Chapter 4

Where can she go escaping him? He is a powerful billionaire who could change everything even at the other side of the world with just the flick of his fingers.

Ace squatted on the bed rubbing his eyes, there has been no alcohol that is born yet in this world which could get him inebriated just holding a woman in his arms except for her. She was the drug which could get him addicted within a fortnight.

That fiancée of hers is half-witted to forgo her, Ace thought pitifully. But he had no complaints. It was a blessing in disguise for him. Carl's stupidity is his key to reach Scarlet.

My beautiful pigeon, you are stuck in the net of this hunter. Unless I have a taste of you, I won't let you go. 

Goosebumps crawled his skin. It was because the moment his eyes connected with hers there was a spark inside him. He had seen her beauty and the innocence behind her. She is still a virgin. 

Why did he care? 

He thought he loved Brianna. But what happened in the end? Women are women, heartless, insensitive and very calculative who use men as their toys.

Now this is his chance - Revenge.

But this feeling with Scarlet is much deeper and stronger. Why?

He knew it was too early to predict about an unknown girl's character. But a part inside him screamed he already knew her. The urge to protect her by any means aced in him like a rush of blood in his nerves. Because now there is no way he could look back, especially after a night with her.

He had more to do with her than just a night.

The next night when Scarlet was taking her bath, Carl unlocked the door of her room. He found the engagement ring lying on the table. Rage took over him like a spread of wildfire that she abandoned his ring.

How dare she? He wanted to teach her a lesson and quietly pocketed it before she came out. Next, he asked Scarlet about her ring innocently.

Scarlett was startled to see him. A few days ago it was a different story. She would have felt happy that he thought her room as his and entered inside whenever he pleased but now he is only an unwanted intruder. The love inside her for him is replaced with fear and disgust.

She anxiously searched the entire house but found the ring nowhere. With tearful eyes, she squared Carl with a shake of her head unable to form the words.

"You bloody bitch...." There was a sting felt on Scarlet's cheek followed by a sharp pain that shot from her head because of the impact. "How could you be so careless?"

Carl was drunk and did not have control over his mind and actions. He began to abuse Scarlet to no end and she could no longer take it. Her friends in adjacent rooms had gone for a movie. Nobody could hear her.

If she continues to stand his hits, she will be dead in no time. Thus having no other way Scarlett opted for self-defense. 

Rushing to the fridge she took a soda bottle and broke it on the head of Carl before he could process her doing. Blood was oozing out of his head. Carl's body became weak. 

He tried to grip the wrist of Scarlet but she won over him because of his dropping consciousness. 

To assure herself of safety, Scarlet pierced the broken bottle into his stomach. With trembling hands and sweat covered on her cream face, she fled like a rocket after making sure he was dead.

In the dark streets of Sydney Scarlet runs pillar to post desperately in search of shelter for the night. She did not have money to even pay for a motel. In the rush to escape from Carl, poor Scarlet missed her clutch. Every minute she turns back while sprinting to make sure Carl wasn't following her.

To her relief finally, she found a fancy-looking skyscraper with colorful neon lights. Blinking on top of it were the words - The Johnson group of industries.

Her eyes dart down to find the security slightly snoring with his head falling forward now and then. A smile reached her lips.

Her heart was thumping with fear somebody could catch her and hand her to the cops but found no other way than Scarlet tiptoes into the premises. 

Luckily none of the bodyguards who were patrolling around the building could locate her in the dark.

Scarlet dropped herself under the concrete roof in a corner of the superstructure, a place where nobody could see her. 

Folding her hands around her chest in biting cold she plans to leave the next day early in the morning before anyone notices her.

Following morning she plans to visit her friend Sasha and ask her help for accommodation. But for the night she had no other place to opt. Lying her head down on the tiled floor she shivered like a piece of paper abandoned on the floor with her hand underneath. She closed her eyes and did not know when she fell asleep.

*****

"Hello Miss, wake-up." Scarlet could hear the voice of a man weirdly. But she could not open her eyes.

A man in a security uniform shook her who had been for the rounds and started his day shift but there was no movement from Scarlet. 

He informed his security head about her. Ace had just entered his office. Two days later he will be back in Pennsylvania where his family is based. But before that, he had to see everything was functioning well in his branch office, Perth where one of his employees and friends, Stalin Spark, was in charge.

He was looking through his CCTV to see a girl lying unconscious on the floor and the security was trying to wake her up. 

Ace's heart skipped a beat seeing her fragile coiled physique. 

Was she her?