and tell her everything about me without leaving any facts. I definitely havee into terms with my still existing feelings towards Kat and since she too loves me, I think it¡¯s better to talk things through and get back together with her. But after ¡®the talk¡¯ I will give her two choices. A. forgive me, B. not forgive me. If she forgives me, we date again and I will never go back to the ways I was. But if she doesn¡¯t forgive me. I don¡¯t want to think about that. I hope she forgives me. But if she doesn¡¯t, I won¡¯t me her I mean I myself haven¡¯t forgiven myself for what I have done so I don¡¯t expect her too. So, if she doesn¡¯t forgive me, I will not bother her anymore and we will act as if I am just her client who needs the design, which I know will be a very hard thing to be done but for her I am ready to do anything. She is the one who brought me back, and for her I am ready to do anything. I love her too much to loose her but at the same time I will respect her decisions. So, if she says she can¡¯t forgive me I will ept that, but then too I am not going back to how I was. Being ruthless is not good, but if I am ruthless when ites to business but showspassion to my loved ones is fine, I guess. I will try to be my old self with some wonderful qualities of this new me. With a determined look on my face they understood what I decided and both of them said nothing, knowing whatever I chose was for the best and all three of us drank celebrating my love. Little did I know that drinks will be the reason for me not to have ¡®the talk¡¯ with her the way I decided. *Kat¡¯s POV When I saw ady touching Ryder, I felt anger in me rising and I lostplete control over myself This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. when I saw her sitting on him. Before I could see anything more, I got up and storm out of the office. I knew he wouldn¡¯t change what was I expecting. We reuniting the moment he saw me. I scoffed at my thought. I decided to go to cafeteria to have a cup of coffee. I always opted for coffee if I was angry instead of alcohol. I hate hangovers so I go for coffee always but if the emotion I feel is too much to handle be it anger, sadness, or stress I go for alcohol. When I was making my coffee, I heard a hello from a male. He was handsome but not my type, but still I flirted with him with no interest. It was more like talking with some flirting in between, but he was flirting with me. When he asked for my number, I said I was not interested for more than just friends. And he was okay with it. At least I could make some friends by the time I am here. I soon forget about him thanks to coffee and Alex, my new friend. Little did I know that the coffee with Alex will be the reason for not forgetting Ryder permanently. How I wish I knew the decision for having coffee instead of going home to drink alcohol would be the reason for dangers that took my parents lurking in the shadows toe out into light to take me. Chapter 30 Chapter 30 *Kat¡¯s POV The next day, I was sitting in my office drawing the designs. I felt weird, as if something was off. My answer was answered as I looked to my left, ncing at his empty office. I have heard that hees 30 minutes before everyone elsees and yesterday was the first time he waste and that was just 1 and a half hourte. But today he is 3 hourste. While I was looking at my watch, calcting how many hours he waste. My doors burst open and a red head frantically came in with flowers in her hands. Might I add panting. What has got her panties in a twist! I looked at her amusingly with my head on my crossed fingers, keeping my elbows on the table. ¡°Katherine! Hi I need your help.¡± She said panting. I raised my eyebrows in question. ¡°Okay, here¡¯s the thing, Mr. Scott is not well his friend called me and said that he wouldn¡¯te today and also to send some nurse.¡± She said panicking. She caught my attention on Ry is not well information. ¡°What happened to him?¡± ¡°If I knew that I wouldn¡¯t stand in front of you, would I?¡± she retorted. ¡°Okay hold on a second, I am not the reason he has fallen sick and thest time I checked you were in more contact with than me so I don¡¯t understand how you standing in front of me telling that piece of information would help you.¡± I said getting annoyed as she didn¡¯t answer one freaking question I have asked. To say it worried me is an understatement. I wanted to know what happened and how he is. She eye rolls and says, ¡°The reason I am here is not to know how he fell sick or how he is, but to send someone to him by the time a nurse is scheduled for. For my unfortunate I can¡¯t go since I and Mr. Scott¡¯s vice president has to handle the office works and since you don¡¯t have any work other than drawing, I want you to give him these flowers and wait there till a nurse arrives.¡± She says handing me the flowers in her hands. Okay, now I am shocked. ¡°You said you want me to go to his house?¡± I ask again to check if I heard it properly. ¡°Can you be any more stupid? Yes, I said for you to go to his house. Please, just do as your said before you waste anymore of my time.¡± She says or should I say ordered me. I didn¡¯t know what to do, to tell her not to order me because she is not my boss, hell even Ryder doesn¡¯t have the right to order me, or to go to him when I know he needs my help. I decided I will put her in her ce after I have dealt with the problem in hand, Ryder, though it might give her the satisfaction of me listening to her orders. She further told me that his chauffeur is waiting downstairs to drop me at his house and so I took the flowers from her more like snatched it and walked out, pushing her shoulder with mine and then apologizing. At least that will give make my ego happy. I got into the ck Benz and we took off. On the way to his house I realised something this is the first time I am going to his house. But that might not have been the problem if we were at least friends to forget about being in rtionship. We have not even looked at each other without hostility in our eyes, and here I am in one of his cars going to his house. I would not be surprised if I am kicked out of his house. We stopped in front of an enormous gate. It was opened and saw a security looking at us and letting us in after seeing the driver. After driving through a single road with a garden of beautiful flowers on each side, he parked in front of a gigantic mansion. I couldn¡¯t believe my eyes. That this was where Ryder was living.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. I was looking at the mansion that I didn¡¯t realise that the driver got off and opened my door. ¡°Madam.¡± He said bowing. ¡°Please call me Katherine and no need for the formalities.¡± I said looking at him. I was a little ufortable with all the formalities. I always hated formalities. ¡°Okay. My name is Mark. Please follow me.¡± he said, leading the way to Ryder¡¯s house. He opened the huge double doors and let me in. He called out for a maid named Naina. A ck-haired girl came and stood in front, bowing. ¡°Hello Madam. I am Naina, please follow me.¡± She said with the same formalities that mark showed. ¡°My name is Katherine you can even call me Kat that¡¯s what my friends call me but please don¡¯t call me Madam.¡± I said offering her a smile she returned the smile and lead the way. Through the huge hallways, she walked to the double staircase and walked on the right one; me following behind her. She turned right and walked through the passage. The passage was wide enough for 10 people to stand horizontally. She walked to the end of the passage, passing 5 doors to the gigantic double doors. She opened them with a slight nod, indicating for me to walk inside. ¡°Sir, won¡¯t let me call the doctor, nor will he go to the hospital. I was scared to wake him up to give the medicines, so he didn¡¯t have his medicines. I will bring something for him to eat. The tablets are kept on the side table. There¡¯s water too. Thank you foring.¡± She says and leaves after a slight nod. I took a deep breath in and went inside. Chapter 31 Chapter 31 The curtains were closed but notpletely, so there was some light in the room for me to see he was Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. lying on his bed. I walked to his bed and sat near him. I looked at his sleeping face. He looked so peaceful that I didn¡¯t want to wake him up. But Naina said he hadn¡¯t had the tablets. So, I patted his shoulder and saw him stirring. He mumbled something incoherently. I giggled, looking at his grumpy form that made him look like a 5-year-old. As if he realised something, he opened his eyes fast and looked at me. He blinked his eyes few times as if he couldn¡¯t believe I was standing near him. ¡°Kat?¡± he asked groggily. ¡°hmm¡± I said. I cupped his cheek with my right hand and saw him leaning into my touch. It made me tear up. It was tears of happiness and sadness. Happy knowing that my touches still affected him and sad because I missed him so much. ¡°It might be a dream as I am sick because there is no way in hell it is you touching me.¡± he said looking at me touching my right hand with his left pressing more to his face. He sat up without leaving my hand, and I kept a pillow behind him. He kissed my palm, sending butterflies to my stomach. ¡°I missed you so much.¡± He said leaning more into my hand, making my tears to roll down my face. ¡°You are sick you don¡¯t know what you are saying.¡± I said and looked away so that he wouldn¡¯t see the tears in my face. But I soon turned my head to look at him when I felt something wet my hand, I brought my free hand to lift his head to look at me and saw that he was crying. ¡°Hey, hey. Don¡¯t cry. Please.¡± I said as more of my tears fell. I went closer to him, hugging him with his head on my chest and my head on his head. My hand around his neck while his around my waist with more of our tears falling down. We both sat like that crying silently, no one saying anything for hours, though I am sure it must have been just 10 minutes or so. When I tried to pull back, his hold on me tightened. ¡°Ry, you haven¡¯t had your tablets.¡± I said trying to break off, but it was in vain as his hold tightened. ¡°Please don¡¯t leave.¡± ¡°Ry, you have to have your tablets no more excuses.¡± I said wiping my tears off. ¡°But I don¡¯t want that tablet. It tastes bad.¡± He said crunching his nose. I chuckled, looking at him. He looked like a 5-year-old. He was worse than a kid when he was sick. It was like that always. ¡°Ry.¡± I said warningly. ¡°Fine.¡± He muttered. With a smile on my face, I turned around with his hands still on my waist, making it difficult for me to grab the tablets. But hey noints. ¡°Here take the tablets let me go get the water.¡± I said, giving him the tablets after he removed his hands from my waist. I got up to go get the water from the table far from the bed. I noticed a full-length mirror near the table. I smiled seeing it. He always wanted a full-length mirror so that he could see himself from head to toe. He wanted everything to be perfect, even the dress he wore. Though that is the reason he denies it by telling that full-length mirror if kept at a right angle at the angle where the sunrays fall on will make the room look brighter. Which is not wrong. I could see some of the rays reflecting from the mirror. I went near him and sat on the bed, giving him the water. And after hesitating and after a warning from me, he finally took the medicine and showed a face to that of a kid. With his tongue out and eyes closed tightly, which made meugh hardly. After myughter died off and looked at him after wiping my eyes, I saw him looking at me with so many emotions. Adoration, happy, love. Wait. Love??? I must be imagining it. ¡°It¡¯s so good to hear you sweetughter.¡± He said with love and adoration clear in his voice. Now I am sure that I am not imagining things. Does he still love me? It might be because he is sick that he doesn¡¯t know what he is saying. He must have noticed my confusing that he cupped my face with his two hands. ¡°Don¡¯t doubt it. I still love youuu.¡± He says you with a yawn showing that the medicine has taken its effects. ¡°Ry, you have to sleep.¡± I said, taking his hands off my face. ¡°No kat, I want to talk to you.¡± He said fighting his sleep to wake up. ¡°Ry, we will talk when you wake up.¡± I said, pushing him to lie down. ¡°What is the assurance that you will be there when I wake up?¡± he asks me after I made himy down, staring at my eyes. ¡°I promise I won¡¯t leave.¡± I said, looking at his eyes to show that I am serious. ¡°Theny down with me.¡± he said shocking me. ¡°Ry, you don¡¯t know-¡± ¡°I may be sick, but I do clearly know what I am asking you to.¡± He said firmly, making me give in. ¡°Fine, Scoot over.¡± I said And he scoots over like I asked him to with a big smile on his face, showing his happiness. It was as if I gave a candy to a 5-year-old. Like I said, he is worse than them when he is sick. Iy next to him, keeping some space between us with my back faced to him. He drops the nket on me and pulls me back to him, spooning. He puts his head on the crook of my neck, inhaling deeply and exhaling after a long time as if storing some of my scent for him to remember. I know he always loved my scent of Vani and Woody mixed with citrus. While I loved his earthy smell mixed with his own scent. Slowly, I rxed and drifted off to sleep. Only god knows what will happen once hees into his senses. There is a high chance of him kicking me out, first out of bed, then his room. But what I would hate the most will be the distant look in his eyes that he has been giving me. How I wish I knew what will happen next, but for now I am going to enjoy his warmth even if I know it won¡¯t happen again. And I went into a deep slumber. How I wish I knew what happens next is not what I should be worrying about but the events that take ce after, Ie to know what happens when he wakes up. The events that will bring those in shadows to light and also shows the true nature of those I thought I knew very well. Chapter 32 Chapter 32 *Ryder¡¯s POV When I woke up which was at noon, I felt less hot than I felt in the morning making me know that I fell so sick to the state that I couldn¡¯t go to office. When I tried to get off my bed I felt dizzy that i sat on the bed and because of the huge headache I had Iid back down. It might be because of drinking iced alcohol in cold weather that I fell sick. If not for Neo I don¡¯t know what I would have done. I have fallen sick before also and I have gone to office then too. I remember the days I used to go to office with big headache. But still I went to office, it was mainly because I wanted to forget Kat, as it was, she who used to take care of me when I am sick, and the only way to forget her was to indulge in work, no matter if I was sick or not. It was after a lot of protests that I finally agreed with Neo and Gab to not go to office and let my vice president Ryce and my assistant Cooper handle all the work. Ryce and Cooper are good at what they do though Cooper can be a bit bitchy. Hah who am I kidding, a LOT bitchy. The interesting thing after falling sick was not the fact that I didn¡¯t go to office but I saw a beautiful dream of seeing Kat near me taking care of me and scolding me to take my medicines. With a smile on my face I tried to turn around as I felt somewhat better. Note the term tried. Because I felt something holding me down. When I looked down, I was surprised and shocked to see ady on top of me. Surprised because after having sex with a woman I never let any woman stay around or at least sleep on the same bed as I am on. Shocked because, not only was a woman on top of me but she was clothed. And then it clicked me when an addicting scent hit me, that of Vani, Woody mixed with citrus. The scent that made me fall more in love. Just so you know, men¡¯s weakness can be a beautiful scent. My Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. Kat''s signature scent. Only she had this scent. Vani was from the body wash she uses and woody and citrus with some flower was from her perfume, it is one of my addiction other being her. I feel like this scent is made for her, it has ''Katherine'' written all over it. When I realized that what I saw was not a dream and that my Kat was with me, it had put a big smile on my face. But then all those embarrassing moments of me being a kid when I am sickes rushing to my mind making me embarrassed which made me lean down to hide my face in her hair. Her hair too had a beautiful smell of vani which made me take a deep inhale. That stirred her, she was never a heavy sleeper. She turned her head and kept her hand on my chest and kept her head on it, so as to face me with the most beautiful smile I have ever seen. Her smile has never failed to give me that giddy feeling, which I had missed for 3 years. No women I have been with canpete with her natural beauty. I may sound clich¨¦ at the moment but that is the least I care about when I have her in my arms. ¡°How are you feeing Ry?¡± she asked softly making me groan lowly because that was my turn on. I know she didn¡¯t mean to sound husky but her voice after waking up was soft and husky which always turned me on. She furrowed her eyebrows, obviously after hearing me groan and before she could ask me if something was wrong, I said, ¡°I am fine. Actually, better because you are here in my arms.¡± I said as I kept my face above her head so that I can keep my nose in her hair. I wish we could stay like this forever. ¡°Hmm.¡± She said turning so that she could keep her head on my chest and one of her hand on my stomach. ¡°As much I love for us toy like this, I think we should get up so that you can eat. Naina hase in with chicken soup when you were sleeping, which was like 10 min ago if I guess correctly. As you are sick it is good for you to have something liquid than solid.¡± She said trying to get up but I tightened my hold on her. ¡°Ry you need to get up and before you protest let me tell you the thing you already know that none of your excuses can change my mind. That is making you get up especially when you are sick.¡± She said reading my mind before I could protest. Like always. ¡°Kat, I need to-¡± before I couldplete my sentence, she kept her index finger on my lips to shut me. With a serious face on she said, ¡°I know what you are going to say. We will talk after you have your soup and your tablet.¡± And thatst thing was enough to make me groan again which made her chuckle. ¡°Ry now get up before you throw tantrums again to not have your tablets.¡± She said pushing my hands off her and pulling me to sit up. I half-heartedly sat up and drank the soup which was hot as it was kept in the insted container. After a lot of her protest and me staying strong on my decision even though I was slightly swayed by her cute annoyed face, I even made Kat eat food after calling Naina to bring her food. As we were eating, we made small talks of how I got sick and how she was here. Thank god! that it was not Cooper but Kat here. After we were done with our food, Kat called Naina and she took our tes while I and Kat washed our hands. After Kat had her alone time in bathroom I went in after she came out. And after I washed my face, I took the towel which was hung to the side of the sink and wiped my face getting rid of all the tiredness and looked in the mirror. With a deep breathe I said to myself this was it and that now I have to talk to her and like I have already decided I am letting her have the choice of forgiving me or not. Though this was not how I wanted our talk to be, that is, in my bedroom with a sick me. It is either now or never. I thought of making her agree to have lunch with me and then at a fancy restaurant we will have ¡®the talk¡¯. But now, I think I may never get a chance like I have now. Again, taking in a deep breath and exhaling, I walked out of bathroom to see Kat on edge of the bed with her chin on her interlinked fingers and her elbows on her knees with a furrowed eyebrow, it looks as if she is in a deep thought. Okay here goes nothing... I went and sat near her. I have never been this tensed before not even before signing a million-dor contract. but now, here I am sitting near her trying to get the word out with a sweaty palm. Again, taking a deep breathe I said, ¡°Kat, we need to talk.¡± Chapter 33 Chapter 33 *Kat¡¯s POV He seems very tensed, meaning whatever he is going to say is not going to be good but we need to have a talk. I mean he is not the one to be nervous otherwise I don''t think he will reach where he have. He is very confident,posed, on the spot decision maker but calm or to put it simply icy, cold CEO who holds powerful aura. So if he is nervous now it means something. ¡°Yes, we need to talk." I too took a deep breathe to say, "Let¡¯s start with what the hell is going on? I mean you have changed a lot. Looking at me as if I am a stranger?¡± I began asking so many questions. I couldn¡¯t find it in myself to stop me from asking question that have been taunting me in my head for weeks. He takes a deep breathe which he has been doing a lot after saying we need to talk. He had his head down which looks like him having a battle in his head and again with a deep sigh he looks straight to my eyes with a determined look in his eyes. ¡°I missed you. A lot.¡± He said. ¡°HUH.¡± I wasn¡¯t expecting for him to say that. He holds my hands in his and scooted closer to me and looked at me intently, because the surprise might have been on my face. He kept one of my hands in one of his hand and cupped my cheek with his free hand. I leaned into his touch without breaking our eye contact. His touches always made me feel giddy. ¡°I have never stopped loving you. It¡¯s just I needed to be away from you. I couldn¡¯t let myself be near you when I know that I am not right for you. After the death of my parents I just closed myself off. I did things I never should have done. Having multiple partners. Used woman, yed with their hearts. Got deals from pleasures. Worst of all, avoiding you. Acting as if I never saw you. When, in first ce if anyone seeing you for the first time will never forget you.