When the days are cold and the cards all fold
And the saints we see are all made of gold
When your dreams all fail and the ones we hail
Are the worst of all, and the blood's run stale
But with the beast inside, there's nowhere we can hide
No matter what we breed, we still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come, this is my kingdom come
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"Hell hath no fury like a scorned woman…"
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"Hello, Robert..."
Seeing Linfey's arrival at his apartment, Robert smirked and his lips curved upward. He knows that sooner or later Linfey would find out about this. His plan to kick her ass as soon as possible from the company. Calmly, Robert opened the door and allowed her to come inside.
Still, with the same facial expression, Linfey walked in and folded her arms on her chest while Robert poured her a glass of wine.
"This is for you…." Robert said calmly as he handed over the glass to her. The one who had spent their beds and nights together before. But, instead of taking it, Linfey violently brushed the glass away from his hand. Instantly, it shattered onto the floor. Stained it and the scent of wine smelt in the air. Seeing this, Robert inhaled a deep breath while his heart raging with anger and disgust because of her reckless act.
It is indeed a humiliation for him.
As a CEO of a multinational company and being treated arbitrarily by his subordinates, it a brutal insult for him. A face-slapping. But he tried his best to endure it and wearing his poker face.
"Such a pity…" Robert commented at the wasted wine that spilled on the floor with an apologetic look in his eyes.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Why, Robert?" Linfey couldn't bear it any longer and hissed in fury.
"I HEARD VIVALDI CO. ALREADY HAD CHOSEN SNOW AS THEIR MUSE. IS IT TRUE??!!"
Linfey snapped fiercely at him as she leaned forward and exposed the slight curve of her cleavage.
"Yes..." Robert finally replied to her briefly. A cold glint shone in his eyes.
"Don't you suppose to support me and give me the project ???!!!" Linfey asked him back with a high pitch.
It's always been like that, right? Since they both are having an affair and in an intimate relationship since 2 years ago, Robert always backs her up and put her as his priority to win all the big shots. But, now…
Things seem to be different. Her table has turned around and Robert is no longer act as his ace or stand by her side this time.
"Says who?" Robert asked her back in return. His voice is calm and cold. Suddenly make she shivers in fear for no reason.
"In each encounter, there will be a farewell. Have you heard it before?" Robert told her in a rhetorical tone while he sipping the wine casually. He had tolerated her terrible behavior for some while because Linfey was his "gold mine" and she was quite useful for making a great profit for the company. That's why he didn't act much and just remained quiet even though, he had heard lots of negative reports about her from the staff.
Now, that there is a rookie that could replace her position as "a new gold mining" so he wouldn't waste this opportunity. His tolerance has run out and it's a good chance to kick this bitch out!
"I'm afraid it's time for us to say goodbye to one another.." Robert continued his sentence with a cold smile on his gorgeous face.
"Thanks a lot for all your service, Linfey…"
"I wish you millions of good luck for your next careers…"
"Cheers for us…"
Instantly, Linfey's eyes glared and flashed with rage when she heard his last sentence. She moved forward and instantly, her hand raised in the mid-air and moved swiftly to slap Robert when suddenly, someone held her hand.
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A blonde tall girl with a cold gaze halted her hand in the air before her palm touch Robert. Even though she is thin and looked fragile, but beyond her expectation, her strength is strong. Linfey struggled to pull her wrist from her grip but her efforts ended up in failure. The blonde girl unwavering and Linfey is utterly helpless against her. Furthermore, both of her hands are tightly locked behind her back. Linfey groaned in pain while a sly smirk appears on Robert's face.
"Ah… I forgot to introduce her. This is Lilith. She's a private bodyguard that I just hired recently. Well, her bed performance also not bad…"
"Or should I say…"
"She's even much better than you?"
Robert talking casually and a mocking curve appears on his lips while he enjoys watching Linfey's futile resistance in front of him like a soap-opera show.
"ROBERT!!! FUCK YOU!!! YOU BOTH!!!! UNTIE ME…. NOW!!" Linfey hissed angrily while she keeps struggling greatly.
"As you wish, my queen..." Robert crossed one hand and mentioned Lilith to do as she told so.
Half pushed, Linfey was easily kicked out of the apartment in one jolt. Her body swayed forward and the makeover on her face was screwed up. Linfey shouted angrily once she's out and the door slammed loudly afterward. But hasn't given up yet. Robert is her last string in Fashion Blast. The only one that she relies on but now, even he has ditched her away like trash. Linfey banged on his apartment door repeatedly. Begging and pleading. Unfortunately, at the same time, two security guards come toward her and they pulled her out from the building at ease.
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Linfey returned to her own apartment with unsteady steps. Broke, devastated, and broken-hearted. Her appearance looks more like a mental patient than a top-notch model in her prime. She is so angry and also utterly helpless at the same time.
As soon as she entered her apartment, Linfey threw all the things inside her room harshly and screaming in anger. Frustration, hate, desperation mixed in unity. Burning her sanity to its lowest point.
" AKHHHHH… GOD DAMN IT!!! FUCK YOUUU!!!! FUCK YOU ALL!!! ROBERTTTTTT!!!! SNOWWW!!!! Bitch!!!"
Shortly, her tidy apartment room turned into chaos. Pieces of glass shattered on the floor. The television screen cracked badly. Books were torn and scattered in a mess. Most of them were torn apart. After she satisfied and ruined everything under her sight, Linfey took a bottle of whiskey from the refrigerator and drank it up in one gulp. Her eyes turned red and bloodshot as the effects of its alcoholic drink. In despair, she started laughing out loud hysterically. As her final action, she threw the empty bottle carelessly and once it hit the wall, the bottle broke and shattered into pieces on the floor.
Since Snow's arrival, her world began to turn upside down. The whole universe slowly turned against her. In these few months, she had lost all the prior jobs and big projects that she should have got. And, Robert….
Robert is no different. He's truly a cold-blooded businessman. He uses what he could use to get as much as he can. She had has her glorious days before. When everyone knelt at her in deep respect and when she holds the world in her palms. Now, everything seems to fade away gradually. Everyone looks a pity on her and she is no more than a high-class prostitute whom Robert can use whenever he wanted to. Now, she also was thrown away like a pile of rags.
What a fool she is!
Her laugh grew louder and louder. Her voice sounds like a female demon that wandering around and looking for its prey in the middle of the night. It scared anyone who hears it and made goosebumps creep on their spine.
It's late and night has fallen. But the laughter didn't stop, it just got louder.
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Linfey Apartment
Della slowly opened the door and sneaked into Linfey's apartment room carefully. She knows exactly how terrible she is when she is angry. But as soon as her eyes swept the room, her eyes widened and she gasped in disbelief!!
The whole room was in a horrible mess!! All glasses are broken and shattered in million pieces on the floor. Not only that, but the screen also cracked badly as if it had just been destroyed a couple of minutes ago. The books were torn and scattered around.
Della's eyes blinked several times once again as she observed the room in front of her thoroughly.
W… what the hell had just happened?
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Don't wanna let you down, but I am hell-bound
Though this is all for you, don't wanna hide the truth
No matter what we breed, we still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come, this is my kingdom come
When you feel my heat, look into my eyes
It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide
Don't get too close; it's dark inside
It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide
(Demons – Imagine Dragons)