CHAPTER SIX

KHLOE’S POV

Life at Felix’s mansion wasn’t easy going for me at all. My room was farther from Felix. I was keen on pretending to be his wife, the room was furnished with everything any woman wished to have. The wardrobe was filled with designer gowns, tailored plainsuits and different colourful couture pieces, the walk-in closets were lined with rows of designer's shoes and handbags of different paired with jewelries worth millions of dollars. Felix had a personal chef assigned to make my dishes, there were beauty and spa treatments whenever I wanted.  All of these luxuries came alongside lots of abrupt rules and regulations from Felix.

“On no account should you leave this premises without my permission”, Felix ordered.

“Do not talk to any members of my family when they visit”

“On no account should you enter my room.”

“Don’t go through my stuff. I find it very pissing and annoying”

“Do not invite anyone over to my mansion”

Felix gave me strict orders and I had no choice other than to adhere to them all. Ever since I quit working at the club, I have been bored and have been eager to do something. I wasn’t used to this kind of life where everything was at my beck and call, but still I was bored, but I had no choice but to play this role perfectly and, in playing the perfect role, I needed to be in my right state of mind. I needed to paint and draw. It calmed me down.

I quickly instructed one of Felix’s chauffeurs to secretly drive me to the supermarket. At first, he hesitated, but due to much plea, he drove me to the supermarket where I shopped for my painting board and colour palettes and also for some books to keep me busy.

“How dare you go against my will?” Felix yelled at me after entering my room. I was shakened by this scary loud voice.

“Oh, you thought I wouldn’t find out.”

“You thought I wouldn’t find out that you left this premises?”

I was shocked to the very brim about how Felix found out. I had to go through the back to avoid the CCTV cameras placed at the beginning of the building.

“Listen, there are hidden and seen cameras everywhere on my estate”

“So, if you think you can play smart with me, you are so wrong.”

“I am sorry, I needed to get some things that I need for painting”, I explained to him. He was looking at me.

“Yes, I am an artist. I draw and paint.  I just needed to get a painting board and some colour palettes”, I told him calmly. He walked to the corner of my room where I placed the painting board. He touched the board and brought it close to me.

“Do you know the damage you could cause if my family or anyone saw you at that supermarket?”

I was shocked for a minute. I tried to fathom what damage could happen.

“You went to the damn supermarket for this damn board”. He shrieked loudly as he banged the board on the floor. I shouted immediately.

“What did you do that for?” I shouted with tears almost in my eyes.

“You will never disobey or go against my will, do you hear me?” he yelled at me. I was silent and appalled.

“Do you hear me?!”

“Yes, I hear you.”

“Good, and now, because of the mess you have caused, I have already sacked the driver who drove your slutty ass to the supermarket.”

“You don’t have to call me a slut!” I snapped back at him. He moved closer to me, his nose almost in mine as he continued looking at me.

“So, what do you call a girl that opens her leg for money at a club” he asked.

“Or what do you call a girl that swings around a pole.” I remained silent as he said such dehumanizing words to me.

“Good, your silence gives answers already.”

“You are nothing but a whore, a one dollar whore at that” he said as he exited the room. I knelt down to check if the board was all broken. The down of the board was broken. I quickly searched for glue to mend it together. As I mend, tears rolled down my cheeks. This was only the beginning of a nightmare I presumed would happen.

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KHLOE’S POV

Felix’s words hurt me to the very core. It made me cry for hours, as I laid on the bed crying, I remembered why I was here, to get the money and take good care of my son. I wiped my tears away. I am now motivated to paint.

I snappily got up from bed, picked up the broken board and began to paint without even thinking about what I was painting. I vigorously painted and painted till I was tired. I heaved a sigh of relief as I looked at the colourful painting I made. It was a beautiful painting of a beautiful girl with a bandana scarf on her curly hair having with her an eloquent smile of positivity, I smiled as I looked at what I painted. Indeed, I was gifted, that painting was me, it was me smiling in the future.

“You have a visitor” a guard said to me as he entered my room unannounced.

I was shocked at the guard’s rude etiquette, but I was more concerned about whom the visitor was. I was expecting nobody. Felix had made it clear to me not to invite anyone to his mansion. I quickly followed the guard as I was concerned about who was visiting. I was ushered into the visitor’s room.

“Hi girl, look at you all glowing up!” the visitor said to me when she saw me with the guards.

“Oh my God, it was Rochelle.”

“What are you doing here?” I asked.

“Calm down Khloe, I haven’t heard from you for a while now, and I came to see how you are doing and, besides, you look like money now”

“How did you find this place?”

“Who doesn’t know the way to the Billionaire’s Mansion? Besides, getting into this mansion is way too difficult, too many checkups and questions”

“You should have called before coming” I said, gripping with fear, hoping for Felix not to find out.

“If only your phone had been going through, I called you severally, it was unavailable.”

Rochelle was right about my phone. Felix had earlier taken my phone and made sure I had no access to old contacts.

“Rochelle, come on, you need to leave.”

“Why? I just came, you need to show me around”

“No!” I screamed. The guards were now looking at us, Rochelle was now having a puzzled face.

“You need to leave please” I pleaded to Rochelle. I turned around, taking Rochelle by her hand.

“Who is your friend?” a voice asked calmly from behind.

“Oh my God, I am doomed. It was Felix” I said to myself, shakened by fear.