? MY VICIOUS
SWEETHEART ?
( Love Me Like I Do… )
CHAPTER 25
By, Naomi Cindy B
‼️ DON’T COPY OR REPOST‼️
★★★★★
“I dunno what to say, honestly I’m …. I’m dumbfounded” Louis said sincerely
“Just open up” she said
He slowly opened his mouth and she slowly put the fork with the meal in his mouth
He chewed on it slowly and nodded. “It’s nice” he said
“Really?” She asked again
“Sure” he replied, taking the fork from her
“I’ll help myself” he said
“So do you love the surprise?” She asked
He looked up and smiled. ” The best I’ve ever received” he said
“I just blu-shed, eat up” she said, face-palming herself as she watched him eat
“Honestly, thanks so much, wasn’t expecting to eat something so delicious tonight” he said
She replied with a smile and continued watching till he’s done
He looked at the card again and re-ad it out
“Anything, for my everything”
“Yeah, anything for you” she replied, pouring wine for the both of them
They took a glas-s each and clinked it on each other before starting the slow sip
“So how was the idea I gave?” She asked
“Beneficial, though I earned a sl@p from dad cos of it” he replied
She spranged up and held his cheeks slightly, checking it out with concern
“Are you hurt?, It must have been painful” she said
He took her hands off his face gently
” I’m fine, trust me” he said, re-leasing her hand
She inhaled before taking her seat
“Don’t get hurt” she said
“I won’t” he smiled, dropping the now empty glas-s of wine
They both climbe-d upstairs together…
“Goodnight” Louis said when they got to his door
“Goodnight” she replied
“Go in first” he said
She smiled and went to her doorstep, opened the door slowly and looked back at him
“Night night” she giggled and went in
Louis smiled before entering his room too
He took a shower first before changing into a night wear and then jumped on the be-d happily
He closed his eyes at first with the hope of getting a sleep but when sleep kept eluding him, he opened his eyes and sat up on the be-d
He took his phone and went to the pictures and when he saw Daisy’s pictures, he bec@m£ angry to the point of throwing away his phone
“Why haven’t I deleted those?, Damn me!” He yelled at himself and l@yon the be-d again but once more, he’s unable to sleep
He sat up again and when Cheryl c@m£ to his thoughts, he smiled brightly
“What should I do to make her feel special too?” He asked himself.
***
Dropping Elena off in her house that night, Shane looks sad
Though they spent all day together but he’s alre-ady missing her
“You can spend the night at my place right?, I’m alre-ady missing you” he said
” I know, and I’m missing you alre-ady too, but I can’t leave mum tonight, i wish I’ve told her beforehand, I’ll come for sleepover in your house soon” she said
” I un-derstand, just be fine ok?, Take care of yourself throu-ghout the night, and apply all what the dermatologist gave you” he said
” Nagging, but I like it” she said
” Silly girl” he said and hvgged her, then gave her a slight pe-ck
” Goodnight” he said
“Only that?” She said surprisingly
“What else?” He asked, smiling knowingly
“Maybe you forgot this..” she said and leaned closer to him, giving him a de-ep k!sson thel-ips
He li-cked hisl-ips after the long k!ss. “Thought you weren’t gonna ask” he said naughtily
“I won’t be able to sleep without it” she said
” You know anytime I k!ssyou, it feels like I’m devouring a whole cone of sweet vanilla flavoured ice cream” he said
” Gosh!, I taste that nice?” She blu-shed
“Sure princess” he replied, stro-king her hair lightly
” Well you taste like…. vodka, the one I’ll wanna get drun!kwith every moment” she said and smiled before getting down from the car
He watched her go in before leaving.
“Salad!” Elena exclaimed immediately she sighted it on the dinning table
“Yeah dear, I made it specially for you” Arabella replied, coming out of the kitchen with a plate of chicken sauce
“OMG!” Elena screamed again
“Just eat it up, I’ve eaten mine” Bella said
Elena dropped her backpack and sat on the floor beside the small table that serves as their dinning table
She started eating with joy. “It’s been ages since I tasted salad and chicken sauce, mum I love you so much” she said, eating in mouthfuls
Arabella feels happy watching her eat, it’s the best view, ma-king her happy like this and doing the things she loves
“But am I really?” She asked herself before looking at her again
Elena is still eating with great appetite
“My baby” she said slowly
Elena looked up slowly and smiled
“My baby” she said too, mimicking Bella’s voice and that made Bella smile
“You know I love you right?” Bella asked
“Of course, and I love you more than you do” Elena replied and returned to eating
” Everything she does or says, adds to my guilt” Bella said guiltily.