¡± His eyes held so much guilt which made me tear up. But then something caught my attention. ¡°When your parents¡­ uh¡­¡± ¡°died¡± he said as if it didn¡¯t affect him but little did, he know or he must have forgot that I could see past his masked face. ¡°Ry-¡± ¡°Don¡¯t. I know what you are thinking and it is true I didn¡¯t get over their death, well if the life I am leading now is of any evidence. But I am getting over it and epting the fact that they have gone and I can¡¯t do anything. Except get my revenge.¡± He said thest part at low voice for me not to hear. Though my brain suggested me not to ask him on that, I went with my heart, ¡°What revenge?¡± ¡°Nothing. Its better if you don¡¯t know about that. Sometimes not knowing the truth won¡¯t hurt you. Its safe for you if you don¡¯t know about that.¡± I had to have a battle with myself to not bother him from asking any further on that. I had a feeling that I would very soon know what he is saying. ¡°Okay. Anyways what I was about to ask you was, where were you? After we heard the news of their demise, we tried to contact you. But all your contacts were cut off. We even gave news saying you were missing. You have no idea how worried we were about you. You didn¡¯t have to close yourself off. You had us. We thought you at least woulde for the funeral but even for that you weren¡¯t present. We tried every method to get you. Calls, mails, letters. Name it we have done it. Though we did file a missing case we didn¡¯t get you. Where the hell were you?¡± I said throwing out all the worries we had on him. ¡°I knew about the case it was I who diverted the case by bribing, that¡¯s why you couldn¡¯t get me. I did hear all the voicemails you and your parents send me but I didn¡¯t answer them. I felt it was right thing to do at that time. I don¡¯t know what came over me but I felt cutting all the ties off was the best thing to do. I felt being cold, heartless person as they call me, I could grow my father¡¯s business. I felt my emotions were my weakness and only if I be emotionless will I be able to thrive in this business game. Little did I know how much of a monster I would be if I do that. After doing all those things it was my guilt that made me push you away.¡± He said with tears in his eyes making me teared up. ¡°I even did something terrible. I made a man''s business go bankrupt.¡± That made me very confused over the fact if he had changed so much to even go to the length of destroying a family. ¡°The man because of the shock even took his life.¡± He said with so much guilt in his eyes. Suddenly I remembered something. ¡°What was his name. I mean the man¡¯s?¡± I asked. ¡°Keith Gardener.¡± He said confused to why I asked that question. That made me wipe my eyes and look at him with a smile to which he was more confused. I wouldn¡¯t me him. I mean who would smile after hearing that the person in front of you is the reason someone died. But I had a reason. ¡°Don¡¯t fret over that. That family is grateful to you.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°I know you are shocked but that is the fact. I asked his name because I heard a story from my uncle¡¯s neighbor. You know uncle Nat right.¡± ¡°Yeah, Nathaniel Colvin your mom¡¯s brother.¡± ¡°Yeah after my parents¡­¡± I stopped unable to spell the d word to which he nodded understandingly. So, I continued, ¡°Uncle Nat took care of me and I was living in his house. After moving out I used to visit him and there I met his neighbors Mrs. Gardener and their children, it was uncle who told me the story of her husband suiciding. Though it was a shock they were d because Keith was not a nice man, he used to abuse his wife and children after drinking. And it was his drinking that caused his business to be on the brink of bankruptcy. Even if you didn¡¯t do anything his business would have gone bankrupted. So, it was not your fault.¡± He nodded understandingly to what I said, but still had doubt. ¡°but still I made that 48-year-olddy a widow and those two kids, one of 20 and the other of 18 years live without a father.¡± ¡°That may be true but the fact is that Keith did get death threats from his debtors, so your appearance was just a coincidence. Not to forget about the fact that you took that already destroyedpany to great heights and kept his wife and kids still a shareholder. So, the kids have the power to take over the again by coincidence and their hard work they got that money. So basically, you helped the family and not destroyed it.¡± I said and he was so proud and happy, but had an ounce of disbelief in his eyes. ¡°How did you know all this?¡± ¡°I researched duh! After I heard from uncle that you were the reason he suicided, something in me told that the news was notpletely correct and that made me research. Mrs. Gardener is very happy and grateful for you to take over thepany and it was Keith¡¯s cowardness that made him take that decision. Anyway, they tried to meet you to express their gratitude but like always you were unapproachable. I think you should go meet them. I know that even after me telling you all this you won¡¯t be satisfied and will still be doubtful. But when you meet them, it will remove all your doubts.¡± I said to which he nodded. Now, I desperately want to remove the sadness filled atmosphere and then I remembered something. ¡°When you pushed me away it hurt me terribly and I wanted a revenge for that.¡± I said with an evil glint in my eyes and he looked at me with an amused, confused eyes. ¡°Remember my period days where I used to push you away as I felt very angry because I felt it was unfair for you boys not to go through these pains.¡± ¡°How could I forget the cute angry kitten days.¡± He saidughing after hearing my reason. That kitten word annoyed me as he used it as a nickname for me when we were kids. ¡°Yah whatever and you would irritate me more by getting into bed with me no matter what all things I threw at you to note near me, and you would get into bed and cuddle me to sleep.¡± ¡°yahhh, but why are you bringing this up now?¡± he asked narrowing his eyes. ¡°Well whenever you ignored and pushed me away, I remembered those days and I told Jason, your chief ountant, that you are having your periods and that I saw the blood in your pants. And Jason agreed by saying he felt you had both men and women¡¯s reproductive organs and because of that you only scolded men because you were having your periods and wanted to vent your anger on all men.¡± I said and beganughing after seeing his horrified face. ¡°It was YOU!!! I fired Jason after I heard that rumor spreading around in the office, forget about one floor my entire staff in that building knew it. I thought it might be Jason since he is a ¡®F.R.I.E.N.D.S¡¯ fan and that rumor was one from it. I forgot about the fact that beside ¡®The Vampire diaries¡¯ you also loved ¡®F.R.I.E.N.D.S¡¯. Everyone from my security to my vice president was looking at me as if I was an alien. When girls continued staring me, I neglected it because I thought it was them lusting over me. You know how handsome I am.¡± He said flicking his hair. I scoffed at him. Such a Drama Narcistic Queen. He quickly changed his narcistic face to that of disgust. ¡°What made me horrified and disgusted was the fact men looked at me. They kept on staring at my pants as if I grew balls. You little brat. It was you all along the time.¡± He said with a yful re and an evil glint in his eyes. I was confused why that evil glint was for but that was gone the next second because he started tickling me. ¡°Say that you are sorry and that you will be the person to remove that rumor.¡± He said and tickled me. ¡°Noooooo¡± I saidughing trying to remove his hands. ¡°Oh no, you will do it,¡± he said making me fall on the bed and continued his torture. ¡°Ryder... no... stop... it. AHHH¡­. Nooo¡­¡± he got on top of me and continued his tickling. ¡°Say sorry and that you will change the rumor.¡± ¡°Okay okay. I am sorry. I will change the rumor.¡± I said breathless and he stopped his tickling. ¡°Why am I sensing that there is more to that?¡± he asked getting off me. I sat up. ¡°If you take Jason back, I will change the rumor after all it was, he who helped me to take my revenge.¡± He kept a pointing finger to his chin showing as if he was thinking but I know this devil has already made up his mind. ¡°Fine.¡± He said with sincere face. ¡°But there might be a small problem.¡± I said looking at him with amusement clear in my eyes. ¡°What now.¡± He said exasperated. ¡°He is now working in a bar as a bartender. It seems he is loving his new job because he gets all the attention from girls. It seems it is not only you that the girls are fangirling on.¡± I said with a smirk. ¡°Well then I am surely going to personally bring him back. Which by the way will be a history. Because once an employee is out of mypany he/she no matter how much they touch my leg and beg, will I take them back. But Jason can be an exception.¡± ¡°Why is he an exception?¡± I asked with genuine curiosity. ¡°Because of three things. One, if he loves his new job then firing him was no punishment but bringing him back will be because then no girls will be fangirling over him.¡± He said pointing his index finger as one. ¡°Cruel Ry envious of his employee because Jason is being loved by girls.¡± I sang. ¡°Whatever.¡± He eyerolled and put out his second finger along with first, ¡°Second, He is an excellent employee very good at what he does and that¡¯s the reason why I didn¡¯t cklist him. It is amusing to know the nerd man who loved the numbers is now a bartender not to mention that he loves it .¡± He said chuckling. ¡°Why? He is good-looking.¡± I said to which he groaned. ¡°And third?¡± I changed the topic before he asks anything else. ¡°Don¡¯t think that I didn¡¯t notice you trying to change the topic. But since I know I am way better looking than him I am leaving it.¡± He said with a smug look that I wanted to smack off him. ¡°Narcistic look doesn¡¯t suit you Ry.¡± I said shaking my head. ¡°And I was saying, thirdly, only if he is there will you be able to remove that atrocious rumor of yours.¡± ¡°Yeah Yeah. Thanks.¡± I said with an eyeroll. ¡°Speaking of my employee what is your deal with Alex?¡± he asked. ¡°Nothing much. We had few lunches together, because he is my friend other than Martha, Jason. Jealous?¡± I asked with amused face. ¡°Hah in your dreams.¡± He said trying to remove the jealous off his face to which Iughed more with my hands on my stomach. After myughter died down, I sat straight and wiped my tears off. And looked at him to see adoration, love and something darker. Scared. That made me let out a deep sigh as I knew I have to reply to his confession but didn¡¯t know what. Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. What he did was hurting for me. I wanted someone to hold me when I lost my parents and it killed me to see him avoiding me. So, do I forgive him? I don¡¯t know. But do I love him? Hell yes. ¡°Say something please.¡± He said after a long silence which I didn¡¯t notice because of the decision making going on in my head. I took a deep breathe and exhaled to which I saw his face fell and saw that he was preparing himself for the worse. ¡°I forgive you.¡± Chapter 34 Chapter 34 *Ryder¡¯s POV ¡°What you forgive me?¡± I asked her again not believing what she just said. She holds my face in both her hands. I close my eyes and lean into her hands relishing in the feeling that her touch gave me. This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Yes. I. Forgive. You.¡± She said with kisses on my eyelids after each word. I didn¡¯t open my eyes instead I closed them more tightly to hold my tears back. I was happy, overjoyed and relieved that she forgave me. So relieved that made me want to cry. She sensing my need to cry hugs me and I keep my head on her chest to which she didn¡¯t have anyins and she pulled both of us back so that she was sitting with her back to the headboard and held me tightly with her face on my hair. ¡°I love you. So much. That it hurts to not forgive you. What you did was stupid but I can¡¯t hold your past against you instead I can help you to ovee the guilt you have for what you have done.¡± She said without breaking the way we were sitting. ¡°I am sorry.¡± I said and felt tears rolling down my cheeks. ¡°Hey hey shhhh.¡± She said by rubbing my arms. God I am such a cry baby but I just couldn¡¯t hold back my tears. I haven¡¯t even cried for my parents¡¯ funeral which I never attended nor did I visit their graves. I think all that cold mask I have put up for 3 years is finally broken and that is taking a toll on me that all the sadness, anger for what I did is mixed together anding out as tears. She held me like that for a few minutes and when my back started to hurt and I started to shift she pulled us both down toy on the bed with my face on her chest and I don¡¯t know when we fell asleep but I was pretty exhausted after ¡®the talk¡¯ that I woke up at morning. I think she too must have been exhausted that when I woke up the roles were changed and she was on my chest while I had both my arms wrapped around her. I must admit that the talk was mentally exhausting. And since it was a Saturday, it meant we cany down little more as we didn¡¯t have to go to office. Iid down without moving so that I wont wake her up. By now the fever I had was gone. I am only scared if she got my fever but was relieved when I touched her forehead to check the temperature and it was warm not hot. After checking her temperature, I kept my arm back to its ce that is around her waist, and looked at her sleeping peacefully. She was so beautiful. I am such one lucky man. I thank my stars for meeting her. The first time I met her was at yground when she was 3 and I was 5. She was on ground crying and a boy was standing thereughing at her. From looking at the scene I understood that he pushed her off the slide and was mocking her. I had this sudden urge to protect her and defend her so I went and pushed the boy back with such a force that he fell on the ground and went to her to pick her up from the floor. While I was dusting off her dress the bully pushed me down and I felt very angry because the boy dared to pick a fight with me. I got off the ground to push him down and me on top of him and before I could punch him, I was pulled off by a pair of big arms. I turned my head to see that it was Mr. Marshal and he said the boy was not worth my anger which made me cool down. And I went to the crying Kat while Mr. Marshal went to the boy and advised him. I tried to stop her crying because it made me want to cry which was odd as I was one such bad naughty boy. And suddenly I noticed her looking at a particr direction and when I looked at that direction, I found a girl with a cupcake in her hands which made me smile because I found her weakness and said I will get the cupcake for her but she ran off before I could say anything else. Long gone was the crying Kat the next thing I saw was Kat fighting with the girl, thetter holding her cupcake behind her back. I too ran off in that direction to take Kat from there and get her a cupcake from my house before she could do something to that poor girl. My Kat was such a strong girl even at such an age. I was smiling to that memory that I didn¡¯t notice Kat woke up. ¡°What made you smile so big in the morning. Dream?¡± She asked to which I nodded. ¡°A beautiful dream that did happen.¡± I said to which she furrowed her eyebrows. I exined further saying, ¡°I was remembering the time when we met for the first time. She too smiled at that. ¡°mm. Bully, me crying, you came as my knight in the shining armour, me fighting with that poor girl for cupcake.¡± She chuckled at the memory. ¡°Good morning.¡± She said pecking my lips. ¡°That was hardly a morning kiss. This is a morning kiss.¡± I closed our distance with my lips on hers. *Warning: there is a small kissing scene Her lips, like I had remembered it to be, was soft which made me want to kiss her all the time. The moment I had my lips on hers I had a beautiful sensation making me turned on. I swiped her bottom lips with my tongue in silent question to open her mouth to which she dly opened. Soon we were kissing passionatelypensating for all the time we have lost together. To my unfortunate that made me harden more which was painful as I wanted nothing but to be inside her at that moment but I knew I got to stop this before I take this to next level, which I am pretty sure she might not be ready for it as it was just few hours before we found our way back to each other after everything we have been through. Or the things I have made us both go through in our rtionship but pushing her away. *End of kissing scene ¡°Now that is what I call a morning kiss.¡± I said after we pulled apart to breathe. She chuckled and tightened her hold on me with her face on my chest. ¡°That is the way you want your morning kiss to be.¡± She corrected to which I nodded my head and held her even tightly with my nose in her hair inhaling her addicting scent. Chapter 35 Chapter 35 After few minutes she tried to get up but I tightened my hold and pulled her closer. ¡°Ry I need to go to the bathroom or else I will pee in your bed.¡± And that made me release who wouldn¡¯t. She chuckled and got off the bed stretching and went to the bathroom. Whereas Iid back for more time, thinking of the past few hours before we slept. Me from being nervous to relieved after saying everything and knowing about the Gardener family then to being scared of not knowing her answer to preparing myself for the worst and then to breaking down. With a deep yawn I got up from my bed and stretched. ¡°Ry I need a toothbrush.¡± Came a call from the bathroom. I went inside and found her rampaging the entire bathroom and chuckled at her annoyed form. She can get annoyed very easily. I bent down to open the drawer under the sink and got the new brush I had stocked and gave it to her to which she puffed. ¡°Can¡¯t you keep it somewhere where it can be found.¡± She said irritatingly and went to open the drawers searching for the paste and the paste she found was empty. ¡°Ry for once can you throw the empty things in dustbin?¡± She said puffing and went back to searching for the paste. Well I do have the habit of forgetting to throw off the empty things, be it paste or shampoo bottles. I bent down to help her get the new paste. After giving that to her, she started brushing her teeth after putting the paste on her brush. I went to take my brush and after taking the paste from her, putting paste on the brush and brushed along with her. I didn¡¯t know these moments together were something I missed a lot until I met her again. Thank god that she kept appearing in front of me unintentionally. After we were done with our morning things, we both got down the stairs and turned to left to go to the kitchen that had dining room attached to it and saw Aunt Jennifer, my housekeeper. She has been there as our housekeeper from the time I was 4 year till now. She is like a mother-like figure to me not only because she is 52-year-old, but because she used to scold me but still took care of me when I had hangovers from the alcohol. Always advised me not to go on the wrong path that I was going. I just never paid any heed to it. I do regret it but I can¡¯t say I do regret it very much because it was what made me what I am today. I am not too regretful but not too happy for my decisions in past. But one thing I am sure that I am very happy is to see Kat checking what was for breakfast and almost drooling over the tasty pancake Aunt J was making to which thetterughed seeing Kat¡¯s impatience. I chuckled and went around the kitchen to put my arms around Kat¡¯s waist after saying Aunt J good morning and picked Kat up and walked around the counter to much of hers protests like a 4-year-old kid and put her on one of the seats and before she could jump back down, I pecked her lips. She blushed and covered her cheeks in her palms and leaned to me, which made me chuckle she was such a cutie pie, my cute kitty Kat. When I looked up, I saw Aunt J smile at me warmly knowing the meaning behind her smile and I returned my smile to confirm her thoughts on the new me, the happy one. When Aunt J kept our tes containing pancakes with honey syruped and butter on top for me and for her chocte syruped and blue berries on top, she left the kitchen to us. Kat the moment she got her food, all her concentration was on it, forgetting everything else around her. She is a foodie. I have no idea how she manages to maintain her shape. This question will surely appear in your mind if you see the way she ate. After the first bite she moaned which made me hard instantly. I groaned and she looked at me guiltily to which I shook my head and got back into eating. To say the whole time we were eating, was hard for me would be an understatement no matter how Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. much time I have warned her she wouldn¡¯t stop moaning. ¡°Okay that¡¯s it. If you don¡¯t want me to bend you over the table right now and fuck the hell out of you for being such a little tease right you better stop doing what you are doing.¡± I said groaning putting my fork down. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you are talking about.¡± She said looking at me innocently. Did I add fake to it? ¡°Kat you are way beyond innocent. Get back to your food like a good girl and don¡¯t make it more difficult that it already is. I am trying to take things slow here.¡± ¡°Maybe I don¡¯t want you to take things slow.¡± She said with low voice. ¡°You know I heard, that right?¡± I asked turning to look at her narrowing my eyes. ¡°I said intending for you to hear. And we are way past taking things slow after all the years we have been together forgetting thest 3 years.