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#EPISODE_33
Rebecca’s POV
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āThat rules it all outā¦ I canāt think of anyone who would get their freak on by pla-ying call pranks on me.ā
āMaybe itās someone you knew from a long time agoā¦ Make a list of your ex bĀ©yfriĀ£nds and ex highschool friendsā¦ You may get something out of itā¦ And if it persists, speak to Emeliano about it or call the cops.ā
āExes? Iāve only d@tĀ£d like what? Three guys? I donāt think my exes have anything to do with thisā¦ Why would they want to pl@ypranks on meā¦ I canāt tell Emeliano about thisā¦ It would only make him worry unnecessarily.ā
āThis sounds serious Rebeccaā¦ Youāll have to let him know sometime.ā
āYeahā¦ Maybe when Iāve figured it all out.ā
āWhatever you say Beccaā¦ Talked to Mom yet?ā
āNoā¦ Iām not fully re-ady for that yet. But Iāll call her soonā¦ How about you, talked to her yet?ā
I heard Aprilās sigh at the other end of the line. āNoā¦ And I donāt think I will.ā
I scrunched my brows. āWhat? Why?ā
āItās justā¦ I donāt know what to expect, I donāt think sheād want to talk to me.ā
I rolled my eyes. āSeriously? All Mo- Diana wants is to get to know youā¦ She also thinks you wouldnāt want to talk to her. Make the first step, rebuild your relationsh!pwith herā¦ Iād help a lot.ā
āYou know itās okay to call her mom right? Sheās still clueless to all thisā¦ And sheās probably worried sick about you.ā
I li-cked my suddenly driedl-ips. āI knowā¦ Itās just- this stuff is still emotionally torturing me and, I canāt imagine what it would do to- to- Momā¦. Sheād be broken and sheād also want to come back to Orlando, if she does, I donāt even want to know what would happen.ā
April chuckled. āNothing will happen. Give her a callā¦ If you do that, I promise to also give her a callā¦ Okay?ā
āOkay. Itās so nice to hear from youā¦ Howās Paris by the way?ā
āExtraordinary! Itās so beautiful! When all this is over, Iām planning to plan a vacation where we all would travel down hereā¦ā
āBy we all , you meanā¦ā
ā We allā¦ I mean we allā¦ All the crazy children from Rafaelās seed along with Emeliano, Piper, Diegoā¦ Itāll be funā¦ Donāt you think?ā
āFun? Or war?ā
April laughed.
We talked and talked about different stuffs until we finally said goodbye to each otherā¦
I dropped my phone and rushed to fix myself a cu-p of coffeeā¦ It was past nine but Emeliano still hadnāt returned, he promised me an early dinner, why the hell is he still so late?
Why am I even surprised? I signed up for this, and no matter how much I try to change a fact in all this, it all ends up with Emeliano choosing his work over meā¦ His work was his first priority while I c@mĀ£ secondā¦ Noā¦ His mom c@mĀ£ second, I c@mĀ£ third.
What am I even thinkingā¦
Weāre taking it slow right? I canāt really expect him to just heed to everyone of my nee-dsā¦
Baby stepsā¦ Slow, but solid.
After fixing myself a coffee, I went to the sitting room, hoping to God that Emeliano was back alre-ady but wanted to maybe, watch some TVā¦ And again! What am I thinking?
He wasnāt there though- the only thing I found was the land line ringing itās wires out, I rushed to it, picking up the phone and placing it to my left ear.
āHello?ā I called out but I was met with silence. āHello oo?
Then the infamous breathing sound c@mĀ£ up, ma-king my heart beat fas-ter and the coffee cu-p shake from my grip. āitās you isnāt it? Why donāt you speak up! Donāt be a coward!ā
āWhat do you want from me? Who are you?ā
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āGeorgia? Is that you? If itās you, why donāt you just speak up?ā
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Nothing.
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āSpeak up d–n it!ā I yelled this time.
āHelloā¦ Belle.ā
The glas-s mug sli-pped from my grip immediately, causing it to fall straight to the ground, breaking into thousands of pieces.
