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( The Beauty Inside… )
CHAPTER 52&53
By, Naomi Cindy B.
★★★★
★(INTOXICATED)★
“Does it hurt a lot?” Juliet asked as she wiped the blood.
Justus didn’t talk, he just stared at her face.
“Huh?” She asked again and he suddenly hu-gged her ti-ghtly.
“Justus….
“I don’t know what you did to me but whatever it is, it’s driving me nuts” he said in a low voice.
Juliet broke the hu-g immediately and stepped back
“It was too ti-ght, I was suffocating” she said.
“You’re gonna reject me, right?” He said.
“I have to go now” she said.
“I’ll drop you” he offered.
“No don’t worry, it’s not too late to find a cab” she replied and left quickly.
Luckily she found a cab quickly, she got in and left in it
The punching scene immediately crossed her memory and she clic-ked on Romeo’s number on her phone but she couldn’t bring herself to dial
“He seemed really angry, but why would he punch him when he did nothing wrong, not like I was going to let him ki-ss me” she said, looking at his number again.
She tried texting.
*ARE YOU HOME ALREADY?*
She erased it.
*PUNCHING JUSTUS WAS WRONG*
She erased again and threw her phone in her bag.
“I don’t know again” she said and closed her eyes, resting on her seat.
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ROMEO’S ISLAND
Romeo came in quietly and went straight to the freezer, he got a bottle of water but wasn’t able to drink from it so he dropped it.
He went upstairs to his room and took off his shirt, then he started pacing around shirtlessly.
“He tried to ki-ss her?, How bold” he said , diving his hand into his hair.
“Is he planning the make her date him out of pity?, Why was he acting pathetic in front of her” he said, finally sitting on the bed.
She held his head in his palms and closed his eyes.
“He did nothing wrong” Juliet’s words hit him and he opened his eyes, spranging up afterwards.
“He was trying to ki-ss her and yet he did nothing wrong?” He said and when he remembered he hasn’t told her his feelings yet, he sat back.
“She’s not mine, but….Fu-ck, did I really do wrong by punching him?” He asked himself.
Agnes came in without knocking.
“You were home?” He asked.
“Romeo..” she pouted childishly and came to him.
“What?”
She hu-gged him.
“I almost went to jail today” she said.
“What happened?”
“It’s not something to talk about, just pet me till I fall asleep ok?” She replied.
“I’m in no mood to pet right now” he replied and broke the hu-g.
“Romeo wait…. Romeo….
She protested as he took her out of the room and shut the door.
“Romeo!!!!”
“Get some sleep” he said and put on a big hoodie which covered his hands.
He dialled her line but she’s not picking, he did again for almost ten times but she’s not picking still
He lic-ked his li-ps and stood, not getting himself as he typed a message.
*I’M SORRY, PICK MY CALLS*
He sent that and when she didn’t reply after five minutes, he typed another.
*PLEASE, JUST HEAR ME OUT*
Five minutes went by and no reply again.
*JULIET, I PROMISE I WASN’T IN MY RIGHT SENSES WHEN I THREW THE PUNCH, I JUST LOST IT AFTER SEEING WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO DO, I’M SORRY*
He waited for extra ten minutes after sending this but no reply again.
He threw his phone away and it landed in a corner.
He entered the bathroom for a shower but he forgot to pull off his clothes before getting un-der the shower so the water drenched his clothes immediately.
He hit his bandaged hand on the glas-s wall and it started bleeding as he closed his eyes and rested on the wall
The water continued W-etting him.
He stayed like that for almost ten minutes before going back into the room.
He changed the W-et clothes into something else before picking his phone from where he threw it earlier.
It broke already and the screen is already filled with ink.
“Fu-ck” he muttered as cold started pene-trating into his body.
He went un-der the duvet but he wasn’t able to sleep a wink till daybreak.
He woke with dark circles un-der his eyes and made use of the bathroom first, missing her more than he could control.
He dressed up for work and met Agnes outside the room when he came out.
She’s dressed already too, ready to follow him to work but immediately she saw him, she laughed out.
Romeo ignored her but she blocked him.
“What the hell are you wearing” she laughed more loudly.
He checked himself out and saw he’s wearing a black suit on red trousers, then brown shoes.
“Oh my geez!!, What were you thinking!!” Agnes laughed again, leaning on the rails as she laughed hysterically.
She quickly snapped some pictures of him before he went back in to change.
She continued laughing as she stared at the pictures.
“What’s wrong with him?” She thought.
He came out some minutes later, dressed properly.
He led the way while she followed behind till they got out and he entered his car.
She drove off in another car.
“Get me another phone” Romeo said as the car zoomed out of the island.
