Work went ok for Lilian except for the occasional stares at her bruised forehead. A few people did ask her what happened to her and her reply was that she hit her head on a shelf. A wise few however didn't need to be told what happened to her as they had seen Damian's bruised nose earlier. She had not made any friends at work because she mostly kept to herself and Damian was a strict employee. She put a pen in her pocket and felt the money that the old man had given her. Her escape plan was coming together. She had paid $5 as a bus fare and still had $195 left. It was more than enough to get her home from any part of New York. Unless of course, the business even wasn't in New York but in another city or country together. She erased the idea of it being anywhere else but New York from her mind. The event was on Saturday so she had less than five days to get all the necessary info that she needed. She finished with file delivery and went off to get coffee. She could have equally escape
The night was quiet and soundless. There wasn't a single cloud in the sky. The moon's presence was replaced with millions of twinkling stars. The lock of Lilian's room turned and soon a gentle click of the door closing could barely be heard. Lilian opened her eyes slightly and a dark figure which stood in the corner caught her eye. She ignored it. It was probably just the shadow of a tree or something. She turned and continued to sleep peacefully. But then again, what would a tree be doing in her room? Soon she felt pressure on the e corner of her bed. She opened her eyes a little but didn't turn. Maybe it was just her imagination. Soon the pressure increased. She was now fully awake but dared not move. Was it a burglar or something? Soon she could feel the figure directly above her, it's warm breath on the back of her neck. She was frozen in a spot. She didn't know what to do. Soon a warm hand pushed her hair away from her neck. Lilian couldn't take it anymore. She pounced on the fi
Damian came home from work much later than expected. Lilian had finished cleaning and had taken Antonio's advice on eating. His buns were delicious with cream filling. Damian took a quick look around the house and said nothing. He went straight upstairs and signaled Lilian to follow him. She stuffed the last piece of cream bun in her mouth and walked grudgingly upstairs. Damian was already taking off his shirt when she came in."Ever heard of a paper towel?""What?" said Lilian, a bit confused."Wipe your mouth. You look like you just give someone a blow job."Lilian touched her lip. She had a cream filling all over her mouth."What if I did?"Damian looked at her with a raised eyebrow and said nothing. She walked over to his wine cupboard and took a paper towel and wiped her mouth."Did I ask you to go there?""Nope, but I figured that since you weren't going to be a gentleman and get me one, I might as well do it myself."Damian rolled his eyes. He didn't have her time."Your cleani
Damian was so engrossed in his work that he didn't notice that he left Lilian on the chair. He looked up over his laptop and saw her sleeping, her head propped up on her shoulder. She looked so peaceful and harmless. Her chest slowly and gently bobbed up and down with each breath. She looked so beautiful and quiet that no one would ever believe that she was the one that always wanted to give the billionaire of the city a piece of her mind. He watched her as she slept and a lock of her hair fell over her face. He wanted to push it away himself. He didn't want to wake her. Every now and then, she would take a breath that was deeper than the rest and stir a bit in her sleep. Damian looked at her. It wasn't an expert that needed to tell him that if she kept sleeping like that, she was going to hurt her neck. Damian rolled his eyes. Did he really have to do this. His conscience fought internally with itself. Soon it was settled. He saved up his work and went over to her. He put one arm ar
Work was even busier for Damian the next day. His entire focus was on planning his business event that was to be held in three days. He was to make a speech and present their latest business idea. He wasn't really concerned about the speech but he was scared that it wasn't going to go the way he had planned it out, just like the way his meeting spiraled out of control. He needed to also buy something more festive and presentable. He needed to buy something that made him look amazing. He remembered that Lilian was yet to get something better for herself after she turned down his suggestion of the blue dress. What was wrong with the color blue? He also remembered that she said that she wasn't going to let him see the dress and he wasn't one to go back on his word. He had to...trust her.He dreaded that word–trust. This was business. He trusted no one. He relied on and only trusted himself. And he was definitely not going to trust an ex-thief. But she gave him her word that she wasn't g
Lilian was back in her room. She really needed to rest properly and also have a shower. As she bathed, she heard a soft knock on the door and soon it creaked open."Who is there?""It's I," came the familiar Italian accent. Antonio had breakfast upstairs for her."Antonio," said Lilian, in the bathroom, quite surprised. "You know you really didn't have to.""I think I did. Seemed you and Mr. Richards were very busy with work this morning."Lilian blushed hard. She didn't want to think about it."It was nothing, okay?""Miss Mendez...""Antonio, I don't like him okay? Sex is just something that we do. You get horny, you fuck, and that's it, life goes on. I don't want to make a big deal out of it you know."Antonio shook his head slightly. He was sad about how shallow she thought."Hurry up and eat okay."And with that, he left the room.Lilian soon finished up and found a steaming hot breakfast on her bedside table. The smell of the food had already filled the room. She would mind her
Lilian was dumbfounded. Did he just leave her hanging? She huffed in anger and tried to put her shirt back on but her legs were still a bit shaky. She sat up and steadied herself; her legs felt a bit numb. After a while, she regained full composure. She wore her dress that was long enough to cover her bottom and picked up her pantie from the floor. Damian had ripped it and it was useless now. She exhaled in suppressed anger and went to chuck her torn underwear in the bin. She walked upstairs to her. Something in her wanted to go to Damian's room, kick down his door and give him a piece of her mind. She decided to be reasonable and go to her room instead. She had to go wash herself and probably wash the feeling of Damian's lips over her breast. He had long left her for his room but she could still feel his light touches over her nipples. She headed for the shower and let the cool water run over her and bring her back to full reality. She needed to control herself, she needed to avoid h
Lilian left and headed to the counter and wasn't surprised to see Damian waiting there for her. He seemed as if he had been there for a while. She knew: he didn't look like the shopping type.He was waiting to pay for their purchases. He also hoped to catch a glimpse of Lilian's dress. His curiosity was already at its peak. He walked up to the counter a brought out his golden debit card. The kind dark lady was at the counter and Lilian stood at a distance watching the lady and hoping she would keep to her promise."How much is everything?""$ 1.3 million dollars Sir."He handed her the card and looked at her intensely but she was smart to avoid his gaze. As she was finishing up, Lilian stepped forward. The lady packed the shopping bags separately and handed Lilian hers first and then gave Damian his. As they turned to leave, she gave Lilian a knowing wink and Lilian returned the gesture. This however did not go unnoticed by Damian. He strode behind Lilian and they entered the car."W