It wasnāt Georgiaā¦ It was someone I knew quite well, it was someone that made it his everyday mission to change my name from Rebecca to Belle.
April was right after all, itās always one of the exesā¦ But this one was not just an exā¦ He was a psychopath. A crazy sly psychopath.
After a while, I found my voice.
āDrew?ā¦ How did you manage to- to- escape from the asylum?ā
āThatās all you can say? After all these years? Oh Belleā¦ You have no idea how much I missed youā¦ But now that Iām free, Iām comingā¦ Iām coming to bring you back home to me.ā
My heart beat escalated.
āTime to come home, Belle.ā
That was the last thing I heard, before the line went dead.
Oh Godā¦ How crazier can my life get?
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The rate at which my heart was hitting my che-st, was not a healthy one, but I choose to remain balanced and firm, I wonāt let his presĀ£nce intimid@tĀ£ me. Noā¦ Never.
āWhat you did out there was rather unprofessionalā¦ If my as-sistant refuse to let you in, she had reasons.ā
Rafael fumed, ma-king purposeful steps to me, but stĀ©pped just right in front of me.
āOh spare me! I will come see you whenever ever I feel like It! As long as it has something to do with one of my daughters.ā He bit outā¦ All I did was stare at him while he kept on trying to kill me with his ha-rd looks. āYou have Rebecca. Let her go.ā
āHmmmā¦ Really? I find that odd, are you just finding out that Rebeccaās missing? Or you just decided to care now?ā
āLet her go! My daughter doesnāt have anything to do with you and your f—-d up life! And sheās probably scared out of the world right now.ā Rafael muttered.
āScared? Trust me, sheās far from scaredā¦ Why donāt you-ā
In a blink of an eye, he pu-ll-ed at my shi-t. āListen to me you sĀ¢v-mbag! I nee-d my daughter! Let Rebecca go, or youāll regret the consequences!ā
āRebecca doesnāt want to have anything to do with youā¦ Sheās with me nowā¦ So you can let go of my shi-t and get the f–k out of my company!ā
He glared straight into my eyes before re-leasing my shi-t from his grip, sniffing and straightening his worn out suit.
āYou think youāve wonā¦ But we both know that I have the power to take Rebecca from you.ā
I gulped down ha-rd , knowing he was right, but I refused to show him how much his words affected me.
Rafael gave a crook smile. āYou think sheād still want to be with you when she finds out about what you did? You think sheād want to look at you? Or even be in the same room as you?ā
He said in a taunting manner, ma-king my walls break down immediately.
āI didnāt do anything! You- you made me do it! You manipulated me, I didnāt want to do it.ā
āBut you did it. Thatās all that mattersā¦ Only you and I knows what really happened that nightā¦ Only you and I can reveal the secretā¦. let Rebecca go or I tellā¦ Choose.ā
I blinked severally, raking my hands throu-gh my hair as confusion designed my thoughts with confusion.
āYou canāt do thatā¦ Youāre a greedy pig Rafael! I wonāt let you manipulate me again! I wonāt let you use me for your stupid plans! I know you really donāt want Rebecca! You have no good intentions for her cause your heart is as f—–g black as the word black! I wonāt let you ruin her life like you ruined mineā¦ Iāll protect her from you!ā
Rafael scoffed. āFrom me? Youāll protect her from me? Her father? The only person Rebecca nee-ds protec-tion from, is you! You are bound to hurt her, and the more you carry her along with the thought of having a better relationsh!pwith you, the more sheās going to loathe you, when she finally finds out about everything.ā
I went quiet for a while.
āShe doesnāt have to know.ā Rafael spoke into the silence. āJust let her go, I promise to protect her from the truth, and from you.ā
āNo. Thatās not gonna happen,ā I retorted. āIām not stupid Rafael! I know you, and I know you have a reason for coming here to say these things! What are your inner motives.ā
āMust there have to be, inner motives? I just want to get to know my daughter!ā
āShe hates you.ā
āAnd she will hate you also, when I tell her everything.ā
My hands were folded into fists as I tried to remain calm. He had a point. I donāt even want to imagine Rebeccaās reaction when she finds outā¦ Thereās no stĀ©pping her this time, I wonāt even try because I knew how much I deserved her every bit of hate.
