Whips and screams could be heard in the deserted uncompleted factory.
Mr Sylvester sat on the arm chair enjoying the torture before him. His competitor, Mr Sebastian was on only his briefs, his body all bloodied. His agonizing screams were like music to Mr Sylvester ears.
Mr Sylvester found this factory fifteen years ago. This was were he imprisoned Kate after kidnapping her when she went to buy some stuffs for her toddler. This place brings back memories. Awful memories.
"You have only two minutes to tell me the code to the safe. I know the proposal for the contract for Mr Fisher is in there. After a few hours of this little torture you should know by now that I didn't come here to play. I could do worse " Mr Sylvester said sinisterly while gritting his teeth at the last words.
"You will pay for this Sylvester, mark my words!" Sebastian said as he groaned loudly when another whip landed on his back.
"You must be stupid to think I'll let you leave this place alive. The only thing I could do for you now is reduce your pain. Tell me the code to the safe and I'll grant you an easy death" Mr Sylvester said as he motioned for one of his men to continue with the torture. "Cut off his fingers. Slowly" Mr Sylvester inhaled his cigarette as he watched them carry out his order.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh" Mr Sebastian screamed as the knife cut through his fingers, it moved slowly, increasing the pain.
After the third finger was cut off Mr Sebastian could no longer bear the pain.
"I'll tell you the code to the safe" Mr Sebastian said frantically. At this point death would be the only escape from this pain.
"Now we are talking. But you wasted my precious time so I'll need more than that." Mr Sebastian eyed Mr Sylvester thinking what else this wicked man would want.
"Your company" Mr Sylvester said with his gaze on Mr Sebastian gaze.
"You know that's the only thing I'll leave behind for my family, you can't possibly do this!" Mr Sebastian said, this time pleadingly. He knew acting hostile with this man will only fuel his desire to make him submit.
Mr Sylvester seemed like he was contemplating what he said.
"I can take care of your family for you. They could join you in the grave and everything will be settled." Mr Sylvester said with an evil smile plastered on his face like he just made a great discovery.
Me Sebastian could not believe his ears. He wanted to wipe away that smile with everything he had, but what does he have?. He was losing everything to Mr Sylvester. At the mention of his family he knew this was the time to give up. He couldn't drag his precious wife and two children into this bizarre game.
Within a few hours the documents of ownership of the Q and C company arrived. Mr Sebastian had given orders to his lawyer to send it to a certain location where one of Mr Sylvester men picked it up.
"Now everything has been settled. You would have saved yourself the stress of going through all that pain if you had been this cooperative." Mr Sylvester said while looking at the signed documents like it was the most precious thing in the world.
"If I had known your family would do the trick I would mentioned them long ago, brought them here even"
Mr Sebastian seethed at these words. He hates hearing the word 'your family' From Mr Sylvester lips. He feels like he would taint them by just mentioning them.
Everything was settled and Mr Sylvester turned to leave.
"Sir what should we do with the man?"One of Mr Sylvester men asked before Mr Sylvester could leave.
" The usual. Burn him!." And with this Mr Sylvester left while hearing the echo of Mr Sebastian scream.
" You're a devil!
you're a bastard Sylvester!
I'll come for you, mark my words! "
...
* In the Fisher corp *
Diana sat on her desk stealing glances at Skylar. There was a lot of work to be done and here she was staring dreamily at her boss.
She kissed him yesterday. He didn't say anything about it. Does that mean he is okay with her kissing him randomly? Or does he allow any woman to kiss him randomly?
The thought of another woman kissing him made her to frown in anger.
Skylar has been looking intently on the papers before him. The proposal from business men were pooling in already and he had to review them individually.
Diana got an idea. The angle at which Skylar was sitting was bound to make his neck and shoulders hurt. A massage would do.
Diana walked slowly towards Skylar.
"What do you want miss Diana?" Skylar asked as soon as Diana reached his desk. Diana just smiled at his question and went to stand behind him.
Skylar got the hint immediately Diana stood behind him.
Before her hand could touch his neck, he grabbed her hand.
"Ouch it hurts" Diana said as she tried to release her hand from his grip. Skylar swiveled his chair to face Diana and glared at her. After yesterday episode he thought she'll well up again but she stared at him with the same intensity.
"It seems I've been too lenient with you. First you kiss me and now you try to touch me. I'm sure the next thing you would try to do is get into my bed"
Diana was not fazed by his words because he was correct to some extent. If an opportunity arises to kiss him surely she will take it, get in his bed, not so sure. But the way he said it made her seem like a gold digger.
"Would you like to make a deal with me, Skylar?" Diana asked out of the blue.
Skylar thought his words struck something in Diana but it only seemed to fuel something in her.
"Ninety days" she said, "ninety days to make you fall in love with me and if you don't I'll stop bothering you. I'll quit being your secretary. I'll stay far away from you."
" But..." Skylar knew there was a catch. One minute it seems she'll do everything to make him love her even if it takes eternity, another minute she is giving a timeline to which she can make him love her.
"You have to accept my efforts. Answer my questions. Give me a chance. If it doesn't work out I'll leave you alone" Diana said expectantly. "I won't force you into anything, you can always refuse any intimacy. I won't mind, just don't push me away"
Skylar was still thinking about the request when someone's phone rang. It was Diana's.
Diana used her other free hand to check who the caller was. Philip was calling. She totally forgot they were to meet this Saturday. Tomorrow.