¡± She said looking at me with lust filled eyes. I had to grip the seat tighter for me to not have my way with her right then and there. ¡°Not today because today I want to give you a trip around this house that I built with you in my mind though I knew I wouldn¡¯t let you in but I just couldn¡¯t build this house without the touches for you. You were, are and will always be my weakness. And I think it was because I knew that you will be able to bring the old me back that I pushed you away, the mere thought of being that vulnerable didn¡¯t sit well with me. Little did I know that all thoughts of pushing you away will be gone the minute I see you again. I love you.¡± I said looking at her intently. ¡°I love you too, lets the forget the past and move on because these pancakes are killing me for not eating them.¡± That made us bothugh and we got back to our breakfast, with afortable silence between us as her full concentration was on the pancakes as it was her favourite which you would have figured out by now, while I looked at her with a big smile on my face thanking my stars again for meeting her. Chapter 36 Chapter 36 *Kat¡¯s POV ¡°Okay so lets start from here. This is the living room.¡± He says entering the room opposite to the kitchen. We ate our breakfast infortable silence with him staring at me the whole time we were eating, though I did catch him he just smiled sheepishly and continued to stare while I ate. After I ate, he literally snatched the te from me so that I won¡¯t do the dishwash, which I would have though there is maids to do that. If he hadn¡¯t pulled me from there to give me a tour of his house, I would have stood there to at least wash my tes. I always liked to do the things by my own and not depend on anyone. He was super excited like a kid excited to show his new toy. Ryder was very excited to show me his house. Which I forgot to say is like a mansion. From the entrance of the house to left is the huge kitchen session, so it also has dinning room included in that region. To the right the region where we are in right now is the living room. It is FREAKING HUGE. Literally this living room can hold my whole apartment which I should say is also pretty big with 2 bedrooms and arge hall with spacious kitchen. So, when Ipare my apartment to this hall it means a lot. The living room can even be used to hold a party. 4 sofas are arranged in U-shape in front of the furnace. This seems like a room were people gets cosy and have talk because there¡¯s no TV, my guess is there¡¯s a separate room for that. Opposite to the entrance is therge aquarium. I squeal and run to the aquarium. I love fishes. I stand there at awe with my hands on the ss. I didn¡¯t realise Ry was behind me. He wrapped one of his arms around my waist and the other on top of my hand on the ss. ¡°I build this for you. I know about your fascination for fishes. When I had the architect drew the living room, I had specifically told him among other things, for an aquarium instead of one of the walls. I also hired a servant just for maintaining this.¡± He said. I turned around to face him and pecked his lips expressing my love for him, without even saying anything. He nodded, showing he understood. I walked around him to see the rest of the room. To the adjacent wall of the aquarium is the floor-ceiling windows showing the amazing garden to the front of the house. ¡°Come on I will show you the rest of the house.¡± He took my hands and pulled me to the door beside the aquarium, which had stairs to go to the first floor. Turning left there was a passage which had 4 doors, 2 on each side. Going through the passage, I opened the first to see an office room, that has a table in centre and bookshelf on one side and a cab to the other. There is also a sofa to the side. ¡°This is my office. The room adjacent to this is yours, that is, if you are nning to stay.¡± He said with hopecing in his words. ¡°The 2 rooms opposite to this are empty. I left it for you to decide. It can be anything rted to office/study room, as this part of the house is intended for work rted or anything to papers and books. I think you can use these as an art room. I remember that you used to paint beautifully¡± He said to which I nodded and he closed the door behind me and I turned around to the passage. I used to paint its been long. Though I haven¡¯t painted any during thest semester as there were lot of works otherwise. ¡°Come on I have something to show you.¡± He said walking to left and that is when I noticed double doors to left of the staircase we got up. He opened it and when I got inside, I was shocked. I had my jaw on the floor. It was a huge library. I love to read. If anyone is searching for me then I will be here if they didn¡¯t find me in the living room near to the aquarium. ¡°Wow Ry. I love it.¡± I said. ¡°I know. Again, this is one of the rooms I had build for you and me. We both love books. This library has all the genre: Romance, supernatural, Fiction, Biography. Even cookbooks.¡± He said walking over to the shelf stacked with lots of books. Each row isbelled so that finding a book can be easy. What caught my attention was the books on the first row. It isbelled as ¡°Kids Books¡±. I turned around swiftly to see Ry looking at me intently trying to figure out my expression. We have had the talk about kids when I was 20 and he was 23 and both our response were positive, that might be the reason he has had this rack. But that was like 5 years ago and a lot has taken ce since then from our breakup, deaths, changed characters and now here. Did I want kids with him? Hell yes. Did he? I don¡¯t know. I mean maybe he might have this rack thinking this is what I want but what does he want? ¡°Ry my decision had never changed. If I am having kids, they will be from you. But is this really what you want?¡± I asked walking to him and held his face in both my palms. He closed his eyes and leaned into my touch. A tear fell from his eyes which broke my heart. I wiped This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. the tear off his face. He opened his eyes and looked at me. I was shocked to see the vulnerability in those ocean blue eyes which usually held confidence. ¡°I am so sorry Kat for what I did. I mean if we hadn¡¯t gone through all that you wouldn¡¯t have even ask me that. Back then I always used to say about making you my wife and having our kids run around. That has never changed.¡± He said thest sentence in a low voice pressing his forehead against mine. We stood like that for few minutes before he regained hisposure and was back to being that excited kid. We again continue our tour with him pulling my hand and walked out of the passage to a room that looked like a theatre. And my guess was right it in fact was a small theatre like setting with a huge TV on the wall adjacent to the wall of the door we just came out. The sofa in the TV room is the convertible type that can be a bed as well. Since TV room was pretty close to the office area, the TV room is soundproof just like his office room and the master bedroom. He said the other rooms were not soundproofed so that he can know if something happens to others. When you walk out of the TV room to the left is the double staircase and if walked straight is the bedrooms. In the kitchen region is another door which leads to the outhouse for the maids. After the visit to the TV room he pulled me down the staircase and walked through the passage between the two stairs to the ss door which was opposite to the main door. It led to the backyard which had arge pool attached to the hot tub and to the side was arge greennd which was setup for the barbeque parties he had with his close friends from work. It was a surprise for me to hear he had friends. I mean, the aura he carried around him showed he was not to be approached. So, it was surprising to hear he did have friends. I am d he had someone to support him when he went through that dark phase. even though it saddened me that I was not there. But I won¡¯t let it affect me because like I had already said we did everything to get him to contact us so it was his choice to whether have us in his life or to ignore us. ¡°Want to go for a dip?¡± Chapter 37 Chapter 37 ¡°Want to go for a dip?¡± he asked pulling me out of my thoughts. I didn¡¯t even notice him taking of his ck t-shirt and dark greyish joggers. He was just in his shorts. And he jumped into the pool sshing water on me making me wet. Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org. ¡°RYDERR¡± I yelled whining. ¡°Now you will join me.¡± he said with that stupid smug on his face. ¡°ugh I was already nning to join you. You didn¡¯t have to do that.¡± I said. ¡°I know you will join me but you will be wearing your dress.¡± ¡°DUHH¡± ¡°Now you can remove them and just wear what is under.¡± He said with an evil glint in his eyes. ¡°NO WAY. Since I am already wet, I can still jump with these.¡± I said smirking. ¡°Come on Kat don¡¯t be such a baby. Just remove your clothes and jump with your bra and panties on. Moreover, nobody will being here, it will be just us.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± I said annoyed to which he smirked. Since I so wanted to remove that smirk, I decided to tease him. I slowly removed the dress seductively. I saw his face turned to a pained one. After removing my top, I removed my pants very slowly with a sway to which I heard his groan. ¡°Always a tease.¡± He mumbled under his breath. ¡°I heard that.¡± ¡°It was meant to be heard. Now put that sexy little ass of yours in this pool or else I will. And let me tell you meing up won¡¯t help you.¡± ¡°Oh, really is that a threat?¡± I asked amusingly. ¡°You know how I am when ites to someone threatening me. I dare you toe up.¡± I said narrowing my eyes with my hands on my hips. With an evil smirk he got off the pool and walked closer to me as if he was a predator and I was his prey. ¡°You better start running before I have you in my hands. And it won¡¯t be pretty I swear.¡± I decided to run since testing the waters didn¡¯t not seem like a nice idea to me. I ran around the pool with him just behind me and since I was faster and wittier than him, I outran him but I got slipped on the water that was at the area I stood changing my dress since Ry had sshed water on me earlier and so I fell into the pool. Soon he jumped in to the pool and came near me. I started sshing water at him. ¡°Kitty Kat don¡¯t start something you won¡¯t be able to continue.¡± He said blocking the water sshed at him. ¡°You will have to check if I will be able to continue or not Randy.¡± I knew that nickname for him will get him just like his nickname for me got me. And I was right as he too started sshing waters at me but suddenly water from his side was stopped and when I stopped to check if he was alright, I felt two arms on my legs and before I could even react, I was pulled into the water. I came up coughing and red at him. ¡°That was not nice.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t intend it to be nice.¡± He said smirking, leaning against the pool side. ¡°You asked for this.¡± Since he is stronger than me, I won¡¯t be able to do what he just did to me but I can use his weakness. He was not ticklish except two spots that is at his hips. I tickled him there to which he dropped his guards to push me away, I used that as a chance to push his head down the water and moved back to lean against the side like he did, waiting for him toe up. He came up coughing and looked at me ring yfully. ¡°That was not fair. I used my strength against yours while you used my weakness.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t intend it to be fair.¡± I said repeating his words smirking. To which he just shook his head and startedughing making meugh too. Weughed a lot. It was good to hear hisughter created the fluttering of butterflies in the lower region of my stomach. Other than hisughter affecting me sexually it made me smile seeing his carefree side today. Heughed as if nothing changed as if he was still that carefree simple, college boy. I tooughed hearing hisughter also thinking about the childish act we just did. It was good tough again after a long time. I had forgotten thest time I haveughed this freely. Smiled without any worries and fears in my mind. Soon ourughter¡¯s died down and we looked at each other breathing heavily because of theugh and the fight and soon our eye contact made me horny and I was sure he could see my lust just like he could see mine. *Warning: A small kissing scene. He all of a sudden closed our distance with his lips on mine. It made me breathless. It sends an electricity to my groin. It had been a long time since west kissed, since I,st kissed anyone. He was my one and only kiss. Just like I remembered his kiss, it made me weak. It made me difficult to stand. And if not for his hold on me I would have fell into water. He sensing how his kiss affected me picked me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist. We pulled apart to catch our breath and looked into each other¡¯s eyes which was clouded with love and lust for each other. *End of the kissing scene. ¡°Let¡¯s take this to my- our room.¡± Chapter 38 Chapter 38 *Warning: Sex Scenes *Kat¡¯s POV Just like he said we kissed all the way to his, I mean, our room. We both got into our bedroom with my legs around his waist and not breaking our kiss even for once. Fortunately, he knew the way to the bedroom pretty well so we didn¡¯t bump into anything. He got into the room carrying me and kicked the door shut. We broke the kiss for oxygen, damn you oxygen. He pushed me to the door and started kissing my neck. Since we both were already half naked with me just wearing my undies and he his, we didn¡¯t have to waste any of our time on that. I cupped his face to pull him back for a kiss. He without any resistance leaned down to kiss me while pushing me against the door. He swiped his tongue on my bottom lips asking for permission I decided to tease him by not allowing him entrance. He grabbed my ass with one of his hands while his other was wrapped around my waist. I gasped as he spanked me. He took that as opportunity and pushed his tongue in. We kissed putting all our emotions into it, love, passion, hunger for each other. The kiss was so intense that I felt my clit tingle. I was sure that my panties are extra soaked because of our kiss, though it already was wet from the pool. He used his legs to separate mine. I could feel his hardon pressing against my centre. I couldn¡¯t handle the tingling anymore. I started to grind against him. He too couldn¡¯t handle it anymore that he picked me up without breaking the kiss, I wrapped my legs around his waist. He walked to the bed and put both of us on it without breaking the kiss even once. It was as if we were trying topensate our lost times. He removed my bra while kiss and broke the kiss to take my panties off. He stood near the bed while Iid with my legs off the bed. He looked at me as if he was seeing the most beautiful art. His eyes held appreciation, lust above all love. I got up and reached to take his shorts off. The moment his shorts were off his penis was freed from its prison. I don¡¯t remember it being so huge I mean his was big, who am I kidding the past few weeks I have seen many men¡¯s, but none were even worthy of beingpared to his. ¡®Did he do something to grow his penis.¡¯ ¡°No, I didn¡¯t do anything it is natural.¡± He said chuckling standing with pride. I widened my eyes the moment I recognised I said that aloud. I covered my face out of embarrassment. He took my hands off my face with both of his hands. He looked at me with lot of adoration and love. ¡°So beautiful.¡± He said. He kissed both my cheeks, my jaws going down to my breasts. He licks and sucks my one nipple while one of his hands pinches my other nipple. His free hand goes down to rub my clit. I throw my head back because of all the pleasure. ¡°You are so wet.¡± ¡°For you.¡± He groaned hearing that. He lifts his head and pushes me down gently to make mey down. He then goes down while kissing. When he reaches my pussy, he looks up at me. I nod answering his unasked question. He licks my pussy. He then sucks my clit. ¡°You taste so sweet. So perfect. Just the way I remember it to be¡± he moaned. He resumes his torture on my pussy. The vibrations from his moaning gave me more pleasure. The fluttering of the butterflies in the lower part of my stomach is being unbearable for me. He pushes one of his fingers in. He groans, ¡°So tight.¡± He then adds another finger of his and thrusts them in and out of me. I arch my Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org. back pushing against him. He uses his free hand to keep on my stomach to hold me down. I moan when his finger touched my g-spot. This man down there still now knows every inch of me. He continues to finger me using my g-spot pushing me to reach my peak. I could feel something rising in the pit of my stomach. ¡°Ry, I¡­ am¡­ing.¡± I say panting. I close my eyes tight because of the unbearable sensation. ¡°Come for me love.¡± And that was my cue to have that amazing unexinable pleasure. Something in me rushes out because of this intense pleasure. I felt him putting his mouth back to my pussy sucking me. I closed my eyes tighting down from my high. He came up to hover over me, his fingers helping mee down from my intense orgasm. When I calmed down, he said a shocking fact to me. ¡°That was so hot watching you squirt again.¡± ¡°I did what?¡± I asked, not believing him. ¡°You squirted. Its been a long time since I have made someone squirt. Thinking about it I have never made anyone squirt. Only you.¡± He said looking at me with lust and love. I can¡¯t believe what I just heard. I have squirted before but it was only because of him. No one else made me cum so hard the way he does. Every-fucking-time. ~Honey don¡¯t you think it should be Every-fingering-time since you just came from that. ~ ~And here I am, thinking that you were dead. ~ I said to dirty subconscious. ~Nah I onlye out when he is near. ~ Very true. I looked up to him and pulled him down to kiss him. I tasted myself on him, which was sweet but salty. I don¡¯t know why he says it is perfect. ~It¡¯s because you have only tasted you from him and haven¡¯t tasted anyone else¡¯s. Though I have begged you so many times to try with a girl. ~ ~You, stupid dirty subconscious will you shut up I am trying to concentrate on my Ryder. ~ ~Me too darling me too~ she says dreamingly to which I internally eye rolled. We pulled back to catch our breathes. ¡°Fuck me already, please Ry. I want you now.¡± I say begging knowing very well that he loves it when I beg for him. ¡°Your wish is mymand, mdy.¡± He says and grabs me toy both of us on middle of the bed. I put my head on the pillow while he gets over me. ¡°Are you on pill?¡± he asks positioning him between my legs. ¡°Yes¡± I say and that was all that he needed to thrust in me to which I moan out loud. Jesus Christ, he is so big. ¡°Christ you are so tight.¡± He says putting his head in the crook of my neck without moving, for us to get adjust. I was relishing over the fact that we are both finally together. Again. ¡°I am finally home.¡± ¡°Me too.¡± I says and moans as he starts moving slowly very gently as if he was afraid, I would break. Each thrust of his made me want more of him. ¡°Harder baby you know I wont break.¡± I say impatiently. He pulls out of me and thrusts into me harder. I moan loudly arching my back. ¡°Isn¡¯t this what you had wanted baby?¡± ¡°Yesss!¡± I shout as his thrusts bes faster and harder. Each thrust makes me reach my second orgasm. ¡°Ry I am gonnae.¡± ¡°Me too. Come with me.¡± And that was what I needed to orgasm again. He too came along pouring all his juices in me. His warm juices flowing in me making me horny all over again though the orgasm I just had was too powerful to make me exhausted. *Sex Scene Over Chapter 39 Chapter 39 He falls on top of me and puts his head in the crook of my neck inhaling my scent. ¡°Wow that was amazing. Just one time and it made me weak. Which is very rare.¡± He says. I know his stamina. At least from the time we have been together I know that he goes for at least 4-5 rounds with me, I don¡¯t know if it had changed thest 3 years. The thought of him inside other women brings a bitter taste to my mouth. ~It¡¯s not the taste sweetheart it¡¯s called the green-eyed monster. ~ ~Shut up, I have nothing to be jealous of. I am the one that he loves not them. Why do I have to be jealous of them? I ask to my subconscious. ~ ~Well, the fact that he has been with them 3 years is enough don¡¯t you think. ~ ~Well let me remind you its not just one but many. So that fact is more than enough to prove he doesn¡¯t love them. I know and I have experienced how loyal and faithful he is. ~ ¡°Are you again conversing with your subconscious when I am still inside you.¡± He asks chuckling. He knows that I converse with my subconscious but when he is still on top of me I don¡¯t, this is the first. He pulls out of me and pulls me closer to him and wraps his arm around my waist while I kept my head on his chest. ¡°Yah. This is the first though. It¡¯s just that I suddenly remembered about you past 3 years.¡± He groans hearing me tell him about those 3 years. I can¡¯t me him though; anyone will get irritated if someone brings up the fact that you are trying to forget. He tightens his arms around me. ¡°I don¡¯t know what I should do to make you forget that because I am still trying to forget those years. But you know that, they mean nothing to me even without telling you that. Then why think about that?¡± I moved closer to him tightening my arm around his waist. ¡°Its just the thought that we lost those 3 years makes me mad and envious though I know they mean nothing to you. I mean I too have been with many men when I saw pictures of you with them. So, I can¡¯t really me you.¡± ¡°Mmm, I came to know about those men. I was angry and jealous to be very honest. I wanted to have you back, but the thought that I was not right for you made me push you away.¡± He says to which I don¡¯t say anything. Its useless saying anything I mean no matter how much I tell him that is the only person right for me he wouldn¡¯t listen. ¡°I knew this ¡®taking things slowly¡¯ is not going to work.¡± I chuckle changing the topic. He pulls me to him and tightened his arms around putting his face on my hair inhaling. ¡°It never did work for me to take things slow when it is you.