The Penthouse Scandal
A few days later, in the knight's penthouse. With the help of Cathy's sister in law, she got information about Alaric Knight being here with a woman, and Adrianna had to catch them red handed. She hid inside the closet and set her camera to record everything she could.
After a while, she heard someone coming inside the room. It was dark but when the lights were turned on, she could see them clearly.
There was a man and a woman standing close to each other, basically arguing about something near the window. As the woman seemed upset, she peeked through the glass pane and avoided the man's gaze.
"Sydney, what are you talking about?" Asked the man.
The woman stayed silent but closed the proximity with the man, her hands roamed over his chest and she observed him keenly. She bit her lower lips and looked at the man with her eyes filled in lust.
Adrianna saw them talking to each other when the woman made her move first and planted kisses on the bare chest of the man.
It was awkward for Adrianna to watch someone making out in front of her, basically she blushed and tried to keep as quiet as she could. This one video will change her life forever.
She observed the woman's passion as she started to play with the man's hair and rubbed her hands over his back. This was getting petty and she cursed herself to be here. That woman made her feel annoyed because that man didn't touch her once and she kept making shameless moves. She wondered if she would be able to film a live pornography.
For the sake of the little babies, she had to go beyond far to get this taped and become a stable job handler than running into multiple jobs and switching shifts. For her, nothing was more important than her kids being happy, healthy and leading a comfortable life.
Adrianna recognised the woman outside, she was an influencer in the field and had seen her on television many times. She realised how fake she was. On national television, she pretended to be an idol for struggling young women, making them believe in their hard work and dreams, but in reality she is ready to go down on men for her benefits. Not only was she going to unveil Alaric Knight but Sydney Drew's real identity too. This news should be breaking news.
She held her camera carefully and snapped quick photos.
"Ah… ummm" Sydney sucked the man's ear lobe and tried to touch on the most sensitive places to turn him on.
"Alaric, what's wrong? Am I not beautiful enough for you? Don't I stimulate you? Don't you think you should let it flow and enjoy the moment? Nobody is gonna know." Sydney was talking in a sexy voice, trying to make more moaning noises
"Get out!!!" The man shouted at her which made her flinch a bit and she made a distance from him. The man's voice was cold and dangerous as he clapped like a thunderbolt.
"Alaric, what are you saying?" She was taken aback by his cold behaviour.
The man was upset and pushed Sydney out, only making her fall on the floor half naked. She baffled as she tried to get up and the man grabbed her arm and pulled her close, he grabbed her chin roughly and pinned her arm behind her back, making her cry in pain.
"It hurts!!" She whined.
"Really? Are you that low?" He hissed at her.
Adrianna watched this scenario in front of her eyes and she could feel the man's cold gaze on her… it was frightening for her but now she can't escape either.
She was worried for the woman.
"Alaric!!! How is it possible to resist a woman like me? Men out there could do anything to spend a night with me and here I stand naked in front of you, you have no emotion at all?" Sydney was in utter pain.
"Am I not worthy of you? Wasn't you the one who told me that I am not like other women out there? You told me how beautiful I was. What happened to you?" She yelled at him.
"Worthy? Rags are not worth a penny. How bold of you to think like that… and you thought I had fallen for you when we met in the club? How cute, Sydney… there is nothing wrong with me, but you have to see yourself in the mirror, how do you look? Let me show you…" the man dragged the woman in front of a wall sized mirror.
"You are pathetic, Sydney, pathetic… you are willing to go dirty to get your way… and I hate dirt…" He snapped at her and lit a cigarette to smoke.
Sydney fell to the ground and stared into empty spaces as she was hopeless and lost by the rejection from the most influential person. She had her own reasons to get along but rejection was heavy for her.
"I can make up things… give me a chance…" she begged the man in front of her.
The man frowned, looking disgustingly at her. He dropped the ashes from the cigarette and said in a deep voice, "enough!!! Get out, right now."
Sydney was terrified and asked him, "are you serious?"
The man stared coldly at her, "Please respect yourself, atleast…"
Sydney sneered at him and said, "you heartless creature, you lured me into this and now you will pay, Alaric Knight… since you don't have much to say, you will never be able to say anything before the court of law." Sydney threatened Alaric Knight.
Before she could proceed to leave, she was pinned against the wall and her throat being slashed opened by Alaric's bare teeth. He turned himself into a monster and drank her blood, drained every drop and left her lifeless body on the floor.
"As if you will be there to say anything in the court of law, Sydney… we need to come up with a sad backstory…" Alaric talked to himself.
Adrianna gasped loudly and the camera fell from her hand. It landed on the floor with a loud noise which gain attention from the cold man standing outside.
The man, in. Blink of an eye, he opened the cabinet and stared coldly at her, even Adrianna stared blankly at the man outside. She did not expect this.
"Looking for this?" He showed the camera in his hand and Adrianna wondered when he got it?
Her heart was beating like a drum, her hands were sweaty and she felt her knees becoming weak. Although she didn't move a bit, the man's burning gaze was making her suffocate.
She was quick to glance at the man who looked like a Greek god with those sculpted features on his face. That dark aura around her seemed to intrigue Adrianna but she was scared for her life too.
She raised her hand to get the camera but the man grabbed her arm instead and pulled her out from the cabinet.
"An intruder? I guess someone from the press media. What are you doing here? How did you get inside this penthouse?" He bombarded her with questions.
Adrianna was trying to answer but everytime she opened her mouth, no words came out.
"Too stunned to speak? Did the recent incident terrorized you? Well, you don't even know where you have come, darling…"
"Please, hand me that camera…" Adrianna broke the silence.
The man was amused that in such a grave situation, the woman was asking for the camera instead of mercy for her life.
"Why? Why should I give this to you? What did you capture?" He was fuming.
"Nothing much, just a few photos…" suddenly, Adrianna's eyes landed on the dead body but she remained calm.
"What photos? What are you going to do with them?" He asked her coldly.
"I need them… please."
"You should have asked me to spare your life…" he grabbed her chin and made her look into his eyes.
Adrianna pushed the man and started to run for her life.
There was no time to stay here for another second but before she could leave the man entrance, the man was already standing at the door.
"I beg you to let me go… I will not circulate any news. I have to get this job to support myself…" Adrianna cried.
"Do you really think I will believe that shit?" He raised his brows and drew his sharp fangs at her.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door and a butler arrived inside.
"Master Alaric, it's an emergency…"
Alaric glared at Adrianna and left her to attend the emergency.
Adrianna took the opportunity to leave the penthouse and she ran from the place for good. However, she forgot to take her camera from the room.