Chapter 11

Alison’s POV

“To meet Vandyke again, I think you should go to his office with your application letter, tell him you considered his job offer,” Roberta suggested excitedly as if it were that easy.

“Don’t forget that I don’t want to see Cory every day, the workplace is a no-go area for me. And besides you should see him at work, he’s 10 times scarier than he was at the club.” I argued.

“Then how are we going to meet him? He banned us from coming to his country at night.” Roberta queried me.

Roberta and I weren’t close way back in the university, we both dropped out in the second year and we still weren’t close. We both met each other at the same workplace and that’s how our friendship picked up but she has never been to my apartment nor have I been to hers. But look at us bonding over some man we want to trap.

“Can’t you forget about Cory and just go to his workplace?…”

“Even if I do, I might not get to see him. You know he’s a very busy man, I heard that he barely even goes to the office.” I explained.

I was beginning to get jealous of how difficult it was for me to even meet Cory’s dad let alone seduce him yet Cory banged my mother easily. It wasn’t fair at all.

“Should we give up?” I asked Roberta who frowned.

“Girl, what are you talking about? I caught my boyfriend with my roommate! We weren’t friends but I got my revenge on both of them. Cory cheated with your mother! The disrespect! The betrayal! Bloody hell, I say f*ck his dad no matter how hard it is.”

Her words renew my hatred for Cory and my desire for vengeance. I had to find Vandyke somehow. I had to see Cory’s face when I broke the news to him that I was warming his dad’s bed.

“Roberta, it sounds like you’re mad at Cory than even me,” I remarked with a smirk.

“To be honest, I am. I know you and I are not so close, but at least I know how you cherish your mother and hold her in high esteem, I know you kept yourself because of her. You fantasized about giving it away on your wedding night but you gave up that dream for Cory’s sake just to get stabbed in the back like this? I feel bad for you.”

Here we go again! I’m reminded of my pain once more, and I hate Cory all over again.

“You’re right. If I’m no longer a virgin I might as well give my body to his dad. He says I’m boring in bed but I would like to know what his dad thinks.”

“Good! That’s the spirit!” She cheered for me. “So forget about not wanting to see Cory and go to that man, put on your best clothes, your best shoes, your best everything. Smell good, flash smiles at him, don't miss any opportunity to leave a lasting impression on him when you go to his office tomorrow.”

My doorbell rang which distracted the two of us. We hadn’t slept properly since Vandyke dropped us off last night. We fell asleep at first but woke up early and started to talk. We had talked so much that we had lost track of time. When the bell rang we realized it was afternoon.

“Are you expecting a visitor,” She asked as she sat up, “Right I have overstayed. I need to get going.”

“I’m not expecting anyone. I would hate to go to the door and see my mother or Cory.” I whispered.

“Then don’t go. Stay here.” She replied.

The visitor started to ring the bell even more ferociously, “I know you’re in there!” A deep commanding voice sounded from outside.

The two of us stared at each other and we both didn’t need words to express how scary that was.

“Is that who I think it is?” Roberta queried me.

“I don’t know. But I think we are right.”

We both tiptoed to the door and looked through the peephole. Then gasped at the same time. Fear gripped me, What was he doing here? No, how did he manage to find my room number? Last night I let him drop me off a few blocks away from my apartment, so how did he find this place?

I flung the door open out of shock and looked into his unusual eyes. He rolled his eyes,

“I found out about your revenge plan. Cory told me about it.” He smiled.

The horror on my face couldn’t be hidden, Roberta’s mouth hung open. Oh goodness! How was I going to do it now? I will never get my revenge, damn you Cory!

“Wait what did he tell you, because that boy be lying!” Roberta suddenly exclaimed.

Yes! Thank God she was here with me because I don’t know what I would have done.

“Won’t you let me in first, at least?” He said and walked in before we even let him.

He went to a couch and sat down, and Roberta and I stood at the entrance of the studio apartment watching him.

“You like Cory but it appears that he’s in love with your mother, this started to breed fights between you and your mother so she did the honorable thing and broke up with my son. Right?”

“Huh?” What on earth did they tell this man?

“You came to the club last night out of a bruised ego, didn’t you? Cory couldn’t see you in a romantic way so you tried to try your luck on me so you can feel good about yourself.” He said leaning back on the couch.

I was mortified because he was not entirely right but he wasn’t far from the truth at all. If he was seeing through the trap then there was no way he was going to fall in it.

“Correct me if I’m wrong.” He said. “I was your target from the start wasn’t I?