Chapter 3

Cassians's...

My phone rang from the table in the distance and I scrunched my eyebrows in return.

Only a few people had my private number, some of whom were my secretary and my Best Friend Andy.

I picked up the phone and I saw that it was the secretary, she had strict orders not to call me except it was an emergency, and I could only think of one at the moment, there was a problem with the merger I'd sent her to complete.

" Good day Mr.  Van, I'm sorry but the client refuses to sign the merger without your presence," her voice said over the phone.

" Where are you, I asked,"

" At the hotel adjacent to the company," she replied.

I wanted to ask why she chose the hotel instead of any good restaurants or a meeting house, but I thought against it.

" I'll be there," I said and hung up, looking down from the highest floor, only the bright lights of the hotel could be seen from a distance.

I scrunched my eyebrows, the merging had been finalized and it was only left for her to hand the document in person, nevertheless, I stood up and alerted the security personnel, before closing the door behind me.

I walked into the still air of the hotel, it carried the air of a good seven-star hotel, and I was led to the lobby by a receptionist.

She sat there, two or three buttons of the shirt flipped open and her skirt was pulled to reveal her thighs.  I was already having a bad feeling but I'd come here and it was best to deal with whatever plan she had in mind.

" Mr Van, she called walking over to me, taking from the nearby waiter a glass of champagne and handing it over to me. I took a sip, and handed it back to the waiter, an uneasy feeling washing over me.

" Where are they," I asked.

" They've left Mr Van," she said moving closer, I could see the sinister look in his eyes.

" They had said that thought that you were too arrogant to not give them any face, and Instead asked your secretary to come instead, but when I called and you offered to come, they signed and left immediately." She said and I turned to leave, before feeling a surge of heat spread through me. I stumbled back feeling my feet weaken.

" What did you put in the drink, I asked", my voice beginning to get husky as I began to feel dizzy.

She walked closer, holding me by hand, I felt repulsed with the touch of her hand on me.

" Get your hands off me, I said with the most of the strength I could muster. I felt my strength dwindling, so much that she was able to drag me into a cushion.

" Get off me, I said again, with a low growl.

" Oh, I love it when you growl Mr Van, tell me, am I not enough for you, she said, straddling my body.

Her hands ran over her body, unbuttoning her shirt to its last button, leaving nothing but the tiny fabric of the bra on her.

I mustered the last bit of strength I could gather, and threw her across the room, her body sprawled on the floor. "Thank your stars I don't have my gun with me, it'd take me nothing to unalive you," I said feeling the burning effect of whatever she added to the drugs in my body.

I walked away from the stares of the men seated, their eyes glued to the drama unfolding, and as much as I hated dramas, I'd gotten into this one and not losing control was the only way out of it.

I staggered away to the restroom, holding onto the walls to avoid falling to the floor.

" Mr. Van," I heard the secretary's voice call from behind. I'd make sure to kill her when I got out of this mess.

Luckily a support staff walked beside me at the moment. " Stand by and do not let anyone else come in here, I'll pay you whatever you want, I said and he stood in the middle of the path, a sigh of relief washed over me and I continued to make my way away from there.

" Let me go, you this stupid son of a bitch," I heard her scream from the distance at the staff blocking her way.

" I'm sorry ma'am but I've strict orders to not let anyone come in here,"  the staff said holding her back.

" Mr. Van, please come outside, I'm sure I'm going to make you feel better," she spoke again and I almost turned back to call her.

I felt blood rush to my groin, followed by a groan as I tried to enter the restroom.

I hastened my steps, to get away from her when I bumped into a soft body, I moved backward, trying to hold my ground, when we both fell into each other again, this time both of us landing on the floor with a thud, I shielded her body with mine and the strong smell of alcohol on her made me clench my nose in disgust.

My hands were wrapped around her waist, with her chest pressed against mine and they rose and fell heavily on top of me.

" I'm so sorry," I heard her say before she scrambled up from on top of me, opening the door to the restroom cubicle.

The heat in my body rising incessantly with my body sprawled across the ground, this was the highest level of disgrace a man like me could face and again, I concluded in my mind that even if the secretary was to enter an ant hole, I'd make sure to kill her.

I felt the hand again, shaking me violently to get me up from the ground. " Mr, she called, still shaking my body to the Best of her ability and I almost felt my breath stopped when she tried to do CPR. Her soft lips met mine, and her tongue pried my mouth open for air.