¡± He says chuckling nuzzling my hair. Wey around little more, him ying with my hair while I was drawing shapes on his chest. I yawn feeling very sleeping and he shifts. ¡°Come baby lets take a bath then we will sleep.¡± He says moving and pulling me out of the sheets we wrapped around us. We both enter his bathroom that looks modern but elegant. There¡¯s a shower as well as a huge tub. We both got under the shower. He took the sponge hanging of the ss rack that has lot of other bathroom stuffs. Stuffs of Men only. He squirted a body wash on a sponge andthers it. He notices me looking at the rack and continues what he was doing. Hees near me and turns me around to face him and applies the soap on me. ¡°I was about to ask you what all things you need. You know, women things since everything here is men¡¯s. But then I remembered I haven¡¯t asked you to move in yet. So?¡± ¡°So what?¡± I ask dumbly wanting to hear it from him though I know what he wants to ask me. ¡°Don¡¯t act dumb. You are smarter than that.¡± He says while rubbing the sponge on me. ¡°But that doesn¡¯t mean you don¡¯t have to say what you are thinking.¡± I say to which he huffs and shakes his head. He turns me around since he finished applying the soap on my front. He put his chin on my shoulder and wraps his arms around my waist to pull me back. ¡°Will you move in with me?¡± I turn around while his arms stay around my waist and puts my arms around his neck. He looks down at me with hope in his eyes. ¡°Yes.¡± I say without any hesitation. I mean what¡¯s the point of hesitating when we have been together for almost 7 years excluding those 3 years. We have been together since I was 5 years old. First as friends then best friends now as lovers. ¡°Tomorrow?¡± He asks excitedly. ¡°From now onwards.¡± I say chuckling and hugs him to which he returns the hug. We washed each other, yed with water for some time while we bathe each other and got off the Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. bathroom then straight to bed. He pulled me towards him and wrapped his arm around me and I kept mine over his. Weid with my back to his front spooning. Thest thing I remember is him telling me that he loves me and me mumbling I love you before I dozed off. Author''s Note: Thankyou guys so much for reading this book I appreciate it a lot. Hope I will see your my exams. Hope you wont ignore my book by then and will continue reading. It will mean the world to me. I havent stopped the writingpletely, I willplete it, wont leave unfinished. If there is time I will write more and upload but I am not sure if I will get time if possible I will publish in between or it will be only on June 12. The gap is for me to focus solely on exams I cant be distracted now. Once again thankyou for reading my book. And I also need your prayers for me to get good marks. SO yha thats it. Have a wonderful days ahead. Love you guys so much. With lots of love Nius Yorasneh Chapter 40 Chapter 40 *Kat¡¯s POV Its Monday morning and we are travelling to Ry¡¯spany in his white Mercedes-AMG 1. We were driving peacefully with Dove Cameron¡¯s ¡®We Belong¡¯ ying in the car. I just love this song and I felt it someway rted to us, I mean we went different paths but still got together so duhh, we belong together. I looked outside to see the beautiful city with tall buildings each unique in its way with people walking around. I smiled as I thought about what happened yesterday. After the peaceful sleep I woke up from the sunlight shinning on my face. When I turned around, I didn¡¯t find him much to my disappointment but that was soon gone the moment I smelled bacon. I walked down to see him cooking with Aunt Jennifer behind him asking, well it was not asking but more like pleading him to let her cook. I watched the whole scene with a smile on my face. I chuckled when he made her sit on one of the stools much to her already shocked face. Well, the usual cold icy CEO cooking with a smile on his face as if he isn¡¯t a CEO is indeed a rare sight to behold. The moment they heard my chuckle they turned around and he walked to me and wrapped his arms around my waist leaning down to peck my lips. I heard a sigh of relief from behind. We turned around to see Aunt J cooking. He chuckled shaking his head. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t ever allow me to cook, will you?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t ever move out of the kitchen again. I can¡¯t repeat what happenedst time.¡± She said as she concentrated on flipping the bacon, eggs, sausages. ¡°What happenedst time?¡± I asked and saw Ry¡¯s cheek turn pink out of embarrassment. ¡°Good morning. Did you sleep well?¡± He asked trying to change the topic. I found it as a mission to find it out. I pulled out of his embrace and walked to Aunt J with Ry behind me. ¡°It was nothing right Aunt J?¡± he says looking at me sweetly and with a yful warning eyes to Aunt J, jumping in front of me toe in between me and Aunt J. I pushed him to side. ¡°Aunt J tell me he won¡¯t fire you. I can assure you that.¡± I said keeping him behind me. ¡°Kat it-¡° ¡°Shush your time is over. Tell me Aunt J.¡± I say keeping my hand on Ry¡¯s mouth to shut him. ¡°Sweetheart even if he does anything to my job which by the way I hardly believe he will do anything but I will be telling you what happened.¡± She says putting bacons, eggs, sausages and bread on a te and turned to me. ¡°Then tell me.¡± I said excitedly. Sheughs. ¡°We literally had to call the fire-force to put off the fire in the kitchen.¡± She saidughing wiping the tears off her eyes. ¡°She is exaggerating Kat. Fire was not there.¡± He said face palming. ¡°Yes, because we came on time.¡± She said with a smug face. I was shocked. ¡°What in the world did he try to make for the kitchen to be on fire??¡± ¡°Pizza.¡± She said. ¡°He made Pizza??¡± I asked shocked. First-off I know he can¡¯t cook, if his helping me in kitchen in past was of any evidence, he literally didn¡¯t know how to hold spat properly to stir the tomato sauce not to mention about him cutting the vegetables. I think all CEOs are like that I mean Christian Grey too was like that. Second, pizza?? Out of everything that can be easy to make?? Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org. She shaked her head. ¡°If he was trying to make it we would have not made a big deal out of it. It was him trying to reheat it in the microwave.¡± ¡°Woww¡± I said sarcastically turning to look at the now tomato-Ry, shaking my head. ¡°No wonder Aunt J looked like she was going to have a heartattack when you were only trying to flip the bacon.¡± After we ate a wonderful breakfast filled withughter and teasing, we went to park. He made a person take pictures of him holding me from behind, kissing my cheek. After all the poses with him near me it stirred something in me and when our eyes struck, the need to kiss him increased. I didn¡¯t realise we leaned towards eachother if not for the kids shouting ¡°EWWW¡±. I felt my cheeks turning the colour of a tomato and seeing that, Ryughed and kissed my cheek leaning towards my ear he whispered, ¡°Saved by the kids¡±. After saying that he left leaving me hot and bothered. Recovering from his teasing I looked at him to see he was ying with the kids which to be honest was a sight to see. A handsome man who used to be cruel and cold being gentle and yful with the kids is indeed a rare sight. And to prove me right I saw many girls eyeing at him. I tsked at them and from the re I gave, they understood to leave the area, that is if they want to live. I felt the green-eyed monster lurking around. Shaking my head, I turned my head to see Ry looking at me with so many emotions. Love, happiness, lust. I looked down to see the dent on his pants. Smirking at him I sat beside him. I thought I will tease him but the reaction I got from him was so different from what I expected. Jealousy, possessiveness. I didn¡¯t know why he was feeling those emotions. So, I looked closely to see what is his problem to see that he was not looking at me but someone behind me. I turned to see few men eyeing me like they are undressing me with their eyes. The look in their eyes gave me shivers. I felt someone burning beside me. Ry was burning with rage seeing me shiver. I kept my hand on his knee to calm him down. It did. But only a little. He stood up from his position and walked to them. The way he walked said it all, that he was about to kill someone. I called out his name but he didn¡¯t seem to hear me. He went near them and stood there. I thought he would fight with them but instead what I saw turned me even more. He intimidated them with the way he talk to them. With fierce eyes making them wish that they never saw me. Actually, I think the way the fire in his eyes grew I think they wish they never were born. I couldn¡¯t hear what he was saying but one thing was sure that it was not pleasant to hear. Well, if the way the he talked didn¡¯t tell you that the way they ran from there said everything. He walked to me with that smug look on his face while I was very much turned on. We said our goodbyes to the kids and much to their whining we went from there. Because if we stood there for one more second something inappropriate would have happened. The moment we reached home he pinned me to the door to kiss me. And from there to our bedroom the kiss he gave me expressed everything he wanted to let me know. His jealousy, his possessiveness everything was put into the kiss he gave making my legs wobbly. If not for his arm around my waist holding me tightly, I surely would have fell on my butt. He wanted me. Actually, we both wanted eachother very badly. And from the rough sex we had I wished there were more men looking at me like that if this is the price I would get. ¡°Don¡¯t¡± He said sharply with his husky voice bringing me back from the thoughts of yesterday¡¯s event. ¡°What¡± ¡°You are smiling and holding your thighs together meaning you are thinking about the sex we had.¡± He said looking at me for a second and then turning to focus on road. ¡°Don¡¯t think about it, you sitting beside me itself is a huge turn on. If you are going to dream about the way we are perfectly fitting each other and how awesome I am in bed it will make it more difficult to drive. I will stop the car on the side if you do that.¡± ¡°Ugh did you had to ruin the moment with that narcisticment?¡± ¡°Well, that is the only way to make you stop dreaming about me. Baby all you got to do is ask and I will grant your wish.¡± He said looking at me for a second to show that stupid smirk of his and turned back to driving. ¡°You are unbelievable Randy.¡± ¡°KATHERINE MARSHAL HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU NOT TO CALL ME THAT STUPID NAME OF YOURS?¡± He shouted looking at me andpletely forgetting about his driving. ¡°RYDERRR.¡± I shouted and turned the driving wheel to drift the car to avoid hitting the car on the right side. ¡°WHAT THE HELL??? I WAS JUST KIDDING. We would have died you stupid.¡± I shouted tears in my eyes. That drift made me think about my parent¡¯s car ident. He stopped the car on the side seeing that took a toll on me. He removed his seatbelt to hold me in his arms to stop my shivering. ¡°Hey hey shush. I am so sorry. I got distracted when you called me that name. You know you haven¡¯t called me that for so many years and it reminded me of our childhood. I too was kidding when I shouted at you but those memories made mepletely forgot that I was driving. Those years without you was so hard that in a moment I forgot about everything.¡± He said. I felt something wet on my head. When I looked up. I saw tears welding up in his eyes. I forgot about his parents thinking about mine. His parents too died in a car crash. I took his face in my palm. He leaned towards my touch. ¡°I too am sorry I should have known it would havepletely distracted you if I made you remind our past. Well now I know reminiscing about the past is definitely a wrong move while you are driving. Especially us, after all that terrible years. 3 shitty years.¡± I said to which he hummed holding me tightly. I kept my head on his chest to calm myself down. After we calmed down, he started driving again. The way to his office was filled with silence. An ufortable one. When we reached the office building, he drove into the parking lot where he parked in his lot. Since he is the CEO no one will dare to park in his area so two rows adjacent to his are empty. A football match can be kept here. While I was thinking of keeping a football match in the empty lots my door was opened. ¡°Aren¡¯t youing out or are you going to stay in the car forever?¡± He asked amused by my reaction to just the parking lot facility he had. That is when I remembered that he is indeed the CEO and that he has lots of other facilities reserved for him. ¡°Okay I guess you are staying here. I got to go I have lot of work to bepleted.¡± He said slowly and I mean very slowly closing the door. ¡°Jeez, I am getting out. You are so impatient. No wonder you are called the retired doctor.¡± I said the to enter the building waiting for him to catch on what I just said. ¡°Wait a second. What the hell was that doctorment of yours?¡± He asked walking towards me and ¡°Well just now I said you are not very patient.¡± ¡°Yessss¡­?¡± He said confused with where I am going. I raised my one eyebrow for him to understand what I just said. ¡°Nooo. Don¡¯t.¡± He said with wide eyes, hands on his waist and ring at me. God, he looked very ¡°Yeah. You are the retired doctor who don¡¯t have any patients. Except if he has put up any clinic.¡± I said thinking of the possibility of retired doctors to continue their job. Shaking my head to remove myself from those thoughts. ¡°In summary what they meant was you have no patience.¡± I said snickering. ¡°You meant you instead of they.¡± He said to which I nodded concentrating on not tough and settle on snickering forgetting about what he asked. And when I recalled what he asked I looked up to see he was fuming like tom, in tom and jerry, with smokesing out of ears. I showed him my tongue and ran from there to save my life. Toote that when I got into the elevator he too got in and closed me in with his arms on either side of me. ¡°Oh, my darling you have no idea what I am going to do with you. First you and that Jason creates a rumour and now that stupid joke of yours which by the way doesn¡¯t make sense at all.¡± He said shaking his head with mischievous eyes. ¡°Hey, that joke was good.¡± I said acting as if I was offended when in reality I myself know that I make terrible jokes. ¡°Hey Boss??¡± I heard a voice that was very familiar to me. Ry moved himself from me to turn to the person to whom belonged that voice. ¡°Hello Jason.¡± Chapter 41 Chapter 41 ¡°Hello Jason¡±, said Ry with cold icy voice but there was a hint of mischievous hidden in it. Only those who were close to him would get that. That¡¯s when I realised Ry was too focused in punishing me that he forgot to type his code when he got in. So the elevator stopped on the groundfloor. I got off from the elevator to greet my buddy. Jason. ¡°Jason!! Long time no see.¡± I said hugging him. I was pulled off from him by two strong arms. From the tingles I got from his touch I understood it was Ry¡¯s. ¡°You don¡¯t need to hug to greet.¡± Ry said to which Jason and I looked at him as if he grew two heads. Ignoring hisment I went on with the conversation before Ry drag me out of there. ¡°J you joined so fast. I thought you would only join after two or three days.¡± I asked. ¡°Yeah boss called me telling me to join. He didn¡¯t mention when, because he only speaks maximum of four words to people. To me it was ¡°YOU CAN COME BACK¡±, so I joined today itself.¡± ¡°Oh¡± I said looking at Ry in confusion because I didn¡¯t notice him making any calls in these two days. ¡°Yeah I called him when you were bathing. I wanted the rumour to be gone as soon as possible or I will fire him again.¡± He said, stressing thest words to J. ¡°No boss don¡¯t fire me again. I don¡¯t wanna be unemployed again. I will remove the rumour soon.¡± He said holding Ry¡¯s hands with pleading eyes. Ry shrugged him off. ¡°What happened didn¡¯t you like the bartender job? Being the centre of attraction?¡± I asked taking J¡¯s Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. hand on mine. ¡°That¡¯s what I thought but its not as fun as being here. Here every day I get new numbers to deal with along with girls to flirt to. You know how handsome I am.¡± He winks at me to which I heard Ry¡¯s groan making me giggle. Ry removes my hands from J¡¯s and puts one of his hands on my waist. J didn¡¯t notice that move from Ry because he was too busy looking at the girls swooning over him. Though there were girls swooning over Ry and throwing daggers at me, his eyes were only on me. ¡°So as I was saying it is way better to be here. There everyday was the repetition of the previous day. Girl flirting with me, me trying to get their numbers but failing miserably.¡± He says thest words wiping his fake tear. So dramatic. ¡°Neither did I get their numbers nor did I have sex for weeks. Do you have any idea how miserable that is.¡± He holds my both hands in his showing a miserable sad face with ugly puppy eyes. He would have looked cute with puppy eyes along but he had to make that miserable sad face to be so dramatic. ¡°It¡¯s the longest I have stayed without any release.¡± I looked at him with disgust face and swat his hands off me. To which he showed a fake hurt face making me giggle. ¡°I will never say I hate working in Waynst co.¡± He says with determined face. ¡°That¡¯s what you get for thinking you can outpast me in girls department¡± Ry says. This time it was me who groaned to which he wraps his arms around and puts his face in the crook of my neck inhaling my scent. This action of his made my heart beat fast and forget about his earlierment. J gasps bringing me back from my thoughts. Oh, I really did forget we were standing in middle of people working. ¡°You two??¡± he asks with one hand over his mouth and the other pointing me and Ry. ¡°Yupp¡± I say to which Ry nuzzles more into my neck making me blush. Ry looks up to see J looking at him with dead serious look. God he really can be scary when he is serious. ¡°If you dare hurt my girl¡­¡± Jes towards us making Ry groan ande in front of me. ¡°She is mine and mine only.¡± Ry looks at J with murderous look making him a little affected but covers it up quickly with serious look which changes quickly to a surprised look. ¡°I have never heard him say that about anyone before. Nor have I seen him be more serious about a girl before.¡± he says looking behind Ry to look at me. I nod, ¡°There¡¯s a history between us.¡± I say looking at Ry and holding his arm. ¡°That goes way back to our childhood.¡± ¡°Which she will tell afterwards because I need her now.¡± He looks at me with lust filled but with lots of love making my heart beat even faster than before and drags me from there. On the way to the lift, I heard people whispering. I looked back to see what the matter was , to see people looking at Ry weirdly. More like looking at his crotch. That¡¯s when it hit me. The Rumour. I started giggling followed by Jason that made Ry look back to see what made meugh, to which he starting fuming like Tom in ¡®Tom and Jerry¡¯ ¡°WHAT ARE YOU ALL LOOKING AT??? GO BACK TO YOUR WORK. If I catch that look from anyone one more time you are a dead meat, also did I mention you will be fired?¡± He looked to the people near to him and saw them shaking their head. ¡°No? Well you will be?¡± Making meugh more. That made people¡¯s attention on me. Some looked at me with a terrified look some were surprised to see me known for his temper. ¡°Kat you are dead meat now.¡± Ry says and drags me from there. ¡°Good luck!!¡± Shouted J from behind halting Ry¡¯s movement. He looked back at J with that murderous look. ¡°You better get rid of it before lunch today. Or else I don¡¯t have to tell what will happen right?¡± He asks and I saw J nodding his head vigorously to it. With that he drags me from there to his lift. Making meugh more. ¡°Haha,ugh all you want because the moment we will reach my office you are deaaadd.¡± He looks at me with mad eyes, but I could see a hint of mischievous look in his eyes. Me being very brave I moved closer to him despite seeing his angry eyes and saw his breathing faltering making me smirk. Good, I still do have an effect on him. *Warning : There¡¯s a small kissing scene* I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him down towards me. I saw that was reluctant to give in but well I don¡¯t give up either. I stood on my tiptoes and kissed him. He rxes into the kiss and walks us to the back of the elevator. He pulls me more into him. He puts one of his hands behind my head to pull me closer. His other hands he puts on my ass and squeezes them making me moan. I pulled away from the kiss before it got out of hands making Ry groan. He puts his head on mine while both us tried to catch our breath. *Over* ¡°Is it better now?¡± I asked clearly seeing him being frustrated from the moment we got off the car. I too was frustrated from the moment we got off our house. These two days were not enough topensate for losing 3 years. And now we had to keep our distance as we are in public now. We both don¡¯t like PDA but both cant help to keep our hands off from eachother. And it was because of his frustrations that he was too touchy when I was talking to Jason. ¡°Yes.¡± He sighed deeply keeping his eyes closed. I leaned towards him and kissed both his eyelids and saw a smile on his face making my heart beat even faster. I am surprised I am not dead yet. He is way too handsome when he smiles. He looks at me with full of love. ¡°Better than I have ever been now that you are here with me.¡± He says making my heart skip a beat. ¡°Gosh you have such a sweet mouth.¡± I say pushing his face away from him. He holds my hand and kisses on my palm. I feel like I look like a tomato now. ¡°Oh yha? But why are you blushing.