Allison thought she heard him wrong
"What?"
She had expected him to say something like that but she didn't expect him to use those very words.
What does he mean by 'mine'?
"I don't like repeating myself miss brown. I said be mine. I will give you twice the money you need". he said, his face void of any emotion.
"You want me to be your girlfriend?" Maybe it wouldn't be that bad anyway. Not that she wanted to be his girlfriend, but she will agree to it without blinking if it means saving her sister.
"No! I want you to be mine!" he growled
"what do you mean by 'yours'? your wife?" She asked, staring at him in horror. Being a girlfriend was one thing, but a wife? She is not sure she can do that.
"Hell no!" she released the breath that she didn't know she was holding. "Be mine. be my possession. I want to own you". he sounded like he was loosing his patience.
"But I'm a person, not an object"
She felt so angry. She has never been this insulted. She knows she's beautiful and very attractive and a lot of men desire her but no man has ever been like this with her before. She felt so small and angry, angry at everything, angry at the universe for letting her be so unlucky, angry at herself for being useless."
"I don't need twice the money Mr Bruce, I just need a job, the pay won't be enough but I will look for other ways". She managed to say. She felt her body vibrating in anger, her palms balled into fist.
"You are deceiving yourself you know. Even if u try to save, you don't have the time, your sister might di..."
"Don't say it" She cut him off angrily. How could he say that so casually? Doesn't he have any sympathy? How can someone be so cruel? He's gorgeous on the outside, but his heart is made of stone. A black stone.
"I applied for a job and not to be your property". she said with gritted teeth, glowering angrily at him.
If looks could kill, Calvin would sure have been cut in a million pieces.
"Don't you want to save your sister? You don't have time miss Brown" He smirked.
"I want to save her but not this way. I wonder what you will make me do if I agree to become yours. That doesn't even sound right. You are making feel less human. I'm not an object, I'm my own person. You can't own me." she said, her voice sounding pleading even though she didn't want it to.
"My money. My way." he said.
Allison felt like crying but she isn't going to. She shouldn't let this heartless creature see in tears. She didn't want to see his merciless expression again. She didn't want to see him mock her helplessly again.
"You are a monster. How can you take advantage of People like that?"
"When you become my mine, I won't tolerate you calling me a monster". The way he confidently used the word 'when' like he is sure she will agree made her shudder.
"I will never be yours". She said firmly.
"You know where to find me when you need me" he smirked.
"Fuck you". She violently pushed his hands that were still on her shoulders and stormed out, rage brewing inside of her.
Calvin just stood there and watch her leave before walking back to his chair.
He has never been rejected by a woman before, he used to be the one rejecting them when they do not meet his standard. Allison is just so beautiful and he found her so sexy that he can't just stop himself from picturing her in his bed under him.
"Fuck" he cursed out.
This is the first time he has been rejected and by a desperate woman. She hurt his ego. What the fuck is wrong with her? She should be clinging on to him.
He ruffled his hands through his hair and pulled it in frustration. He wanted her and he's going to get her whether she likes it or it.
He relaxed himself on his chair for a while. Then he sat up and opened his laptop. He went through it for a while before closing it again. His mind went back and forth to his encounter with that lady. Damn! She's daring. He must get her and when he does, he's going to punish her for resisting.
A knock on the door told him brought him out of his thoughts. He forgot he was conducting interviews, but he is in no mood right now to do that.
"Let my assistant take care of that." he told them from inside.
"Yes sir." the receptionist replied.
Allison got home that evening, she was tired physically and emotionally, she tried to sleep but she couldn't. Kylie's pale face would always appear in her head. She was scared. Scared that she would loose her sister if nothing is done.
Moments later, she stood up and got dressed. She picked up her fone and dialed Kenny's number. He picked up almost immediately
"Hey Ally, how did your interview go?"
"I don't want to talk about it, I'm sorry" she said apologetically. He just assumed that she didn't get the job and she was upset about it so he didn't ask any further. Allison was thankful for that.
"I'm sorry Ally, it's gonna be okay"
"Thank you. I am about going to the hospital to see Kylie, I won't be at the bar today." she informed.
"Okay, I've got everything under control"
She chuckled a little.
"I trust you"
Allison arrived at her sister's ward few minutes later.
"Is she getting any better?" she asked the doctor who was busy checking her sister's pulse.
"We are trying our best but she needs chemotherapy as soon as possible. Her health is worsening every passing day"
Allison looked at her sister, even her breath has grown weak. Allison felt her own breath hitch.
Allison sat down silently on the chair beside her sister's bed looking at her. she sat there for what seemed like hours lost in her own thoughts. She has a chance to save her sister, she has already promised to do everything for her, she can give her own life. She stared at her sister face and her body connected to different machines and pipes. She felt her heart ache. If she can give her life, doing whatever that man wants her to do shouldn't be a big deal.
She knows that it's going to be a blow on her ego but what is her ego without her sister. She has thought of different ways of getting money but she couldn't think of any.
"It's like I have to give in to the Bastard after all."