Ben was already waiting in the car.
“What happened to your phone?” Ben asked.
He didn’t answer.
“Boss” he called but Romeo looked like he zoned out already so he tapped him
“What?” He asked.
“I’ve been talking but you didn’t hear me?, Are you ok boss?”
“I don’t know” Romeo sighed.
They got to the company at exactly 8am and when they entered their floor, Juliet is not on seat.
Lovelyn and Sugar are the only ones available
Romeo entered his office quietly.
The elevator door opened and Agnes stepped in with a really big stick, hanged on her ne-ck.
Sugar’s lolli-pop fell from his mouth and he blinked thrice.
“You,… You’re dead!!!!!” Agnes shouted and ran to him.
Sugar took to his heels and Agnes ran after him, chasing him around.
Lovelyn had to crouch somewhere so they won’t bump into her.
“This is an office for crying out loud!” Ben shouted but Agnes kept chasing till Sugar got tired.
She was about to hit him with the stick but Sugar knowingly pushed Ben to her and the stick got him instead, on the head.
“Mr Ben!!” Lovelyn shouted as he went down.
“I’ll really kill you” Agnes said and Sugar quickly took off his heels, running out of the office.
Agnes went after him immediately.
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NAOMI’S PLACE
“Try and eat even if it’s just a bite” Juliet said, placing the spoon of cereal on Merritt’s li-ps.
She has been here with Gina since early in the morning.
Merritt paled out already, she looks sick and she’s indeed sick.
“I don’t have an appetite” she replied , pushing the spoon away.
“Please, do you want me to go on an hunger strike too?”
“You don’t dare” Merritt said weakly.
“Then please take this”
She took three spoons and wiped her li-ps.
“I’m ok”
Gina came in and took the plate from Juliet.
“You must eat more, that as-s-hole is in that castle, living well and good, but you’re trying to hurt yourself here?, Eat before i give you a knock” she said.
“Mummy Gina….
“Eat, else…
Merritt opened her mouth reluctantly and Gina started feeding her slowly.
“That’s my girl” Gina smiled.
Naomi came in and pulled Juliet out of the room.
“Agnes just called, he said Romeo is acting strange, did you two fight?” She asked.
“Huh?, He’s acting strange?”
“Just answer me first”
“It wasn’t exactly a fight, Justus tried to….. ki-ss me but he…threw him a punch, I told him it was wrong but he drove off without saying another thing, I even forgot to call him to inform him I won’t be coming to work today, and I forgot my phone at home, can you please lend me your phone?” Juliet said quickly and Naomi smiled
“What if I call him and tell him that on your behalf?” She said.
“I’d appreciate” Juliet said.
“Sure, go back to your Bess” Naomi pushed her back into the room and looked at Romeo’s line on her phone.
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JEWELL BOOKS
“Why is your hair W-et?” Romeo asked as Ben came into his office.
“I was revived with water” he replied, dropping a new phone on his table.
Romeo inse-rted his sim card immediately.
“Our yearly track event is coming up tommorow and I’ve drawn the list of activities already, I invited two game geniuses already” Ben said.
“Juliet isn’t here yet?” Romeo asked.
“I don’t think she’s coming to work today” Ben replied.
Naomi’s call made him check his phone.
He picked quickly.
“Is Juliet over there?” He asked.
“Juliet?, She came over this morning but she left to prepare for her blind date” she replied.
Romeo fell on his chair.
“Blind…. blind what?”
“She’s going on a blind date today, I’m so happy for her!” Naomi chuckled.
Romeo took the phone off his ear and folded his palm ti-ghtly on it.
“I nee-d water” he said.
Ben rushed out and came back with three bottles of water.
Romeo gulped down one at once, he folded the keg on his palm, then he drank the second one and did same thing to the keg.
He was about to drink the third one when Ben stopped him.
“Are you planning to create a pool in your stomach?” He said.
Romeo turned his back and leaned on the wall, imagining various scenes in his head.
The scene that makes him feel like dying most is the scene of Juliet ki-ssing the guy.
He closed his eyes and his body started shaking.
Ben’s phone rang and after picking the call, his arms dropped.
“Boss, Rhonda was murdered at the station before daybreak” he said and Romeo faced him swiftly with wide eyes.
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8PM**
Romeo got back home exhausted, he fell on the couch and closed his eyes.
Rhonda was really murdered, she was injected with poison according to autopsy and the funniest part is that the cameras caught no one.
That only means it was done by someone from inside or the culprit got help from someone from inside but no guesses, everyone claimed saint.
She was said to be tortured heavily by Kyle last night but she still refused to talk before she was murdered overnight.