¡± He says with a smirk on his face. ¡°Oh shut up.¡± I say taking my hand from him and pushing him off me. On queue the elevator door opened and I rushed out. He caught my hand and pulled me back making me crush against his chest. He leans down towards my ears and whispers. ¡°Don¡¯t forget about the punishment because I am still mad.¡± He nibbles on my earlobe increasing my breath rate. ¡°Goodmorning Mr.Scott.¡± I heard a sweet voice making me hide my face on his chest covering my cheeks which makes Ryugh. ¡°A very goodmorning Miss Cooper.¡± He says and that made me identify the owner of the sweet voice Raven Cooper, his assistant. He pulled away from me and went to her to take the documents from her hands and that¡¯s when I realised she is looking at him with a surprised look with her mouth opened. He signs on the documents and looks up at her and taps under her chin to have her mouth closed. ¡°Close your mouth or flies will have their home built there.¡± He jokes which makes her more surprised and makes my heart stink with jealousy. He touched her and now jokes with her? Ugh, who am I kidding this must be what he felt during mine and J¡¯s conversation. ¡°Don¡¯t send anyone to me and cancel all my appointments that are now to after 1, no 2 hour.¡± He changes the time after looking at me, who by the way is looking at his assistant with a strange look, must be jealous, nah confus- ¡°KATT?¡± ¡°Ouch¡± I rub my ears which hurts from Ry¡¯s shouting. ¡°What??¡± ¡°What are you dreaming about? Come to my office¡±. ¡°Okay. I aming.¡± With that he left ahead of me and me walking behind him. I stopped on my tracks when I heard. ¡°I have never seen him be this happy.¡± I turned to look at her with confused face to see where she is taking this to. ¡°Your point is?¡± ¡°You must not be that bad after all. He is better with you. I think we can be good friends. Hi my name is Raven Cooper.¡± He says extending her hand to me. ¡°Hi, Katherine Marshal. What are you getting at?¡± I asked her confused at what she is doing. One moment she was throwing daggers at me and now creating a friendship? ¡°I thought you might be my love rival when in reality there was nothing between me and boss to begin with. It was all my fantasy of having a better life with a perfect handsome husband.¡± She says with a sad expression on her face. There is more to her than just a slutty secretary. What has this girl gone through? ¡°Now like you mentioned, we are friends. If you want to talk to anybody I am here for you. I am saying this from the bottom of my heart.¡± I say holding her hands. I saw a sad expression shed through her hands, but covers it quickly with an expressionless face. She must have gone through so much bad things. ¡°Well aside from being sexually assaulted by my stepfather, getting shot while trying to escape from him, being a sex ve to his friends at age 18 and being sentenced to prison for killing all of them. I am perfectly fine.¡± She says all that with disgust and pride. I hugged her and whispered to her that I am proud of her, that made her breakdown in my arms. I brought her to the couch in my office to avoid others from seeing her crying. After she was recovered she pulls away from me and sits straight. I go to my desk and gets her a tissue. ¡°Thankyou.¡± ¡°Don-¡± ¡°No, its not for tissue but for supporting me. I haven¡¯t had anyone to be close to. But something made me trust you.¡± She said holding my hands and turned to the wall to continue. ¡°I haven¡¯t opened upto anyone other than my mother but she was a drug addict and med the whole incident on me. I was just 17 when I lost my father and because of him leaving she found relief through drugs and several months after that she married that bastard as he was rich and a drug dealer. She med that my father left us because of me and that it was my fault that the bastard, my so-called stepfather touched me. That bastard after knowing of his friend¡¯s demise knew the next in line was him and made false evidences to trap me. Mywyer was a kind man in his 50s who also has a daughter like me.¡± She said turning to me. ¡°You know her.¡± I looked at her confused. AUTHOR¡¯S NOTE: I hope you liked this chapter. Please doment on how the chapter was. I will be updating new chapter tomorrow or day after tomorrow. Also doment if you find any grammatical errors. Stay tuned for more. ;) Chapter 42 Chapter 42 ¡°You know her.¡± I looked at her confused. ¡°Martha¡­ The one who brought you here?¡± She said in a questioning tone to make me remember. Oh, the sweet smiling receptionist. ¡°Yha I know her. So she too?¡± ¡°No. I asked myywer not to inform her. I didn¡¯t trust anyone. My trust was half broken after my mother disowned me and it waspletely broken when the person I loved more than I loved myself cheated on me and told that bitch, who her left me for, my story. That bitch then told everyone in my school that I am a whore who sleeps around with my stepfather and his friends and that is the reason why my mom disowned me.¡± My heart ached more for after hearing what she went through and it broke when I saw a tear rolling down her face. ¡°Mywyer did everything he could to win the case but all our hardwork was wasted since the bastard was powerful. He made fake evidences and made me look guilty. Mywyer as ast resort made sure I got one day before I went to the prison so that I can kill that bastard before I went to prison. I made mywyer admit her to readdiction centre. When my mom was recovered she-¡± She started sobbing. I kept my hand on her shoulder to show her my support. She inhaled deeply and continued. ¡°Shemitted suicide. And I knew of her demise three days after her death. And that was the day of my release. I didn¡¯t even get the chance to see her onest time.¡± My hearts break hearing her sound crack. I can understand how she feels, even though her mother did some crazy things she is still her mother. Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org. I give her a bottle of water from my desk and she thanks for it. After clearing her throat she continues, ¡°That day itself I went to her cell she stayed in. At first the nurse didn¡¯t allow me in, eventhough I begged her so many times she was so rude that she threw me out of that ce. The way that nurse behaved to me made me remind of my 4 torturous years in the prison.¡± It must have been hell for her in there for her to shiver from saying about those years. ¡°You don¡¯t have to tell me about those years if it is hard.¡± I suggested but she denied saying ¡°Talking to you makes me get rid of the weight I have been carrying for nine years.¡± She smiles sadly to me to which I returned an encouraging smile. ¡°Since I was prisoned because of being a whore and a greedy-bitch who killed for money as they called it, I was treated worse. Worse would be an understatement for what I went through. I-¡± She stopped talking suddenly and turned towards me to ask, ¡°Do you want theplete details or just some means-it-but-not-entirely words?¡± I thought about it for a while but then I thought it is her who is talking I am not important here, ¡°You can say whichever way you want. Which is morefortable for you and the one that lets you to pour out everything from your heart choose that one.¡± I said giving her a supportive smile. She smiled ruefully ¡°The details is it.¡± She returned back to her position. Staring at the wall. *Following can be little violence filled even disgusting read at your own risk. Or go to thest of this chapter. Then you can continue after the line (----). Please don¡¯tment hate words like ¡®eww¡¯ because I have mentioned it beforehand that it will be disgusted portion to read . I myself felt disgusted to write but don¡¯t know why I wrote. Maybe because I was cruel enough to not let her have a peaceful life in prison. ¡°When I was brought there I was scared of what my life will be. Then I was given a room filled with 2 woman who were too big for my small size. I felt like a cockroachpared to them.¡± Sheughed sadly at theparison she made. ¡°If I thought entering the prison was worse then what I had in front of me was nothingpared to the fear I had before entering. One asked my name very gently while the other just stared, I thought I judged them wrongly. How wrong was I.¡± She scoffed at that. ¡°They asked me to sit when I was going to sit on the bed the one who was silently watching me pushed me down and shouted at me for sitting on her bed and ruining it. She told my position was on the floor for them to keep their leg on while sitting on the bed. I thought that was the worse I would get from them but that was nothingpared to what happened next. We were called for having our lunch, we were given only a stiff rock what was called as bread and some rotting gravy. I was too hungry to even sitting on the bed. And that if I was hungry I could only eat or drink from what¡¯s there in the toilet. And don¡¯t even get me started on the condition of the bathroom. It was so smelly that even though we were miles away from where we were standing at we could still smell the disgusting smell of piss.¡± I shivered from what I heard. God, she has done nothing to deserve that. Then why? That wasn¡¯t all though. ¡°I couldn¡¯tin that my food was taken because those two ruled that ce. I kept quiet and sat at the corner watching them eat and hearing my stomach growl. Then the bell rang for us to be in our cell. We all went to our cells and I sat on the floor not to repeat the mistake again. But they had different ns in their mind, they asked me to massage both of their legs. And I should not stop even if they fall asleep but if I fall asleep then there will be consequence to be faced. I was too tired but I obeyed them. While massaging one if I forget about the other then they will p me. Unfortunately I felt asleep while massaging them. The truth was eventhough it was on prison floor that I slept on. It was the best sleep I ever had. I slept knowing I was safe and that no one would harass me when I am asleep.¡± I felt too sad thinking what a 18-year old went through instead enjoying the starting of her adulthood, to be in college, have beautiful memories with friends and having a boyfriend or girlfriend. ¡°But it was only when I woke up did I realise that it would only be a hope for me to be safe and not reality. When I woke up I saw those two towering over me. I was scared. I apologized for falling asleep due to tiredness. They said it was alright and since it was my first day the punishment would not be that severe. They asked me to remove my pants.¡± ¡°WHAT??¡± I was shocked to hear that statement but then apologized for interrupting her. So I apologized to which she just waved her hand. ¡°That was just my reaction when they said that. But I listened to them as I saw them getting angry.¡± I was about to open my mouth to ask her a question but as if she read my mind she answered it to me. ¡°No, no one saw as the cell we were in waspletely closed except for a small opening on the door which was closed from outside for someone to talk through. As I said they ruled there and they wanted a secluded cell. They spanked me till I started bleeding and then they stopped I thought that was all but I felt something poking my ass but I was toote to know what was happened before they started fingering my ass.¡± She saw me shivering from her words. ¡°Okay to cut it short they took my anal virginity, but as they said I might have a whore to cum from that torture. When they sated me it was their turn. They made me touch their womanhood and make them cum. I had no other option than to do what they told me to for me to be alive. I made them satisfied and that was the only day they allowed me to sleep on their bed. But I was immediately woken up by them. They poke me with a metal and told me to continue the massage. Never did I sleep for 3 days. In between they made excuses for me not to eat hence I had to drink the piss from the toilet. That was heaven for me considering that I hadn¡¯t had food for days. But I got sick and couldn¡¯t do anything for that day so they never took away my lunchpletely, I had only little to eat to make me live. This continued for over a year. I got used to me being their ve doll. Until I met a girl who was their previous cell mate, Lily. She was admitted to the hospital because of their torture and that was when I came. We became friends but it wasn¡¯t liked by those 2 hence they started threatening Lily. When the threatening got to the level that it would cost her life I decided to kill them both. After their death everyone feared for a few more months I was at peace but that stopped when I had a new cell mate. She was maniac. She loved bleeding people. And that was what she did to me. She found something from outside which was sharp and started bleeding me but I was changed to another cell when I was almost bled to death. There the cell mate I had was a nymphomaniac. I became a sex doll for her as well. But I got used to it by then. I was numbed to feel anything. Lily felt pity for me and she was the only reason why I didn¡¯t loose my humanity. Though I was sexually abused I got to eat well for them to torture me. And thatsted for a year and then I was released.¡± ------------------------------ ¡°So as I was saying that nurse made me remind of the incidents that happened in the prison. So I curled in a corner and sobbed my heart out. All the frustrations, hurt, disgust I kept in myself for 4 years just came out as tears. But a man patted me on my shoulder and asked me to get up. I was shocked to hear his voice. It was my father.¡± ¡°The one who left you?¡± She nod her head. ¡°He actually didn¡¯t leave us it was my mom¡¯s insecurity that made her believe that my dad who went for a business trip for few months has left her for another woman.¡± She sighed. ¡°Why didn¡¯t hee back if it were just a business trip for few months?¡± ¡°By then my mother had married that bastard and dad couldn¡¯t do anything to get us out of it as his business was not good then.¡± ¡°What is his business?¡± ¡°Something rted to architect.¡± ¡°Wait. Which is thatpany?¡± I must be knowing it since I had looked for many architectpany during my college days as my dad was strict on me finding my way to sess rather than having his help until his death. That brought a sigh out of me. ¡°The one that boss had recently took contract of. One sec.¡± She was trying hard to remember the name of thepany. ¡°Ha, Simiona Architects. Wait-¡± ¡°That is my/yourpany.¡± We both said at a time. I said my while she said your. ¡°I mean the one I work for.¡± I say to which she says ¡°same thing.¡± We bothughed. ¡°The world is indeed small.¡± I said to which she nods ¡°So, you mother is Fiona?¡± I ask to which she nods again but a tear fell down which she wiped off fast. ¡°Anyways so he left thinking he coulde back when he was powerful but got held up by that bastard. My father¡¯spany was almost on the brink of bankruptcy because of him.¡± I could see the anger rising in her that stayed for a little longer. That was the first time she didn¡¯t mask her emotions. ¡°It was toote for him toe back. He tried getting me out but the traps set by that bastard was too twisted for my father to help me out of it. And he was toote to help my mother.¡± She started sobbing. I hold her in my arms to cool her down. She stops crying but doesn¡¯t pull away. She puts her head on my shoulder and I wrap my one hand around her shoulder. ¡°Dad helped me to go to my mom¡¯s cell. And there I saw a letter on her table. It says how sorry she was to use me and that the whole me is on her for not trusting my dad. She was insecure because her heart was broken by a guy and it was dad who saved her from that toxic rtionship. It also said that she left me some money which is almost a eighty thousand dors which was from her grandfather and that I have to use it for my college. She also apologized for letting that bastard in my life and for hurting me.¡± I felt a tear on my dress so I tightened my hold on her. Poor girl she didn¡¯t deserve to go through any of this. ¡°With that many and with my father¡¯s help I got into a reputed college andpleted my study ignoring all insults from the students. Apparently, the whole world knew my story of whoring around.¡± I tightened the hold on her to tightly hearing her say thest words. ¡°Ouch¡± she said but didn¡¯t pull away. ¡°You are anything but a whore.¡± I said making her face me by putting both my hands on her shoulder. ¡°Really? Can I believe that?¡± Her eyes started to tear up ¡°Of course, you can. What you went through is in no way your fault. You didn¡¯t deserve to go through that.¡± She sniffled, ¡°Thankyou.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t. You are my friend this is what I should do.¡± I said and hugged her. She hugged me tightly as if to believe that I am real. She loosened the hug quickly and then sat straight. I took her hand on mine and encouraged her to continue. ¡°After 3 years I got graduated and then went to so manypanies but none gave me a chance. My dad urged me to take over hispany but I didn¡¯t want to take over hispany without earning it. Myst option was here at Waynst Co. I thought I may never get this job since this was highly reputed ckJack Co. But boss was so kind enough to give me the job and he said it was because I earned. So here I am for over a year.¡± She ended her story with a sigh and turned to me. ¡°Are you okay?¡± She asked. To which I looked at her as if she is telling me Damon Salvatore is not hot. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that. That was my past I don¡¯t feel like to dwell on it anymore. Like I told you I have grown numb to it that I don¡¯t feel anything about it. Might be because of the sadness from losing my mother who was the only reason why I stayed alive through all that.¡± ¡°Like you said I too feel numb from hearing all that. I don¡¯t know what to say nor do.¡± I said and looked at her eyes to see what is her exact emotion right now. Since I am not a mind reader I couldn¡¯t understand anything from her inexpressive eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t say anything. Thankyou for hearing me out. I hope you wont say it to anyone. Please.¡± She begged me holding my hands again I assured her with a smile. ¡°I won¡¯t. I promise. Though except to Ryder, your boss.¡± ¡°Hah you can tell him. He wont react in anyway as he already knows.¡± ¡°What?? But you said-¡± ¡°I know I said I don¡¯t trust anyone but what do you expect from a boss who have hired despite seeing that you were once in jail. For sure knowing him for my experience of 1 year he should have checked my background.¡± ¡°You are right.¡± I looked at her and hugged her. ¡°I am proud of you.¡± To say she was shocked would be an understatement to what her reaction was to hear me say that. ¡°You went through a lot of hard times yet you didn¡¯t give up though you had plenty of opportunity to. Here you are sitting in front of me as if what happened doesn¡¯t matter to you anymore. I know it does yet you don¡¯t want to be seen as a person to be pitied upon. I am proud to have you as my friend.¡± I said and she hugged me tightly again. ¡°Okay that¡¯s enough romance for todaydies.¡± --------- For those who skipped just know that the days she had in prison was not pleasant. She was again a sex doll for 2dies, but she killed them for hurting her friend she made during her time in prison, then she became an experiment doll for another, she was bleed everyday but leaves her to live for a year then herst year was with a nymphomaniac that was easier for considering she got used to being a sex doll by the next year she was released. Now you can go back to para that starts with She ended her story with a sigh. Author¡¯s Note: I made her life in prison rough because it is prison and why I made her drink piss because it happens in real life as a sexual act all the crazy stuffs is clubbed from the incidents I have read from Instagram news. I know this chapter was rough on you guys sorry but I had to justify herself for why she was the way kat saw her at first. Chapter 43 Chapter 43 *If you have forgotten what happened before this chapter don¡¯t worry you can read the portion after this message I have summarised it up. I am at fault cause I couldn¡¯t upload it on time. Sorry. Ryder and Kat are childhood sweetheart but they had to separated because of her parents 20 years notices that Ryder is being cold towards. During 20 yearster they had contact with eachother but 3 years back his parents got into an ident and she lost all his contact. She has her mother¡¯s brother as her guardian and her support aside from her bestfriend Amanda. Sheter finds out her mother¡¯s sister takes over her mother¡¯spany which was hers in first ce. When she arrives to her uncle¡¯s home, he gives her a letter from her father which states that their death was no ident. To find out the truth she decides the first thing to be done is to be financially stable hence gets a job in Simiona architects. She also needs to get her father¡¯sptop from the police station which is a clue to her parents murderer. But for that she needs Ryder¡¯s help as he is powerful. To her fortunate Ryder¡¯s their old me and therefore gets into a rtionship again. Ryder finds out Kat and his employee Jason creates rumour as a revenge and fires Jason but he is brought back on Kat¡¯s words. Kat on the way to Ryder¡¯s office meets his bitchy assistant who tells her story to Kat and makes her realise her judgement on Raven (Ryder¡¯s assistant) waspletely wrong. Then¡­.. (read this chapter to know more) -------------------------------------- *Kat¡¯s pov ¡°Okay that¡¯s enough romance for todaydies.¡± We both looked towards the door to see Ryder leaning on the door frame with arms crossed over his chest. Raven and I got up as Ryder walked towards us. He held both sides of my waist and pulled me closer to him. Our closeness and the scent of his cologne mixed with his body wash both made my heart go crazy. ¡°Breathe.¡± He whispered in my ear making me gasp. I was too out of the world to notice him leaning towards me. I didn¡¯t even notice that I had hold my breathe until he said so. ¡°I thought I told you toe to my office? What made youte?