āI canāt let her goā¦ Sheād never want to leave me, and I canāt tell herā¦ And you- donāt tell her, sheāll be broken, she-ā
āSheād be safe from you. Donāt you see it Emeliano! Youāre broken and youāre trying to pu-ll Rebecca into your messed up lifeā¦ Youāre trying to break her tooā¦ Why donāt you just soften the future b!ow by fixing the presĀ£nt? Let her go.ā
I shook my head as his words unwillingly settled inside my br@in. āNo, noā¦ I wonātā¦ I donāt care what you doā¦ I wonāt fall for this $h!t againā¦ I donāt care if you tell her or not and even if you do, Iāll try to explain myself to her, and thereās an eighty percent chance that sheād forgive me.ā
āWhat makes you think so?ā Rafael asked with a sly smile.
āSheās not like youā¦ Sheās different. Sheās good, better than you or your other kids could ever be. Sheās kind hearted and Sweet, exactly the opposite of you!ā
āIs that what you think?ā
āNoā¦ Itās what I see.ā
Rafael scoffed and took a step forward, looking directly into my eyes in a challenging way. āIām giving you a week.
If you donāt let her go, Iāll tell her everythingā¦ And if she still chooses to stay with you, have it in mind that I would make it my everyday mission to tear you both ap@rt, cause as long as Iām aliveā¦
I will never ever rest till I separate the both of you. Have a good day,ā He patted my shoulder before saying. āMy boy.ā
With that, he left my office.
I finally re-leased a harsh breath, almost like I was being choked to death earlier.
I was wrongā¦ This wasnāt over.
It was just beginning.
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āHey.ā
My eyes fluttered open suddenly, as if there was an automatic switch in my bĀ©dy that fli-ps on whenever Emelianoās voice was heard.
āHi.ā I said, my voice thick with sleep. When did I fall asleep? I remember watching a program on TV, whiling away time and waiting for Emelianoā¦ I guess I sle-pt off.
āWhat time is it?ā I asked, struggling to fight off the sleepy sound from my voice.
āPast eleven.ā
āPast eleven? You just got back?ā I asked, scanning the work cloth he wore earlier today, only his suit was nowhere to be found and his tie was way out of place, his hair wasnāt as neat as this morning, it was scattered cutely on his head, his shi-t was not tuck into his trou-sers but still, he managed to ace his devilish look.
āYeahā¦ I had a lot of- of work to doā¦ I should have just told you to go to be-d earlyā¦ Sorry for keeping you waiting.ā
āItās okayā¦ I know how busy it can all get,ā I said, straightening up and rising to my feetā¦ āAnd itās apparent that you worked really ha-rd today, you look like a mad man.ā
He chuckled, pu-lling me close to him and placing a k!sson myl-ips. But soon, he pu-ll-ed away with a frownā¦
āWhat?ā I asked him.
āThereās something- I- I want to tell you.ā He said with a look of concern and worry.
āOhā¦ Whatās that? Is everything okay?ā I asked, also beginning to get worriedā¦ I hope itās not what Iām thinking? Did Drew contact Emeliano? If he did, then Emeliano knows about Drewā¦. And now he is worried about it!
Heās probably mad that I didnāt tell him sooner, Maybe I should just tell him first, before he spills it all out.
āYeah, everythingās fine, thereās something Iāve been-ā
āHold upā¦ā I stĀ©pped him immediately.
He looked confused.
āThereās something I want to tell you tooā¦ Itās pretty important, you might not really like it.ā
Silence followed.
What if he doesnāt know? What if iām ma-king a mistake wanting to tell him about Drew? And even if he doesnāt know about it, what does he want to talk to me about? Is there something going on? Was it about Rafael? Was there something else I didnāt know? Noā¦ Emeliano wouldnāt hide anything s-en-sitive from me. Weāve gone past thatā¦ And I trust him a lotā¦ Maybe it was about Drew.
