Lewie POV.
Anger covered my body the moment Leon appeared with his annoying question, and it made me madder when he ridiculed Selene for his maid.
"I'm asking you a question here!" He yelled loud.
From the corner of my eyes, I noticed Selene flinch while her hands tremble with fear.
"I'm sorry..." She shuttered as she struggled with her breathing
At that point, I had no choice than to interfere.
"What wrong with her serving someone else?, last time I checked she was hire to serve everyone in his house, not to a particular person. and don't forget we have rules! No one, absolutely no one can't break it!"
Leon scoffed and grabbed Ella's hand. "You should learn how to use your Brain when talking! This isn't your company Mr CEO, I have right to decide what happened in this house”
My face boiled as I watch Leon dragging Ella up and pushing her roughly to the wall.
"How dare you Leon!" I slammed my fist on the table, dropping the bib in anger.
"Should that be a question? Isn't it obvious that I'm taking my personal maid away and you shouldn't interfere with that" Right from his disdainful gaze to his hand holding Ella's waist firmly, igniting every anger in me.
I move closer to him and dragged Ella away from him gently.
Instantly, his hand already gripped my shirt and I smirked at his childishness. "You should think of how harmful your behavior has become and you have no intention of changing"
"I guess you take yourself as a counsellor right now, isn't it? However, I must let you know how wrong you are if you had the thought of giving me unnecessary counsel. You should keep it to yourself"
I laughed sarcastically and replied. "It would have been better to counsel a mad man rather than wasting my time on you"
"Lewie!!!"
"Leon!!!"
It seems Ella's Uncle noticed the tension building up in the air, he dragged Ella to her room, leaving us behind.
Ever since I lose my ex fiance, I've never had any intention of loving someone else. Even though she cheated me with Leon, but I choose to forget everything until I found her dead in her apartment days later after the incident.
It was obvious that Leon know something about it.
And now that I felt something towards Ella, I couldn't afford someone like Leon to get any closer to her.
This feeling that can't go away even when I was on a business trip and I can't stop feeling nervous on my way back.
"This is your last warning, don't even think of getting near her!" I warned sternly, my gaze meeting with his condescending gaze.
"And what if I refuses to back off?" He asked, showing off the pride he got.
I clenched my fist and shoot him a deadly glare. "I won't hesitate to harm you, I can't afford the past to repeat itself again under my watch" with that, I brushed shoulders with him and continue eating.
As I planned to eat, his voice rang out again. “Are you okay ? You’re acting like you care about her." He uttered, maintaining a gaze with me.
The words hit me like a punch to the gut. I took a deep breath, trying to gather my thoughts. "I do care about her. More than you know. Is there anything wrong caring about her?"
At first, I felt my voice shuttered but I quickly compose myself and face him Head on without caring about his expression.
His eyebrows shot up, surprise flickering across his face. "Oh? Is that what this is about? You’ve developed feelings for her?"
I didn’t flinch; instead, I felt a surge of clarity. "Yeah, I have. And I’m not going to let you belittle her or manipulate her just because you can" It was hard to spit out but it would be better to let him know my intention and set things straight.
If possible, I intend to create boundaries between Ella and him.
Leon opened his mouth to retort, but I cut him off. "She’s been working hard to keep everything together, and you just make it harder for her. I won’t stand for it if you keep bullying her this way! Just know that and know peace!" I warned.
Leon shouted. "Stop talking as if you giving me your command! I can't obey you!"
I couldn't hold back my laughter as I found everything funny. "If you think I'm commanding you, then you should follow my rules which isn't hard to follow. Just stop bothering her and I will let go!"
In a swift moment, Leon rub off the food on the table and the plate break immediately they dropped on the floor.
Staring at my favorite chicken prepared by Selene, untouched on the floor,
"How dare you? Huh!" Leon has becomes more annoying than he was recently.
However, the pain of being away for a week to settle business and later come back to meet such mess.
I was still in my daze when I felt the effect of his heavy pounch on me, bursting my lips in the process.
"You should watch your words! Don't talk to me as if I'm your slave! I'm not! I'm your brother!" With every word coming from him, I couldn't help but laugh even though I felt pain on my bursted lips.
"Do you act like one? I've stopped considering yourself as my brother since five years ago! You are nothing but a murderer and a betrayer!" I spat to his face as his attack on me brought the past memories that hit me hard.
In a swift moment, he punched me down again and I didn't hesitate before attacking him back. When I noticed that he was ready to attack with the culinary, I dodge the attack but I didn't escape the ground and I hit my head in the process.
"Who do you think you are? Huh! Why did everyone love and dote on you so much? Why? Am I not good enough? You become the CEO and make me your servant, how dare you?" Leon screamed, holding the knife firmly.
He rushed to me and I was prepared to get stabbed until I
felt a body on my chest, it was then I realized something was wrong.
"Ella!!!!!!”
