Chapter Thirteen

The day was going to end. It was almost eleven o'clock in the night. She thought about him all day. She had changed into her pyjamas. Her bodyguard did not leave her for a second.
She was holding a big bowl of popcorn and watching a horror movie on a big screen. She screamed while watching ghosts on the screen. Straightway, she picked the remote control and switched it off.
" I don't want to cling to him in my sleep, dreaming about ghosts. " She murmured.
She rested her head on the back of the couch. She heard loud screaming. Was she dreaming with open eyes? She shook her head. She listened to sudden noises out of her room.
"Is someone else watching a horror movie like me?" She said out loud.
But screams seemed painful and full of fear to her. She stood up on the soft carpet. She followed the loud screams. All the lights were already turned on. She stopped before an opened door. She turned to peep in. Hebrew was beating a woman severely with a whip. She shuddered with fear.
She was screaming aloud and the bowl dropped from her hands. It shattered into pieces. Hebrew glared at her like a wild beast. She got the chance to look at the girl's face. She must be in her thirty. She had beautiful blue eyes. She moved her eyes on her body. Her milky skin, arms were bleeding with the hit of the whip.
" Call the doctor. " She panicked and said out loud.
Hebrew moved toward her with wrathful eyes and hard expressions. But Mel stood like a stone wall between them. She also had a hard look on her face as she'd not thought once to hit him in his face or guts. He stepped back and walked away from them and the room.
She hurriedly went into the room, " Are you alright? Oh, God! I'm stupid. How could you be..... " She squatted down and stared at her face, then wounded. She could feel her dread.
To her astonishment, she was smiling, " I'm fine, Rose. " She said.
She was in pain. How could she smile? Was she used to it? Was she his future wife? Why on the earth did she want to marry a beast like him? How did she know my name? Why was she tolerating this shi*? She wanted to ask her several questions.
" How do you know my name? " She was astonished.
" You shouldn't come here. You shouldn't see me like this. I'm fine. It's my destiny. " She painfully smiled.
" Destiny! You should hit him back with the same whipcord." She said and tears crossed down her cheeks.
" You're the same as my daughter. She also can't see anyone in pain." The girl wiped her tears away.
It perplexed her, " He's the father of your child. How could he behave like this to you? Wait a minute! You both are getting married. " She asked him.
" We ain't. You should stay away from this mess. " She said with pleading eyes.
" She's right. " Mel said from behind.
" Shut up. You should beat him. " She snapped.
" Sorry, madam. You shouldn't be here." Mel caught her by arm and dragged her with him out of the room.
" Are you insane? Leave my arm. " She shouted at her. But Mel seemed deaf of it, " I'm warning you." She said,
" Sorry, madam. I'm helpless. " Mel said.
She saw broken pieces of the bowl out of the door. She looked down at her bare feet. Intentionally, she put her foot on the piece of mirror.
" Ouch! " She groaned.
Mel looked back at her, " Oh my god! " She unhanded her and fished out her phone to make a call to a doctor immediately.
She smiled as her plan worked.
' Now the doctor will treat us both, ' she thought.
Mel stared at her, ending the call, " You did it intentionally? " She asked in her suspicion.
" I warned you. " She glared at her, shrugging.
She walked back toward her, leaving blood prints behind her, " I don't know your name. " She asked her.
" Angelina, I'm sorry. " She sobbed.
" You need a doctor, Angelina. " She said.
" I should inform, Boss. " Mel whispered.
" Do whatever you like. " She threw her hand in the air without looking at her.
She sat on the mattress and plucked out the piece of mirror from her feet. It was full of blood. She felt the spasm of pain.

' It isn't that much pain in comparison to Angelina's, ' She thought.
After few minutes, Mel returned with a doctor.
" Thank God! Please, doctor, check her. She's in pain. " She said to the doctor.
" Sorry Miss, I'm here for you. " Doctor said with fear.
" Excuse me? Did I hear you wrong? " She stared at her. How a doctor could use such words.
" I'm here for your treatment. Mr Ricci has instructed not to treat her wound. I don't wanna die. " She said with the same expression.
" What kind of monster is he? " She aggravated.
" Tell me what kind of a monster I am? " Hebrew said in a flirting tone and smirked, leaning on the door.
" Blackspot on humanity. " She snapped.
She found the horror on the rest's faces.
" Brave or I should say foolish." He smirked.
" Find someone else for your nonsense." She snapped again.
His face turned red with rage as she had slapped him. She grabbed the medical box of the doctor from her hand and started to treat Angelina herself.
" I said, she ain't getting any treatment. " He enraged and walked ferociously toward her to stop.
Before he could touch her. His hand was caught by Lamberto Ricci. There were two more doctors with him.
" Your neck's marks are still visible. You don't want more." Lamberto snapped angrily.
