CHAPTER 126: REALIGN THE PACE

I could hear the clattering of metals outside plus Ivar’s loud voice, endlessly cursing. He was furious and ragingly throwing whatever he held the minute we arrived back at the fortress. He even punches one of his men as we went in. Michael silently headed to where Michelle was, while I went straight ahead to the room we occupied. 

Everyone was indeed in a bad mood. The jubilant atmosphere that was felt before we left earlier couldn’t be felt anywhere now. Everything was gloomy as if a disastrous storm settled in and stayed lingering in mid air. 

Exhaustedly, I laid my body on the bed. The effect of what happened back in All-Star Arena, how our supposedly wealth turned into ashes, created a huge impact on me that my head began to ache as I stared at the ceiling. I didn’t know what exactly happened and what went wrong, how come the outcome ended up in mischief and headed back empty-handed, but one thing is for sure, everybody’s not in a good spirit. 

I had been quietly thinking of the possibilities of what might have occurred and Ivar’s men got busted by the cops, when the door suddenly opened and Michael appeared. His face was unreadable as he strode towards where I was. He seated heavily at the edge of the bed before sighing deeply and started to remove his shoes. I watch him closely, not knowing what to say or how to start a decent conversation after the mess that took place. 

He broke the eerie silence with a loud curse. “Fuck! I knew it! I had a feeling that this meetup would somehow get screwed and I was right! Those cops were with her! They wouldn’t let her be on her own! Ivar should have thought of that and didn’t act too complacent with his plans! Look now at what happened! We could have left this place now and be off to somewhere far from here! But no! Fucking no! Because of his complacency, we are now stuck here while two of his men were held in custody and who knows? They might tell our whereabouts if pressured and might tell those police officers that we were the ones who plotted everything! That we hired them to kidnap Michelle and ask Penelope for ransom money! Now what? Those cops would most probably look for us as well!” He angrily ranted before finally throwing a pair of his shoes in no specific direction. 

“Will you calm down, Michael? You’re over-thinking!” I tiredly utter and drastically positioned myself, sitting with my back leaning at the headrest. 

“Calm down? Me? Over-thinking? Can’t you visualize the consequences of what just happened back there, Pamela? Once those two idiots talk, we are doomed! And you know what will happen next? We will be behind bars and I’d be losing my daughter forever! That’s what will happen! Fuck!” He frustratedly rubbed his forehead and continued cursing under his breath. 

“That will never happen because Ivar will never let it happen! He’s not a fool to simply let himself be caught. I’m sure he already trained all of his men, that worse comes to worst and someone got caught by the police during operations, no one will tell anything. So calm your balls, will you?” 

“You’re so sure and too complacent of him as well, Pamela. Didn’t you know that when a person is near death, he would even sell his mother and his entire family just to stay alive. These cops will never stop until they get the details they need with those two. They might even torture them just for them to spill everything. Can’t you see, Pamela, both of us now are in danger as well!” 

“So what are you telling me, huh Michael?” 

He immediately stared straight at me without blinking. This made me gulp. I didn’t like that look he was giving me. Something tells me I wouldn’t like what he was about to say. 

“Let’s leave this shithole with Michelle. The sooner, the better. Let’s leave everything behind us and be out of this country.” 

“And what about our money? What about those hundreds of dollars that are ours? We can’t just leave that behind, Michael. Hell no!” 

“We are in a crisis right now, Pamela. Our lives and future are at stake now, yet all you still think of is that stupid money? Are you hearing yourself? Does your mind still function normally? We are in great danger and you still think of the money? Woah! What’s with you?” 

“I will not leave without my money, Michael! I didn’t dragged myself into this fucking place and wasted all my efforts just to leave empty-handed! We must wait for our money!” 

“Jesus! Pamela! Can you hear what you’re saying? You’re losing your knots, woman!” He stared at me with utter disbelief, as if what I just said was the most ridiculous thing he had ever heard. 

My mind started to panic as the rhythm of my heart began to malfunction its rate. Just by merely looking at Michael, I already knew that he will never compromise his beliefs this time. He is determined as fuck to push through what he wishes to do, and that is to get the hell out of here with Michelle as soon as possible. This reality suddenly placed my stand in total chaos. 

I knew what I wanted. I craved that money wholeheartedly. I desired for it gravely, which I knew would uplift my lifestyle and secure my future. It will definitely change my life. I don’t need to die working my ass to earn, because I will be a billionaire. But now that things get ugly between Michael and I, that we are no longer at the same pace, I am starting to get anxious about my next move. 

‘Am I willing to give up that enormous amount and live my life plainly just like before? Or am I willing to compromise the love of my life in exchange for that hundreds of dollars? Fuck Pamela! You can only choose one! You can’t have both! Just one! The money or Michael?’ 

I already knew the answer, I needed that money in order to live the life I wished to have. My feet automatically climbed down the bed and walked towards him. I anchored my arms around his neck and savagely kissed his lips. I had to make him change his mind, because I will never change mine. He should be the one to compromise if he truly loves me. I must do everything to realign the pace. 

“This has been a rough night, Sweetheart. Come to bed with me and let’s release these heavy loads. I want you to fuck me hard and rough, Michael. Make love to me the way you always do, senselessly and countless times. What do you say we continue our quickie earlier and finish it here with a blast?” I sensually murmured before recapturing his moistened lips, swiftly grabbing his manhood and kneaded it intensely. Minutes after, he lifted me, locking my legs around his waist and walked towards the bed that made me smirk.