Semua Bab Scandalously Yours: Bab 91 - Bab 100

It started with hearing the doorbell ring. It was forty five minutes after eight and I tell you, no one visited at that time. I never entertained visitors after seven in the evening. And ah, there were exceptions. Tall men with a husky voice could visit no matter the time and they could pin me against the wall too. Hesitantly, I walked to the door and opened it. There were two men outside, one standing with a smile on his face and the other was behind the first, hands in his pockets. I folded my arms at them. They were strangers. “Are you sure you have the right address?” I asked them instantly. “You could start with ‘how may I help you’,” the second man told me. He stood right in front of me now, looking at me with an intimidating gaze. I stood still, I wouldn't be bullied. “Who are you?” I asked calmly.He smiled and stretched his hand for a handshake, “I am Duncan Mann. I'm sure you know who I am and ah, I know where exactly I am. I came looking for you.” “I don't know who you

Martinez was skeptical about my promise but that only made me more determined to keep my promise. I called my hidden card instantly. You know who it is, Bobby, the same guy who helped me kidnap Duncan the last time. He picked up the second ring. “Bobby’s Chicken Delivery is off today. Call again tomorrow,” I heard him say over the phone. “But I desperately want chicken. Is it impossible to get one from you?” I asked over the phone, playing along in code. “Come get it then! We are open 24/7, only for you,” he replied. I cut the call now. He meant I could meet with him at our usual meeting place. Just so you would understand fully, Bobby's Chicken Place actually existed in real life. He ran a chicken delivery shop in the daytime. The shop wasn't that popular but people who knew it existed. I drove there immediately and Bobby was there, waiting for me. “Things have gone out of control,” I told him immediately. “Remember Duncan, the guy we snatched months ago?” “How could I not remem

“You must be crazy!” Duncan exclaimed. He began to pace around restlessly. His fists were clenched. I stood firm and composed. I feared nothing. “Maybe I am but what matters is, you'll end up doing as I say,” I told him confidently. “You know better than to trust Payne. He won't even need torture to confess. I am sure he would want to be a mere accomplice, not the leader.” “Twenty percent is too much,” Duncan frowned at me. “I only own sixty five percent of my company's shares. If I give up twenty, I will have more than half. I can't take the risk.” “No problem then,” I smiled and turned to leave. Duncan chased after me. He stood in front of me and pushed me angrily. “At least negotiate!” He shouted. “We can do ten percent. I could even give you for free rather than have you buy them. That's a deal, right?” I folded my arms, “Twenty percent, I will pay. I have enough money.” “Deal!” Duncan muttered. I smiled at this. Duncan reached out to his account manager and within some minu

Payne's words were loud and clear but difficult for me to accept. I considered myself a master at deception and to accept the fact that I had been deceived myself was difficult. “Are you sure?” I asked for the umpteenth time. certain“I am telling the truth,” Payne responded. “I was taken to a warehouse, a facility the NSA will never use. I was held there until some time passed. I think their IDs were fabricated. They weren't from the NSA.” I clenched my fists, “So, Julian fooled me and took away twenty percent of my company's shares, huh!” “He sure did!” Payne exclaimed. “He is smarter than I thought.” I gazed at him with disdain, “I got into this mess because of you and all you can do is praise him. Are you crazy? Do you seek to be fired so badly?” Payne stood upright, “I'm sorry, boss. What do we do?” “That's the problem,” I answered. “I have absolutely nothing to threaten Julian with. He has a sex tape with me and two women in my company. He could end my career right now if

“I have a feeling you will wanna be my darling very soon…” Duncan told me, a smirk on his face. I didn't flinch. I could tell that Duncan had something under his sleeves again. It wasn't the first time he would make a snarky statement like that so I wasn't worried. “Why do you keep showing up near me? You disgust me,” I told him, full of anger. “I agree that I have been making a lot of meaningless appearances near you so far. This isn't one of them, don't worry. I came because I had something important to do with you,” he said carefully. I folded my arms, “I have absolutely nothing to do with you.” “Well, it appears you do. Both of us need to make a decision together,” Duncan said, smiling. He opened his phone and showed me the screen. I saw it, the exact contract marriage document that had gone missing from my room. My heart skipped the moment I saw it. “Wow, I didn't think it would get to you. Maggie is… she surprised me,” I ended up saying.“Now don't you think we need to tal