He snorted and pulled his hand from Lamberto's grip with a jerk. He left the room after glaring at her. She was frightened but she didn't flinch. Her anger was enough to return his glare.
" Did you tell, Liam? " Lamberto asked Mel.
" Boss's phone was busy, Sir." She replied.
" I'll talk to him. " He said and left.
The doctor started their job. She relaxed.
" I wanna know everything. " She said to Angelina.
" Hebrew saw me in a restaurant. I was working there. He kidnapped me and….. . It has been almost one year. I didn't see my daughter. " She started to cry.
" Where is your husband? " She asked.
" He has died. " She replied.
" I'm sorry. " She sadly said.
" Don't… " Angelina went silent.
She saw Mel walking here and there. Mel was looking extremely stressed.
" What's wrong?" she asked Mel.
" It's the first day of my job. You got injured, madam. Boss will kill me. " She said with dread.
" It was by mistake.." She snorted.
The door swung open and Liam quickly rushed into the room. He glanced at her and then her injured foot.
" What do you think I hired you for? You couldn't protect her for merely eight fucking hours." He roared, deadly glaring at Mel.
She knew Mel's concern was right. But she wasn't sure about killing. Taking a risk about Liam could be a huge mistake. She knew how to distract him. She got up and tried to walk with a wounded foot.
" Ouch... " She groaned in pain. This time again she did it intentionally.
Her plan worked again. He turned toward her. He scooped her up instantly, " Are you in pain, babe? " He was looking worried.
" Um, a bit. I wanna go back to the room. " She lied.
At once, he took her into the room. He rested her back on the mattress. There was a small smile on her face.
" Sir, '' his man said with a laptop.
He glared at the screen for ten minutes. He beckoned him to go.
He turned toward her with a cold glare. He sat closest to her on the bed.
" Did you do this purposely? " he asked in a menacing slow voice.
Smile disappeared. She thought for a second, " She didn't leave another choice. Angelina needed a doctor. " She said slowly.
" I didn't ask for an explanation. Did you do this purposely? " He asked again.
" Yes, I did. " She nodded and pressed her lips together, not looking at his angry face.
He stood and towered over her body and roughly pulled her to his chest, " If you will hurt yourself next time. I'll behead the person. You would do it for. Did you hear me? " He enraged, pinning her with his gaze.
"Yo u can't do t-this? "
" Don't misuse my Love, care and amenities." He warned her.
" I d-idn't ask you for any-thing," she whispered.
" Rose, I'm damn serious about it. " He gritted his teeth.
" You are cruel like Hebrew. " She hit him on his chest.
He sighed heavily, " You are the first and the last girl of my life. " He said.
Tears slipped down her cheeks. She chewed her bottom lip to distract herself. She didn't think his anger would shower at her. She didn't know, his last words would sting her like this. Was she truly the only girl in his life? She thought about when she saw, Hebrew watching Angelina beating her brutally.
' Would he do the same to me? ' She thought for a second.
She backed away from him without discussing it anymore. He snorted and walked out of the room. He slammed the door in anger. She was alone in the room, crying. She couldn't sleep, bad memories were hovering over her head. Hebrew was going to marry. Angelina had a child. It was so confusing for her. How could he kidnap her and keep her without her will? Then she remembered, she was also against her will. Liam's words were reverberating in her brain. She got up from her bed to forget him and walked toward Angelina's room. His words were giving her a headache. She imagined something else. She was limping while walking but somehow she managed it. She knocked on her door. When she got no response. She knocked again. It opened and emerged Angelina. She wasn't alone in her room. Lamberto was standing in the centre of her room.
" Can we talk? " She whispered to Angelina.
" You should stay away from all this. " Lamberto said.
" I can't, " She said.
" Sir is saying right. You'll put yourself in trouble. " Angelina said.
"I can't see anyone like this. You should go far from all this as long as you can. " She said.
" I want to. But Hebrew will not let it happen. " Angelina whimpered while whispering.
" You both need help then. " Lamberto said.
" What do you mean, sir? " Angelina looked confused.
He stared at his watch, " After two hours. There's a bachelor party. Hebrew will be busy. Don't take anything with you. Mark will bring your daughter. Then you can go far away from here." He said.
" Really! I'm so grateful to you. Thank you. Thank you so much. " Angelina smiled and wept at the same time.
" Okay, it's final then. Mark will come. " Lamberto said.
" I think. I should go before Liam finds me missing." She smiled and was glad to hear Lamberto was helping her.
" I should accompany you." Lamberto smiled.
" Sure, Mr Ricci. " She said and he held her hand to support her, " Thanks, you're a kind soul."
" It's an honour. You think so. " He opened the door of her room, " Where is Liam? "
" He has a conference call to attend." She lied.
" Alright. Good night." Lamberto kissed her head.
" Night... " She smiled and went in.