*”****
The Tanner’s mansion**
“St©p this madness Arie!, Samantha is dead in the plane crash and we buried her remains by ourselves!” Mr Tanner ranted at his wife who kept saying she saw Samantha since she c@m£ back home
“And I’m saying I saw her!, The remnants of Samantha we buried had a disfigured face and she might just be another person without our knowledge!” Mrs Tanner yelled back angrily
” Calm down Arie, calm down, Samantha is surely dead in the crash cos she was confirmed as Samantha before we buried her” Mr Tanner replied
” I don’t care if you don’t believe me!, All I know is that I saw my daughter today and by all what it takes!, I’ll look for her!” Arie replied and went upstairs angrily.
” Is she ok?’ Mr Tanner asked himself.
***
Next morning**
“Breakfast is re-ady, you just have to sit and have it, it’s just bre-ad and milk” Cheryl said from the dinning when she saw Louis descending the stairs, dressed for work
“Oh, thanks” he smiled, coming downstairs
” How was your night?” He asked before taking his seat
” It was the best, yours?” She replied
“Not bad” he replied
She poured some milk into a cu-p and he took the bre-ad slowly with it.
“By the way, concerning the deal with the Japanese, ion think it’s advisable, they’re not to be trusted cos dad has never worked with them” Cheryl said
” How did you know I’ll be signing a deal with the Japanese?” Louis asked surprisingly
” I’m the daughter of Mr Tanner you know?, I have my means” she replied
” But your dad told us he has worked with them three times and they’re trustworthy” Louis said
” Dad had never worked with Japanese, believe me and don’t sign the deal” Cheryl said
” Thanks” Louis said, still surprised as he continued eating.
****
Shane sli-pped his hand into Elena’s hand as they walked into their clas-sroom
? They’re here again
? Second Samantha
? But I love them
? Who cares?
They both don’t care too, they got to clas-s and met the project supervisor in the clas-s alre-ady
They whole clas-s attention turned to them
“Don’t tell me you guys weren’t aware that there’s an 8 o’clock clas-s” Miss blo-ssom said sternly
” We weren’t actually aware” Shane replied and it was Warren who laughed first
” The time they’re supposed to check the clas-s group with, they’ll use it to be R0m-ncing each other” Miley said from her seat
” Are you jealous?, Yes, we r0m@nç£d , anything wrong with that?, Are we you?, Are you us?” Shane said all at once and everyone laughed
Elena kept giggling silently
“I hope you guys are working on your project alre-ady” Miss blo-ssom said
” Sure ma’am” Elena replied and they left for their seats
Shane hit Warren pla-yfully. “I was only trying to feel happy” Warren smiled
“By the way, you you nee-d to gist me” Eros said beside Elena
“About?” She asked
” The r0m@nç£stuff you know” he replied and she hit him pla-yfully
“Gosh!, I can’t believe you’re a per-vert” she smiled
” Well now you know” he replied
“Order!” Miss blo-ssom said sternly and they all went mute though some still kept giggling , some like Warren.
The clas-s ended and they had two more before going for lunch
“I heard the prom is coming up soon” Warren said
” Oh, I can’t wait” Shane smiled
“Me too, how does it look like?” Elena asked
” It’s usually done some weeks before exams and trust me it’s the best night of the term” Eros replied
” So we’re rocking it huh?” Warren said
” Of course” Shane replied, secretly wi-nking at Elena.
****
D-Royals**
“The CEO of the Japanese group has arrived” Louis’s secretary announced to him
” Usher him in” he replied simply
Minutes later, the CEO c@m£ in with his secretary and he welcomed him with smiles.
“Welcome Mr Miyazaki” he greeted politely
“Thanks Mr Louis, I can’t wait to sign the deal with this company, and I’m promising you a good experience with us” he smiled
” Sincerely, have you ever worked with Mr Tanner’s company before?” Louis suddenly asked
He looks shocked like he wasn’t expecting that question but he tried to hide his shock though Louis has alre-ady seen it
“Why that question even after Mr Tanner himself told you how close we are and that we are the best” he said
” I was just being s-en-sitive, I’m sorry but I don’t think I’ll be able to go on with the deal signing again” Louis said, straight to the point
” What!” Mr Miyazaki said
” Yes, I can’t trust you” he replied flatly
“But you trust Mr Tanner right?, Since he recommended me…
“it’s better you leave” Louis interrupted
“This is bull$h!t!, How can you embarras-s me like this!” He ranted, standing angrily
” Leave when I’m still nice, I might decide to call the cops” Louis said and at the mention of cops, Miyazaki left without saying anything again.
