She strikes again

Jake.

"There's a new article about you by Lilith Hellman," my sister said.

Furious, I crushed the water bottle in my hands and reached out for that day's papers. 

I went through the pile until I found The Daily Paper whose headlining story was about me threatening Lilith Hellman. 

"Will call you later," I told Carrie before hanging up. 

Quickly, I skimmed the summary and then turned the page to the second one which had the full story. 

I sighed in relief when I finished and there was no mention of kidnapping. The girl had some sense, it seemed. However, she was still taking too many liberties as if she had no idea I could ruin her life with a snap of my finger. 

    

The door opened and Jenny entered. "The staff meeting is about to start, Mr. Rylland. "

The meeting was short and precise, just the way I liked them. As soon as it was over, I walked out of the room, immediately turning my thoughts from work stuff and returning into social mode. Lilith was something I needed to get rid of, before she consumed my thoughts and eventually me. Lilith was actually beautiful in a cute sort of way, not my kind of woman but I wouldn't have minded if she wasn't so annoying. Her character was a total turn off for me. I had never liked people who worked in the media because of their sly ways. 

My next plan was going to be an indirect hit. It was clear that Lilith was not scared of my direct threats so I needed to be smart about bringing her down. I had to do it in a way that she wouldn't suspect anything until her world was shattered. I grinned, thinking of Lilith's impending destruction. She was going to regret messing up with me.

When I was in my car, I dialled the number of a friend of mine. Johnny Knightley. He was the perfect guy for the job I had in mind. Johnny, who was bored out of his mind, working for his father in some small town, was excited for a change. 

All I had to do was call his father and convince him that I needed Johnny for something urgent. His father reluctantly said it was okay, but for only a week since he had a lot of work to complete in the company branch. 

A week was enough for what I had in mind because I didn't want to focus on her for that long. If that didn't work, I would set another plan in motion.

Back home, I busied myself with reading a business book while I waited impatiently for my friend to arrive after a two hour flight journey. When he finally did, I went to the airport to pick him up.

"Hey man," he said as we hugged shortly.

"Hey," I said. "Journey was good?"

He nodded. "Sat near some hot chick from Arizona. We'll be meeting up tomorrow night. Hope I'll get some. From what you've said, this Lilith Hellman might be some man hating prude otherwise she would be writing fan fiction about you not hate fiction."

"Shes a journalist. She doesn't write fiction."

He chuckled. "You know what I mean."

Johnny only carried a backpack so we had no luggage delay issues. His penthouse had enough personal effects and clothes for him to change to. Driving through the busy streets of New York, he told me about his work in the country.

"That place is hell," he said. "If it wasn't for all the pretty girl next door chicks that are always fawning over me, I would have run off a long time ago. You should visit sometime. You'll have the best time. You can pick whatever kind of woman you want. They're not like these New York chicks that are all the same, hoes looking for sugar daddies. Those country girls are the real deal, man. Love still exists for them."

The way he talked about them made me quite curious. Of course I knew women everywhere were different from each other but here in New York, I was surrounded by mostly similar ones, who had lost their naivety and innocence a long time ago. A sweet county girl sounded really tempting.

"You're right man," I said. "I think I need one of those women. How come you are not yet hitched?"

"How can I? The moment I settle on one, I'll lose my playboy charm and a lot of them wont be interested anymore. I have no plans of settling with any one of them."

I glanced at him, only to see a wistful look on his face. I started laughing. "You may be able to fool those silly girls but you cant fool me. I can tell that one of them is living rent free in your mind. Do you have pictures?"

Johnny chuckled. "You damn bastard. You know me too well. She's this hot smart chic that challenges me a lot. She was running things before I went and is really unhappy with me being there, stealing her thunder as CEO when I barely do anything. To be fair, she does the lions share of the work."

"You like her?"

"She's not interested," Johnny said. "I think that woman is made of ice itself."

"Then melt the ice."

"If I could, I would have. I'm not going to make a fool of myself in front of some tough woman. Here's a picture."

The woman had been photographed in a black background. She was wearing a dark blue suit and black blouse. Her sandy blonde hair was tied up in a tight ponytail, causing tension on her forehead. Her eyes were wide and sharp looking, staring straight into the camera. 

"She does look tough."

"Told you."

"I would unfreeze her within minutes."

"You couldn't."

"Wanna bet?"

"No, she's out of bounds to you. Dont even think about it."

Of course. Johnny was my bro, and I had no intention of snatching his girl even though I could. 

As we ate the meal his maid had prepared beforehand, I gave him all the details my Jared, my PI had given me. It included her favourite bar, which we were planning to head to as soon as we finalized the plan details. When we had finished everything, we went to the bar, hoping she would turn up after work. If not, we would pick up some random chicks and leave.it was a win-win for us, either way. Well, maybe not for Johnny who was staring to fall for some boss chick.

When Jared called to tell us that Lilith had left the media office and was headed to the bar with a friend, Johnny went and sat outside while I waited inside. I had no idea how Jared got the information but hoped it was accurate. 

All I knew was that Lilith was going to fall into the trap laid out for her.