¡± He asked after trailing down from my ear to the crook of my neck with his nose, making me shiver. ¡°Guys!! There is a lonely dog out here. Please take it to a room.¡± We heard Raven say from behind me. I am sure now I am a strawberry. ~Different fruit? Wasn¡¯t it supposed to be a tomato? ~ Yeah, I changed it to fruit any problem? Gosh here I am thinking can he be able to make me more embarrassed. And now you, my subconscious, is worried about me referring to myself as a fruit? First on the first floor in middle of his employees and now in front of his secretary after a not-so-great conversation. ¡°Sorry I spoke out of turn. I am so very sorry Mr. Scott.¡± ¡°Nah, its fine. I honestly don¡¯t mind it. I got to see yet another embarrassed face of my Kat.¡± He waved Raven off and looked down at me. ¡°You really did change from a-shouting-at-everything CEO to a sweet-mischievous-boyfriend.¡± Raven muttered under her breath which may or may not have been audible to Ryder but was very clear to me. Ryder just kept his head on top of mine burying his nose in my hair. He heard it! He smiled through my hair meaning he heard it. Why am I even surprised? This man has a very sensitive ear. I sometimes wonder if he is a vampire. I mean he is unbelievably hot and sexy, has a very sensitive hearing, sometimes he can read my mind too!! ¡°Because I indeed am a vampire.¡± He whispered in my ear again confirming my thoughts. See told you. I looked at him to see him holding his finger to his mouth, showing to keep the question in mind and that he will exin itter. ¡°Do you want to take a half day leave?¡± He asked looking at Raven. ¡°No need, I need to bury myself in my work which would be piled up on my desk now. Excuse me.¡± She walked past us to walk out the door. But before she could reach the door I called out to her. ¡°Don¡¯t forget about the lunch?¡± ¡°What about lunch?¡± She asked turning towards us. By now I was out of Ry¡¯s arms. I walked towards Raven to make her agree on what I was about to say next. ¡°You will be having lunch with us.¡± I said smiling very happily. ¡°Us?¡± She looked at me and Ry to confirm what I meant. ¡°No not him, me and you. A bossy CEO wont have lunch with his employees at the canteen.¡± I looking at Ryder and scoffing at him. I turned back to Raven. ¡°What I meant is you, me, Jason and Martha.¡± I could see that she was trying to find excuses. ¡°Before you say no just remember that I am pretty good at dragging people to where I want them to be.¡± I said showing of my arms as if there is any muscles in them. ¡°Oh, trust me when I tell you that is true. I am a victim.¡± He says behind me to which I turn to re at him. He just gives me back a goofy smile making me smile. I shake my head and turned towards Raven. ¡°Pretty please.¡± I said showing her my puppy eyes. If my fake power wont work then I am sure my puppy eyes would. ¡°Please don¡¯t show me that awful face, I wille.¡± And that is when my belief on my puppy eyes came rolling down the hill. Never mind at least she agreed. ¡°Great see you there.¡± I said to which she waved me off and turn to leave but I didn¡¯t miss that smile on her face. ¡°What do you mean by me being a bossy CEO not wanting to be in hispany¡¯s cafeteria?¡± Ryder asked while holding my hands pulling me to his office. ¡°Well did you ever had lunch with you employees?¡± I asked him back answering his question after he closed the door of his office. ¡°Fair point Miss. Marshal .¡± He said sitting on his chair pulling me down to sit on hisp. He went back to nuzzling my neck. I remembered a question and I have to ask him before I get lost in his touch. ¡°How did you know that I was referring you as a vampire?¡± I asked him pushing him to look me in my eyes, which by the way was the worst decision made. ¡°Have you ever spent a day forget it an hour without thinking about vampire diaries?¡± He asked me back using my previous tactic. ¡°Fair point Mr. Scott.¡± And he went back to what he was doing. Again I remembered something to be asked pulling me down to hell from heaven. Why is my subconscious killing me? ~I won¡¯t allow you to be all touchy clich¨¦ lover when I am a lonely dog. ~ You are in my head girl it is not possible for you to be in a rtionship in real life for that you got to be a werewolf like some novels we read where the hero¡¯s wolf talks to her wolf or subconscious. ¡°What is it that you want to ask me?¡± He groaned pulling away from me resting his head on his chair. There he go again with his mind reading ability. ¡°Before you ask how let me save you from that. You were distracted when I touched you meaning you are talking to yourself. Now what is it that you want to ask me?¡± I gaped at him. The more I looked at him I found him to be more attractive if that is even possible. I can ask him what has been bothering my headter but now more important thing to be solved is the tingling between my legs. *Warning: xxx I leaned towards him and closed the distance between us with my lips on his. The moment our lips were in contact I felt butterflies in my stomach growing wild. The feeling of his lips on mine sent an electric shock to my core. I wrapped my hands around his neck to bring him closer to me. He kept both his hands on my waist and picks me off hisp so that I can straddle him. I could feel his member harden under me. It poked my vagina threatening to rip his jeans and my panties off to enter me. It made my throbbing clit go crazy knowing that I was the reason for his member to be excited. It made me wet. He tips my chin back to suck and nibble my jawline then tracing his lips down to junction between neck and my shoulder exciting me more. I squirmed on his dick making him know how his kisses affects me. I could feel him smiling on my neck. I couldn¡¯t handle any more of his teasing. I started to move front and back on his covered dick to release some of my frustrations through the small friction being created. ¡°Remove my cock from my pants baby.¡± He whispers at my ears making me frenzy. I did just like he ordered me to quickly as I could no longer control myself. But before I could remove my panties he tutted. He leaned back on his chair and had that stupid grin on his face which made me annoyed because it always turned me on more. ¡°You will be dry humping if you want to find your release. You will be the one guiding yourself to your high and I won¡¯t be helping you. This is your punishment for being a naughty kitten.¡± And that is when I remembered the rumour and how Iughed at him in front of his employees. I sure am dead meat now. He now leaned towards my ears and whispered huskily, ¡°Use me sweetheart.¡± I gasped. I was too turned on to care whether it was my punishment or not and I moved more on his cock making both of us groan. I became more wet. I am sure that I am now dripping on his cock. He moaned proving me right. ¡°Baby you are so wet without me even touching you. You are a naughty little kitten. And you are all mine.¡± Groaning he took me off hisp and stood up. He threw all the stuffs on his table on the ground except hisptop which fortunately hadn¡¯t been taken out of his drawer yet. He bends me on the table and kept both my hands t over the table. He ripped off my panties and thrusted in me without any warning not that Iin. He thrusted so hardly that I almost came. He leaned on top of me. ¡°I can never control myself when ites to you but you deserve a punishment so you are not allowed to cum until I tell you to. Understand?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Good girl¡± He pulled out of mepletely and thrusted in me again hard. But that wasn¡¯t enough for me I wanted more. ¡°Ry.. fuck me faster and harder..¡± I breathed out. ¡°Your wish is mymand, mdy.¡± He thrusted in me faster and harder this time making us both cry out. ¡°Baby you are so tight even after we went through this the whole night.¡± He said breathlessly on my ear making me more turned on. He thrusted in me again and again hitting my g spot making me cry out loud. He thrusted in and out of me faster. I could feel him deep inside of me. He snaked his arms around me and lifted my skirt upto my stomach to getplete ess to my pussy. He drew circles around my clit bringing me closer to my orgasm. ¡°Ry.. please I want to cum.¡± ¡°No baby.¡± To make it all worse he rubbed more on my clit. ¡°Ry please¡­. Let me cum.¡± ¡°NO¡± He groaned out pressing his lips on my neck. I could feel him tightening in me. He too was close. ¡°Beg me properly and I may let you.¡± He said with a tint of urgency in his voice. ¡°Baby I am so sorry for the rumour and forughing at you in front of your employees. I am so sorry. Please let me cum.¡± I begged screaming not caring if anyone heard us or not. ¡°Cum.¡± He groaned in the crook of my neck. This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. And on cue I came so hard that I literally saw stars. I felt like I was in cloud nine. ¡°Baby you are squeezing the hell out of me.¡± And that was his cue to cum in me. We bothy on his table, him above me calming ourselves down. He pulled out of me though I still remained on the table as he had his hands on my back to keep me down. I didn¡¯t know why he did that but it was only when he took the tissues that I understood why. He cleaned me out and then went to sit on his chair pulling me to sit on hisp. ¡°That¡¯s it? That¡¯s my punishment.¡± I asked though I was too tired to even rise my head from his chest. He chuckled seeing me exhausted from our little session. ¡°Nah that¡¯s it for now but your punishment is not yet over my darling.¡± He bend down and kissed my head making my heart flutter. ¡°Since we are in my office and I definitely don¡¯t want my assistant to hear your scream my name we will continue our punishment when we are at our home.¡± *Scene over I had my head pressed against his chest, too tired to do anything. That is when a thought crossed over my mind, I looked up at the ss wall separating his office from mine. I was too focused on myself to not notice him pressing the button to harden the ss. Atleast one of us was wise enough to think about others seeing us though rarely anyone enters my office being careful is not a crime. ¡°What are you thinking baby?¡± He asked while ying with my hair. ¡°I was thinking when you shielded the ss.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t bear others seeing you half naked. Hell, I don¡¯t want anyone to see you with your eyes filled with lust. I am the only one who is allowed to see that. So, I think my jealousy took over my lust to make me press the button to harden the ss. I should change it if you are going to be here.¡± I was too tired to listen to any of what he said except that he shielded the ss before he ripped my panties off. Speaking of which I hope I took an extra pantie. I always have an extra so that I will be safe when Bloody Auntes. Speaking of bloody I had question in my mind wanting to be asked out but was held in. Don¡¯t even ask how my thought went from bloody to Raven. My subconscious is a crazy bitch. Has all sorts of weird stuffs in. ~Just like you are~ Anyways, I should ask him before Ipletely forget about it. ¡°Ry?¡± ¡°Hmm¡± He hummed mindlessly with his head on top of mine with one hand ying on my hair the other on his mobile. ¡°Why did you hire Raven?¡± ------------------- Author¡¯s Note: Let me know in thements section if the summary on the previous chapter annoyed you or not so that I don¡¯t have to write it inter alternate chapters. Though exams have been cancelled I have my entrance exams to worry about so I wont be promising to update it regrly. Sorry. Thanks for sticking around. Chapter 44 Chapter 44 *Kat¡¯s POV ¡°Why did you hire Raven?¡± I asked with all seriousness. ¡°When I met Raven again I wanted to know why she came to me. She looked so broken and worn out. I still remember the way she entered my office. She wore a wrinkled shirt and mismatched skirt. At that time all I wanted was for her to get out of my office. I always hated untidiness. But even under all that said with an empty expression showing that he was living the moments they met, which I don¡¯t understand why as it was just an interview. Wait a minute- ¡°Again?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± He asked tilting his head to the side with that cute confusion face. ¡°You said again. Meaning that you met her before that interview.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± He replied looking back at me searching something in my eyes. Was he searching for jealousy? Well I am not jealous but intrigued. I raised my eyebrows for him to continue. ¡°I met her during her trial. It was my parents who hiredwyer for her. But since we weren¡¯t that powerful that I am today we couldn¡¯t bail her out.¡± ¡°So hiring Martha was because her father was Raven¡¯swyer?¡± ¡°No that was coincidence. I don¡¯t do interviews that was under Ryce¡¯s department. Since it was the job of being my assistant I took over the interview. Hell, I didn¡¯t even know Martha was his daughter until today.¡± ¡°You eavesdropped our conversation?¡± I asked shocked. ¡°Did you know that your office is not soundproofed and that I can hear anything from your office though vice-versa is not possible.¡± ¡°Sneaky bastard that¡¯s why its ss separating our offices. You wanted to hear all my conversations!¡± He chuckled. ¡°Okay. Coming back to our previous topic. You were saying?¡± I asked noticing how easily I got distracted. Damn you Randy. ¡°I thought you were distracted. Damn.¡± He faked sighed. ¡°Anyways, so I knew her then though those memories are very vague, that was the first time I met her. I didn¡¯t know that 18-year-old worn out girl was Raven until I searched for why she was in jail. When I saw that in her resume it piqued my interest and I searched everything about her. That girl when I first saw her was worn out not only in appearance but emotionally and mentally. She wouldn¡¯t be near anybody, she was so afraid that she used to be in a corner of her room in our home.¡± ¡°She stayed with you?¡± ¡°Yeah, till the trial was over my parents thought the best safe ce would be in our home and after the trial my parents decided to adopt her until she was ready to live on her own but. Well, you know what happened next.¡± ¡°How did your parents get to know Raven?¡± I stopped him before he could answer. ¡°Wait let me guess, through her stepfather?¡± ¡°Not exactly, it was through Mr. Simon.¡± He stopped me before I could exert my What!! ¡°My parents were good friends with Mr. Simon or why do you think I considered Simiona architects which is a not so famouspany for the contract of new building¡¯s design.¡± ¡°Wow I heard too many coincidences today. Mr. Simon, who is my boss, being Raven father. Martha being herwyers daughter, and now you telling me all this are rted to you as well one being good friends with your parents and thetter¡¯s father being hired by your parents.¡± Woah my brain is burning. I feel like the Tom in ¡®Tom and Jerry¡¯ with smokes out of my ear. ¡°Yeah but Raven doesn¡¯t remember that my parents hired herwyer.¡± ¡°Oh¡± ¡°Yeah like I said that girl barely got out of her room. She was traumatized so much that I don¡¯t think she remember any of the part of being in our home. We were pretty good with evidences and really thought that the case was in our favour. If not for that bastard called her stepfather we really would have won.¡± ¡°Well, its better to think everything went well after he died.¡± ¡°Everything indeed went well after he finally died for good this time.¡± He said without thinking what he said. His eyes widened at realization. ¡°This time?¡± I asked feeling my breath stopping. ¡°Shit! You were not supposed to know that.¡± ¡°Well, I did and I expect an exnation from what did you mean by ¡®finally died for good this time¡¯. Wasn¡¯t he killed by Raven?¡± ¡°No, he wasn¡¯t. He was killed by me.¡± He said in a very low tone that if I wasn¡¯t on hisp, my ears near to his damn secretive mouth I wouldn¡¯t have heard it. ¡°You killed him? Can you borate please?¡± ¡°Remember I told you about a Keith Gardener¡± ¡°The one that suicided for going bankrupt.¡± I asked not understanding how it is connected to this. This time it was his chance to raise his eyebrows indicating for me to connect the dots. Holy shit. ¡°Keith Gardener was her stepfather?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°But how can you say you killed him if he was- Oh your power covered the news that his death was suicide and not murdered.¡± ¡°Hmm¡± ¡°But this incident happened 3 years ago. Yourpany wasn¡¯t that powerful.¡± ¡°It was because your d-¡± He stopped himself before he couldplete what he was saying. ¡°your darling boyfriend had a good PR team at that time to change the news from killing to suicide.¡± ¡°But it was said you fired your PR team after this incident.¡± He surely is hiding something from me. ¡°Yeah that was because I wanted to im my power in thepany and show everyone that I can be cruel and I don¡¯t forgive mistakes. If they were good they wouldn¡¯t have allowed the news to be spread in the first ce.¡± Okay now he surely is hiding something though what he said is somewhat true, ording to what my father told me about that news. But something doesn¡¯t add up. Right. He didn¡¯t look into my eyes when he said it meaning he lied. He always couldn¡¯t lie to my face. The old sweet Ryder couldn¡¯t but the new cold Ryder could. Now this Ryder in front of me, more like the one whosep I am on is sweet caring Ryder. ¡°Okay but why did you kill him? The better question is who was the one Raven killed as she said she killed him?¡± ¡°Okay here is what happened. Keith or whatever his name was knew Raven was going after him as he knew about his friends death. So heid a trap into letting Raven think that she indeed killed him but the truth is that he faked his death. Otherwise how was he able to use his power to keep Raven in prison . I mean if he was dead no amount of his evidences can be against the living evidences presented by my parents. But we didn¡¯t know any of that. Yearster, I came across him who was living a life with fake identity. He was begging for money from me. I was mourning at that time so I didn¡¯t think about anything else but how to grow thepany. This bastardid a trap after convincing me into Content provided by N?velDrama.Org. getting a profit from a deal. But that deal was dangerous one. It was with ck Jack group.¡± He said that group¡¯s name with such disgust that one might think they had done something to ruin him but they are toppanies so that option can be ruled out or can it be? Is that disgust for the bastard? He will let me know if I need to know them. Now I will know what is given to me. ¡°Deal with that group means death. I merely escaped before I could meet that group. And that escape costed Keith¡¯s death. I didn¡¯t know then that he was Raven¡¯s stepfather I only knew about his then family. But it was after much research to redeem my sin that I knew he was that bastard who mysteriously escaped his death. But this time his death was ensured. He was buried in front of me.¡± ¡°God you went through a lot.¡± I said caressing his cheeks. He leaned into my touch. I cupped his face. ¡°It was a mistake and a good one at that. But why did you avoid contact with me?¡± He stiffened at that. ¡°There was two reasons for that. One being I thought Keith¡¯s death was a big mistake and I wanted redemption. Second being you are my weakness.¡± ¡°What?¡± I asked breathless. That sentence kicked air out of me. This time it was his who cupped my face. ¡°You are my one and only love. You are my strength. You bring out light in my darkness. But at the same time you are my weakness. I was afraid someone will make use of that hence I thought while I was trying to grow mypany its better to loose all the contacts with you. After Keith¡¯s death I got quite the reputation as the cruel business doing everything in his power to win in the business world so it became easier to bring thepany up in the way it is today.¡± He said looking into my eyes. His blue eyes was sparkling with love making me drown in them. You are my weakness too Ry. Therefore I am giving you benefit of the doubt. I believe whatever it is that you are hiding from me it for my good and that when right timees you will tell me what you are hesitating to tell me. ¡°You know I forgot to listen to you after hearing you say you are my weakness.¡± I said wrapping my arms around his neck and brought him closer. When his lips touched mine all the soreness I felt before leftpletely bringing in a new set of electricity. We pulled apart breathing heavily. ¡°You are my everything Ry. I love you.¡± ¡°I love you too baby. I always have and I always will.¡± He once again brought our lips closer. He pulled back making me whimper. ¡°Speaking of past stories, I remember you were brought here for a reason how is that going?¡± ¡°What was I brought here for?¡± I asked without thinking nothing but his soft lips and ocean blue eyes. ¡°Kat.¡± He chuckles noticing I haven¡¯t yet returned to Earth. Reason I was brought here. God the designs. ¡°Shit I forgot about them. I will see youter.¡± I got up from hisp brushing my skirt straight. With ast peck on his lip I left his office running to mine. Thest thing I heard was hisughter before I closed my office door. I went and sat at my chair looking to my right I noticed him staring at me. I pointing to my desk with his eyes. That brought me back from my dreamynd back to Earth. Hopefully Ry will be open to me soon. He has closed his emotions for a long time. I could clearly see the pain behind his eyes. He desperately wants to keep his walls up but is breaking down at the same time. How do I know that? Well it is same as mine. Lets just hope me keeping my guards down around him wont end up breaking my heart permanently. If we break up for one more time like we did 3 years ago that will be the end for me. And like the Ryder I saw one week back my heart too will be cold. Forever. *Ryder¡¯s POV I hardened the ss that separated our offices. I leaned back on the chair closing my eyes and heaving a deep sigh. God how could I tell her it was her father who helped me solve my case. And that it was her father who told me to pretend to be a yboy to cover the news and that I took to the heart and became one for real. Will she understand or will it dent our already fragile rtionship? How many more obstacles did we have to pass for us to finally be in peace and happy? Chapter 45 Chapter 45 *Kat¡¯s Pov ¡°So that¡¯s the story of Ryder and mine.