Chapter 23

Zayden

  I watched as he pulled over and then opened the door for her like the perfect gentleman.

Bloody bastard!

My blood was boiling; I was itching to punch something, preferably his face.

She smiled at him. She was wearing a blue body con dress. It hugged her figure perfectly. 

I knew she did this on purpose even after I told her not to let Aiden drop her off.

From where I stood watching them on the second floor I could see Aiden run his eyes over her body, over my body.

Mine, she was mine.

I don't know how it started, but after I gave in to my cravings and kissed her, I started craving more of her.

She smiled. She shouldn't smile if I wasn't the cause. 

The first thing I noticed was the light purple spot on her cheek and forehead.

I watched the footage yesterday, and I saw what Sage and Oliver did to her.

  I made him bleed a little, I only broke his nose. That was the least of what I was going to do to him. 

    As for sage,I sighed. My dad was furious that my secretary put her in the hospital but I couldn't care less. He asked me to fire her, and he must have assumed I'd listen to him.

I went back to my office waiting impatiently for her to arrive. 

She came in a few minutes later with Aiden behind her. 

I gritted my teeth. I was nearing my peak, my anger was becoming unbearable.

I need to punch something quick.

"Are you sure you don't need ice?" He said brushing his hands on her bruised temple. 

She looked in my direction for a moment, and our eyes met.

She looked away nonchalantly."I'm okay." 

He went further to bring her hands to his lips. Was he trying to test me?

Smirking, I got up from my chair walking over to them. I saw the mocking expression on his face as he placed a kiss on her hand.

"I'll see you later then." He made a motion to leave.

" You're leaving? I thought you weren't just going to kiss her hand." I snarled.

He chuckled."Would you rather I kissed her on the lips instead?" 

I heard Lillian sigh.

"You can try" I hinted.

He looked over to Lillian." Do I have the permission?" 

I watched her. Her expression was stern as she looked particularly at me and then back at Aiden.

I already knew what her response was going to be. 

She was mad at me.

 Whatever transpired between Sage, Oliver and her, I was yet to get the full story but I knew that anger in her eyes was fully directed at me.

She only nodded, Aiden inching closer to her.

I watched as he placed a hand around her neck, the other circling her waist. He inched closer and closer and I just watched.

Their lips were about to touch when I sent his head flying straight onto the wall with my fist.

"How about you kissed the wall?" I growled, the rage finally taking over me.

I didn't stop there, I grabbed his hair and smashed him against the wall. Planting several punches on his face till he bled from his nose. 

Lillian's scream was merely a whisper at the back of my head. Her tugs on my shirt were doing nothing to stop me.

I grabbed his hand, the one he used to touch her waist." Touch what's mine again and I'll do more than break your bones." 

And I twisted his wrist, waiting to hear the crack. 

He groaned, screaming at Lillian to call security. 

"I run this fucking Building, you can't call my security on me." 

I let him go, satisfied with my work. He was bleeding from his nose and clutching his wrist. 

He had a cut on his head too, the blood dripping down his neck." You're a monster; you see this, Lilian. My brother is a monster, he's a devil!"  

I turned to face her. She was shaking, her face soaked in tears and covering her mouth with her hands. I took a step towards her but she staggered backwards. 

I closed the distance between us immediately, cupping her chin gently.

" The next time you let another man touch you, I'll have his blood on your hands." 

She slapped my hand away from her chin, her cheeks red from anger.

I turned to Aiden, who was still writhing in pain on the floor."Get out." 

He slowly got up and excused himself.

My full attention was now on her. She had created distance between me again, but I wasn't going to let that happen a second time.

"Don't you dare come close to me?" She snarled, her voice dangerously low. I hadn't seen this side of her before.

" You work for me, I'll do as I please." 

She nodded." Exactly, I work for you. Which is why whatever thought of me belonging to you or that bullshit you pulled just now shouldn't repeat itself." 

I raised a brow." That bullshit, I'm saving you, Lillian. That man is a snake." 

She scoffed." Look who's talking; if anyone is a snake, it's you. You are a selfish, self-centred and cold-blooded liar." 

I shook my head." I'm all but one, Lillian, not a liar. It's a waste of speech." 

More tears ran down her cheeks. I didn't like that she was crying.

" You're not a liar? Well for your information, everything I went through yesterday was your goddamn fault." She yelled. 

I squinted my brows; what was she talking about?

" Lillian...." My voice softened.

" You were getting married to someone else, Zayden, yet you used me to satisfy your desires." She sniffed, and I felt the strings in my chest tighten.

"Married? What are you talking about." 

She snarled, pointing a finger at me."Don't play dumb. I got harassed because of you and what did you do?" 

I sighed heavily." You weren't answering my calls; you didn't even reply to my texts." 

"Texts?" She yelled louder more tears staining her cheeks." A text that says where the hell are you? Do you even know what happened?" 

I nodded." I watched the footage." 

She bites down on her lips, shaking her head." And the only thing you could ask was where the hell are you? I left around midday, and till nightfall, the only thing you could ask was where the hell are you!" 

For the first time, I felt regret. I had no excuse to give her. 

"A 'Are you okay' would have been nice." She shrugged, cleaning her tears with her sleeve.

"I don't know why I thought we had a thing, but apparently, you don't care enough. The only thing you care about is not seeing me with your brother or any other man while you're getting married to someone else."

I stepped closer to her, the sting in my chest growing." Lillian, we were going to talk about everything today. Whatever you heard about marriage isn't true." 

She shook her head."well, I don't want to talk. I've had enough headaches. And I don't give a fuck if you're marrying some asshole. Do what you want." 

I had messed up. I messed up badly. I don't need a soothsayer to tell me that I had fucked up.  

   

"Lillian, let's talk about this properly." I grabbed her hand but she yanked it away immediately.

"You'll address me as, Mrs Ace." She spoke, her voice as cold as ice. 

I swallowed the lump in my throat." Lillian please..."  

She walked to her desk, pausing mid-way."And by the way, while you didn't care, your brother did." 

And she shut the glass door, closing the blinds.