It would have been his greatest worry right now but the thought of Juliet filled his head
She’d probably still be on the date with the ugly guy right now and he’s about to go crazy at the thought.
He went to his cellar and got a bottle of cognac.
He sat on the ground and started drinking.
He’s not the type who gets drunk but he drank more than he does.
After drinking two bottles, he still kept going and it didn’t take long before he went high on it, he started blabbering meaningless words.
Agnes stood on the stairs, watching him with a confused expression.
“What’s wrong with him?”
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HAYES APARTMENT
Gina decided to spend the night with Merritt but since Juliet will have to go to work early tomorrow, she left after seeing Merritt fall asleep.
She put on the lights and sighed, thinking about Rhonda’s murder.
“So, someone is really behind her, she has a boss” she said.
“What did I do to the Fu-cking boss?” she said, walking into her room
“It doesn’t make sense that someone is tirelessly trying to eliminate me when I’m still not safe from Joel” she said, dropping her bag.
She was about to enter the bathroom for shower when she saw her phone on the dressing table.
“I have the knack for forgetting my phone these days” she said and went for it.
“Will Romeo still be mad?” She said, thinking about calling him.
He has been on her mind since the incident last night, he occu-pied her thoughts crazily.
Their ki-sses made her miss him more, she misses his smile and cute expressions.
“I miss him” she muttered, so determined to call him.
She put on her phone and saw eleven missed calls and three unread messages, all from him.
“What?, What’s…why?” She said senselessly.
She checked the messages and her eyes wide-ned, her heart raced as she read.
Naomi’s call interrupted her reading.
“Sis”
“Juliet are you home already?” Naomi asked.
“Yes, just arriving”
“I played a ha-rd prank on Romeo but Agnes said he’s acting crazy right now, can you go see him on my behalf?, I sent you a driver already” Naomi said.
“I was just about to go see him when you called” Juliet replied, rushing out of the room.
A car stopped in front of the house and the chauffeur winded down.
“From miss Naomi” he said and she rushed in, tapping her shoes on and floor impatiently throu-ghout the fast drive.
She rushed out of the car when the car stopped in front of the island.
“Thanks!” She said to the driver and quickly ran in.
“Leave me alone!!!” He heard Romeo’s voice shouting when she got to the main door.
She opened the door and met him holding a bottle of alcohol, Agnes was hu-gging him from behind, trying to calm him but he’s struggling with her.
“Good thing you’re here, please talk to him” Agnes said.
Juliet rushed there and took him from Agnes.
“Leave me alone!!!” He screamed again as she hu-gged him ti-ghtly from behind.
“Calm down Romeo” she said and his ears recognized her voice immediately.
Agnes went in, leaving just the two of them.
“Calm down please” Juliet said, taking the bottle from him gently
His wounded palm is bleeding slightly, the bandage is stained with his blood.
He faced her slowly and she smiled, her near-fresh face doing insane things to him.
“Juliet” he whispered, his eyes calming.
“It’s me” she said, standing on her toes to hold his face.
“Why did you drink?” She asked.
“You….” He said silently.
“You’re drunk” She said, her eyes wistful like Fu-ck.
“Romeo…
He cut her short by pushing her to the couch, stealing a gasp from her li-ps before laying on her.
“I’m not drunk, I’m just intoxicated by…you” he smiled drunkenly and affectionately at the same time.
She folded her fists, his breath which was filled with the smell of cognac kept hitting her face.
He car-essed her face and her body responded to his touch immediately.
He bent more closely to her ear.
“I love you madly” he whispered but she honestly didn’t hear.
“Huh?, What did you….say?” She asked but he didn’t answer before dipping his face to her ne-ck.
He ki-ssed her ne-ck and and she hyperventilated as he traced the ki-sses to her ear.
emotions and pas-sion lived in the ki-sses and she honestly couldn’t get enough as he continued ki-ssing her all-over.
Then he pulled down the right sleeve of her gown and ki-ssed her shoulder gently.
“Gosh… Romeo”
He suddenly ki-ssed her li-ps and she melted like ice cream.
“I missed you, I missed your addictive li-ps Juliet” he whispered and her breathing became more intense as his hands started working on her body when he recaptured her li-ps again.
He ki-ssed her so ha-rd that she forgot how to breathe, but she doesn’t even want him to stop.
desi-res and wants filled the breathless ki-ss as their li-ps kept moving hungrily on each other without halt.
His palms reached her already exp-osed thi-ghs and when he tou-ched them, she opened her eyes and he broke the ki-ss.
“ki-ss me, please” he breathed and that was all it took for Juliet to pull him back to herself.
Their li-ps smacked on each other once again as her M0-ns beautified the air.
“Romeo….
TBC