¡± I concluded with a dramatic bow after telling them a not so short version of Ryder and my meeting 20 years back till now. As I waspleting the second floor structure design Ryder asked me to go have my lunch more like pulled me out of my seat to have lunch. When I am doing something I get too immersed in it that I have forgot to have my food multiple times which literally made me faint in multiple asions as well. As I promised I dragged Raven along with me to the cafeteria and sat along with Martha and Jason. Before I could even sit Jason bombarded me with so many questions about our rtionship and after getting fed up with his questions I decided to give himplete details of our rtionship from all lovey dovey to hatred back to¡­ Speaking of which Ryder and I really haven¡¯t talked about where we stood, for now all I know is that we are making up for the lost times. ¡°Never did I think brick-faced-taking-no-shit-yboy CEO can be so gentle and loving boyfriend. With the way he was I thought for him women were like a piece of clothing and nothing else.¡± ¡°Well you don¡¯t want your boss to hear you said that. Do you?¡± Ryder said from behind me. We all gasped and turned around to see him standing with his hands on my chair. He had a smirk on his face looking at our petrified face. ¡°G-G-Good A-Afternoon Mr. Scott¡± I heard Jason speak behind stuttering his words. Poor guy he looked like he would pee on his pants now. Has Ryder literally made everyone so scared out of their wits? ¡°Hearing from what you just said I think your boss is a big jerk with a huge ass. Is it?¡± Ry asked looking at Jason pulling an empty chair from a table next ours after asking if it is upied but received no answer since they too were looking at him as if he is a ghost. Martha created space next to me to which Ry thanked making her surprised and sat next to me. Seems like Ry has never used golden words to anybody. Well we can¡¯t expect a jerk with a face of a CEO to be polite. ¡°No, our boss is the sweetest person in the whole world. He is so sweet that sometimes we have tears in our eyes. Out of respect though.¡± Jason wiped a barely there tear off his eyes before he gave it a chance to fall on his cheeks. Iughed hearing hisment. Someone does know to kiss an ass. ¡°Really? I heard that people cry cursing him to go to hell.¡± Ry taunted Jason and chuckled seeing him wipe his forehead off. Not only Jason but everyone in the canteen was sweating from his presence. God, what has Ry done to these poor souls? Though I don¡¯t feel sorry for the bitches who is eyeing him like a piece of chocte. Ladies fuck off he is mine. ¡°I am kidding. Breathe am not gonna eat you unless you mess things up again.¡± He chuckles and turns to me. ¡°Have you eaten your lunch, love?¡± He asked so sweetly that I felt like crying. ¡°No, I was just gonna start but then you came.¡± ¡°I had send you here 20 mins ago what were you doing?¡± He was angry but not too angry to explode. ¡°I was telling them about our story.¡± Before he could scold them I grabbed his arm and looked at him innocently. ¡°Of how sweet and caring of a boyfriend you are.¡± I felt him stiffen, his eyes got darkened but he averted his eyes from mine and he loosened his tie before turning to face me. ¡°I can be sweet and caring at the same time be so mad to even spank you for not eating your food on time.¡± Now it was my turn to shiver from his intense eyes. I turned and grabbed my te to have my food. ¡°There¡¯s an empty table there, lets sit there and give them their privacy.¡± I heard Martha whisper. ¡°Why? You guys don¡¯t have to move. You are Kat¡¯s friends now. So unfortunately I got to be nice to you. You don¡¯t have to move for our sake.¡± Ry said before I could say something. I couldn¡¯t believe my ears. That was so sweet of him to do it for me. Though that is exactly what I felt. I have never been with someone other than Ryder for the past two days. I love to be with Ryder but sometimes we got to be with our friends to talk more freely but that doesn¡¯t mean I am free in his presence it just that its different. With Ry it¡¯s the constant want and need. Maybe it might be the missing from 3 years that makes my feelings for him grow. But it¡¯s good to be with your friends and have fun with them. From outside it may seem same as I am same with both Ryder and my friends actually I am more open with Ryder than my friends. But emotional wise it bes different and I think I do need sometime with my friend. Speaking of being with friend, I haven¡¯t heard from Mandy after I told her I am treating a sick Ryder. I think I should go to her today and have some girls time. ¡°You okay?¡± He asked pulling me out my thoughts. I was so into my thoughts that I missed out on the conversation between Ryder and the others. ¡°Yeah. I was just thinking of visiting Amanda after office.¡± ¡°Okay I will drive you there.¡± ¡°Sounds perfect.¡± I said smiling at him. ¡°Oh now you are hanging with them Kat? I thought you were cooler than that.¡± I heard a very familiar voice behind Ryder. I looked up to see Alex looking at us with a disgust in his face. What is his problem? This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with hanging around with anyone I like?¡± I asked getting annoyed with the way Alex talked of Martha, Jason and Raven. He sneered at us and soon turned pale when Ryder turned around to look at him. That made me smirk. ¡°Any problem Evans?¡± He asked Alex coldly. I saw Alex flinched from the way he talked. How I wish I could see Ry¡¯s face too. Too bad I am sitting behind him. ¡°No sir.¡± ¡°Then what are you waiting for? Get going.¡± Alex walked away from us more like ran away from us. On your face jerk. I happen to say jerk a lot now. I should start counting it. ¡°Good choice with boys Martha.¡± Ry sneered at Martha. ¡°What has this got to do with Martha?¡± I asked confused. ¡°He is my ex. Dumped me to be a manwhore like Mr. Scott. No offense.¡± Martha shrugged. ¡°None taken though I am little wounded hearing youpare him to me.¡± Ry said smiling. ¡°Look at you having no shame of being called as a man-whore. As if it is some kind of an award.¡± I said pretending to be annoyed. ¡°No hard feelings baby but it is kind of an award among men to be popr among women that they want you like piece of chocte.¡± He said smirking looking at Jason to prove his point. ¡°True dat.¡± He said. Both the boys high-fiving to it. ¡°Disgusting.¡± Us girls said in unison shaking our heads. We allughed and chatted during our lunch time to much of everyone¡¯s surprise Ryder was part of it too. ---- ¡°Okay I will be down here waiting for you.¡± He said after Mark, his driver stopped in front of Mandy¡¯s apartment, my old home. ¡°Just go home we will take time. You know us girls.¡± I said looking at an exhausted Ryder. ¡°Its no problem I am waiting for you no matter how long you take.¡± He said in a final tone. Cant argue with him when he is on that tone. ¡°Fine do what you like.¡± I said to Ry and gave a peck on his lips and got off. Thanked Mark for opening my door and walked to the door of the lobby and opened it. I got in and walked straight to the elevator. *Mandy¡¯s POV ¡°Hi Dad. How are you.¡± ¡°I am good dear. Listen we got to speed up the process of getting Damien¡¯sptop.¡± Dad said with guilt tone. ¡°Why Dad? Ryder and Kat just now got back together. Based on my knowledge on her for years I know that she wont ask him for help any time soon.¡± ¡°I know sweetie but we got to speed it up or else we all will be in danger.¡± ¡°Okay dad. What should I do?¡± ¡°Make some lie and convince her to get thep with Ry¡¯s help.¡± ¡°What lie dad? I don¡¯t wanna lie to her anymore. It hurts so much to lie to her face when she believes every single thing I tell her without asking me anything.¡± ¡°It¡¯s because she considers you as her sister sweetie. But you gotta lie to save us all.¡± ¡°I understand. What should I tell her?¡± ¡°Tell her that you got some call from the cops and that they are withdrawing the case.¡± ¡°Withdrawing? Just after two week of filing the case? Would she believe it?¡± ¡°Like you said sweetie that girl believes everything you say so yes she will believe that.¡± Ding Dong ¡°Okay dad I will call youter someone is at the door.¡± ¡°Okay sweetie but be careful don¡¯t open unless you see who it is.¡± ¡°I know dad. Don¡¯t worry. Love you.¡± ¡°Love you too cherrypie.¡± I chuckled at his nickname. It is a new one though. Each day it changes. I shook my head smiling. I looked through the peephole to see who it is. It is Kat. I inhaled deeply. Now is the time. I opened the door looking at her guiltily. I didn¡¯t want to lie but I got no option. Mandy now is not the time for sentiments. Get on with your act. ¡°What is it Mandy?¡± She asked pulling me down to the couch. She must have noticed my expression. God what am I doing? She being super sweet makes this all the more difficult. Okay here goes nothing. ¡°I was about to call you. There¡¯s some problem.¡± I asked with fake nervousness. Hopefully she wont catch it. Though she is really good at reading my expressions. ¡°What is it Mandy?¡± She asked one more time asserting her question this time. ¡°I got a call from the police station they said they are ending the investigation of your parent¡¯s death.¡± ¡°WHAT??¡± She asked shocked not believing what I said but I confirmed it with a nod. God I sure am going to hell for this. Chapter 46 Chapter 46 *Kat¡¯s POV ¡°What??¡± I was shocked to hear they were taking down the investigation. That can¡¯t be true. They can¡¯t do that when they have not found any clues about their death. ¡°Yeah it¡¯s true. They called me in the afternoon telling they are dropping the case since no clues are found to prove that ident was intentional.¡± ¡°But they have done nothing so far to prove it to be right. How can they drop the case all of a sudden? It¡¯s been what 3 weeks after their death?¡± ¡°No, one month. Its two weeks now after filing the case.¡± I looked at her in disbelief. She knows it more urately than me. She is more invested in their death than me? Maybe it might be because I was trying to forget about it? I shook my head from those questions. That is not the issue now. ¡°You got to tell Ryder about theptop.¡± Mandy says to which I look at her. ¡°Or else along with the case they might just take the evidences away too which includes theptop.¡± There seriously is some more to this than I count on. This is not the first time Mandy has mentioned about asking Ryder to get theptop. ¡°It-¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that same excuse of ¡°it being too soon¡± anymore. We need thatp to know more about Uncle Damien¡¯s and Aunt Nina¡¯s death.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t get it what is in it for you. They are my parents I above anyone else want to know what is the truth behind their death. Why are you so invested it?¡± I asked getting irritated by the fact Mandy was ordering me around. I never liked being told what to do. As if realising something Mandy¡¯s expression changed suddenly and apologised for her behaviour. ¡°It¡¯s just my dad and yours were very close and loosing them has affected my parents so much. So their constant reminder about the case got me worked up. I never wanted to tell you what to do. It¡¯s just we are loosing the time and now they are dropping the case. I felt after you got back together with Ryder you forgot about everything else. And that hurts me knowing my parents are worked up over this while you were-¡± ¡°Okay you have no right to say that. You out of everyone knows how much both Ryder and my parents means to me. You are right I do forget everything when I am in his presence. Or it might be that I am trying to forget the fact that my parents are longer with me. Their constant nagging, my dad¡¯s sarcastic reasons. I miss all that. Knowing that I would never hear their words of wisdom, my dad¡¯s teachings hurts me so much that it is eating me from inside.¡± Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. Mandy wiped my face making me realise that I had been crying. That realisation broke something in me making me a sobbing mess. She pulled me to her and tightened her hold on me. I had been escaping from this pain. Never did I realise that my escaping will reduce the time left for finding out the truth. Once I was all out of tears, I decided it was time to tell Ryder about theptop. ¡°You are right I should tell Ry about thep.¡± ¡°Tell me what?¡± We gasped hearing a very familiar deep voice behind me. This is the second time today Ry is making his surprise appearances. He nodded at Mandy when she greeted him. It was when he turned his face towards me that his face expression changed from smiling to concerned. He sat down on the couch next to me making me turn to himpletely. He cupped my face wiping the tears are threatening to make an entry. ¡°Baby what happened? What happened to make this beautiful face of yours all ugly?¡± He said with a yful concern now though I could see that he was worried. ¡°Hey!!¡± I said offended but soon a smile came to my face. I could never stay angry at him for a whole day if he was this yful. ¡°There is my beautiful kitty making an appearance. Now tell me what happened?¡± This time the question was directed to Amanda after pulling me into a very tight hug. Breathing in his earthy scent of his cologne mixed with myvender body wash made my very tensed mind calm down. ¡°I think it is Kat¡¯s tale to be told. I will give you to some space. Coffee or tea?¡± Mandy asked preparing to leave the living room to us. ¡°Coffee. Thanks.¡± He said. I felt his thanks was meant not only for coffee but something else. I looked at Mandy to confirm what my subconscious screamed at me. She smiled at me confirming what my subconscious said was true. It was for taking care of me. I blushed at that hiding my face in his chest. Gosh can he be any sweeter? ¡°Now I believe that is your cue to tell me what that tale is?¡± He asked leaning back on the arm of the couch bringing me down toy on him. I got in between in his legs after he leaned back bringing his feet on the couch. I wrapped my arms around his waist inside his coat. He wrapped his arms around me. ¡°So you know about my parents ident.¡± I paused to hear his response to know he was attentive to what I was about to ask for. He hummed for me to continue while ying with my hair. ¡°Yeah so the cops got my dad¡¯sptop on the scene.¡± ¡°But thatptop is not your dad¡¯s.¡± He said while still ying with my hair. ¡°How did you know about theptop?¡± I asked pushing up to see his face. He pulled me back down on him. ¡°After knowing about the ident I had hired a private detective to investigate about it. From him I got to know you got a letter from your dad but since you destroyed the letter I couldn¡¯t know what it exactly was. Then I got to know about the evidences the cops got from the scene. And henceing to know about theptop.¡± ¡°I honestly don¡¯t know to be happy to know that you were worried about me though you acted as if you never cared or angry that you stalked me.¡± I said looking at him. I brought my hands on his chest and interlocked my fingers andid my chin on it to look at himfortably. He chuckled. The bastard has the nerve tough. ¡°Be overjoyed that we are back together and that we can now get your dad¡¯sptop¡± He said tightened his hold around me making me take off my hands from his chest and wrap it around him. ¡°Okay, but how did you know thatptop was not dad¡¯s actual one?¡± Ry leaned down to my ears and said in a low voice, ¡°I got a letter from your dad too.¡± ¡°I too got one.¡± Came Mandy¡¯s voice from the door. ¡°Were you eavesdropping into our conversation?¡± asked Ry annoyed. ¡°I was about to enter the living room that was when I heard about the letter. See coffee.¡± Mandy handed our coffees to us. Yum her coffee are the best. Actually second best first being starbucks. Yummy. ~You are missing out what is happening outside your coffee world.~ That is when I felt the weird tension in the air. Ry was annoyed for some odd reason. Didn¡¯t he want her to know about the letter? ~Why?~ I don¡¯t know. Remember you are in my head if you don¡¯t know then I too will not know that. ~Unlike you I can¡¯t voice out my questions. So go ask. I don¡¯t feel like Ry likes Mandy much. To be honest I feel bit weird too. As if she is hiding something~ As if I don¡¯t know that. Like I mentioned in the past if she wants me to know she will tell me. It may not be rted to me that might be why she is not telling me what she is hiding from me. I am giving her the benefit of the doubt. ~Aren¡¯t you being too sweet to people?~ Yeah to the ones that are very close to me. ¡°Kat? Are we interrupting your conversation with yourself?¡± Ry asked teasing me. ¡°What?¡± I asked confused of what is happening. I must have been zoned out for quite a time. ¡°I said sit up I don¡¯t need PDA in this house.¡± Mandy said. ¡°Oh¡± I sat up straight but still had Ry¡¯s one arm around my waist. ¡°Wait you both got letters from dad? Why didn¡¯t you guys tell me that before?¡± I asked. ¡°I got it while we still were not together.¡± Ry said before Mandy could even open her mouth. ¡°That¡¯s understandable but you Mandy why didn¡¯t you tell me you got dad¡¯s letter and when? I was living with you until 3 days back.¡± I asked Mandy being hurt of the fact that she never mentioned it to me while I was with her most of the time except while at work. ¡°Sorry Kat, the letter was send to dad I thought that it was his choice to tell you.¡± ¡°Okay I understand.¡± It definitely was given to Uncle Nichs except that I met him in his house one week back we never had a conversation through phone. Neither did we before their death. ¡°So what did he tell you guys?¡± I asked bowing my head down when I felt my eyes brimming with tears. ¡°You can go first.¡± I heard Ry say to Mandy. I felt a dip in the couch beside me. She sat beside me and took my hand from myp to hold in hers. ¡°Your dad said about this apartment and your current job to be given to you and that we should take care of you forever like we did in the past. That we should help you and protect you while you are searching for the killer.¡± Mandy said rubbing my palm giving me a calming sensation as I felt tears threatening to escape. I inhaled deeply before turning to Ryder. He too inhaled before cupping my face. This talk is affecting as much as it does to me. They loved him as much as they loved me. ¡°Your dad told me that you will need all the help in finding the killer. And that if he were here he would have told you not to find that person but since you are his daughter you are too stubborn to listen to anybody especially if it concerns your loved ones. So instead of backing off you will do everything you can to find the murderer so I have to help you and protect you at all times. As there is nothing more precious than you in this world for them not even most expensive diamond can hold any worth. You are your parents most precious gem. He also told me that you wille to find me some day or after some months because you need my help in retrieving theptop which is not his realp but it can help us find the real one.¡± His eyes were filling with tears as he said what my father told him. Oh, dad and mom how I wish you were still here. All of a sudden he started chuckling but had a sad tone to it. ¡°Your father has a habit of adding a P.S when writing something to his favourite ones and he did when he wrote the letter for me. Do you want to know what he said?¡± He asked the most stupid question anyone would ask to anybody. Obviously I want to know it. But I think he needs to see me nod and I fulfilled his wish. I nodded curiously to know what my father wrote him in the P.S. ¡°That he will have my balls when I go and join them in hell if I hurt his baby girl.¡± He said bringing my forehead to his. I wiped his tears off his face. I doubt Mandy has seen him with tears as he has used me as a block. How would I know that? He is not open to anyone but me and both of our parents. That includes him showing his emotions. Talking about P.S. Mandy hasn¡¯t told hers. ¡°Wait Mandy what was in the P.S. for you?¡± I asked turning towards her. She waved her hands off and said, ¡°Whatever was in the P.S. it was meant for my dad only or in his words ¡®kids don¡¯t need to know it¡¯¡± She imitated her dad and shook her head making us allugh including Ryder. ¡°Alright, now we got to go to the police station to know about the case. Come on let¡¯s go.¡± I said getting off the couch. While I was straightening my skirt, Ryder stood and wrapped his arms around me putting his head on my hair and inhaling deeply. I felt his tense muscles bing rxed ¡°I will be in my car following you guys. I can¡¯t bear any more of your PDA.¡± Mandy said while standing up and going off to get her things. As soon as she was off the room Ry separated from me and went to the door dragging me. ¡°Do you have any problem with Mandy?¡± ¡°Amanda? Nope why?¡± He asked while going to his car. As he stood opening my door and waiting for me to get in I went to him and stood with my arms folded across on my chest. He imitated me riling me up. ¡°Ry what is it?¡± I asked with a firm serious expression though inside me it was boiling up due to He exhaled and looked at me. I raised my eyebrows. ¡°Okay here¡¯s the thing. I feel something weird with her.¡± ¡°As if she is hiding something?¡± ¡°Yeah you felt that too?¡± he asked surprised. ¡°I know she is hiding something from me but I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt. She is my bestfriend more like my sister if there is really something that I should know she will tell me.