āAre you pregnant?ā His question resounded in my ears like echoes bringing me back to reality.
My eyes wi-de-ned immediately his question registered in my br@in. āWhat?! Of course not! Where did you get that idea?ā
He scratched his nĀ£Ā¢k in a nervous act, chuckling. āSorry, itās justā¦ Whenever a woman tells a man that she has something really important to tell himā¦ Thatās the first thing that comes to min- oow!ā he couldnāt complete his stupid statement because my hand alre-ady gave his che-st a little sl@p. āWhat the f–k was that for?ā
āFor you being stupidā¦ Iām trying to be serious hereā¦ What did you want to tell meā¦ Go first.ā
āNo, you go first.ā He said.
āNo seriously, go firstā¦ The good news first.ā
āGood news?ā He asked, looking a little confused. āWhat makes you think itās good news?ā
I shrugged. āWhat other bad news could you possibly tell me, that you havenāt told me alre-ady? Youāve told me everything about everything, and I trust you. Soā¦ It canāt be bad news cause youāre not hiding anything from meā¦
We trust each other, thatās why I want to tell you, what I want to tell you.ā
Something flashed throu-gh his eyes but he looked away immediately, avoiding eye contact with me for a whileā¦
Yupā¦ Something is definitely wrong somewhere.
āIs everything okay?ā I asked.
Sighing, he turned to flash me a side smile. āYeahā¦ Totally.ā
āCoolā¦ Go onā¦ Give me the good news.ā
āI love you.ā He blurted out. āThatās itā¦ I really do love you, and I could go on and on, telling you that I love youā¦ It feels as if Iām saying it for the first time, every time I say it. You mean more than anything to me. Donāt you ever forget that.ā
With a smile on my face, I connected ourl-ips together. āI wonātā¦ I love you too Emeliano.. itās funny how that is exactly what I want to tell you tooā¦ā
He furrowed his brows. āReally? You sounded like you wanted to say something really serious, and you also said I wouldnāt like it.ā
Yeahā¦ I wanted to tell you that there is a psychopath on the loose, waiting to kidnap me for heaven knows what! And he may or may not be in Orlando as we speak.
āEver heard of suspenseā¦ I was just kidding.ā
āYou sure?ā He asked.
āYeahā¦ Iām sureā¦ You missed dinnerā¦ Would you like me to-ā
āItās okayā¦ Iāll just gr-ab an early breakfast.ā
āNo you wonātā¦ You canāt starve yourselfā¦ Just go up and freshen up, Iāll bring something up for you.ā
āYou really donāt have to.ā
āBut I want to.ā I gave him my famous sweet smile.
āYou witchā¦ Fineā¦ Whatever you say.ā Placing a soft k!sson myl-ips, he went up the stairs.
I hurried off to the kitchen to prepare something light for himā¦ One thing I learnt about cooking and meal stuff was that, your dinner has to be light, it helps you sleep better.
gr-abbing a pan from the tĀ©p cabinet, my phone buzzed in the back of my Jean pocket.
I dropped the pan and took out my phone, it was a text from an unknown numberā¦ I unlocked my phone and opened up the text.
āUnknown: Emeliano seems like a fine man, enjoy him while he lastsā¦ Belle.
What the hell is this?
My heart hammered in my che-st. Shortly after, my phone started to ring, flashing an unknown number on the screenā¦ I picked it up angrily.
āListen here, douchebag! Iāve had enough of this nons-en-se! Was that a death threat or something? Cause if it was, and if youāre thinking of hurting Emeliano in any way, youāll have me to answer to! I swear to God Iāll end you myself Andrew de la Douchebag! Call me or text me one more time, Iāll put you sixty thousand feet un-der before you can even pronounce the word Belle! Get it? Now you can do us all a freaking favour by going back to rot in that asylum you crawled out of! Get it?!!ā
ā Uhā¦ Asylum ?ā
I pausedā¦ This wasnāt Drewās voice.
āI think you have me mistaken for someone named Andrew de la Douchebagā¦ My name is Rafael Lewis, I believe youāve heard of me.ā
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#To_be_Continued