Calvin sat on his chair working on something on his laptop when he heard his phone ring. It was one of his receptionist. He answered."Speak." receptionist heard his cold voice from the other side of the phone"Miss Allison Brown is here to see you, we told her we can't let her in without an appointm...""Let her in." he commanded."Yes Sir". She replied timidly and he hung up almost immediately.Calvin closed his laptop and relaxed lazily on his chair with a satisfied smirk dancing on his lips. He has been thinking of this moment since forever. He hope she will come begging him.A moment later, he heard a knock on the door"Come in". he said coldly.The receptionist entered with Allison behind her."Leave". he said to the receptionist and she left immediately.Allison was still standing unmoving and staring at him."Are you going to keep standing there? or am I just so irresistible that you can't help but stare?" he teased.She flinched, it seemed to him like she was spacing out. She
Allison got to the hospital with renewed vigour. She deposited the payment and asked the doctors to commence treatment. For once, she is going to sleep well at night. She was still scared but she was hopeful.Allison entered Kylie's ward without the usual moodiness on her face. She even seemed brighter."Hey Kylie. I finally got the money for your treatment. I told you I would" She smiled a little."Just be strong for me okay and wake up soon" Allison sat down and she finally felt all her exhaustion telling on her. In a few minutes, she drifted to sleep.Allison woke up in her bedroom the next morning, got ready and decided to meet with her friend. She had sent Delia a text the previous night that they should meet up.Delia has been her friend since high school, they went to the same college and went through a lot together. She and Delia tell each other everything but she don't know how to tell her about this because Delia has always been protective of her.Inside a small restaurant,
Allison has been standing in front of Calvin's mansion since the last ten minutes hesitating to ring the doorbell. She doesn't know what to expect. She thought she had gathered enough courage but it seems it's going to be harder than she thinks. She had managed to get through the gate with the help of the securities there. They let her in because they were expecting her.After a few more minutes, she managed to muster a little courage and rang the bell. 'Here goes nothing' she said in her head.The door was opened almost immediately by a woman who looked like she was in her mid forties."You must be miss Allison Brown, I'm Ellie, the boss asked me to attend to you. It's a pleasure meeting you". She said with a smile."It's a pleasure meeting you too Ellie.""Come in." The woman gestured to her to enter inside with her hand.Allison tried to carry her bags with her but was stopped."ow! you don't have to do that, the maids will do it for you"."O.. okay" She awkwardly dropped the bag
Allison stood unmoving. Her legs felt heavy all of a sudden, the way he was looking at her sent shivers running down her spine. Was she scared? She thinks so. "Allison". She heard him call again. "I said come here." he called firmly and in a threatening tone. She managed to move her feet forward reluctantly. She stopped a few centimeters from his bed."Move closer Allison." He commanded and she took a step forward."Closer". She took another stepCalvin reluctantly got from his bed and walked to stand right before her."You are testing my patience Allison." The look on his face made her think that he wasn't in a good mood. Well it shouldn't be surprising. He is a devil after all.He walked towards her and yanked her arm violently. She flinched from the pain of the tight grip but he didn't loosen his hold."Why are you daring me?" he asked menacingly. "Or do you want to get me angry?"So he wasn't angry.Allison remained quiet."Don't keep me quiet Allison."She looked up at him. What
Allison sat on her bed deeply lost in thought. She thought of the world and how to was so cruel. If only she wasn't poor, if only Kylie didn't have leukemia at all, she wouldn't be here. She wouldn't be reduced to this level.His words kept echoing in her head. 'I own you.' Fuck! Who the hell does he think he is? Does he actually enjoy seeing people in pain? He didn't sleep with her like she had expected, but he humiliated her. Allison has always had high self esteem, she respect herself thereby earning respect from others. She has always worked her to fend for herself and her sister without depending on any man. She even graduated college without financial assistance from anybody. She even had money saved up for Kylie to go to college. This is the first time she had someone assist her financially and she had to pay with her dignity. It hurts her so much but she she didn't have much choice. It will all be worth it when she sees Kylie standing on her feet and laughing again. She rea
Calvin had returned early from work that day. It was one of the rare days he didn't have a lot of work to do so he finished on time and was already home at five o'clock. Ellie had informed him that Allison left the house in the morning to visit her sister and her bar. He had told her to inform him when she gets back. A short while later, he heard a knock on his door."Come in"Ellie entered the room"She is back sir"."Call her in"."She said she wants to bath and eat first". She informed him panicking a little. She had earlier told Allison to answer him first but she refused."Oh really! Let her take her time. Call her in when she's done. You may leave". Ellie nodded and left the room.Calvin sat there for almost one hour before he heard a knock on his door. He wondered what took her so long."Come in".Allison entered and walked closer. She stood right before his bed. It's like she became a little less fearful. Allis
It has been three days and Allison hasn't heard anything from Calvin. He would go to work very early in the morning and come back very late, he even came back past midnight the previous night and she was already asleep.Is he avoiding her? Is he finally taking pity on her after seeing her cry? No! the last thing she needed is to be pitied by that man. Or maybe he isn't showing any pity, he just has a lot to do at work. CEOs can be really busy at times. Maybe something is going on in his company that needed him to be there. Anyway she didn't care, She was trying her best to make use of the golden opportunity while hoping that anything taking his time never ceases. Who knows, the dragon lord could get bored and come at her again.She has been going out since the past three days. She would visit her sister in the morning, giving her flowers and encouraging her to wake up soon then she will spend the rest of the day at the bar with Kenny. It was as if her days had gone back to normal. It
Calvin was inside his car just outside of his mansion gate when he saw two people emerging from a car. He had asked his driver to turn off the car light so his car won't be noticed. He watched as Allison and a man alighted from the vehicle in front of him. He was telling her something and she was laughing heartily. He has never seen her laugh like that before. Who was that man? They would have noticed when he arrived there if there weren't too engrossed in whatever they are discussing. Was she seeing another man? Did he just hug her? Why isn't she protesting? He felt rage brew inside of him. He felt like breaking the mans hands which were around her. He waited patiently and watched him leave. She had to wait for him to leave too and she was even waving at him. Damn it! He watched as the car disappeared out of sight and he saw Allison's little figure entering his compound. She seemed genuinely happy with that man. Why was he so angry? he couldn't tell. Allison had eaten and had alr