73. Locked!

Emerald's POV

I got up as she stood in front of me. I don't know why, but it feels like I have seen her somewhere. This face is familiar. 

Why is she giving me deja vu? The nerves in my brain felt like stretching for a moment. 

"Sorry?"

She smiled softly, fuck, she is beautiful. I can't even blame his choice. 

"I thought you were talking about me!"

"I don't know, I was just lost... What's your name by the way?"

Maybe I can find something about her. She looks like a main character. 

"Arabella!"

She extended her hand for a shake. 

I accepted it, her hands are rough. Not like a woman who is pampered, she feels like a warrior.

"Arabella!"

Maybe I am thinking too much about it. 

It's okay, Emerald. Just think that Egon was a random man whom you started liking and he turned out to be committed. Just get over it, god! It shouldn't be that hard. 

Maybe it's difficult because I am always around him and it fucks with my mind, I'll get over it when I finish this work and leave for good, until then I need to stay the fuck away from him and finish my work sooner.

"What's wrong?"

Arabella must have read my thousands of expressions when I was talking to myself. 

"He is cheating on you!"

He kissed me when he had a girlfriend, so yes, I am not wrong. 

Arabella raised her eyebrows and looked at me for a second. She looked confused but nodded.

"Ahh, I see! Thanks for letting me know."

"You are welcome!"

I looked around to see if he was watching me. If yes, then he will kill me for sure. 

"By the way, are you going to dump him now?"

I shouldn't have asked that. Dumb!

She smirked.

"You don't worry about that!"

She patted my back and walked away. 

Weird girl, if I were in his place, then I would have killed him. Anyways not my baby, not my problem!

My mission is, avoid Egon!

I focused on my work and it was going at perfect speed until he decided to fuck with me again. 

"Lunch break, guys!"

He announced, and the girls started jumping like monkeys. 

"No thanks, last time you did that, everyone fell asleep... We will manage!"

I scowled at him, only if I know how to stop myself from slapping that smirk off his face.

"I am the boss here, things go as I want!"

He is so arrogant. 

"Come on, I am hungry!"

His girlfriend said, Why hasn't she bashed him for cheating yet. This girl is also weird just like him. Are they in an open relationship? Oh my god! These mafia people are psychotic. 

Looks like one more day is going to waste, fine, if everyone is sleeping then I am going to do the same. I walked towards the dining table and there were two empty chairs, one beside Egon and one beside Arabella. 

I chose to sit beside Arabella. Egon looked at me like I had asked for his kidney. Why does he even care? I frowned when I saw Arabella laughing silently at his reaction. 

We started having lunch and Egon placed food in Arabella's plate.

"Are you eating well? You look thin!"

I bit on my salad aggressively when he asked her. 

"Yeah!"

She replied, looking at him with a smile, as if she was happy to be with him. 

I ignored them for the rest of the lunch, and as usual, my workers fell asleep because of food coma.

I didn't complain, he doesn't deserve my attention. I worked alone for the rest of the day.

It was my time to leave when I heard them talking about something. 

They were talking about a shipment. Where it's going and from which route. 

"Are you eavesdropping on us?"

Egon frowned at me. 

"Why would I? It's none of my business!"

I started leaving. 

"Wait! You heard about my important shipment. You can do anything with the information!"

He accused. Is he being serious right now?

"Listen!"

I tried to control my lash out. 

"It's fine until it's your silly stunts! I am not trusting you with my business... You will stay here in my house until this shipment reaches the destination!"

He ordered heartlessly. 

"In your dreams!"

I scoffed and started walking away but his bodyguards blocked my way. 

I looked at him in disbelief. 

"Egon, you can't be serious... You can't lock me in your house!"

"Try me, baby!"

He was not fucking around.

I was lost for a minute.

"Wait, I___ you ___"

I looked at Arabella.

"Arabella, please say something!"

She shrugged.

"Sorry, babe... He is the boss here!"

I don't know what happened to me, but anger got into my head. I threw my bag across the room and growled at him angrily.

"You want to lock me! Do you know who the fuck I am?"

He was watching me calmly like he was expecting this burst.

"Who are you?"

It felt like I suddenly snapped out of something. Why was I so angry? Why did it twist my heart so much? I felt that disrespecting me should be a sin for him. 

What's wrong with me? 

"Are you okay, Emerald?"

Arabella asked while touching my shoulder. 

I looked at her confused. 

"I don't know... I want to go home!... I need Ruby!"

She knows what happens to me and she knows how to handle me. 

"You don't need anyone. Nothing is happening to you... You will be staying in the guest room for a week. Make yourself comfortable!"

He ordered. 

I felt my head spinning, it was better to drop this topic and talk later. 

I started walking away, and he pulled me to his chest by my arm. My head hit his chest, and for some reason, I felt good when I breathed in his scent. 

It was comforting me. 

I stayed there until he opened his mouth.

"Now show me how you ignore me for a week!"

There was pure mischievousness in his voice. 

Ohh, so it was his plan! My eyes snapped towards him. Well, it's going to be hell for him, not me!