¡± ¡°Exactly she is your bestfriend but not mine so I don¡¯t have give her the benefit of the doubt. But since your dad trusts Uncle Nick so much I am leaving the matter here. Now lets get in and go get thep.¡± He said motioning me to get in. Iplied and got in. He closed my door and went to the other side. He closed his door and sat next to me. ¡°Where sir?¡± ¡°Po-¡± ¡°Graveyard please.¡± I said interrupting Ry. Both Mark and Ry turned to me. I looked at Ry conveying my unsaid message. He nodded and motioned Mark to take us there. It is about time I meet my parents. --- ¡°Okay I will be here call me if you need me. If you take more than 10 mins I aming there.¡± Ryder said as we were standing in front of the gate of the graveyard. ¡°Alright.¡± I inhaled and exhaled deeply for few times before I headed in. I stood in front of my parents. The tears that were hidden came bursting out of my eyes. I fell on my knees sobbing heavily. ¡°Oh mom dad how I wish you were here with me. I have forgotten how your voice sounds like. I have forgotten how you look like in real life aside from pictures.¡± I said sobbing into my hands. ¡°Oh daddy I got your letter even Uncle Nick and Ryder got theirs and I got to hear what you said to them. The fact that both the letters were about me makes me miss you more. How I wish I were in that car with you that night. How I wish none of this happened and all of this was just a nightmare. How I wish I got a chance to say goodbye to you guys. Honestly I wouldn¡¯t be able to say goodbye, it is too damn hard.¡± ¡°How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard .¡± I heard a deep voice say above me. I looked up to see Ryder. ¡°Hey isn¡¯t that from ¡®Pretty Little Liars¡¯?¡± I stood up smiling with tears in my eyes. ¡°Yeah. Atleast that worked in bringing a smile to your face.¡± He said wiping my tears of my face. ¡°I don¡¯t think your parents would want to see you cry in front of them. Come on lets go Amanda has reached the police station and is waiting for us. I told her we are here and told her to stay there when she said she wasing here.¡± He hold my hands and looked down to my parents. ¡°I will make sure she is protected and safe and will always hold her like this as you wished. Wish us good luck.¡± He kissed my palm making me tear up out of sadness and love for him. God how I wish we could go back in time to where we all were together. We walked out holding our hands. ¡°Hey you got to stop appearing all of a sudden like that. You are not some hero in some clich¨¦ movies.¡± ¡°But I am hero in our life story. And I will make sure that this heroine is always smiling covering her ugly face. Like this.¡± He said pulling up both my cheeks to make a smiley face. I swat his hands away and gave him yful punches before he threw his arm around holding me to him tightly while we walked to his car. How I wish we were happy and together always. *Ghostly world POV Damien and Nina saw Ryder and Kat walking off. They wished if his promise could always be kept. They wished they could as happy as they are now despite all the obstacles will be facing ahead. ¡°It was a good thing that I wrote the letter to them. I hope it will give them some clues.¡± Damien said holding his wife to him. ¡°Atleast your letter will help Kat to get through this time together along with Amanda and Ryder. It is a good thing she has both of them. I only wish Kat would give Amanda time and trust for her to reveal what she is hiding from her. Only if she knew it was for her own good.¡± Nina said clutching her husband¡¯s shirt. ¡°She is our daughter. She will only do what is right. We raised her in a right way. She is very beautiful, kind, very stubborn like her mother, butpassionate like her mother, and smart like her father.¡± ¡°Hey!¡± Nina said faking to be offended. Damien chuckled at his wife¡¯s cute expression and hold her tight. Both of them looked straight ahead andughed at the weak yful punches thrown by Kat to Ry. Damien knows it too well as her teacher at martial arts. They smiles at how he holds her to him. How they wish their children will be this happy and together always. Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Recap- ( I will be continuing from the recap of chap 26 so if you want to know from the starting refer to that chap.) After Kat¡¯s talk with Raven she asked Ryder why he hired her to which she came to know that it was Ryder¡¯s parents who helped 18-year-old Raven to hire awyer, which happened to be Martha¡¯s , his receptionist¡¯s father. His parents were close to Mr. Simon who is Raven¡¯s biological father. Ryder also tells her about her stepfather not being dead when she tried to kill him but was really dead after Ry killed him who lived in a fake identity as Keith Gardener, whose death came out as suicide in the news saving Ry out of the trouble. After their talk Ryder joined Kat and his employees in the canteen where Kates to know Alex, with whom she had coffee before reconciling with Ryder, was ex of Martha who became a douchebag to follow new Ryder¡¯s path. After their work both Ryder and Kat goes to her bestfriend Amanda¡¯s (and hers) apartment where Amanda tells Kat about the case being dropped off and that the cops told them to take theptop or else it will be destroyed. She alsoes to know that her father (Damien) has written letters to both Nichs (Amanda¡¯s father and Damien¡¯s bestfriend) and Ryder telling them to take care of Kat. Deciding it was time to meet her parents she leaves with Ryder to graveyard while Amanda goes to the police station. After her talk with her parents she leaves graveyard with Ryder after he promises to her parents that he will take care of her. Now read the story to know more. ---------------------- *Kat¡¯s POV ¡°Sir we have arrived.¡± says Mark. ¡°Thanks Mark.¡± Ryder says and got off the car. Soon after he stepped out, my side of the door was opened by Mark. A very surprised Mark. ¡°You look surprised.¡± Imented while getting out of the car after thanking him. Myment on his facial expression made hime back to earth and before I knew it he was back to his I-am-just-an- employee-of-a-cold-CEO expression. I mean just nk. ¡°Yes Maam.¡± He replies. ¡°I take it that it¡¯s the first time you are hearing him using the golden words.¡± I said while facing him to see he had a small smile which was soon gone after looking behind me. Before I turned to see the This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. person behind me I saw a small-not-visible-if-you-don¡¯t-concentrate nod from him. ¡°Thanks Mark.¡± Ryder scoffs at Mark for making me see that once there lived a ruthless cold Ryder. I giggled after hearing Mark apologizing. Ryder and I walked towards the police station with his hand on my back. I saw Mandy standing few feet away from us. Before I could reach her. Ryder stopped walking making me turn towards him. ¡°Okay for thest time are you sure you didn¡¯t even receive any calls or even missed calls from the cops informing you about dropping the case?¡± He asks for the thousandth time. Okay that was exaggerating but he asked me that question at least 10 times on the way here. ¡°Yes I didn¡¯t receive anything from them. Why are you asking me that? Where they supposed to call me? Isnt Mandy knowing it enough?¡± I asked so many question at one breath. He runs his hand through his hair and exhales heavily. ¡°Yes, you were the one supposed to get the call not Amanda.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because normally the procedure is that the person who gave the case must be informed about the case and not the one rted to that person.¡± ¡°Even so I wouldn¡¯t get the call.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because I wasn¡¯t the one who gave the case. It was uncle Nat who gave the case not me. I wasn¡¯t even on earth at that time to be doing something sane.¡± I said thinking back to the time I felt desperate to be with my parents and trying to gather the courage to just do it. But couldn¡¯t because I was too scared to hurt myself. ¡°So that must be why you didn¡¯t get the call. Then, call Nathaniel to see if he got any call. So, we can make sure that this news is not fake.¡± ¡°Wait are you trying to say that Mandy is lying? For what?¡± ¡°Look I don¡¯t want to argue with you right now. I told you I feel something is off with her. Just check with him will you.¡± ¡°Fine I will check with him. But if this is true then you must atleast try to be nice with her. She is my sister.¡± ¡°From another mother.¡± He muttered under his breath trying to not let me hear it. Or atleast pretending to not let me hear it. Shaking my head, I went to dialling Uncle Nat¡¯s number. Why can¡¯t boys understand that sisterhood can be established without being rted by blood. ¡°Hello.¡± A deep voice called me out from my thoughts. ¡°Hi uncle. I called to check if you got any calls from police station?¡± ¡°Wow straight to the point just like your father. No pleasantries.¡± He said chuckling. After a minute he said ¡°Yes cupcake I did receive a call from the police saying the case is being dropped.¡± ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you say that to me?¡± ¡°I received it during my naptime I thought it was a dream so I totally forgot about it until you asked me.¡± ¡°Oh great. I would not have heard about it and the case would have been off the charts if Mandy didn¡¯t say that to me.¡± ¡°Amanda said that the case was dropped?¡± He asked me sounding surprised. Weird. ¡°Yeahh. We kept Uncle Nick as second contact so they must have called him after calling you.¡± ¡°Yeah, right. Okay cupcake I gotta go I was in between a meeting. Where are you now? When are you ¡°I am standing in front of the police station now trying to see why they are dropping the case. I came to you day before yesterday. But yeah, I will try to meet you soon. Got to go Bye.¡± ¡°Bye¡±. I hanged up. And faced Ry with my eyebrows raised. ¡°Okay so she was telling the truth but that doesn¡¯t hide the fact that she was hiding something.¡± ¡°Hey people hide things from others. It¡¯s prettymon. I know that you too are hiding stuff.¡± ¡°No, I am not hiding anything from you. How can I hide anything from you?¡± He said while walking away from me which itself was proof enough. I caught his hand and turned him towards me. ¡°Okay one, you are not looking at me while you said that. You never lied to my face.¡± ¡°Other than when you were being a cold-hearted beast¡± I said under my breath not meaning for him to hear but duh he did we were standing very close. He stiffened when he heard that. So, I continued what I was saying to change the topic. ¡°So, that is a proof. Second, you didn¡¯t tell the actual truth of how you escaped from killing Raven¡¯s stepfather.¡± ¡°I did-¡± He started but was interrupted by a cough from a person behind him. Due to him towering over me I couldn¡¯t see who that was until he turned around. ¡°Didn¡¯t you guys had enough lovey dovey time when you werete toe here? Come it¡¯s going to be ¡°This is not over.¡± I said turning to Ry and walked off following Mandy. I heard a deep sigh behind me. I am giving benefit of doubt to you Ry don¡¯t break me this time. ¡°Wait.¡± Mandy said stopping in her path all of a sudden making me almost go and hit her if not for her to hold me. ¡°Whom did you call? I saw you calling someone after you saw me standing here.¡± ¡°That was Uncle Nat. I called him to ask him about the case.¡± ¡°What? Why?¡± She screeched making me raise my eyebrows in confusion. Suddenly realising she was caught she coughed to clear her throat. ¡°Sorry my throat got dried due to the weather. What did he say?¡± She asked trying to change my mind from noticing her reaction to the call. I decided to give her a benefit of doubt and went along with her. Everyone deserves a chance to rectify their mistake and ¡°He said that he too got a call from the police saying the case is dropped and he was surprised when I said that you too got the call.¡± ¡°Hah. Yeah, maybe he didn¡¯t know about calling the person who is filled as your second contacts.¡± She said fake smiling trying to cover her fear. I am your bestfriend Mandy. We shared everything, neither of us can hide anything from another person. But I am willing to give you a chance. Don¡¯t break my trust you two. Chapter 48 Chapter 48 ¡°But sir, you said that we coulde and get the evidence before you close the case. How can you change that now?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t remember anyone calling anyone named Nichs to tell about the case being closed. We called a man named Nathaniel. Also we dont give the evidence out to anyone.¡± Says the officer with annoyance. I looked at Amanda to know why she said uncle Nick got the call if what the officer said was true. She was sweating but the temperature was cold in here. Was she lying about getting the call? Even so how did she know the case was being closed if she didn¡¯t? As if knowing that I was looking at her for answers she regained herposure. ¡°Maybe you might have left for your break when we got the call.¡± She said looking at the officer with confidence. What she said might be true because it made the officer to scratch his bald head. ¡°Maybe. Even then you cant take the evidence because the case has been closed already.¡± ¡°What? But..¡± We both began to say but was interrupted by the officer. ¡°No buts it is what it is. Please leave if you have nothing else to ask.¡± He said repeating what he said for the past 30 mins. I groaned in frustration. I need theptop. How can they just close the case without even doing anything? I then began looking around frantically hoping to see anything to help me. Speaking of helping me where is Ryder? I looked outside to see him talking to someone on the phone. What can be more important at the moment than getting theptop? Even if it was something at his office he could have done it afterwards not now when I need him. He went out a few minutes earlier when the officer kept on saying he cant give us theptop. I go out of the police station to him and shake his arm to get his attention. He turned to me annoyed but then his eyes softened when he realised it was me who disturbed his call. He put a hand over the speaker of the phone and leaned to me. ¡°I am on phone give me a minute I wille to you.¡± He Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org. whispered and then went back to his phone. I huffed in annoyance. ¡°Okay Neo thank you.¡± I heard an exasperated gasp from the other side. I guess he hadn¡¯t heard Ry say thanks before. ¡°Well that was a slip of tongue don¡¯t expect it again.¡± Ry chuckled and hang up his phone. He turned towards me and took my hands in his and walked towards the police station as if he didn¡¯t notice my expression saying Who-the-hell-was-on-the-phone? ¡°Ry.¡± I said with annoyance ¡°Yes" he said imitating me. ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear what the officer said why weren¡¯t you doing anything. Dad said with your power you could get it easily.¡± ¡°He is right if I was the only powerful party involved in it.¡± Ry said making me stop walking, stopping him as well. ¡°What do you mean you aren¡¯t the only powerful party involved? Who else is involved? Why?¡± ¡°You ask too many questions. Who is more powerful than me?¡± he asked answering me with another question to irritate me more. Or not- ¡°ckJack co.¡± ¡°Yup they are involved in this as well though I don¡¯t know why¡± ¡°They are too powerful but what does they have to do with this case?¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I said I don¡¯t know. From the officer¡¯s word it is clear that I cant do anything about this which only means someone bigger is involved as well.¡± ¡°But I don¡¯t remember doing anything that involves BJ. So why would they close the case if it has nothing to do with them. It only means that they don¡¯t want us to have theptop for some reason which we have to find out. But what can be done to get theptop now?¡± ¡°Maybe it might be because I am involved.¡± ¡°So what?¡± ¡°I will tell you about it in the car now lets go there.¡± ¡°But the officer wouldn¡¯t budge he is repeating what he said past 30 mins as if he is a robot. I don¡¯t think there¡¯s any point of going there now.¡± ¡°Come we will see.¡± He says and drags me inside. ¡°I have told you I can¡¯t do anything the case is closed.¡± The officer said in exasperation looking at a frustrated Amanda repeating the same thing he has said 10 mins ago. I looked at Ry with a I-told-you- so look. He looked down at me and just smiled. He smiled! Here I am thinking if it is possible to steal theptop from the police station without anyone noticing and here he is smiling. Just then an officer came in and gave him the phone relieving him from facing us and repeating it for another time much to our relief. I began looking around counting the number of officers to think of a n to get theptop. ¡°But sir¡­ the case¡­ yes sir¡­ yes¡­ okay¡­ no sir I will hand it over to them.¡± The officer said rubbing his face with his hands in frustration. He looked up at us and scowled. That wasn¡¯t the weirdest thing but the fact that his expression made Ry smirk at him. Evilly might I add. I frowned not knowing what the hell is happening. The officer gave the phone back to the other officer. ¡°Give them that damned evidence. But I must tell you. You are lessening your life span.¡± The officer said angrily at us. ¡°We will take our chances.¡± Ry said to him as he went back to his office. Ry better have a good exnation for all this. Chapter 49 Chapter 49 ¡°Sir here is yourptop.¡± A kinder looking officer said giving us theptop. I looked at it not believing I got it but at the same time not wanting to take it. Thatptop may or may not reveal more secrets but the fact that thisptop was with them during the ident makes this situation even harder for me to control my tears. This may have something that caused their deaths or else why would a powerful I suddenly felt a hand on my back making me jump. ¡°Hey whats wrong. Why are you not taking the eyes. I closed my eyes trying to suppress them but failing to do so. I caught onto his coat and hid my face so as to not let anyone see my teary face. Amandaes near me and pats my hair. ¡°Kat uncle Damien wanted you to have this otherwise he wouldn¡¯t have gone through the trouble of writing us the letters. You wouldn¡¯t have gone through the trouble of finding Ryder if not for this. Though we have our differences both Ryder and I are there for you. You wanted to know who was the reason behind their deaths. Take it and lets get this over with once and for all.¡± I looked up and wiped my tears realising what I came here for. I took theptop from the officer¡¯s hands with my shaky ones. ¡°Sir it was a good choice that you made the mayor contact that vile officer. No one else would have made him change his mind. He has be a proud cruel man after having some big people back him up.¡± He leaned towards us whispering, ¡°I think it is better if you leave now before he makes up some case to put you in prison.¡± We left the station after thanking him. ¡°It really is no wonder a cruel cold CEO like you has some dirty secrets on people to ckmail them to help you.¡± Said Mandy scoffing at him. Before I could say anything, Ry interrupted me. ¡°It is much better to have dirty secrets on people you don¡¯t know for one¡¯s benefit than going behind your best friend¡¯s back and hiding big secrets from her.¡± Ry replied with a cold smirk which widens seeing Mandy¡¯s face fell. ¡°Stop it both of you right now. You are not kids anymore behave as a grown up. Now Mandy you can me.¡± I said to Mandy and dragged Ry with me to his car before he protested. ¡°I don¡¯t think that was a good idea.¡± Ry says as soon as we got in the car after keeping thep in the trunk of the car. ¡°I know what I am doing.¡± I said to which Ry shook his head. ¡°Speaking about friends, how did you know mayor so close for him to get the evidence of a closed case. In normal case it requires more than just a phone call to get the mayor¡¯s help.¡± I asked. He smirked and turnedpletely towards me. ¡°Do you really want to know?¡± ¡°Not really I was so out of my mind to ask. Of course I want to know.¡± ¡°What is in it for me? You know I don¡¯t do things for free.¡± I looked at him with a deadpanned look. He sighed yfully. ¡°Since it is you I will consider an exception.¡± ¡°Oh, you don¡¯t have to be so kind to open your mouth to tell me who he is to you. You can keep it locked in that stupid narcissistic head of yours.¡± I turned away from him to look at the windows. He pulled me onto hisp making me straddling him. I looked back to see Ry already had put up the barrier. ¡°Don¡¯t be upset now I was just kidding. He is my college friend. He was there for me even in my dark times. I owe that idiot a lot now already. He is now begging me to show him the person who has broken my icy appearance.¡± He chuckled kissing the top of my head. ¡°Sure one day I will see him and tell him how this stupid man was a sweet gentle boy at first.¡± ¡°No don¡¯t do that and ruin my reputation of being a cold man.¡± I smiled at him and put my head on his chest wrapping my arms around his torso and sighed. ¡°Hey what is it?¡± ¡°Nothing.¡± ¡°No something is bothering you.¡± ¡°Yes, something is bothering me. But it has not entered my mind now it was there for a long time.¡± ¡°Tell me.¡± ¡°It¡¯s the thought of how happy we would have been if both our parents were here.¡± I said and tightened my hold on him. He hummed ying my hair. ¡°They would have been behind us now telling us to get married and give them a grandchild.¡± I smiled sadly at the thought. He said nothing but continued ying with my hair. ¡°We wouldn¡¯t have been here begging an officer, nor would we have been thinking to why a powerful ¡°Why did you say ckJack Co. must have been involved because of you? Is it rted to your growth in the business field being a threat for them? But that is no way rted to our case-¡± Interrupting my babbling he said, ¡°It is because they are the reason behind my parents¡¯ death.¡± ¡°WHAT???¡± The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!