Slowly, Selene was pulled to her feet. She held onto her Saviour's waist while her head listened to his heartbeat."I'm Sorry, I didn't mean to go through your stuff", she apologised without raising her head."You don't want to talk to me? Do you know how sad I have been since last night? I couldn't sleep last night." She pressed her head tightly against his body. " Say something, please," she begged in a baby voice."Huh, Huh, Huh!" He cleared his voice. " But I'm not angry with you, it Le......" He was cut short by Selene, who didn't allow him to finish off."Are you serious? Or are you just saying it so I can let go of you?" She asked, her head up trying to look at Lewie's face, but was shocked when she saw who she had been holding.All this while she held the waist of the man who had saved her, and was apologising, she thought it was Lewie who saved her, but she never knew it was Leon.In shock, she tried to push Leon away but she lost her balance and ended up falling, hitting
Selene flinched in shock, and she unconsciously took four steps back. Her back is against the bookshelf. "What's wrong, Lewie?" she asked gently, her voice barely out like a whisper. "What do you think you are doing? huhh!! Going through my stuff" Lewie's face darkened as he looked at the photo she held in her hands "I was just trying to........"She tried explaining, but her voice faded when she noticed how angry Lewie was with her. Without waiting for her to complete her sentence, Lewie dashed forward, dragged the photo out of her hands and trashed it in the nearest trash bucket in the study. "Don't you dare touch my things again, without my consent, " he snapped at her. His finger pointed at her, his voice loud and void of emotion. "I Never meant to........." Lewie, who wasn't giving her any listening ear, interrupted her. " Can you leave here now!?" He asked in a low forced voice that sounded harsh. "Can I explain?" Selene pleaded, her eyes holding emotions. Lewie grabb
Lewie pushed through the door; he had received a call earlier telling him that Selene was hospitalised. Without exchanging pleasantries with the nurses. "Selene Silver?" He asked in between breaths. The nurse was still trying to register what he said when he spoke again. "Where is Selene Silver?" This time, his voice was loud and sharp. The nurse, startled by his voice's sharpness and urgency, pointed in Selene's direction while talking to him. "Room 203, go down the hallway to your........" The remaining words died off slowly. Before she could complete the statements, Lewie was halfway down the hallway. In his eyes, the hallway looks unending, but he finally reaches room 203 with a long big stride. He gently pushed the half-opened door open and froze. Leon was seated beside Selene on her bed, his eyes downcast, and his hands held Selene's pale, fragile fingers. She lay still and pale against the hospital bed. Lewie's stomach dropped, and his breath hitched when he saw
*****FLASHBACK***** After Leon and Selene's mini confrontation, Leon went to his room while Selene sat at the sitting. Her thoughts went back to the night she spent with Lewie. Would she want to pretend like nothing happened? Can her heart also pretend with her? Why does she feel that way about Lewie? Maybe she was just a fling, does Lewie feel anything for her? All this and more are running through her mind. Having decided to listen to her heart, she walked around the room trying to build her confidence on how to confront Lewie when he came back. While practising how to confess her growing love for Lewie, she made a deal with the wall clock never to take her eyes off it. Suddenly, the door was opened, and there stood Lewie in his suit, looking stressed out. His shirt was half unbuttoned, and his tie was. “Why are you still awake??” He asked as he looked at his watch and took a step forward. “Nothing!!! I just wanted to…” The remaining words went back to her stomach, making her
Morning light crept through the curtain to the room; Selene stirred first. Her eyes opened to the slow rhythm of Lewie’s breathing beside her, but the sunlight blinded her for some minutes. For a moment, she didn’t move, afraid she might wake up from this imagination. Reality crashed into her; the burning, passionate kisses, the battle of tongues looking for dominance, had happened between her and Lewie. Her breath changed as the memory rushed back to her. His lips, the weight of his hands on her waist, the way her heart had skipped with every kiss they shared.. She sat up, suddenly too aware of everything: her heartbeat, her messy hair. Lewie let out a soft groan as he turned beside her. Lewie blinked. “Morning…” “Morning.” Selene turned with a not-too-bright smile on her face. Silence occupied the room again, and the air was heavy and uncomfortable. Lewie rubbed the back of his neck, not looking in her direction, even though he could feel her gaze on him. “About last night
Selene was frozen, caught in an act that looked more intimate than she could explain. Lewie’s eyes locked onto Leon's eyes, fury burning through him like a burning flame.“What the hell do you think you’re doing Leon Guilford?” Lewie’s voice was low, sharp.Leon opened his mouth, trying to defend himself. But no words were coming forth.Getting no response, Lewie charged Forward with his hands clenched.Before the punch could land, the door burst open.“Enough!!!” Uncle Nuel’s voice thundered through the tension.He stepped between them, face rigid. “This is a hospital. Not your battlefield or your boxing ring. What the hell is wrong with both of you?” he spoke while shoving the boys away from each other.The two men stared past him; though the fight had been halting, their silence was louder than any argument. The damage was done.Days passed. The wound in Selene's forehead has slowly healed, but then something else has started to grow in her heart.A soft, undeniable feeling has blo