Louis smiled and sat back on his chair. “Is this a tra-p by Mr Tanner or what?, Did he set him up to pretend like a really good man?, Mr Tanner….he must be a green snake in a green gras-s like I’ve been suspecting” he thought
Minutes later**
Like he has been expecting, Alan bur-sted into his office with his guards
“Take him” he ordered and the guards swooned round Louis
“Dad?” He said, surprised about this new dimension
“Since you’re planning to ruin my company, I’d rather ruin you!, How could you s£nd Miyazaki out of your office, you even threatened him with cops you idiot!, You told him he’s not to be trusted despite the fact that he was recommended by Tanner?, Why did we p@rtner with him if we can’t help each other?, He was only trying to help us grow but you fool are busy dragging us back to the mud!, Do you know how many Euros we’ll lose?” Alan ranted
” You really trust him that much?, More than I your son?” Louis said hurtfully though he wasn’t expecting much but this is hurting
“Yes!, I do!, I trust him!, What will I gain from trusting a wasted child like you who’s trying to drag me down!” Alan shouted
” And I hate you too!, I hate you too Alan cos since I bec@m£ the CEO I’ve never been able to sleep cos all you care about is Euros, you don’t even trust me and I’m fed up!, And now you wanna arrest me just because I helped us from being tra-pped?, Before then I’ll give up… Alan I give up!!!!, I’m not the CEO of D-Royals anymore!, I resign!, You can take over again and work like a clock then get duped till you die!, I’m off!” He yelled and left the office angrily
” Louis!, Louis!” Alan called after him but he never looked back.
****
“The teacher is alre-ady waiting for us at my house, I mean the one s£nt by the modelling industry” Shane related during the drive home
” So I won’t be chanced to work p@rt time today, I’ll call madam Donna” Elena replied
” It’s better, I just hope the teacher will be ok” Shane replied
Some minutes later, he got to his house and right in front of the house is one of the h0ttest teen model…. Mich!
His expressionless look turned to a big smile immediately they got down from the car
“Mich!” Elena exclaimed happily
He’s one of her idols in modelling
“Hi” Mich waved when they got to him
“Mr Adams really surprised me, I wasn’t expecting him to s£nd a star like you” Shane said
” Well he’s a person I respect a lot so when he told me to come and give you guys some lectures, I couldn’t turn him down” Mich replied
“I’m Shane, and here’s my princess, Elena” Shane introduced, shaking Mich
Mich made to shake Elena after that but Shane held Elena’s hand back
“Waving is enough” he said
“Ok” Mich replied and went to his car to bring his l@pt©p
They went in and settled down in Shane’s study room for the lecture
Shane opened his recorder and recorded all what he’s saying and a s-en-sible person will know he’s good
He knows a lot about modelling and even went as far as fashion, giving them back to back for almost an hour but Shane can’t help but notice he’s trying to get Elena’s attention
“I nee-d to pee” Shane said, excusing himself
“You’re pretty” Mich said Immediately Shane left
“Thanks…but my b©yfri£ndtells me that a lot so I’m used to it” she replied
” Oh” Mich replied, surprised that she didn’t blus-h
“Yes, but to be sincere, you’ve always been one of my idols in the modelling world” she smiled
” Really?”
” Yes, trust me” she smiled
“You have a cute smile too and I can’t help but be amazed, I’d love to buy you dinner someday” he said se-ductively
” Oh… I’d decline, I can’t do that” she replied
“Why?, Cos of Shane?, It’s just a friendly dinner” Mich insisted.
Shane c@m£ back and Mich smiled as if nothing has been happening
Shane sat and looked at him with ha-rd ened expression as he continued the lecture.
****
Not being able to manage his anger since Alan pu-ll-ed it out in the office, Louis drove home in anger again
No matter how much he tries, the anger won’t just die down
“I hate you Alan!, I hate you!, You’re the man I hate most in the world!, Damn D-Royals!, Damn you!, Ion care if it crumbles!” He screamed
He kept screaming hurtfully till he got home and met Cheryl waiting alre-ady
“Welcome dear” she said radiantly but her countenance changed too when she noticed his mood
“Ignore me” Louis snapped
“No I can’t, you look hurt and…
” And I told you to ignore me!, Aren’t you tired of being a bother?, Aren’t you tired of boring my life!, Aren’t you fed up of getting on my nerves?, Piss off!” He yelled at her and left for his room
He got there and started regretting all what he said Immediately
“I’ve done it again, I’ve done it again!” He yelled at himself, entering the bathroom
He stayed un-der the shower for over thirty minutes, cursing at himself
He c@m£ out and stayed in his room for some minutes before going out
He stayed at her doorstep for some minutes before knocking
“Cheryl” he called slowly
“Cheryl” he called again when he got no answer
He opened the door and luckily it’s not jammed but inside the room, her closet is opened and p@rt of her clothes is gone, p@rt of her shoes in the rack is gone too and her b©dy treatments on the dressing table, none of it is there again
“No, she can’t possibly….” He said and checked it out very well, no sign of her
He rushed out of the house but she’s still nowhere to be found
“No… plea-se you can’t leave me!, It’s really not my fault!, I just have a bad temper I’m so sorry for hurting you again” he said, bending down to cry bitterly.
TBC